The State Championship Spring Sports Edition, Part One, on this week’s Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, June 3, 2024. We start with the Jackson Timberwolves Boys Tennis Team, that took the first place team title; with head coach David Hutt and players Henry Park, Ben Lee and Ashton Bergman. Then another Jackson team, this time the Softball team that won their second consecutive title with head coach Kyle Peacocke and players Yanina Sherwood, Rachel Sysum, Hailey Pelletier and Leneyah Mitchell. Next we hear from Jackson girls golf, with the state individual champion Changyoung Park and her coach Jerome Gotz. Finally, three track champions: Maya Velasquez (Marysville Pilchuck) won the 3A high jump event; Ethan Ralston (Lakewood) won the 2A shot put; and Mateo Ganje (Glacier Peak) won the 4A 200 meter dash.
Tom Lafferty
Tom Lafferty is the Sports Director at KRKO/KKXA Radio. He is a member of the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame; the Snohomish High School Hall of Fame; the recipient of the Dave Duvall Award from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association District One and the Joe Martin Award for Service to baseball's Northwest League. Tom Lafferty & Steve Willits are co-hosts of Prep Sports Weekly, Mondays at 7 pm on KRKO.