In the IWFL, Tacoma Majestics beat Portland Shockwave and Corvallis Pride beat Boise Extreme. This makes Tacoma the Northwest
Division Champs and Corvallis the Wild Card.
Chicago Force earned the Southwest Division Champ Title and Sacramento earned the Pacific Southwest Division Champ Title.
On Sat., June 21, Southwest Division Champions Chicago Force vs. Wildcard Team Corvallis Pride. Winner advances to June 28 in
the city of the team with strongest record. Winner goes to NY for the IWFL championship game in July.
Home games are at De La Salle Institute field at 3 p.m. Call (312) 371-5114 or www.chicagoforcefootball.com .
In related news, don't miss A Day on the Force: Women's Pro Tackle Football, June 20, 6 p.m. at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N.
State St., Chicago.
Chicago filmmakers Laurie Little, Sree Nallamothu, and Ronit Bezalel have completed their first feature-length documentary, A
Day on the Force. This upbeat, humorous film is chronicles the Chicago Force. The Force is the newest member of the Independent
Women's Football League with 26 teams throughout the U.S.
Amazingly, A Day on the Force: Women's Pro Tackle Football was shot and edited in 72 hours as part of the 72 hour feature
project (72 HFP). Using nine camera crews and amassing more than 40 hours of footage, the film was cut in less than 72 hours using
four computer systems. Little, Nallamothu and Bezalel worked with editor Carmine Cervi of BulletProof Film, to shape the film.
A Day on the Force shines with heart, humor, and respect for the women carving out their dreams as professional athletes. A Day
on the Force interweaves poignant and bittersweet scenes during the Force's final home game May 25. Scenes include: the
replacement announcer mispronouncing team names, a player socked in the nose by the MVP trophy, and women articulating the
challenges of playing tackle football and being female.
If you are a Force fan, here's a tip: Don't miss the June 18 Nightspots cover!