The Sioux Falls Canaries (American Association) have been sold to an investment group led by Brian Slipka, founder and managing partner of True North Equity Partners. (more…)
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Sioux Falls Canaries unveil new alt logos
We have another set of new alternative logos from the Sioux Falls Canaries (independent; American Association) for the 2014 season. The logos will be used in all marketing efforts, on player baseball hats and merchandise. The Canaries website will also be given an updated look with the logos in early May. “We are excited to […]
Ferguson new GM of Sioux Falls Canaries
We have a new GM for the Sioux Falls Canaries (independent; American Association): VP of Sales Matt Ferguson has been promoted. Ferguson began his career with the Canaries in 2010 as a sales executive and was promoted to director of ticket sales in 2012. In 2013, Ferguson was named vice president of sales, a position […]
Canaries poised to break attendance record
We expect to be running lots of stories about teams setting attendance records in coming days, so here’s a start: the Sioux Falls Canaries (independent; American Association) are only 2,688 fans from a record, with four home games remaining. The current team record is 150,837 fans attending Canaries games in 2008. This year, 148,150 fans […]
Pheasants see boost in ’12 attendance
After a few years in the doldrums, the Sioux Falls Pheasants (independent; American Association) are seeing a boost in the box office, attracting 100,000 fans for the first time since 2009. The Pheasants have averaged 2,511 fans per game through 40 openings, an increase of nearly 61 percent over the average in 2011. With nine home […]
Pheasants attendance up dramatically this season
Apparently new ownership and management caught the attention of Sioux Falls Pheasants (independent; American Association) fans: attendance is up some 46 percent this season over last. “We want to thank our fans for their outstanding support so far this season,” said Pheasants President and CEO Tom Garrity. “We are working hard to create new ways […]