The Cheyenne Warriors are proud to announce negotiations with several experienced players to add to the 2012 Roster. When asked about the impact this will make on the team, General Manager and Co-Owner Alton Walker said, “I feel this will take us to the next level and will make us a strong contender for the APFL championship.”

Additional information such as player names, position and experience will be released at a later date.

Warriors season tickets are on sale now. We are currently offering special discounts on season tickets and individual game tickets for Students, Active Military and Veterans. Call our office at (307) 369 – 2807 for details.

The Warriors are proud to announce they are joining the American Professional Football League for their 2012 season. The regular season will consist of 12 games (6 homes games & 6 away). The Warriors will have to compete against stiff competition such as the Sioux City Bandits and the Iowa Blackhawks but look ready for the challenge in a city filled with talent.

ABOUT THE APFL (FROM APFLFOOTBALL.COM)

The American Professional Football League (APFL) was formed in 2003 in St. Joseph, Missouri by the owners of the Chilicothe Lumberjacks, Kansas Koyotes, Missouri Minutemen and the St. Jospeh Explorers.

The League was headquartered in Topeka, Kansas with Ralph Adams, owner of the Kansas Koyotes, designated as the President of the League. The Koyotes defeated the Missouri Minutemen in the first-ever APFL Championship Game in July of that same year. Since then the Koyotes have been victorious in three-straight championship games.

In 2004 the APFL added the Iowa Blackhawks and the Texas Thunder to its lineup of teams. after losing the Explorers and the Lumberjacks. Once again the league was four teams strong. The Koyotes repeated as APFL Champions once again defeating the Minutemen for the title.

The APFL grew to six teams for the 2005 season. Joining the Blackhawks, Koyotes and the Minutemen were the Nebraska Bears, Kansas Storm and the Wichita Aviators. The competition intensified with the Blackhawks defeating the Aviators in the first round of the playoffs. A week later the Blackhawks would meet the Koyotes in what would arguably be called the most exciting game in APFL history. During the last sixty seconds of the game the lead changed hands three times, but the Koyotes came out on top with a last second field goal to secure their third straight APFL championship… MORE

The Cheyenne Warriors are the new pro football team that will be calling the capitol city home.

Their season will start April 7th and they’ll play ten games. The new indoor league will be a family focused event that includes high scoring, it’s 8-man football with a focus on speed.

Head Coach Marty Gocken, a former Cowboy on the 1976 Fiesta Bowl team says they will be hosting tryouts and looking for local talent. Especially former players from CSU, UNC and UW. Owner of the Warriors Alton Walker says this is how the roster will work, “There will be 25 players. 4 players on the practice squad and 21 that will suit up. There will also be a five person call back list.”

The first set of tryouts for the Warriors will be on October 15th for anyone 18 and up. That gives them about 6 months to put a product on the field. For more information on the Cheyenne Warriors you can go to their website at http://cheyennewarriors.com or check them out on Facebook.

SOURCE : http://www.kgwn.tv/story/15476463/cheyenne-warriors-will-call-cheyenne-home

CHEYENNE — Indoor football is coming to the Capital City.

The Cheyenne Warriors will play their inaugural season in the American Professional Football League at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center starting in April.

“I grew up in Wheatland, and I remember that there weren’t a lot of options for sports and entertainment in this area unless you drove over to Laramie or down to Denver,” said Mystie Walker, who will own the Cheyenne franchise with her husband, Alton Walker.

The Walkers intend to fill the roster with local talent culled from tryouts in October, November and December. They’ll hold a mini-camp in January and begin a full training camp in February.

They’re no strangers to indoor football, or the APFL, for that matter. The Walkers also own the Florida Scorpions, which are a provisional member of the APFL. They’ll continue to own that franchise.

“We built a name, and everybody in the community knows the Scorpions,” Alton Walker said. “I have a general manager and staff running the team; I’ll just be the owner. It wouldn’t be right for me to start it and then snatch it from people who were just starting to open their arms to us.”

Alton Walker played for the Louisiana Rangers of the now-defunct Indoor Professional Football League and the Kearney, Neb.-based Tri-City Diesel of the also-defunct National Indoor Football League.

Indoor leagues come and go, but the Walkers are confident the APFL, which has been around since 2003, will be around for the long haul.

“It allows a person, such as myself, who doesn’t have millions of dollars, to maintain a team and have the same type of talent as other teams in our league and look like we have a million bucks,” Alton Walker said. “This is one of the oldest and most stable leagues out there.”

The biggest expenses for teams are arena rental and travel. The Walkers own their own bus, which helps defray travel costs. They’re also confident they can break even in the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center, which holds a shade more than 1,000 people.

The Warriors are the second for-profit franchise to take up residence in the city-owned Cheyenne Ice and Events Center. The Cheyenne Stampede of the Junior A Western States Hockey League starts its inaugural season in mid-September.

“We’re very excited about it because it’s going to add six to eight more events here,” said Robin Feezer, the arena’s recreation coordinator. “It will help bring people into the center during what is usually our slow time.”

ARTICLE FROM : http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2011/08/10/news/21local_08-10-11.txt

When building any new sports franchise the main priorties are a good coaching staff and a good venue. Well the first of two have been knocked out the way. The Wyoming Ice & Event Center will be the home of the Cheyenne Warriors for the upcoming season. Currently there are multiple events held at the Arena, most notably Adult and youth Hockey.

According to ringtime.com, “Wyoming Ice & Events Center was founded in 2001, The Wyoming Ice & Event Center of Cheyenne, WY is an indoor rink and open seasonally from July 15th to February 28th.”

The Warriors will be the first professional football team to play at the venue.

“Wyoming loves football and we hope to prove that this season at the Wyoming Ice & Event Center.”