The Portland Rising is a professional

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team based in

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which competes in the Premier Ultimate League (PUL). It plays at

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. Their stated mission is to "dream big and work in partnership with our community to RISE together."

Franchise history

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. The team held tryouts with over 100 attendees in January 2020 and announced its roster for the inaugural season in March 2020. The team would have played its first season in 2020 (as part of PUL's second season of play), but the PUL cancelled the season due to the

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. Of the cancellation, Rowse stated, "Regardless of what happens here in Portland and around the world over the next weeks and months, Rising is already so much more than this season's schedule. The Rising community and Rising energy that has been created over the past three months aren't going anywhere." in August of 2021 Rising hosted one of the three regional competitions that made up the 2021 PUL Championship Series, which served as an abbreviated competition season in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Rising was defeated by the

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and

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to finish 3rd in the International competition. During the 2022 regular reason Rising complied an impressive 5-1 record, finishing second in the East Division. Multiple milestones were achieved for the franchise, including the first victory, as well as the first home win.

Schedule

2022 Regular season schedule.

Record

Current staff

* Coach - Ryan Cardinal (he/him) * Coach - Eva Fury (they/them) *Coach - Ethan Fortin (he/him) *GM - Mohdis Baker (she/her)

Roster

The team's 2022 roster is as follows:

References

External links

Official website
https://www.portlandrising.me/
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