Jesse Jones told Lightning coaches that he could,"do it" at linebacker in the red zone and he did it at the most important time of tonight's game versus the Cheyenne Warriors. The 6'3" 230 lb WR who was used at LB in short yardage situations, made a heroic, touchdown saving, victory sealing tackle on the goal line with 3.2 seconds remaining to lift the Colorado Lightning to its first ever victory 30-28in Cheyenne. The victory cam before a packed house. The Lightning stormed back from an 18-8 first half deficit to reduce the lead to 18-14 at the half. The teams exchange scores and momentum throughout the second half. The game ultimately came down to the Jones tackle on 4th and goal. Cheyenne could have opted to kick the field goal to take the lead with :22 remaining but chose instead to attempt to punch it in and win with a touchdown. They had a full compliment of timeouts but elected not to use them. The decision proved to be the wrong one as it lead to a Lightning victory.

Team officials met yesterday with Comcast executives working on a deal that will allow the cable giant to promote the Lightning through internet and television as well as possible on air broadcasting. Details were not disclosed. However, owner Idale R. Graves did indicate," This package will include valuable coverage and exposure for the team on ESPN and other channels throughout the Tri-Lakes market. This is just what we were looking for to heighten awareness about our wonderful product. It will also be an excellent platform for our partners to use to get their message out as well. I am very excited!"

The Colorado Lightning are looking to rebound from their loss to the Sioux City Bandits in Iowa last week. To do so they will have to get by the Cheyenne Warriors this weekend. The team will travel to Cheyenne to face 0-4 expansion team in what promises to be an entertaining football game. Both teams will be seeking their first win ever in respective inaugural seasons.

Tonight, the Colorado Lightning players and coaches will be on hand for a meet and greet at Hooters in the Citadel Mall. Hooters is a proud partner of the Colorado Lightning Football Club.

The Colorado Lightning are proud to announce new partnerships with Tri-Lakes Printing and Jackson Creek Dental Care in Monument,CO.

The Lightning will sit down at the Light of Hope Event on April 19, 2012 at 7:30am at the Antler's Hilton in order to learn more about CASA's role in preventing child abuse and neglect and to determine how we can aid help.

entlemen, after a long, agonizing, extended wait, here is the final roster for the 2012 Colorado Lightning Football Club:

1. Jason White
2. Aundrea Lidell
3. John West
4. Olando Mason
5. Ceddy Mauga
6. Qwan Qwan Devereaux
7. Stafford Johnson
8. Demareo Pruitt
9. Xavier Galligan
10. Kyle Reese
11. Robert Andrews
12. Julian Banks
13. Jesse Jones
14. Sean Boyd
15. Myron Jefferson, Jr.
16. Patrick Lowder
17. Tyler Brown
18. Nathan Kimbro
19. Romail Gordon
20. Ilario Vital
21. TC McNeil
22. Arthur Humphrey, Jr.
23. David Hernandez
24. Jordon Shultz
25. Troy Vermillion
26. Will Martin
27. Jose Gonzalez
28. Ian Rogers
29. Geoffrey Browning
30. John Everett

The Colorado Lightning are pleased to announce the signing of 6'6" 350lb OL/DL John West. West is a Colorado product who prepped at Montbello High School. He committed to Weber State in March of 2005 after narrowing his choices down from Colorado, Colorado State and Nebraska. He was recently with the Colorado Ice of the IFL. West is expected to compete for a starting spot on the team and officials are excited to have him add depth and experience to either side of the ball. Head Coach Timothy Wright spoke glowingly about West. Wright said," he has tremendous upside, great character and will help anchor the offensive line." West said," he is ready to get started."

The Colorado Lightning are pleased to announce that Niquita Grayer has accepted the position as the team's Dance Team Coordinator. The Myrtle Beach,South Carolina native has an extensive dance background which consists of hip hop, latin dance, jazz, breakdance, zumba, yoga, and ballet. She was a member of the step team at Virginia Tech from 2005-2006, the Rhythm & Gold dance team at UCCS for 3 years from 2002-2005, coached at Mitchell HS for their dance team 2003-2005, and did choreography for Palmer High School dance team from 2008-2009. Niquita has Gogo danced for 8 years and is currently the Head Dancer for Tejon Street Partners, (Mansion, Blondies, Cowboys). She has danced for a few major artists including YingYang Twins, J-Cole, Rah Digga, Kat de Luna, Shontelle, and several local artists.Her talent can be seen on the gridiron as well as she has played full contact football for 2 years and currently plays football with Colorado Sting of the IWFL. Niquita currently attend Pikes Peak Community College.She is pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering and Nutrition.

The Colorado Lightning are pleased to announce that Robin Williams has accepted the offer to become the team's Director of Business Operations.Robin Williams has been involved in football, indoor,outdoor, semi-pro and minor league for the past 18 years. She has managed several teams and owned a minor league team the Rocky Mountain Reapers. From 2001 to 2011 Robin was involved with the NAFL (North American Football League) which is a national minor league having over 100 teams across the United States and Canada. She spent several years as the assistant to the commissioner, Western Conference Commissioner and the last three years as the commissioner of the league. Robin has also been involved with the Black Hills Red Dogs of the UIFL and the Pueblo Pistols of the NIFL. In addition to that she is currently working with the National Football Events organization which hosts the Casino Bowl and several bowl tournaments throughout the year. Having earned her Masters in Sports Management from Columbia Southern University she is now working on her PhD in Sports Psychology and Sports Performance at University of the Rockies in Colorado Springs, CO.

The Colorado Lightning have added Josiah Richmond to their front office. He will be the teams's new General Manager.Josiah Richmond is a Boston native and has called Colorado home for the past 7 years. A Colgate University Alumnus where he studied Economics, Josiah brings with him previous experience in the Sports Management Field. In 2006 he was signed as one of the original members of the Colorado Ice Football team, based out of Fort Collins Colorado, as a wide receiver. After playing the Inaugural season with the Ice, he was promoted to the front office and held the position as the General Manager. Added to his sports background, Josiah has spent the last 15 years in the restaurant industry as a Chef and General Manager, more recently coming to us from Boulder Colorado." Team officials said," we are very pleased to have added such a talented, and humble individual to our organization. Josiah embodies our core values, our mission, our vision and was very impressive in the same role with the Colorado Ice. We believe he will be able to reproduce that same effort with the Colorado Lightning. This guy has talent to burn" said Lightning owner,Idale R.Graves." We caught Lightning in a bottle with him."

The Colorado Lightning will conduct a last chance gem in the rough tryout! — Saturday, February 18 at 11:00am. This will be the last opportunity for hopefuls to earn a spot on the 2012 Lightning Training Camp Roster. Training camp will officially open February 20,2012. Fee for the tryout is $60.00.

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The Colorado Lightning will host its 1st annual silent auction at Noonan's Banquet Hall on 3/10/12 at 7pm. It will be a memorable evening for all in attendance. Lots of wonderful items will be auctioned off, there will be great food, live music and dancing.

Colorado Lightning Football Training camp will officially open Saturday! Approximately 40 hopefuls will come into a camp to compete for a spot on the team's 30 man roster through 3/31/12.

The Colorado Lightning would like to introduce Gary Kozacek as Consultant. Kozacek is arguably won of the most successful semi professional coaches in the United States. He lead the Colorado Wildcats of the Colorado Football Conference to a record of 98-6 over 10 years as the Head Coach and Head of the team's operations. The team climbed to a national ranking of number three and played in a national championship game under his leadership. He was considered an ambassador in the CFC and laid the foundation for a league that still competes. He also was responsible for bringing professional indoor football back to Colorado. He converted the successful Colorado Wildcats of the Colorado Football Conference into a powerful NIFL franchise. His hard work and determination created opportunities for several coaches. Many of which are still involved in some capacity in professional indoor football today. He will advise on matters related to various aspects of the Lightning football and business operations.Lightning officials are "ecstatic" to have Coach Kozacek on board. He will assume his new role effective immediately.

The Colorado Lightning were in attendance at a meet and greet last night at Lewis Palmer High School as the Ranger basketball team lead by 6'10 CU bound Josh Scott routed Cheyenne Mountain. It was a great opportunity for the team to mingle with the Monument community. The team will be back at Lewis Palmer at a school wide assembly on Tuesday, February 14 at 10:30-11:30am. Thank you Lewis Palmer for your support!

The Colorado Lightning have released the following athletes: Adis Sarac-K, Sam Turner-DL, and Joseph Thomas, Sr. The team expects to announce more cuts as OTA sessions will begin Saturday for the team. It will be necessary to trim the roster to get down to the 35 man training camp roster by 2/24/12.

Colorado Lightning athletes spent yesterday with young kids from The Goddard School of Broomfield talking to them about the importance of working out, proper diet and shared stories as to how taking care of themselves got them to their current positions. The kids ranged from 3-6 years old. Lightning players lead the kids in stretch routines similar to what they do on the field and various drills and activities. The Lightning are committed to community involvement and are looking forward to leaving a lasting impression on its young people.

Please join the Colorado Lightning as we support the efforts of our troops and contribute to those were injured in battle. We will very proud to present a check to a service member from Ft. Carson as a part of our opening night festivities. To servicemen all around the world, thank you for all you do. Visit:
https://www.wepay.com/donations/coloradolightningfootballwounded_warrior_fund

Are you ready for some football? Colorado Sting VS Ft Collins Mystique on Saturday January 21st @ 8pm @ the Colorado Sports Complex located 16240 Old Denver Hwy. Monument, Co. Let's go out and support these ladies as they launch their campaign into the 2012 season!

The Colorado Lightning Team store has been launched and there are hundreds of items that may be custom ordered to meet your needs. Choose from baseball caps,t-shirts,sweatshirts, stationary, etc. Please visit the online store at
http://www.zazzle.com/coloradolightning and gear up for the upcoming season!

Colorado Lightning Football are currently seeking the following intern/volunteers:

Dance Team
Game Day Staff
Ticket Takers
Security
Statistician
Telemarketers
Ushers
Set Up/ Tear down crew
Concessions crew
Parking attendants
Post game clean-up
PA announcers
Film crew
Radio Show Host

Please contact us if you are interested in an opening at

http://www.coloradolightningfootball.com/internship_and_employment.html

The Colorado Lightning will partner with the USO-Fort Carson in a Pros v. Joes Challenge. The organization that has a very simple but meaningful mission: to lift the spirits of America’s troops and their families, have challenged the Lightning to a wing eating contest at Buffalo Wild Wings on Thursday, January 19,2012 at 11am, Members of the Colorado Lightning and staff as well as the Buffalo Wild Wing girls will be on hand for this event. The USO has hosted free dinners, xbox usage, classes and more for families and service men in the area. Idale Graves commented, "This is exactly the type of organization we want to be affiliated with. It aligns with the way we do business. It is all about caring, giving and making a difference. That is what this is all about. There is nothing like finding a reason to smile and enjoy yourself while there are so many reasons not to. I am honored to have the Lightning participate." USO officials have also asked the Lightning to participate in an upcoming Madden Tournament.

Topeka, KS -- The Council Bluffs Express have formerly submitted a contract offer to retired NFL Quarterback Brett Favre. The indoor professional football team hopes the “gunslinger” can be ready to play by Opening Night on March 31 when they travel to Tulsa to take on the Oklahoma Defenders. The team’s home opener is on Saturday April 14th at 7:05 p.m. vs the Cheyenne Warriors.

The Express were formerly known as the Iowa Blackhawks. The team was purchased recently by local businessmen Brad Lindgren and Joe Riker. Upon the completion of the sale, the pair changed the moniker and removed “Iowa” and replaced it with “Council Bluffs”. They changed the colors from black and gold and replaced it with blue and orange.

The Express play their home games at the Mid-America Center located along Casino Row on the south side of town and on the eastern banks of the Missouri River across the bridge from Omaha, Neb.

“I understand that Brett has had some health issues that forced his retirement from the NFL,” said Lindgren. “Because the QB position has to make quick reads and throws in our league, he won’t be susceptible to hits like he did at the outdoor game. He might be able to play for another 20 years.”

Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

2012 Colorado Lightning single game and season tickets will go on sale at 10am tomorrow morning. Single game, general admission tickets will be $13.00 and season tickets will be $70.00. Tickets will be available through ShowClix. Thank you for supporting the Colorado Lightning.

WANT TO BECOME A SPONSOR FOR THE COLORADO LIGHTNING? HAVE YOUR COMPANY NAME ON LIGHTNING UNIFORMS, DANCE TEAM OUTFITS, IN PRIME LOCATIONS ON THE TEAM'S WEBSITE, ON OUR USTREAM TV BROADCAST,ETC.?CONTACT SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER N'NEKE WOULARD FOR DETAILS AT NNEKEWOULARD@COLORADOLIGHTNINGFOOTBALL.COM

The team took photos at Noonan's at Heather Rigde Country Club today. Please stay tuned as the images will be uploaded to the Roster page of the website soon.

Today, the Lightning added tremendous depth and size by signing 6'7 310lb OL Jose Gonzalez and 6'5, 295lb DL David Hernandez. The team also added Patrick Lowder LB and shifty WR/DB Shae Shepard. Coach Wright was very excited about the additions to the training camp roster. Wright commented,"As we get closer to the season, we have had the luxury of signing some high quality players. It will be difficult to get a final spot on this roster. I look forward to seeing what these guys have."

The Lightning are pleased to announce the signing of Ilario" Vital Signs" Vital. Vital is a 5'11" 225lb, elusive running back. In 2002 Vital was the 9th rated DB in America. He had offers throughout the nation from top schools like Tennessee and Florida State. He settled on a local choice San Jose State. Coach Timothy Wright commented,"He is just the kind of complimentary back we are looking for in this system.I am excited to have him here." Vital said," this is a blessing." He adds another dimension to the Lightning backfield as he combines his talents with Arthur Humphrey,Jr. and T.C. McNeil.

The Lightning have added two very talented individuals to their front office. The team announced that they offered positions to N'neka Woulard and Ciara Graves. Woulard would assume the role of Sales and Marketing Manager. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the organization. She is also very wealth established in several communities throughout Colorado. Team officials are pleased to have her on board and commented that, "We are lucky to have a talent like N'neka on our staff. She is what we require to move in the direction we would like to very quickly." Unlike Woulard, Graves does not possess a resume full of Fortune 500 companies. However,"She is arguably the smartest person I know," commented Idale Graves, owner. He went on to add,"She has great instincts and is a tremendous outside of the box thinker. She has Epstein qualities and attributes combined with her brain. Ciara is just what this organization needs." Graves said that,"We could have gone on an exhaustive search for a candidate and made a choice based on what was on the resume. The Colorado Lightning are very pleased to have her.She is the team's General Manager and Special assistant to the Owner.

Today,the Colorado Lightning released its new website at 9am MST.

The Colorado Lightning are honored to announce its affilliation with Kevin Robinson of Ascent Sports Managment. Ascent Sports Management is a Boulder based firm that represent NFLers Daniel Graham and Justin Bannan as well as many other NFL and MLB athletes.

After playing running back and defensive back at Columbia University in New York, Kevin received his law degree from the University of Colorado. He was awarded the Colorado Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship, among others, before later receiving the Phil Fusco Award for Academics, Athletics, and Fellowship at Columbia. While excelling in academics, Kevin was also an All-Ivy League football selection. Kevin has also worked at J.P. Morgan on Wall Street, as a financial analyst at Allstate Insurance Company's regional office, and as an attorney at the law firm of Burg, Simpson, Eldridge, Hersh, and Jardine before joining ASM. Kevin's combination of financial acumen and legal expertise make him a versatile agent for professional athletes.

He resides in Denver Colorado, where he has two children, Xavier and Khamel.

Today, the Lightning signed a pair of indoor football veterans. They will bring 6'2" 250lb receiver Jesse Jones and 6'4" 310 DE Mike Thomas into training camp to compete for spots. Combined the two have over a decade of indoor experience and bring great veteran leadership along with the recent signing of former Tennessee Titan Jason White. Jones has played with the Iowa Barnstormers of the AFL and with the Colorado Wildcats and Rocky Mountain Thunder to name a few. Thomas has been a part of a few camps as well.

The Colorado Lightning are pleased to announce the signing of 6"6 330lb lineman Jason White. White is a former Tennessee Titan athlete. The Lightning like White's versatility as Head Coach Wright indicated," He can do it all. " He will anchor a strong offensive line.

The Colorado Lightning are very pleased to announce Dr. Tara Finkstein-Roos as the team doctor. She brings a wealth of knowlegedge and experience to the organization.

Dr. Tara’s passion for Athletics, Human Performance and Sports Medicine propelled her to study Athletic Training and Exercise Science at the University of Iowa and continue her education, earning a Doctorate Degree from Logan College. In addition to her doctorate degree, Dr. Tara also studied her MBA in marketing and finance at Webster University. For the past 15 years, Dr. Tara has been motivating individuals in sports specific and athletic training, nutrition, sports injuries, rehabilitation, and chiropractic. Her impressive resume includes training alongside physicians with the St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams, 3 Big Ten Colleges, IPFL, CFC- 2009 Denver Titans Team Doctor, Olympic Athletes, Special Needs Population, and IronMan Tri-Athletes. Dr. Tara is the owner of All Pro CrossFit, All Pro Health Center, and All Pro Supplements. She specializes in Shoulder and Knee injuries, Post Surgical Rehab, Strength and Conditioning programs and Training Camps for Football and Baseball.


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Follow the Lightning to 1st and 10 for the post game party after every home game this spring. 1st and 10 is the official post game party headquarters of the Colorado Lightning Football Club! Special thanks to Owners Todd and Jamie Holland for their hospitality. The team will be on hand to watch the UFC fight this Saturday, November 19 from 5p to 8p. Four lucky fans will draw for and win season tickets. See you there!

The Colorado Sports and Events Center which is the home field of the Colorado Lightning recently had a facelift. New turf installation was just completed and is ready for use at the facility. Management indicated,"Our new turf is top of the line Mettex 1300 denier 44oz Safty Turf. Lightning officials are very excited about the news and are ready to get the season underway. The team will have its first opportunity to break it in on March 24, 2012 which is tentatively the opening night date.

The Colorado Lightning are pleased to announce the signings of two Metro State Football players Cedric Mauga and Teddy Reynolds. Mauga is a 6'3 315ib defensive lineman from Sierra College in Californina. He will compete for a spot on the Lightning defensive line. Reynolds, a 6'1 240ib former standout linebacker from Adams State College said he is, " ready to hit somebody." Head Coach Timothy Wright said he is, " Excited to have that caliber athlete come into our camp to compete.

The Lightning held a third tryout Sunday at Overland High School in Aurora yesterday and club officials came away impressed with what they saw. The team went through several individual and one on one drills. The day culminated with an action packed 7 on 7 period that produced several electrifying plays. One of the standouts of the day was "hybrid" LB Jesse Kirstatter. The 6'3 230lb specimen from Grand Junction drove down on two hours sleep and went away with a contract. Coach Wright and his staff have the unenviable task of cutting down to a 40 man training camp roster. Wright admits cuts will be difficult and encouraged the campers to stay,"encouraged" if not selected and advised them that they would remain on a "hot list" for future contacts if released prior to camp.