1976 Snohomish High SchoolFootball Team Snohomish High’s 1976 WA Class 3A (highest classification at the time) state champions is considered by many as Snohomish County’s finest football team. It was undefeated with a season record of 9-0, a playoff record of 3-0, and...
Ed Aliverti
Ed AlivertiSports Announcer Ed was a gifted high school music teacher, and although he never wrestled himself, was a legendary international wrestling announcer for over 50 years. He was born in 1932 and graduated as Walla Walla High’s Valedictorian in 1950. In 1955,...
Vicki Foltz
Vicki FoltzTrack & Field A native of Yugoslavia, Vicki Foltz immigrated to the United States at age nineteen without any athletic background. She met her husband Don while swimming at a St. Louis YMCA. A decent collegiate runner himself, Don recognized that Vicki had...
Keith Gilbertson, Sr.
Keith Gilbertson, SrMulti-Sport Coach A Snohomish native, Keith Gilbertson, Sr., (known as Coach Gilby) earned 10 varsity letters in four sports at Snohomish High School. He was a two-time Most Inspirational Player in football and captain of the 1944 football squad...
Linda Goodrich
Linda GoodrichBasketball Coach A 1962 graduate of Lake Stevens High School, Lynda did not have the benefit of a high school athletic experience. In her high school years, girls did not play interscholastic sports although they did play intramural sports. Lynda,...
Curt Marsh
Curt MarshFootball A two-way lineman on Snohomish High School’s 1976 Class 3A State Football Championship team, Curt also lettered in track and captained the basketball team. That same year as a senior, he earned Parade All-American honors and was voted Prep Sports...
Lee Orr
Lee OrrTrack & Field A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, three-year-old Lee Orr moved with his family to Monroe in 1920. His father ran a watchmaking business and his grandfather owned a carpentry business. In 1935 he won two state track titles – the record for the...
Earl Torgeson
Earl TorgesonBaseball Clifford “Earl” Torgeson was born January 1, 1924 in Snohomish. He was a baseball phenom who first learned to play on (Earl) Averill Field. It has been rumored that people of Snohomish petitioned the football coach to encourage him to give up the...
Sarah Jones
Sarah JonesRowing Sarah graduated from Stanwood High School in 1991. There she participated in track and field and swimming. She attended Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) and was on the swim team and later joined the crew program, and was on the 1992 Women’s four...
Chris Henderson
Chris Henderson Soccer Chris began playing soccer at age five and was coached by his father Dick during his final two years at Cascade High School. He helped lead Cascade High to two consecutive state titles and was named 1989 Gatorade Player of the Year. He was also...