Cascade to induct first Hall of Fame class
Published 12:01 am Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Cascade High School needs a sports Hall of Fame.
That thought occurred to Doug Kloke, Cascade High’s athletic director, more and more the last few years, so he did something about it. Kloke formed a committee that looked at how other area high schools (including Everett, Lake Stevens and Burlington-Edison) started their halls of fame and how they picked inductees.
After more than a year of preparation, Cascade — which has enjoyed a huge amount of sports success since it opened in 1962 — is on the verge of celebrating its first Hall of Fame class. The inaugural group of inductees into the Cascade Bruins Athletic Hall of Fame includes six members: Terry Ennis, Dawn Lawrence, Ann Matheson, Reg Scodeller, Bob Smithson and Pat Sullivan.
The inductees will be honored during a ceremony between the Everett versus Cascade girls and boys basketball games on Jan. 29 at Cascade High. The girls game will tip off at 6:30 p.m.; the boys game is set to start at 8:15 p.m.
Look in The Herald next month for more information about the Cascade Hall of Famers. You can learn about the Bruins Athletic Hall of Fame and fill out a nomination form at www.everett.k12.wa.us/cascade/Home.
Granite Falls seeks Hall of Fame nominations
Do you know a Granite Falls High graduate worthy of being considered for the school’s Alumni Hall of Fame? Nomination forms — available at www.gfalls.wednet.edu — are due by Jan. 15 and should be sent to Debbie Lindahl at 1401 100th St NE, Granite Falls, 98252 or DLindahl@gfalls.wednet.edu. Established in 1994, the Alumni Hall of Fame honors past graduates who were active in school activities (including sports) and are now positive role models and productive citizens, according to school district spokeswoman Kathy Grant. One female and one male will be honored on Feb. 5.
Glacier Peak’s Neale places 14th in nation
Amy-Eloise Neale, a freshman at Glacier Peak, finished 14th on Saturday in the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland. Neale was the top freshman and the No. 1 placer from the Northwest region in the prestigious cross country race for high school-age runners. She completed the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) course in 18 minutes, 11.70 seconds. The winner was Catherine Flood (17:47.2) of Iowa. The course at Portland Meadows was “slick and sloppy,” Glacier Peak assistant coach Frank Dauncey wrote in an e-mail. Neale hoped for a top-10 finish but was eventually happy with her performance, said Dauncey.
Outlook for Marysville Getchell
The new high school in Marysville, Marysville Getchell, will open in fall 2010 but will not have its own varsity sports until the 2011-2012 academic year, Marysville School District athletic director Greg Erickson said. In 2010-11, Marysville Getchell students will be able to try out for Marysville-Pilchuck teams, said Erickson. And by fall 2011 Marysville Getchell will have the same sports offered by Marysville-Pilchuck, except for swimming and diving; the schools will have co-op boys and girls swim/dive programs.
Mike Cane: mcane@heraldnet.com. Check out the prep sports blog Double Team at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/heraldnet/doubleteam.
