Class of 2020​
Dinner & Induction
August 21,2021*
Vern Burton Community Center
*Moved to 2021 due to COVID-19
Curt Bagby,
Football & Basketball
1974-1992
Coached girls’ basketball team to second in the state finish in 1986, their highest finish ever. Won more games than any other girls’ basketball and football coach – 224 in the former and 93 in the latter. Had the second highest winning percentage of any girl’s basketball mentor (.730). His 317 combined wins in the two sports is by the far the best record of any PAHS coach.
Austin Fahrenholtz, Diving
2012 Graduate
Fahrenholtz was a two-time high school state diving champion, setting the state 2A scoring record that he still holds. Finished as the runnerup in his sophomore season and 10th when he was a freshman. Won Theodore Roosevelt award as a top scholar athlete during his senior year. Dove at University of Colorado-Mesa in Grand Junction as a freshman, and placed third in the Rocky Mountain Regional Finals in the one meter competition.
Sam Hurworth, Football
1957 Graduate
Led the state in scoring in 1956 season as a fullback, and was a captain for the West Team for the high school All-State game. One of three PAHS graduates to start at the University of Washington, he was the first unit fullback in his sophomore season before suffering an ankle injury. A two-way performer, he also played guard and linebacker and participated in the 1960 and 1961 Rose Bowls. Hurworth has also been a tremendous Port Angeles community supporter.
Matt Lane, Baseball
2003 Graduate
Hit a phenomenal .702 during his senior year at PAHS and also connected with probably the longest home run in PAHS history (450 feet). He still holds the hits record and is co-holder of the Rider home run mark for a season. He was all-state in high school and the Narrows League MVP during his senior year, and was All Narrows for all four years of his high school career. He went on to be the starting catcher at the University of Washington for three seasons and earned Pac 10 player of the week honors. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round.
Sonny Luke, Football
1960 Graduate
Second team all-state and leading rusher for arguably the best high school football team in PAHS history. He scored 18 touchdowns and 12 extra points for the highest scoring team in the State. Luke was named prep star of the week four times by the Seattle P-I and was also an outstanding defensive back. He was a Junior College All-American at Grays Harbor Community College, and from there went on to play at Oregon Tech. He played semi-professional for the Tacoma Titans, who were part of an NFL developmental league and were affiliated with the Los Angeles Rams.
Jenny Nixon, Swimming
1989 Graduate
Was member of the state championship PAHS 400 freestyle relay team, and is the only PAHS athlete to participate on four undefeated regular season teams. Went on to be the captain of the University of Washington swim team, where she was named the UW Tyee athlete of the year for all sports. Named as an NCAA Scholar athlete in 1993.
Bob Peterson, Football
1963 Graduate
A three sport athlete, Bob played on the Olympic League Champion Roughrider football team that finished 7-1-1 in 1962. An all-league and all-state selection, he was named to the Big 33 High School All American Team. Recruited by John Ralston to Stanford, he played freshman football for Bill Walsh and on varsity teams with 5-5, 6-3-1 and 5-5 records. After graduation, he completed USAF pilot training. During his career, he flew reconnaissance, air mobility, and Special Airlift Mission aircraft transporting the Vice President, Secretary of State and other dignitaries worldwide. He served at the White House for four years as the Air Force Aide to President Jimmy Carter. Here he performed duties to the President at all official White House functions and while traveling, ensured the President’s ability to execute his duties as Commander in Chief. His final assignment as the commander of USAF Basic Military Training School had him responsible for the training of approximately 70,000 military personnel per year. He retired as a Colonel after 21years of service. For the next 18 years, he flew as a management check pilot for United Parcel Service on B-727, DC-8, and B-757/767 aircraft, training and qualifying pilots worldwide.
Janessa Roening, Softball
2002 Graduate
The Most Valuable Player in the Olympic League, Janessa went on to play at Lower Columbia Community College, where she was the Northwest Athletic Conference player of the year. From there it was on to the University of Missouri, where she earned All Big 12 honors. She also was the player of the week in the NCAA, and is only one of two PAHS graduates to be named All League in a Power 5 Conference. She and her husband currently own a cross-fit gym in Wilsonville, Oregon. She qualified to compete in the Northwest Cross-fit Regionals in 2011, 2013, 2014, and competed on the Cross-fit Wilsonville Regional Team in 2015 and 2017.
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Bob Sheedy,
Track & Cross Country
Head cross country coach for both boys and girls for 21 years. He coached the boys to a 120-19 record, winning the league championship 12 times and district three times. He coached the girls record to a 87-26 mark, and won the league championship 18 times. He was the head track coach for 42 years – at one point the girls went 15 years without a home loss. Sheedy coached eight state champions, and also coached football, swimming, basketball and soccer. As a Masters track and field competitor, he won four national championships in the pentathlon. Also won world seniors games and world championship in the decathlon.
Cherie Simkins,
Badminton, Triathlete
1962 Graduate
Won Port Angeles’ first national badminton titles playing doubles with Tina Barinaga, a 2018 PAHS Hall of Fame inductee, and mixed doubles with Dean Carrell. She graduated as one of the valedictorians at PAHS. Earning three degrees in college, she had a successful teaching career and later worked in the high technology field, where she discovered the world of marathons and triathlons. She went on to run 26 Ironman races, earning 18 wins and 13 world championships titles, making her one of the most decorated masters triathletes in the sport. It also earned her a spot on the Wheaties Energy Crunch cereal box and a spot in the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. She is also a certified coach, specializing in first-time and aspiring Ironman athletes. Her popular book, Become an Ironman, was published in 2008. But her first love is the Exceeding Expectations (EE) Foundation, which she started in 2000. Its purpose is to redirect the lives of at-risk, inner-city kids in San Bernardino, CA, using the sport of triathlon as the vehicle. The goal is not to train athletes but to get every EE kid into college, something never even dreamed of in their environment.
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1966 Boys Basketball Team
Coached by Bob Klock, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame as an individual last year, the 1966 team finished with a 25-2 record. That included victories over state-ranked teams Everett, East Bremerton, Columbia River and Burlington Edison. They were led by Captain Lee Sinnes, Mike Clayton, Bernie Fryer, Greg Kushman and Wiley Duckett. Sinnes, Clayton and Fryer were inducted into the first class of the Hall of Fame in 2018.
Sinnes and Clayton were selected as All State performers. The former was the second leading scorer and leading rebounder for the team, while the latter was the leading scorer.
Sinnes went on to lead Pacific Lutheran University in scoring for three seasons and was an NAIA All American in his senior year. Named to the PLU athletic hall of fame in 2002, he became an outstanding high school coach for 40 years. His 1997 PAHS team finished seventh in the state, and he was elected into the Washington State Coaches Hall of Fame in 2012.
Clayton went on to become the all-time leading scorer at Western Washington University, where he was a four-year starter. He played pro basketball in Sweden and in 1973 was invited to try out for the Portland Trailblazers, where he was the last player cut before the start of the regular season.
Only a sophomore, Fryer was an integral part of the team. He was an All-American in both football and basketball during his senior season at PAHS in 1968. He led Peninsula College to its only state championship in 1970, scoring 57 points in the championship game. He went on to become an All Western Athletic Conference selection at BYU, and then became the only PAHS athlete to play in the NBA, averaging 5.3 points per game for the Portland Trailblazers. After his playing career ended, he refereed in the NBA – 1,649 regular season, 145 playoff, 11 NBA finals games, and the 1998 All-Star game.
Randy Steinman,
Baseball & Coach
1983 Graduate
A pitcher, third baseman and shortstop, Randy was All State at PAHS as a hurler (11-0 record in his senior season which is a PAHS record that still stands). He was a member of the 1982 Aggies first state championship team and tournament MVP. After high school, he played for Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista, California. During college he played on an all prospect team for the Houston Astros. After college he coached the PAHS boys baseball team for ten years, compiling a 150 - 79 record, leading them to a fourth place AAA State finish in 1997 (which is the baseball team’s highest finish ever). Steinman coached PAHS hall of famer Jeff Ridgway, Port Angeles’ only major leaguer, during that time. He coached two different girls Babe Ruth teams to the World Series in North Carolina and Florida. He is currently coach of the PAHS girls’ softball team, where he has compiled a 141 - 35 record with five league titles, three district crowns and two academic state championships. He led PAHS to 50 straight league wins and to a second place AA State finish in 2017 (which is also the softball team’s highest finish ever).
1986 Girls Basketball Team
The 1986 girl’s team advanced to the state final, compiling a 25-3 record for the season. In the semis they upset Franklin, the No. 1 ranked team in the State.
They were led by Leigh Morgan, Ces Coulson, Carolyn Crist, Nicole Ostrowski and Tiffany Irvine. Morgan and Coulson were inducted into the Hall of Fame as individuals in 2018 and last year respectively, while Crist and Ostrowski were brought into the Hall as members of the State Championship 1985 tennis team a year ago.
Morgan was the most valuable player in the state basketball tournament that year, and was also named MVP at the girls state all-star game that same year. She went on to play basketball at Duke, and was named one of the Top 20 Duke players for the first 20 years of the program. She was also the starting point guard for the first Duke team to qualify for the NCAA tournament, and finished as the No. 3 Duke player all time for single game assists.
Coulson starred in basketball and softball at PAHS. She went on to play both sports at Skagit Valley Community College, and despite never having played competitive fast pitch, she was recruited by Oregon, where she played as a second baseman and outfielder. She is a member of the University of Oregon Hall of Fame and the Washington State softball Hall of Fame, after playing 15 seasons with the Seattle Express. She won the 2004 national batting crown as a member of the 2005 World Champion Express team.