Serving Whitman County since 1877
Led LaCrosse/Washtucna
to five state championships
A big chapter in Whitman county sports came to a finish this spring when L/W football coach Jeff Nelson decided to step aside after 19 years of heading the Tigercats. Nelson, who begain his teaching career at Washtucna, totaled five state titles with the Tigercats.
The championships included four straight eight-man titles with a run of 48 straight wins. That extended a state record at the start of the next season when the Tigercats traveled to Kootenai at Harrison, Idaho, and booked win 49.
That topped the state mark held by Toledo, an A divis...
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