Desert Fire Cats
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The Desert Fire Cats are a women's football team located in Palm Springs, California
. They were members of the Independent Women's Football League
in 2011. The team was in the league's Pacific Southwest division, along with the Modesto Maniax, three-time IWFL champion Sacramento Sirens
, and the Southern California Breakers
, and the Fire Cats did not play that year. They have moved to the Women's Spring Football League
along with the Nevada Storm, and joined their 8-man division for 2012, along with the Las Vegas Heat and the Ventura Black Widows
. The Fire Cats are Palm Springs' first football team. They are recruiting players as of now.
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
. They were members of the Independent Women's Football League
Independent Women's Football League
The Independent Women's Football League was founded in 2000, and began play in 2001.IWFL founders began with the goal to establish a quality women's football league that would be respected as the top level of women's tackle football in the world....
in 2011. The team was in the league's Pacific Southwest division, along with the Modesto Maniax, three-time IWFL champion Sacramento Sirens
Sacramento Sirens
The Sacramento Sirens are a women's semi-professional American football team, located in Sacramento, California. The team has compiled one of the most successful records in women’s full tackle football.-History:...
, and the Southern California Breakers
Southern California Breakers
The Southern California Breakers are a football team in the Independent Women's Football League based in Orange County, California. Home games are played on the campus of Irvine High School....
, and the Fire Cats did not play that year. They have moved to the Women's Spring Football League
Women's Spring Football League
The Women's Spring Football League is a full contact Women's American football league which began play in 2010. Five teams played the WSFL's 2010 exhibition schedule, with twelve more joining for their first full season in 2011, and five more for 2012. Three of the league's original 5 have since...
along with the Nevada Storm, and joined their 8-man division for 2012, along with the Las Vegas Heat and the Ventura Black Widows
Ventura Black Widows
The Ventura Black Widows are an independent women's American football team. They had planned to join the Women's Football Alliance for its inaugural season, but later backed out...
. The Fire Cats are Palm Springs' first football team. They are recruiting players as of now.