The Central Valley Coyotes were a professional

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team and were a charter member of the

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. As the newly forming AF2 set aside its plans for a two tier league and began focusing only on bigger markets, Central Valley stepped down and tried to play in a league which was more friendly to smaller markets; such as the

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or the

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. The team began as a 2002 expansion member of the

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, known as the original Bakersfield Blitz until 2004. They played their home games at Selland Arena in

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(With the exception of two home games during the 2008 season which were played at the

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due to construction). The Central Valley Coyotes were in discussions with

Commissioner Tommy Benezio about possibly joining the

in 2011. However, those plans failed and the team ceased operations in December 2010.

Roster

Season-by-season record

, - , colspan="6" align="center" , Bakersfield Blitz (af2) , - , 2002 , , 9 , , 7 , , 0 , , 1st NC West , , Lost Week 1 (

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40–27) , - , 2003 , , 8 , , 7 , , 1 , , 2nd NC West , , Lost Week 1 (

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36–28) , - , colspan="6" align="center" , Central Valley Coyotes (af2) , - , 2004 , , 3 , , 13 , , 0 , , 4th NC West , , -- , - , 2005 , , 8 , , 8 , , 0 , , 3rd NC West , , -- , - , 2006 , , 12 , , 4 , , 0 , , 2nd NC West , , Lost Week 1 (

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45–37) , - , 2007 , , 10 , , 6 , , 0 , , 2nd AC West , , Won AC Round 1 (

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42–41)
Lost AC Semifinal ( Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 70–53) , - , 2008 , , 10 , , 6 , , 0 , , 2nd NC West , , Won NC Round 1 (

68–55)
Lost NC Semifinal (

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83–63) , - , 2009 , , 3 , , 13 , , 0 , , 3rd NC West , , -- , - !Totals , , 63 , , 64 , , 1 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)

References

External links

Official Website

Original Bakersfield Blitz at ArenaFan

Central Valley Coyotes at ArenaFan
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Roster

Season-by-season record

See also

References

External links