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July 31, 2007 - Twelve D.C. Divas Honored as IWFL All-Stars - Another perfect regular season has its just rewards. The Divas, the Mid-Atlantic Division Champions of the Independent Women's Football League, led all IWFL teams in all-star selections. Eleven starters and one alternate have been named to the Eastern Conference squad. July 16, 2007 - Xplosion Takes Out the D.C. Divas in 1st Round of Playoffs - The D.C. Divas historic run at football immortality came to an unceremonious and dispiriting end Saturday night. On the road, in front of a hostile crowd, against the defending IWFL champion Atlanta Xplosion, the Divas fought valiantly to keep their dream of back-to-back world titles alive. In the end, despite a heroic late game rally, the Divas season culminated with a hard-fought, 28-18 playoff loss. July 9, 2007 - Title Chase: D.C. Divas Poised for 2nd Straight Championship Run - Another perfect regular season has the defending National Champion D.C. Divas (8-0) on the brink of history: back-to-back titles, in two completely different leagues. The Mid-Atlantic Division Champion Divas will begin the IWFL Playoffs this Saturday, July 14th, 2007, against the South-Atlantic Division Champion Atlanta Xplosion. July 1, 2007 - Perfect: Divas Roll Thunder to Complete Undefeated Season - In the final game of the regular season the Divas defeated the Cape Fear Thunder, 38-3, to culminate a flawless, eight game schedule. The undefeated season is the first for D.C. as a member of the Independent Women's Football League. June 24, 2007 - D.C. Divas Sustain Their Intensity with 51-0 Win - The D.C. Divas improved to 7-0 on the season with a hard fought 51-0 win on the road over the New England Intensity. They are undefeated in their first season in the International Women’s Football League (IWFL). June 17, 2007 - Divas Sink Sharks 22-0; Continue Undefeated Season - The D.C. Divas continued their winning ways with a hard-fought 22-0 victory over the visiting New York Sharks, improving their record to 6-0. This off-off-off Broadway production began with Divas WR Tara Stephenson taking the opening kickoff 72 yards behind a chorus line of blockers to set up the first score of the evening. Rachelle Pecovsky-Bentley rammed it home from 1 yard out and RB LaShawn Foust added the two-point conversion to give the Divas a lead they would not relinquish. June 9, 2007 - Divas Hold ‘Boston T-D Party’, Rout Rampage - It had all the makings of a classic "trap game:" a visiting underdog, sandwiched between the two most difficult opponents on the schedule. But the 2007 D.C. Divas are simply too poised and too talented to fall prey to such distraction; the over-matched Boston Rampage never had a chance. A dominant, 70-0 victory continues the Divas (5-0) undefeated season and further tightens their first-place grip on the Mid-Atlantic Division of the IWFL's Eastern Conference. June 2, 2007 - Payback: Divas Defeat Demolition to Remain Undefeated - The most anticipated regular season game in the history of women’s professional football was well worth the wait. It took three long years, two different leagues and one inspired effort, but the D.C. Divas finally earned their revenge against the Detroit Demolition. In front of a boisterous home crowd at the Prince George’s County Sports and Learning Complex, the determined Divas twice came from behind, than withstood a furious, fourth quarter rally, en route to a dramatic, 24-22 victory. May 19, 2007 - Divas Rain Down on Thunder: D.C. Improves to 3-0 - In a match-up of division rivals the D.C. Divas opened the proverbial floodgates on the Cape Fear Thunder. The visitors from D.C. scored a team record 53 first-half points, en route to a dominant 77-0 victory. The undefeated Divas are now in sole possession of first place in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the IWFL’s Eastern Conference. May 7, 2007 - Big Win in the Big Apple: D.C. Divas Repel Shark Attack to Remain Undefeated - When an irresistible force meets an immovable object something has to give. The D.C. Divas had not lost a regular season game since 2003, while the New York Sharks, had never lost a non-playoff game in team history. On Saturday, May 5th, 2007 the Divas erased a two touchdown second half deficit, en route to an inspired, 20-14 win. April 28, 2007 - Divine: D.C. Divas Debut In New League a Runaway Success - Long before the final gun sounded Saturday night the D.C. Divas had made an emphatic statement: we came to play. Competing for the very first time in the Independent Women’s Football League, the defending NWFA champions proved they are as formidable a team as ever. In front of a raucous home crowd at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex the Divas thoroughly dominated the visiting New England Intensity, 70-0. April 12, 2007 - Determined Diva's: Washington's Championship Football Team Intensifies Preparations for Upcoming Season - In 2007 the D.C. Divas will attempt to accomplish an unparalleled feat: back-to-back championships in two completely different leagues. Several successful seasons in the National Women’s Football Association culminated in a 2006 NWFA Championship, the first title in franchise history. This year, however, the Divas begin play in the Independent Women’s Football League, (IWFL). January 19, 2007 - Two D.C. Divas Honored by Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. - The D.C. Divas are pleased to announce that both Rachelle Pecovsky and Ivy Tillman received the prestigious Pigskin Club of D.C. Posey Award for their performance in the 2006 season. January 18, 2007 - New League, New Challenges, Same Divas: D.C. Divas Release 2007 Schedule - The D.C. Divas, Washington’s all women, full contact football team, are set to defend their first ever championship against fresh competition. Beginning with the 2007 season the Divas will play in the Independent Women’s Football League.
Each news article will open in a new browser window. July 7, 2005 - Divas of the Gridiron - Videos by Ben de la Cruz and J.C. Crandall of the Washington Post June 12, 2003
- A league
of her own June 7, 2003
- Jayme
Morrison Takoma Park Diva rocks DC football May 21, 2003
- Squad
cheers for women's football May 5, 2003
- Passion
drop 32-7 decision to Divas April 19,
2003 - 'Boulder'
plays for love of game July 5, 2001
- Women in the Trenches:
Divas Play Tough May 13, 2001
- D.C. Divas of Women's League
Notch Historic Victory
August 25, 2006 - EHRLICH PRAISES DC DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON: Maryland Governor given title of honoray Diva - Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich honored the World Champion D.C. Divas on the steps of the statehouse and became an honorary Diva in the process. August 9, 2006 - MAYOR PRAISES DC DIVAS' CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON: National Womens Football Association Champs Finish 11 - 0 - Mayor Anthony A. Williams today congratulated the owner, coaches, general manager and players of the DC Divas who last Saturday night defeated the Oklahoma City Lightning to win the National Womens Football Association championship. June 17, 2006 - D.C. Divas finsh a perfect regular season with 48-0 win over Connecticut - The D.C.Divas finished their third straight undefeated regular season and ran their 4 year regular season record to 31-1 with a win over the visiting Crush. May 6, 2006 - D.C. DIVAS GO TO 3-0 - The D.C. Divas hosted the first year Harrisburg Angels who were no match for the Divas swarming defense and high powered offensive attack. The Divas won, 76-0. April 30, 2006 - DC D.C. DIVAS DRAIN TIDEWATER FLOOD, 45 - 0 - The D.C. Divas remained unbeaten in the regular season with a 45-0 win over the Tidewater Floods. The Divas have now won 18 straight regular season games and 25 of 26 over the last 4 seasons. April 23, 2006 - DC DIVAS DOUSE BALTIMORE'S BURN - In a rain-soaked season opener, the Divas ended the evening with a 13-6 win over their arch rival, the Baltimore Burn. March 26, 2006 - FOOTBALL'S SURPRISING TRANSFORMATIONS: DIVAS PHOTO SHOOT - Wearing shoulder pads, a helmet, and lipstick is not a strange occurrence for one football team. January 20, 2006 - VICKIE LUCAS HONORED WITH POSEY AWARD - Vickie Lucas is only the third women in the 68 year history of the Pigskin Club of Washington, DC, to be honored with the James Posey award of professional excellence. April 24, 2005 - D.C DIVAS UP THEIR RECORD TO 2-0 - A wintry night in April provided a backdrop for an evening full of rain-sleet and finally snow, but the D.C. Divas heated up a cold night in the steel city with a 24-0 win over their conference rivals the Passion. Game photos are available online... April 17, 2005 - D.C DIVAS WIN HOME OPENER 18-0 - Last night in front of 2,101 fans, the two-time defending division champion D.C Divas had a new field, a new owner, and a new starting quarterback. Amy Britton got her first start ever and executed 87 offensive plays en route to the 18-0 victory over the Cleveland Fusion. Game photos are available online... March 30, 2005 - D.C. DIVAS CLEANUP... THE POTOMAC - The 17th Annual Potomac River Watershed Clean Up will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Joining the clean up effort this year is the D.C. Divas National Women's Football Association Team. The Divas are also generously providing a limited number of free tickets to volunteers. February 16, 2005 - REDSKIN GREAT BRIAN MITCHELL NAMED D.C. DIVAS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER - “This is a unique opportunity to be involved with a tremendous group of athletes who have become good football players. Working in the front office is going to be a new challenge and I know we can win” said Mitchell, who in 2002 was voted one of the 70 greatest Redskins of all time... November 23, 2004 - DIVAS SET WORLD ATTENDANCE RECORD - A record crowd of 8,200 watched the D.C Divas fight the good fight at the first Turkey Bowl. A game well-played, but ultimately lost, to the men of the Sports Junkies. The score was 28-6. Game photos are available online... July 10, 2004 - D.C. Divas Go to 9-0 with 30-18 Victory - Host conference championship on July 17th - The two-time Mid-Atlantic division champion D.C. Divas cast themselves as the number one seed in the Northern conference tonight. The D.C. Divas were headed into a chapter from the great director Alfred Hitchcock in the movie North by Northwest until the #6 seed Southwest Michigan Jaguars came to town and nearly delivered a horrific ending to a perfect season... June 12, 2004 - D.C. DIVAS CLINCH TOP PLAYOFF SEED - Baltimore gets Burned 52-16 - You can’t stand up in a crowded stadium and yell “BURN!” It’s illegal at Eastern High School, home of the 2004 Mid-Atlantic division champion D.C. Divas. For the first time in the 4-year history of the NWFA’s best rivalry, the D.C. Divas swept their archrivals from Baltimore... May 22, 2004 - D.C. DIVAS DON'T GET CAUGHT IN THE throws of Passion! HOT AND STEAMY NIGHT PRODUCES A FIGHT FOR THE DIVISION LEAD - The D.C. Divas and the Pittsburgh Passion came into this heated match-up with undefeated records. But it was the D.C. Divas’ defense that shutout the potent Passion’s offense for three quarters in route to a 28-14 victory... May 15, 2004 - ROANOKE LOOKS FOR REDEMPTION, BUT D.C. DIVAS EXACT REVENGE - Revenge is a dish best served cold. Unfortunately for the Roanoke Revenge, it was 70 degrees at kickoff and they proceeded to melt away in a 70-0 shellacking at the hands of the undefeated D.C. Divas (5-0)... May 8, 2004 - D.C. DIVAS MAGICAL SEASON CONTINUES - It's not an Illusion; D.C. Divas down Erie 46-0 to stay undefeated. The D.C. Divas’ defense continued their impressive stance by registering their third shutout in four games. In two seasons of play, the Illusion have yet to score in four games against the Divas’ defense... May 1, 2004 - D.C. DIVAS MAKE THE ILLUSION DISAPPEAR! - The D.C. Divas took a lesson from David Copperfield's act tonight and made an entire team disappear. Copperfield has made a jet plane, elephant and various other large objects go bye-bye; but this is believed to be the first football team ever to vanish!... April 27, 2004 - Redskins Stellar Draft Weekend Is Not Complete! - The Washington Redskins missed two local free agents that could change the makeup of their team forever. Running back Donna "The Animal" Wilkinson and punt returner/wide receiver Lilah "LBoogie" Blackstone already wear burgundy and gold for the D.C. Divas, Washington's only playoff football team... April 17, 2004 - D.C. DIVAS TELL THE BURN YOU'RE NOT ON FIRE; YOU'RE ALL FIRED !!! - Just like the end of an episode of the Donald Trump's "The Apprentice," the Mid-Atlantic Division defending champion D.C. Divas dismissed their arch rival the Baltimore Burn in a hard fought 26-14... April 3, 2004 - D.C. DIVAS EXACT REVENGE ON ROANOKE - The defending Mid-Atlantic Division champion D.C. Divas started their 2004 season with a 70-0 trouncing of the visiting Roanoke Revenge... March 24, 2004 - Mid-Atlantic Champion D.C. Divas Take the Field - The D.C. Divas are working hard to retain the distinction of being Washington's ONLY playoff football team of this decade. Washington loves a winner! No matter the size, shape, name, or job title... March 22, 2004 - YWCA Girls Sports EXPO to Give Area Girls a Day of Sports Clinics and Information About Sports Scholarships and Careers in Sports - More than 2,500 girls, young women and their parents are expected to participate in the 1st Annual YWCA Girls Sports EXPO on Saturday April 17, 2004 at the Trinity Center for Women... June 28, 2003 - D.C. Divas Crush Connecticut - Playing in their first ever playoff game, the Mid-Atlantic Division champions’ D.C. Divas continued a remarkable season with a 76-0 thrashing of the Connecticut Crush... June 14, 2003 - D.C. Divas-Burn Rivalry Heats Up - The D.C. Divas and Baltimore Burn have met 6 times in the last two season, and after the Burn's 22-14 come from behind victory, the Burn hold a 4-2 series advantage. Although the D.C. Divas defeated the Burn 24-0 earlier this season, all 4 of the Burn victories have come in the last two minutes of play... June 7, 2003 - D.C. Divas Cause Columbus to Flame Out - The D.C. Divas scored first on a five yard pass from QB Allyson Hamlin to WR Vickie Lucas and held on for a 8-7 win over the visiting Columbus Flames. The win takes the D.C. Divas to 7-0 on the year and earns them the Mid Atlantic Division championship of the NWFA... May 30, 2003 - D.C. Divas Comeback With Passion - The D.C. Divas met their toughest test of the season to date and responded with an impressive 30-25 come from behind victory of the Pittsburgh Passion. The D.C. Divas trailed 25-22 with 3:57 left to play when their offensive line decided to take control... May 27, 2003 - D.C. Divas are No ILLUSION! - With 32 points scored in the first quarter and a total of 10 touchdowns in the game, the D.C. Divas had their highest scoring game ever against the Erie Illusion on May 24 at Eastern High School... May 24, 2003 - D.C. Divas Make The Illusion Disappear - The D.C. DIVAS continued their impressive march thru the Mid Atlantic Division of the NWFA with a 74-7 thrashing of the Erie Illusion... May 10, 2003 - D.C. Divas Douse The Flames - The D.C. Divas improved their record to 4-0 with a 30-22 come from behind victory over the Columbus Flames... May 4, 2003 - D.C. Divas are Passionate - The D.C. Divas met the first-year Pittsburgh Passion at home on May 3rd and proved it took more than winning the coin toss to beat The D.C. Divas on the field... May 3, 2003 - D.C. Divas Play with Passion - The D.C. DIVAS raised their record to 3-0 with a 32-7 thrashing of the Pittsburgh Passion (1-3)... April 21, 2003 - DC Divas burn Baltimore - The D.C. Divas took the field April 19th for their first home game against their archrival the Baltimore Burn... April 19, 2003 - D.C. Divas Extinguish the Burn - The D.C. Divas raised their record to 2-0 with an impressive 24-0 win in their home opener over their archrival the Baltimore Burn... March 28, 2003 - See the DC Divas on the Greene Turtle Sports Show - The DC Divas are please to participate in the inaugural Greene Turtle Sports Show... March 28, 2003 - DC Divas are gearing up for the 2003 season - The DC Divas are preparing for the opening of the 2003 season in the National Women’s Football Association (NWFA)... June 25, 2002 - Wild Card Wishes Still D.C. DIVAS Dream - Playoff Berth Clinched... June 24, 2002 - D.C. DIVAS lose to the Baltimore Burn - The D.C. Divas hosted their final home field game against the Baltimore Burn to a record crowd of over 1000 fans... June 21, 2002 - D.C. DIVAS vs the Baltimore Burn - The D.C. Divas welcome the Baltimore Burn to Eastern H.S. on June 22nd, 7pm. The DC Divas, 5-2, are in a fierce battle with the Burn, 6-1, for the Mid Atlantic Division Championship of the NWFL... June 1, 2002 - D.C. Divas Lose to the Baltimore Burn - In a game that had major playoff implications, the D.C. Divas traveled to Baltimore for the third out of a four game showdown where the winner put themselves in the drivers seat for a playoff position... May 27, 2002 - D.C. DIVAS At Halfway Mark in Season - The D.C. Divas and the Baltimore Burn continue their battle towards a play off berth with each team winning their games this past weekend. The D.C. Divas beat the Asheville Assault 54-0 and the Burn... May 24, 2002 - D.C. DIVAS welcome the Asheville Assault - This Saturday at 7pm the D.C. Divas will take on the Asheville Assault at Eastern H.S., 1700 East Capital Street, NE. The Assault are a first year team in the National Women’s Football League (NWFL)... May 20, 2002 - D.C. DIVAS vs. Tennessee Venom - On a cold cloudy day for May, the DC Divas hosted a game with the Tennessee Venom at Eastern H.S. in Washington, DC. Tennessee was seeking revenge for last year's 52-0 and the Divas were prepared for... April 2, 2002 - D.C. Divas welcome the Rochester Raptors - The D.C. Divas and the Rochester Raptors are full contact women’s football teams of the National Women's Football League... |
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