Wheeling Miners

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Wheeling Miners
Established 2023
Play in WesBanco Arena
in Wheeling, West Virginia
GoWVMiners.com
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League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsNavy blue, gold, white
   
Personnel
Owner(s)Chris Duffy
Dempsey Fields
Darryl Seabridge
Craig McIntyre
Jennifer McIntyre
General managerTBA
Head coachTBA
Team history
  • West Virginia Miners (2023)
  • Wheeling Miners (2024–current)
Championships
League championships (1)
  • 2024
Conference championships ()
Division championships (1)
  • 2024
Playoff appearances (1)
  • 2024
Home arena(s)

The Wheeling Miners are an indoor football team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are former members of the American Arena League 2 and have played their home games at the WesBanco Arena since 2024. They replaced the now-defunct West Virginia Roughriders. On June 21, 2024, they will joined the National Arena League for the 2025 season. On September 12, 2025, they joined the relaunched American Arena League for 2026 along with their rivals the Columbus Lions.

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History

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Original logo (2023)

The team were originally to have been known as the West Virginia Miners and were to have played in the American Indoor Football league. On July 14, 2023, the AIF announced that Wheeling, West Virginia, would become the fourth city in the newly-revived league to host a new expansion franchise owned by Chris Duffy, Dempsey Fields, and Darryl Seabridge. Head coach and general manager is Joshua Resignalo. [1] Just three days later, the name, logos and colors were unveiled as those of the West Virginia Miners, [2] [3] sharing its name with the defunct Prospect League summer collegiate baseball franchise. They are the latest team be set to play at the WesBanco Arena. Past teams include the Ohio Valley Greyhounds and West Virginia Roughriders.

Just a couple of months later, the AIF dropped the Miners from their website and the team began looking for a new league. On November 1, 2023, the announced their intention to play in the American Arena League's AAL2 and were renamed the Wheeling Miners. [4] [5]

On June 21, 2024, the Miners announced that they have become new members of the National Arena League. Mere weeks later, on July 6, 2024, the Miners dismantled the Peach State Cats 61-14 to win the AAL2 Championship before leaving for the NAL.

On September 12, 2025, the Miners announced on social media their entrance into the revived American Arena League and with their rivals the Columbus Lions.

References

  1. ↑ Ohio Valley Athletics (July 31, 2023). "Indoor Football Returning to the Ohio Valley". aif-proindoorfootball.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023.
  2. ↑ American Indoor Football (July 31, 2023). "American Indoor Football (AIF) Announces Wheeling, WV Team Name and Venue for the 2024 Indoor Season". aif-proindoorfootball.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ John Lynch, Scott Nolte (July 31, 2023). "West Virginia has a new indoor football team, what's the name?". WTRF.com.
  4. ↑ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report November 6, 2023". OurSports Central.
  5. ↑ Wheeling Miners staff (November 9, 2023). "Wheeling Miners". Facebook.com.
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