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Don McConnaughey is a memorable figure in the history of Highline College athletics.
He served as track and field coach and athletic director in his 30 years at the school that ended with his retirement in 1993.
McConnaughey, who coached the Thunderbirds to NWAC track and field titles in 1968 and 1989, passed away Monday, Feb. 8 at the age of 90. His teams were runner up many times, wrote son Tom McConnaughey, a former football star and later head football coach at Federal Way High School who is now a scout for the Los Angeles Chargers. They were also very competitive with the Pac-12 schools in the Northwest. Many of his former athletes and players went on to four year schools.
High school student-athletes in Kent rally for a return to sports as soon as possible
Students athletes and parents rally to return to sports
High school student-athletes and parents held a rally outside the Kent School District to voice their desire to return to sports as soon as possible.
KENT, Wash. - The battle continues over allowing high school sports and balancing public health guidelines.
Dozens of student-athletes and parents held a rally outside the Kent School District, where you could hear repeated chants from the crowd shouting let us play. All of them are in support of a return to sports a soon as it’s allowed.
High school leagues around state make own plans to return to play
Greater St. Helens leagues working on own plans this week By Tim Martinez, Columbian Assistant Sports Editor
Published: January 13, 2021, 9:03pm
Share: Olympia s Ethan Gahm fouls Union s Tanner Toolson on a fastbreak in a 4A State quarterfinal on Thursday at the Tacoma Dome. (Joshua Hart/The Columbian)
When it comes to playing high school sports this year, it appears that it might be every league or region for itself.
Last week, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced that its athletic calendar would resume Feb. 1 with traditional fall sports.
However, the WIAA also said that while its season schedule was made in order to provide possible regional culminating events, it is allowing individual leagues and districts to come up with their own plans that best fit their communities.