The "A & B" Sports Report with Dave Tuengel Dave Tuengel

Today on the podcast, we are grateful to have Boys Basketball Coach at Sunnyside Christian Dean Wagenaar with us.

In 24 years as the basketball coach at Sunnyside Christian, Wagenaar career record is 508-118.

In his 24 seasons under Wagenaar, the Knights have 20 State Tournament Appearances, 18 league championships, and 16 district tournament titles.

The Knights also have 8 regional championships and 15 state placings that include:

· 7th in 2006 & 2009

· 5th in 2001

· 4th in 2003 & 2012

· 3rd in 2016

· State titles in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019

The Knights have a postseason record of 120-29, a Spokane Arena Record of 34-12, and a Yakima Sun Dome record of 14-2.

Coach Wagenaar was born and raised on an old-school family farm in NW Iowa, graduated from Unity Christian High School in Orange City, Iowa, and then Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. Coach also is the high school principal and athletic director at SSC.

Today on the podcast, we are grateful to have Girls Basketball Coach at Cashmere High School Brent Darnell with us.

Darnell’s playing days began in high school at Eastmont High School where he led his team to league & district championships in 1992 and 1994. He was 1st Team All Mid-Valley in 1993 & 1994. He left Eastmont as the record holder for 3-point field goals in a game, season, and career.

He continued playing after high school at Wenatchee Valley College wherein 1996 they were Eastern Region champions and NWAACC Champions. He left WVC with the record for most assists in a game, season, and career.

Darnell continued his collegiate career at NW Nazarene, where he led them to conference champions in 1997 & 1998. He led NW Nazarene to the NAIA Elite 8 in 1997, NAIA Final Four in 1998, where he earned Mr. Hustle Award in the National Tournament. He led the NAIA in assist in 1998. He was 1st Team All Cascade Conference in 1998.

Darnell began his coaching career:

· 1998-1999 – Women’s Assistant Coach, Wenatchee Valley CC

· 1999-2000 – 7th Grade Boys Coach, Sterling Middle School

· 2000-2001 - Varsity Boys Assistant, Eastmont High School

· 2001-2002 – JV Girls Coach, Wenatchee High School

· 2004-2005 – Freshman Girls Coach, Eastmont High School

· 2005-2006 – JV Girls Coach, Eastmont High School

· 2006-2012 – Head Girls Basketball Coach, Eastmont High School

(Big 9 Champs, 2011, State 2011, 2012) Overall @ Eastmont 71-59

· 2012-2013 – Varsity Assistant, Cashmere High School

· 2013-present – Head Girls BB Coach Cashmere High School

Caribou League & District Champions 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2020

State Placings: 3rd in 14, 3rd in 15, 8thin 16, 2nd in 17, 2nd in 18, 3rd in 19

2nd in 2020.

Caribou League Record is 79-1, including a 52-game winning streak.

Overall Record at Cashmere is 159-20

Chatting with a true legend of the game...Former Reardan Football & Basketball Coach Gene Smith.

Today on the podcast, we are grateful to have Girls Basketball Coach at Lynden Christian High School Brady Bomber with us.

Bomber’s Lyncs won the 2020 State 1A Girls Basketball title beating Cashmere 58-55, one of the best state title games I have seen in a while.

Bomber’s W-L record is 150-14, with 3 state titles and one 2nd place finish and two 4thplace finishes.

Bomber is a 2008 graduate of Lynden High School. Coach played after high school at Saint Martin’s College in Lacey.

We talk about the championships and wins, but I think what is more impressive is that he has had the opportunity to make a difference in his player’s lives through basketball and his faith.

Today on the podcast, we are happy to have the Athletic Director & Boys Basketball Coach at St George’s High School Ryan Peplinski with us.

In 19 seasons at St. George’s, Peplinski’s record is 367-150, with 12 state tournament appearances, capturing 9 trophies including:

· The 2013 2B State Championship

· Four 2nd Place Finishes

· 7 Semi-Final Trips

· 4 District 7 Titles

· 8 League Championships

Other honors for Peplinski include:

· 2002 WIBCA “B” Coach of the Year

· 2007, 2008, 2009 Panorama League Coach of the Year

· 2001, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2019 NE 2B Coach of the Year

· Eli Sports Network 2B Boys Basketball Team of the Decade

As the St. George’s Athletic Director, Peplinski resume includes many committee memberships in the Northeast 2B League, Panorama League, and District 7 and WIAA Board Memberships.

Under his leadership, St George’s has over 85% participation in athletics, and have added 5 new athletic teams in his tenure.

We talk about the championships and wins, but I think what is more impressive is that he has had the opportunity to make a difference in his player’s lives through basketball.

Today on the podcast we are blessed to have the Girl's Basketball at King's Dan Taylor with us.


Coach Dan Taylor has over twenty years of coaching boys and girls in the sports of basketball, football, soccer, and track and field.  Currently, he is the varsity head girl’s basketball coach at King’s.  He teaches PE, Health and Faith and Justice at King's High school.  He helps lead the King's C.A.R.E. team (Community, Action, Reconciliation, and Equity) and has done Race, Culture, Diversity, and Equity work in public and private schools.  

Since 2012, Coach Taylor has been the Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association President.  He has been an ASB Advisor, Link Crew Advisor, Black Student Union Advisor, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Advisor, and Social Justice Club Advisor.  He has a Master's in School Counseling From Seattle Pacific University and has led workshops on Culturally Engaging Coaching, Team Leadership, College Recruiting, Team Building, and sport-specific sessions.  

He is Black and Korean and loves working with students of bi-racial backgrounds by helping them find strength in their identity through their cultural background and academic journeys. He has led workshops on student engagement, culturally responsive teaching, culturally responsive coaching, and other topics relating to equity and diversity issues.  

Coach Taylor is addicted to reading (just check out his office) and loves to do anything that is active especially if it is somewhere outdoors in the Northwest.  His favorite past time is church ministry, especially with youth and young adults and through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ministry.  His wife coaches soccer and his kids Naji, Monica, and Kobe are also crazy about sports.