Rockford RiverHawks Move Back into the Frontier League for 2011

Rockford's independent professional baseball team announced on Monday that it will play in the Frontier League for the 2011 season.  In addition the team also announced that the RiverHawks are also the Stateline's newest team.  Dr. Chris Hanners, a longtime minor-league owner, heads a group that has acquired the lease at Road Ranger Stadium and will operate a Frontier League Franchise, also named the RiverHawks.

The RiverHawks will take over the Frontier League schedule of the Kalamazoo Kings who ceased operations for the 2011 season.  Kalamazoo players have also been assigned to the RiverHawks for the 2011 season.