2008 Champion: British Columbia Spartans
(12-1)
2009 Champion: Bellingham Bulldogs (12-1)
2010 Champion: Bellingham Bulldogs (12-1)
Commissioner: Lorie Rarey (2008 - 2009);
Chris Raffleson (2010)
Asst Commissioner: Brandon Powell (2008)
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Teams:
King County Jaguars (2008 - 2009)
West Sound Saints (2008 - 2009)
East County
Blackshirts (2008 - 2009)
Southern Oregon Renegades (2008 - 2010)
North King County/Pacific Northwest Wildcats (2008)
Kitsap County Bears (2008-2010)
British Columbia Spartans (2008)
Valley Mustangs (2008)
Grays Harbor Bearcats (2009 - 2010)
Yakima Mavericks (2009)
Layton Longhorns (2009)
Bellingham Bulldogs (2009 - 2010)
Portland Raiders (2009 - 2010)
Eastside Extreme (2010)
Lane County Lumberjacks (2008 -Never Formed)
Cottage Grove Gryphons (2008-09 - Never Played)
Tacoma Predators (2008 - Never Formed)
Clark County Yellowjackets (2008 - Never Formed)
Lewis County Pythons (2008 - Never Formed)
Skagit County Crusaders (2008 - Never Formed)
Plateau Nightmare (2008 - Never Formed)
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In 2008, owners of the King County Jaguars and West
Sound Saints facing an ultimatum from the NAFL (North American Football
League) chose to cut ties with the NWFL (Northwest Football League)
which they had been long standing members with to pursue the "National
Championship" playoff system the NAFL offered. Lorie and Rob Rarey,
owners of the Jaguars and Brandon Powell of the Valley Mustangs were
installed as officers of the NAFL Northwest division. Powell
having
not yet informed his colleagues with the PNFC (Pacific Northwest
Football Conference) of his decision to remove the Mustangs, and at the
same time, attempting to form new teams in the same areas as existing
teams faced a huge backlash for the problems created by his secret
intentions and the remaining PNFC teams scrambled to join the Evergreen
League. Only Grays Harbor managed to get a franchise that Powell
Enterprises promoted, the others never formed. The newly formed BC Spartans
with former members of the Bellingham Bulldogs, looking to gain entry
into the Evergreen Football League were denied due to the cross-border
issues involved with a Canadian-based team, and Tod Shackleford took the
Spartans to the NAFL. Four other teams, the East County
Blackshirts of Portland, the Southern Oregon Renegades, North King
County Wildcats, and Kitsap County Bears were formed, while two
ownership groups in Eugene, Oregon failed to get teams off the ground.
Only the Gryphons stayed alive with a possible entry in 2009. The
Spartans and Blackshirts (mostly spring GNFA champion Monarchs) and
Renegades (with OFL runner up Rogue Warriors) were the class of the
league with the Spartans winning the inaugural championship over the
Blackshirts in Vancouver, Canada. Meanwhile, the once powerful
King County Jaguars and West Sound Saints slipped in their quest to
remain a top contender.
2009 was a season of turmoil as teams left and
new teams entered the league. The Valley Mustangs and champion BC
Spartans were disbanded, while the Kitsap County Bears left for the
Cascade Football League. The Bellingham Bulldogs left the
Evergreen League to join the NAFL-NW, the Portland Raiders left the NWFL
to join but found competing with the Blackshirts for players was very
difficult. North King renamed their team the "Pacific Northwest
Wildcats" but ownership issues forced them to play as an
independent, while the Langley Longhorns and Grays Harbor Bearcats formed
new teams. When the Cottage Grove Gryphons announced they could
once again not field a team, the spring league Yakima Mavericks formed a
summer version to take the place of the Gryphons on the schedule.
The Longhorns folded after the first week, and a
week 2 scheduled game between the Mavericks and Renegades was called off
when Yakima was unable to secure a suitable field. Yakima
eventually folded after an ugly game that ended in a tie with the West
Sound Saints. Bellingham and Southern Oregon battled in the
championship with Bellingham emerging as Conference Champions before
losing at home to the St. Paul Pioneers.
The 2010 season was again dominated by the Bellingham Bulldogs winning
the NAFL NW undefeated and making it to Myrtle Beach, SC for the NAFL
Championship where they eventually lost to Nashville.
Following the season, the membership of the NAFL NW
decided to join forces with other Northwest teams in forming the Pacific Football
League and officially ended the division in March of 2011. |
2008 Cascade Division |
W |
L |
T |
PF |
PA |
East Co. Blackshirts |
9 |
1 |
0 |
413 |
101 |
So. Oregon Renegades |
9 |
1 |
0 |
321 |
137 |
King Co. Jaguars |
4 |
6 |
0 |
177 |
217 |
Valley Mustangs |
1 |
8 |
0 |
91 |
303 |
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