After guiding Auburn Riverside to back-to-back Class 3A state championships, Adam Barrett has resigned his post.

The Ravens have been the premier girls basketball team in the state the last two seasons. Auburn Riverside capped the 2007-08 season with a 48-40 win over Kennedy in the 3A state finals. The Raven’ ended their two-year run in 3A – they will be 4A in the fall – with a combined record of 52-5 and no losses to a 3A team.

Under Barrett, four Auburn Riverside players – Julie Futch (Oregon State), Stephanie Wilber (Arizona State), Katie Grad (Washington State) and German foreign exchange student Ireti Amojo (Washington State) – were recruited to Pacific-10 Conference schools.

The Ravens advanced to the state tournament in all but one of Barrett’s seasons – his first in 2003-04 – coaching the team. They placed sixth in the 2006 4A tourney before claiming back-to-back 3A championships in 2007 and 2008.

The Washington Officials Association will induct three men into its Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Yakima Convention Center. Tacoma's Ken Jones, Vancouver's Gery Gehrmann, and Seattle's Frank Fiddler are the Class of 2008.

Here are their accomplishments:

Ken Jones (Tacoma, WA) – Ken began his officiating career in 1968 as a basketball official. Throughout his career Ken worked for the Western Washington Boys Basketball Association and Tacoma Girls Basketball Board. Ken served as the assigning secretary for Western Washington Basketball Association for 21 years. He has also been a WOA Executive Board member for 23 years, including 12 years as President.

Gery Gehrmann (Vancouver, WA) – Gery began his officiating career in 1970 as a wrestling official for the Evergreen Wrestling association in Vancouver. Throughout his career, Gery worked numerous regional and state tournaments and was involved in Mat Classic from 1989 through 2006. In addition to officiating, Gery served as a WOA Executive Board member for 6 years, including terms as President and Vice President.

Frank Fiddler (Seattle, WA) – Frank worked to create the WOA in the late 1950’s, along with fellow WOA Hall of Fame inductee Tom Cross. Frank served as the chairman of the WOA Advisory Council from 1958 through 1977. Frank worked basketball, football, and baseball throughout his officiating career. In addition to his many years of service to high school sports, Frank officiated the 1964 and 1976 Rose Bowl games.

In addition to the Hall of Fame inductees, the WOA will honor the following officials of the year:

Baseball: Stan Bryson, KPR Baseball (Kennewick)
Boys Basketball: Eric Cheatley, Lower Columbia Basketball (Longview)
Girls Basketball: Larry Fox, Tri Cities Girls Basketball (Kennewick)
Football: Jeff Donahue, Blue Mountain Football (Walla Walla)
Gymnastics: Donna Lucero, Snohomish County Gymnastics (Snohomish)
Fall Soccer: Robert Lemmon, South King County Soccer (Lakebay)
Boys Soccer: Octavio Torres, Wenatchee Valley Soccer (Wenatchee)
Softball: Steve Mayer, Snohomish County Softball (Everett)
Spirit: Jaci Gruhn, WSSJA (Olympia)
Volleyball: Marty Palmanteer, Okanogan County Volleyball (Omak)
Wrestling: Brian Stephan, Whatcom-Skagit Wrestling (Bellingham)

Steve Brown and Larry Johnson (Tacoma) will receive the Thomas A. Cross Service Award recognizing individuals who exemplify the ultimate service to the Washington Officials Association.