About
To introduce young people to Jesus Christ through the vehicle of sports and recreation and to assimilate them into the church to grow and become his fully devoted followers.
SPORTS BEYOND is unique in that we do not see the activity as an end in itself, but work with coaches, parents, and pastors to see the development of the whole person - mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual.
Executive Director - Rick Walker is from Bremerton. He was an honor roll student-athlete from the 1974 graduating class at East Bremerton High. He led the Knights to two state AA basketball championships. Rick was selected a high school all-American and small college all-American at the University of Puget Sound. In 1976, he helped lead the university to its first NCAA division 2 National Championship and is the schools all time leading scorer. He was honored by the university for his sportsmanship and example of Christian character by receiving the Tim McDonough award for two consecutive years. In 1993 he was inducted into the University of Puget Sound’s Sports Hall of Fame as a player. In 2003 the 1976 national championship team was inducted into the University of Puget Sound Hall of Fame. In the year 2000, Bremerton Athletic Roundtable and The Sun honored Rick by selecting him Kitsap County’s Basketball Athlete of The Century. In 2005 he was inducted into the Tacoma-Pierce County Hall of Fame and into the Kitsap County Old Timers Sports Hall of Fame.