The 2010 RIFL Champion Scorpions announced Tuesday evening that they will not be defending their title in Sarasota. The team announced that the team name will change to the Florida Scorpions, effective immediately, and that they are hammering out final details with a new east coast Florida city to call home. They hope to have the final details worked out within the next two weeks. Scorpions GM Alton Walker said "It's all but a done deal. We just have a few minor details to finish up and then we will make the announcement." The team faced many obstacles while in Sarasota during their tenure there. Scorpions Public Relations Director Ray Damon added "We won't be back. The media down here just didn't take to us. We did a lot in the community and never wanted to be patted on the back for it. But the media was just brutal. We couldn't get coverage no matter what we tried. A semi-pro team and the local roller derby teams received more coverage then we did. I even offered several times to give rides to people to cover our events but nobody would come out. With that being said I do want to thank WTMY radio. They were great to us while we were there. Ozzie The Sports Junkie and Rene, Curt Lowe, all of them were great and tried very hard to get us the coverage we needed. Ozzie is a great guy. They were on board with us but nobody else was. BLAB TV tried to help us as well. I want to thank both of them for what they did for us. The people at WTMY are great people and we had a lot of fun with them. But it just wasn't enough. This is a business and the media can make or break a business. In my personal opinion, other then who I just mentioned, they broke us. We made a lot of good friends here and we will be staying in touch with them."

The Sarasota Scorpions have been crowned the 2010 Regional Indoor Football League Champions. The Scorpions went undefeated on the year and ended the season with a shutout against the Delmarva Bayriders. The defense posted 4 shutouts in 5 games. Sarasota GM Alton Walker said "It was a great showcase season for the RIFL. After everything that happened at the beginning of the season, we were able to continue on and get through it. The Sarasota Scorpions are very proud to be the first RIFL Champions." The Scorpions want to thank all of our fans that supported us this season. Your support means a great deal to the team. The Scorpions are very excited about what is to come in 2011 with the RIFL, new opponents, and a full schedule. "Next year is going to be awesome all the way around", Walker said. "And the Scorpions will be a force to be dealt with in the RIFL." League Partner Ray Damon added "We have definitely had a roller coaster ride this year with lots of ups and downs. But overall we are now in a great position as a league and I look forward to see if the Scorpions can dominate again next season." Damon then asked RIFL Commissioner Earl Christy for his thoughts. "This is a first class organization from the front office to the players. It certainly wasn't easy this year but these guys got it done anyway." When asked what advice he would offer to the Scorpions Christy smiled and said "The only thing better then winning, is more winning!"