The Yakima Shockwave are a once and future professional arena football team based in Yakima, Washington. We were the very FIRST team to play in the Yakima Valley at the Yakima Valley Sundome, playing in the National Indoor Football League in 2001. Our geographic rival was the Southern Oregon Heat of Medford, Oregon. We both folded at season's end for various reasons. We were followed by the Yakima
Valley Warriors (American Indoor Football) in 2011 and the Yakima Canines (American West Football Conference) in 2021, who both (like us) played in the same arena and both (like us) folded after one season. The "new" Shockwave plan on returning to action in the near future and, along with the "new" Southern Oregon Heat, have committed to American Indoor Football for the future as we search for a solid, stable and RESPONSIBLE ownership group and investors willing to give the indoor game an opportunity and give us an opportunity at redemption and resurrection. Thank you for visiting and we encourage you to share your memories of the Yakima Shockwave and show us any souvenirs you may have stored away.
