Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/17/14
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5 Bombers sent stuff and 1 Bomber Memorial today:
Ann BISHOP ('56), Dave HANTHORN ('63)
Betti AVANT ('69)
Mike HOGAN and Lori SIMPSON ('70)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Doug CRAWFORD ('71) '51
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Joe BOMBINO ('75)

WEEKLY BOMBER LUNCH: Mostly '52ers, Noon, Sterling's GWWay (Fridays)

BOMBER LUNCH Today: Girls of '54, 11:30, Rosy's (3rd Friday) 

BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
    Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Sara Ousley, aka Ann BISHOP ('56)

To: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) (and Maren)

Thanks for the explanation of "Bomber Babes". I guess I'm holding
up fairly well in appearance... considering I'm 76. I just kinda
thought an old missionary wouldn't be a "Babe". We are a smidge
different than most. 

To: David RIVERS ('65)

You're right. You won't ever "catch up" in age!

-Ann BISHOP Ousley ( '56)
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>>From: Dave HANTHORN ('63)

To: Bill SCOTT ('64), Betti AVANT ('69). And Brad UPTON ('71)

Re: The Big Nine

Sheeesh! (as Mr. Juricich used to say when someone managed to put
the safe-driving car into somebody's front lawn) Where is Roger
FISHBACK (‘62) when you need him. Guess it's up to me to try to
straighten things out for the younger kids. So pay attention, I'm
only gonna do this once!

In 1963 (which, besides being the Gold Medal Class year, was the
last year of the “big school” 16 team State Tourney) the Big Nine
schools were Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, Sunnyside, Toppenish,
Wapato, Davis, Eisenhower, and Ellensburg. The district playoffs
were held at Eisenhower in Yakima, and in the District
Championship game the Bombers beat Ellensburg 103-59 and went on
to the State Tournament at Hec Edmondson Pavilion in Seattle where
they finished third in the State Tourney. There were no “Regional”
playoffs in those days, teams went straight to State from their
District tourneys, so no games involving the Bombers were played
in Spokane at the end of the season.

In 1964, The WIAA "crippled" the State Tourney and instituted the
"Regional" playoff system. The Big Nine remained the same as
before, and once again the Bombers won the District Tourney. They
then advanced to the "Regionals" in Spokane, which they won, then
went on to the "shrunken" State Tournament in Seattle at the
Seattle Center, where they once again finished third in the State.

In 1965, they changed the league to The Big Six (Walla Walla,
Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, Davis, and Eisenhower) The Bombers
lost out in the District Tourney and didn't make it to the
"Regionals" in Spokane or to State in Seattle.

In the ensuing years until present the "big school" league in the
Yakima Valley has undergone many name changes and membership
changes, and even has been two separate leagues the past few
years. If ya need any details about that, ask Roger!!

Bomber Cheers,
-Dave HANTHORN (Gold Medal Class of '63) ~ from a wet and cool 
        Mercer Island, where the rainy season is upon us and we 
        may not see the sun again for months!!
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>>From: Betti AVANT ('69)

Re: Big 8

It seems too that Moses Lake and Wenatchee only joined in the fall
of '66 but may be wrong with that. It was the Big 6 up to that
point. We did play schools like Ellensburg and Sunnyside when it
came to the playoffs before regionals in Spokane.

      {...read Hanthorn's ('63) entry this issue.   -Maren] 

-Betti AVANT ('69) ~ Richland
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>>From: Mike HOGAN and Lori SIMPSON Hogan ('70)

Re: Irene WALDNER Russell ('69) question about the Big Nine

We looked through the 1968 to 1970 Columbians and there were only
8 teams. The big nine must have started in 1972 and included
Kamiakin. 

      {...read Hanthorn's ('63) entry this issue.   -Maren] 

-Mike HOGAN and Lori SIMPSON Hogan ('70)
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Bomber Memorial

>>Mike FURNER ~ Class of 1968 ~ 1950 - 2014

 Bomber Memorials
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