Top Stories of 2017: Parrish, Doering depart with titles

Colfax Bulldog sports marked a year of change with the departure of two long-time coaches. Both capped their careers by winning state championships.

Coach Mike Parrish headed up a baseball team which finished with the 2B title trophy after stopping an undefeated Tri-Cities Prep team at Wheeler Field in Centralia. Coach Parrish told his players in the last week of the campaign that he planned to step down after heading Colfax baseball for 21 years.

The 2017 state win was the third for Parrish after taking titles in 2003 and 2004.

The Bulldogs, who committed just one error at the state finals, f...