Years of Operation: 2016-2019

Overall Record:  24-18

First Game: May7, 2016 vs Yakima Mavericks

First Win: May 14, 2016 vs Spokane Wolfpack

Final Game:

League Affiliation:  

Western Washington Alliance (2016-2018)

Northern Cascade League (2019)

Team Headquarters:

Kennewick, Washington

Colors: Black and Red

Sponsor: Brandon Tate

General Manager: Jessica Knappek

Coaches: Clay Lindsey, Matt Cooley, James Gonzales

HC- Brandon Tate

Home Field(s): Lampson Stadium, Kennewick

Titles Won: 

None

Following the suspension and overall ugly end to the Waitsburg Elite season in 2015, Brandon Tate took the reigns of the franchise and moved to Kennewick and began the rebuilding process of placing a team there that last saw the Knights call the Tri City area home in 2008.

The change also marked the beginnings of a merger of the remaining Washington League teams from the eastside, with the I-5 corridor of teams calling the WWFA home.

In 2016 the Rage made a respectable run to the playoffs and a 5-5 season, setting the stage for the 2017 season and a deep, almost unexpected run that culminated in an appearance in the WWFA Championship game against the Puyallup Kings.   The result was almost identical to the regular season meeting but improvement was being made.

 With some key additions including former Lousiana-Lafayette athlete Harry Peoples, the Rage looked poised for another great season.  Sporting an 8-0 record into the final week of the regular season, the Rage met fellow undefeated Wenatchee in a shoot out that saw the Rams score a long TD with :29 remaining in the game to take a 42-36 win. 

Harry Peoples set a GNFA mark accounting for 9 touchdowns including 3 on the ground in a rout of the Arlington Grizzlies.

Tri City reached the WWFA Championship for the second year in a row, losing for the second time on the season by 6 points to the Rams.

From almost first...to last.  The 2019 season started roughly as a last-minute announcement that the Arlington Grizzlies would jump ship from the NCFL to the reformed NWFL (becoming the Snohomish County Grizzlies), cost the Rage their opening game.  From there it was adversity that even the replacement of Harry Peoples with Adam Kruse for part of the season couldn't help.  The Rage lost their first six games before finally breaking the win column against Kitsap.  A loss the final week bounced Tri City from playoff contention and a 1-7 season came to a close.

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