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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
POLAR BEVERAGES RETURNS TO THE BFL HAMPTON CLASSIC WEEKEND AS THE KIDS ZONE KING!
New England's Favorite Seltzer is Back at the 2025 Beach Football League Hampton Open,Hampton, NH, July 19th and 20. WATERTOWN, Conn., July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer fun, summer sun, sand, and seltzer, these are the key ingredients for the energy and excitement of the upcoming Beach Football League (BFL) Hampton Open, July 19 and 20, 2025, in Hampton, New Hampshire. The electric event returns next weekend to Hampton Beach, and the Worcester based beverage company will be front and center as the Presenting Sponsor of the BFL Kids Zone. Last summer marked the launch of the first official BFL event, introducing the only professional sand tackle football league in the world to thousands of fans and curious onlookers right from the shores of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. This summer will be no different as the BFL returns to its birthplace on the sand, directly across from the iconic Bernie's Beach Bar. Founded by NFL veteran, former New England Patriot, and 2-X Super Bowl Champion, Tully Banta-Cain, TBC chose Hampton as the kick-off for the league, because of its proximity to Foxborough, MA, and Gillette Stadium; his home away from home for many years; and the loyal fanbase of the Patriots in the area. It was this very reason he approached Polar Beverages to become a partner to the BFL, a New England staple since 1882! It was the perfect pairing. Now, the BFL is in full swing with the 2025 Summer Tour, making quite a splash at each stop along the way. The Hermosa Classic, in Hermosa, CA, took place on May 10, followed by the Santa Monica Showcase, July 2 and 3, and now, the Hampton Classic returns! "We are so excited to have Polar Seltzer and Sparkling Water be part of the BFL Hampton Classic again," states Banta-Cain. "Last year's event was out of this world with all the fans, the NFL Legends that came, and of course, Pat The Patriot and cheerleaders livening up the crowd! Polar played such a pivotal role in the event's success. The Kids Zone was the ideal platform for them, handing out their seltzers to everyone. Polar has been a great partner. It is because of brands like Polar that the BFL is truly going places, and we are happy they are part of it. " The BFL is going places, with additional weekend events scheduled for Wildwood, New Jersey, August 9 and 10; and finishing the season with a four-day event, Dream Beach, August 21 through 24, at the American Dream Mall, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where they are building their own beach in the parking lot adjacent to MetLife Stadium! Each BFL 2025 Summer Tour event features open tryouts for the league, coached and selected by NFL legends, celebrity exhibition games, entertainment, a vendor village, sandcastle competitions, a cornhole challenge, and more. There is never a dull moment and each BFL tour stop creates great memories for all who attend. For more information about the BFL, or to learn more or register for an upcoming BFL event visit: About the Beach Football LeagueThe Beach Football League (BFL) is the vision of Tully Banta-Cain, veteran NFL athlete and 2-time Super Bowl champion. Banta-Cain founded the sport league in 2023, with the goal of creating a safer, lower-impact version of football that can be played on any beach, with little to no special equipment needed, making football accessible to kids in all social classes everywhere. The inaugural league event was held at Hampton Beach, Hampton, New Hampshire in 2024. 2025 marks the roll out of the BFL through a series of athlete tryouts, exhibition games, entertainment, and community events. BFL will introduce franchise teams to the business model in 2026, with the vision of making beach football a Summer Olympic Sport. For more information visit Press Contact: Kara Kenney E: Kara@ P: 646.924.8895 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Beach Football League Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Sun
30-06-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Teen, 19, left with broken neck after freak beach accident when trying to cool down in water
A TEENAGER has been left with a broken neck following a freak accident when he tried to cool himself down in the water. Aiden Sloan, 19, plowed into a sandbar head-on while diving into a wave, his mom revealed. 3 He suffered the injuries while at the beach in New Hampshire on June 23, as reported by Fox News. Aiden, who works in a noodle bar in a casino, was knocked out when he collided with the sandbar and his cousins recalled the moment they realized something was wrong. Family friend Jessica O'Brien said the teenager misjudged the depth of the water. Michael Henry said it looked like Sloan's eyes were 'bulging' out of his face, as reported by the NBC affiliate WBTS-CD. Gabriel Ruiz, Aiden's other cousin, tried to bring him to shore and said it was like carrying a dead body. 'He was just, like, not moving at all,' he said. Temperatures had soared to almost 90F on Monday when Aiden was trying to cool off in the water at Hampton Beach. Aiden has been left with a broken neck and suffered a bruised spine and concussion. Mom Melina Burton has updated social media users on her son's condition after his accident. In one post from June 27, she revealed Aiden couldn't squeeze or move his fingers. Lifeguard, 18, impaled by beach umbrella recalls horror and reveals pole missed artery by a centimeter in freak accident Aiden can slightly move his left knee but still had no movement on the right, and he can control both of his arms. 'He's frustrated that all he can do is lay there,' she said. Melina also revealed her son has suffered nightmares following the accident. A nurse woke up Aiden after he feared he was drowning again, according to a GoFundMe post. Melina revealed she's hopeful Aiden would be moved out of the intensive care unit, and shared pictures of her son enjoying a lobster roll. She said he was determined to feed himself two bites, which he managed to achieve. Aiden has been enjoying ice cream and orange juice while in the hospital, according to his mom. She told Fox News Digital it was 'heartbreaking' to see him defeated. Tributes have been paid to the teen, who has aspirations of becoming a chef. 'He is the funniest human you'll ever meet,' O'Brien told the Portsmouth Herald.
Daily Mail
30-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Swimmer, 19, suffers broken neck after slamming head-on into sandbar in freak mishap in New Hampshire
A 19-year-old is fighting for his life after a freak accident at a New Hampshire beach left him with a broken neck. Aiden Sloan suffered catastrophic injuries after smashing 'head-on' into a sandbar when he dove into the water at a Hampton Beach on Monday afternoon. 'They were diving into the waves like kids do,' his mother Melina Burton told NBC10 Boston. 'And there was a sandbar that nobody could have known was there, so he dove through a wave and he hit the sandbar head-on.' Her son was immediately left unable to move and stopped breathing, leaving his cousins to take action. 'We looked at his eyes. They were, like, bulging out of his face,' Michael Henry, one of Sloan's cousins recalled. Henry and Sloan's other cousin, Gabriel Ruiz, then rushed over and quickly dragged him to the beach. 'He was just, like, not moving at all. It was like we were carrying a dead body,' Ruiz said. Sloan, a chef at a restaurant in Nashua - about 40 minutes outside of Concord - was left with a bruised spine, a broken neck and a concussion. He is in intensive care. His worried mother has been left rocked by the freak accident, especially after he told her how he struggled to make it to the surface after banging his head. 'He said "When I came to, mom, I could see the top of the water, but my arms and legs wouldn't work, and I couldn't get myself to the top to get air",' Burton recalled. She said he can't move his right leg at all, can't lift his arms and cannot wiggle his fingers or clench his hands. Burton added: 'On his left foot, he can wiggle his toes minimally. 'It's really heartbreaking to know that your child is injured and he's in pain and there's nothing that you can do for him.' Despite his grave injuries, Sloan's mother is extremely grateful his cousins were there to rescue him from the water. 'They're actually really great kids, and they're handling it so well. I did check in with both of them. Michael, the one that actually pulled Aiden out of the water, was here yesterday. And I said, "Can I give you a hug?",' Burton told Fox News Digital. 'I said, "I am so, so grateful to you for rescuing my boy and pulling him out of the water," because he probably would not even be here today if you had not done that. So I will forever be grateful.' Michael McMahon, the Hampton Beach fire chief, said he's previously dove into the very same waves as Sloan. 'He was diving into the water into the waves, I've done it a thousand times, and I think it was more shallow than he expected,' McMahon told the outlet. He noted that this wasn't the first time he was called to a similar scene, but it's not an occurrence that happens often. 'Sometimes, we go to calls and people are doing dumb things and drugs and alcohol and this was not how we saw this. This was just a kid at the beach because it was hot, and he got hurt in a terribly unfortunate way.' A GoFundMe page was created to help Sloan and his single mother after he 'misguided the depth' of the water. In an update from Friday, Burton said he has been doing physical therapy 'on his own terms' and has suffered from nightmares where he feels like he 'was drowning again.' 'He's frustrated that all he can do is lay there,' she wrote, adding he's been enjoying the little things in the hospital, including 'a metric ton of OJ, Italian ice and ice cream.' Burton said he has also been prescribed medicine for the nightmare and anxiety he's been experiencing. Sloan is unable to work at his job as a cook for Noodle Bar - a restaurant located in Nash Casino. As of Sunday morning, more than $37,000 was raised to help Sloan and his mother. Sandbars often cause waves to break suddenly and are known to be extremely dangerous for both swimmers and surfers. They are also known as inshore holes that are created by waves and currents pushing sand into mounds, according to OC Lifeguards. The mountains of underwater sand are also known to disappear and shift around constantly. Beach-goers are urged to exercise extreme caution in the water to avoid sandbars, whether you are swimming, surfing, diving or boating.
Daily Mail
29-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
New Hampshire teen, 19, fighting for life with a broken neck after freak accident on popular beach
A 19-year-old has been left fighting for his life after he broke his neck at a popular New Hampshire beach during what was supposed to be a fun day with his cousins. Aiden Sloan went to Hampton Beach with his family on Monday afternoon to cool off from the heat when a dive into the waves changed his life forever. When Sloan dove into the water he smashed into a sandbar 'head-on,' leaving his body motionless, his mother Melina Burton told NBC10 Boston. 'They were diving into the waves like kids do. And there was a sandbar that nobody could have known was there, so he dove through a wave and he hit the sandbar head-on,' Burton said. Her son was immediately left unable to move and stopped breathing, leaving his cousins to take action. 'We looked at his eyes. They were, like, bulging out of his face,' Michael Henry, one of Sloan's cousins recalled. Henry and Sloan's other cousin, Gabriel Ruiz, then rushed over and quickly dragged him to the beach. 'He was just, like, not moving at all. It was like we were carrying a dead body,' Ruiz said. Sloan, a chef at a restaurant in Nashua - about 40 minutes outside of Concord- was left with a bruised spine, a broken neck and a concussion. He is currently in intensive care. His worried mother has been left rocked by the freak accident, especially after he told her how he struggled to make it to the surface after banging his head. 'He said "When I came to, mom, I could see the top of the water, but my arms and legs wouldn't work, and I couldn't get myself to the top to get air",' Burton recalled. She said he can't move his right leg at all, can't lift his arms and cannot wiggle his fingers or clench his hands. Burton added: 'On his left foot, he can wiggle his toes minimally. 'It's really heartbreaking to know that your child is injured and he's in pain and there's nothing that you can do for him.' Despite his grave injuries, Sloan's mother is extremely grateful his cousins were there to rescue him from the water. 'They're actually really great kids, and they're handling it so well. I did check in with both of them. Michael, the one that actually pulled Aiden out of the water, was here yesterday. And I said, "Can I give you a hug?",' Burton told Fox News Digital. 'I said, "I am so, so grateful to you for rescuing my boy and pulling him out of the water," because he probably would not even be here today if you had not done that. So I will forever be grateful.' Michael McMahon, the Hampton Beach fire chief, said he's previously dove into the very same waves as Sloan. 'He was diving into the water into the waves, I've done it a thousand times, and I think it was more shallow than he expected,' McMahon told the outlet. He noted that this wasn't the first time he was called to a similar scene, but it's not an occurrence that happens often. 'Sometimes, we go to calls and people are doing dumb things and drugs and alcohol and this was not how we saw this. This was just a kid at the beach because it was hot, and he got hurt in a terribly unfortunate way.' A GoFundMe page was created to help Sloan and his single mother after he 'misguided the depth' of the water. In an update from Friday, Burton said he has been doing physical therapy 'on his own terms' and has suffered from nightmares where he feels like he 'was drowning again.' 'He's frustrated that all he can do is lay there,' she wrote, adding that he's been enjoying the little things in the hospital, including 'a metric ton of OJ, Italian ice and ice cream. Burton said he has also been prescribed medicine for the nightmare and anxiety he's been experiencing. Sloan is currently unable to work at his job as a cook for Noodle Bar - a restaurant located in Nash Casino. As of Sunday morning, more than $37,000 was raised to help Sloan and his mother. Sandbars often cause waves to break suddenly and are known to be extremely dangerous for both swimmers and surfers. They are also known as inshore holes that are created by waves and currents pushing sand into mounds, according to OC Lifeguards. The mountains of underwater sand are also known to disappear and shift around constantly. Beach-goers are urged to exercise extreme caution in the water to avoid sandbars, whether you are swimming, surfing, diving or boating.
Daily Mail
29-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS New Hampshire teen, 19, fighting for life with a broken neck after freak accident on popular beach
A 19-year-old has been left fighting for his life after he broke his neck at a popular New Hampshire beach during what was supposed to be a fun day with his cousins. Aiden Sloan went to Hampton Beach with his family on Monday afternoon to cool off from the heat when a dive into the waves changed his life forever. When Sloan dove into the water he smashed into a sandbar 'head-on,' leaving his body motionless, his mother Melina Burton told NBC10 Boston. 'They were diving into the waves like kids do. And there was a sandbar that nobody could have known was there, so he dove through a wave and he hit the sandbar head-on,' Burton said. Her son was immediately left unable to move and stopped breathing, leaving his cousins to take action. 'We looked at his eyes. They were, like, bulging out of his face,' Michael Henry, one of Sloan's cousins recalled. Henry and Sloan's other cousin, Gabriel Ruiz, then rushed over and quickly dragged him to the beach. 'He was just, like, not moving at all. It was like we were carrying a dead body,' Ruiz said. Sloan, a chef at a restaurant in Nashua - about 40 minutes outside of Concord- was left with a bruised spine, a broken neck and a concussion. He is currently in intensive care. His worried mother has been left rocked by the freak accident, especially after he told her how he struggled to make it to the surface after banging his head. 'He said "When I came to, mom, I could see the top of the water, but my arms and legs wouldn't work, and I couldn't get myself to the top to get air",' Burton recalled. She said he can't move his right leg at all, can't lift his arms and cannot wiggle his fingers or clench his hands. Burton added: 'On his left foot, he can wiggle his toes minimally. 'It's really heartbreaking to know that your child is injured and he's in pain and there's nothing that you can do for him.' Despite his grave injuries, Sloan's mother is extremely grateful his cousins were there to rescue him from the water. 'They're actually really great kids, and they're handling it so well. I did check in with both of them. Michael, the one that actually pulled Aiden out of the water, was here yesterday. And I said, "Can I give you a hug?",' Burton told Fox News Digital. 'I said, "I am so, so grateful to you for rescuing my boy and pulling him out of the water," because he probably would not even be here today if you had not done that. So I will forever be grateful.' Michael McMahon, the Hampton Beach fire chief, said he's previously dove into the very same waves as Sloan. 'He was diving into the water into the waves, I've done it a thousand times, and I think it was more shallow than he expected,' McMahon told the outlet. He noted that this wasn't the first time he was called to a similar scene, but it's not an occurrence that happens often. 'Sometimes, we go to calls and people are doing dumb things and drugs and alcohol and this was not how we saw this. This was just a kid at the beach because it was hot, and he got hurt in a terribly unfortunate way.' A GoFundMe page was created to help Sloan and his single mother after he 'misguided the depth' of the water. In an update from Friday, Burton said he has been doing physical therapy 'on his own terms' and has suffered from nightmares where he feels like he 'was drowning again.' 'He's frustrated that all he can do is lay there,' she wrote, adding that he's been enjoying the little things in the hospital, including 'a metric ton of OJ, Italian ice and ice cream. Burton said he has also been prescribed medicine for the nightmare and anxiety he's been experiencing. Sloan is currently unable to work at his job as a cook for Noodle Bar - a restaurant located in Nash Casino. As of Sunday morning, more than $37,000 was raised to help Sloan and his mother. Sandbars often cause waves to break suddenly and are known to be extremely dangerous for both swimmers and surfers. They are also known as inshore holes that are created by waves and currents pushing sand into mounds, according to OC Lifeguards. The mountains of underwater sand are also known to disappear and shift around constantly. Beach-goers are urged to exercise extreme caution in the water to avoid sandbars, whether you are swimming, surfing, diving or boating.
