COYOTES’ 4TH-QUARTER EXPLOSION GIVES HOF COACH MILLER LEGENDARY 100TH VICTORY (PALM SPRINGS, Ca.) – In a fourth-quarter explosion of defense, offense and special teams, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes overcame a late 12-6 deficit and rocketed to a 30-12 victory Saturday against the Santa Clarita Tigers. On a crisp spring afternoon made for football, a raucous, packed crowd at Desert Chapel Christian School – have you seen SoCal’s beautiful new … 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
ABOVE & BEYOND AWARD: COACH MILLER TO BE HONORED BY ANGEL LIGHT ACADEMY OCT. 9 By Gisselle Romo-Gonzalez ([email protected]) (INDIAN WELLS, Calif.) – The founder of the faith-based SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization – and one of the winningest head football coaches in Coachella Valley history – has been selected by Angel Light Academy (ALA) to receive its prestigious ‘Above & Beyond Award‘ at its 12th Annual Gala, Saturday, October 9th, at Indian Wells Golf Resort. … Read More
KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY NAMES SOCAL COYOTES ALUM JACOB RUSSELL HEAD COACH By Gisselle Romo-Gonzalez ([email protected]) (GRAYSON, Kentucky) – Former SoCal Coyotes quarterback Jacob ‘Jake’ Russell, who broke seven franchise records and led America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ to an undefeated season in 2016, has been named Head Coach at Kentucky Christian University. “My next chapter as Head Coach at Kentucky Christian University is an amazing opportunity to advance the Gospel through the … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES NAMED ‘2021 NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR’ BY STATE SENATOR MELISSA MELENDEZ (CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.) – In the nearly 10 years since founder and Hall of Fame football coach J David Miller humbly promised to provide a ‘lifeline of hope’ for every child in the Coachella Valley, the faith-based Socal Coyotes leadership organization has been selected by State Senator Melissa Melendez as the ‘2021 Nonprofit of the Year’ for the 28th District. … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES SPONSOR RISING MMA STAR AND ALUMNI KRIS VEREEN, WHO FIGHTS FOR FAITH, AND FAMILY (OKLAHOMA CITY) – When undefeated MMA prospect and former SoCal Coyotes safety Kris Vereen (5-0) fights veteran grappler Tyrone Paige here on June 19, he definitely won’t be alone when he steps back into the cage to ‘Defend the Shield.’ “My faith in God and my love for my family is what keeps me going,” says Vereen, who is enjoying … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES NAME SCOTT ALVAREZ YOUNGEST GM IN FRANCHISE HISTORY (CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.) – The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes promoted from within their own ranks this week when they made Penn State product Scott Alvarez, 32, their youngest General Manager of Football Operations in their 10-year history. Alvarez and the Coyotes are preparing for their first post-Covid football season – Spring 2021 – in the Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL). The Coyotes, … Read More
COYOTES LAUNCH ‘G.R.O.W.L.’ MENTORING – GAINFUL, RELATABLE OPPORTUNITIES for a WELL-ROUNDED LIFE (CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Every child in the Coachella Valley corridor deserves Gainful, Relatable, Opportunities for a Well-rounded Life. That’s a promise from the SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization, which this week launched its G.R.O.W.L.™ mentoring program – to spring mostly minority girls and boys from the hardest generational cycles of poverty. The Coyotes impact more than 50,000 youth annually through … Read More
NON-PROFIT SOCAL COYOTES DECLARE YOUTH ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ‘A CIVIL RIGHT’ (CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Those who dare, call it ‘a pandemic in a pandemic.’ Mental health issues among Coachella Valley youth – most of whom currently have little to no access to social, behavioral services, or integrated special education – are now a chief concern among concerned desert educators. Sources tell the SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization that while federal and California law mandates … Read More
