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Ed Park, Head Coach (3rd Season) |
Ed was named the C-Team head coach for the 2023 season after serving one year as a JV asst. Ed joined the Newport staff in 2022 following an 8+ year career coaching and leading afterschool sports and activities at Tyee Middle School in flag football, soccer, basketball and cross country. During this time, he was also honored with the Outstanding Advocate Award by his peers, parents, and students. ... Coach Park played high school and American Legion ball at Mariner HS (Everett). He is currently the Head of Baseball for the Washington State Korean Olympic Team and has played on the team since 1997. He also played on the Team USA Korean National Team in Korea in 2012. ... Ed studied at Shoreline College and the University of Washington. He and his wife, Gina, live in Lakemont with their two sons (Cody and Tyler). | |
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Steve Rader, Asst. Coach (7th Season) |
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Steve was a youth sports coach for his son Joe and daughter Gwen (baseball, basketball, softball, soccer) 2003-2014 ... Thunderbird Little League board member 2004-2013 in charge of fields and league scheduling ... Juniors baseball All Star coach 2008 & 2009 ... Recognized as Thunderbird Volunteer of the Year in 2008... Currently a player in the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League (PSSBL) on the Seattle Crawfords (2009-present)...Division champs in 2011, 12, 13, 15, 21, 23... In 2016 Steve and his wife Maggie were honored by KABA with the Community Commendation Award for Outstanding Service to Newport Athletics. |
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