Schultz will coach Ike boys

YAKIMA, Wash. — Eisenhower did not venture far to find its new boys basketball coach.

After eight years as the Cadets’ junior varsity coach, Brad Schultz will take over for Hall of Fame coach Pat Fitterer in the upcoming 2010-2011 season.

“It’s my dream job,” said the 36-year-old Schultz. “I know the expectations will be high coming off what Pat Fitterer was able to accomplish here, but I thrive off that. I couldn’t be more excited.”

Schultz, a first-grade teacher at Nob Hill Elementary, has not previously been a head coach but he’s banking on eight years in the program as being an ideal internship. And seven of those seasons were spent under Fitterer, who directed the Cadets to 141 of his 664 career victories.

“I’ve been very fortunate to coach along with Pat and pick up on his philosophy,” said Schultz, who is Fitterer’s son-in-law. “He is so good with the power of positive thinking and instilling a mental toughness. He also reminds me: Keep it simple.”

Two other CBBN boys basketball positions were filled this summer — Ron Stone at Wenatchee and Charlie Villanueva at Pasco. Stone was the Panthers’ girls coach for the last 10 years.

YVCC inks Ike’s Bonser

YAKIMA, Wash. — Eisenhower’s Robert Bonser, a first-team CBBN Cascade forward-post, has signed a NWAACC letter of intent with Yakima Valley Community College.

The 6-foot-5 Bonser averaged 15.7 points for the Cadets during his senior season. He earned second-team CBBN honors as a junior.

YVCC’s women’s basketball program has signed Alex Brewster of Alaska’s South Anchorage High (5-10 post) and Sade Elliott of Oregon’s Century High (5-7 wing).