When Alison Loris pounds her drum, donning Kitsap Pumas gear from head to toe, the rest of the team’s fan club knows what comes next.
Loris, a member of the Hellcats, an independent fan club for the Bremerton soccer team, starts the chant, “Let’s go Pumas” at every home game and Tuesday’s third round U.S. Open Cup game against the Seattle Sounders.
“I’ve turned into a soccer hooligan,” said Loris, whose husband, Ian Logan, is also a self-described avid Pumas fan and member of the fan club.
The Bremerton couple have been fans of the Pumas since the team started operations in 2008. They said they love that the Premier Development League team is based in a small town, playing its home games just blocks away from their house.