Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks

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Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks
Established 2018;5 years ago (2018)
Play in Wenatchee, Washington
at Town Toyota Center
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League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, green, silver, white, vegas gold
     
Nicknames Skyhawks
MascotHawkeye
Personnel
Owner(s)Hook Sports Media, LLC
ChairmanTheo R. Hall III
Head coachRico Brown
Team history
  • Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks (2019–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (2)
  • 2019, 2022
Home arena(s)
Town Toyota Center (2019–present)

The Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks are a professional indoor football team based in Wenatchee, Washington, that began playing football in 2019 with home games at the Town Toyota Center. It is the first team to play in the Wenatchee Valley since the Wenatchee Valley Venom of the Indoor Football League in 2011. They are owned by Hook Sports Media, LLC. [1] [2]

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History

On October 15, 2018, the American West Football Conference (AWFC) was founded by the Idaho Horsemen and added the Skyhawks, Reno Express, and Tri-Cities Fire to create the league. [3] [4]

Prior to the planned start of the 2020 AWFC season, the Tri-Cities Fire folded leading to the Skyhawks deciding to play an independent schedule. [5] The league then tried to move forward with three teams — Idaho, Wenatchee, and the expansion Yakima Canines — following the withdrawal of the Reno Express from the league with non-league teams filling for the newly vacant dates. [6] The AWFC then postponed the 2020 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic [7] and then cancelled the season entirely due to the unavailability of arenas during the pandemic. [8] The AWFC played the 2021 season, adding two teams in the Oregon High Desert Storm and Tri-City Rush, but the Skyhawks were unable to play any home games due to their home arena, the Town Toyota Center, being used for as a pandemic relief center and vaccination site. [9]

In 2022, the Skyhawks were able to return to playing home games. They posted a 6-4 record and went to the American West Bowl III where they lost 32–57 to the Tri City Rush.

Season-by-season records

League championsPlayoff berth
Season League Regular seasonPostseason results
FinishWinsLosses
2019 AWFC 2nd66Lost semifinal (Reno) 27–28
2020AWFCSeason canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021AWFC5th04
2022AWFC3rd54Won semifinal (Idaho) 80–70
Lost American West Bowl III (Tri-City Rush) 32–57
2023AWFC3rd [lower-alpha 1] 13
Total1217All-time regular season record (2019–2023)
12All-time postseason record (2019–2023)
1319All-time regular season and postseason record (2019–2023)
  1. Only counting league games. [10]

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  9. @WSkyhawks (May 21, 2021). "It's been a very crazy 2 years for us, players, and most importantly, our seasons ticket holders and sponsors. It's out of our control as well as the TTC. Due 2 the TTC being the relief center as well as the vaccine location, we are unable to play any home games at this time" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  10. "2023 AWFC standings". AWFC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.