COYOTES, GENERAL AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING RAISE $1,000 FOR AILING INDIO FIREFIGHTER SARA THOMAS – HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP (INDIO) – The four-time champion SoCal Coyotes and General Air Conditioning & Plumbing ‘Filled the Boot’ during last Saturday’s 62-20 season-opening victory, raising over $1,000 for Indio firefighter Sara Thomas, who is suffering from cancer. Huddled around Ms. Thomas’ firefighting equipment at Indio Station #80, from left, is AAA Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach J David Miller, Captain … Read More
ALL-TIME INT LEADER BOYLE SIGNS NEW ARENA CONTRACT – AND REMINDS HIS COYOTE FAMILY ‘IT’S WAY DEEPER THAN YOU SEE’ (PALM SPRINGS) – His greatest memory as a SoCal Coyote, says superstar defensive back Shaine Boyle, isn’t his all-time team-leading 15 interceptions, his last-second miracles that produced heart-pounding wins, or even his 10 defensive touchdowns in a single season (2013). On September 9, 2014, in the midst of a SoCal Coyotes middle-school leadership symposium in Coachella Valley, an 11-year-old boy … Read More
OORAH: COYOTE SACK LEADER AND DECORATED MARINE JAKE SHEFFIELD TACKLES VETERANS, FATHERHOOD (PALM SPRINGS) – It was Thanksgiving, and family night, for SoCal Coyotes defensive end Jake Sheffield. His 6-3, 295-pound frame was coiled on a sofa, snuggling seven-year-old son Haiden, and enjoying the company of his mom, Lori Greenwald-Funk, and step-dad Billy, who had driven from Colorado for the holiday. Together, they were watching ‘Keep on Keepin’ On,’ a documentary film … Read More
YOUNG GUNS: HOW THE COYOTES ‘BUILD CHAMPIONS BY BUILDING MEN’ (PALM SPRINGS) – Accountability. Self-Control. Respect. Discipline. Great communication. Humility. Trust.These are just a few of the requirements to earn your way onto the field with the three-time champion SoCal Coyotes. It’s a rite of passage that was expedited this fall for an entire class of players – with a startling young ‘Darkside Defense’ that often consists largely of rookies and … Read More
‘Can you win the moment?’ Coyote Captain Ryan Pervine Calls Out Fathers, Young Men (PALM SPRINGS) – SoCal Coyotes captain and star linebacker Ryan Pervine still remembers his ‘senior night’ game at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, when he repeatedly walked across the track, stared into the crowd, and looked everywhere for his dad. Pervine, also playing running back that night, violently pounded the defense for over 200 yards and two touchdowns, angrily … Read More
‘Darkside Defense’ Licking Chops to Extend Sack Record in Fall (PALM SPRINGS) — April 19, 2015, was as violent a day as the SoCal Coyotes ever enjoyed. The Coyotes ‘Darkside Defense’ turned back the clock in Palm Springs Stadium, sacking and attacking Arizona Scorpions quarterbacks and running backs for loss 12 times en route to a victory that brought back shades of the 1985 Chicago Bears and an era when … Read More
Pro Spring Champs, Coyotes Gun For Amateur Fall Title, Too (PALM SPRINGS) – The three-time champion SoCal Coyotes – who went undefeated and claimed their first professional title this spring – will return to action this fall with a 13-game regular-season amateur schedule, the non-profit sports leadership organization announced today. It is unclear how much of the firepower from the Coyotes formidable star spring roster will play in the fall, … Read More
