Post by 50yardfan on Dec 23, 2010 9:21:19 GMT -5
by Jerry Hewitt - Christmas is nearly here and indoor football news is pretty darn slim as one might expect, but I've still been spending my mornings looking out for any news. In my searches, I've come across a few articles that may be of interest to some.
Major Harris, Head Coach for the AIFA West Reno Barons, has been named the 2010 Legend of the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Harris will be inducted at the 2010 Rotary Sun Bowl Team Luncheon on December 30. He joins past inductees Thurman Thomas, Tony Dorsett and other notable players and coaches to receive this honor.
Marc Wilson and Seth Womack were named interim co-head football coaches at Panhandle State in Oklahoma after Head Coach Mike Wyatt died December 5th from a heart attack. Wilson and Womack followed Wyatt to Panhandle State after all three served as coaches for the RiverCity Rage, a St. Louis-based indoor football team.
It appears the IFL's Kent Predators may be in jeopardy of not making the 2011 season. Ex-Billings coach Heron O'Neal who was hired to lead the Predators has left the team claiming unpaid salary and painted a picture of financial troubles for the second-year team. New ownership is currently being sought, but it is getting late in the year for the team to prepare for the season.
Drew Moore, co-owner and offensive coach for the Arizona Adrenaline, has been banned for using an illegal player in the Northern Arizona Youth Football League. Moore has stated he didn't know the player in question was older than league rules allow, but did claim full responsibility since he was head coach for the team in question.
Also on the Adrenaline front, Kurt Denbaugh, another of the team's five owners has disbanded the Yavipai Bandits, the semi-pro team the Adrenaline planned on using as a farm club. Indications are Denbaugh and others figured out trying to coach that team along with the Adrenaline was just too much to handle.
The mid-season demise of the Alaska Wild in the IFL is the number eight sports story of 2010 for Anchorage TV station KTUU. According to the article, efforts still remain to revive the team, but so far nobody has stepped up.
Though news in the minors isn't always good, but heading towards the new year and another season I'm optimistic that things on and off the field will continue to improve. There were steps forward and backward in 2010, but hopefully 2011 has more forward than back.
Major Harris, Head Coach for the AIFA West Reno Barons, has been named the 2010 Legend of the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Harris will be inducted at the 2010 Rotary Sun Bowl Team Luncheon on December 30. He joins past inductees Thurman Thomas, Tony Dorsett and other notable players and coaches to receive this honor.
Marc Wilson and Seth Womack were named interim co-head football coaches at Panhandle State in Oklahoma after Head Coach Mike Wyatt died December 5th from a heart attack. Wilson and Womack followed Wyatt to Panhandle State after all three served as coaches for the RiverCity Rage, a St. Louis-based indoor football team.
It appears the IFL's Kent Predators may be in jeopardy of not making the 2011 season. Ex-Billings coach Heron O'Neal who was hired to lead the Predators has left the team claiming unpaid salary and painted a picture of financial troubles for the second-year team. New ownership is currently being sought, but it is getting late in the year for the team to prepare for the season.
Drew Moore, co-owner and offensive coach for the Arizona Adrenaline, has been banned for using an illegal player in the Northern Arizona Youth Football League. Moore has stated he didn't know the player in question was older than league rules allow, but did claim full responsibility since he was head coach for the team in question.
Also on the Adrenaline front, Kurt Denbaugh, another of the team's five owners has disbanded the Yavipai Bandits, the semi-pro team the Adrenaline planned on using as a farm club. Indications are Denbaugh and others figured out trying to coach that team along with the Adrenaline was just too much to handle.
The mid-season demise of the Alaska Wild in the IFL is the number eight sports story of 2010 for Anchorage TV station KTUU. According to the article, efforts still remain to revive the team, but so far nobody has stepped up.
Though news in the minors isn't always good, but heading towards the new year and another season I'm optimistic that things on and off the field will continue to improve. There were steps forward and backward in 2010, but hopefully 2011 has more forward than back.