On January 7, 2012, the Inferno played in the inaugural CLax game, defeating the Iroquois Ironmen 18–11 in Hagersville, Ontario.
In their first season, the Cyclops, then the Inferno, played a 14-game schedule and finished second in the league standings with a record of 8-6.
The Inferno found themselves on the losing end of the semi-final by a score of 17-16 being defeated by the eventual Creator's Cup Champion the Ohsweken Demons.
In the playoff picture, the Inferno were defeated by the Durham TurfDogs once again being denied a visit to the championship game.
In December 2013, after two seasons, the Inferno were renamed the SouthWest Cyclops and will play in Hagersville, Ontario out of the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.