Fifteen Basketball teams from Clark County competed at the Special Olympics Washington Southwest Regional Tournament on Feb. 12 in Bremerton. Gold-medal winning teams from Clark County were the Bobcats, Cougars, Pirates and the Wizards. Six basketball teams advanced to the state tournament that was held March 2-4 in Wenatchee.
The Bobcats won gold medals. Their players were Justin Dalton, Mariah Davis, Dennis Dole Jr., Cole Gaddis, Lizzy McIntyre, Chad Poissant, Kat Sanders, jason Sorenson, Fiona Wimber, Bryanna Zychowicz, and Schuyler Zychowicz. The head coach was Brandi Zychowicz assisted by Andrea Dole.
The Cougars won gold medals. Their players were Sharisse Aichele, Kevynn Bogart, Becky Johnson, Lawrence Joslin, Michael Krecklow, Heidi Moss, Chris Rector, Robert Schmitz, Samantha Spencer, Sean Starr, and Aundrew Virelles. The head coach was Jason Scott assisted by Christina Lanham
The Pirates won gold medals. Their players were David Balas, Kevin Brown, Carl Crosiar, Greg Martino, Grant Richard, Mark Samples, Michael Torres, and Ana Marie Vonkaenel. Their coach was Gary Haliski.