All-State from county wins gold at national rodeo

Three local basketball players from Whitman County named to the all-state 1B or 2B teams were, from the left, Tyler Thurman and Mitch Jamison of Garfield/Palouse and Kasey Johnson of Colfax. All three played in the All-State game March 14 at Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish. The event was sponsored by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association. Thurman was named as the 1B All-State Player of the Year. He is the son of Will and Penny Thurman of Palouse. Jamison is the son of Mitch and Sandy Jamison of Garfield, and Johnson is the son of Bryan and Debbie Johnson of Colfax. Ten players were selected from around the state for each team in the WIAA's six divisions.