Sherron WalkerTrack & Field Sherron is the only Snohomish County woman track and field Olympian. She represented the U.S. in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal as a long jumper. She came within 1½ inches of making the finals. She was on course to qualify for the...
Steve Thompson Football Steve graduated from Lake Stevens High School in 1965. There he was a three-year letterman in football and basketball and earned first team all-league honors in both sports in his junior and senior years. He was also honored as team captain and...
Jack NicholsBasketball Jack attended Everett High. During his senior season in 1943, he was All-District Center and led his team to a 19-4 record including the district championship. Two of the team’s loses were to Lewis and Clark of Spokane at the end of the season...
Ron GipsonFootball Ron was an outstanding athlete at Everett High in the early-to-mid 1970s. In track as a senior, he placed 6th place at state in the 100 yard dash and 36 years later in the age of artificial surfaces, he still holds the 100 yard dash record at...
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...
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 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 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...
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 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...