Two coaches who combined to lead their programs for 45 years and three athletes who helped lead their teams to three championship titles joined 麻豆视频鈥檚 this spring.
Inductees were honored in a ceremony held May 29 at Sherar Gymnasium, joining 23 previous coaches, athletes and team inducted into Hall of Fame and the college鈥檚 first cohort of inductees since 2019.
Those honored were: Coach Bob Garretson (Baseball), Anthony Johnson (Men鈥檚 Basketball), Cheryl Rhea (Volleyball, Women鈥檚 Basketball & Track), Coach Al Rogers (Volleyball) and Barb (Shuel) Bucy (Women鈥檚 Basketball & Volleyball).
Shaunte Johnson, wife of Anthony Johnson, spoke at the induction ceremony in honor of her husband, who suffered a stroke and passed away in 2023. She shared a story of a janitor who unlocked the doors of Sherar Gymnasium late at night so she and her husband could practice free throws 鈥� aiding Johnson on his path to setting what still stand as YVC men鈥檚 basketball records for free throws in a game, season and career. Johnson encouraged YVC student-athletes and others in attendance to, in a similar fashion, look for and honor the coaches, educators and other people who can provide keys to success in life.
鈥淪ome of these people have given me the greatest piece of my life,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淚鈥檓 talking about the education, the determination, the inspiration, the respect, and then also the keys to the blueprint. And now, because of that, Anthony Johnson is in the Hall of Fame, and he also leads back to these keys for my family to continue to go on even in his absence.鈥�
TOP: Shaunte Johnson, wife of the late Anthony Johnson, speaks at the YVC Hall of Fame induction ceremony in May 2025. ABOVE: Former Baseball Head Coach Bob Garretson speaks at the ceremony, attended by current YVC student-athletes and coaches and the family and friends of the five inductees.
In her remarks at the ceremony Rhea recalled transitioning from forward to wing her sophomore year when Elwood Crozier took over as coach of the women鈥檚 team and saw her potential to excel handling the ball despite being a taller player.
鈥淗e was able to see in me some potential I didn鈥檛 even know I had. He was able to work with me to make me the best player I could be,鈥� Rhea said. 鈥淚, fortunately, was blessed with potential, but I would never have realized that potential without my coaches and my teammates and my family.鈥�
Read more about YVC鈥檚 2025 Hall of Fame inductees below.
Al Rogers
As head coach of the volleyball program for 28 years, Rogers had the longest continuous run of any coach in YVC history and was named East Region coach of the year six times and amassed 614 career wins. YVC made 15 appearances in the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) tournament and collected five trophies, including a runner-up finish in 1989 when the team set the still-standing school record of 47 wins in a season.
Barb (Shuel) Bucy
Shuel, a Selah High School graduate, was instrumental in the winningest volleyball and basketball teams in YVC history and was named the school's female athlete of the year as a sophomore in 1991. In her two seasons in each program, YVC was 87-24 in volleyball with two top-three NWAC trophies and 64-3 in basketball with back-to-back NWAC championships. As a sophomore, Shuel earned first-team All-East volleyball honors and was an all-tournament selection, while in basketball she was named East Region MVP and NWAC tournament MVP.
Barb (Shuel) Bucy, who starred on YVC's volleyball and basketball teams, shakes hands with Athletic Director Ray Funk at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Bob Garretson
Garretson took over YVC's baseball program in 1988 and recorded 351 wins over 17 seasons, retiring in 2004. He coached three NWAC MVPs and produced four trophies in the conference tournament, highlighted by a runner-up finish in 1993. After coaching the Yakima Beetles to American Legion World Series titles in 1975 and 1979, Garretson joined Bill Faller's staff in 1983 and was an assistant for five seasons.
Anthony Johnson
Johnson earned tournament MVP honors while powering YVC to the 2008 NWAC men's basketball championship with consecutive games of 25, 33, 38 and 29 points. Johnson was also the East Region MVP and the school's male athlete of the year as a sophomore. Johnson's 1,349 career points ranks second in school history, and he still owns YVC records for free throws in a game, season and career.
Cheryl Rhea
Rhea was a two-time YVC female athlete of the year in 1980 and 1981 and lettered in volleyball, basketball and track and field both years. As a freshman, the Eisenhower High School graduate Rhea led the East Region in rebounding and set a school record in the javelin at 139 feet, 3 inches with a runner-up finish in the NWAC championships. As a sophomore, she earned All-East honors in volleyball and then duplicated those honors in basketball, leading the program to a sixth place NWAC finish.
Story and photos by Dustin Wunderlich, director of community relations.