Wenatchee Valley Venom

Last updated
Wenatchee Valley Venom
Established 2009
Folded 2011
Played in Town Toyota Center
in Wenatchee, Washington
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League/conference affiliations
American Indoor Football Association (2010)
  • West Division (2010)

Indoor Football League (2011)

  • Intense Conference (2011)
    • Pacific Division (2011)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, red, silver
   
CheerleadersWenatchee Valley Venom Dance Team
Personnel
Owner(s)Daryn Klinginsmith
Rob Tidd
PresidentKyle Skalisky
Head coachBrian Smith
Team history
  • Wenatchee Valley Venom (2010–2011)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Wenatchee Valley Venom were a professional indoor football team based in Wenatchee, Washington. The team was most recently a member of the Pacific Division of the Intense Conference of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Venom were founded in 2009 as an expansion member of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). The Venom played their home games at Town Toyota Center.

Contents

History

On June 15, 2009, co-owner and general manager Mark Helm announced that the Wenatchee Valley Venom would become an expansion team of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) for the 2010 season. [1] The ownership named Keith Evans the franchise's first head coach and assistant general manager. [2] In January, 2010, the Venom adding Kyle Skalisky to the ownership group and named him team president. [3] After a 2–5 start, the team fired Keith Evans and named defensive coordinator Brian Smith as the team's interim head coach. [4] On May 28, 2010, ownership removed the interim tag from Smith and he took over as the full-time head coach. [5] Smith guided the Venom to a 6–1 record during the remainder of the season, but the team missed the playoffs. [6] The ownership group announced that the team would be returning for the 2011 season, but were unsure what league the franchise would play in. [7]

On September 11, 2010, the Venom joined the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2011 season. [8] The Venom won their IFL debut 45–37 over the Fairbanks Grizzlies. [9] The Venom started 2–0, [10] but followed with a seven-game losing streak. [11] Recently added rookie quarterback Charles Dowdell ended the Venom's losing streak by leading them to a 41–36 victory over the Wyoming Cavalry. [12] The Venom then lost the final four games of the season. [13]

On June 21, 2011 The Venom announced they had ceased operations citing low ticket sales since their debut season in 2010 despite the 8–6 season. Though they moved to the more financially stable IFL for the 2011 season, the team posted a 3–11 record and continued to have issues drawing fans. [14]

Season-by-season results

League championsConference championsDivision championsPlayoff berthLeague leader
Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2010 AIFA Western3rd860Did not qualify
2011 IFL IntensePacific4th3110Did not qualify
Totals11170

Personnel

Final roster

Wenatchee Valley Venom roster
Quarterbacks
  • 15Devin Hollins
  •  2Josh Powell

Running backs

  • 20Cortes Rice
  • 21Clinton Taylor

Wide receivers

  • 18Shane Hoffman
  • 11Everett Roberts
  •  1Timothy Simmons
  • 10Justin Williams
Offensive linemen
  • 62Cody Dwyer
  • 50Aaron Gilbert
  • 50Jason Townson

Defensive linemen

  • 44Corey Clark
  •  4Michael Graise
  • 99Jason Jones
Linebackers
  • 17Bobby Daly

Defensive backs

  •  8Joshua Anderson
  •  6George Kelly
  •  9Austin Smith
  •  5Anthony Wiseman

Kickers

  •  7Scott Thomsen
Injured reserve
  • vacant

Exempt List

  • vacant

Practice squad

  • vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated March 28, 2011
  • 27 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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All-IFL players

The following Venom players have been named to All-IFL Teams:

Head coaches

NameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Keith Evans 2010 250.28600
Brian Smith 2010–2011 9120.42900

2011 season

2011 Wenatchee Valley Venom season
OwnerDaryn Klinginsmith
Rob Tidd
Head coachBrian Smith
Home field Town Toyota Center
1300 Walla Walla Avenue
Wenatchee, WA 98802
Results
Record3–11
Division place4th Pacific
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResults
ScoreRecord
February 17@Tri-Cities Fever L 14–53—

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResults
ScoreRecord
1February 27@Fairbanks Grizzlies W 45–371–0
2March 5 Tri-Cities Fever W 59–522–0
3March 14@Sioux Falls Storm L 19–802–1
4March 19@Colorado Ice L 24–522–2
5March 26Fairbanks GrizzliesL 43–502–3
6Bye
7April 9 Nebraska Danger L 63–842–4
8April 17@Seattle Timberwolves L 12–512–5
9April 22 Green Bay Blizzard L 6–602–6
10April 29@Fairbanks GrizzliesL 33–782–7
11May 7 Wyoming Cavalry W 41–363–7
12May 14@Tri-Cities FeverL 10–803–8
13May 21Seattle TimberwolvesL 56–663–9
14May 27@Seattle TimberwolvesL 45–613–10
15June 4Tri-Cities FeverL 52–583–11
16Bye

Standings

2011 Pacific Division
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y Fairbanks Grizzlies 10400.7147235456–3—W2
x Tri-Cities Fever 10400.7148165756–3—W2
Seattle Timberwolves 5900.3576787964–55.0L2
Wenatchee Valley Venom 31100.2145088452–77.0L4

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