The Bonners Ferry Badger Athletic Hall of Fame is excited to introduce two of the six individuals and team who will be inducted in the hall’s Class of 2025; Kathy (Tucker) Zech, Roland Hall, Gladys Richardson, Judy High, Tom Wofford and the 1990 and 1991 Badger Boys Track State Champs. Over the next few weeks, each inductee and sharing their inspiring stories and contributions to Badger athletics will be shared, beginning now with Judy High and Kathy (Tucker) Zech.
This year’s class will be guests of honor as the Badger football team takes Lakeside at 7 p.m. Friday, September 19, at Kenny Mendenhall Stadium, with introductions at half time.
The University of Montana allowed her to continue her love for running and achieve a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy with a minor in accounting.
After graduating, she worked at the hospital in Missoula. During that time she met her husband, Richard, and they married and moved to Sandpoint, where Kathy worked at a private practice Physical Therapy Clinic.
In addition to working, Kathy ran sled dogs recreationally, commercially and competitively.
In 1995, Kathy and her husband decided to take a sabbatical from their jobs and buy a sailboat. They sailed from Hawaii to Vancouver Island, the Washington Coast, BC Coast and up to Sitka, Alaska, and many waterways in between.
In 2003, they left the sailboat and moved to Wellington, Kansas, so Richard could care for his parents. Kathy worked at the Derby Recreation Center in the Aquatic Department, teaching water aerobics, lifeguarding and managing the outdoor aquatic park.
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