Ephrata’s Dave Johnson inducted into ABCA Hall of Fame
Former Ephrata baseball coach Dave Johnson gives a speech at the induction ceremony for the American Baseball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Johnson was the head coach at Ephrata for 36 years, winning eight state championships and posting a career winning percentage of 77.2.
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Members of the American Baseball Coaches Assocation Hall of Fame Class of 2025 smile for a photo. Former Ephrata coach Dave Johnson, center left, was one of two high school coaches inducted this year.
Dave Johnson is now a member of four halls of fame; the American Baseball Coaches Assocation Hall of Fame, the Washington Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the WIAA Hall of Fame and the Ephrata High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | January 10, 2025 3:00 AM
EPHRATA — Dave Johnson has received plenty of recognition at the local and state level for the success his baseball teams had while serving as the head coach at Ephrata High School, but the former Tiger baseball coach received a new honor last week – being inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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