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Here is the new schedule for the Dallas Diesel.
June 4th @ DFW Heat
June 11th Pride of Texas
June 18th North Texas Marauders
June 25th @ Texas Bulldogs
July 9th OKC Wolverines
July 16th @ Pride of Texas
July 23rd @ North Texas Marauders
July 30th @ OKC Wolverines
Aug 6th Texas Bulldogs Kimbrough Stadium
Aug 13th DFW Heat Kimbrough Stadium
The Dallas Diesel, who took 2010 off, is set to return to action this season.
The Diesel will compete in the World Football League once again in attempt to win another championship.
The Diesel is one of the area’s most famous and successful team. The original coach and founder, Jewell Portwood is still a part of the scenes for the Diesel, but the coaching has since been turned over to former Diesel star Jackie Bridges.
Bridges and the Diesel made it to the WFL Championship game in 2009 losing to Oklahoma City.
The Diesel schedule looks unfamiliar as they take on new teams including the DFW Heat.
The Diesel will kick off 2011 on June 4th against the Central Texas Gorillas.
I received notice that the Diesel will be playing in the Gridiron Development League. There is not word yet as to if the schedule below will stay the same or change. Stay tuned!
The DFW Diesel, one of the premiere professional style football organizations in the Metroplex, is seeking sales reps for their ticket campaign.
Business to business marketing or residential marketing experience is preferred, but if you possess the right mix of hustle and attitude, we will definitely teach you.
Candidates must be professional in appearance and demeanor as well and possess reliable transportation around the Murphy/Wylie/Sachse area.
We start the first week of May. You have the ability to set your own hours and you will keep 50% of what you sale.
If you are not comfortable working on a straight commission basis, this is not the job for you.
Interested candidates should send their resume and information to dallasdieselmarketing@gmail.com and info@dfwdiesel.com
The DFW Heat will arrive on the gridiron this spring. The Heat are a Minor League Professional team that has started up this year. The owners of the Heat started this team will a focus on competing on a higher level than semi-pro.
Owners Tony Huffins, Aaron Armour, Carrie Jo Bradfute, Carol Hamlin, and Dana Bradfute will be showcasing the Heat in the World Football League.
Tony Huffins said in an interview, “The owners have decided to jump into this business because we feel there is a better understanding when a ball club is run with professionalism, respect, desire, and teamwork. We ‘Owners’ have built this team with [not] just a football organization in mind, we built it with the focus on community involvement, teamwork, and dedication not only to each other on and off the field but to our neighbors whom need a little boost to make it to the endzone.”
Dana Bradfute will take the helms as the first Head Coach of the Heat. DJ Johnson will be the offensive coordinator, while Terry Hodges will run the Defensive. The coaching staff also consists of James Washington, Terry May, and Brian Balch.
“Starting with our owners we come from a wide variety of Professional Backgrounds, but we all have a love for the game and desire to compete on a level larger than semi-pro so we joined the WFL and play Minor League Professional which is one step directly under professional. We have several coaches within our staff also from NFL Backgrounds and our experience spans many decades and we all bring something special to the table to create this winning organization. Many of us played on opposite sides of the field and often times while competing in other leagues but initiated very large friendships along the way in which we cherish,” said Huffins.
The Heat have 20-25 men who consistently show up for practices and events. They have speed, but are still looking for some “beef”.
“ We need some beef for the lines…we have a ton of speed out there to make the jobs easier for the line because our opponents will get burned from the snap, but we need some big men to keep the line strong.”
The first round of tryouts are over with another round coming soon. If there are any football players interested in playing for the Heat, they can still attend a practice for a walk-on tryout for $25.
“Our tryouts is over but we are accepting walk on tryouts at Everman field we practice Wed and Thursday 7pm – 9pm. We will have walk-ons use practice with the team as their audition…We need the players to come out asap to learn plays, routes, and defenses.”
The practices are at Everman Field located off I-20 and Wichita street.
Future players can contact their prospective coach; offensive players call DJ Johnson at 214-504-6729 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 214-504-6729 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, defensive players can call Terry Hodges at 817-629-9481.
For information about the Heat including; general information, schedules, contacts, etc. visit www.dfwheatfootball.com or contact them at dfwheat2011@yahoo.com.
“We explain to our guys this is a step up and your chance so make it a 100% effort everytime!”
Here is the annual list of tryouts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for area semi pro football teams.
Richland High
Sat 5pm
09/11/2010
fee: $30
for more info text only
972-904-1187
The Arlington Bulldogs Semi-Pro Football Organization is looking for players who are serious and interested in participating in a professional type football atmosphere. The Bulldogs organization will play at least 10 game in 2011 season, with the interest of player promotions. Players who wish to become professional athletes and have never been taken seriously THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!!!
Arlington Bulldogs Semi-Pro Football Tryouts
When: October 9th, 2010 – October 31st 2010 (Every Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 9:30 -12:00 AM (Sat) 2:00 – 5:00 PM (Sun)
Where: Ferguson Junior High School
600 S. E. Green Oaks Blvd. Arlington, TX
Please wear proper attire for tryouts (shorts, shirts, and cleats), etc.
Contact: Coach James Richardson (817-468-1442)
The North Texas Crunch and Owner/GM Larry Hendrix announced today that the team will hold their first tryout of
the year on Friday Saturday, October 9, 2010 in Southlake, Texas. The tryout will take place at
Velocity Sports Performance located at 1800 East Highway 114 in Southlake, TX. Registration
and warm-up will begin at 2:00pm with the tryout starting at 2:30pm.
COST: $40 – advanced registration most be in by September 26th 2010,
Pay on-line at www.crunchfootball.net or Money orders should be mailed in with
application to:
Kaufman County Crunch Indoor Football
PO BOX 342
Forney, Texas 75126
$55 day of tryout (Cash Only)
PLAYERS EVALUATED IN:
40 yard dash
20 yard shuttle
Standing Broad Jump
Bench Press (225)
Vertical
Workout evaluating football skills
ATTIRE: Non-Padded workout (No Pads Needed) turf shoes only NO molded cleats
New Head Coach Garry Shubert is excited to start building another championship caliber team
for the 2011 season. “I look forward to getting back on the field and finding players to bring
another championship team to the people of Southlake,” said Shubert. He also commented that
“We are very excited to announce our first tryout for the 2011 season; you simply don’t know
where the next great player will come from.”
DFW Heat Football Tryouts
September 18, 2010 – 10:00 AM
The DFW Heat Football Organization tryouts will be held September 18th and 25th 2010 at Richland High School from 10am – 2pm. Everyone is welcome to come out and tryout for the team. In order to make registration as smoothly as possible please bring the following to tryouts:
Photo ID
Insurance Card (If Applicable)
$25 Registration/Tryout Fee
IF YOU REFER TWO OR MORE FRIENDS TO TRYOUT IN A CRITICAL POSITION (OL/DL) YOU WILL RECIEVE A $5 TRYOUT REGISTRATION DISCOUNT!
Please bring all necessary Pads, Water, Helmets, and Gloves if needed. We will be holding many different tryout events so please come prepared to BRING THE HEAT!
www.dallasdiamondsfootball.com
If you would like to announce a tryout or tryout information, you are free to add it in the comments below.
The Dallas Diesel is playing in the American Eightman Football League this spring, and they started out with a victory. The Diesel seem 
to be using the competition to help find new talent and develop the ones they already have. The Diesel started their schedule last week and defeated the Texas Smash 18-8 in their first game. This week, they will play the always strong Fort Worth Rams.
Kickoff for the Diesel/Rams game is 2 p.m. Sunday (2/28) at Pennington Field in in Bedford. Other games in the League include:
Sunday 2/28/2010 10:00am Arlington Vikings vs. Denton Dragons
Sunday 2/28/2010 12:00pm Fort Worth Cavalry vs. North Texas Jaguars
Sunday 2/28/2010 2:00pm Fort Worth Rams vs. DFW Diesel
Sunday 2/28/2010 4:00pm DFW Hawks vs. North Texas Trojans
Sunday 2/28/2010 6:00pm Dallas Warriors vs. Krum Freedom Fighters
Sunday 2/28/2010 8:00pm Mansfield Bulldogs vs. Rockwall Rage
The Dallas Diesel’s run to the WFL championship was cut short Saturday night as they ran in to what might arguably be the best semi pro football team in the country. The Oklahoma Thunder beat the Diesel 43-12 in the WFL World Bowl.
First it was the Fort Worth Avengers who went to and won the TUFL Championship, now the Metroplex is on the verge of a second semi pro football championship.
The Dallas Diesel defeated the Iowa Sharks 20-10 last night to punch their ticket to the WFL World Bowl III. The Diesel will face the top seed in the WFL playoffs, the Oklahoma Thunder who defeated the Austin Gamebreakers 101-6.
The game was played in Iowa sending the Diesel on a 14 hour drive. The drive on the chartered bus was worth the trip as the Diesel overcame an early 10-0 deficit to claim the second spot in the World Bowl.
When asked about the trip to Iowa, Diesel running back Canoya Jefferson said after last week’s game, “To get where we want to go, we’ve got make that trip.”
Now the trip includes going to Tulsa for the WFL championship game. The Diesel have a shot a second championship in four years. Can the Diesel bring back to the Metroplex a second semi pro football championship in 2009?
The Dallas Diesel will move on in the World Football League playoffs after a 34-14 victory over the Kansas Kaos. The win will most likely send the Diesel to Iowa to play the Sharks.
The Diesel got off to a slow start Saturday night not scoring until 9:04 left in the second quarter. Both teams struggled to move the ball, and when they did, they were unable to finish with a score.
“We have a tendency to start our train out a little slow,” said Diesel coach Jackie Bridges after the game. “We do know that playing against the better teams, that ain’t going to cut it. We have to start out from the word ‘go’, and we haven’t been doing that lately, but hopefully we can get it rolling [next week].”
For the Diesel, the running game once again was the strength of the team as running back Canoya “Coco” Jefferson scored two touchdowns. “They were a pretty tough defense, they were physical. But hey, you know, I’m a physical runner,” Jefferson said after the game. “I just try to take advantage of my power, my quickness and speed. I feel like I’m the total package, and I feel like I showed that here tonight.”
With 4:21 left in the second quarter, Jefferson scored his second touchdown putting the Diesel up 14-0. However, the scoring wasn’t over. The Kaos used a two-minute drill to move the ball down the field, and with 1:12 left in the half, got on the scoreboard making it 14-7.
Not to be outdone, the Diesel took advantage of a 75 yard kick-off return by Richard Morris putting the ball on the Kaos 10 yard line with 58 seconds left in the half. The Kaos dug in to keep the Diesel out of the end-zone, but the Diesel connected on a field goal to make it 17-7 at half time.
The second half was a little more exciting from the beginning. After a series of punts, Glen Johnson intercepted a Kaos pass returning the ball to the Kaos 15 yard line with 11:18 left in the third quarter. However, the Diesel was turned back on a turnover, squandering an opportunity to put distance between themselves and the Kaos. However, later in the third quarter, the Diesel got their chance gain as quarterback Trey Fields found an open Richard Morris with 3:25 left making the score 24-7.
The Diesel were able to receive more opportunities from the Kaos to get their final two touchdowns. With 2:28 left in the third quarter, the Diesel’s Rodrick Brown blocked a Kaos punt giving the Diesel the ball at the Kansas’ 16 yard line. Brown had just missed several punts all night even getting a partial block earlier. The Diesel wasted little time scoring as Fields hooked up with Chris Anderson at 1:31 left in the third giving the Diesel a 31-7 lead.
The Kaos scored with 11:25 in the fourth quarter making the score 31-14 Diesel. However, the Diesel extended the score with 7:08 left in the game when they kicked a field goal making the score 34-14. Finally, with a little over six minutes left in the game, Johnson intercepted a half back pass putting the game away for the Diesel and securing an appearance in the second round of the WFL Playoffs.
Slide Show from Diesel vs. Kaos
After losing their first game of the season to the Austin Gamebreakers, the Dallas Diesel bounced back to beat the Bay Area Gamblers 49-20 on Saturday, August 8 at Clark Stadium. The Diesel had already wrapped up the number one seed out of the South Division of the WFL before playing the non-league opponent.
The Diesel will be looking to win their second championship in four years as they enter the WFL playoffs on Saturday, August 15th, 7 p.m. against the Kansas Kaos at Clark Stadium in Plano.
The eventful year has not kept the Diesel from the playoffs, and they are steaming down the tracks to a possible WFL Championship.
The Diesel are led by All Stars Trey Fields (QB), Deshawn Perkins (RB), Dante Runnells (OL), Blake Garrison (OL), Mike Larry (DL), Keshawn Dorsey (LB), Marcus Stiggers (DB), and Derek Wash (P).
Coach Portwood told me that any semi-pro or minor league football player that wears his jersey to the game will get in for $5. The Diesel will need a big crowd to keep the train rolling down the tracks!
In the News
If you haven’t seen it, check out the story in the Dallas Observer about the Dallas Diesel. One of their journalists actually suited up with the Diesel to get an inside look at semi pro football. It is a very interesting read. Click below to read the article.
Fourth and Forgotten
Dallas Observer
