Pacific Northwest Rangers - Newest Expansion Side in BSL

An ownership group in Portland, Oregon has revealed they will organize a squad to compete in the Bigtime Soccer League beginning next year.

Said the new owner and general manager DannyH, "Portland, Oregon is Soccer City USA and it's time we had a BSL squad. We fully anticipate the team to compete from day one, despite the fact that we're an expansion side."

What will the new side be called? Well, there were 5 finalists. They were:

Rose City FC
Oregon United
Pacific Northwest Rangers
Oregon SC
FC Columbia

After an extensive online, and in-stadium vote the winning name was revealed. The team will be known as:

PACIFIC NORTHWEST RANGERS

Fans have already begun calling the team "PNR" fir short. Some fans have even been calling the team "Ganj" in reference to the squad's green uniforms which remind many of marijuana (which is legal for medicinal purposes in Oregon).

The team will open up in a new 25,000 seat stadium in downtown Portland. The stadium will be called "Widmer Brothers Stadium", named after the club's primary sponsor Widmer Brothers Brewing. Widmer will also be the club's jersey sponsor for each of the next four seasons.

"We're excited to begin the new year and look forward to creating a club that will compete and represent our fans well" continued DannyH. "We can't wait for the draft."

More to come on the new team's ventures soon.