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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Former UCF and Winter Park High School standout Quarterback Steven Moffett has been assigned to the Daytona Beach ThunderBirds by the arenafootball2 League Office.  A local favorite for many years, Moffett has returned home to get his professional career started with Daytona Beach ThunderBirds of af2.  Moffett was a three year starting QB at UCF (2004-2006). 

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DELAND, FL – The Daytona Beach Thunderbirds held their second open tryout on Saturday, January 5^th at Spec Martin Stadium in Deland, Florida.  38 players showed up for the open tryout in the morning with many of the players invited back for a second work out in the afternoon at the All Star Sports Training complex in Paisley....

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Daytona Thunderbirds Training Camp Round 1

 

Herkie Walls, Ben Bennett, Chris Barber, Daniel James Jr., sounds like a Who’s Who of Orlando Predator and  AFL Greats. Yes, but more importantly they were the ThunderBird coaches and volunteers for Saturday’s tryout camp.  Along with Ed Hargrove, Tom Herter and Jim Baker, all with NFL ties, what a wealth of talent!  From the outset, one could sense this camp was something different.

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Daytona Beach - The Daytona Beach ThunderBirds Dance Team will hold auditions on Saturday, December 15th at Club Boom Fitness Center in Ormond Beach for the 2008 Team. Registration will begin at 11:30 AM and orientation and auditions will start  promptly at 12 PM. 

 

Dance combinations consisting of a variety of dance styles will be taught for the audition.  Dancers do not have to prepare anything for the auditions. Please bring a headshot or a close up picture, application fee, water, a towel and a smile.

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Our local indoor football team was facing fourth-and-long situation last week, and Daytona Beach Thunder CEO Zack McDonald scrambled for a first down. 
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The organization had pulled out of the World Indoor Football League, a league it helped form just a year ago.

Time was running out on the opportunity for the Thunder to join another league in time to play in 2008 season.

The team had targeted the Arena Football League 2 (AF2), but it seemed like a long shot. There didn't seem to be enough time.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- For much of this year, Daytona Beach's fortune rested on the shoulders of Bo Bartik. When he suffered a car crash two weeks ago, the team was hoping he would have a quick recovery.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Bo Bartik threw a World Indoor Football League record eight touchdowns Friday night. The Daytona Beach Thunder still lost. Trouble with the bus on the way to Augusta to take on the Spartans was only the beginning of a long night for the Thunder at E-Auction Depot field at the James Brown arena as 3,039 saw the Spartans win 66-49.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Don’t tell Leon Bright and the Daytona Beach Thunder that these last two games are meaningless. Yes, the Thunder is out of the World Indoor Football League playoff picture, but Bright sees the BIG picture as the Thunder prepares to travel to face Augusta Friday and Columbus June 8....

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Thunder came out with a mighty boom in the first half Monday but went out quietly in the second as the Columbus Lions posted a 37-28 victory before 2,195 at DBCC Public Broadcasting 15 Field at the Ocean Center.  ...

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AUGUSTA, Ga. – The match-up between the World Indoor Football League’s top two receivers lived up to expectations, but the Augusta Spartans’ 42-40 victory over the Daytona Beach Thunder Thursday came down to kicking.

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