Colfax names interim girls basketball coach; season delayed

COLFAX — Michael Dorman has been appointed interim Colfax High School girls basketball coach.

CHS Principal David Gibb announced the appointment of Dorman, a social studies teacher in his second year at the junior-senior high school.

Gibb said the district wanted to tap someone “in the building” to coach the girls in the event of a season, then make a permanent hiring decision after this year.

The announcement was made Jan. 4, when the current Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) plan was to have winter sports begin Feb. 1.

Yesterday, however, the WIAA announced a shift to begin fall sports first in February – due to new COVID-19 protocols on the lower risk fall sports – delaying winter sports to the spring.

Dorman replaces Corey Baerlocher, an 18-year coach who resigned in October.