Nojima Sagamihara Rise

Nojima Sagamihara Rise

Established	2009
Based in	Sagamihara City, Kanagawa
Head coach	Yasumichi Sunaga
League	X-League
Division	East
Colours	Navy and Orange [1]
Website	http://www.sagamihara-rise.com/

The Nojima Sagamihara Rise are an American football team located in Sagamihara City,Kanagawa,Japan. They are a member of the X-League.

Similar to fellow X-League member Elecom Kobe Finies's visual identity is inspired by the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys, the Nojima Sagamihara Rise's visual identity is inspired by the Denver Broncos, primarily in respect to its colors (navy blue and orange), logo (A charging horse with a flame-like mane) and uniforms (The Rise's home jersey is navy blue with orange accents - similar to the Broncos' 1997-2011 home jersey/2012-present alternate jersey), though the shade of orange which the Rise uses is closer to red.

Team History

• 2009 Team founded. First named Sagamihara Rise. Promoted from X3 to X2 at the end of the year.
• 2010 Won X-League replacement game. Promoted from X2 to X1 for the following year.
• 2011 Naming rights contract with the Nojima Corporation. Team name changed to Nojima Sagamihara Rise. Advanced to the Final Stage.
• 2012 Advanced to the Final stage for the 2nd consecutive year.
• 2015 Advanced to the Final stage. Lost to eventual champion Panasonic Impulse 45-17.

Seasons

X-League Champions (1987–present)

Division Champions

Final Stage/Semifinals Berth

Wild Card /2nd Stage Berth

Season	League	Division	Regular Season				Post Season Results	Awards	Head coaches
			Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2009	X3	East	1st	7	0	0			Yasumichi Sunaga
2010	X2	East	1st	8	0	0	Won X2 Semi-Final match (Sony Solidstate) 55-0 Won X2-X1 Promotion match (Hurricanes) 57-0		Yasumichi Sunaga
2011	X1	Central	2nd	4	3	0	Won 2nd stage match (As One) 35-7 Won 2nd stage match (Kashima) 27-20 OT Lost Final stage match (Fujitsu) 3-38		Yasumichi Sunaga
2012	X1	East	2nd	6	2	0	Lost 2nd stage match (IBM)17-48 Won 2nd stage match (at Panasonic) 28-27[2] Lost Final stage match (at Obic) 10-24		Yasumichi Sunaga
2013	X1	Central	2nd	6	2	0	Won 2nd stage match (at As One) 42-7[3] Lost 2nd stage match (at Fujitsu) 24-45		Yasumichi Suganga
2014	X1	East	3rd	5	3	0	Won 2nd stage match (Elecom Kobe) 44-14[4] Lost 2nd stage match (at Obic) 21-44.		Yasumichi Sunaga
2015	X1	East	2nd	4	3	0	Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 14-7 OT[5] Lost 2nd stage match (at Panasonic) 0-36 Lost Final stage match (at Panasonic) 17-45		Yasumichi Sunaga
Total				40	13		(2009–2015, includes only regular season)
				8	7		(2009–2015, includes only playoffs)
				48	20		(2009–2015, includes both regular season and playoffs)

Current Import Players

Jersey #	Name	Position	Years with the team	Alma Mater
#12	Art Laurel	OLB	2015-present	University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Former Import Players

Name	Position	Years with the team	Alma Mater
Tavita Woodard	DE	2014	University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Loka Kanongataa	S	2012-2014	University of San Diego
Keith Ah-Soon	OG	2011-2013	University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Rocky Pouta-Alo	FS/RB	2010-2011	Indiana State University
Reggie Mitchell	CB	2009-2011	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Benjamin Anderson[6]	QB	2015	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Derek Furby	OT	2011-2015	University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Manu Ngatikaura	CB	2015	San Jose State University

References

1. "X-League profile, Nojima Sagamihara Rise". X-League. April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
2. "Defense saves Rise; fate sinks Impulse". xleague.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
3. "Rise run rampant in 2nd half to crush Black Eagles". xleague.com. November 12, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
4. Marantz, Ken (November 2, 2014). "Miyako carries Rise to historic win over Finies". xleague.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
5. Marantz, Ken (November 10, 2015). "Rise ride staunch defense to OT win over Silver Star, semifinal spot". xleague.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
6. Nagatsuka, Kaz (October 11, 2015). "Anderson having instant impact for Rise in X-League". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)