Tom Bunnell, the head coach of the varsity girl's soccer team at Issaquah High School, and one of EFC's coaches, was named the KingCo 4A Coach of the Year and NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) Washington State Coach of the year. These are Tom's 11th and 12th Coach of the Year awards since he has been with the Issaquah girl's program for the last six years.
Tom and the IHS girls varsity soccer team just finished the high school season, with a trip to the championship game against Skyline. The game ended in penalty kicks for a final score of 2-1. The game showcased many EFC players.
Tom is the our goalie coach. In addition to being the head coach for IHS, Tom also coaches Skyline’s goalies Tina Vargas and Jill Stika, who are EFC players as well. Tina and Jill made a couple of key saves during the game and the penalty kick tiebreaker to clinch the win for Skyline.
Tom's connection between Issaquah, Skyline and EFC teams is indicative of the nature of the game – we compete fiercely, but in the end, we’re one interconnected community of people. It IS a beautiful game and we love it.
This season's championship game marks his 5th trip to the big game in girl's high school soccer. His teams have tallied three State championships and two Runner-ups.
Congratulations Tom! We're lucky to have you in the family.
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