(Tupelo, MS) The Mississippi MudCats of the American Indoor Football Association and their Little League Sponsor, the Mississippi National Guard are pleased to announce the season kick off for the inaugural 2008 Mississippi MudCats Little League Football Teams.

The Next Generation of Football has finally arrived with the Mississippi MudCats Little League Season kicking off on March 29th. The Little League Teams are comprised from six cities in the Northeast Mississippi region and will be for boy’s ages 11 and 12 years old. The Little League Teams will play prior to five of the Mississippi MudCats home games and are named after AIFA football teams. The cities that have Little League Teams are Tupelo, Saltillo, Booneville, Ripley, Fulton and Aberdeen.

The schedule for their upcoming season opener for the 29th is as follows; the Tupelo Guard will play the Aberdeen Lions at 8:30AM followed by the Ripley Colts playing the Saltillo Speed at 9:45AM and the final game at 11:00AM will be the Fulton Stingrays playing the Booneville MudCats.

The Mississippi MudCats General Manager, Mr. Brooks Ayers said, “This is a great cross section of youth from the North Region of the State of Mississippi and we are excited for the communities and the kids.” Head Coach Brian Brents noted his excitement as well and said that, “It’s a great opportunity for the coaches and the kids are truly excited about playing football on the same field as the MudCats”.

The MudCats prepare for their upcoming game against the Florida Stingrays from Fort Meyers, FA at home on March 29th, with pre game activities starting at 4PM. The doors open to the arena at 6PM with kickoff at 7PM. They will also be introducing 2 of their Little League Teams, the Tupelo Guard and the Aberdeen Lions.

Updated information on the MudCats can be found at www.mississippimudcats.com.
For tickets, call the Arena Box Office at 662-841-6528.