Parker Youth & Sports Foundation

2026 Yakima Sports Legends Come to Town August 28th & August 29th!

• Five Multi-Sport Athletes.
• Five Division-I college athletes.
• Five who were first-team pics at national, state or their high school league in 2 to 3 sports!
• Two played professionally.  Two were team captains.
• One made the winning point for a college national championship!  
• Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented to Rich Austin
• Contributor of the Year Awards to be presented to J.P. Kissling-Fidelity Title, Co.
• Parker Partner Award to be presented to Don Erickson.   

Parker Youth & Sports Foundation Hosts the 22^ND Sports Galore Dinner & the High Hopes Golf Tournament   

“FABULOUS FIVE” 2026 YAKIMA VALLEY SPORT LEGENDS

Spud Edmondson (1946-2024) 3-sport first team Big Nine selection -Co-Captain 1964 4-A State Champion IKE football team. 2 yr. Amer. Leg. Beetle Baseball - Univ. of Oregon football linebacker. Community sport organizer, coach & leader. Eisenhower H.S.

Angie Pleasant Crawford: 3-sport All-State- selection in volleyball, basketball, and track. Basketball scholarship to Univ of ID. Served Navy 25 yrs & played All-Navy team with MVP Champ honors. Ret. Officer. 15 yrs D-1 Referee. A.C.Davis H.S.

Ryan Leahy: 3-Sport first team. All-State football game. MVP HS Feeder baseball. 2-year Amer Leg. Beetle. 4 yr Notre Dame football Guard & 2-year Capt., playing in 5 bowl games.- Shriner E-W Game. 2 yr NFL Arizona. Eisenhower H.S.

Annie Schefter Knudson: All-American soccer NSCAA & Parade Magazine. 2001 3A state soccer champ. 2001 3A State basketball Champ. Notre Dame 2004 National Soccer Champ kicking winning goal. US Natl Team. W. Valley H.S.

David Trimble Sr: 3-sport first team All-State football, basketball and baseball. Beetles 1979 Amer. Legion World Series Champ team. One-yr Pro baseball. Four-year football scholarship Univ of Washington. Qtrback All-State team.  A.C. Davis HS.

Parker Youth & Sports will award J.P. Kissling of Fidelity Title, Inc., the 2026 Contributor of the Year Award in tribute to his multiple year sponsorship of the Eisenhower and Davis golf teams in the Carol Finney Youth Flight tournament. The board of PYSF selected Don Erickson as the 2026 Parker Partner Award – for his decades of service setting up and managing the High Hopes golf tournament, recruitment, and sponsorships.  The 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to a youth sport solider of courts and fields, Rich Austin, for his volunteer and career years directing and organizing youth sports in Yakima Valley. 

Parker Youth & Sports Foundation began in August 2004 and has now presented 461 grants totaling $1,079,000 in grants awards to local parks, Yakima Valley College and youth athletic organizations.  Registration and more information about the Foundation is available by:  email-  [email protected], on the website:  www.parkeryouthfoundation.com. or by calling 509-469-9336.

Posted April 10, 2026