Juanita's Finau commits to Washington

Juanita (Kirkland, Wash.) defensive end/outside linebacker Jarett Finau has committed to Washington, the Seattle Times reported.

Finau, a 6-foot-3, 235-pounder had offers from Washington State, Hawaii, BYU and Arizona. Finaue committed after receiving an offer during Washington's Rising Stars camp.

"He's really excited to be a Husky,'' Jaunita coach Shaun Tarantola told the Times. "He was just blown away by their coaching staff. He's hit the camp circuit the last three months and met a bunch of coaches but being close to home and really being impacted by them helped (UW) a lot as far as him making his decision.''

Finau played for Marysville-Pilchuck last year, but his family reportedly moved to the Kirkland area.

Tarantola told the Times that Finau will play one year at UW before going on a two-year Mormon mission.
One recruiting service has Finau listed as the No. 14 player in the state.
 
Basketball: Lacy headed to WSU

Curtis (University Place) guard Davonte Lacy has verbally committed to Washington State.

The 6-foot-3 guard led the Vikings by averaging 17 points, seven rebounds and 4.5 assists per games. It earned him first-team All-South Puget Sound League as a junior.

Lacy had offers from Tulane, Eastern Washington and San Diego.

Lacy impressed when he was at the WSU’s elite camp last month. WSU coach Ken Bone called soon after with an offer.

“It’s not a bad place to be,” Lacy told the Tacoma News Tribune. “Coach Bone will be there for at least seven years – long enough for my graduation. It will be real fun.”
 
Basketball: Garfield's Wroten Jr. playing in World Championships

Garfield (Seattle) standout Tony Wroten Jr., who is rated as one of the nation's top guards, is competing in the U-17 FIBA World Championships this week in Hamburg, Germany.

Wroten Jr. is recovering from a torn ACL sustained during the 2009 football season. He is one of 12 players in the nation selected and the only one west of St. Louis.

"I know I'm doing it for my country, but most of all, when I come back, I know I'm doing it for Seattle," he told the Seattle Times.
 
Basketball: Pepple named to national Hall of Fame

Former Mercer Island boys basketball coach Ed Pepple will be inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame on Saturday.

The ceremony is in San Diego.

Pepple coached the Islanders for 42 years, retiring last year. He won four state championships and 23 league titles.

Pepple coached 49 years and compiled a 952-306 record. He is No. 1 on the state's win list and No. 11 nationally.
 
Golf: Capital coaching legend steps down

Capital golf coach Greg Santora is retiring after 31 years and six state titles. Santora compiled a 253-37 record in dual matches and sent a golfer to the state tournament for 31 straight years.

Santora is a member of the state golf coaches Hall of Fame.

“Honestly, I never thought I’d be coaching for 30 years,” Santora told the Olympian.
 
Bowling: Tri-City incoming freshman heads to national tourney

Ryan Harris, who will be a freshman this fall at Delta High in Richland, will be one of the youngest contestants this weekend at the USBC Youth Open tournament in Indianapolis.

The tourney is usually contested by juniors and seniors in high school.

Harried turned 14 on Tuesday.

"He was obsessed with bowling and had been around it since he was born," Ryan's mother, Holly Harris, told the Tri-City Herald. "We took him over (to Go Bowl) one day because he said he wanted to bowl and my parents said, 'Let's do it and see what happens.' "
 
This 'n that

Maddie Meyers of Northwest (Seattle, Wash.) in Seattle was named the Gatorade girls state track and field athlete of the year. Meyers won the Class 1A state cross country title and the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter titles in track and field. Tahoma (Kent, Wash.) standout Derek Eager, who won the state javelin and discus titles, was presented with the boys' award. Eager will compete in the World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada on July 19-25. ... Seattle radio personality Dori Monson was named girls basketball coach at Shorecrest (Seattle, Wash.). He's been an assistant there for two seasons.