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Good afternoon Wednesday Oct. 23, 2013 Vol. 112, No. 254 Published in the Heart of Washington / DailyRecordNews.com 75 cents CWU: Ex-football coach broke rules Blaine Bennett: University didn’t have cause

By DANNY SCHMIDT contract five days before the start administration simply did not agreement between CWU and sports editor of fall practice on Aug. 7 with little want me to be the head coach any United Faculty of Central. The let- explanation by university officials. longer at CWU,” Bennett wrote. “It ter mentioned Bennett had tried Central Washington University He took over as head coach in was also very clear that the reason to hire his father for a summer officials told former head foot- 2008. Bennett helped guide Cen- for this had nothing to do with my football camp, along with other ball coach Blaine Bennett he was tral to four Great Northwest Ath- abilities as a coach, or any cause concerns. violating university rules and pro- letic Conference championships, for termination, but instead it The letter said if another inci- cedures prior to his dismissal in and finished with a 41-16 record. was to fulfill the personal objec- dent occurred, disciplinary action August, according to letters and Bennett provided a general tive of the athletic director and would be taken, and possibly dis- emails from CWU officials. written statement in response to the administration to put in their missal from his position. Most recently, administrators the Daily Record, and said he wel- choice of head coach after for- A letter from Bishop on March cited concerns involving money comes the opportunity to respond mer athletic director, Jack Bishop, 8, 2012, said scholarships and spent on alcohol to entertain high to questions at a later time. He retired.” other waivers for family members school coaches during summer said his dismissal had nothing to The university notified Bennett needed to be approved in advance football camps, according to the do with his coaching. it was concerned with question- by Bishop in writing. It also said documents. The Daily Record “After reading the documents able behavior and misuse of his Bennett was expected to follow obtained letters and emails from on file with CWU, and based upon position September 2010, when internal processes for making Daily Record file photo CWU through a public informa- my meeting on July 26th with former Athletic Director Jack Bish- purchases. tion request. CWU’s representatives, it was op sent a letter saying Bennett Former CWU football coach Blaine Ben- Bennett was released from his made crystal clear to me that the violated a collective bargaining See Coach, Page A8 nett is pictured during spring practice. Stan Bassett lived a life of service Community Memorial service remembers a A memorial service for Stan Bassett is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Ellensburg High School, man known 1203 E. Capitol Ave. by everyone “That’s what kept him healthy, being all over Ellensburg, pushing By ANDY MATARRESE and pushing.” staff writer Work with kids tan Bassett’s mother drove Bassett transferred to Central him to school every day Washington State College from Ssince he was stricken with Green River Community College, polio at age 6, just a few years and graduated with a degree before Jonas Salk discovered a in psychology and minor in vaccine. sociology. Then, buildings and school He started working with Youth buses had few to no amenities for Services of Kittitas County in people in wheelchairs. When his 1986, focusing on the needs of friends turned 16, she was out of a at-risk youth. While on Council, job, older sister Barbara Goodwin he worked to acquire the space said. They all offered to drive. for the youth center that would Bassett loved life, and others come to bear his name. were always drawn to him for it, Daily Record file photo David Hurn, the Stan Bassett she said. Youth Center’s current director, “The thing of him being in his During an Ellensburg City Council meeting in April 2010, longtime Council member Stan Bassett was sur- met Bassett volunteering with wheelchair was probably the least prised to hear that the Council declared May 3 of each year Stan Bassett Day and renamed the youth center Youth Services while in college significant thing about him once to the Stan Bassett Youth Center in recognition of his service to the community. around 2000. you knew him,” she said. “Notice- Now, at the center, he still fields able at first glance, but forgotten just about everyone who went to We were running around getting adapt whiffle ball and other kids occasional phone calls from once you got to know the guy.” school at Morgan knows Stan. into mischief. Everyone else was games so Stan could play, too. people asking after Stan, and they Bassett died Oct. 8 at 69, and He said it quickly became farther apart,” said Goodwin, who “The doctors didn’t think he’d usually end up sharing stories. after a long life of public service obvious that the original plan was born a year earlier. live past 18 because he had polio “I’m in the enviable position and work with youth, many did. for a memorial service in the The family had a big farmhouse so severely,” Goodwin said. that I get to hear all this stuff He 23 years on the Ellensburg Hal Holmes Community Center and spread where the kids would He spent a year quarantined about Stan,” he said. City Council, the longest in city wouldn’t hold the hundreds now play outside. in a hospital, and their mother Hurn studied recreation in history. He never lost in five expected to come, so it’s been set “He’s the one that taught me visited four times a week, she school and knew he wanted to campaigns for reelection, and was for 1 p.m. Saturday at Ellensburg how to shoot a gun,” said brother said. The other children weren’t work with kids. A friend told him mayor twice. High School. Michael Bassett, the youngest. allowed near him. he should work with Bassett. He was director of Kittitas They would hunt duck, and He had an operation to That first few hours volun- County Youth Services for more Growing up with polio Stan gave him his first shotgun, embed metal rods in his spine, teering, meeting him and learning than 30 years, and worked as a Stanley H. Bassett grew up Michael said. which allowed him to move in a about Youth Services turned into lunchroom supervisor for Morgan as the middle child, with three When he became ill, his parents wheelchair. a year, then a career with kids. Middle School for more than 20 sisters and a brother in the Green did what they could to accom- Pushing himself in a wheelchair Bassett, he said, had a years. River Valley, between Auburn and modate him, building ramps allowed him to move and kept his Superman and Clark Kent quality. Ted Barkley, a friend and Kent. and altering the home. Michael body from atrophying, Goodwin Ellensburg’s city manager, said “We were little rapscallions. Bassett said they’d find ways to said. See Bassett, Page A8

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A8 - Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 Local and Nation Daily Record - www.dailyrecordnews.com COACH BASSETT Continued from Page A1 Continued from Page A1 Bennett was given a three- wrote in the letter. prohibited. It is against the Humble, but motivated. year contract extension in In a letter from Francois policy to spend state money “Stan was mild- 2012. to Bennett on July 25, the on alcohol. mannered and never athletic director said he was “This policy applies to really wanted the Alcohol informed Bennett’s camp all members of the Central spotlight,” he said. “He More recently, officials salary cap was lifted from Washington University com- just wanted to ensure objected to spending on $50,000 to $54,000, “with the munity at all events, on or off awesome opportunities alcohol during summer sole intent that all alcohol campus, sponsored by the for kids.” football camps. Central puts purchased at the off-cam- university, including clubs Not everyone knew him on several football camps pus socials would be paid and organizations, and/or personally, but few kids each summer, which bring directly by you. It was made held in any university facil- at Ellensburg High School in roughly 2,000 players clear that state funds were ity,” the policy says. didn’t at least know who and coaches from more not to be used to cover any he was. Barb Owens / Daily Record file photo than 40 high school teams. expenses related to the pur- Contract He liked getting to Social events during the chase of alcohol.” CWU paid Bennett the know people and helping Stan Bassett is pictured during his final Ellensburg City camps bring together CWU “In visiting with vendors $179,812.76 remaining on out where he could, Council meeting in February 2011. Bassett was as a mem- football staff and the high that provided off-campus his contract, which includes said EHS junior Taylar ber of the Council for more than 23 years. school coaches at differ- socials for your camp, I was an additional sum equiva- Mitchell, who worked ent establishments around informed that previously lent to his COBRA premiums with Bassett on a commu- Ellensburg. negotiated rates related to for the term of the contract. nity service project On April 25, 2012, Bennett providing food and non- John Picha, a longtime sending Easter letters to a emailed a breakdown of the alcoholic expenses incurred assistant, was named inter- retirement home. money spent on alcohol dur- at the socials,” Francois im head coach, and has led “He would go around ing the socials, with amounts wrote in the letter. “There- Central to a 4-2 (4-1 GNAC) and say hi to people, totaling up to $1,400 at one fore, state funds were know- record this season. introduce himself to location. ingly being used to assist in In his statement, Bennett them, ask them how their Dennis Francois, who paying for the alcohol costs, congratulated Central’s foot- day was,” she said. replaced Bishop as the uni- thus reducing your person- ball team for an outstanding EHS Senior Jason versity’s athletic director this al financial liability for an season. Cullum would help push summer, sent Bennett a let- expense that your cap was “This shows the quality him around the neighbor- ter on July 30 notifying him purposefully lifted to cover.” of the student-athletes we hood sometimes — he he was considering his dis- Francois met with Spurs have recruited over the last lived nearby — and they’d missal. Francois expressed Bar and Grill owner Bret five years, and their ability to play pool. his concern with spending Stray in July, and said in a face adversity and continue “He’s a good pool on alcohol during summer letter Stray acknowledged to strive for the goal of win- teacher, too,” he said. “I football camps. there were issues with camp ning the GNAC champion- beat him once, but that’s Contributed by Laurie Haberman He sent Bennett a letter socials. Stray and Bennett ship despite the abrupt, last because he let me.” notifying him of his dis- negotiated a pre-social price, minute change of their head Stan Bassett is pictured during a past Ellensburg Rodeo charge on Aug. 7. The letter but Francois discovered that coach,” he said. “I would Council Parade. said the coach negotiated a after a renegotiation, the also like to thank this won- Along with the Youth price for a social event at a price for the coaches social derful community, and the Center, Bassett’s many meeting there were no “I think that’s true restaurant for a 2013 sum- at Spurs increased from $10 amazing number of people years on the Council problems on the street,” for all of us, he was mer camp, then he tried to per person to $12, with the who have reached out and included creating the he said. “He was a real just fortunate to find increase the amount to cov- extra $2 added to the invoice supported my family dur- city’s skate park and gentleman. You could be that, that’s where he er the cost of alcohol at the to cover part of the alcohol ing the past five years, and acquiring the land for friends without neces- blossomed. … He’s the event without specifically costs for the socials, the let- especially during the last Rotary Park. He served on sarily agreeing.” most successful person indicating that on the bill. ter said. three months. The number boards and committees, “He was just sincere, he I’ve ever known,” she “It had been made clear to Stray confirmed that some of people who have sent for the city and others, believed in what he did, said. “He just attracted you that CWU could not pay of the costs were shifted to emails, phone messages, covering lodging tax, and he was very fervent people. People liked for alcohol at these events the university, according to and personal statements resources for the disabled about it. Again, when the him.” and, thus, an agreement had the letter. of support has been truly and the city’s compre- meeting was over, he was Michael Bassett been reached with you that CWU’s alcohol policy overwhelming.” hensive plan. the same to the people remembers the running your salary for the 2013 Sum- states that university depart- Francois said previously John Perrie, a former he agreed with and bet he and Stan’s friends mer Football Camps would ments and student organi- that he plans to conduct a Council member and disagreed with. You can’t had for their fishing trips be increased to cover any zations are encouraged not search for a new head foot- mayor, served alongside help but like a person like to Westport: It wasn’t if expense to you should you to involve alcoholic bever- ball coach this fall with the Bassett for a few terms, that.” they’d find anyone Stan choose to purchase alcohol ages in any sponsored func- hopes of having someone and said they’d joke Goodwin said she knew, but how long it for these events,” Francois tion, but it isn’t specifically hired by December. their seats at the Council wouldn’t necessarily call would take for someone table, his at the right end Bassett ambitious or to find Stan. and Bassett at the left, driven, just lucky enough “I don’t care, wherever IN BRIEF mirrored their politics. to find a niche in life I went with him, there “We could completely where he was able to do was always someone who WASHINGTON occurred, undetected, triple homicide by a man disagree, and after the good work and be happy. knew him,” he said. Missile officers twice more times than in the who was subsequently cases of the two launch shot to death while being caught napping with crew commanders and two questioned by authorities, deputy commanders who according to a filing made blast door left open were given administrative by federal prosecutors in Air Force officers punishments this year. the case against his brother, entrusted with the launch The AP has discovered surviving bombing suspect keys to long-range nuclear a series of problems Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. missiles have been caught within the ICBM force, According to the filing twice this year leaving open including a failed safety made Monday, Ibragim a blast door that is intended inspection, the tempo- Todashev told investigators to help prevent a terrorist rary sidelining of launch Tamerlan Tsarnaev partici- or other intruder from officers deemed unfit for pated in a triple slaying in entering their underground duty and the abrupt firing Waltham on Sept. 11, 2011. command post, Air Force last week of the two-star In that case, three men officials said. general in charge. The were found in an apart- The blast doors are never problems, including low ment with their necks slit to be left open if one of the morale, underscore the and their bodies reportedly crew members inside is challenges of keeping safe covered with marijuana. asleep — as was the case in such a deadly force that is One of the victims was both these instances — out constantly on alert but is a boxer and friend of of concern for the trouble unlikely ever to be used. Tamerlan Tsarnaev. an intruder could cause, Todashev, a 27-year-old including the compro- BOSTON mixed martial arts fighter, mising of secret launch was fatally shot at his codes. Dead bombing Orlando home during a Transgressions such as suspect implicated in meeting with an FBI agent this are rarely revealed and two Massachusetts publicly. But officials with 2011 triple killing state troopers in May, direct knowledge of Air authorities said. He had Force intercontinental Slain Boston Marathon turned violent while being ballistic missile operations bombing suspect Tamerlan question, according to told The Associated Press Tsarnaev was named as a authorities. that such violations have participant in an earlier — Associated Press

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981814 10.11.13 GP Daily Record Thursday Sports A5 Feb. 20, 2014 Ellensburg High School boys basketball District champs Ellensburg Kittitas wins district title in Wenatchee Kittitas High School’s boys basketball team beat Liberty Bell 56-48 Wednesday in the district championship. The Coyotes’ regional details will be determined Sunday. We will have more on Kittitas this week. — staff report CWU Central shows off fall signees By DANNY SCHMIDT sports editor

riving from Minne- sota to Ellensburg, DIan Shoemaker and his son passed through Missoula, Mont. Brian Myrick / Daily Record The newly hired Central Washington University ABOVE: Pat Fitterer looks on in the final game of his 37-year coaching career last Friday. Ellensburg went on to lose the game 60-48 against Wapa- head coach and his team to. BELOW: Head coach Pat Fitterer cuts down the net after Ellensburg defeated Wapato in the district championship on Feb. 18, 2012. open next season against Montana, a Division I FCS program. Shoemaker looked at the Washington- Grizzly Stadium and nearly had a photo taken of him for Twitter in front of the stadium, with the caption, “This would be a cool place to get my first win.” a perfect fit Cooler heads prevailed. Shoemaker, along with Legendary high school coach calls it a career after 37 seasons Central’s volleyball and women’s soccer coaches, By DANNY SCHMIDT kid, Fitterer sat at the table and Mario Andaya and Michael sports editor listened. Farrand, introduced Fitterer grew up to be a three- their high school signees sport athlete at Ellensburg High Wednesday inside Sue Pat Fitterer reaches School. His favorite sport was his Lombard Hall in front of inside a black gym bag best: football. about 50 Wildcat fans and He was the most valuable player coaches. and pulls out a small on the Bulldogs’ mythical state The coaches talked championship football team — about each player, as well blue basketball. before postseason tournaments — any other news, such the The ball has two outlines of in 1970 as a 6-foot-1, 175-pound volleyball team hosting a children’s hands: one showing tailback. He was named all-league season-opening tourna- where kids should place their and was an All-American honor- ment from Sept. 4-6, with shooting hand, the other where able mention selection. On that Western Washington and the guide hand belongs. team with Fitterer was Dan five universities from “See this?” Fitterer says, Kelleher, who has assisted Fitterer California and Hawaii. grabbing the ball with a smile. on Ellensburg’s basketball team “It’s a kind of a taste of “This is what I’m going to be since Fitterer was hired in 2010. what we went through at spending my retirement doing. Fitterer and Kelleher, both the regional, and hopefully Teaching the grandkids how to prominent names in Ellensburg, again this year,” Andaya shoot.” grew up in the same neighbor- said. Fitterer has been a coach since hood, and between the 11 Farrand talked about he was 23 years old. On Tuesday, Kelleher relatives and the six his nine commits, all the 60-year-old told his Ellensburg Fitterers, starting a pickup game from Washington, and boys basketball team, which in any sport was as simple as compared several to some was eliminated from the district knocking on a couple doors. key players from previous tournament Friday, that he would Kelleher went on to play football Central teams. not be returning next season. After at Notre Dame, while Fitterer “Toward the end of the 37 illustrious seasons coaching played football and ran track year, we really struggled high school sports, Fitterer at Central. Nicholson, who was with the depth that we decided to retire. coaching at the time, asked Fitterer had,” Farrand said. He has seen long-tenured to try out for the basketball team. “So we went out and coaches come and go, some He contemplated the idea, but tried to get the best of forced out, some angrily exiting decided two sports and school- the best we could get. We and one needing a triple bypass work kept him busy enough. worked really hard to build surgery. He majored in physical educa- on the year we had this “In the coaching world, making tion as an undergraduate student, year.” it to 20 years is a big deal. Thirty- then earned his master’s degree Shoemaker took the seven is crazy,” he said. “I’m the in psychology through physical stage last, and showed first one getting out clean and education in 1981. He studied a slideshow with a few feeling good about it. I got that job mental expectations of a perfor- highlights from his 26 at Highland High School when “It’s not about wins and losses. it’s about creating good people. Usually you get really mance vs. actual performance, recruits. I was 23 just wanting to win a good people and you guide them and help make them better.” and his studies, combined with “I hope our program is game.” Jack founding The Pacific Institute in a position where true Fitterer has felt the desire to hours each day he could have season 12-8 overall, and 12-6 in — which works with customers to freshmen coming in out get out of coaching for a couple spent watching game film, going the Central Washington Athletic improve performance and reach of high school are going years. He worked in Ellensburg over scouting reports or drawing Conference. their full potential using positive to have a very difficult from 2010-12, which allowed up plays, if he lived in the same Ellensburg struggled all season thinking — is the root of his time getting on the field,” him to see his players every day. town as his team. without its point guard, Garrett coaching prowess. Shoemaker said. “That’s He then began teaching physical He typically finished teaching Hull, who injured his knee playing “Take a jump shot, for example. what is going to sustain education to kindergarteners, PE around 3:15 in the afternoon, football last fall. Hull and sopho- Go out and shoot a bunch of jump our success moving first-, second- and third-graders in then raced up to Ellensburg for a more Coleman Sparling will likely shots and increase your shooting forward.” Highland. 4:30 p.m. practice. be the team’s top two scorers next by 50 percent. But mentally He has taught at Highland since “It’s amazing I didn’t get a season. When Fitterer announced visualize it and then go out and Schedule 2012, and will likely retire after speeding ticket,” he said. his retirement Tuesday, he pulled practice, it will increase it by 75 next year, his 40th. But since he There was talk of him retiring Hull and Sparling aside and gave percent,” Fitterer said. “By doing TODAY, FEB. 20 switched jobs, the connection after Ellensburg’s 2012-13 season, them a final order. the positive, you eliminated the College basketball with his players at Ellensburg but he decided to return for a final “I told them it was their job to negative. If you can eliminate 7 p.m.: Central men at hasn’t been the same. hurrah, figuring this would be his make me regret my decision,” he the negative, you can have great Simon Fraser Fitterer’s coaching revolves as final run. said. “Every time I watch a game success.” much around positive thinking He debated telling the team or pick up a newspaper, I want to Fitterer never wanted a “real On television and imagery as it does X’s and before the season began, but be reminded of what I left.” job.” He was hired at a Class 4A TODAY, FEB. 20 O’s. That positive thinking helped decided against it, believing the school in Portland, where he NBA Fitterer finish 728-232 (.758) all focus should be on the players, Growing up coached a bit of everything and 5 p.m.: Miami at Oklahoma time, and become the second and nothing should distract the Coaching was etched in taught English. City, TNT coach in Washington to reach team from improving every day. Fitterer’s mind early on. His “I wanted something competi- 7:30 p.m.: Houston at 700 wins, behind Ed Pepple, who Fitterer didn’t ride off into the older brother, Jack, would sit tive and in sports,” he said. “I guess Golden State, TNT won 952 games in 49 years, before sunset hoisting a shiny state around the kitchen table with it went well. Thirty-seven years College basketball retiring in 2009. trophy or cutting down any Dean Nicholson, a legendary later I’m sitting here thinking, 6 p.m.: Duke at North Caro- The commute from Highland nets. The Bulldogs lost against Central Washington University ‘Dang, that went fast.’” lina, ESPN High School to Ellensburg and Wapato in the opening round of men’s basketball coach, and talk 8 p.m.: Gonzaga at BYU, back is two hours. That’s two districts after finishing the regular basketball for hours. As a little See Fitterer, Page A6 ESPN2 A6 - Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 Local and Sports Daily Record - www.dailyrecordnews.com Changes itterer By the F numbers Continued from Page A1 Continued from Page A5 n Jerrol’s evolved into his family’s values and He has coached and 37 seasons coaching selling books, office heritage is important to taught in Portland, at n 728-232 (.758) all time supplies, Central him. Highland High School, n 2 state championships Washington University “I have respect for Kentwood of Covington, apparel, toys and an what my grandparents Sehome in Bellingham and n 3 state coach of the assortment of other items. have done and what they Eisenhower in Yakima, and years Winegars changed started,” Winegar said. taught at Yakima Valley n 23 state appearances even more dramatically, “I hope to build on that. Community College part- eventually losing the We’ve gone through a time for two years. n 18 league dairy cows and going into tremendous amount of In his 37 seasons championships the coffee and ice cream change from milking cows coaching, Fitterer has business. to selling coffee.” missed the state tournament Williams said both “What those who came only 14 times, and missed is all I’ve ever done. There’s businesses have long been before us taught us is you districts just twice. He has a chance I could regret it, part of the community have to change, and listen coached football, basketball, but right now it feels like I’m and connected in ways to the customer.” baseball, track and field and Brian Myrick / Daily Record doing the right thing,” he he is still discovering. golf, to name a few. Ellensburg High School basketball coach Pat Fitterer coach- said. “I’ve always been all He said he was talking New space amenities “Golf is the greatest es the Bulldogs against Wapato last Friday. in. I really felt I gave my best to Kori Winegar’s step- In addition to the coaching job in the world,” effort at every practice until grandmother and she coffee and ice cream, he said. “You go out and the last minute of that last mentioned she worked at the community will have show the kids what to do, mind away from it. I think to become a well-rounded Wapato game. I was working Jerrol’s in 1947. access to conference/ then they go play, so you it kept her alive a little bit person.” hard and totally into it as far “Our histories are inter- meeting space that can play with them. To tell you longer. I truly believe that.” Harris finished fourth as I could go.” twined,” Williams said. be used for multiple the truth, the only thing I The following season in state with Fitterer at the The stores share not purposes from presenta- could teach them in golf was was a magical one for the helm at Eisenhower, which The music man just a history, but also an tions to birthday parties. bad habits.” Bulldogs. Ellensburg cruised eventually lost to a Franklin Fitterer loves music and its outlook and approach Williams said he was There’s no shortage of to a 19-6 regular season team that was led by Venoy uplifting vibe. He compared to business. Williams interested in creating the hardware in Fitterer’s home. before sweeping through the Overton, a former University a concert to a marquee said there is a sense of meeting space because He has won two state basket- district tournament at West of Washington standout, and basketball game, because responsibility that comes he does presentations ball championships — the Valley High School. David Peyton Siva, who plays for of the electric atmospheres. with operating a long- on how to successfully first with Highland in 1988, Jacobs, a senior at the time, the Detroit Pistons. Most people around him time business with strong operate a small, family the second with Sehome in came up with the idea for “Looking back on it, he know he enjoys listening to community roots, and his business. He will use the ‘96 — and has been named the team to wear pink and has won with a little bit of music, and maybe even are family has tried to give space for presentations Washington’s coach of the white shoes to honor Kathy. everything,” Harris said. aware of his love of dancing, back through its business but it will also be open for year three times, while They did, and in an “Teams with a lot of athleti- but it’s who he listens to that and personally. public rental. The space picking up league coach of emotional title game, cism, teams with a little is a bit more surprising. “We have the same will accommodate about the year honors 14 times. Ellensburg beat Wapato athleticism, teams that are In the past 18 months, values, the same long- 50 people. He’s won 18 league 58-39 before cutting the nets big, smaller teams. He’s Fitterer has seen Madonna, term idea of business,” “I’m excited about championships, 12 district down. always found ways to win.” Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Williams said. “This is not having the capacity for championships and his Less than two weeks later, Harris was an assistant P!nk in concert. about tomorrow. It’s about birthday parties and teams have made state the Bulldogs beat Toppenish coach with Eisenhower a Harris recalled a visit 50 years from now.” presentations,” Williams 23 times, with top-seven 64-61 in regionals to reach few years back, the same he and Monti made to Winegar said upholding said. finishes on 15 occasions. He the state tournament. The time Colton Monti was the Fitterer’s home a few years made the Washington State win was Fitterer’s 700th, and head coach. Monti was ago. Fitterer took out his Basketball Coaches Hall of wearing a pink button-up, an assistant for Fitterer at Nintendo Wii, and much to Fame in 2007. khakis and pink and white Ellensburg in 2010-11, and Harris’ surprise, dominated Annie Fitterer had a couple Nike sneakers, Fitterer was coached the junior varsity his two pupils in a dancing Continued from Page A3 opportunities to move to the mobbed by his team once team. In a December game game. collegiate level, but never the final buzzer sounded. in 2011 against Ike, Ellens- When country star Brad “It’s very funny,” Hugs tion there,” said Caralyn budged. He had no desire to They gathered around him, burg decided to pay tribute Paisley played a show in said, “lots of laughs.” Cutlip, 18, who is part of do so. hugging him, screaming to Kathy by wearing pink Yakima nearly five years The play is directed the cowgirl trio. She also with him and holding up a everywhere but the jersey ago, Fitterer, Schultz and by Anneliese Childress, plays a train porter and Coming home white sign that said “700” and shorts. Kathy all went. They were with music director Queen Victoria. No greater challenge arose in red, and “gotta love it!” in Despite being on the only a couple feet from the Adrienne Shields and “I really liked the music than when he was hired to blue. opposite side, both Harris center of the stage, which stage manager John side of the musical, I coach the Bulldogs, a job In Ellensburg’s foyer, and Monti wore pink as well Paisley was wandering about Mounsey. EHS has worked really love music and I he’d been eying for years in there’s a district banner and to show their support. throughout his show. with the Central Theatre like acting, and showing hopes of returning to his a plaque for Kathy that says “The greatest compli- Fitterer told Kathy and Ensemble at Central emotion not just by alma mater. “Sixth man.” ment I got was from a kid Mindy to go high-five Paisley Washington University on talking but by dancing Fitterer led Ellensburg to a Ellensburg finished 1-1 in I coached at Sehome. He since he was so close. Both the production. and all the other actions 34-14 regular-season record state that season, then 0-1 told me he used what I refused out of timidness. Rehearsals started in that come through in his first two seasons. Off last season. It was elimi- taught him every day in Fitterer told them to watch early December after the showing emotion,” said the court, it was not an easy nated by the eventual state his life, with his wife, his and learn. audition process and Aren Blackwood, 17, who time. runner up and champion, kids, with his fireman job,” He walked up to the stage, several hours of callbacks. plays character Tommy Fitterer took his wife, respectively. Fitterer said. “It’s such a huge and sure enough, high-fived Some student actors Keeler. Kathy, to the emergency compliment, because it’s not Paisley as he was playing have been involved with “The amount of stress room after she had suffered Father figure about wins and losses, it’s guitar. theater all four years of that we get and the horrible headaches. Doctors Ellensburg senior about creating good people. “We were all leaving high school. amount of sleep that we found a sizable tumor in Ceanu Strom remembered Usually you get really good the event center and two “One of my favorite lose, it really makes our her neck, and three more in watching Fitterer’s teams people and you guide them basketball officials saw me parts is definitely getting final product so much her brain. They rushed her play when he was younger. and help make them better.” and said, ‘We saw you on into a different character, more worth it,” said into surgery and removed He was always a fan of the screen with about eight but also interacting with Darby Wedekind, 17, who a tumor the size of a golf the way he coached, and Retired life 13-year-old girls, high-fiving people I know but they’re plays Sylvia Potter-Porter ball from the left side of her noticed he always seemed to Now that he’s retired from Brad Paisley at the front of also in character, so it’s and is part of the cowgirl brain. have good players. Strom’s coaching, Fitterer is looking the stage,’” Fitterer said. “I kind of just a fun interac- trio. The surgery was freshman season at Ellens- forward to more quality time was oblivious, but I’m sure successful, but she had two burg was Fitterer’s first as with his four grandchildren, that’s exactly what it looked more tumors in her brain, head coach. ranging in age from 1 to 5. like. Those officials had a two in her lungs, one in her “I was going through some His two daughters, Karly great time with that one.” Obituaries spine and one in her lymph tough times my sophomore Floyd and Mindy Schultz, Fitterer said the best part node, leading to radiation year, and he really helped me both live in Yakima. Floyd’s of coaching is the feeling CHARLES ADAMS and chemotherapy. She get past it,” Strom said. “He’s a nurse and Schultz is a he gets the night before a managed to fight through been through that situation teacher, and since Fitterer game, after he put in the six August retired from Tom Matson the cancer longer than many other times. He’s just a doesn’t teach the full school to nine hours of prepara- 21, 1930 - Dodge and moved to doctors anticipated, but really great guy. He’s a father day, he wants to be more tion, knowing exactly what February 7 Ellensburg in 1979 to had a seizure after a brain figure to a lot of people. It’s involved. the other team is going to 2014 farm. Memorial surgery, causing a major unfortunate for the younger He purchased the blue do and being able to relax. Chuck passed services were setback. guys who won’t get to experi- basketball to help Kai, his The worst part of the job, away in Phoenix at his home in Initially, Fitterer told Kathy ence it, but I’m glad I got four grandson, shoot. he said, was having to cut Arizona. He is Arizona City, — who he met in junior high years with him.” Even when he isn’t kids from the team. It can survived by his wife Arizona. He school — he was retiring After transferring from coaching, he’s coaching. be tough when a student’s Sonja of 60 years, 4 will be greatly from everything to take care Davis High School in In addition to his grand- parents are friends or children, 7 grand- missed by all of her, but she wouldn’t let Yakima, Drew Harris played children and daughters, coworkers with him, but children and 4 great- that loved him. him. Not only did she want for Fitterer for three seasons Fitterer plans to stay busy his job to make the best grandchildren. He RIP my love. him to continue teaching at Eisenhower. Harris, a with Kirsten Danielson, team possible. and coaching, she wanted point guard who played who he will marry in the He has no regrets in his 37 to watch the games and for Seattle University and summer. The couple plans years coaching. cheer on the Bulldogs. Since Central, now is the assistant to sell their houses and buy “There’s been some tough, death notice Ellensburg’s road games coach of the Wildcats’ men’s a place together in Yakima tough times, but I don’t think are typically no more than basketball team. to live closer to the family. I’d change them,” Fitterer MERLE MONROE was born in Seattle on an hour and 45 minutes Harris said Fitterer’s Ellensburg residents will said. “I think that’s part of April 11, 1919. A private away, Kathy could support greatest contributions to still see plenty of Fitterer the building process. There’s SCHMITH celebration of life will the team and be in bed at a him were off the court. next season. He plans to been some real tough ones, be held at a later date. reasonable time. “You can tell he really attend Bulldog sporting but I think I’d make the same Merle Monroe Schmith Cremation Association of After districts, Fitterer and cares about the players events across the board — mistake again just to learn passed away Feb. 12, Port Angeles is in care of his wife went on vacation. and helps them become especially basketball. He from it.” 2014, Avamere Rehabilita- arrangements. Shortly after returning, the more than just basketball doesn’t know how he’ll feel Fitterer gathered his tion of Sequim. Merle battle ended, and Kathy died players. He’s one of the walking into the Ellensburg papers, and closed the door that June. biggest mentors I’ve had gym and watching a team to a small office inside one of IN BRIEF “One of the most vicious growing up,” Harris said. play with so many players the Ellensburg locker rooms things about cancer is you “He’s always been there for he coached. for one of the final times. spend so much time alone, me and helped me out a lot. He doesn’t have to worry He put the stack of papers SPOKANE Government Accountabil- you become self-centered, One of the biggest things about paying to get into any inside the gym bag, and Probe sought in ity Office to investigate because all you’re doing is he did for me and a lot of games. Fitterer was given a before zipping it shut, picked both the pattern of con- thinking about what’s going my teammates was help lifetime pass for free entry up the blue basketball again. whistleblower case tractor retaliation against on,” Fitterer said. “I really us get good grades and be to any high school sporting “Yep,” he said, staring at U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, whistleblowers, and think that coaching and respectful off the court. event in Washington. the ball, nodding slowly. D-Ore., is demanding the U.S. Department of being in Ellensburg was so That’s one thing I try to “I don’t know if I’m making “This is what it’s all about an investigation into the Energy’s lack of response good for her, it really got her teach my players now: how the right decision now. This now.” treatment of whistleblow- to those actions. ers at the Hanford Nuclear Donna Busche, a man- Reservation. ager at the Hanford Waste Two whistleblowers Treatment Plant, was fired Pro basketball have been fired in the past Tuesday morning by URS EASTERN CONFERENCE Conf. Overall five months after raising Corp. Walter Tamosaitis, L Pct GB Boston 19 36 .345 22½ Phoenix 32 21 .604 10 Miami at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. safety concerns about the who also worked at the d-Indiana 41 13 .759 — Orlando 16 40 .286 26 Golden State 32 22 .593 10½ Denver at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. d-Miami 38 14 .731 2 Philadelphia 15 40 .273 26½ Dallas 32 23 .582 11 Houston at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. construction of a $13 bil- Waste Treatment Plant d-Toronto 29 25 .537 12 Milwaukee 10 43 .189 30½ Memphis 30 23 .566 12 Friday’s games lion plant to treat the site’s construction site and Chicago 28 25 .528 12½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota 26 28 .481 16½ New York at Orlando, 4 p.m. Washington 26 28 .481 15 Conf. Overall Denver 24 28 .462 17½ Dallas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. most dangerous radioac- raised safety concerns Brooklyn 25 27 .481 15 d-Oklahoma City 43 12 .782 — New Orleans at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Atlanta 25 28 .472 15½ New Orleans 23 30 .434 19 tive wastes. about the plant, was fired d-San Antonio 40 15 .727 3 Utah 19 34 .358 23 Cleveland at Toronto, 4 p.m. Charlotte 25 30 .455 16½ Houston 37 17 .685 5½ Atlanta at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Wyden’s office said by URS in October. Detroit 22 32 .407 19 L.A. Lakers 18 36 .333 24½ d-L.A. Clippers 37 19 .661 6½ Sacramento 18 36 .333 24½ Denver at Chicago, 5 p.m Thursday he will ask the — Associated Press Cleveland 22 33 .400 19½ Portland 36 18 .667 6½ L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 5 p.m. New York 21 33 .389 20 Today’s games Thomas contract Seahawks make Earl Thomas the highest First Amendment Fest paid safety in the NFL. Local, Page A3 Sports, Page A6

Good afternoon Tuesday April 29, 2014 Vol. 113, No. 100 Published in the Heart of Washington / DailyRecordNews.com 75 cents CWU recruiting Average Finding the next Wildcat wildfire season on the way Forecasters: Conditions mostly normal, at least for now

By ANDY MATARRESE staff writer

The Northwest’s fire season this year, at least the earlier months, will be on par with normal rang- es for moisture and temperature, but it could pick up a bit earlier as temperatures are predicted to rise toward June and July. “We’re not looking at anything unusual for Washington at this point,” said John Saltenberger, fire weather program manager for the Northwest Interagency Coordina- tion Center. Normal fire activity potential is expected though the month, rising to slightly above normal in June and July. Statewide, fire season officially started April 15. A handful of wild- fires already have been reported across Washington. Current predictions based on weather patterns, drought mod- Brian Myrick / Daily Record els and fuel moisture suggest this Point guard Marc Rogers, left, pitcher Maria Gau, center, and quarterback Jake Nelson are three examples of athletic recruiting at Central Wash- season won’t be especially different ington University. from any other, Saltenberger said. “We’re not anticipating, at this point, anything beyond those typical summertime conditions,” he said. Division II recruiting offers challenges to coaches, universities In Central Washington, wildfire activity usually picks up around By DANNY SCHMIDT July 1, said Matt Castle, deputy fire sports editor staff for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. uring Jon Brockman’s dominant Fire managers are planning years playing basketball at Snohom- and conducting prescribed burns Dish High School, Central Washington on the forest, and firefighting University head coach staff will be up to full capacity Greg Sparling trekked around the first of June, he said. over the mountains to See Fire, Page A5 witness the phenom’s play up close. Sparling wasn’t recruiting Brockman, he was there for his brother, Paul, and one other player on the team. The Brockmans were not able to stick around the gym and chat much after the game, however, because Duke head coach Mike Krzyze- wski was flying into Boeing Field that night in the school’s private jet to meet with Jon about becoming a Blue Devil. Jon went on to play four years at the University of Washington before he was selected 38th overall in the 2009 NBA draft. Paul walked on and redshirted at Seattle Pacific University, then transferred to Brian Myrick / Daily Record Bellevue Community College. He eventu- ally made his way to Central, but it was Central volleyball head coach Mario Andaya talks to the team after a practice last season. solely for academics after suffering several injuries. like Eastern Washington University, which As a Division II program, the Wildcats would play the Stanfords and Notre Dames aren’t competing with Division I schools of the country in the NCAA tournament. CWU athletic like Duke, or local PAC-12, universities. “There’s no Division I-AA in volleyball. scholarships Central typically finds itself battling with Those schools play other D-I programs,” INDEX other Great Northwest Athletic Conference Andaya said. “Do you want four years of n Football 26, max is 36 Scrapbook B1 teams for players, as well as with junior NCAA volleyball at one of those schools, or n colleges and some smaller D-I schools do you want four years as an All-American Women’s basketball 8.5, max is 10 Events calendar A3 from conferences like the Big Sky. at an NCAA school?” n Men’s basketball 8.3, max is 10 Opinion A4 With no private jets parked nearby, One problem the football and basketball n Volleyball 7.1, max is 8 Central coaches must sell the school to teams face is junior colleges promising Horoscopes, comics B3 n Women’s soccer 5.8, max is 9.9 players and parents. high school students the opportunity to Sports A6 “A lot of kids have been down to the transfer to a D-I university after two years. n Baseball 5 equivalencies, max is 9 McDonald’s and the gas stations,” Sparling “I understand that you want to play n Local news serving Ellensburg, said. “They don’t know we’re a city within a at the highest level, but it might be that Women’s track and field 4.7, max is 12.6 Cle Elum, Roslyn, Kittitas, Easton, city, and how beautiful our campus is.” they haven’t matured enough, or got big n Softball 4.5, max is 7.2 Suncadia and all of Kittitas County. The on-field and on-court product is enough or strong enough or caught the n important as well. Volleyball coach Mario eyes of somebody,” said John Picha, an Men’s track and field and cross country 2.5, Andaya makes it clear to prospective high assistant football coach for the last 19 max is 12.6 schoolers that Central has a much better years. *One equivalency covers tuition, room and chance of winning a regional or national See Recruiting, Page A5 board and books. championship than a smaller D-I school Daily Record - www.dailyrecordnews.com Local and Region Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - A5 Recruiting Recruiting Fire Continued from Page A1 rules Continued from Page A1 Each Central Washington The process competition in the GNAC Sparling and Burns about “Right now, the long and August bring, he said. Technology has trans- is. After an exhibition game hunting, even though University coach has a range forecasts might be 2012 was a very wet year, formed recruiting high against the Huskies, several neither coach had much to binder full of rules from a bit warmer than average but it dried out quickly. school students and junior of Rodgers’ UW friends contribute. Ward asked if the NCAA on recruiting and for spring,” Castle said. What rain did come college athletes over the on the team told him how they were hungry, to which eligibility. John Picha, an The National Inter- those months brought past decade. Picha has a impressed they were with they politely said yes. assistant football coach said agency Fire Center’s lightning, sparking many map of the United States Central’s squad. He walked to his freezer each year coaches must take Predictive Services fires, including the Table in his Nicholson Pavilion “Some of the schools that and took out rattlesnake, and pass a 40-question test forecasters, looking from Mountain Fire. office, but instead of cities were recruiting me, the elk and other game. April through July, found “It could go that quick,” inside each state, every coaches had a fake smile. “Most kids bring out on the subject and score at much of the Western he said. “It all depends on university from the D-I It was more their job,” scrapbooks,” Sparling said. least 80 percent. United States dodged if we get lighting starts or to D-III level is listed. He Rodgers said. “I had a good “I had never eaten rattle- Some rules are obvious: the cold weather that not. … That’s the million receives up to 20 emails a relationship with Spar and snake before, until that coaches are not allowed to slammed the rest of the dollar question right day from athletes around Drew right away.” point. We ended up getting pick up athletes from their country early this year, there, how much light- the country showing him, but it had to do more and saw temperatures a ning are we going to get?” interest in Central. New blueprint with our basketball skills front porch in a helicopter few degrees above normal Lightning, Saltenberger In addition to emails, CWU Athletic Director than our hunting skills.” or limousine. Others aren’t levels. said, is tough to predict. there are countless Dennis Francois, who so easy. Several late-season “That’s the wildcard.” recruiting websites and began last summer, has Connections “Can you pay a parent storms moved through Going south, to services, which make it made a concerted effort High school and club for driving him over?” the country, bringing Southern Oregon and easier for players to get for coaches to rely on high coaches are the biggest rain and snow to the beyond, things look recognized by college school students rather than resource to Central Picha asked. “What kind Northwest and northern much drier, warmer and coaches. Coaches can transfers. coaches. Picha and the of material you can send, Rocky Mountains, more promising for a big watch film of athletes Francois wants to make football staff call every when you can call, when according to forecasters, fire season, Tobin said. without attending games, the shift for a few reasons. high school coach in you can email, what kind with more than 200 Even if firefighters aren’t though it doesn’t stop them He believes the earlier an Washington at some point of emails, can it have two percent normal precipi- busy working locally, from doing so. athlete is introduced to in the recruiting process. colors or does it have to tation for March. fires elsewhere can The recruiting process the system, the quicker he Even though college be black and white? Can a “We were really stretch personnel and is different for every sport, or she will learn it; he said coaches cannot talk to concerned earlier this equipment. but across the board, players out of high school players until their junior player who played here be winter through January, it Extended drought tracking high school who stick around for four year, their presence is on a poster that you send to was so dry and we were so conditions, poor athletes begins early. or five years typically usually noticed. a high school kid or coach? far behind,” Castle said. snowpack and low Coaches are not allowed take on more leadership “Club coaches know Can you give shoes to a Rains in February precipitation in much of to contact students until roles; and high schoolers we’re there,” Farrand said. little league team? Can you and March were well the West will mean low the July after their junior receive more of a college “We’ll leave a card with give them old footballs? above normal, and the moisture in vegetation year, but targeting players experience by living in club coaches and tell them The rules change every snowpack in Washington across the county, leading begins when a player is a the residence halls and who we were watching. remains nearly normal. to higher fire danger. freshman. eating on campus. Not that We can’t contact them, but year because there’s always Longer-term outlooks Fuel moisture in the Another common theme transfer students don’t, he they can email us telling us something a school did — — made earlier this interior Northwest, among recruiting at Central said, but four- or five-year their schedule, how they’re usually the bigger schools.” month — through July however, has been is staying in Washington athletes tend to develop a doing, when they play and — Danny Schmidt suggest warmer and drier significantly greater than state. The Wildcats’ football stronger affinity with the things like that.” conditions over Oregon, expected, forecasters say. team announced 26 new university. Farrand said the Wildcats but less so in Washington. Still, Tobin said, in dry high schoolers this season. With the new plan, the are stuck in between the ball team’s max was 10, and “Up here, I’m not places such as Central Only one is from outside of Wildcats’ men’s basketball recruiting worlds. The the Central men received expecting a huge year, Washington, fires are a the state. team, which has relied Wildcats are doing well 8.3, while the women were an abnormally large given. How active they “Just because of the heavily on transfers from within the GNAC, but they given 8.5. Volleyball got 7.1 year,” said Bob Tobin, end up being, forecasters way our money for soccer Tacoma Community find themselves looking at with the max at 8, women’s a meteorologist at the can do only a little works, it’s a little trickier College the last few years, the same players as Idaho, soccer had 5.8 equivalen- National Weather Service better. to bring in someone from signed Rodgers, Terry Eastern and schools of that cies with a max of 9.9, the in Spokane, but summer “Like I tell everybody, outside of the state,” said Dawn and Jalen Peake last size. baseball and softball team might get a bit warmer we’ll know for sure in Michael Farrand, Central’s spring, and announced “If a girl is going to get combined for 9.5 with a sooner. September how the fire women’s soccer coach the signing of three more more money going to play max of 16.2, and the track It all really depends on season went,” he said. for the past 15 years. “All high school seniors for for a Division I school, that and field and cross country what kind of weather July “That’s hindcasting.” of our players are from next season, who will help can be a very easy decision teams combined for 7.2 Washington. Anything in replace McLaughlin, JB for her and mom and dad,” with a maximum of 25.2. Washington is fair game Pillard III and Kevin Davis, Farrand said. “Once we Scholarships, around the Death notices for us. We’ve had girls from all of whom transferred get girls and parents on nation, are distributed on Arizona, New Mexico, from four-year universities campus, they walk through a one-year basis. Central, RoseAnn Cindy-Lei Hawaii, Alaska, Idaho and after being recruited by D-I the campus and walk as a D-II school, is able they worked out, but it schools. McLaughlin and through the neighborhoods to divide the scholarship Holdeman Angelique Burris takes a lot more planning Davis came from TCC. and they say this is a really money, allowing more RoseAnn Holdeman, Cindy-Lei Angelique and funding. That’s not “We know there’s always great place.” athletes to receive money. age 80, of Cle Elum, Burris, age 44, passed necessarily the case for going to be a role for trans- The women’s soccer Francois said the died on April 20, 2014. away April 23, 2014 everybody else, but for our fers,” Francois said. “They team is one of Central’s top equivalency numbers have She was born Nov. in Ellensburg. She budget, that’s what we do.” play a vital role, especially athletic programs in terms improved this year, and he 25, 1933, in Omak. A was born in Burbank, One Central athlete from when you have a hole in of graduation rate. As a expects them to rise even Memorial Service will Calif., on May 30, 1969. outside Washington is your roster that you need whole, Central’s athletes’ more next year. Having Jim be held at 5 p.m. on Service information Marc Rodgers, a freshman to fill. But I think for us to graduation rate is more Gaudino, Central’s presi- Saturday, May 3, 2014, will be announced in point guard on the men’s be consistently successful, than 10 percent higher dent, so interested in sports at the Church of Jesus an obituary to follow. basketball team. Rodgers, a we’ve got to make sure that than the rest of the student is a huge help, Sparling Christ of Latter Day Arrangements by Los Angeles native, played we’re investing in devel- population. Francois said. Some presidents Saints in Cle Elum, Brookside Funeral Home a few seasons of high oping a four-year program, believes that number couldn’t care less. Washington. Condo- & Crematory, Ellensburg school ball at Middlebrooks and that’s recruiting the will grow even more With Francois’ plans to lences may be left at Academy before transfer- best high school students with Ricardo Sanon, an revamp Tomlinson Stadium www.cascadefuneral- ring to Cathedral, a prep we can.” academic success coordi- and the athletic facilities on home.com. school. Rodgers had the Central has always been nator for student-athletes, campus, he expects more option of staying another a home for former Division who was hired this year. high school students to be year in prep school, but I athletes, going back to attracted to Central. decided to make the leap to Dean Nicholson, whether Visiting “The vast majority of collegiate basketball. they left voluntarily or Farrand relies on unoffi- these kids are coming from In high school, Rodgers involuntarily. Nicholson cial visits from prospects, high schools that have was recruited by top-notch coached CWU’s men’s which means a player visits beautiful, state-of-the-art D-I schools such as basketball team from the campus and might facilities,” he said. “That is Stanford, Xavier, San Diego 1964-1990. contact him asking to meet a deficit that we have right State, Cal Poly, Idaho, Idaho “Second-chance kids is and chat. An official visit now, but we’re committed State and more. where he made a living. entails taking the recruit to making sure we’re “Everybody thinks your But times have changed,” on a tour of the campus, improving those things.” senior year is going to be Sparling said. “You have facilities, having her meet Francois said the your best year. I had an a lot more factors in the the coaches and team and department is working injury and some bad games equation now. Nich gave even play with them. to finalize plans for and a lot of the schools a lot of people second Most teams recruit by the stadium, which he wanted me to play my last chances. And we’ve done position, targeting which- previously said would year at prep school,” he that a lot in my tenure. ever they need. But for include moving the track said. “I didn’t want another There’s guys who we’ve the most part, each coach surrounding the field and year of high school. I taken risks on that have goes after the best athletes allowing rugby and soccer wanted to go to college and really panned out, and possible, regardless of to compete at Tomlinson get started.” we’ve also taken risks on position. The number of with football. Cal Poly head coach Joe guys that didn’t pan out.” recruits depends on how Nowhere in Francois’ Callero, a former Wildcat, Sparling said the plan many returners a team will plan is a private plane talked to Rodgers and told will take three to five years have. The volleyball team for coaches to fly in him about Central. to truly pay off, but he’s all had six signees a year ago, to visit recruits, so in “He said CWU is just in. and only two this winter. the meantime, Central as good as some D-Is,” Sparling works with coaches will go with what’s Rodgers said. “He told assistant coach Drew Scholarships been working for them. me about how (Mark) Harris, Jared Johnson and Under new head football “If you’re a kid that McLaughlin was going to student team manager Mac coach Ian Shoemaker, the needs to be in a mall be playing pro ball, regard- Clark. He and Harris take athletes with the top 20 every day, don’t come to less of being in Division most of the trips to watch grade-point averages on Central. A lot of kids from II. That was one of the players. the football team receive the city want to get out of deciding factors. I put in About 17 years ago, a $500 tuition bonus. The there and try something so much time to this, so I Sparling and then assistant 10 who improved the most a little different. The nice definitely want to get paid Mike Burns drove to the also get a bonus. thing about Central is the for what I do one day. I Okanogan area to visit with “It’s incentive and it puts college atmosphere here love basketball to death. I Michael Ward, a 6-foot-9 your money where your is awesome,” Picha said. want to take this as far as forward from Wenatchee mouth is,” Picha said. “We “We’re not too big with I can. Meeting Mark and Community College. talk about how important almost 11,000 students, him telling me about his Sparling thought he was academics are, well here and classes are in the 35 situation really helped.” lost when he pulled up it is. And for a school this to 40 range, similar to Rodgers visited Ellens- to Ward’s home, because size, that’s a big commit- high school. Right now the burg and made his decision there were hunting stands ment, but we feel that it’s downside is the size of the on the spot, to the displea- and decoys all around the worth it. It’s something that stadium, but I have talked sure of many of his friends. yard. the players will gravitate to kids and once you step He could have played The coaches schmoozed to.” on the field, there is no D-I had he stayed at prep with Ward, then the conver- In terms of scholarships, difference.” school and avoided serious sation turned toward his an equivalency is tuition, injuries, but he said he interests, which it typically room and board and Kittitas Valley Character doesn’t regret his decision does. Ward began talking books. The football team is a local feature that runs one bit. about hunting, the only led the way last year with on Tuesdays in the Daily Rodgers said one thing he may have loved 26 equivalencies allotted, Record. To recommend pleasant surprise was more than basketball. while the NCAA’s maximum a person or topic, email finding out how tough the Ward was excited talking to number is 36. The basket- [email protected]. Daily Record Friday A5 April 4, 2014 SportsCentral Washington University in brief renton Climbers set to compete at Ropeless Rodeo Seahawks reach For the DAILY RECORD of the Northwest Collegiate of all levels can compete. extension with Carroll What: Ropeless Rodeo Climbing Circuit (Nc3), one of the Climbers perform a variety of The Seattle Seahawks Central Washington University When: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. biggest collegiate circuits in the low-altitude routes without the have called a news confer- Outdoor Pursuits and Rentals is on Saturday county. Nc3 also features stops assistance of a rope. They will ence for this morning amid hosting the Ropeless Rodeo — an at seven other Pacific Northwest be judged on multiple factors, a report they have reached intercollegiate bouldering competi- Where: CWU Climbing Wall schools, including the University including the difficulty of the a contract extension with tion — Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to Spectators: Admission is free of Washington and Western route and how many attempts it coach Pete Carroll. 6:30 p.m. at the CWU Climbing Washington University. took the climber to complete. NFL Network reported Wall. ceremony at 6:30 p.m. There will be men’s and For more information contact Thursday night, citing a The first heat begins at 9:15 Spectators are encouraged to women’s divisions, including OPR at 963-3537 or outdoor- “source,” that Carroll and a.m., with various heats going attend and admission is free. beginner, intermediate, [email protected]. The event is the Seahawks had reached throughout the day until the awards The Ropeless Rodeo is part advanced and open, so climbers sponsored by OPR. agreement on a contract extension. Carroll’s original five-year deal with Seattle was set to expire after the Ellensburg High School boys soccer 2014 season. The Seahawks announcement did not specify the nature of the news conference and team officials would not confirm the report of an extension measuring stick for Carroll. Carroll led the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl title.

— Associated Press Schedule TODAY, APRIL 4 College softball 8 a.m.: Central vs. Azusa Pacific in Turlock, Calif. 2:15 p.m.: Central vs. Cal State-Dominguez Hills in Tur- lock, Calif. 4:15 p.m.: Central vs. Chico State in Turlock, Calif.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 College baseball 1 p.m.: Central vs. Western Oregon (doubleheader) High school baseball 11 a.m.: Ellensburg vs. Selah (doubleheader) College softball 8:45 a.m.: Central vs. Hum- boldt State in Turlock, Calif. 1:15 p.m.: Central vs. Cal State-Stanislaus in Turlock, Calif. High school softball 11 a.m.: Ellensburg vs. Top- penish (doubleheader) 1 p.m.: Kittitas vs. Morton- White Pass High school boys soccer 10 a.m.: Ellensburg at Selah On television TODAY, APRIL. 4 MLB 7:05 p.m.: Seattle at Oak- land, ROOT NBA 4 p.m.: Denver at Mem- Brian Myrick / Daily Record phis, ESPN Ellensburg High School sophomore Sam Slothower (8) pushes through the West Valley defense to take a shot on goal during first-half boys soc- 6:30 p.m.: Oklahoma City cer action at Ellensburg High School on Thursday. The Rams beat Ellensburg 2-1 in a shootout. at Houston, ESPN 7 p.m.: Phoenix at Port- land, CSNNW NHL Defending CWAC champion Rams beat EHS in shootout 4 p.m.: Washington at New Jersey, NBCSN By DANNY SCHMIDT the ball out of bounds before it 4 p.m.: Montreal at Ottawa, sports editor snuck into the corner of the net. CBUT Pro golf he Bulldogs didn’t care it Evenly matched Noon: PGA Houston Open, was a non-league match Both teams played physical, GOLF T— the loss stung. smart soccer, with Ellensburg 3 p.m.: LPGA Kraft Nabisco Ellensburg High School’s getting more looks on goal. Championship, GOLF boys soccer team scored the In the 30th minute, Ellens- Auto racing first goal and owned the time burg’s Fernando Barajas tried 1 p.m.: NASCAR Nation- of possession battle, but West to put one past West Valley wide Fort Worth 300 qualify- Valley responded with a score goalkeeper Jacob Alvarez, who ing, FS1 in the 56th minute and a got just enough hand on it to 3 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup dominating performance in the tip it away. The ball bounced off Fort Worth 500 practice, FS1 shootout to beat Ellensburg 2-1 Alvarez’s hand about six yards 5:30 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Fort Worth 500, ESPN2 Thursday at EHS. out, where sophomore Sam Pro boxing The non-league loss is Ellens- Slothower stood and knocked in 7 p.m.: Steve Cunningham burg’s (4-1) first of the season. the rebound. vs. Amir Mansour, NBCSN “We took it really hard. On a team with 10 seniors, it College baseball Brian Myrick / Daily Record We wanted to beat them,” looked like the underclassman 7 p.m.: Oregon at Washing- Ellensburg junior Christian Ellensburg’s Gonzalo Contreras (purple) makes a save Thursday at EHS. might have saved the day ton, PAC-12 Barrientos said. “We came out against the defending Central College softball slow, we weren’t aggressive, They’re super good and we’re Bulldog goalkeeper Gonzalo Washington Athletic Conference 3 p.m.: UCLA at Oregon, we weren’t quick enough. always trying to compete Contreras made a few big saves champions. PAC-12 We can clean it up now. West against them. It does hurt to early, including one in which 5 p.m.: Oregon State at Valley played a heck of a game. lose.” he went airborne to punch See Bulldogs, Page A6 Utah, PAC-12

Seattle Mariners A’s beat Mariners on homer in 12th OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Coco Crisp altered his hit a towering home run off Seattle reliever batting approach and tried to muscle up in his last Hector Noesi (0-1) on an 0-1 pitch. The ball at-bat. landed just above the out-of-town scoreboard It couldn’t have worked out any better for the in right field. Athletics’ leadoff hitter. Umpires met briefly to review the play Crisp homered leading off the bottom of the before confirming Oakland’s victory. 12th inning to lift Oakland to a 3-2 win over the It was a welcomed win for the A’s after Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. dropping two of three to Cleveland in their “I was just going up there to swing as hard as I season-opening series after closer Jim could,” said Crisp of his sixth career game-ending Johnson had two late meltdowns. hit. “Probably nine times out of 10 I ended up with a strike out with that approach. Tonight was that See Mariners, Page A6 one time that it ended up working out. I’m not going to have that as my every day approach but AP I’m just grateful that it worked out tonight.” Crisp, who scored the tying run with two outs Coco Crisp gets mobbed by his Oakland team- in the eighth inning on Yoenis Cespedes’ triple, mates after his walk-off homer Thursday night. A6 - Friday, April 4, 2014 Daily Record - www.dailyrecordnews.com

consultant of Gylling Local and Sports to five applicants will be tech,” he said. Consulting in Cle Elum, interviewed. Interviews As part of the Common Tech started working in will be conducted by a Core requirements, all Continued from Page A1 November with Ellensburg team of people including state testing must be on Superintendent Paul Farris community members; computers by 2019. Right There are plans for and Assistant Superinten- interview dates have not now, Ellensburg has an hardware upgrades and dent Mike Nollan, who been set yet. exemption and is still using new computers, and the took over some technology The old technology fill-in-the-bubble paper district plans to hire a new director duties when former director, who worked on IT tests. technology director. Where school district technology and helped teachers learn “We’re seeing a greater the funding will come from director Shaun Mueller how to use new technology, need for curriculum instruc- is yet to be determined, but stepped down in January. was overburdened, Cochran tion and tools instructions administrators and teachers Gylling presented a report said. The technology to better improve student agree Ellensburg students detailing recommendations committee recommended learning,” Cochran said. need upgraded and updated to school board on March to add a technology integra- technology. 26 on how to address the tion position, like education Looking ahead The Ellensburg School district’s technology needs, technology coordinator or For Mount Stuart Board met in special school and about the biggest needs director of instructional Principal Dan Patton, better board meetings three times the school district has. technology, something technology has already in February and March to He said there are three bigger school districts have come to his school. Mount hear presentations about main areas for improve- to keep up with the influx of Stuart has a new intercom technology. ment: the network and its technology. system, a “huge leap” for “We’re actually 15 years various components, and At EHS, the network technology, Patton said. into the 21st century,” Jeff how it is being utilized blocks some things and can’t Mount Stuart also replaced Cochran, Ellensburg High now and in the future; the support what teachers want overhead projectors with School English teacher and hardware, which he called to do, Cochran said. document cameras. member of the ad-hoc tech “the blinking lights in a “Right now, our network is But an overloaded committee, told the school closet,” and the “interface not up to par,” he said. network could still cause board on the March 26 devices” drawing on the The IT department is issues for eventual online special meeting, “and we’re Internet, such as desktop working hard, he said, but standardized testing. The talking about these 21st computers, laptops, tablets doesn’t have time to find online Smarter Balanced century skills that students and phones. apps and hardware teachers test, which starts in third need, or have needed for a According to Gylling’s request for their classrooms. grade, is part of Common really long time.” estimates, it will cost $8.7 “I’ve had a lot of conversa- Core. Technology is part of million to bring the Ellens- tions with teachers and One of the reasons many Common Core burg schools’ technology administrators about the schools want to move standards, Cochran up to a level of quality that Brian Myrick / Daily Record things we need to do,” he toward Smarter Balanced, said, and to meet the would allow for increased A cup of pencils rests on a desk as students perform an said. “We’re working within instead of traditional state-mandated learning use. Historically, technology assignment in the computer lab at Mount Stuart Elemen- what we have. People want paper-and-pencil, fill-in- standards, Ellensburg funding in Ellensburg tary School on Thursday. to try technology … but the-bubble paper testing, schools need to support comes from the M&O levy when it doesn’t work, they is because as a student gets those goals. and grants. get turned off to it.” more answers right, the “The word ‘integrate’ to He said there also will is not to remain status quo,” someone hired by the end of Common Core is a big test gets harder, providing a me is really important,” need to be teacher training Gylling said. the month,” he said. motivator for updating more complete picture of a Cochran said to the school and support on how to Nollan said “some good school district technology. student’s ability level, Patton board. “We’re asking student integrate technology into New tech director candidates” have applied “The more we look at said. to integrate technology, each grade level, with a The search for a new from the private sector Common Core standards Right now, Ellensburg has whether that be video, slow rollout to minimize technology director is going and from other school and what’s going on in a state exemption to online audio, a presentation.” resistance. well, Nollan said. districts, and after the classrooms, the more we testing, which will end next Jim Gylling, technology “The district’s approach “We hope to have screening process, four know we need to integrate year. Morgan Continued from Page A1 The council made no money to perform an “If we want to play, and official commitment, but architectural study of the we see some advantage in did voice its willingness to building to repurpose it doing so for the city and look at the plan as a pos- as a community center, community, this has to line sible option, though not which Tabb said the com- out quickly,” he said. “I’m necessarily pursue it. mittee estimated might not even clear in conver- That would at least allow cost $50,000. sations, that we would be the committee and dis- “Before investing that able to get the required trict to move forward, Tabb kind of money, we need structural engineering said. significant investment on working and cost analysis the part of the school dis- done in a timely way for Early stages trict,” Council member a February bond. It’d be Ellensburg School Dis- Nancy Lillquist said. close.” trict Superintendent Paul Mayor Rich Elliott said Interim City Manager Farris said Thursday more he agreed, provided every John Akers said the city details about the plan potential partner on the staff will start soliciting needed to be resolved project — from the district, qualified contractors so it before he could say what to community center sup- could present the council kind of arrangement the porters, to members of the with possible contracts at Brian Myrick / Daily Record district would propose. art community interested a later meeting. Ellensburg’s Isaias Villa (12) takes control of the ball in the air against West Valley Thursday. “We’re just at the very in a performance arts cen- “Council did not want us beginning stages of the ter — were aligned and in contracting until they had conversation,” he said. agreement. some kind of feel from the “There are more questions Tabb said the project school district that they Bulldogs than answers right now.” would require taking both were actually willing to go A realistic next step projects in bonds to the into this with them,” he Continued from Page A5 likely would be finding voters, and soon. said Wednesday. In the 56th minute, West tion for different situations Valley’s Jordan Cluff rocketed like that.” a ball past Contreras to tie West Valley scored on all Mariners the match. Cluff backflipped four of its attempts, with Continued from Page A5 on his post-goal jog, causing Alvarez hitting the match- an excessive celebration winner. Ellensburg senior Johnson wasn’t avail- rallied from two runs don’t want to lose that warning from the officials, Johnny Sanchez, who shot able against the Mariners down for its first walkoff way but we did some great who stayed busy blowing first, was the only Bulldog to but four other Oakland win of the season. things.” their whistles throughout score. relievers combined for Abraham Almonte had The Mariners scored the 80 minutes. “All in all, their work rate six shutout innings to two hits and an RBI for in the first without the Each team had its chances really is what beat us. We’ve preserve the victory. Drew Seattle. The Mariners were benefit of a hit. in the match’s closing got to consistently play a Pomeranz (1-0), the fifth A’s coming off a series sweep Almonte hit a grounder minutes. Contreras finished little faster. We’ve played pitcher, worked one score- of Anaheim and were that went through the with five saves, while Alvarez two physical games early on less inning for the win. attempting to go 4-0 for legs of Oakland infielder had four. with Ike and Moses Lake, “We played a the first time since 1985. Alberto Callaspo, who was “I thought we had a lot but it seemed to knock us day-nighter (Wednesday) After scoring 28 runs in making his first career of mistakes. We can learn out of our game today,” and it felt like almost a the three games against start at first base. Second from this game,” Slothower Teasley said. “The pressure doubleheader today,” A’s the Angels, Seattle’s baseman Nick Punto said. “We need to work on they were putting on us, manager Bob Melvin said. offense managed just chased down the ball in defending as a team more. especially in the midfield, “It was nice to squeak that six hits against Oakland right field but threw wildly Non-league games are really we didn’t look like ourself one out, especially the way and stranded seven base back to the bag for another helpful to learn from.” today. We were lackadaisical the game was going early runners. error, allowing Almonte to With the 1-1 tie at the end with some of our balls, and on.” “We played well (and) take second. of regulation, both coaches not crisp like we needed to Yoenis Cespedes and we pitched well,” Mariners Two batters later, agreed to settle the match be. I don’t really know why Sam Fuld also drove in catcher Mike Zunino said. Cano’s groundout scored with penalty kicks. that is.” runs for Oakland, which “We did everything. We Almonte. Ellensburg head coach The Bulldogs play Levi Teasley substituted Selah on the road at 10 Barrientos in the net for a.m. Saturday in another Contreras for the shootout. non-league contest. Pro basketball Contreras had already been “We can learn a lot from EASTERN CONFERENCE in goal for one shootout this a loss. It’s good to lose these Conf. Overall Thursday’s games New York 1 2 .333 1 season, and Teasley wanted games early to show you L Pct GB Oklahoma City 106, San Antonio 94 Central Division y-Miami 52 22 .703 — Dallas 113, L.A. Clippers 107 W L Pct GB to give Barrientos the that there are things to work y-Indiana 53 23 .697 — Today’s games Detroit 2 0 1.000 — opportunity. on,” Teasley said. “Make x-Toronto 43 32 .573 9½ Denver at Memphis, 4 p.m. Chicago 2 1 .667 ½ “It’s tough to practice that sure that you’re not getting x-Chicago 43 32 .573 9½ Indiana at Toronto, 4 p.m. Cleveland 2 1 .667 ½ x-Brooklyn 40 34 .541 12 Orlando at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Minnesota 1 2 .333 1½ kind of pressure, so I like to over-confident, and you’re x-Washington 39 36 .520 13½ Detroit at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Kansas City 0 2 .000 2 give guys those opportuni- not getting stagnant in your Charlotte 37 38 .493 15½ Philadelphia at Boston, 4:30 p.m. West Division New York 33 43 .434 20 Minnesota at Miami, 4:30 p.m. W L Pct GB ties under pressure and see work rate. We definitely feel Atlanta 32 42 .432 20 Cleveland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Seattle 3 1 .750 — how we do,” Teasley said. confident playing them, Cleveland 31 45 .408 22 Washington at New York, 4:30 p.m. Houston 2 1 .667 ½ Detroit 27 48 .360 25½ Texas 2 1 .667 ½ “It’s good to have competi- non-league or league.” Boston 23 52 .307 29½ Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 6 p.m. Oakland 2 2 .500 1 Orlando 21 54 .280 31½ Los Angeles 0 3 .000 2½ Philadelphia 16 59 .213 36½ Oklahoma City at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee 14 61 .187 38½ East Division WESTERN CONFERENCE Sacramento at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. W L Pct GB Conf. Overall Washington 3 0 1.000 — y-San Antonio 59 17 .776 — Saturday’s games y-Oklahoma City 55 19 .743 3 Minnesota at Orlando, 4 p.m. Miami 3 1 .750 ½ y-L.A. Clippers 54 23 .701 5½ Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m. Atlanta 2 1 .667 1 Houston 49 25 .662 9 Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia 1 2 .333 2 Portland 49 27 .645 10 Charlotte at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. New York 0 3 .000 3 Golden State 46 29 .613 12½ Boston at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Central Division Dallas 45 31 .592 14 Toronto at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. W L Pct GB Memphis 44 31 .587 14½ Pittsburgh 2 1 .667 — Phoenix 44 31 .587 14½ Pro baseball St. Louis 2 1 .667 — Minnesota 37 37 .500 21 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 1 2 .333 1 Denver 33 42 .440 25½ East Division Cincinnati 1 2 .333 1 New Orleans 32 43 .427 26½ W L Pct GB Milwaukee 1 2 .333 1 Sacramento 27 48 .360 31½ Boston 2 1 .667 — West Division L.A. Lakers 25 50 .333 33½ Tampa Bay 2 2 .500 ½ W L Pct GB Utah 23 52 .307 35½ Toronto 2 2 .500 ½ Los Angeles 4 1 .800 — Baltimore 1 2 .333 1 San Francisco 3 1 .750 ½ Kittitas softball Kittitas road A grant allows a training The Coyotes go 2-2, including center helps pave Lewis an historic comeback, in the Street in Kittitas. state softball tournament. Local, Page A3 Sports, Page B1

Good afternoon Monday June 2, 2014 Vol. 113, No. 127 Published in the Heart of Washington / DailyRecordNews.com 75 cents Bulldogs take state Ledgard hits, pitches EHS to its first baseball title

Brian Myrick / Daily Record Members of the Seattle Knights clash in the Ellensburg Arena during Ye Olde County Faire at the Ellensburg Rodeo Arena on Sunday. Ye Olde Ellensburg a hit with crowds By MARGO MASSEY staff intern

he Kittitas County fairgrounds was transformed into medi- Teval village over the week- end for the Ye Olde County Faire, complete with jousting matches, costumes, minstrels and more. “It’s exciting and it makes you actually feel like you’re in Renais- sance times,” spectator Cassie Wood said. It was Wood’s second time at the Brian Myrick / Daily Record fair, and she decided to come back after enjoying it so much last year. The Ellensburg Bulldogs’ baseball team erupts into celebration after clinching the 2014 WIAA Class 2A state title with a 2-1 win over Lake Wash- She was with her boyfriend and her ington at County Stadium in Yakima on Saturday. For more photos visit www.dailyrecordnews.com. younger sister, who was visiting from Arizona. “I liked the atmosphere,” said Dreams about winning started early for Ellensburg baseball Jennifer Wood. “It made me feel like I was in ‘Game of Thrones.’ I like the By DANNY SCHMIDT of the champs, senior Junior state. On April 5, the Bulldogs jousting and feeding the pig. I wish sports editor More in sports Ledgard posed holding the were swept at home by rival there were more animals though.” wooden bat above his head. Selah, a team they later beat The warm weather was perfect for YAKIMA — On April 2, after n Baseball win wraps up 22-5 “It feels amazing,” freshman twice in the postseason — the fair and people milled around a 6-4 loss at Eastmont, Ellens- season for the Bulldogs second baseman Xander once 4-2 in 11 innings, then the various booths and watched burg head coach Todd Gibson Orejudos said. “Best feeling in 11-1 in five — in embarrassing performers. told the Bulldogs they did not n Coyote softball finished 2-2 the world.” fashion. One of the performances was the have an identity and he was in state tournament With the win, the Bulldogs It was around that time Troupe Rose belly dancers, who leaving it up to them to create became the fifth team in when Ledgard, Campbell, performed shortly after the 3 p.m. n Lillquist, Oursland take one. Ellensburg history to capture Tyrel Panter and the other jousting session ended. After their “It’s pretty hard to tell 17-, first in javelin in state 2A, 2B a state title. The school’s first five seniors decided to put in performance, Troupe Rose invited 18-year-old kids how you want tournaments title came in 1971-72, when extra work, which required audience members to the front of them to think,” Gibson said. n EHS girls doubles tennis the boys basketball team beat setting the alarm clock for 5:30 the stage to teach them how to belly “And I want them to think for takes fifth at state East Bremerton 67-59 in the a.m. before school a couple of dance. Central Washington Univer- themselves. So they showed up championship. Two years times a week to go take batting sity student Sabah Shrinzada was to practice Monday with this See Sports, Page B1 later, the football team shut practice and field grounders among them. bat.” out Stanwood 13-0 to win the and fly balls. “I loved it,” Shrinzada said. “It’s a The wooden bat had “STATE reads that players want to win state’s inaugural tournament. “The whole varsity team,” good way to bring new cultures to CHAMPIONS” engraved in the the district, regional and state In 1988, Ellensburg’s volleyball Campbell said. “Every guy you other people.” barrel and was stowed away championship, but every year team capped its title run with see here, they were all there, Shrinzada also participated in the in senior catcher Cameron the team has fallen short. a 15-8, 15-9 victory over R.A. and they were all vital. You live action role playing battles that Campbell’s bat bag. Every Until now. Long, and in 1997, the boys can’t ask for a harder-working were going on, where any attendee season, Ellensburg High On Saturday, all three were track and field team — led group.” could challenge others. School baseball players fill out crossed off as Ellensburg (22-5) by Ja’Warren Hooker — beat The extra practice paid off, Along with the events, vendors a legacy paper, saying how they won the school’s first baseball Rainier Beach 41-39. with Ellensburg finishing the sold a variety of medieval-themed want themselves and the team Class 2A state championship, season on a 10-game winning items. Seven Meadows Archery to be remembered. beating Lake Washington 2-1 Turning point streak, and winning 14 of its from Tacoma was at Ye Olde County In his five years coaching at County Stadium in Yakima. This spring’s baseball team last 15 games. Faire for a second year. the Bulldogs, Gibson — a 1987 As fans scurried onto the field was not a favorite from the EHS graduate — typically after the win to take photos beginning to make a run in See Bulldogs, Page A6 See Fair, Page A6

INDEX Sports B1 Events calendar A3 Opinion A4 Horoscopes, comics B3 Region A5 Two javelin Local news serving Ellensburg, Missing Cle Elum, Roslyn, Kittitas, Easton, state champs Coming Suncadia and all of Kittitas County. climbers Tuesday Javelin: Jensen Lillquist and Rainier: Six climbers presumed Austin Oursland won their respec- Dash: Read Curtis Stone’s dead after accident on Mount tive state javelin titles. Sports, perfect menu for your Father’s Day Rainier. Region, Page A5. Page B1 cookout inside Tuesday’s paper. A6 - Monday, June 2, 2014 Daily Record - www.dailyrecordnews.com Local Fair Continued from Page A1

“We enjoyed it, so we Another vendor at the came back,” said James fair was Waxing Moon Thiel. Enchantments of Tacoma, Thiel usually takes which sold candles. Seven Meadows to “Every year is different,” multiple Society for said Chuck Thelen. “Last Creative Anachronism year it was good, this year events, such as Renais- has been good. It’s been sance fairs and the a good crowd, we will see Washington Midsummer what the extended hours Renaissance Fair in bring us.” August. While the turnout Thelen said Waxing of Ye Olde County Faire Moon also goes to various wasn’t what they usually other fairs around the see, Thiel said it was still region. Next up is the good. Canterbury Faire in “It’s not completely Silverton, Ore. packed, but we’ve had a “Every fair has a constant interest,” Thiel personality. This one is said. fun,” Thelen said.

Brian Myrick / Daily Record Members of the Seattle Knights joust in the Ellensburg Rodeo Arena during Ye Olde County Faire at the Kittitas County Event Center on Sunday.

Bulldogs Continued from Page A1

The return of Garrett Ledgard did the rest then cruised the rest of said. “I mean, not only on Hull down the stretch of the damage from the the way, finishing with six the mound, but a game- made a huge difference mound. One of four — strikeouts, one walk given winning hit. It’s a dream as well. The left-handed along with Campbell, up, one run and allowing come true for that kid.” junior slowly worked Panter and Ceanu Strom four hits. In the bottom of Saturday was the final his way back into the — Bulldogs to have played the fourth inning, Ledgard game for eight Ellens- pitching rotation after on the regional-bound sent a first-pitch fastball burg seniors: Ledgard, injuring his knee quarter- team from two years ago, over the left-field fence Campbell, Panter, Strom, backing in the fall, which Ledgard pitched one of at County Stadium and Cameron Curtis, Kyle sidelined him for the his best games ever in this into the street, driving in Hickman, Kyler Watts and entire basketball season. season’s regional game, Campbell for the winning Tyler Wyatt. He threw seven innings shutting out Cheney 7-0 runs. “That bat, we were in the 11-inning district and striking out 12 batters After the game, Ledgard keeping it until we championship victory while giving up just one carried the game ball actually won it,” Ledgard before Panter picked up hit. around in his back pants said as he reached into the win, then Hull added Ledgard gave up one pocket. Campbell’s bag to pull five more innings against run and two hits in the “He never wavered it out. “We’re all going Selah, giving up one run first inning on Saturday in and he put the team on to sign it and put it in the state quarterfinals. the state championship, his back today,” Gibson somewhere in the field.” Daily Record June 2, 2014 Sports Monday 2A baseball 2B softball 2B softball 1A baseball 2B baseball MLB NBA Ellensburg 2 Pe Ell 8 Kittitas 15 Naches 7 DeSales 12 Mariners 4 Spurs 112 Lake Wash. 1 Kittitas 5 Liberty Bell 3 Woodland 1 Napavine 2 Tigers 0 Thunder 107 Ellensburg High School baseball state champs

Brian Myrick / Daily Record Ellensburg catcher Cameron Campbell celebrates with fellow senior Junior Ledgard (10) after winning the Class 2A state championship 2-1 over Lake Washington on Saturday at County Stadium in Yakima. Ledgard finished the two state-tournament games throwing 14 innings, with 18 strikeouts, allowing five hits, three walks and only giving up one earned run. “I’ve been catching him for 12 years now — since little league — and every day he gets it done,” Campbell said of Ledgard. “You can’t ask any more from him.” Ellensburg beats Lake Washington for school’s first baseball state title By DANNY SCHMIDT sports editor AKIMA — He had already been pitching exceptionally well, and had made several tough, even bare-handed, plays on the mound — including recovering from a comebacker off his leg — but Junior YLedgard and Ellensburg still trailed 1-0 after the top of the fourth inning.

Ledgard came up to bat in the bottom half of the big thing at the time,” fifth-year head coach Todd frame, with two outs and fellow senior Cameron Gibson, a 1987 Ellensburg graduate, said. “It’s Campbell on second base. The first pitch he saw been a long time since we won something. We’ve from Lake Washington’s Jake Masters was smoked been placing a lot, but now we can call ourselves over the left-field wall, giving the Bulldogs a 2-1 champions.” lead. The win wrapped up a 22-5 season for the “I really don’t know what happened,” Ledgard Bulldogs, who won their final 10 games and 14 of said. “Something took over. I don’t even remember their last 15. Over the 10-game winning streak, the swinging at it.” pitching of Ledgard, Garrett Hull and shortstop/ The two runs were all Ledgard needed on the reliever Tyrel Panter gave up just six runs. mound as he cruised through the final three Ellensburg began the season with a non-league innings, helping the Ellensburg High School game against Lake Washington in March, which it baseball team beat the third-ranked Kangs 2-1 to won 3-2 after Alonso Bibiano hit a walk-off single win the first Class 2A state baseball championship that scored Panter. in the school’s history Saturday at County Stadium The Bulldogs didn’t need to pull many wins out in Yakima. The closest the Bulldogs had come to a during the state tournament. They beat Cheney baseball title prior to Saturday was in 1973, when 7-0 in the opener, 10-runned Selah in the quarter- they lost two in the semifinals and finished fourth. finals, winning 11-1, and topped Anacortes 6-3 in Brian Myrick / Daily Record “With that high wall out there, you never know. the semifinal. It was hit well. One way or another, Cameron was Ellensburg freshman Xander Orejudos (1) attempts to turn a scoring. Just to get the game even would’ve been a See Bulldogs, Page B2 double play against Lake Washington on Saturday.

Kittitas softball Prep track and field Coyotes finish 2-2 Lillquist, Oursland take in state tournament 1st in 2A, 2B state javelin BY EVAN THOMPSON staff intern By DAILY RECORD STAFF Inside AKIMA — It’s hard to be disappointed with a ensen Lillquist’s throw result that overcame historical odds and a pair of 198 feet was not Ellensburg’s doubles tennis Yof injuries to key starters. More so, every player Jonly enough to win team of Gese Gruber and Mary rose to the challenge at one point or another. The the Class 2A boys track and Kelleher finished fifth in state. effort allowed the Kittitas High School softball team to field title Saturday at Mount advance to the second day of state tourney play, but Brian Myrick / Daily Record Tahoma in Tacoma, it was Patricelli, who finished just fall short of placing in the top four. good enough to beat every over 204 feet. Kittitas High School junior Shelby Shelton pitches other thrower in the state See Coyotes, Page B2 against Liberty Bell during 2B state softball action. except 4A Tahoma’s Denham See Track and field, Page B2 B2 - Monday, June 2, 2014 Sports Daily Record - www.dailyrecordnews.com Ellensburg tennis Pro baseball American League East Division Gruber, Kelleher place W L Pct GB Minnesota 26 28 .481 5½ National League St. Louis 30 27 .526 4 Toronto 34 24 .586 — Cleveland 27 30 .474 6 East Division Cincinnati 26 29 .473 7 New York 29 26 .527 3½ Kansas City 26 30 .464 6½ W L Pct GB Pittsburgh 26 30 .464 7½ Baltimore 28 27 .509 4½ West Division Atlanta 31 25 .554 — Chicago 20 34 .370 12½ Boston 27 29 .482 6 W L Pct GB Miami 28 28 .500 3 West Division fifth at state tourney Washington 27 28 .491 3½ Tampa Bay 23 34 .404 10½ Oakland 35 22 .614 — W L Pct GB Central Division Los Angeles 30 26 .536 4½ New York 27 29 .482 4 San Francisco 37 20 .649 — By DAILY RECORD STAFF seventh place, to Pullman’s W L Pct GB Texas 29 28 .509 6 Philadelphia 24 30 .444 6 Los Angeles 30 28 .517 7½ Central Division Colorado 28 28 .500 8½ Jake Weirch and Miles Saul. Detroit 31 22 .585 — Seattle 28 28 .500 6½ Chicago 29 29 .500 4½ Houston 24 34 .414 11½ W L Pct GB San Diego 26 31 .456 11 eniors Gese Gruber “In a season where we had Milwaukee 34 23 .596 — Arizona 23 36 .390 15 and Mary Kelleher beat all but one match on the road, SPullman’s Stephanie Her this was super successful,” and Alexa Yadama 6-4, 6-4 in Ellensburg head coach Megan the consolation semifinals, Smedley said. “Boys were then drubbed Ephrata’s league and district champs, Teighen Moore and Demi and the girls finished fifth in Brekhus 6-4, 6-0 in the finals, the team standings at state.” finishing fifth place at the The Bulldogs played all but Class 2A state tennis meet at one home match in Selah due the University of Washington to Central Washington Univer- on Saturday. sity’s courts being remod- Erik Hurson and Coleman eled. The teams practiced Schnebly, Ellensburg High at Morgan Middle School, School’s other doubles team and Smedley calculated they at state, lost 6-7 (5), 2-6 in a traveled more than 1,850 miles match to play for fourth and for matches. Track and field Continued from Page B1

His state-winning throw meet at Eastern Washington was 2 1/2 feet farther than University. his previous high, and was 13 In her fourth straight year feet better than Lakewood’s of state competition, Fraser Andrew Stich, who finished took 12th in the long jump second. after committing a foul, and Lillquist’s throw helped cap finished 13th in the 100-meter Brian Myrick / Daily Record a state meet in which Ellens- dash. burg High School finished Ellensburg first baseman Cameron Curtis (3) reaches for the ball during a pickoff attempt against Lake Washington with four top-five finishes. Kittitas during the Class 2A state baseball championship atin Yakima on Saturday. “We were hoping Jensen The Kittitas High School was going to have a good day, boys track and field team and he ended up PR-ing,” finished 11th out of 36 teams Ellensburg head coach John in the 2B state meet at Eastern, Arlt said. “He scratched the while the Coyotes’ girls team first one, which is pretty nerve- took sixth out of 36. wracking, but he’s pretty calm, Senior Austin Oursland won cool and collected.” the state title in javelin with Lillquist finished the season a throw of 180-06, and the ranked in the top 25 in the relay team of Jayce Poole, Jose nation. Marin, Wesley Gibb and Tyler Senior Bridgette McIrvin won the 4x400-meter. Wichterman placed third in Oursland also placed in both the long jump (16-11) discus, finishing seventh. and the high jump (5-02). On the girls side, junior Sophomore Jordyn Arlt Lindsay Clerf kept her goal Brian Myrick / Daily Record finished fifth in the 100-meter of placing at state 16 times hurdles. Junior Miah Perez alive, finishing fifth in the ABOVE: Ellensburg’s Alonso Bibiano (13) makes contact placed in the long jump, high jump and seventh in against Lake Washington during the state tournament finishing seventh, and the 200-meter dash, and in Yakima on Saturday. RIGHT: Ellensburg’s Garrett Hull Wichterman took eighth in the her relay team with Annie (9) swings against Lake Washington on Saturday. triple jump. Stickney, Lexi Ott and The Bulldogs’ girls team Jacqlyn Hunter took third in placed 10th out of 45 teams, the 4x200-meter and fifth in Bulldogs and the boys team, which the 4x100-meter. featured Lillquist and Jason Senior Alyssum Reno Continued from Page B1 Glenn, finished 25th out of 46 placed second in both the teams. javelin (124-08) and shot Lake Washington’s wins were much more lopsided put (46-06). Hunter finished leading up to Saturday’s game. The Kangs outscored Cle Elum-Roslyn fourth in discus, and Ott their opponents 33-4 in the first three rounds of state. Cle Elum-Roslyn senior took sixth in the triple jump. Lake Washington will head back up to 3A next year. Ashleigh Fraser placed with Visit athletic.net for full “Right now I can honestly say that I believe you an eighth-place finish in the results from state track and saw the two best teams in the state, at our level, here triple jump at the 1A state field competition. today,” Gibson said. “And in my opinion you also saw Ledgard struck the first hitter out before the second the best player.” singled. He struck the next Kang out, and Campbell nearly ended the game with a strike-him-out, throw- Early offense him-out at second base, but the ball was dropped. Coyotes Just about all of the Kangs’ offense came in the first The final batter hit a grounder to Kyle Hickman at Continued from Page B1 inning, where they picked up two hits off Ledgard, and third base, who tagged the runner out, finishing the John Lyon drove in Jordan LaFave to take a 1-0 lead. game and beginning the celebration. Kittitas High School’s two the game at pitcher despite Kyler Watts, the No. 8 hitter in Ellensburg’s lineup, “Not too many kids get to do what we just did wins over Tacoma Baptist and having an injured foot, and was the team’s first base runner of the game after out there today,” Ledgard said. “First one in school Liberty Bell in the Class 2B gave up four runs before she singling in the third inning. history, and with these guys. It’s just insane.” softball state championships was replaced by Shipley, who In the fourth, Campbell was hit by a pitch before Half of Ledgard’s four allowed hits came in the marked the first multiple-win was battling a broken finger, Bibiano grounded out, setting up Ledgard’s home run. first inning, and he finished with six strikeouts while state performance for the but had hit two home runs in The stadium erupted as soon as the ball hit walking one. He wrapped up his two state games Coyotes this decade. consecutive games. aluminum, and the entire team was waiting for throwing 14 innings, with 18 strikeouts, allowing Not bad for a Coyotes Pe Ell went on to win 8-5 Ledgard at home plate. five hits, three walks and only giving up one earned team that had two banged to knock Kittitas out of the “We told him, ‘OK, go pitch a gem now,’” freshman run. up pitchers, Bri Shipley and tournament. second baseman Xander Orejudos said. “’We got your Masters was solid Saturday, too, throwing five- Shelby Shelton, and only two “It was great to come in and back.’” plus innings, giving up three hits with one strikeout. seniors, Cora Best and Cassie play the way this team has Both pitchers threw quick fifth innings, and Ledgard His only mistake was the first-pitch fastball to Johnson. played all year after a very, retired the Kangs in order in the sixth. Ledgard. “It’s tremendous because very poor start,” Phillips said. Orejudos led off the bottom of the sixth inning Campbell finished as Ellensburg’s top producer it’s kind of been lacking a little “They finished strong and with a single, and two batters later, Campbell did the on offense in the tournament, going a combined bit, finishing out well,” head that’s what they’ve been all same. With two outs and runners on first and second, 6-for-8 with seven runs, three RBI and five walks. coach Nate Phillips said. “It’s year: a very strong team. Ledgard hit the ball to second baseman Jake Steele, Bibiano went a combined 5-for-13 with five runs, two been a really good group and Shelton, who was in her first who couldn’t handle it, but was able to throw an RBI and a home run, and Ledgard was 5-for-13 with six they’ve really come together year at Kittitas after transfer- aggressive Campbell out at home to end the inning. runs, four RBI and two homers. and I think that’s part of what ring from Ellensburg, finished “It’s hard coming back to pitch after all the offense “I’ve been catching him for 12 years now — since little helped them get through it.” her junior season hitting that was going on,” Ledgard said. “We already went 18, league — and every day he gets it done,” Campbell said The Coyotes’ opening round 3-for-4 against Pe Ell. so the last three should be the easiest, right?” of Ledgard. “You can’t ask any more from him.” 16-6 loss to Garfield Palouse “I’m so proud of the girls, was quickly forgotten when especially that last game, in brief Kittitas fought back from an they all played their hearts 8-0 deficit against Tacoma out,” Shelton said. “I was seattle His name is Tim Duncan. chicago Baptist. The Coyotes won 14-8 excited to go out and get Their numbers over that decade and advanced to the second some competition to play, Mariners shut out Tigers, are incredibly similar. Duncan has Kings beat Blackhawks day of the tournament. and we did, we kept with win 4-0 in series finale appeared in 622 regular-season 5-4, advance to final four “It was a pretty good them.” and playoff victories, James has feeling,” Best said. “Especially With only two seniors Mariners rookie Roenis Elias played in 621. Duncan is shooting Alec Martinez scored at 5:47 of being a senior and seeing graduating, the Coyotes will has flashed signs of brilliance in 50.2 percent from the field, James overtime, and the Los Angeles Kings everybody go through and not likely be fully prepared for a the first two months of his major is shooting 50 percent. Duncan beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in making it even to the second deep playoff run in 2015, and league career. has won two championships with Game 7 of the Western Conference day.” will look to qualify for state A strong fastball. A big, bending San Antonio during this 10-season finals Sunday night. Kittitas won its third for a ninth consecutive year. curveball that can buckle hitters at stretch, James has two with Miami. Martinez’s shot went off Black- game of the tournament in “We left our hearts on the the knees. Plus, when facing each other in hawks defenseman Nick Leddy a convincing 15-3 win over field and we did a good job,” Against the Detroit Tigers the NBA Finals, both has won one, and over goalie Corey Crawford, Liberty Bell. Pe Ell, the 2012 Best said. “I don’t think we on Sunday, Elias put the entire lost one. stunning the sellout crowd at the state champions, were next could have played the game package together against one of Here comes the tiebreaker — a United Center and leading to wild on the ballot. Shelton started better or worse.” the league’s strongest lineups. Finals rematch that will have high on-ice celebration for Los Angeles. The 25-year-old left-hander from expectations. Leddy was disconsolate as the Kings On television Cuba kept Detroit off balance in Miami and San Antonio are the gathered in a big huddle along the throwing a three-hitter, pitching league’s last two teams standing boards. TODAY, JUNE 2 4:10 p.m.: Seattle at Atlanta, Seattle to a 4-0 win. for the second consecutive year, Los Angeles improved to seven MLB ROOT their next chapter starting on the for seven in elimination games 4:05 p.m.: Seattle at N.Y. Yan- MLB kees, ROOT 4:10 p.m.: Seattle at Atlanta, miami Spurs’ home floor Thursday night. this postseason and will host the 5 p.m.: Kansas City at St. Louis, ROOT Duncan, James set to The Heat won a wild series last New York Rangers in Game 1 of the ESPN College softball world series season for their second straight Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday College softball world series 5 p.m.: Finals, Game 2, ESPN break their NBA Finals tie championship, needing a frantic night. Chicago’s loss means Detroit 5 p.m.: Finals, Game 1, ESPN2 Pro tennis rally to avoid elimination in Game remains the last NHL team to win 3 p.m.: French Open, ESPN Over the last 10 seasons, only 6 and then riding the strength of a consecutive titles in 1997 and 1998. TUESDAY, JUNE 3 WNBA one NBA player has been part of 37-point, 12-rebound effort from MLB 4 p.m.: L.A. at Atlanta, ESPN2 more wins than LeBron James. James to top the Spurs in Game 7. — Associated Press