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Written by Kevin Boryczki [email protected] 785-826-7200

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Spectra Venue Management, operators of the Salina Bicentennial Center, announced today that the Salina Liberty of Champions Indoor Football (CIF) will play their home games in 2016 at the Salina Bicentennial Center.

The new team was unveiled at a press conference this afternoon at the Bicentennial Center. The Salina Liberty is owned and operated by Precision Sports, LLC, a group of ten local Salina business owners and operators. The Liberty will play six regular season home games and one home pre-season game at the Bicentennial Center in 2016.

As part of the press conference, the Liberty introduced Francis Flax as the General Manager. Flax, a Salina resident, is the former athletic director and head basketball coach at Brown Mackie. Flax spent 23 season as the head basketball coach with Brown Mackie leading the school to two national titles in 1999 and 2005.

“Today I am pleased to announce that Indoor Football is alive and well in Salina and that the Salina Liberty will be in action this coming season,” said Salina Liberty General Manager Francis Flax. “We will do our best to ensure all football fans in Central Kansas are treated to great family fun and entertainment, with as much local flavor as we can provide.”

Flax also introduced Eric Clayton as the Salina Liberty Head Coach for the 2016 season. Clayton was a Salina Central graduate and played collegiately at Kansas State University. He has coached locally at all levels and currently coaches at Salina Central. Clayton served as defensive coordinator and head coach for the Salina Bombers where he posted a 17-7 record. He works for the Salina Fire Department and resides in Salina with his wife Leslie and their three children.

The Salina Liberty finished the press conference signing the first player in franchise history, defensive back, Isiah Barfield. The Haven, Kansas native played collegiately at Kansas University and played the past three seasons with the Salina Bombers. Last year, Barfield collected numerous Player of the Week honors as one of the top defensive backs and special teams players in the league.

Season tickets for the Salina Liberty 2016 season are currently on sale at the Bicentennial Center Box Office or by calling 785-826-7200. 2015 Salina Bombers season ticket holders will have first right to their seats if they reserve by September 11. For pricing and more information please visit www.BicentennialCenter.com or call 785-826-7200.

About Spectra: Spectra’s Venue Management division is the industry leader across a full range of services that impact the bottom-line success of public assembly venues, including marketing and sales, corporate partnerships, event booking, ticket services and box office management, customer service, operations and engineering, and finance and administration.

Spectra by Comcast Spectacor is the expert in hosting and entertainment, partnering with over 300 clients at 400 global properties to create memorable experiences for millions of visitors every year. Spectra’s expertise is embodied within three main divisions: Venue Management (formerly Global Spectrum), Food Services & Hospitality (formerly Ovations Food Services), and Ticketing & Fan Engagement (formerly Paciolan). Learn more at SpectraExperiences.com.

Comcast Spectacor is part of Comcast Corporation, a Fortune 50 media and technology company that operates Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., Comcast Spectacor also owns and operates the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center venue.

Visit us at ComcastSpectacor.com, PhiladelphiaFlyers.com and WellsFargoCenterPhilly.com for more information.

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