PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL Athletic Hall of Fame 2015 inductees Shannon Wyckoff (second from left) and Beth Hamrick (second from right) are shown here with their former coaches Chelinda Dettorre (far left) and Al Aldridge (far right). Not pictured is inductee Chuck Scheiwiller.
Three former Prairie High School standouts were inducted in the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame at a ceremony prior to Prairie’s boys basketball game with Columbia River on Jan. 29.
The Class of 2015 included Beth Hamrick, Shannon Wyckoff and Chuck Scheiwiller. The three former Falcons make up the fifth class to join the Prairie Hall of Fame, which was started in 2011.
Hamrick and Wyckoff were both in attendance at the induction event. Here’s a closer look at the accomplishments of the three former Falcons:
Beth Hamrick (Graves)
Hamrick played basketball at Prairie for three years. She was named Most Valuable Player of the state tournament in 1993 and she helped lead the Falcons to state titles in both 1993 and 1994. She was an all-state selection both of those years.
After graduating from Prairie, Hamrick received a full scholarship to the University of Idaho. She later played at Clark College and at Corban University, then known as Western Baptist, where she helped the team win the National Christian College Championship in 1997. She was named the Best Offensive Player for two seasons at Western Baptist.
Hamrick graduated from Western Baptist with a business management degree and currently is a probation officer for the State of Washington. She received the Washington State Probation of the Year award in 2008.
Hamrick is currently a Division I women’s collegiate basketball referee. She has been selected to work in March Madness, the NCAA women’s national tournament, the last three seasons.
Chuck Scheiwiller
Scheiwiller was the first wrestling state champion at Prairie High School. He posted a 31-0 record in his state championship senior season, when he defeated the second- and third-ranked wrestlers at the state tournament. Both of those opponents also entered the state tournament undefeated.
After high school, Scheiwiller wrestled at Central Washington University. He earned a teaching degree in Math and Chemistry and went on to team and coach at Kelso, Cedarcrest, Alta and Prairie. He currently teaches Math at On-Track Academy in the Spokane School District and coaches softball at Lewis & Clark High School.
“It’s not an exaggeration to say that wrestling gave me a focus, directing me to a better life, and that I owe and extreme thanks to all those individuals who helped me along the way,’’ said Scheiwiller in a statement.
Shannon Wyckoff (Hunt)
Wyckoff played on the Prairie volleyball team from 1991-1994, earning the state Player of the Year award each of her first three years on the team as well as being named Greater St. Helens League Player of the Year each year as well. She became the first-ever four-time GSHL Player of the Year.
Wyckoff helped the Falcons place fourth at the state tournament three times.
At Washington State University, Wyckoff played volleyball for four years, helping the Cougars reach the NCAA tournament each year. Washington State advanced to the Elite Eight in 1996 and the Sweet Sixteen in 1997. She became the first Cougar player to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career. She is currently second in school history with 1,254 digs and fifth in WSU history with 1,051 kills.
Wyckoff graduated from WSU with a degree in education and then taught elementary school in the Vancouver School District and coached volleyball at Heritage, Hockinson and Prairie high schools. She was head coach at Prairie from 2000-2003 and is currently an assistant coach at WSU.
