2021 EHS Athletic Hall Of Fame

Each year the Eatonville High School Athletic Hall of Fame inducts its new members during halftime of a football game. This years ceremony will be held at halftime of the October 2nd football game. Friends and family of the inductees are invited to meet and greet the inductees between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Eatonville High School Commons before the football game. People planning to attend are requested to bring a mask to comply with the state mask mandate for schools. Below is the Hall of Fame class of 2020’s newest members.

Courtney Fairhart – 2011 Volleyball, Basketball, and Track

Courtney was an outstanding multi-sport athlete who competed for Eatonville between 2007 and 2011. In volleyball she was a three-year letter winner and a captain during her junior and senior seasons. She was also voted most inspirational both seasons and was selected as the team MVP after her junior season. She was selected to the All-League First Team in the Nisqually League (Class A) in her junior season and to the First Team All-South Puget Sound League Team (Class AA) after her senior season. She was named a League Scholar Athlete in 2008, 2009, and 2010. She was twice chosen Athlete of the Month by the Tacoma Athletic Commission. She was chosen to play in the coaches association East-West All -Star game in 2011.

In basketball, Courtney played on teams that won district championships and competed in the state tournament in 2009, 2010, and 2011. She lettered all three seasons and won All-league honorable mention in 2010. That same year she was voted Most-Inspirational by her team.

Courtney also had an outstanding career in track and field events. The school record holder in the discus and javelin, She won district championships in the javelin in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and the discus in 2011. (She holds the AA district record for the javelin.) She placed 5 times at the state track meet (2009 2nd in javelin, 5th in discus; 2010 2nd in javelin; 2011 3rd in javelin, 2nd in discus. A League Scholar-Athlete in Track, Courtney set the Sparks Stadium (Puyallup) record for the javelin in 2011. Courtney was twice chosen by the Tacoma Athletic Commission as Athlete of the Month for track. She was twice voted most inspirational and three times voted MVP for Eatonville track. She was ASB vice-president her senior year, graduated with a 3.7 GPA, and won the Senior Honor Cup. She was chosen by the Tacoma Athletic Commission as their Athlete of the year (all-classifications) in 2011.

Courtney continued her athletic career at Whitworth University in Spokane. She was a four-year letter winner for Whitworth Track and Field. She was conference champion in the discus in 2014, 2015, and 2016. She was named a Division III All-American in the discus in 2014 after an 8th place finish in nationals and in 2015 after a 7th place finish in nationals. She held the Whitworth school record in the discus from 2015 to 2019. She was named the Whitworth Athletic Department Most Inspirational Athlete in 2016.

Courtney graduated from Whitworth and went on to earn an MA in Sport and Athletic Administration from Gonzaga University. She currently lives in Spokane.

Gary Carew – 1957 Basketball and Tennis

Gary was an outstanding basketball and tennis player in the mid-1950s. He was the leading scorer on the Cruiser basketball team in 1956 and the second leading scorer on the 1957 team. The 1956 team was eliminated in districts and the 1957 team came up one game short of making the state tournament despite going 14-4 in the regular season and winning the West Central League championship.

In tennis, Eatonville won the league championship in 1955, 1956, and 1957. Gary played doubles in 1955 and was the #1 singles player in both his junior and senior years. The 1957 team went 9-1 (splitting matches with Puyallup) and the boys defeated Lincoln of Tacoma twice.

Following graduation Gary continued his tennis career. He made the University of Washington freshman tennis team where he played #3 singles. In 1960 he transferred to University of Puget Sound where he was the #1 singles player The following year he transferred to the University of Hawaii where he was the #1 singles player for one year. The following year he returned to the University of Puget Sound where he was the #1 singles player. In 1962 UPS won the Evergreen Conference championship and Gary won the singles championship. Following two years in the army, Gary entered the Pacific Northwest championships in 1965. He lost in a close match against the #1 seed, the Oregon state champion. Gary continued playing doubles and won several tournaments in the following years.

Gary currently lives in Greenbank, Washington on Whidbey Island with Diana, his wife of 51 years. They had one son, Jared.

Jake Dorn – 2000 Football, Basketball, and Track

An all-around athlete, Jake Dorn was a three-year letterman in football and basketball and a two-year letterman in track. He was voted captain and most inspirational teammate in both his junior and senior years in both football and basketball. In football, Jake was voted to the first team all-league team as a tight end in 1998 and as a senior in 1999. He was voted to the second team all-league team as a middle linebacker in 1998 before being chosen as the all-league defensive MVP in 1999. As a junior he made the second team All-Area (all classification) team as a tight end and also made the all-state team at the same position. During his senior season he was named to the all-state first team as a middle linebacker. He was chosen to play in the all-state all-star football game in 2000. In basketball, Jake was an honorable mention all-league player in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He was voted most inspirational and team captain as both a junior and a senior In track, Jake participated in the State Track meet in 1999. He was on the honor roll all four years of high school and coached and officiated youth sports all four years.

Following graduation, Jake enrolled at Central Washington University and played on the CWU football team that went undefeated in 11 regular season games and was later inducted into the CWU Sports Hall of Fame. Jake currently resides in Graham, Washington, with his wife Holly and sons Jaxson, Jayce, and Jayden. He is an assistant principal at Graham-Kapowsin High School and is active in coaching youth sports.

Jeb Dorn 1998 Football and Basketball

Jeb Dorn was an outstanding football and basketball player for Eatonville during the late 1990s. He was a four-year letterman in each sport, playing in the AA Pierce County League and the A Nisqually League. In football, Jeb was chosen to the second team of the all-league team as a linebacker during his sophomore season. In his junior and senior seasons he was chosen for the all-league first team at both the tight end and linebacker positions. He was a captain and team Most Inspirational Player and captain in both 1996 and 1997 and was selected by the team as the Defensive MVP t during those seasons. Jeb garnered much recognition following his senior season. He was the Offensive MVP of the Nisqually County League, was named to the All-Area (all classification) Second Team as a linebacker, was named to the A all-state team as a linebacker and participated in the state all-star game where he was named the Defensive MVP. Student Sports and Champion Magazine listed him as one of the top 5 tight ends in Washington and the Seattle Times listed him as a white-chip prospect. He was also recognized by the Tacoma Athletic Commission and the Football Hall of Fame as a Scholar Athlete.

In basketball Jeb was a three-year starter and leading scorer and rebounder during that period. He won all-league honorable mention in 1996 and 1997 and was named to the Second Team of the Nisqually All-League team in 1998. He played 2 years of Select BCI basketball as part of the Pierce County League All-Star Team in 1996 and 1997.

Following high school, Jeb played linebacker for the University of Idaho football team that won The Big Sky League championship and won the Humanitarian Bowl in 1998. Jeb transferred in 2001 and then went on to start at tight end for the Central Washington Wildcats (2001, 2002). The 2002 team would go 11-0 during the regular season and would be inducted into the Central Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

Jeb currently teaches at the juvenile detention center in Shelton, Washington. He resides in Shelton with his wife Whitney and sons Brooks and Wiley.

John Cunningham – 1979 Football, Basketball, and Baseball

John Cunningham was an outstanding multi-sport athlete of the late 1970s. He was a wide receiver and safety for the first Eatonville team to make the state football playoffs as the Cruisers reached the state semifinals in 1978. He was chosen to the all-league first team and was also chosen to the all-state team in that same season as both a receiver and a safety. He had previously been picked to the all-league team at the same positions and was also co-League MVP as a senior.

John was also an excellent basketball player. A three-year starter for the Cruisers, John was selected to the all-league team as a senior.

Following graduation John enrolled at the University of Puget Sound where he played receiver for four years.

John currently lives in Beaumont, California, where he is actively involved in coaching youth sports. He is married to his wife Suzanne and resides with her and his daughter Megan and son J.J. He is employed as a sales representative for multiple sports companies in southern California.