Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2003.36.2

Description

They are No. 1! Members of the 1985 Steilacoom High School boys basketball team are all smiles after receiving the gold ball to celebrate their Class 1A state championship at the University of Puget Sound on March 2. It was the second straight title for the Sentinels, who also won in 1984. This time they beat Highland in the final game, 78-55, to close out a 23-2 campaign. This was the first season as head coach for Gary Wusterbarth (standing, second from left), who has gone on to win more than 500 games at Steilacoom and is still coaching as of 2018. To his right is longtime assistant coach Bruce Hayes, who as also an assistant to John Medak on the 1984 team. Both Wusterbarth and Hayes have been inducted into the WIBCA Hall of Fame. According to written accounts, team members included Jeff Staten, Rod Whatley, Scott Mahan, John Schenberg, Andy Wedding, Matt Burlingame, Dwight Laso, Deon Butler, Angel Sullivan, Rob Martin, Gene McColm and Bill Hart.

Made/Created

Date made

Mar 2, 1985

Place

Location

University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Lexicon

Search Terms

Basketball, High School

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Steilcaoom High School

Person or Organization

Wusterbarth, Gary (Head Coach)

Person or Organization

Hayes, Bruce (Assistant Coach)

Person or Organization

Staten, Jeff

Person or Organization

Whatley, Rod

Person or Organization

Mahan, Scott

Person or Organization

Schenberg, John

Person or Organization

Weeding, Andy

Person or Organization

Burlingame, Matt

Person or Organization

Lago, Dwight

Person or Organization

Butler, Deon

Person or Organization

Sullivan, Angel

Person or Organization

Martin, Rob

Person or Organization

McColm, Gene

Person or Organization

Hart, Bill

Related Events

Event

1985 High School Class 1A State Basketball Championships