Oregon Lightning Football - June 14

The Oregon Lightning are a professional indoor football team based in Redmond, Oregon. Founded in 2020, they began competing in the American West Football Conference in 2021 under their original name, the Oregon High Desert Storm. As Central Oregon’s first indoor football team, the Lightning represent a major milestone for the region’s sports scene. The team is owned by Chuck Jones—former head coach of the Arena Football League’s Oregon Blackbears—alongside partners Sara Gumm and Jay Jenkins.