Correction: The date of the Hall of Fame induction ceremony was reported incorrectly; the event is Jan. 4, not Jan. 24.
The Enumclaw High School Athletic Hall of Fame will soon welcome three new entries, all from the world of Hornet wrestling.
The five-person HOF committee chose two standout grapplers and a state title-winning team for induction during a January ceremony.
Joining the Hall of Fame will be Jake Gonzales, a 2004 state champion; Chase Smith, a state champ in 2007; and the entire 2008 team that captured the state 3A wrestling title under the direction of coach Lee Reichert.
The upcoming HOF ceremony is planned for the evening of Thursday, Jan. 4, during a home wrestling match against Federal Way High School. The formal presentation will take place between the junior varsity and varsity matches at approximately 6:45 p.m.
There will be no admission fee specifically for the ceremony, but those attending will pay the normal admission to the EHS sporting event.
The Hall of Fame committee includes names familiar to EHS athletics and the larger Enumclaw community: Mary Holland, a Hall of Fame inductee in 2004-05; Rob Christensen, a former head coach of multiple sports at the middle school level and assistant coach at EHS; Lanie Goodlett, a former Hornet athlete and current head coach of the EHS girls’ swim program; Dave Stokke, former longtime assistant coach at EHS who served two years as athletic director; and Tim Tubbs, a former coach and athletic director at EHS and 2014-15 HOF inductee.
THE EXISTING HOF ROSTER
The current EHS Athletic Hall of Fame roster looks like this, listed by year of induction.
1998-1999: Wes Borreson, Frank Lancaster, Frank Osborne, Gary Radliff, Tommy Thompson.
2000-01: 1915 basketball team, 1936 football team, 1937 basketball team, 1977 baseball team.
2001-02: Charles J. (Chuck) Smith, Robert D. Campbell, Tom Poe Jr., 1982 golf team, Resa (Watterson) Bolton.
2002-03: 1930-31 boys’ basketball team, Doug Dickson, 1933-34 football team, Fred West, 1988-89 girls’ swim/dive team.
2003-04: 1989 girls tennis team, Guy Hanson, Sheldon (Shelly) Thiel, Ed Annas Wozeniak, Harold Lokovsek.
2004-05: Ray DeJong, Mary (Anderson) Holland, Whitney (Sleigh) Jorgenson, Ron Miller, Joy (Harmon) Safakish.
2005-06: Neil Balsley, Dick Kovacevich, Charles Basteyns, 1978 state champion girls’ 800-meter relay team, Lewis Lobdell.
2006-07: 1958 boys’ basketball team, Vance Spangler, Dale Ehler, Rob Paschich.
2007-08: 1984 state champion 200 medley relay team, Dan Shannon, Ed Stricherz, Gary Sambila.
2008-09: 1985 slowpitch team, Dale Blad, Dave Van Hoof.
2009-10: Pele (Houk) Godkin, Kevin Knutson.
2010-11: Kevin Abramson, Rich Hall, Tori (Hall) Ammons, Alan Hall, Warren Lokovsek.
2011-12: 1969 football team.
2012-13: 1998 girls’ basketball team.
2013-14: Dennis Hagan, Sue Fallen-Campanoli.
2014-15: Tim Tubbs.
2015-16: Mike Hanson, Dorothy (Lokovsek) Sleigh.
2017: Lee Reichert.
2018: Jeremy Oliver, Jill (Callero) Mestler.
2019: Bill Hawk.
2020: Ty Watterson, Allison (Tubbs) Mandi.
2021-22: No inductions.
2023: 2008 girls’ golf team, 2012 gymnastics squad, Alda McNeeley.
