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.

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.

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 state in May for two games against Washington State League 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 in the final seven games.

The Swarm, nor the PNFL returned for the 2023 season. 

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