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May Newsletter 2021 Tacoma Athletic Commssion Serving All Schools in Pierce County Since 1942 Dedicated to Sports and Civic Betterment P.O Box 11304, Tacoma, WA 98411 May 2021 • Volume 1, Number 9 Founded in December 1942 Greetings from President Jim Upcoming Meetings May, 13 Welcome to the May 2021 edition of the TAC College Athlete Celebration Newsletter. We have now passed the mid-point May, 20 & 5:30pm of Spring and the weather has been fairly good Guest Speaker: Leon Matz for outdoor activities. The high school sports calendar is almost complete with all the chang- June, 10, es that have had to occur this year. The Athlete Guest Speaker: Golfer Brian Mogg of the Year Committee is preparing to work with Channel 12, the Tacoma station, to present the AOY program to recognize the student athletes for this past year in a TV broadcast program. We have exciting news to share with the membership. We have a new Executive Director, Karyn Whitacre Siegrist, who will be “teaming” with our current Exec- utive Director, Bill White, for the month of May and then will assume the “part- time” position in June. We believe this will provide a good transition of informa- tion and procedures for Karyn. Please reach out and welcome Karyn to the TAC. We had strong candidates for the position, so it was not an easy decision. Howev- er, we believe Karyn will do a wonderful job as we prepare for the new TAC year that will start in September. We thank Bill White for his three years of incredible work for the TAC in this posi- tion of Executive Director after he took on the tasks from Doug McArthur, our long standing “anchor” of the TAC. With returning to Phase 2 of the COVID 19 guidelines, it appears that in-person meetings will not take place until at least September. The May and June meetings will be on ZOOM or by phone. Please attend the meetings by ZOOM or phone and help the TAC to grow the membership and consider joining one of the active committees so we can have “many members doing a small part”. Executive Cheers! Jim Committee Jim Merritt, President Sandy Snider, Past President Terry Ziegler, Finance Willie Stewart, AOY Jay Stricherz, Past President Guest Speaker: Leon Matz Leon Matz played tennis and basketball on his way to graduating from Fife High School in 1968. He continued playing tennis at Central Washington University and completed his Masters in Counseling at Seattle University. Leon was an assistant tennis pro at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club and since 1988 he has also been a swim offcial. He retired last year after 40 years as a Counselor at Orting High School. To say that Leon is an avid cyclist is putting it mildly as for the last eight years he has averaged cycling 17,000 miles a year. In 2018 he rode 3,554 kilometers in the month of February which ranked him #1 in the USA for ALL age groups, #2 world- wide in the 64–79 age group and 10th worldwide in all age groups. Leon is also one of only two known individuals to have completed all 100 of the most diffcult cycling climbs in the U.S. This bicycling adventure is the equivalent to riding from Ocean Shores to Portland, Maine, while climbing the height of Mount Rainier nearly 32 times. As he put it in a News Tribune article written by Craig Hill, “The 100 climbs was the most special athletic thing I have ever done.” “The physical challenge of 458,455 feet… is pretty extreme. The challenge of getting to the start of all the climbs, coordinating food, transportation, dealing with heat (exceeding 90 de- grees) in Death Valley and the cold (28 degrees) on Mount Washington added to the diffculty.” Only two of the rides were in Washington: Hurricane Ridge ranked 41st and Mount Spokane was 87th. Matz plans to compete in a major event this Spring were recently dashed due to a crash which resulted in a broken clavicle but that hasn’t kept him from keeping his legs in shape. Now living in Colorado Springs, he works part-time at a bike shop for fun. Spotlight on TAC Members New Executive Director of the Tacoma Athletic Commission — Karyn Siegrist I am excited to join the TAC family. I look forward to getting to know each of you and supporting amateur sports and youth in pierce county. I was born and raised in Tacoma, a ffth-generation Tacoman. I attended Wilson High School. During my time at Wilson, I played basketball, ran track, and was in the pep band. Outside of school, I worked at Pizza Hut and volunteered with the YMCA. Although I was not the best player on my sports teams, Sports I enjoyed the completions and fellowship. Connector After high school, I attended WWU. After which, I began working in the Pierce County area. I have worked in various industries in admin/operations capacities - Committee HVAC, manufacturing, internet start-up, and non-proft dental, all of which have Calling all TAC members! We provided me with a wealth of experience. need Sports Connectors. You ask, what is a Sports Connector? The My husband, Aaron, and I live in Puyallup. We have four fur babies, two dogs, goal of the committee is to have and two cats. When not working, I enjoy travel, camping, making, and baking. members connected with each of the 34 high schools in Pierce I am honored to be selected as the new Executive Director of TAC and am looking County so a stronger relationship forward to the new adventure. between the TAC and individual schools can be developed. Also, we hope the Connector will help collect nominations and data for the Athlete of the Year Program. If you are interested in becoming a Connector, please send the Chair, Aaron Roetcisoender and email at [email protected]. If you are interested in volunteering and becoming a member of one of the TAC newest committees, please let Aaron know. Please Volunteer to Support the TAC. The organization needs a frst and second vice-president. Thank you for considering volunteering for these important positions. Spotlight on TAC Members Tony Anderson Legendary TAC vinced Doug McArthur to become the national committees such as the Jim member Doug Executive Secretary of the TAC. The Valvano Sports Award, Doug Flutie McArthur once partnership between Tony and Doug Autism Foundation, and the Marconi described Tony blossomed to allow for changes that Award chair. Tony’s love for his Italian Anderson as helped increase membership and bring and Irish heritage is always present. ubiquitous. Civic Betterment back into the organi- While Doug is zation. While Tony’s monthly involve- correct that Tony ment in the TAC is not as signifcant is ever-present, today, he still serves the organization the word doesn’t portray Tony’s big by co-chairing the Golden Gloves heart and care for the greater Tacoma event. Tony and Greg Plancich have community. Few individuals are more masterfully planned, organized, and connected and involved than Tony An- ran the second oldest Golden Gloves derson. Whether it’s helping to organize event in the United States for years. His the Golden Gloves event or sitting on love of the sport but, more importantly, a board to ensure better relations with the youth that it serves is inspiring. Fi- Tacoma’s Sister City in Japan, Tony’s nally, Tony has hosted basketball teams commitment is always 110 percent. during the Hoops Classic for years. Tony takes teenage baseball players to Japan for an exchange program, which Beyond the TAC, Tony’s involvement energizes Tony to do even more service. in the Sister City Cultural Baseball His involvement in the Order Sons of Exchange with Kitakyushu, Japan, is Italy in America demonstrates his deep legendary. During my conversations roots in the community. Tony works to with Tony, I am always amazed by make the community a closer and more his recall of the games played and tolerant place. His motto, “Anything places visited. But more importantly, we accomplish in life is never accom- Tony remembers all of the students he plished alone but TOGETHER,” occurs has taken over the years fondly. Tony with his actions and words. Tony’s goal asserts that while baseball was the is to impact the lives of people living in avenue for young athletes to explore Currently, Tony is the President of the his community positively. the beautiful country of Japan, it was Board at Calvary Cemetery, and in the lasting friendships they made with 2017 he was appointed by Governor Tony’s involvement with the Tacoma their host families as a key to the suc- Jay Inslee as a member of the Board of Athletic Commission is legendary. As cess of the program. Tony said, “The Trustees at Bates College. the only three-time President of the exchange allows kids to see that they TAC, his infuence is still being felt. were many more similarities with their Tony is a graduate of White River Tony realized that membership was host than differences.” The goal was High School, he served in the Marine dropping during his frst year, and all to make the world a smaller and more Corps, and he worked for the State of of the work fell upon the President’s tolerant place. Tony’s involvement with Washington Agricultural Department shoulders. A man of action, he con- the Sister Program extends baseball. for years. Since the late 1980’s Tony He regularly spends his time volunteering and sup- attends the SCI porting the betterment of the Tacoma and was a Board and Pierce County community, I agree member from 2001 with McArthur’s description of Tony to 2004.
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