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Years
of Operation: 2009-2017
Overall
Record: 37-49
First
Game: June 6, 2009 vs King County Jaguars
First
Win: June 6, 2009 vs King County Jaguars
Final
Game: July 15, 2017 vs Thurston County Mayhem |
League
Affiliation:
North American Football League -
Northwest Division (2009-2010)
Pacific Football League (2011 - 2015)
Western Washington Football Alliance (2017)
Team
Headquarters:
Aberdeen, Washington |
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Owner:
Don Orton, Chris Raffleson
General
Manager: Don Orton
Coaches:
Ted Hoiness, Jeremy McMillan, Dave Hinchen, Brad Russell, Ron Hoiness,
Scott Oliver, Sandy Mosier, Ron Bennett, William Rabung, Paul
Christensen
Home
Field(s): Olympic Stadium, Aberdeen |
Titles
Won:
None
 Original
Artwork for Bearcats when "owned" by Brandon Powell. |
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Honors
All-League
Jeff Gates, RB (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Don Orton, OL (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Noah Naipo, OL (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Joel Brown, DL (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Brandon Johnson, DB (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Bryce Ogren, PK (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Robby Lisle, KR (2009-NAFL West 1st)
David Evans, QB (2009-NAFL West 2nd)
Jeremy Walker, WR (2009-NAFL West 2nd)
Joe Winther, TE (2009-NAFL West 2nd)
Matthew Barrie, OL (2009-NAFL West 2nd)
Daniel Brown, LB (2009-NAFL West 2nd)
Jake Early, DB (2009-NAFL West 2nd)
All-America
After fruitless seasons playing with the Washington
Cavaliers, Don Orton, Chris Raffleson, and a number of former Cavs left
to form the Bearcats.
The 'Cats combed the harbor area for the best
coaches and high school players they could find and placed their entry
into the NAFL Northwest Division playing it's second season. The
Bearcats won their season opener against a sliding King County Jaguar
team 29-0 and winning an overtime matchup with the Snohomish County
Vikings. Opening the NAFL season, Grays Harbor defeated the
Portland Raiders who a week earlier squeaked out a victory against many
of the Bearcats former team in the Cavaliers.
The high riding 'Cats were 5-0 until the Southern
Oregon Renegades brought them crashing down with a 47-0 thumping on July
25. It was the first of 3 losses to the Renegades including a
playoff ouster on Oct 10 that ended the Bearcats season.
In an early season contest for 2010, the Bearcats
traveled "over the hill" to take on the WFL Yakima Mavericks. The
Bearcats proved they could hang with Eastern Washington's top teams
winning 26-23.
2011 was a competitve season for the Bearcats, however three straight
losses to end the regular season bounced any hopes of a playoff run.
Frustrated from finish of the previous season Grays Harbor won 7 of
their first 8 games and looked poised for a deep run in the playoffs,
however the cards were dealt and Bellingham came up twice in the final
three weeks with the 'Cats losing both including the first round playoff
to finish 8-3, it's best season since the inaugural 9-4 season.
2013 was back to mid-level as the Bearcats beat who they should and
couldn't quite get over the hump against other playoff caliber teams,
getting bounced by the Monarchs in round one.
In 2014 the wheels came off the bus completely as the Bearcats went 0-10
and being trounced regularly. With 14 losses dating back to 2013,
the Bearcats surpassed their 1930's counterparts in the record books for
consecutive losses. The Grays Harbor Indians tallied 13 straight
defeats from 1937-1938.
Thankfully, the Thurston County Mayhem coached by a former teammate of
Bearcat owner Don Orton agreed to kickoff the season with his
second-year squad or that losing streak would have catapulted the 'Cats
to third all-time. Instead, Grays Harbor enjoyed a season-opening
victory over the Mayhem. It would be the only win on a 1-9 season.
Taking the 2016 season off, the Bearcats reorganized and returned to the
field in 2017 facing a new schedule in a new league. Results were
much the same, after a blowout win over former 8-man team Washington
Raptors, GH spun down the loss column 4 consecutive weeks before
breaking through again with wins over the Outlaws and an old rival in
the Vikings. The Snohomish County game had to be called in the 3rd
quarter due to player safety issues.
Grays Harbor would limp through the final two games, losing the finale
to the Mayhem while sporting 18 healthy bodies.
The franchise would not return in 2018, ending an 8-season run that
started with large enthusiastic crowds and beer sold at games, to
iron-man football as player numbers became a problem and only family
members looking on. |
2009 Schedule/Results (9-4): |
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June 6 - King County Jaguars |
29-0 |
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June 13 @ Snohomish County Vikings |
26-20OT |
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June 27 @ Portland Raiders |
21-7 |
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July 11 - Langley Longhorns |
W FFT |
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July 11- Washington Cavaliers |
36-14 |
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July 18 @ East County Blackshirts |
15-7 |
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July 25 @ Southern Oregon Renegades |
0-47 |
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Aug 1 - Yakima Mavericks |
31-13 |
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Aug 8 - Portland Raiders |
30-7 |
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Aug 22 - West Sound Saints |
48-12 |
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Sept 12 @ Yakima Mavericks |
W FFT |
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Sept 19 - Southern Oregon Renegades |
3-6 |
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Sept 25 - East County Blackshirts |
31-6 |
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Oct 3 @ Renton Ravens ^ |
3-20 |
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^ FWFA Northwest Bowl |
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Oct 10 @ Southern Oregon Renegades * |
13-20 |
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2010 Schedule/Results (6-5): |
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May 8 @ Yakima Mavericks |
26-23 |
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June 5 - Eastside Xtreme |
38-0 |
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June 19 - Kitsap County Bears |
32-29 |
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June 26 - Bellingham Bulldogs |
6-30 |
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July 10 @ Portland Raiders |
35-14 |
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July 17 @ Eastside Xtreme |
W FFT |
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July 24 - Southern Oregon Renegades |
0-13 |
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July 31 @ Kitsap County Bears |
15-25 |
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Aug 7 @ Bellingham Bulldogs |
10-28 |
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Aug 14 - Portland Raiders |
57-18 |
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Aug 21 @ Southern Oregon Renegades |
24-3 |
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Sep 18 @ Kitsap County Bears * |
20-28 |
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*NAFL
Playoffs |
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2011 Schedule/Results (5-6): |
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Apr 9 - Washington Cavaliers |
38-6 |
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Apr 23 - South Sound Shockers |
34-17 |
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Apr 30 @ Vancouver Vipers |
31-38 |
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May 7 @ South King Colts |
29-33 |
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May 14 - Snohomish County Vikings |
28-25 |
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May 21 - Kitsap County Bears |
24-30 |
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June 4 - Springfield Buzzards |
38-6 |
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June 11 @ Rogue Warriors |
53-20 |
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June 18 - Yakima Mavericks |
32-42 |
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June 25 @ Bellingham Bulldogs |
34-41 |
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July 9 @ South Sound Shockers |
34-37 |
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2012 Schedule/Results (8-3): |
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Apr 7 - Washington Cavaliers |
42-19 |
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Apr 14 - Portland Monarchs |
6-41 |
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Apr 21 - Clark County Vipers |
41-27 |
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Apr 28 @ Portland Raiders |
42-12 |
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May 5 @ Southern Oregon Renegades |
24-21 |
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May 12 @ Snohomish County Vikings |
38-0 |
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May 19 - South King Colts |
26-13 |
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June 2 - South Sound Shockers |
Cancel |
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June 9 @ Yakima Mavericks |
28-21 |
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June 16 - Bellingham Bulldogs |
10-26 |
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June 23 - Pierce County Bengals |
79-8 |
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June 30 @ Bellingham Bulldogs * |
20-30 |
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* PFL Playoffs |
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2013 Schedule/Results (6-6): |
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Apr 6 - Renton Ravens |
35-12 |
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Apr 13 @ Clark County Vipers |
22-7 |
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Apr 20 - Portland Raiders |
44-18 |
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Apr 27 @ South Lane Buzzards |
0-36 |
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May 5 - Kitsap County Bears |
31-6 |
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May 11 @ Portland Monarchs |
28-22 |
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May 18 @ Bellingham Bulldogs |
20-42 |
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June 1 - Southern Oregon Renegades |
30-21 |
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June 8 @ South King County Colts |
12-43 |
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June 15 - Yakima Mavericks |
20-37 |
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June 29 - Seattle Stallions |
27-62 |
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July 13 @ Portland Monarchs * |
15-26 |
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* PFL Playoffs |
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2014 Schedule/Results (0-10): |
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Apr 5 - Portland Monarchs |
0-12 |
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Apr 19 - Portland Raiders |
7-60 |
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Apr 26 - Yakima Mavericks |
14-17 |
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May 3 @ Bellingham Bulldogs |
7-35 |
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May 10 @ South King County Colts |
3-38 |
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May 17 - Seattle Stallions |
0-66 |
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June 7 - Bellingham Bulldogs |
6-33 |
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June 14 @ Yakima Mavericks |
0-63 |
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June 21 @ Seattle Stallions |
6-24 |
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June 28 - South King County Colts |
14-42 |
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2015 Schedule/Results
(1-9): |
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Apr 4 - Thurston County Mayhem |
20-12 |
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Apr 11 - Renton Ravens |
12-18 |
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Apr 18 - Portland Pitbulls |
35-36 |
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May 2 @ Portland Raiders |
8-52 |
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May 9 - South Sound Nighthawks |
9-16 |
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May 16 - Clark County Vipers |
27-34 |
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May 30 @ Southern Oregon Renegades |
12-31 |
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June 6 @ Seattle Stallions |
6-60 |
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June 20 - South Lane Buzzards |
7-30 |
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June 27 @ Bellingham Bulldogs |
0-28 |
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2016
No Season |
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2017 Schedule/Results (3-6): |
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Apr 22 - Washington Raptors |
67-2 |
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Apr 29 - South Sound Nighthawks |
13-20 |
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May 13 - Kitsap Storm |
20-28 |
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June 3 - Cowlitz Cobras |
13-38 |
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June 10 @ Spokane Wolfpack |
0-45 |
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June 17 - Puget Sound Outlaws |
38-12 |
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June 24 - Snohomish County Vikings |
36-0' |
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July 8 - Clark County Vipers |
8-14 |
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July 15 @ Thurston County Mayhem |
24-26 |
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