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A charter member of the Portland-based Pacific Northwest Football League
(PNFL), the Washington Sentinels won the inaugural winter championship
over the Rip City Mafia.
Playing a second season mere months later, in the summer of 2016, the
Sentinels again reached the Championship game only to lose to the
one-and-done Benton Bulldawgs.
2017 and 2018 saw the Sentinels lose in the playoffs enroute to 5-2 and
3-4 season records respectively.
David Cross Named 2016 PNFL Defensive MVP
2016 PNFL All League
RB - Zack Marosi, WR - Troy Hernandez, WR - Patrick Chiotti, TE - Ken
Bossen, OL - Sean Hedden, OL - Philip Allen, DL - Taylor Archer, LB -
David Cross, DB - Michael Smith
Ken Bossen named 2018 PNFL Special Teams MVP
2018 PNFL All-League
K- Ken Bossen, LB - Oscar Sanchez
The 2019 Sentinels looked to be steamrolling their way to destiny by
defeating defending champion South Lane in week 4 and moving to
5-0 with a 70-0 mashing of Crook County. However, the hiccups
started with a shocking 12-6 defeat at the hands of winless Willamette
Valley, and a second loss two weeks later to Central Oregon. Still
earning a #2 seed in the playoffs, the nearly three week layoff took
it's toll as Rip City bounced the Sentinels from the semi finals with a
3-0 defensive effort.
2019 PNFL All-League
Jacob Short, WR (1st Team)
Epa-Chad Moanuanu, OL (1st Team)
Devin Dyer, DL (1st Team)
Donovan Cunningham, LB (1st Team)
Dr Bell, DB (1st Team)
Alex Walton, QB (Hon Mention)
John Payne, WR/DB (Hon Mention)
Following the season, the team was rebranded as the Rose City Swarm
under new ownership and coached by Jeff Barker, formerly of the Rip City
Mafia. Covid-19 shutdowns in Oregon wiped the entire PNFL schedule
and the Swarm had to remain idle.
2021 opened with high expectations of a PNFL season, but once again,
Oregon government officials shut down sports and the Swarm season was
scrapped. However, the Swarm did sneak into Washington in May for
two games against WSFL foes and came away victorious in both instances.
2022 opened with high expectations once again, opening the season with a
victory over Emerald City to extend the win streak to 3 games.
Then tragedy struck when Joe Ashby, beloved lineman passed unexpectedly.
The game with the Trojans was canceled as the team attended the funeral.
The Swarm could not find a groove again, finishing out 1-6.
Brandon Benson 2022 PNFL Lineman of the Year (7.5 sacks)
Walker Rabon, OL (2022 PNFL 1st Team)
Nicholas Steele, DL (2022 PNFL 1st Team)
Brandon Benson, DL (2022 PNFL 1st Team)
Alex Barr, DB (2022 PNFL 1st Team)
Logan Hertner, WR/PR/KR (2022 PNFL HonMen)
Shayne Shupp, OL (2022 PNFL HonMen)
Jean Rwandika, LB (2022 PNFL HonMen)
The Swarm, and the PNFL did not return in 2023.
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