White River Hornets Football
WRHS COACHES
WYATT EVENSON
YEARS COACHING 10 Years
YEARS AS A HORNET 14 Years
COACHING POSITION Head Coach
BACKGROUND/BIO
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Evenson is a Washington state native who graduated in 2008 from Spokane’s Shadle Park High School. He first attended the University of Puget Sound before transferring to Eastern Washington University where he earned a bachelor’s degree. He later earned a master’s degree in sports science and education from Ohio University and, most recently, received the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) designation.
Evenson comes to White River following four seasons as the offensive coordinator at Park City High School in Utah. Other football stops include the 2018 season as special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach at Mount Vernon High and the 2016 season as an offensive assistant at Bellingham High, both in Washington. From 2010 to 2013 he served his alma mater, Shadle Park, as the Highlanders’ special teams coach and co-offensive coordinator.
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Outside the football months, Evenson has fashioned a career in the outdoor industry. His resume includes stops at The North Face and the American Alpine Institute, where he guided expeditions in Alaska’s Denali National Park. Recently, he served as a program manager and fitness coach for Uphill Athlete.
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FAVORITE FOOTBALL MEMORY
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ASSISTANT COACH
JOHN DORSEY
YEARS COACHING 21 Years
YEARS AS A HORNET 15 Years
COACHING POSITION Defensive Line
BACKGROUND/BIO
I'm a husband to my wife Julie, father to our son Jack and teacher to your kids.
I get to teach AP US History, US History and AVID at WRHS and really cannot believe that I can actually spend my day talking about US History and getting kids ready for college. Since I was a boy, history and especially US History has been a passion of mine. If your kids take my class, they will learn that I make no apologies for this. I'm a complete "history nerd" and proud of it!
I'm also getting interested in photography and still trying to figure out how to control aperture and shutter speed to make the camera do what I want it to do. Once again, I've made the promise to myself that as soon as football season is over, I will turn my attention back to photography.
Recently, I've found the perfect blend of my interests for both football and history while researching the background of this team; I would love to talk to former players about the history of Hornet football. It is my goal to bring back to light as much history as I can about this team and continue uploading that history to the webpage for everyone to read. I have assembled a large collection of game programs, playbooks, photographs and game jerseys - all of which have been donated to the team for its archives. If you have any Hornet memorabilia sitting in a closet you would like to contribute to the team's archives, I'd love to add either your originals or copies to the team's collection!
FAVORITE FOOTBALL MEMORY
In 2013, the unquestioned team to beat in the league was Fife and the pair of highly recruited linemen they were suiting up. We went to their stadium and with a dominating performance shut them down. It was, without a doubt, the most complete defensive performance I’ve ever had the opportunity to be part of. Our Defensive Coordinator, Coach Fagan, put us in a position to control the game the entire night, the kids made all the right reads and used all the right techniques to decisively win a game that no one in the league thought we would win. Later that night, we got a message from another head coach in the league who said, “You guys turned the whole league on its ear tonight.” Messages like that don’t happen often. It was a great night and a better team win!
ASSISTANT COACH
ASSISTANT COACH
JOE SPROUSE
YEARS COACHING Since 1999
YEARS AS A HORNET 7 Years
COACHING POSITION Defensive Coordinator
BACKGROUND/BIO
I've been a local business owner at Country Financial for 22 years. I'm the father to Cooper and Cody and the husband to Angi Reeves - married for 20 years. As a family we enjoy camping, hiking, snowmobiles, watersports and traveling.
FAVORITE FOOTBALL MEMORY
My favorite football memory is watching the 2014 Freshman team play and get Varsity reps at the Chief Sealth game. The whole team came together and came out with a "W". Amazing game and win!
ASSISTANT COACH
CARL NYBERG
YEARS COACHING 14 Years
YEARS AS A HORNET 8 Years
COACHING POSITION Offensive Line Coach
BACKGROUND/BIO
I grew up in Longview, Washington where much of my family still lives. My wife Amy and son Jesse and I have been in the Pierce County region for about 20 years now. I came to White River in the fall of 2012. I have really enjoyed my time here at White River and appreciate all of the support I have received from the community.
I teach Math at White River High School. Mostly Financial Literacy and Collection of Evidence to seniors. I joined the football staff in 2013 keeping stats on Friday nights, and then as an assistant coach the following year. Along with teaching and Football I am also the assistant fastpitch coach.
When I am not here at the high school, I enjoy spending time with my family and fishing. I have taught high school math since 2002 when I worked at Clover Park High School. Jesse and I like to play video games like Mine Craft and any of the Super Mario games.
FAVORITE FOOTBALL MEMORY
Right after I graduated from R.A. Long High School, I had the opportunity to play in “The Down Under Bowl” it was there that I met coach McNulty before he came to White River. In the championship game I played against Darrel Russell who ended up with a decent NFL career for the Oakland Raiders.There was a small article in the Longview Daily News quoting coach McNulty, praising me for my efforts against a division 1 athlete of his size. That game we lost 6 – 0 against a team from California that had 7 players going to division 1 colleges. We had zero division 1 players.
ASSISTANT COACH
MIKE NORTHAM
YEARS COACHING 11 Years
YEARS AS A HORNET 9 Years
COACHING POSITION Outside Linebackers
BACKGROUND/BIO
I am a father and a husband, my wife Rachel and I have been married for 22 years, we have 4 children, Andrew, Luke, Annabelle and Levi. I have been a Police Officer in the city of Buckley since 2003. My wife Rachel works for Edward Jones and we both have lived in the Buckley community our entire lives. Go Hornets!!!!
When I’m not working I enjoy camping, hunting, and hiking, coaching football, riding my motorcycle in the mountains, and being a football ninja.
FAVORITE FOOTBALL MEMORY
My best football memory is the 2014 season when we played against Chief Sealth International High School. Both Andrew and Luke played defense together that night, Luke was playing Outside Linebacker and Andrew was Strong Safety right behind him. It was great times watching my sons work together on the field doing what they love most.