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iiAs LaConner Coach Jack Whittaker», the dean of Northwest Washington prep bas- ketball coaches, has announced his retirement as LaConner’s cage pilot. He will devote his time to his position as school superin- tendent. Increased enrollment at LaConner has added to the bur- den of the administrative post. Whittaker has coached basket— ball for 33 years. He took his ., first post at Granite Falls in 1922 and the little school, with such stars as the Curtis brothers and Gunnar Engstrom, he beat Everett j‘ two straight seasons to take the bountytitle and went to the state at the University of Washln and from there he went to Gran ville, Idaho. A short time later Whittaker transferred. to Ediso where he coached the ingpor for 15 years, leaving there Conner when Edison merged w Burlington High School. He sen two Edison fives to the state meet. Whittaker met with success at 3 ‘little LaConner. His Braves were an annual Tri-County League threat. His teams got into every Class B Tournament but one and ' two went to the State B tourna. ......—- WM. ‘ . [Thursday. April 2L. , Author: , Accession/Object ID: 2005.72.14, Object Name: Newspaper, Title: , Description: "Whittaker quits as LaConner coach" Thursday, April 21, 1955, OCR Text: iiAs LaConner Coach Jack Whittaker», the dean of Northwest Washington prep bas- ketball coaches, has announced his retirement as LaConner’s cage pilot. He will devote his time to his position as school superin- tendent. Increased enrollment at LaConner has added to the bur- den of the administrative post. Whittaker has coached basket— ball for 33 years. He took his ., first post at Granite Falls in 1922 and the little school, with such stars as the Curtis brothers and Gunnar Engstrom, he beat Everett j‘ two straight seasons to take the bountytitle and went to the state at the University of Washln and from there he went to Gran ville, Idaho. A short time later Whittaker transferred. to Ediso where he coached the ingpor for 15 years, leaving there Conner when Edison merged w Burlington High School. He sen two Edison fives to the state meet. Whittaker met with success at 3 ‘little LaConner. His Braves were an annual Tri-County League threat. His teams got into every Class B Tournament but one and ' two went to the State B tourna. ......—- WM. ‘ . [Thursday. April 2L. , Granite Falls Historical Society,Documents (articles, clippings, letters, papers),General Articles & Documents,General Articles,General Articles 05,Newspaper (2005.72.14),Newspaper (2005.72.14) 1, Newspaper (2005.72.14) 1

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