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I Shelton's Jack Stark coached for more than 30 years, 25 as SHS head football coach By EMILY HANSON In more than 30 years of coaching, Jack Stark led his teams to 151 victories, 98 losses and four ties, two state championships, seven league championships and six state playoffs. Throughout the years, Stark has received mulit- ple coaching awards. In the past, Stark has been named the Black Hills time I graduated, I was 5'8" and weighed 127 pounds." !As a WWU alumnus, Stark said he has given his support to the alumni who are trying to bring the football program back to wwv. Stark began his coach- ing career at Friday Harbor High School where he was th~ head basketball coach from 1960 to 1962. !From there, he moved League Football Coach of to Nooksack Valley, where the Year six times, received the Daily Olympian All Sports Coach of the Year in 1975, the Daily Olympian Southwest Washington 4A League Football Coach of the Year in 1980, the Washington State Football Coach of the Year in 1974 and 1985, the East/West All State Football Game Assistant Football Coach in 1983 and the EastlWest Football Game Head Coach in 1992. In 2002, Stark received a Lifetime Membership from the American Football Coaches Association, which he has been a member of since 1967. Stark was elected into he spent four years as the assistant basketball coach, twb years as the assistant football coach and two years as ~the head football coach - as head coach, Stark broke an111 year losing streak and brought the team up to as high as number two in the state poll. IStark's last stop before Sl~elton was Simon Fraser University where he was anb assistant football coach from 1967 to 1969. [From 1970 to 1994, Stark he~ded up the Highclimber football program. !"I've been asked a num- be~ of times 'who was your be~t football player?' and it'g impossible to choose," the Washington State High Stark said. "We've had at School Football Coaches least 70 go on to play at the Hall of Fame in 1994 and college level and four go on the Mason County Sports to]the NFL. Plus, we had Hall of Fame in 1996, and m~ltiple guys who were in 1998 he received a Life- gr~,at high school football time Membership with the players go on to college Washington High School without playing." Coaches Association. [Stark described Shelton On September 22, he as|a great place to coach received another accolade, be+ause of the work ethic of Hhe was awarded with th~players. the Lifetime Achievementi"One of the assistant Award from the Thurston coaches we had was assis- County YMCA at its annual tant coach at O'Dea and at Husky/Cougar Tailgate Par- Timberline and he said one ty anti Auction ....... thihg that stuck with me," In September, Stark was Stfirk said. "He said 'the honored :.2 along with Ron difference between the kids Brown, longtime basketball : yo~ have here and the kids coach at Centralia High yo$ have elsewhere is these School - by Dick Nichols, sports announcer for KGY radio in Olympia. "Stark and Brown were selected by the selection committee for the outstand- ing work they have done for their community and the impact they've made in the lives of childreni' Susan Callender, financial direc- tor of the Thurston County YMCA, said. "I was surprised to hear I'd won because this was the first time they've gone out- side of Thurston County for coaches," Stark said. "It's quite an honor to be recog- nized. I was just fortunate enough to be here [in Shel- ton] when a lot of fine ath- kids like to practice." iIt was a combination of Ithings that lead to the I • • • athletes en3oymg prachce, St~rk said. 'Number one, they re- all ~ enjoyed the game," he st~ Led. "The parental sup- po: t was really good and th~ assistant coaches we ha were top notch. Out of thi! 25 years I coached here, we had a five-man staff and thq y really did a great job. I was just really fortunate for th~ tt." !Stark still refers to his coaching years in the third person, saying "we" instead of ~"I" because he states it w~s the coaching staff that led the team. Jack Stark, former head Lifetime Achievement A "The first l iust coumdm number of were packed coach of the Shelton High School football team, was awarded ard by the Thurston County YMCA this fall. Courtesy of lerry with the letes were here." Stark grew up in Bell- ingham and received his teaching degree from West- ern Washington University, where he also played foot- ball for three years. Though Stark was a col- lege football player, he did not play in high school. "I played in junior high," Stark said. "In high school, as a sophomore, I was 4'11" and weighed 96 pounds. I was very small, but by the I%Ve always talked about and I just couldn't believe the program as a 'we' pro- the fan participation and I ,, g, gram, he explained. We the number of people at- were all coaches, one of tending the games," he us I just happened to be the said. "The stands were he~d coach." packed and we were get- iStark said that the enjoy- ting thumped in a couple of m~at of seeing ball players those games." grow and the enjoyment of Stark said the Climbers be: ng in a community that turned things around the we S so supportive is what very next season and in his ke ~t him with the Climbers fourth year with Shelton, so ong. the team won the 3A State he 'The first year I was Championship. The Climb- e, the team went 0-8-1 ers, under Stark and staff, Page C-2 - Shelton-Mason County Jo Jrnal ..c o Zumba Toning Zumba Classes . Wei§ , Tae Kwon Do Classes . R a , [ Every Saturday at 11:00 a.m. FREE with membership . Kettlebell Classes Just Now in progress- Che See at Hot ,icclub.com [ was here, the team went 0o8ol and Yt believe the fan participation and the eop[e attending the games° The stands we were getting thumped in a coupt, of those games," went on to win the 3A State Football Camp from 1972the last two or,three ye Championship again in to 1996. of my coaching, Stark s~ 1985. Stark also co-founded"He had been at the jun Since retiring in 1994, the Mason County Recre-high for a number of ye Stark has been selling real ation Association in 1970 before that. I think Matt: estate as well as doingcolor and is a past president of terrific person. I just dc commentary with KMAS at the Washington State High know what the challen~ home Climber games and School Football Coachesof this team are." some away games. Association. Stark added that, thor He has also been the Finally, Stark was in 1991 is the last time guest speaker at football still head of the Highclimb- Highclimbers competed clinics in Washington, Or- ers when current head the playoffs, Hinkle has 1 egon and British Columbia coach Matt Hinkle joined some successfulseas~ and was the director and the staff, with the team. co-founder of the All Star "Matt came on staff in - Thursday, November 10, 2011 ,auna/Steam Room • Personal Training ht Training • Swimming • Aerobics Classes cquetball. Tanning. Cardio • Massage South of Downtown Shelton on Highway 3 Stop in today at 707 South First Street :all 426-1388 or email us; sac@hctc.com k us out on the web at sheltonathleticclub.com rrs: Mon-Fri 4:30am-9pm o Sat & Sun 7am-3pm SHEL N leyer trs id. ior trs sa n't ,fes gh ;he in ad ~ns I'