Portland Fighting Fillies
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The Portland Fighting Fillies are a team of the Women's Football Alliance
scheduled to begin play for the 2010 season. Based in Portland, Oregon
, the Fillies play their home games at La Salle High School in nearby Milwaukie
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The Fighting Fillies is expected to compete for talent and fans with Portland's other women's football team, the Independent Women's Football League
's Portland Shockwave
.
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact Women's American football league which began play in the spring of 2009. They have now completed three full seasons and grew to over 60 teams slated for the 2011 season. The women play 11 person tackle football games with rules that basically mirror...
scheduled to begin play for the 2010 season. Based in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, the Fillies play their home games at La Salle High School in nearby Milwaukie
Milwaukie, Oregon
Milwaukie is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County. The population was 20,291 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1848 on the banks of the Willamette River, the city, known as the Dogwood City of the West, was incorporated in...
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The Fighting Fillies is expected to compete for talent and fans with Portland's other women's football team, the Independent Women's Football League
Independent Women's Football League
The Independent Women's Football League was founded in 2000, and began play in 2001.IWFL founders began with the goal to establish a quality women's football league that would be respected as the top level of women's tackle football in the world....
's Portland Shockwave
Portland Shockwave
The Portland Shockwave is a Tier I team in the Western Conference of the Independent Women's Football League based in Portland, Oregon. Known as the Oregon Thunder during their inaugural season of 2002, home games are played at the Kiggins Bowl in nearby Vancouver, Washington.During their fifth...
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2010 schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... |
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| April 17 | Central Cal War Angels Central Cal War Angels The Central Cal War Angels are a team of the Women's Football Alliance which began play for the 2010 season. Based in Fresno, California, the War Angels play their home games at Memorial Stadium on the campus of San Joaquin Memorial High School... |
Away | |
| April 24 | Utah Blitz Utah Blitz The Utah Blitz is a team of the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Blitz play their home games at Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Salt Lake City.-2010:-2011:- External links :**... |
Home | |
| May 1 | Central Cal War Angels | Home | |
| May 8 | Utah Blitz | Away | |
| June 5 | Las Vegas Showgirlz Las Vegas Showgirlz The Las Vegas Showgirlz are a team of the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Showgirlz play their home games on the campus of Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School in the city's upscale Summerlin district.... |
Away | |
| June 12 | Utah Blitz | Away | |
| June 19 | Central Cal War Angels | Home |