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July 6, 1935 - May 8, 2026 Prosser, WA - Melvin Thomas Bowden, 90 of Prosser, passed away on May 8, 2026. Mel was born on July 6, 1935 in Calera, Alabama to Charlie Bowden and Rose Lee Wilson. His early years were spent growing up in Alabama in the midst of the Great Depression. At a young age, he moved with his mother and siblings to Renton, Washington where he attended elementary school and junior high school. He moved to Bellingham and attended Bellingham High School where he was an accomplished football and baseball player. He graduated in 1954. Mel joined the [...]

Blue won 405 games in 26 years at Battle Ground High School Butch Blue, a hall of fame and state champion coach, administrator and teacher, died on Wednesday after a battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 78. After beginning his career at Castle Rock, his alma mater, Blue and his family moved to Battle Ground in 1972 and became Battle Ground’s head boys basketball coach in 1977, marking the start of a decorated era for the program spanning four decades. The era reached its pinnacle between the late 80s and early 90s when the Tigers won the 1990 Class AAA [...]

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Jack Vernon deKubber, a Lynden High School basketball standout, and longtime teacher and basketball coach at Snohomish, died on May 25 at 89 years old due to an unfortunate fall a week earlier that resulted in an ultimately fatal brain injury. Up until the injury, Jack was active and had just returned from a trip to Arizona, was putting together his fishing gear for a trip to Rufus Woods, where he fished with his brother Denny often over the last decade (and who passed away 12 days earlier on May 13). And had a scheduled trip to the Badlands and Mount [...]

August 7, 1934 ˜ January 3, 2025 Raymond Earl Cresap, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 3, 2025, at his home on Juniper Beach, Camano Island, WA. He was 90 years old. Raymond was born on Aug. 7, 1934, in Portland, OR, to his parents John and Lucille Cresap. A proud graduate of Battle Ground High School in 1953, he went on to attend the University of Washington, where he excelled as a two-sport athlete in basketball and baseball. He was also a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated [...]

Congratulations!!! Congratulations to current WIBCA board member, WIBCA Hall of Fame member and former Mark Morris Head boys basketball coach Bill Bakamus, on the honor of having the Mark Morris gymnasium named after him. Well deserved honor for this legendary coach. Congratulations Bill!

When: October 28th, 2024 Time: 7:00-8:00 PM Who: All high school boys basketball coaches in the state of Washington Link: https://edmondsschools.zoom.us/j/89261517991?pwd=NlOVWbYUh09KbiEAtckqRLSOeCvOgK.1 Meeting ID: 892 6151 7991 Passcode: 073865 Please join us and guest Mick Hoffman, from the WIAA for this informational meeting for high school boys basketball coaches. Topics to be discussed are: Rules changes for 2024-2025, All State Weekend, Northwest Shootout, Spring Showcase, Sponsorship, Hall of Fame, Awards, Scholarship Opportunities and much more........

SEE ORIGINAL STORY HERE By The Chronicle staff Ron Brown, who coached Centralia High School’s boys basketball team from 1961 to 2017, passed away early Friday morning, according to friends of the legendary coach. He was 90 years old. The educator and coach, whose longevity was surpassed only by his legendary calm on the Hub City sidelines, guided the Tigers to state basketball championships in 1979 and 1981. He was inducted into the Washington State Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006. The Centralia High School’s gym floor was named in his honor in 2008. Brown won 722 games [...]

Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (WIBCA) will induct a great Class of 2024 at their July banquets. The Eastside ceremony in Spokane at the Karen Gaffney Room at Gonzaga University on July 16 will honor head coaches Ron Cox (Lakeside Nine Mile Falls) and Jay Webber (North Central High School). Also Inducted will be Ron Livingston (East Valley-Yakima) as an assistant coach. For his many years of service in the Yakima Valley State Basketball Tournaments, Rich Austin (Yakima Valley Sports Commission) will receive the Ed & Shirley Pepple Service Award.  The Pat Fitterer Positive Coaching Award will be given to Garrick [...]