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has shifted to refl ect sports terms and the way
sports has infl uenced the infrastructure of
towns.
“It’s a lot of fun and it appeals to peo-
ple on lots of different levels,” Millard said.
“The whole idea is to take this large subject of
sports and make that local connection.”
The local part of the exhibit explores the
sports history of the Long Beach Peninsula,
with photos from schools as well as town
teams.
Dennis Oman of Long Beach contributed
photos from the Ilwaco High School basket-
ball team to the exhibit.
“It’s a real fun thing for people to come
out and see their grandparents who played on
town teams,” Oman said.
Now a volunteer coach, Oman was on the
Ilwaco basketball team when he was in high
school in 1959 when the team won the state
championship.
“We got to state and won four more games
at the state championship,” Oman said. “In
one game, we were playing Ritzville, Wash-
ington, and they had a 9-point lead on us with
a minute and 59 seconds to go.”
He said people were turning off their
radios, thinking the game was over. But then,
the Ilwaco team shifted its strategy and won
the championship.
“It was a pretty exciting time,” Oman said.
The Museum on Main Street program
Dennis Oman of Ilwaco High School accepts
the basketball championship trophy in 1959.
“THE WHOLE IDEA IS
TO TAKE THIS LARGE
SUBJECT OF SPORTS
AND MAKE THAT LOCAL
CONNECTION.”
The Ilwaco High School basketball team won the state championship in 1959.
— Betsy Millard, Columbia Pacifi c Heritage
Museum’s executive director
brings these kinds of Smithsonian-style, mul-
timedia exhibits to rural communities that
might not get the chance to see them other-
wise. Humanities Washington helped bring
this exhibit to the heritage museum. It will run
through Jan. 4, then the local part of the show
will expand and continue through March 14.
For more information, visit columbiapaci-
fi cheritagemuseum.org.
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