The first Walsh-Platt Athletic Banquet was held in the Spring of 1962. Construction of Cascade High School had been completed the preceding fall, and now housed on the new campus were 800 students in the sophomore and junior classes. There was no senior class until the following school year (1962-1963).
With the opening of the new high school, the whole concept of high school athletics in the city of Everett would undergo a change. In an effort to encourage continuing the existing high standard in athletics in both high schools, Walsh-Platt Motors (now Dwayne Lane’s Family of Auto Centers) made this proposal:
“In furtherance of the meritorious desires of the Principals for Everett High School and Cascade High School and their athletic directors to jointly build a high standard, good citizenship athletic program with a reasonable competitive relationship appealing to the parents of the school district, and to properly reward scholarship and good sportsmanship, Walsh-Platt deem it a privilege to sponsor an award to the individual school representative in the form of a college scholarship.”
In September 1994, Everett Public Schools opened Henry M. Jackson High School and they were added to the pool. In 2012 the name of the award was changed to the Dwayne Lane Athletic Award.
The award honors student-athletes who carry a minimum 2.5 GPA and excels in athletic competition. Each high school nominates four student-athletes and a committee of community representatives select the male and female winners. Below are the past winners.
Year
|
Winner
|
School
|
| 2019 |
Paris Smith |
Cascade |
| |
Max Nelson |
Cascade |
| 2018 |
Megan Gordon |
Everett |
| |
Daniel Arias |
Jackson |
| 2017 |
Marlena Urvater |
Everett |
| |
Jacob Elenbaas |
Cascade |
| 2016 |
Sydney Taggart |
Everett |
| |
Nick Blair |
Everett |
| 2015 |
Brooke Kingma |
Jackson |
| |
Aaron Roe |
Jackson |
|
2014
|
Anna Pischer
|
Jackson
|
| |
Jason Todd |
Jackson |
|
2013
|
Conner Hayes
|
Jackson
|
| |
Sarah Jenkins |
Cascade |
| 2012 |
Jody Barhanovich |
Everett |
| |
Sam Brown |
Jackson |
| 2011 |
Leann Haathaa |
Jackson |
| |
Lucas Sontra |
Everett |
| 2010 |
Juliette Becker |
Jackson |
| |
Malaki Seanoa |
Everett |
| 2009 |
Jahleel "JB" Barnes |
Jackson |
| |
Katy Gross |
Cascade |
| 2008 |
J. Hopkins |
Everett |
| |
Kristi Kingma |
Jackson |
| 2007 |
Dirk Snell |
Cascade |
| |
Maureen Frauenholtz |
Everett |
| 2006 |
Travis Snider |
Jackson |
| |
Whitney Hooks |
Cascade |
| 2005 |
Nicole Barhanovich |
Everett |
| |
Tom Heneghan |
Jackson |
| 2004 |
Amy Hudson |
Everett |
| |
Niko Sievers |
Everett |
| 2003 |
Christine Lee |
Jackson |
| |
Nick Casillas |
Cascade |
| 2002 |
Emily Olson |
Everett |
| |
Mike Skoor |
Cascade |
| 2001 |
Dan Sparks |
Jackson |
| |
Natalie Hardin |
Cascade |
| 2000 |
Grady Sizemore |
Cascade |
| |
Stephanie Jaross |
Cascade |
| 1999 |
Joey Cronin |
Everett |
| |
Robyn Larson |
Jackson |
| 1998 |
Letesha Moore |
Everett |
| |
Mike Montgomery |
Jackson |
| 1997 |
Anne Pearson |
Cascade |
| |
Scott Stencil |
Everett |
| 1996 |
Eric "Otto" Olson |
Everett |
| 1995 |
Joshua Heron |
Cascade |
| 1994 |
Kim Corbray |
Cascade |
| 1993 |
Jerry Jensen |
Cascade |
| 1992 |
Dan Gilday |
Cascade |
| 1991 |
Kristen Glass |
Cascade |
| 1990 |
Michelle Stengrund |
Cascade |
| 1989 |
Tom Tri |
Cascade |
| 1988 |
Tom Lane |
Everett |
| 1987 |
David Clark |
Cascade |
| 1986 |
Amy Pelton |
Cascade |
| 1985 |
Scott Thompson |
Cascade |
| 1984 |
Kim Sultze |
Cascade |
| 1983 |
Amy Pettersen |
Everett |
| |
Chris Chandler |
Everett |
| 1982 |
Kris Reykdal |
Cascade |
| 1981 |
Kathy Wilson |
Everett |
| 1980 |
Bruce Overstreet |
Everett |
| 1979 |
Meg Metzger |
Everett |
| 1978 |
Chuck Nelson |
Everett |
| 1977 |
Lloyd White |
Everett |
| 1976 |
Molly O'Neil |
Everett |
| 1975 |
Mark Pederson |
Cascade |
| 1974 |
Jeff Strom |
Cascade |
| 1973 |
John Simek |
Cascade |
| 1972 |
John Osborne |
Everett |
| 1971 |
Bill Spencer |
Cascade |
| 1970 |
Vic Alinen |
Cascade |
| 1969 |
Todd Wallenberg |
Everett |
| 1968 |
Tom Young |
Everett |
| 1967 |
Bob Cummins |
Everett |
| 1966 |
Steve Eadie |
Everett |
| 1965 |
Eric Youngstrom |
Cascade |
| 1964 |
Lou Stevenson |
Cascade |
| 1963 |
Jeff Cushman |
Cascade |
| 1962 |
Terry Ennis |
Everett |
