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Years
of Operation: 2015-2020
Overall
Record: 27-21
First
Game: Apr 18, 2015 vs Bellingham Bulldogs
First
Win: May 9, 2015 vs Grays Harbor Bearcats
Final
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League
Affiliation:
Pacific Football League (2015-2016)
Western Washington Alliance (2017-18)
Northern Cascade League (2019-2020)
Team
Headquarters:
Sumner, Washington
Colors: Gray, Neon Green, Black |
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Sponsor: Ryan &
Claire Berndt
General
Manager: Ryan Berndt; Dave Baxter (2020)
Coaches:
Ziggy Dahl, Greg Reynolds, Rico Brown, Tutu Tamaalevea, Dan Hignite,
James Burton
(HC) Mitchell Johnson (2018-19)
Home
Field(s): Sunset Chevrolet Field |
Titles
Won:
2019 Northern Cascade League Champions |
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Easily identified by their vibrant dye sublimation jerseys and color
schemes, the Nighthawks were born out of the ashes of the
South King County Colts following the
2014 season.
As members of the Pacific Football League those first two seasons, the
results were nearly identical as the 'Hawks would sandwich two wins in
between the losses.
Moving over to the WWFA in 2017, South Sound made some progress breaking
even on the season with a 5-5 record and a playoff win before bowing out
to the Tri City Rage.
Opening 2018 and having a roster bolstered by the folding of the
Puyallup franchise, champions of the league in 2017, the Nighthawks
found themselves in the Championship discussions as playoffs opened.
However a quick exit at the hands of the Portland Raiders ended the best
season to date at 7-4 after a Sep game with Thurston County to raise
donations for the Bonney Lake Food Bank.
For 2019, the Nighthawks got a boost to the roster with the shutdown of
the Wenatchee Valley Rams following their 2018 championship run and the
return of players who had been with the 2017 Puyallup Nation Kings.
The boost paid off with bookend victories over perennial power Portland
to start and end the NCFL Title quest, the first and only two victories
thus far in the 8-game rivalry (2-6). The only blemish on the
league season was a road loss to Portland in week 5. The 'Hawks
responded winning the next five games a combined 225-40. The win
in the NCFL championship culminated a 5-year quest to build a solid
franchise on a steadily improving base of operations.
An expected merger with the Kitsap Storm was put on hold as the
Nighthawks again took the field for the 2020 season.
In the season opener, the Nighthawks found themselves in a dog fight
with newcomer Tacoma Sabers until Adam
Kruse again pulled some magic to lead the Nighthawks to a 35-31 victory.
Covid-19 shut down the season shortly after.
The Nighthawks were invited as 2019 NCFL Champions to face the Idaho
Mustangs, undefeated 2019 Champions of the RMFL and current undefeated
ICFL champions and defending GNFA champions riding an 18-game winning
streak on August 15, 2020. The game would be played in Idaho as
the state did not have Covid-19 restrictions that ceased Washington
football.
The game would be for the GNFA 2020 Crown, and the star-studded
Nighthawks took an early lead in Idaho, but the relentless ground game
of the Mustangs overcame South Sound in the closing minutes sending
Washington home with an 18-14 loss, their first dating back to a May 18
, 2019 shocker to Portland. The Nighthawks would not make it back
to the field following Covid, as the WSFL and GDFL swooped in to start
teams in the Tacoma area as restrictions were finally lifted.
After three seasons away, former player/coach Mitch Johnson announced on
Facebook the Nighthawks would return in 2024.
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2015 Schedule/Results (2-5): |
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Apr 18 - Bellingham Bulldogs |
19-33 |
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Apr 25 - Portland Raiders |
28-52 |
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May 9 - Grays Harbor Bearcats |
16-9 |
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May 16 - Southern Oregon Renegades |
16-0 |
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June 6 - Portland Pitbulls |
28-34 |
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June 13 - South Lane Buzzards |
L FFT |
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June 20 - Clark County Vipers |
6-26 |
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June 27 - Seattle Stallions |
9-43 |
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2016 Schedule/Results (2-6): |
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May 7 @ Bellingham Bulldogs |
0-31 |
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May 14 - Portland Raiders |
14-48 |
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June 4 - Portland Pitbulls |
22-28 |
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June 11 - Washington Raptors |
29-0 |
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June 18 - Yakima Mavericks |
27-6 |
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June 25 - Southern Oregon Renegades |
28-38 |
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July 9 - South Lane Buzzards |
0-43 |
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July 16 - Portland Raiders |
10-59 |
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2017 Schedule/Results (6-4): |
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Apr 29 @ Grays Harbor Bearcats |
20-13 |
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May 13 - Thurston County Mayhem |
14-0 |
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May 20 - Arlington Grizzlies |
25-32 |
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June 3 - Wenatchee Valley Rams |
12-24 |
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June 10 - Clark County Vipers |
33-6 |
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June 17 @ Snohomish County Vikings |
54-6 |
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June 24 - Cowlitz County Cobras |
13-4 |
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July 8 @ Spokane Wolfpack |
8-33 |
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July 29 - Cowlitz County Cobras * |
37-14 |
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Aug 5 - Tri City Rage * |
17-21 |
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2018 Schedule/Results (7-4): |
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Apr 7 - Tulalip Hawks |
42-0 |
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May 19 @ Renton Ravens |
28-26 |
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June 2 - Northwest Hurricanes |
23-9 |
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June 9 @ Portland Raiders |
9-14 |
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June 16 - Pacific Northwest Cavaliers |
49-0 |
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June 23 - Kitsap Storm |
60-26 |
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June 30 @ Wenatchee Valley Rams |
7-42 |
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July 14 - Spokane Wolfpack |
35-26 |
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July 21 @ Arlington Grizzlies |
62-0 |
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Aug 4 - Portland Raiders * |
16-19 |
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Sep 22 - Thurston County Mayhem^ |
6-28 |
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^Bonney Lake Food Bank Game |
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2019 Schedule/Results (9-1): |
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Apr 20 - Portland Raiders |
30-6 |
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Apr 27 - Tri City Rage |
17-6 |
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May 4 @ Kitsap Storm |
35-0 |
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May 11 - Spokane Wolfpack |
48-0 |
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May 18 @ Portland Raiders |
7-18 |
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June 1 @ Tri City Rage |
49-0 |
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June 15 - Kitsap Storm |
52-12 |
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June 29 @ Spokane Wolfpack |
26-7 |
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July 13 - Kitsap Storm * |
56-0 |
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July 20 - Portland Raiders ** |
42-21 |
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2020 Schedule/Results (1-1): |
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Feb 29 - Tacoma Sabers |
35-31 |
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Mar 28 @ Tulalip Hawks |
Cancel |
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Aug 15 @ Idaho Falls Mustangs ** |
14-18 |
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** GNFA Championship |
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Oct 24 vs Boise Blues |
Cancel |
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