Week 2 - Rebels vs Bulldogs

In the two games where the Rebels and Bulldogs faced off last year the Rebels outscored the Bulldogs 119-0...
Uh, here's one of my favorite parts of the Replacements.


Come out and support the Rebels as they attempt to go 2-0 for the 2012 WSFL season.

Memorial Park

406 N. River Parkway
Sheboygan, WI 53083

The 5th Quarter will be at the Spot Bar and Grill.  I heard that Jamil Moore frequents the establishment in order to feel right at home (New Jersey).

1515 New Jersey Avenue
Sheboygan, WI 53081

Rebels defeat Timberjacks to open the season

Rebels vs Tjacks games are always physical, both teams are built upon that foundation.  After losing the 2011 WSFL championship game to the Timberjacks the Rebels were hungry to play again.  This was the first of probably three times that both teams will see each other this season.  The Rebels catipulted their way to a 20-7 victory by a long touchdown pass from Brad Dobson to Courtney Gatlin and a pick 6 by Elkhart Lake's favorite son, Josh Bardon. 

Look out WSFL, the Rebels are coming for you.


I saw the Dark Knight Rises on Friday and the soundtrack was mentioned in the huddle during the game; thus its appropriateness.  This one's for you Calvin.

WSFL Opener - Week 1 - Rebels vs. Timberjacks

This week's blog post will be done by a guest blogger.

Hello, my name is Matt Foley and I am a motivational speaker.  I am here to tell you about the week one matchup.  Let's get started by me telling you what my life is all about.  I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in a van down by the river.  Believe it or not, the only broadcasts I can pick up are avant-garde jazz pop music stations and WSFL games.  Naturally, I am a big Sheboygan County Rebels fan. 

It is my understanding that the Rebels went undefeated last season until the championship game.  Some called it a fluke, some called it an uncharacteristically bad game.  None of that matters because it does not change the result.  It could be worse; you could be living in a van down by the river!

It is week one of the Wisconsin State Football League's 2012 regular season and the football gods saw it fit to have a 2011 WSFL Championship game rematch.  The Rebels want it no other way.  There remains some unfinished business from last year.

Let's talk about the M&M Timberjacks first.  I had no idea what the M&M stood for until I turned on the news and saw the story about the 255 mature marijuana plants that were seized in Menominee county recently.  As far as I can tell, they spent all their time, as the kids say, "rollin' doobies" and they named themselves after their favorite snack!  If it were me, I would have named the team the Hotpocket Deep Fried Oreo Cookies!  Let's look past the name for a moment.  The Timberjacks are back to back WSFL champions, they deserve our respect.  They are a golden, flakey crust wrapping up a symphony of grade B cheese and ham scraps... wait, I think I started talking about hot pockets again.  Let's move to the Rebels.

After the 0-7 loss in the championship game last year, I know a lot of the Rebels are probably thinking, "Matt, how can we get back on the right track?!"  Well, all I have to say is "finish".  The Rebels dominated their way through the WSFL last year.  Key injuries, penalties and brain farts were terribly timed to take away some of the things that the Rebels did best on offense and they had issues putting points on the board.  The Rebels added a lot of good talent to the, by far, best defense in the league as well as offense.  Let's take a closer look at the defense first.

The Rebel defense aka Dark Side is an 11 headed monster with several other heads in line to rotate in.  Some of the big names of this monster are John "You're going down" Wagner, Jamil "Bon Jovi" Moore, David "Sack Master" Benton, Josh "I say that I go to Jeff's party every year but I didn't go the past two years" Bardon, Chris "I got 3 picks against the Bombers" Daun, Jared "I eat manbeasts for breakfast" Martin, Jarred "click here" Querio, Rick "I can still play" Hartman and more.  Fans will be treated to multiple giant hits, interceptions, and sacks each and every game.  These men are great to watch.

The Rebel offense has improved as well.  Tyler "3 TDs a game" Hau is recovered from the broken leg that ended his season early in 2012.  Tyler "I play to the whistle" Courtright, Chris "Hulk smash" Cox, Jeff "Look at my pecs but no touching" DeBlaey and Mike "Bag of donuts" Kruis all return as regular starters on the offensive line this year.  Skyler "Don't I look pretty?" Ebbers, Ricky "Cannon ball" Canon and Alex "Roc-a-fella" Nesemann will be back in the backfield to run people over.  Brad "Watch me throw 8 TDs this game" Dobson and Corey "Who has my pads?" Roberson will be quarterbacking with a 1-2 punch.  Courtney "I'm open" Gatlin, Gerry "Watch me dance" Hammons, and Calvin "I'm old but I'll still burn you" Thomas will be deadly in the passing game.  Oh yeah, the best TE in the league in Marcus "I am the best tight end in the league" Ninneman is back too.

The Rebels are looking to dominate the WSFL again this year.  This reporter, Matt Foley (remember?), says that they'll take the WSFL title.  The Tjacks will be doing plenty of doobie rollin' when they're eating government cheese and living in a van down by the river!

Come out and support the Rebels!  Kickoff is at 6pm on Saturday, July 28th.

Memorial Park

406 N. River Parkway
Sheboygan, WI 53083

That's a Wrap! The Rebel Preseason is over

The Rebels finished their 2012 preseason against the Oshkosh Bombers with an 86-7 victory.  Besides the Bombers, the Rebels and fans had to battle the heat and a swarm of ants throughout the game.  The game was also a good tune up for both the offense and defense.

The Rebel Dark Side registered double digit sacks and seemingly as many interceptions (Chris Daun had 3 alone).  Fans were treated to multiple big hits (Wagner's hit comes to mind) and stops.  The defense will, once again, be an unstoppable force in the WSFL; making opponent bed wettings and tearful flashbacks common place.

The Rebel offense registered a multitude of big plays, circus catches, big runs and impressive blocks.  Quarterback Brad "Watch me throw this touchdown" Dobson was on for the game by throwing all but two of the Rebels' touchdowns.  Hopefully there will be many more games like this for the Rebel offense.

The Rebels have 1 more practice before the start of the 2012 WSFL regular season.  Who is their first opponent, you ask?  The hated M&M Timberjacks.

Rebels Preseason Update

The Rebels fell to the Roscoe Rush 23-21 in Kenosha on the 30th.  The Rebels are now 1-1 in preseason play.  Despite the loss the Rebels got a lot of work done in order to improve.  Keith Woodson had a pick 6 on the first pass play and several Rebels recorded big hits, sacks and another INT (Wagner).  The offense didn't surrender a single sack and some new guys went into Beast Mode to put up points.

All in all, both new and veteran players stepped up to make plays, play at foreign positions and improve the team all while battling the heat and playing on all special teams.  The members of the team who couldn't make it to the game will be welcomed back with open arms and hopefully I won't have to run around on kick return or punt coverage anymore!

The third preseason game will be against the Oshkosh Bombers.  This is the last real action tune up for the Rebels before the WSFL regular season starts.  The game will be played at Oshkosh North High School on Saturday, July 14th at 4:00 pm.  Come out and support the Rebels!

On a side note, the WSFL has a new website.  Give them some love as well (but not too much).
http://www.gowsfl.net/