By Nathan Joyce
MaxPreps.com
It looks like Katelan Redmon might become a Washington Huskyafter all.
Redmon, who led Lewis and Clark of Spokane to back-to-backClass 4A state girls basketball titles, had asked out of her letter of intent to Washington after coach June Daughtery was fired following the season. The speculation was that Redmon wanted to follow Daughtery to Washington State, which hired her shortly after.
Washington athletic director Todd Turner refused to release Redmon from her letter of intent, and an appeal to the national office was also denied.
Redmon's father told the Spokesman-Review newspaper his daughter, a 6-foot-1 forward named one of the top 100 recruits in the country, would never play for the Huskies.
New Washington coach Tia Jackson told the Seattle Times that Redmon was coming to Washington after all.
"I always felt she was," Jackson told the Times.
Jackson had met with the recruit in recent weeks, the Times reported, and Jackson said Redmon agreed to come to the school on Monday.
Baseball: Mattair Signs With Phillies
Travis Mattair, a three-sport star at Southridge High in Kennewick, signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. The infielder was a second-round pick in the draft earlier this month.
Mattair received a $395,000 bonus. He bought a pair of couches for his parents' house and put the rest in the bank, according to the Tri-City Herald.
Mattair told the Herald he didn't want a long negotiation, just enough money to make it worth forgoing his scholarship to Oregon State. Also a standout wing in basketball and wide receiver/tight end on the gridiron, he left late last week for Clearwater, Fla., to play rookie ball in the Gulf Coast League. A shortstop in high school, Mattair is moving to third base.
In other baseball signings: The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed a pair of state products. Inglemoor outfielder Dustin Biell (fifth round) and Arlington lefty Joey Dettrich (18th) both signed. Biell had committed to play at Washington State, Dettrich at Washington.
Baseball: Faccone Movin' On
Kennedy baseball coach Joe Faccone picked up his 500th win - and his 501st - and decided to move on, announcing he was leaving after 38 years at the Burien school.
Faccone won a state title in 1973 with future pro pitcher Floyd Bannister.
Assistant Donnie Moore was promoted to replace Faccone.