Name/Title
Timberline, State Basketall Champions, 1980Entry/Object ID
2007-012.H600PDescription
Timberline, State Basketball Champions, 1980. These seventeen black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using five separate film rolls, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to the film roll from which they originally came. Each group will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images. All of these images are related to Timberline's 1980 men's 2-A state basketball championship win.
The images in group "a" show the championship game between Timberline and Cheney high schools. This game was played at the Seattle Center Coliseum (commonly known as Key Arena). Images 35a through 38a show the game underway. Images 39a through 41a show the Timberline team gathered in small group at courtside having a team meeting. A portion of the crowd watching the game is visible in the background. Images 42a through 44a and 1a through 10a show the game underway.
The images in group "b" show the same game seen in group "a." Images 10b through 12b show a portion of the crowd at the game. Images 13b and 14b show the game underway. Image 15b shows the team gathered around one of the coaches. Images 16b and 17b show the game underway. Image 18b shows players seated at courtside. Images 19b and 20b show the game underway. Image 21b shows the team gathered around two coaches. Image 22b shows a little girl looking at a photographers camera as the photographer sits at courtside. Image 23b shows the same little girl point up into the stands. Images 24b through 30b show the game underway.
The images in group "c" show the Timberline team members celebrating after winning the game. Image 19c shows the large, roughly cubic scoreboard hanging from the ceiling of the coliseum. Image 20c shows the a portion of the crowd at the game. Images 21c through 30c show members of the Timberline team celebrating. Image 31c shows a Timberline player holding and looking at the trophy. Images 32c and 33c show the team posing together for a photo with the trophy.
The images in group "d" show part of the welcome rally held for the Timberline team after their championship victory. This gathering took place in the Timberline gymnasium. The team members are in street clothes. All of these images (44d and 1d through 9d) show team members and a man who is presumably a coach standing on a raised platform in front of a small crowd inside the gym.
The images in group "e" show the same welcome rally as seen in group "d." Images 35e through 40e show a portion of the vehicle "caravan" which formed to follow the team back to the Timberline gymnasium. Image 41e shows several people in the back of a van with the side door open. Images 42e through 44e and 1e through 2e show the team members celebrating with the trophy. The team members are in street clothes, and this image was captured outdoors. Images 3e through 11e show the victory rally inside of the Timberline gymnasium.
The final score of the championship game was Timberline 39, Cheney 32. ("The Champs! Title Washes Away Frustrations," Daily Olympian, 3/17/1980)Made/Created
Date made
1980 - 1980Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 3/15/1980
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
Search Terms
People, Sports/Basketball, Timberline High School, Cheney High School, Seattle Center Coliseum, Basketball coaches