Tag: Norfolk Scope

1972-73 Virginia Squires Media Guide from the American Basketball Association

Virginia Squires

American Basketball Association (1970-1976) Born: 1970 – The Washington Caps relocate to Virginia Folded: May 10, 1976 First Game: October 17, 1970 (W 133-116 vs.

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Tidewater Sharks Southern Hockey League

Tidewater Sharks

The Tidewater Sharks were a short-lived franchise in the Southern Hockey League of the mid-1970’s. The SHL was the former Southern Division of the Eastern Hockey League, which seceded from that league in 1973.  The Sharks joined up as an expansion franchise two years later, taking advantage of vacant dates at the Norfolk Scope after the Virginia Wings of the American Hockey League left town in the spring of 1975.

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Kicker Lee McDonald on the cover of a 2000 Norfolk Nighthawks program from Arena Football 2

Norfolk Nighthawks

The Norfolk Nighthawks were one of 15 founding franchise in Arena Football 2, a lower-budget, small-market offshoot of the original Arena Football League (1987-2008).  AF2 debuted in the spring of 2000 and the Nighthawks lasted for four seasons before folding. Former NFL defensive standouts Kenny Easley and Bruce Smith, both Virginia natives, owned the franchise.

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Norfolk SharX

Major Indoor Soccer League (2011-2012) Born: January 25, 2011 – USL I-League expansion franchise Folded: June 25, 2012 MISL Championships: None The Norfolk Scope Opened: 1971 Team Colors:

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1984 Virginia Wave Program from the Women's American Basketball Association

Virginia Wave

Women’s American Basketball Association (1984) Born: 1984 – WABA founding franchise Folded: November 30, 1984 First Game: October 16, 1984 (L 108-78 @ Dallas Diamonds) Last

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