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Lake
Washington High School has a very rich tradition in
wrestling. Every wrestler who competes for the Kang
Wrestling Team is taught the meaning of "Kang Pride"
which is instilled in them for the rest of their lives.
The Kang Wrestling team has been coached by two
Washington State Hall of Fame coaches,
Jim Jolgen (1955-1969) and
Doug Chapple (1982-1992) who was followed by Hall of
Fame nominee Barry Knott (1992-1997). |
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Nicknamed "Daddy Kangaroo" by a local newspaper, Coach
Chapple's contributions and words will always be
remembered as the high school's gymnasium was named D.A.
Chapple Gymnasium in 1992. He also leaves in his
wrestlers, the memories of his impressive 109-17-3
win/loss record at LW and his coaching style of talking
to them as they worked out, sharing his wisdom and
telling them to "smile when it hurts most." Thanks
Daddy, we always will.
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Coach
Jolgen is the man who knew how to win. His
contributions to the high school were enormous. As a
head coach for the Kang wrestling team, he put up an
impressive 115-2 win/loss record. If Coach Chapple is
Daddy Kangaroo, Coach Jolgen is "Granddaddy Kangaroo."
Even after his retirement, Coach Jolgen was still a
figure in Kang Wrestling as he would come by and see how
the team was doing and set up the Annual Lake Washington
Kang Wrestling Tournament. |
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Coach Knott is another great coach who came in having
very large shoes to fill at LW. He brought with
him,
his vast knowledge of the sport and his
determination to win. He taught his
wrestlers, winning only counts when you are able
to look at yourself in the mirror afterwards.
He taught them that the only thing stopping them
from doing anything, is the thought that they
can't do it. He filled in very nicely to
the Kang Wrestling
team and in carrying on the Tradition. |
DOUG CHAPPLE
- Inducted 1994
Finn Hill Junior High 1967-1970
Redmond Junior High 1974-1977
Juanita High School 1977-1992
Lake Washington High 1982-1992 |
LARRY BROWN
- Inducted 1995
Montesano High School 1968-1973
Fife High School 1973-1995
Lake Washington High School 1999-2001
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JAMES R. JOLGEN
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Inducted 1996
Lake Washington High School 1955-1969 |
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People to Note
Kang Wrestling has had several people that have gone on to
be successful and should be noted. Coach Ted Kuykendall
was an assistant coach for the Kang Wrestling team from
1988-1992. Previous to that, he was a coach in Idaho where
he lead his team to seven straight championships and was
named Idaho State Wrestling Coach of the Year. The Kang
Wrestling Team is in great dept to his contributions to
the teams he helped coach.
A 1992 graduate and Kang
Wrestler, Lynn Marble, put it best when he said: "Coach
Kuykendall has forgotten more about wrestling than we
will ever know."
Another
person to note
is
Larry Brown. He is a member of the Washington State
Wrestling Hall of Fame. Coach Brown coached at the high
school level for 28 years before retiring in 1995. He
finished his coaching career with an impressive
248-114-8 record at Montesano High School (1968-1973)
and at Fife High School (1973-1995). During this time,
he coached 34 state placers including 9 state
champions. The Kang Wrestling team was very lucky to
have Coach Brown as their trainer.
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