COYOTES RETURN FOR FIFTH YEAR AT YOUTH STRENGTH ACADEMY (PALM DESERT) – For the fifth consecutive year, players and staff of the five-time champion SoCal Coyotes non-profit sports leadership organization will inspire, educate, and counsel the cadets of the Youth Strength Academy this June 20 at College of the Desert. The Youth Strength Academy is a Riverside County Probation Department program that provides 80 youth a weeklong day-camp experience. … Read More
LOCAL PREP FOOTBALL STARS JOIN COYOTES TO TEACH A LIFE ‘ABOVE THE LINE’ (INDIO) – Nearly 1,500 local young leaders at Desert Ridge Academy middle school learned to calibrate their moral compass, embrace authority, and discover powerful life skills during a rollicking ‘Above the Line’ leadership symposium from the SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization. Team football captains from Cathedral City High and Shadow Hills High – both of whom participate in the Coyotes award-winning … Read More
CHANGING THE COACHELLA VALLEY, FROM THE INSIDE OUT (The following story is republished with permission from the Coachella Valley Weekly, December 15, 2017.) By Lisa Morgan (INDIO) – Few professional sports organizations have more passion for their community than the SoCal Coyotes. Not content with just winning championships, this non-profit leadership organization has become a powerful force for good in the Coachella Valley. On the field, the five-time … Read More
BIG ROCK – COYOTE CLASSIC BRINGS OUT DESERT’S BEST (INDIO) – Coachella Valley Foot and Ankle put their best foot forward at Friday’s inaugural Big Rock Coyote Christmas Classic, fielding a team at the Indian Springs Golf Club that shot a low score of 59 to take the tournament. Pictured from left, are winners Shawn Clark, Ron Shipley, head football coach and athletic director at Shadow Hills High School, … Read More
DARKSIDE DEFENSE LEADS COYOTES TO PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP, FIFTH TITLE (INDIO) – A merciless ‘Darkside Defense’ and a pounding ground game led by surprising option quarterback Ridge Turner and S-back Dylan Peebles led the SoCal Coyotes to a 50-0 victory over the Los Angeles Scorpions to claim the Pacific Coast Championship of the World Developmental Football League. Turner, a former Louisiana prep legend and West Alabama standout at cornerback, was … Read More
JACOB RUSSELL LEADS DECEMBER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MISSION EFFORT (INDIO) – Former SoCal Coyotes quarterback Jacob Russell, who directed America’s #1 Developmental Football Program™ to a perfect season in 2016, will lead a missionary contingent this December on a trip to the Dominican Republic with SCORE International, a mission organization that serves several different countries around the world. In addition to street evangelism, the group will visit boys and … Read More
VETERAN MICHAEL KARLS RUN ‘N’ SHOOTS TO SECOND ALL-TIME QB (INDIO) – The idea does not go away that SoCal Coyotes quarterback Michael Karls can simply will a football into the end zone. Regardless of down or distance last week, Karls delivered on the promise that something larger than life may occur any second when he’s at the helm of the Coyotes Run ‘n’ Shoot. In a dizzying season reserved … Read More
‘MARINOVICH MIRACLE’ CAPTIVATES IN STUNNING 73-0 SOCAL COYOTES OPENER (INDIO) – After a 17-year layoff, a sober, 48-year-old Todd Marinovich stepped back into pro football and remarkably completed 68-percent of his passes for 262 yards and fired seven touchdowns to lead the four-time champion SoCal Coyotes to a 73-0 victory in their 2017 home opener against the California Sharks. For America’s #1 Developmental Football Program™ the lopsided score and … Read More
CITY OF INDIO, COUNCILMAN MILLER ISSUE PROCLAMATION, DECLARE SEPT. 2 ‘COYOTES DAY’ (INDIO) – Prominent Indio City Councilman Glenn Miller and The City of Indio have formally declared September 2 as ‘SoCal Coyotes Day,’ in honor of America’s #1 Developmental Football Program™, according to a Proclamation set forth today. The Proclamation states that “Faith, Family, Football,” “Defend the Shield” and “Building Champions, Building Men” are not only slogans, but “a way of … Read More
ROBERT L. CUMMINGS SR. PROMOTED TO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, ASST. HEAD COACH (INDIO) – Robert L. Cummings Sr., a veteran assistant coach with the SoCal Coyotes since 2014, has been promoted by the non-profit leadership organization to Athletic Director and Assistant Head Coach, the team announced today. Cummings is a rich part of Coyote tradition, and has helped lead the team to two championships and two undefeated seasons. “Coach C,” as he … Read More
