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Nighthawks grid team disbands
The Wichita Falls Nighthawks semi-pro football team officially disbanded last Friday due to financial problems.
The Nighthawks were a member of the Gridiron Developmental Football League, which was founded in 2009. According to the Nighthawks’ website, the league currently features more than 30 teams from nine different states ranging from Colorado to South Carolina.
The team cancelled its season just before Saturday’s road contest against the Oklahoma City Bountyhunters.
Nighthawks owner Jerry Hughes had been forced to make major cutbacks this season, which included no longer paying players.
Hughes himself played in a July 12 game against the Dallas Anarchy at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls. The Anarchy trounced the Nighthawks 41-16.
The team will be forfeiting the final three games on its schedule.
Attendance had waned after the Nighthawks won a minor league football championship. Read the mid-week edition of The Bowie News for more.
Wichita Falls Nighthawks logo. (Logo provided by the Wichita Falls Nighthawks)
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