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LISTEN: Lansing Ignite Midfielder, Hollingsworth, Says Monday Meeting Revealed End Of Soccer Club

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Lansing Ignite midfielder Marshall Hollingsworth joins Wednesday's Current Sports with Al Martin and discusses a Monday morning meeting in which the team was notified that the football club would be discontinued. Hollingsworth says that club president Nick Grueser delivered the news to the team and that head coach Nate Miller and vice president / general manager Jeremey Sampson were also present. After Grueser spoke, Hollingsworth says that he voiced his displeasure in front of everyone in the room and was met with an understanding response. 

Listen as Hollingsworth talks with Al about the unexpected news and how it will impact the players, employees of the team, and the Lansing community. 

Hollingsworth says that team owner Tom Dickson was not present at the meeting. 

Al Martin is the host of Beyond the Score, a new series coming to WKAR in the fall of 2024. Al is also sports reporter for WKAR news.
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