Class of 2018
Kelli Antolock, Golf
1980 Graduate
Antolock won the prestigious US Publinks Championship in 1983. During high school, she was a national high school champion, won the Higgins Tournament in Kitsap County competing against all boys, and shot an amateur record of 71 at Peninsula Golf Course. She won the PNGA at Salahee Country Club in 1981. An All-American golfer at Brigham Young University, she was the female athlete of the year at BYU in 1984. Antolock went on to play on the LPGA tour, qualifying for the 1987 U.S. Women’s Open.
Tyna Barinaga, Badminton
1964 Graduate
Before graduating from Port Angeles High School, Barinaga was the winningest U.S. junior badminton player in history, capturing many national singles and doubles titles with partner Caroline Jensen as part of the junior badminton program started and developed by long time Port Angeles badminton coach Vern Burton. Jensen and Barinaga became the first all-teenage team to capture the women's doubles title at the U.S. Open Championships. A member of three U.S. Uber Cup teams (badminton’s equivalent to the Davis Cup), Barinaga was inducted into the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame in 2003. Barinaga was a member of the 1963 U.S. team that won the world’s team championship, and won the U.S. Open singles and doubles title in 1968.
Michael Briggs, Football
1960 Graduate
A three sports star at PAHS, Briggs played on the outstanding 1959 football team that arguably was the best football team in PAHS history, losing only to Everett in the opening game of the season. He is often called the best student athlete to ever come out of the school, as he was the PAHS class Salutatorian in 1960. Playing both offense and defense, he went on to be an All Pacific Coast Conference tackle at the University of Washington in 1963. He was also an academic All-American and played for the Huskies in the 1964 Rose Bowl. After receiving a degree in Physics at the UW, he went on to receive his MBA from Harvard, and had an extremely successful business career, serving as the CEO of several companies.
Scooter Chapman, Media
1952 Graduate
Chapman has announced over 2,000 Port Angeles High School games on Radio KONP in his career – possibly a national record -- and has been involved with PAHS sports for 67 years. He was the winner of the Washington Football Coaches Association Silver Helmet Award and the recipient of a Commendation Award by the Washington Secondary School Athletic Administrators Association. He was inducted into the WIAA Hall of Fame in 2011. The Civic Field Press Box was renamed in his honor on September 29 of this year.
Mike Clayton, Basketball
1966 Graduate
Clayton was the leading scorer of the 1966 Port Angeles High School basketball team that placed second in the state, the highest finish for any PAHS basketball boys team. He was an all-state selection and was named honorable mention on the RC Cola All-American team. He went on to become the all-time leading scorer at Western Washington University, where he was a four year starter. He was the 1970 WWU athlete of the year and is in the school’s basketball hall of fame. 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. He also served as the head basketball coach at Peninsula College from 1977 – 1979.
Sherri Felton,
Track & Basketball
1977 Graduate
Felton made the Seattle Times Golden Girl list of the top 40 female multi-sport athletes in State of Washington high school history in 1989. She was All-State in basketball, setting state tournament records for two game (70 points and 28 field goals) and single game scoring (39 points). She high jumped 5-11 during her senior year, which was the best in the nation. She qualified for the USA national team trials in the pentathlon, and was all-league in volleyball, basketball and track. She went on to become the first female to high jump over 6-0 at the University of Washington, and set the Husky single game basketball scoring record of 36 points against WSU, which stood until all-time NCAA scoring leader Kelsey Plum broke it.
Bernie Fryer
Football & Basketball
1968 Graduate
An All-State and All-American performer for both high school football and basketball, Fryer led the state in basketball scoring his senior year, averaging 30.3 points per game. He also starred on the 1966 team that placed second in the state, its highest finish ever. He received many Division I football and basketball scholarship offers, including 21 for the former. 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, leading the Cougars to a WAC title with a league leading 19.2 points per game. Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 7th round, Fryer is the only PAHS athlete to play in the NBA, averaging 6.3 points per game for the Portland Trailblazers, St. Louis Spirits and New Orleans Jazz. After his playing career ended, he refereed 1,649 regular season, 145 playoff, 11 NBA finals games, and the 1998 All-Star game. He retired from active officiating in 2007, and then worked for the NBA office in New York. He was appointed as Vice President and Director of Officials in 2008. He currently serves as an advisor to the league.
Ken Fuhrer, Basketball
1952 Graduate
Fuhrer was the star and leading scorer of the only PAHS boys basketball team that has been ranked No. 1 in the state (for six weeks) by the Associated Press Poll. They finished 19-1 during the regular season, with their only loss coming to the University of Washington freshman team (44-41). He was the leading scorer in the state tournament (Port Angeles finished fifth), averaging 21 points per game during an era when modern day fast break offenses were unknown. He played his best in big games, scoring 33 points vs. Bellevue in the West Central District Championship championship contest, 19 vs. the UW Frosh, and 20, 22, 22 and 18 in the state tournament. He went on to play at Seattle U (then a Division I power). He averaged 8.4 points per game and 6.8 rebounds, during a time when the school reached the NCAA tournament (then only 16 teams) during all four of his collegiate years. They had a 94-24 record during that span.
Penny Graves, Track
1984 Graduate
A three-time state 800 meter champion in track, Graves also won three national junior badminton titles, was a star on the state placing girls basketball team of 1984, and was homecoming queen. She went on to be a star track and cross country performer at the University of Oregon. She was a two-time Pac-10 cross country athlete of the year (1986 and 1989), and won the Pac-10 1500 meter race as a junior and 5,000 meters as a senior. Graves was named to Oregon’s all-decade team in 1996, and qualified for the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 1500 and 3,000 meters. She won the UO’s Jackson Award as the school’s top women’s intercollegiate senior athlete in 1989, and was inducted into the University of Oregon Hall of Fame twice – in 2014 as a member of the 1987 cross country team that won the national championship, and for her individual achievements in 2015.
Scott Jones, Football
1984 Graduate
A standout three sport athlete at PAHS from 1983-84, Jones came to PA from Clallam Bay, where he played on the state championship football team. He was also the leading rebounder in the 1982 state tournament, leading Clallam Bay to a fifth place finish. He is the only PAHS graduate to play in the NFL. A tight end and offensive tackle at the University of Washington, Jones played on the 1984 Husky team that finished 11-1 and No. 2 in the country after beating Brian Bosworth and Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. Taken in the 12th round of the 1989 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, he played for the New York Jets in 1990 and the Green Bay Packers and the Bengals in 1991. He played in 22 NFL games.
Jim Michalczik, Football
1984 Graduate
An all-league performer in both football and basketball, Michalczik went on to star at Washington State on the gridiron. He was an all-Pac-10 offensive lineman in 1988 and a Sporting News honorable mention All-American. He signed as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals. When his playing days ended, Michalczik became an accomplished coach in both college and professional football. After serving as a graduate assistant with the University of Miami’s national championship team in 1991, he went on to become the offensive line coach at Montana State for seven years, and the offensive line/tight ends/special teams coach at Oregon State from 1999-2001. He was the assistant head coach at the University of California from 2002-2008, and the offensive coordinator at Cal from 2011-2012. In 2009 and 2010 he was the offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders, and currently coaches at the University of Arizona.
Leigh Morgan, Basketball
1986 Graduate
A three sport star at PAHS, she was the most valuable player in the 1986 State High School basketball tournament, where the Riders girls finished second, their highest finish ever. In tennis, she played on Port Angeles High School’s only state championship team in 1986, finishing second in state tournament doubles behind Mary Dill and Carolyn Christ of PA. In the District tournament prior to the state championship, she and partner Nicole Ostrowski won the district doubles championship, defeating Dill and Christ. She was also a two-time All-League soccer player. Morgan went on to play basketball Duke, and was been named as one of the Top 25 Duke players for the first 20 years of the women’s program. She was the starting point guard for the first Duke women’s team to qualify for the NCAA tournament. She finished as the No. 3 Duke player all time for single game assists, No. 2 in double digit assists, No. 2 in minutes player per game, and No. 9 in three-point field goal percentage. She also has had a distinguished career in the business world, recently retiring as the COO for the Gates Foundation in Seattle. She also served in the North Carolina Governor’s office and as the Associate Chancellor at the University of San Francisco.
Jeff Ridgway, Baseball
1999 Graduate
A starting pitcher for the Roughrider team that finished fourth in the 4A state tournament in 1997, Ridgway was an All-State performer. He pitched a shutout (1-0) in the regional game that earned PA a berth in the state tourney. He had Tommy John surgery following that season (one of five operations during his career), so he played outfield and starred for the swimming team for most of the rest of his high school career. During his senior year he went to state in the 50 freestyle. Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1999, he became the only Port Angeles High School graduate to play in the major leagues. He made his debut for the Devil Rays on September 17, 2009, and also pitched for the Atlanta Braves. In 2007 – 2008 he had a 1-0 record in 13 games, closing two of them. He was a member of Team U.S.A. in 2006, and played for the team that qualified for the Olympics by beating Cuba in Havana (first win there in 45 years).
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Art Sandison, Track
1966 Graduate
Sandison was the 1965 Washington state champion in the 880 yard run with a time of 1:51.7, and still holds the record at 800 meters for college or high school in the State. He went on to run at WSU, where he was a standout middle distance runner in the late 60’s. While running for the Cougars, he held the second fastest 800 meter time in American track history. He finished second in the event at the NCAA championships, setting a school record time of 1:45.4, which also eclipsed the American record. A two-time All-American at WSU in 1969 and 1970, he also ran for the 1969 unbeaten Cougar cross country team. He won the silver medal at the Pan-American games in Cali, Columbia, in 1971, and participated in the 1972 and 1976 Track and Field Olympic Trials. He was inducted into the Washington State University Hall of Fame in 2012.
Lee Sinnes, Basketball
1966 Graduate
Sinnes was the second leading scorer and leading rebounder for the Port Angeles team that finished second in the state in 1966, the school’s highest finish ever. Named to the All-State team, he went on to lead Pacific Lutheran University in scoring for three seasons and was an All-Northwest Conference performer in 1968 and 1970. He was an NAIA All-American in his senior season. 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 named the Seattle Times coach of the year following that season. He was also named the Washington AAA Coach of the Year in 1995, and was elected to the Washington State Coaches Hall of Fame in 2012.
Joel Thomas,
Football & Wrestling
1993 Graduate
Thomas was one of the very few four sport athletes at Port Angeles High School, excelling in all. Port Angeles finished with a 9-2 record during his senior football season and advanced to the state playoffs. An outstanding wrestler, he finished second in the state in 1993 and fourth the preceding season. He went on to star at the University of Idaho, where he became the all-time leading rusher in Idaho football history. A charter member of the Vandals Hall of Fame in 2008, he led the Vandals to their first post season bowl appearance, and was named the Big West Conference co-MVP. His 966 all-purpose plays, 765 career rushing attempts, 3,929 rushing yards and 51 rushing touchdowns are all Idaho school marks. He has gone on to a successful coaching career, including two seasons as the co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Idaho. From there he went on to stints at Purdue, Idaho, Washington and Arkansas. He currently is the running backs coach for the New Orleans Saints.
Henry Wyborney, Track
1958 Graduate
Wyborney set the state high jump record with a leap of 6-8 and 3/16 in 1957, which was also the top mark that year in the nation. Serving as the captain of the track team, he won the state title again in 1958, and also placed third in the state discus competition with a throw of 152-6. He was named the outstanding citizen at Port Angeles High School in 1958, and from there went on to compete at Washington State University, where he set the WSU high jump record of 6-11 in 1960. Later that year he tied for eighth place in the USA Olympic Trials final in Palo Alto, California. His athletic career ended at Sheppard Air Force base in 1964 in Texas, when he won the U.S. Air Force championship competition and set a record of 6-7.