PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Timbers were named the George Pasero Team of the Year and head coach Caleb Porter was awarded the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year as part of the Oregon Sports Awards, it was announced Monday evening at the organization’s 64th-annual awards ceremony held in Beaverton, Ore.
The Team of the Year award, accepted on behalf of the club by president of soccer/general manager Gavin Wilkinson and named after longtime Oregon Journal and Oregonian sportswriter/editor George Pasero, was presented to the Timbers in honor of their first MLS Cup championship in 2015.