COYOTES’ DR. BEN S. WEHRLI EARNS PRESTIGIOUS ‘ABOVE & BEYOND’ HONOR FROM ANGEL LIGHT ACADEMY (PALM SPRINGS) – Renowned surgeon and SoCal Coyotes team physician Dr. Ben S. Wehrli will be recognized by Angel Light Academy (ALA) for his “proven excellence in community leadership and service” at the 13th Annual Above & Beyond Awards on April 30 at the Indian Wells Golf & Country Club. Dr. Wehrli, founder of Coachella Valley Foot and Ankle Institute, … Read More
WILEY COYOTES CAGE SILVERBACKS BEHIND REVIVED OFFENSE (PALM SPRINGS) – On a sizzling Coachella Valley Saturday afternoon, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes (3-1) caged the visiting San Diego Silverbacks, 22-2. “Extremely proud of how hard our young men fought today,” said Hall of Fame head coach J David Miller. “There was zero ego in our locker room today. More than ever, they stuck together.” With temperatures soaring … Read More
COYOTES’ ‘DARKSIDE DEFENSE’ STIFLES SAN DIEGO IN 2022 DFI SEASON OPENER (SAN DIEGO) — The ‘Darkside Defense’ of the SoCal Coyotes led the six-time champions to an odd 6-2 victory over the San Diego Silverbacks. A scoop and score by rookie SoCal linebacker Justin Taylor from 10 yards out in the first half provided the game’s only touchdown. Both offenses struggled mightily in the season opener for both teams – although … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES NAME TAMPA BAY STORM LEGEND SHANE STAFFORD OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR (PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) – Heralded professional football coach ‘Sugar’ Shane Stafford – who was the most prolific quarterback in Tampa Bay Storm history during the heyday of the Arena Football League – has signed with the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the 2022 season. Stafford is a formidable addition to America’s #1 Developmental … Read More
COYOTES NAME WELSHMAN DAMIAN JENKINS NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR (CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Welshman and former rugby star Damian Jenkins, Regional President of The Management Trust, has been named the new Director of Athletics for The SoCal Coyotes Nonprofit Organization effective February 1, 2022, pending approval of The SoCal Coyotes Board of Trustees, America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ announced this week. The 43-year-old Jenkins, who is widely respected … Read More
SURGING SOCAL COYOTES SMOKE WEST COAST LIONS 38-22 (RANCHO MIRAGE) – Quarterback Michael Karls threw five touchdowns to four different receivers and ran for a sixth to lead the maturing six-time champion SoCal Coyotes (5-1) to a 38-22 victory over the West Coast Lions. “Perception and potential are the roommates of losers,'” said SoCal Hall of Fame head coach J David Miller. “You only win with perseverance and performance. Today you witnessed … Read More
FAITH UNDER FIRE: COACH MILLER, COYOTES INSPIRE MENS MINISTRY AT DESERT SPRINGS CHURCH (PALM DESERT, Ca.) – Anyone can sing when the sun is shining, but a testimony of faith galvanized in hardship resonates loudest in the lives around us. Those were the words of SoCal Coyotes’ Hall of Fame head coach J David Miller, who offered a personal message of hope to a packed men’s prayer breakfast this week at Desert Springs … Read More
‘DARKSIDE DEFENSE’ SMOTHERS SAN DIEGO IN COYOTES’ 26-3 HOME OPENING WIN (RANCHO MIRAGE) – After a year-layoff due to Covid restrictions, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes returned to action Saturday with a hard-fought 26-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Silverbacks. Playing for the first time in their new home at the elite Palm Valley School, the Coyotes scored on touchdowns by rookies Robert Taylor and Marques Prior, and veterans Ross … Read More
HIGH SCHOOLS ‘ZOOM’ ABOVE THE LINE WITH SOCAL COYOTES – ‘10 THINGS ALL SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS DO’ (CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.) – The SoCal Coyotes – America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program – have gone virtual during COVID-19, much to the benefit of high school educators who capitalize each year on the non-profit’s award-winning ‘Above The Line’ leadership influence. Most recently Cathedral City High School – led by teacher and coordinator Travis Smith – was the latest to … Read More
COYOTES, DFI BRING AMERICA’S #1 PROGRAM TO GDFL (INDIO) – The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes – America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ – will begin play in the Gridiron Developmental Football League in spring 2020, thanks to a landmark joint-venture agreement between the GDFL and Developmental Football International (DFI). In its unique arrangement with DFI, the GDFL is now home to the Coyotes, one of the nation’s most … Read More