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The Ensley Chiefs Are Now The Ensley Hurricanes
November 27, 2024
The Ensley Chiefs have a new name — the Ensley Hurricanes.
“Once a popular destination for parents and their children, youth recreation sports in Escambia County have faced challenges in recent years, leading to several parks closing their programs Recognizing the need for change, the board, coaches, parents, and children all agreed that a new direction was necessary,” Ensley Sports president Tony Vance said.
“Our new look reflects the passion and ambition that drive our community to create exceptional experiences for our football and cheerleading programs,” Vance said.
Ensley Sports offers programs that include football, cheerleading and flag football. at the John R. Jones Athletic Complex on Nine Mile Road.
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10 Responses to “The Ensley Chiefs Are Now The Ensley Hurricanes”
Ridiculous to change a name. Find a way to make it more affordable…change it back.
Horrible Idea, Short sited, poorly planned and unnecessary! Please stop destroying tradition because you are bored and have a ideas. Focus on your fundamentals and the game. Gold and Blue runs throughout this community
WELL…..they got the logo Wrong because a hurricane “swirl” turns Counterclockwise as is a low pressure cycolone. This thing would be a high pressure so Not a Hurricane of any sort.
Agree, changing a generations long logo and team name is just a slap in the face of all who have gone before and those youngsters who hoped to follow in parents footsteps.
So….change it back to Chiefs and leave it alone.
Hurricanes rotate counter-clockwise; that logo is backwards
Don’t think Kansas City is going to follow this idea ?
Although it has been several years since my youngest participated in sports, the names of his teams were irrelevant. While I was able to budget for the coats of my son’s participation, I often spoke with other parents who had difficulty with the registration and other costs for their child or children to be part of a team. Wouldn’t a name change, such as this, create more costs to rebrand everything associated with the chiefs name?
45+ years of community tradition washed away by short sighted no warning wanna be hurricane. Our community traditions included in clouding an athletic home for those coming to compete as athletes is football and cheerleading. Educating young people on team work, the importance of physical training, along with respect, integrity, and commitment.
The Ensley Chief logo and sports program was an icon of the Ensley community. Our athletes won football and cheer championships on a yearly basis. We took young people with a desire to learn and developed them through a community athletic program into competitive and respectful high school athletes.
I guess the Ensley Chiefs have gone the wayside, similar to the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians. Very sad throwing away a community tradition.
I agree – I don’t see a reason for the name change. Especially to a name that represents destruction, disaster, and tragedy to most people.
Right there with you Chiefs. I will always only know them as the Chiefs. Just like PJC is still the name I use for the renamed psc.
They’ll forever be the Ensley Chiefs to me! Didn’t see a need to change it!