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
RESURGENT COYOTES HARPOON CALIFORNIA SHARKS 44-0 (GRANADA HILLS) – Behind a furious assault from their ‘Darkside Defense,’ the five-time champion SoCal Coyotes harpooned the California Sharks 44-0 Saturday night in Developmental Football International (DFI) action at John Elway Stadium. A strip sack in the game’s first minute resulted in the first Coyote touchdown, which set the tone for a dominating defensive performance. After losing their first … Read More
COYOTES ABOVE THE LINE™ PROGRAM SURGES TO NEW HEIGHTS (INDIO) – For the past six years, the SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization has given Coachella Valley educators something they not only want, but also what schools so desperately need. The Coyotes Above The Line™ leadership program traces its roots back to 2012, when team Founder and Head Coach J David Miller first created and implemented a curriculum for local … Read More
COYOTES AT SCORPIONS – THIS SATURDAY ON ESPN 103.9 FM (SOBOBA) – ESPN Radio 103.9 FM will provide wall-to-wall game coverage of the SoCal Coyotes (4-0) on the road against the Los Angeles Scorpions this Saturday, September 30, with the official flagship of America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ also streaming live around the world. The SoCal Coyotes travel to the picturesque Oaks Sports Complex on the Soboba Indian Reservation … Read More
DARKSIDE DEFENSE, GROUND ATTACK LEAD 42-0 WIN OVER CALIFORNIA (LOS ANGELES) – The SoCal Coyotes Darkside Defense put up its fourth physical shutout of the season in a 42-0 Pacific Coast Division victory over the vastly improved California Sharks – but the question of the day was who would play quarterback for America’s #1 Developmental Football Program™. The Coyotes opened the season with pro football’s oldest signal-caller in Todd … Read More
CALLED TO HELP OTHERS, RAPHEAL SMILEY IS ONE BIG, POSITIVE INFLUENCE (INDIO) – A good tree, says the scriptures, will produce good fruit. For towering 6-5, 330-pound SoCal tackle Rapheal Smiley, a rising leader in the Coyotes ‘Above the Line’ culture, this hasn’t always been an easy task. His roots run deep, all the way to the east side of Detroit, where a flat-lined economy undermines its city’s youth, and fuels … Read More
