Portland Rising making strides toward inaugural Ultimate season

March, 5th 2020

By Glenn Jordan

“For three months, a dedicated group of women has been working toward the launch of Portland Rising, an expansion franchise in the Premier Ultimate League.

This week, fans got involved. What quickly became apparent is why the PUL chose Portland over larger cities such as Toronto and San Diego.

Within hours of announcing its 27-women roster on Monday, the Rising sold out a Sponsor-A-Player fundraiser that put four jerseys of each player on every PUL team up for sale at $150 each. That’s 108 jerseys worth $16,200. Subtracting production and shipping costs, roughly 70 percent of that money will go toward Portland Rising’s operational expenses.

Of the league’s 12 franchises, Portland was first to sell out…”

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