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1349:Houston Push
1338:Georgia Soul
1332:Flint United
1082:Enid Outlaws
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986:. Retrieved
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967:Thamel, Pete
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950:. Retrieved
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826:Team captain
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651:Koshwal, Mac
605:Farmer, Tony
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143:Jaime Campos
1503:Waco Royals
124:Team colors
68:(1990-2008)
1598:Categories
1209:Texas 7ers
988:2021-03-10
952:2017-10-25
875:References
809:Jim Berndt
775:Head coach
760:1992-11-03
714:1990-10-04
665:1987-10-19
619:1994-04-24
573:1989-04-23
527:1991-04-16
478:1993-07-15
321:, and the
271:Ellensburg
267:Tri-Cities
90:1990–2005
86:1986–1990
82:1985–1986
983:0362-4331
868:Raja Bell
289:ma to Yak
140:Ownership
98:2018–2019
94:2005–2008
60:2018–2019
54:1990–2008
396:Coaches
113:Location
1532:Seasons
834:Injured
393:Players
309:History
75:History
65:Founded
1255:Former
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844:Roster
817:Legend
283:Yakama
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1040:Teams
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103:Arena
1582:2024
1575:2023
1568:2022
1561:2021
1554:2020
1547:2019
1540:2018
979:ISSN
420:Name
416:Nat.
406:Pos.
257:The
239:Away
198:Home
70:2017
824:(C)
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429:Wt.
424:Ht.
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