The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

I have had the good fortune to be able to attend several Hall of Fame inductions in the last 20 years. The first was for one of my high school basketball coaches; one for a friend that was of a member great Jr. College football team and last Saturday night when Virg McCrady was inducted into the Spokane Basketball Officials’ Hall of Fame.

As a former player; as a coach and as a guy that runs the shot clock at Bronco home games it was a bit interesting to see all of the referees without their black and white striped shirts on. I recognized a fair amount of these refs and a fair amount seem...