SEQUIM — The Sequim Athletic Educational Foundation and Sequim Hall of Fame Committee will induct eight individuals and two teams into the Sequim Hall of Fame during the second annual dinner Sept. 13.
The event will be held at the Guy Cole Convention Center at 202 N. Blake Ave.
The 2025 inductees include:
1963 Sequim Boys Basketball Team
The ’63 Wolves captured the Olympic League title with a 7-1 conference record and earned a berth to the Class A state tournament — the first Sequim team in a decade to reach that level. Sequim finished the regular season with a 13-6 record, competing against both Class A and AA schools. Coached by Virgil King, the team was led by all-Olympic League stars Len Beil, a senior who averaged 23 points per game and earned All-State honors, and junior Cliff Echternkamp, who added 17.3 points per contest.
1988 Sequim Boys Basketball Team
Led by Olympic League MVP Ryan Kaps and coach Rick Kaps (both 2024 Sequim Hall of Fame inductees), the 1988 SHS squad dominated opponents all the way to the state 2A title game. Despite not having a player taller than 6-foot-3, the Wolves went 25-1, losing only in the state championship.
Sequim’s Branette (Smith) Richards was undefeated in league play and earned a berth in the state tournament four straight years. She was among the top eight at state each season, placing third as a junior.
Dick Ballard
Richard N. “Dick” Ballard was multi-sport star who followed his passion for athletics into a coaching and athletic director career. He earned seven letters while at Sequim High — two in football, two in basketball and three in baseball — before coaching and athletic director stints at North Kitsap and Goldendale.
Len Beil
Basketball standout Len Beil, a 6-foot-4 center, was a two-time All-Olympic League first Team selection. He set the school record for points in a game (43) and in 1963 helped the Wolves to their first state tourney appearance in a decade. Beil earned all-state honors that season and earned a full basketball scholarship to Seattle University, where he helped Seattle to an NCAA tournament berth in 1966.
Derrin Doty
A two-sport standout (baseball, basketball) at Sequim High in the late 1980s, Doty was one of the University of Washington’s top athletes of all time, hitting .402 his senior season and earning two first-team All-Pac 10 selections. Doty played several seasons in baseball’s minor leagues before finding success as a high school coach in soccer, baseball and basketball.
Bill Schade
William Joseph “Bill” Schade led Sequim’s football and track programs in the late 1940s and 1950s and helped establish Sequim’s youth football league. Signed by the New York Giants, Schade instead served in World War II before returning to Sequim for a successful coaching career.
Todd Franklin
Franklin took his basketball skills halfway around the world before returning stateside to coach. Franklin was Olympic League MVP in his senior season, averaged a double-double in his years at Skagit Valley, and played at Gonzaga University. He starred for two top teams in Australia over five years before taking on head coaching positions at Chimacum and Black Hills high schools.
Lisa (Fryer) Tuiasosopo
A multi-sport star for two years at Sequim High (Class of 1997), Fryer eventually focused on volleyball. She powered the 1996-97 team to a 14-0 league record, was named league MVP, All-State captain and MVP at the All-State game. She earned a scholarship to the University of North Carolina, where she helped her team to two conference titles and three NCAA tournament appearances.
Kris Kruse
A basketball star who set career scoring and rebounding records by the time he graduated from Sequim High in 1980, Kruse led the Wolves to a third-place finish at the state 3A basketball tournament. He played basketball at Peninsula College, Lower Columbia College and Seattle University before moving on to a successful prep coaching career.
Mark Verstegen
Verstegen starred in three sports at Sequim High — football, basketball and track and field — before becoming one of the world’s foremost experts on human performance. A global keynote speaker and the author of six books, including “Every Day Is Game Day” and “Core Performance,” Verstegen is president of EXOS, the global leader in human performance, working with world-class athletes, the U.S. military and corporations.
Branette (Smith) Richards
Earning a letter in tennis from freshman year through her senior year, Smith was undefeated in league play and earned a berth in the state tourney all four years. She was among the top eight at state each season, placing third as a junior.
The event’s social hour and silent auction will be held from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by dinner from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The induction ceremony will follow and there will be a live auction.
Individual seating is available for $100. To reserve a seat, people can visit Full Moon Candle Company in the Sequim Village Center or call 360-683-8377. Payments will be taken only in cash or check.
The inaugural 2024 Sequim Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals and one team, and in the process raised about $28,000 for Sequim High School athletics. Funds raised in 2024 were used to purchase new wrestling mats and a new sound system for the high school athletic field, as well as a new high jump and pole vault mats for the track team.
Event sponsorship is available at multiple levels:
• Gold $5,000 — Full-page ad in the event program and one table.
• Purple $2,500 — Half-page ad and one Table
• White $1,000 — Quarter-page ad and one Table
Sponsors’ names will be recognized in the event’s program and on the website (Sequimhalloffame.org). Each table seats eight guests. Sponsors who want to support the event but are unable to attend are appreciated and will be recognized. Seating is limited and sponsors are asked to reserve a table before Aug. 1.
