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Karen Blair
 
 
 
Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
13. Karen Blair, Meadowdale basketball Sport: Basketball

Local connection: Meadowdale High, graduate and coach

Best known as: State champion girls basketball coach

Era: 1990s through 2008

Coaching bio

Blair built quite a program at her alma mater during her 11 seasons as head coach at Meadowdale. She led the Mavericks to two state titles (2000, 2004) and two runner-up finishes (1994, 1999) during her tenure at the school. Blair went 255-39 at Meadowdale resigining in May of 2005. After leaving the school, she took over at Seattle's Ballard High School for three years, taking the Beavers to a state tournament before resigning because of equity issues in the school's athletic department.




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Click names below to read about other top coaches

12. Mike Price, college football
20. Keith Gilbertson Sr., Snohomish High (various sports)
15. Jim Lambright, UW football
9. Tom Campbell, Edmonds/Edmonds- Woodway XC
19. Merrilie Howard, Everett High (various sports)
1. Terry Ennis, Cascade/Archbishop Murphy football
2. Marv Harshman, college basketball
14. Dan Parker, Snohomish XC
5. Brent Barnes, Lake Stevens wrestling
25. Snohomish High School's current staff
24. Joe Strain, Everett Giants manager
17. Harold Pyatte, Everett Merchants baseball
3. Dennis Erickson, college/NFL football
11. Jim Ennis, Everett/Cascade football and basketball
23. Duane Lewis/Ernie Goshorn, Lynnwood track & XC

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