Sports in Shreveport-Bossier
Shreveport–Bossier is and has been home to a wide variety of sporting events.
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American football
[edit]- Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings – (2001–2009) – AF2, (2010) – AFL
- Shreveport Aftershock – (2007–2009) – IWFL
- Shreveport-Bossier Bombers (2000) – IPFL
- Shreveport Knights (1999) – RFL
- Shreveport Pirates (1994–95) – CFL
- Shreveport Shockhers (2006) – NWFA
- Shreveport Steamer (1974–1975) – WFL
- Shreveport Steamers (1979–1981) – AFA
Baseball
[edit]- Arlington/Blue Stockings Base Ball Club (Shreveport) (1872)[1]
- Shreveport Acme Giants (1923) – Texas Colored League[2][3]
- Shreveport Black Sports (1926) – Texas Colored League (1927–28), (1929–30) – Texas–Oklahoma–Louisiana League,[2][4][5] (1931) – Texas–Louisiana League (Negro league)[6] (1946) – East Texas Negro League[7]
- Shreveport Braves (1968–1970) – Texas League
- Shreveport Captains (1971) – Dixie Association (1972–2000) – Texas League
- Shreveport Gassers (1915–1924) – Texas League
- Shreveport Giants (1901–1903) – Southern Association
- Shreveport Grays (1895) – Texas-Southern League
- Shreveport Pirates (1904–1910) – Southern Association (1908–1910) – Texas League
- Shreveport Sports (1925–32, 1938–42, 1946–57) – Texas League (1933) – Dixie League (1934) – East Dixie League (1935) – West Dixie League (1959–1961) – Southern Association, (2003–2005) – Central League, (2006–2008) – American Association
- Shreveport Swamp Dragons (2001–2002) – Texas League
- Shreveport Tigers (1899) – Southern League,[4] (1949) – Negro Texas League
- Shreveport Travelers (1951) – Arkansas–Louisiana–Texas League[8]
- Shreveport-Bossier Captains (2009–2011) – American Association
Basketball
[edit]- Shreveport Crawdads (1994) – Continental Basketball Association
- Shreveport Storm (1995) – Continental Basketball Association
- Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks (2013–2015) – American Basketball Association/
- Shreveport Mavericks (2021-present)- The Basketball League
College
[edit]- Bossier Parish Community College Cavaliers – NJCAA, MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
- Centenary Gentlemen and Ladies – NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
- LSU–Shreveport Pilots – NAIA, Red River Athletic Conference
- Southern University at Shreveport Jaguars – NJCAA, MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
Events
[edit]- Independence Bowl (1976–present)
- Red River State Fair Classic (1911–2016)
Ice hockey
[edit]- Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (1997–2001) – WPHL, (2002–2011) CHL
- Shreveport Mudbugs (2016–present) – North American Hockey League
Museums
[edit]Roller derby
[edit]- Twin City Knockers (2010–present)
Rugby
[edit]- Shreveport Rugby Football Club (1977–present) (A.C. Steere Park) – Texas Rugby Union Division 3
- Shreveport Valentines - Women's affiliate of Shreveport RFC
Soccer
[edit]- Shreveport/Bossier Lions (1998) – USISL D-3 Pro League
- Boca Knights FC (2015–2019) – Gulf Coast Premier League
- CABOSA Shreveport United S.C. (2018–present) – Gulf Coast Premier League
- Shreveport Rafters FC (2016–2018) – National Premier Soccer League
- Shreveport Rafters FC B (2016–2017) – Gulf Coast Premier League
- Shreveport Lady Rafters (2017) – Women's Premier Soccer League
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Earliest Baseball Clubs". mlb.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "Diamonds in the Rough". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ "Negro Leagues of Louisiana". Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Texas-Oklahoma-Louisiana League (1929)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Heaphy, Leslie A. (2003). The Negro League [1869-1960]. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 142. ISBN 0786413808. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Texas-Louisiana League (1931)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ "East Texas Negro League (1946)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ "Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas Negro League (1951)" (PDF). Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Neil. "Fencing: an art, sport, history combo and romantic". The Times.
- ^ Chico, Beverly (2013). "Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia: A Cultural Encyclopedia". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
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