Puyallup High School Athletic Hall of Fame
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Class of 2019 Induction Ceremony
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Saturday1 December 7 Puyallup High School
2019 Puyallup High School Athletic Hall of Fame lhduction Ceremony
Induction of the Class of 2019 George E. Hunt, Jr., Accomplished Alumni Gertrude Wilhelmsen (Stelling), Accomplished Alumni Ron Crowe, Contributor Ramon Barnes, Coach Rich Hammermaster, Coach Michelle Mathay, Coach Carl Sparks, Coach George Wilfong, Coach 1971 Boys Basketball Team Joyce Donais (Schweim), Athlete Jim Vest, Athlete Laurie Hay ward (Wetzel), Athlete
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George E. Hunt, Jr Accomplished Alumni
Puyallup High School 1930- 1933 Student: • Honor Roll 10-11-12 • Honor Society • Class Treasurer 12 Athlete: • Basketball: 10-11-12 • Football: 12 • Tennis: 10-11-12 Accompllshed Alumnl: Member of the University of Washington 8-man Crew who won the GOLD MEDAL at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
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Gertrude Wilhelmsen (Stelling) Accomplished Alumni
Puyallup High School: 1928-1931 Student: • Viking Lady • Girls Club Cabinet • Class Athletic Manager • Athletic Manager Athletics •
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Accomplished Alumni: Represented the Uhited Stat.es In the 1936 Berlln Olympic Games placing 7th In the Jav• elln and 8th In the Discus, the highest placing American in both events.
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Ron Crowe Contributor Puyallup: High School: 1953-1956 Student: • Major- Social Studies • Minor-Journalism, Business Ed • Sports Editor, Viking Vanguard • Publicity Athlete: • Basketball: 10-11-12 • Tied 11th for most points in a game • 16th Most points career: 712 • First All-Conference Team 1956 • Second Team Ail-Conference 1955 • Second Team All-State • Team: 5th In Stale 1956; 2nd best In school history • Only basketball player from Puyallup to receive scholarship to a "Power S" Division l conference • Baseball: 10-12 Puyallup Contributor: Three Term Mayor of Puyallup: 1984-1990 12 years as a Puyallup City Councilman Served as Play-by-play Radio Announcer for PHS Basketball and Football games for 30-+ ye_ars
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Ramon Barnes Coach
Student-Athlete at Puyallup High School: • Puyallup High School 1945-1949 • Major: Manual Training • Mihors: Mathematics and Science • Football: 10-11-12 • Track: 10-11-12 • Hi-Y: 10-11-12 • Letterman's Club: 11-12 • Selected to the All-State Football Team as a guard Coaching at Puyallup High School: • Started PHS Wrestling program in 1956 • Head Wrestling Coach: 1956-1969 o 115 wins, 36 loses, 4 ties o Three state champions • Assistant Football Coach for 12 years Administrator: • Puyallup SO Athletic Director: 1969-85
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Rich Hammermaster Coach
Student-Athlete at Puyallup High School: • Puyallup High School: 1950-1953 • Major: Mathematics and Music • Honor Roll: 10-11-12 • Band: 10-11 • Boys State: 11 • HI-Y: 12 • Football: 10-11-12 o Team Captain: 12 o All Conference: 11-12 o All-State: 12 • Basketball: 10-11-12 • Tennis: 10-11-12 Coaching at Puyallup High School: • Assistant Football Coach: 1962-1971 • Head Basketball Coach: 1965-1978 o 174 wfns, 113 loses o 1971.AAA State Championship • Head Boys/Girls Tennis Coach: 1962-71
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Michele Mathay Coach
Coaching at Puyallup High School: Cross-Country: • PHS Assistant Coach: 1983-�89 • PHS Head Coach: 1990-2007 o Boys: 125 wins, l5 losses o 11 boys League Championships o 4 District Runners-up o 10 State qualifying teams o o o o
Girls: 107 wins, 31 losses 4 League Championships 2 ,District Championships 8 State quallfylng team
Track & Field: • PHS Assistant Coach: 1985-2005 Mathay was key adviser in launch of the Puyallup SD Junior high cross.-country progra.
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Carl Sparks Coach
Coach at Puyallup High School: • PHS Football: 1939-1956 o 95 wins-31 losses-U ties, 5 league titles o Coached two All-State Football games, 1949 & 1957 • o o
PHS Basketball: 1941-1.950 85 wins-48 losses 1946 team placed 6th in State
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PHS Track & Fleld: 1951 & 1952
Administrator: PSD Athletic Director: 1957-1969
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George Wilfong Coach
Coaching in the Puyallup School District: • West Puyallup Junior High: 1962-1967 • Puyallup High School: 1968-2016 Football: • PHS Assistant Coach 1968-199S • PHS Volunteer Coach: .1995-2016 Track: • PHS Assistant Coach: 1968-1995
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Wrestling: • PHS Assistant Coach: 1968-1970 • PHS Head Coach: 1970-1995 o 234 wins, 99 loses, 7 fies Coached three state champions o • PHS Volunteer Coach: 1995-2016
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1971 Boys Basketball Team Team
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AAA State Champions 23 wins 1 loss points per game: 67.9 points against per game: 495 Ave_rage re_bounds per game: 36.5 Doug Weese: 1st Team SPSL
Seniors: Merv Borden, Dave Crouch, Randy Dorn, Tom Krage, Lanny Lewis, Jamie Reno, John Trageser. Juniors: Steve Gervais, Rick Gienger, Bruce Graham, Ron Kitts, Paul Krippaehne, Doug Weese. Sophomore: Dan Picha He_ad Coach: Richard Hammermaster Assistant Coaches: Jim Clifton, Dave Normlle Managers: Tom Drury, Fred Angelo, Paul Baker.
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Joyce Donais (Schweim) Athlete
Puyallup High School: 1983 -1986 Student: • Band State Champion • Powder Puff Football • German Club Athletics: Track: 10-11-12 • Captain ofTrack Team senior year • Puyallup Track Records: 100 m, 200 m, 100 m hurdles, 300 m hurdles • State Ct,ampion tiurdler/sprinter • Time of 42.55 lh 300 m hurdles, third In nation coming out of t,lgh school • Held state tecord In bot'1 hurdles for eight years • Earned three lndlvldual state titles Cross County: • Cross Country Team Captain senior year
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Jim Vest Athlete
Puyallup High School: 1962-1965 Student; • Letterman's Club: 11-12 • Key Club: 11 • Senior Assembly: 12 Athlete: Football: 10-11-12 • Hardnose Award • All State honors 1963 and 1964 • Parade Magazine All-American 1964 Basketball: 10-11-12 • 31st Career Points scored: 538 • 3rd Most Rebounds In a game vs Stadium, 1963-64: 25 • 1st Most Rebounds/season, 63-64: 207 • 5th Most Rebounds/career, 62-65: 569 Track: 10-11-12 • 1st PHS Track Record in Discus, 170'4" • 3rd PHS Track Record in Shot Put, 59'8" College Football at Grays Harbor Community College and Washington State University Drafted by New Orleans Saints In the 1965 NFL Football Draft Played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League
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Puyallup High School Athletic Hall of Fame Mission Statement II is the purpose of the Puyallup HS Athletic Hall of Fame to recog nize and honor PHS athletes, coaches, and community members for their achievements and/or conttibulions to the athlenc pro gram at Puyallup High School. Committee Members Tony Batinovich, PHS Coach Jerry Ledbetter, PHS Alumni Casi Messineo, PHS Coach Jim A. Meyerhoff, Puyallup SO Athletic Director Jim H, Meyerhoff, PHS Alumni David Sumch, PHS Principal Kelly Susee, PHS Athletic Director
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Cover Photo: George Hu11t and Gert WIiheimsen Photo credit: Puyallup Historical Society
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