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The Dark Ages

2004
The Bucs have started practicing in April and are excitedly awaiting the beginning of the 2004 season. Click on the "directions" link to get the practice location

2003
The Bucs started the season against a hard-hitting team, the Washington Cavaliers. After the first win of the season, the hopes were high. We traveled up to Kirkland to play the Eastside Hawks, another hard-hitting team. After trailing at halftime, the Bucs rallied to close the gap, but a crucial turnover sealed the victory for the Hawks. The Bucs won the next three games against the Panthers, Bengals, and Vikings. Outscoring their opponents for a total of 88 to 17. The Bucs traveled up north again to Seattle to battle the Jaguars. The Bucs received the worst loss in team history. After the loss the Bucs regrouped to make a playoff run. We needed to win all three games to get into the playoffs. Two of the three teams were in the playoff hunt as well. After beating the Thunderbolts we got a little of our swagger back. In a hard fought game the Bucs pulled out the win over the Raiders 14-12. The Raiders were able to make a playoff spot, after the loss. The last game of the season was a nail bitter! It was a winner-takes-all game, the team that lost was out of the playoffs. The Bucs were down 14 to 0 at halftime. We didn't lose hope and were determined to win and get into the playoffs. The Bucs tied the game up in the early fourth quarter. The Orcas rallied to put up another TD and retook the lead 21-14. Mid fourth quarter the Bucs tied the score, and with 58 seconds on the clock put another TD on the board and the nail in the coffin. The Bucs won 28-21 and advanced to the playoffs for a fourth straight year.

2002
The Bucs started off the 2002 season ripping through six opponents, and out scoring them 118-54, winning all six games. They won 1 of their last 2 games, finishing the season 7-1. For the third year in a row the Bucs achieved a playoff birth. They met the Eastside Hawks in the first round, and defeated them 33-30. The Bucs met the Jets in the Championship game of the third year in a row. The Bucs lost to the Jets 48-14. The Bucs went home determined to get back to the championship game and win.

2001
The Bucs started the new season where they left off. They only lost to two teams in the 2001 season, the loses were to the King County Jaguars and the Puget Sound Jets. The Bucs finished the season going 8-2. The Bucs earned a playoff berth for the second straight year. They met the Oregon Thunderbolts, a cross-town rival, in the first round of the playoffs. They dismantled the Bolts from the opening kickoff, and defeated them 27-6. They went to the championship game for the second straight year, where they met the Jets again. The outcome was different this time around. The game went into overtime with a 14-14 tie. The Bucs pulled out the victory with a touch down, winning 20-14. They were invited to play for a national championship, by the National Football Alliance. During these playoffs, the Bucs met the Willamette Valley Raiders, another across town rival. The Raiders were in a probationary status for the 2001 season and could not go to the NWFL playoffs. They played most of their games in another league, thus getting invited to the NFA playoffs. The Bucs defeated the Raiders 34-30. The Bucs met the Jets for the 3rd time that season. They defeated the Jets 34-23. For the next game the Bucs flew to Utah to play the S. Odgen Rhino-Raiders. They defeated the S. Odgen Rhino-Raiders 31-25 and became the 2001 National Football Alliance West Regional Championships.

2000
The Bucs first year in the North West Football League, was a successful year. They won their first three games before lose their first game, to the Puget Sound Jets. They went on another three game winning streak before losing to the King County Jaguars. They won two of their three last games, and earned a playoff berth. They went 8-3 and went to the playoffs their first year in the league. They played the Bellingham Eagles in the first round and won 16-14. They met the defending Nwfootball league champ, the Puget Sound Jets in the championship game. They lost 17-21 a well played game, but were happy about reaching the championship game the first year in the league.

Pre-Bucs History

Early 2000
The team split 3 ways:
Booth went back to the Cavaliers (now known as the Washington Cavaliers).
Monahan stayed with the Cougars (now know as the Columbia Cougars).
Head Coach Jay Atwood and most of the players started the Multnomah County Buccaneers.

1999
Larry Jobe left town just before the 1999 season, and Bill Booth put his new Cavalier team on hold and came back to Vancouver to help the Posse field a team.
Since Booth was involved the team was officially recognized as the Cowlitz County Cavaliers. However, everyone referred to the team as the Vancouver Cougars. Mike Monahan was brought in as a partner to help run the team, Jay Atwood was the head coach, Cedric Walker was an assistant coach.

1998
Booth and Jobe went their separate ways for the 1998 season and Booth restarted his Cavaliers in Cowlitz County. The Posse finished 5-4 and which was good enough for the 4th playoff seed.

1997
In 1997 Cavalier owner Bill Booth took on Larry Jobe as a partner and head coach. The team moved from Cowlitz County to Vancouver and was renamed the "Vancouver Cavalier-Posse." They played their home games at The Washington School for the Deaf. Several former Thunderbolt players joined the Posse making the team an instant powerhouse. They won the regular season championship with an 8-1 record but lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Jay Atwood began his NWFL career as the coach of the Vancouver Cougars in 1999. He and several core players split off to start their own team for the 2000 season.

Many of the players who make up the core group of the Bucs played for the Oregon Thunderbolts during 1996.