The Racine Raiders will hold two tryout dates for prospective players interested in being part of the 2010 team. The first tryout will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Carthage College in Kenosha. The second tryout will take place on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at The Prairie School in Racine. Both tryouts will be indoors and run from 9 a.m. to noon, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. Tryouts are free and open to anyone.
The Racine Raiders 2009 season came to a screeching halt Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn., as they fell to the Pioneers 39-17. The Raiders took a 2-0 lead midway through the first quarter on a holding penalty in the end zone against St. Paul.
The Racine Raiders football team took their game indoors this past Saturday. The Raiders battled the nationally-ranked Wisconsin Thunder wheelchair basketball team in an exhibition fundraiser at the Cesar Chavez Center in Racine as a fundraiser for the Thunder.
The Thunder spotted the Raiders a 100 point lead, which the team squandered. With the game tied at the end of regulation, the Thunder spotted the Raiders another 15 points for the overtime period and the team was able to hang on for a 141-136 victory.