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The Invaders joined the Cascade Football League in 2007 as a new
team, replacing the Puget Sound Blue
Thunder which never go off the ground. The Invaders
managed a 2-4 season, then changed from 'Puget Sound' to 'Tacoma'
for the following season. The 2008 version made the CFL
Championship game losing to the
Whatcom Raiders by 10 points. Coach Theo Hall would leave
to form the rival Tacoma Cobras
following the season. Akeem Anthony set
regional records in 2007 returning
six punts for touchdowns during the season as well as combined
touchdown returns with 10 total punt and kickoff returns for scores.
2009 started off with a controversial game that the Invaders "won"
or didn't win according to different sources. The grudge match
between the Invaders and the new break away team
Warriors had bitter feelings and an
even bitter ending. The game went down as a 20-0 win for the
Warriors but it may never be known what exactly the true ruling was.
For the second time in three years, the Invaders made the CFL
playoffs with a losing record and made an exit losing to the
Colts 30-12.
The Invaders stood alone in Tacoma after the Warriors folded their
tents, but the CFL fracture forced Tacoma into the Western
Washington Football Association for the remainder of the 2010
season. Rumors began floating that the Warriors and Invaders
were joining forces to become the "Washington Trojans" for the
remainder of the season.
The 5-8 Invaders found themselves as WWFA runners-up and invited to
the Far West Football Association Bowl game in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The game turned into an embarrassing rout as the Invaders quit at
halftime down 52-0.
The 2011 edition made little progress finishing 3-7 including two
late season blowouts to the
Washington Wolfpack and Bellingham
Blitz, but still found themselves in the WWFA playoffs where
they fell once again to the Renton Ravens
which extended a 4-game losing streak. The June 11th game with
the Shine made negative headlines due to
an altercation in the parking lot after the game that resulted in
gunshots being fired.
The Shockers couldn't secure a
home field and forfeited the 2012 season opener 2012. That
would be one of a few bright spots in the season as the Invaders
continued to take steps backward finishing 2-6 including three of
their last four games.
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