UW FANS! Buy your tickets now to see UW associate head coach/WR coach JaMarcus Shephard on Aug. 15 at Cloverleaf Sports Bar & Grill in Bremerton. You don't want to miss this see this dynamic personality.
Tickets & details: https://m.bpt.me/event/5524619
Nathan Adrian, a Bremerton native and five-time Olympic swimming gold medalist, will join the Kitsap Athletic Roundtable for our first combined virtual/in-person event on Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m. Adrian will join via Zoom video. Participants are welcome to watch via video or in person at Joey’s Hangout (4111 Wheaton Way, Bremerton).
This is a no-cost admission event, but we ask that participants consider a donation (PayPal) to help us support area youth and amateur athletics. Please register here to receive a link to watch via Zoom video.
Adrian would normally be preparing for his fourth Olympics at this time, but the Summer Games in Tokyo have been postponed to 2021. Adrian, who’s had two surgeries in the past year for testicular cancer, was outspoken early in encouraging the postponement of the Olympics in July 2020 because of COVID-19 outbreak.
Please join us for this important conversation with one of our area’s all-time greatest athletes.
When: Jan. 25, doors open noon, program starts 1 p.m.
Where: Kiana Lodge (14976 Sandy Hook Rd NE, Poulsbo)
Presented by: Kitsap Athletic Roundtable
Tickets: $40 (ages 6-12, $20), includes dinner. Buy tickets online: https://bpt.me/4474502
Or, for tickets, call Kitsap Athletic Roundtable secretary Jodee Strickland at 360-710-2128 or 360-692-8754, or e-mail jodee.strickland@aol.com for reservations and payment information. Send checks to P.O. Box 414, Tracyton, WA, 98393 no later than Jan. 10, 2020.
More information: Go to https://www.kitsapathleticroundtable.org/kitsap-sports-hall-of-fame
Jack Sikma, one of the greatest Seattle SuperSonics of all time and a recent inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, will be the guest speaker at Kitsap Athletic Roundtable meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12 at the Cloverleaf Sports Bar & Grille. The event is sponsored by GEICO and JCM Property Management.
Kitsap-area high school and Olympic College basketball coaches will also be invited to offer a brief preview of their teams.
The Dec. 12 meeting starts with a 6 p.m. social hour. Cost is $25 ($20 for KAR members) or $15 if a membership for the 2020 season is purchased at the door. Admission includes all-you-can-eat pizza, wings, salad and drinks.
Sikma, a 6-foot-11, 230-pounder, was a seven-time NBA All-Star (1979-85) and helped the Sonics win their only world championship in 1979. He was one of the most accurate shooting big men in NBA history. He averaged 15.6 points and 9.8 rebounds over 14 NBA seasons after being drafted out of Illinois Wesleyan, where he was a two-time NAIA All-American.
Sikma was an assistant coach with the Sonics, Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and served as a coaching consultant for the Toronto Raptors in 2017 and 2018.
Sikma’s wife, Shawn, is the daughter of former Bremerton and University of Oregon basketball star Denny Strickland.
TICKETS: https://m.bpt.me/event/4311520
Are you ready for some football?! The Kitsap Athletic Roundtable will get your 2019 season off to a rousing start with two former Pac-12 quarterbacks — UW’s Damon Huard and WSU’s Alex Brink — to talk Huskies and Cougs, the Pac-12 and the Apple Cup.
Special guest, WSU star offensive lineman John Fullington, a North Mason High grad, will also join us to talk about his playing days in Pullman and what it was like to play for Coach Mike Leach.
Join us for the fun on August 28 at Kitsap Golf & Country Club at 6 p.m. Admission is $30 for non-KAR members ($25 for KAR members) and includes dinner. And, if you join the Kitsap Athletic Roundtable ($50 per year) at the event, you’ll get a 2020 membership with four free months in 2019. Remember, your admission and membership money go directly to supporting youth and amateur athletics in Kitsap County.
About our guest speakers:
Damon Huard, UW’s Director of Community and External Relations, played 12 seasons in the NFL with the Dolphins, Patriots and Chiefs. At UW, Huard started at QB from 1993-95, finishing his career as the Huskies’ all-time passing leader with 5,692 yards.
Alex Brink, radio analyst for WSU football, played one season in theNFL and four in the Canadian Football League. At WSU from 2004-07, Brink finished his Cougs’ career as the school’s all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, attempts, completions and total offense.
Damon Huard
Alex Brink
You wanna win your fantasy football league? Show up on August 15 at 6 p.m. at Kitsap Golf & Country Club to hear from The Athletic’s Brandon Funston at the Kitsap Athletic Roundtable’s annual fantasy football event. Admission is $20 ($15 for KAR members) and includes heavy appetizers.
Funston returns for the third straight year to provide his expert advice on your upcoming fantasy football season. Bring your best questions! Funston’s resume includes a 4-year stint at ESPN followed by over a decade-long career at Yahoo Sports, ultimately working as a senior fantasy analyst. Funston was inducted into the Fantasy Sports Writer’s Hall of Fame in 2011 and can be heard throughout the NFL season as a regular host on SiriusXM’s Fantasy Sports channel.
Don’t miss out on the inside scoop! And, if you sign up for a KAR membership ($50) at the event, you’ll get the rest of 2019 for free and your membership will extend through the end of 2020.
ATTENTION HUSKY FANS! See the guys from Dawgman.com at Arena Sports Bar & Grille on June 25 at 6 p.m. Learn the latest about UW recruiting and get your questions answered. Buy tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4271555
- $20 for non-members / $10 for KAR members
- Heavy appetizers are included with admission
- Raffle tickets for UW, Mariners and KAR swag
Come watch and support the area’s top baseball and softball players on May 29 in the annual Kitsap Athletic Roundtable High School Baseball and Softball All-Star Games at Lobe Fields, across from Kitsap County Fairgrounds (7777 Stampede Blvd, Bremerton WA).
Gates open at 3 p.m.; first pitch at 4 pm.
Admission:
$5 - General Admission
$3 - Students with ASB card/Military with I.D./Senior citizens
Free - Children under 12
Sponsors: Benik Corp & 1010 Graphics
Saturday, January 26, 2019
12:00 PM 3:30 PM
Kiana Lodge, 14976 Sandy Hook Road Northeast, Poulsbo, WA, 98370 United States
31th Annual Kitsap Sports Hall of Fame Banquet presented by Kitsap Athletic Roundtable and our Sponsors on the 27th of January, 2017 at the Kiana Lodge.
Social starts at noon
Welcome by host: Joey Dean
Lunch: 1pm
Induction of Hall of Fame: 1:30pm
Tickets are $40 for adults, $20 for children ages ago 7-12, ages 6 & under free.
Purchase tickets here: https://bpt.me/3958932
Pete Kwiatkowski joins the KAR at The Kitsap Golf & Country Club to talk about the upcoming 2018 University of Washington season, give an update on the state of the program and a Q&A session to follow.
Pete Kwiatkowski joined Coach Petersen's UW staff shortly after Petersen came to Seattle and has built the Pac-12's most consistent defense in his three years. The 2018 season will mark his fifth year as the Huskies' defensive coordinator.
We will also have a former UW coaches & players as special guests for the night. Will we be updating the list as they confirm.
Tickets are $50 ($40 for active KAR members) and includes a Prime Rib dinner. (Purchase tickets ahead time with the link below)
If looking to purchase a table, those tickets are also available with the link below. Special offer with purchase a table.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us KitsapAthleticroundtable@gmail.com or call Noah Garguile @ 360-731-6459
To learn more about Kwiatkowski, here is a link to an article written about him building the powerhouse UW defense.
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/how-pete-kwiatkowski-uws-evil-genius-coordinator-has-built-the-huskies-into-the-nations-no-1-defense/
Tony Castricone joins the KAR at Cloverleaf Bar & Grill to discuss his new role as the Voice of the Huskies and what it is like taking over for a Husky Legend in Bob Rondeau. Castricone has worked for IMG College in a variety of capacities, and has served as the radio play-by-play voice for Clemson Tigers men's basketball since 2014. From play-by-play calling to studio host duties, content production and news reporting, Castricone's resume reflects a great deal of versatility within the college sports industry. Castricone will have some great stories to share followed by an open Q&A session.
We will also have a UW Football Recruiting update with Coach Dick Baird to open the night.
Tickets are $25, $20 for active KAR members and includes a Cloverleafs famous pizza, Wings and salad. (Purchase tickets ahead time with the link below)
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us KitsapAthleticroundtable@gmail.com or call Noah Garguile @ 360-731-6459
To learn more about Castricone, here is a link to the press release from
Gohuskies.comhttp://gohuskies.com/news/2017/8/29/general-tony-castricone-named-voice-of-the-huskies.aspx
STARKHOF
By Chuck Stark
Special to The Sun
It’s Kitsap Sports Hall of Fame time again.
It’s a time to recognize our rich sports history, and make sure that history is never forgotten.
The reality is every community needs a Hall of Fame. It’s a way of honoring excellence and connecting generations.
Hall of Fame? What does it mean?
I like this definition: a number of individuals acclaimed as outstanding in a particular profession or activity.
That pretty much says it all.
This year’s annual celebration — the 30th — happens on January 27 at Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo. It’ll be another fun day of celebrating Kitsap sports history.
Since 2005, when the Hall of Fame was expanded to include all sports, 184 athletes and 23 teams have been inducted. You’d think the Kitsap Athletic Roundtable — which took over the event when the Oldtimers Association disbanded — might be running out of deserving candidates, but you’re wrong.
Olympic bobsledder Bree Schaaf, world champion boat racer Kyler Talbot, Tiffany (McDonald) Kasdorf — the best modern-era softball pitcher to come out of the area — and two state high-school championship teams from the 1980s are among the headliners of the class of 2017.
Seabeck’s Jim Barber, considered by many to be the father of soccer in Kitsap Country, will be honored with the Rex Brown Distinguished Service Award. It recognizes individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions that have impacted the Kitsap community.
Bremerton’s Jerry DiGiovanni, who devoted 45-plus years to the world of sports officiating, is this year’s recipient of the Richard (Dick) Todd Officials Award.
The rest of the 2017 class (in alphabetical order):
Justin Adrian: The older brother of Olympic gold-medal swimmer Nathan Adrian was a semifinalist at the 2004 Olympic Trials, a two-time All-American and record-holder in the 100-yard freestyle and 100 butterfly at the University of Washington. He later coached the swim team at Bremerton High.
Jamil Al-Agba: The Bremerton native moved to southern California with his mother, Barbara, to pursue a tennis career in 1997. He was a former No. 1-ranked United States Tennis Association junior player (18s in 2003, 16s in 2002). He played No. 1 or No. 2 singles during a four-year career at USC, and played on the Pro Futures Tour until 2008, finishing with an overall record of 90-54 in singles.
Richard Arena: A standout three-sport (football, basketball, track and field) athlete at East High, he’s remembered for hitting the game-winning shot and being the state tournament MVP for East High’s 1973 state-championship basketball team. A tight end, he caught 79 passes for 731 yards and eight touchdowns during an outstanding football career at the University of Puget Sound. He was a coach and later an administrator in the Central Kitsap School District.
Gordy Brockman: The 6-foot-8 Brockman led South Kitsap to a 21-2 record and state basketball appearance in 1971. He scored 38 points in a game as a senior, when he was limited because of mononucleosis, and went on to be a two-year co-captain and starter at Seattle Pacific. He played a year of pro ball in France.
Gordy Bushaw: He coached volleyball at Central Kitsap for 31 years, winning seven Olympic League championships and three Narrows League division titles. His 2006 teams placed fifth at state, the best finish in school history.
Jeff Carlsen: A three-sport star at North Kitsap — the 6-foot-6 Carlsen was league MVP and all-state in baseball as a pitcher and football as a quarterback, and he was first-team all-league in basketball. The hard-throwing right-hander had off-season shoulder surgery following his junior year at Washington, but still ranks among the career leaders in several statistics. He signed with the Chicago Cubs after his senior year (2001) and played two years in the minors.
Greg Chapman: An elite marathoner in the late 1960s and ‘70s, Chapman’s been a big part of the local running scene since 1973. He coached at Olympic High (cross country for 18 years; track and field for 19) and helped with girls soccer at Central Kitsap for 18 years. Olympic won a state track title in 2014, the first for a county school in 64 years.
Mike Dotson: An outstanding basketball player at East High (class of ’69) and Olympic College, Dotson hit over 2,000 home runs during a storied 19-year slowpitch career. He coached football, basketball and baseball at Ridgetop Junior High for 15 years, winning multiple championships.
Tiffany (McDonald) Kasdorf: McDonald pitched 11 no-hitters her senior year at North Mason, striking out 294 batters and posting a 0.30 ERA. The Kitsap Sun Female Athlete of the Year in 2003 and ‘04 led Florida State to four straight regional appearances in the NCAA softball tournament.
Bree Schaaf: The Olympic High grad placed fifth in the bobsled at the 2010 Olympics in her rookie season. Prior to that, she played volleyball at Portland State and competed at the national and international level in the sport of skeleton. She was an analyst/broadcaster for NBC in the sliding sports at the 2014 Olympics.
Corky Sullivan: One of the top players on West High’s outstanding 1960 and ’61 teams, Sullivan walked on at Oregon and earned a scholarship by his sophomore season. A two-way player at defensive end and tight end, he caught 32 passes for 542 yards and four TDs as a senior. He played in the 1964 East-West Shrine game.
Kyler Talbot: The 1984 Central Kitsap grad was a novice offshore powerboat driver in 2009. By 2015, the owner and driver of the Talbot Excavating team won three championships in the stock-class at the Super Boat International Offshore World Championships in Key West, Florida. Talbot died after a fall in his Bremerton home in July. He was 47.
The 1982 North Mason football and 1988 North Kitsap baseball teams will also be inducted.
The ’82 Bulldogs: Coach Phil Pugh’s bunch was the first team from West Sound to win a state football championship after the state instituted the playoffs in 1973. After reaching the semifinals two straight years, it was supposed to be a building year for North Mason. But the Bulldogs, powered by Pat Eigner, who rushed for 1,555 yards that year, beat Woodland 28-14 in the Class A title game at the Kingdome.
The ’88 Vikings: This remains the only boys state title in school history. Virgil Taylor was the coach and his pitching-rich squad featured future Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher Aaron Sele, current North Kitsap baseball/football coach Jeff Weible and hard-throwing Curt Morrison, who got the win in the Class AA title game. North (26-5) beat Mount Vernon 4-1 in the semifinals and Tahoma 12-4 in the finals at Cheney Stadium.
Chuck Stark is the former sports editor of The Sun. Reach him at chuckstark00@gmail.com.
Bill Moos joins the KAR at McCloud's Grill House to discuss the state of the athletic program, followed by an open Q&A session.
Tickets are $35, $30 for active KAR members and includes a McCloud's signature prime rib dinner.
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