Southwest Kansas Storm
Southwest Kansas Storm | |
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Current season | |
Established 2021 Play in United Wireless Arena in Dodge City, Kansas | |
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Current uniform | |
Team colors | Teal, purple, lime green, white |
Personnel | |
Head coach | Gary Thomas |
Team history | |
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League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
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The Southwest Kansas Storm are a professional
History
The initial coaching staff featured Mark Timberlake at head coach, Brandon Venson at offensive coordinator, Marquis George at defensive coordinator and Jamar Seard as an assistant.[1] Laura Tawater was also announced as general manager.[1] Seven games into the season, Venson was promoted to head coach.[2][3] They finished the regular season with a record of 5–5 and lost 27–21 in the opening round of the playoffs to the Omaha Beef.[2][4]
Valerie Heston became the team's general manager for the 2023 season.[5] Venson continued as their head coach as the Storm went 3–7 and reached the playoffs as the sixth seed, losing in the first round to the Gillette Mustangs by a score of 40–35.[6][7][8]
After the 2023 season, it was announced that Venson would be replaced by Gary Thomas, a former coach at Dodge City Community College, as head coach of the Storm.[7] On October 5, 2023, it was announced that the Storm would join the revived Arena Football League (AFL) for its 2024 season along with the remaining CIF teams.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d Marshall, Vincent (October 1, 2021). "Southwest Storm arena football team introduced in Dodge City". Dodge City Daily Globe. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "2021-22 CIF Schedule". Champions Indoor Football – via Presto Sports.
- ^ "Venson steps up as head coach of Southwest Kansas Storm". Dodge City Daily Globe. May 14, 2022.
- ^ "Southwest Kansas Storm: Season comes to an end". Dodge City Daily Globe. June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Heston named general manager of Southwest Kansas Storm". Dodge City Daily Globe. October 1, 2022.
- ^ Kerr, Brock (July 26, 2023). "Change of Leadership Going Into The '24 Season". Southwest Kansas Storm – via FootballShift.com.
- ^ a b "Storm Name Thomas as New Head Coach". Western Kansas News. July 19, 2023.
- ^ Rodish, David (June 3, 2023). "Mustangs edge Storm 40-35 in first-round playoff game". Gillette News-Record.
- ^ Henry, Tyler (October 5, 2023). "Arena Football League Announced CIF Merger". Salina Post.