LEWISTON, ID – Lewis-Clark State College athletic department officials have announced the 2025 Hall of Fame inductees. They include longtime KOZE radio owner Mike Ripley, three teams that played for national titles, and four other individuals who helped LC athletics achieve excellence. They will be inducted during a ceremony in April.

From LCSC/Bert Sahlberg:

The 1990 and 2000 national championship baseball teams and the 2017 national runner-up women’s basketball team will join former Warrior baseball coach Jeremiah Robbins, former baseball players Doug Blume and Matt Foran, former volleyball player Anile Clemente, and longtime college supporter and Warrior Athletic Association board member Mike Ripley as the eighth class to be inducted into the LC State Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame was established in 2011 in a joint effort between the LC State athletic department and its booster club, the WAA. Each individual and team inducted has made a major contribution to the tradition of Warrior athletics, to the college, and to the community. Inductions take place every other year.

The 2025 ceremony is set for April 26 at the Clearwater River Casino & Lodge event center. Tickets are on sale now at lcwarriors.com/tickets and a full schedule of the weekend will be released at a later date.

JEREMIAH ROBBINS – BASEBALL

Robbins led the LC State baseball team to three Avista NAIA World Series titles and five championship games in his six years at the helm during 2013-18. He posted a 270-71 (.792 winning percentage). After finishing as the national runner-up in his first two seasons, the Warriors rolled off three consecutive national titles during 2015-17. In his final year, the Warriors finished third.

During his time, Robbins received numerous honors. Twice he was named the NAIA Coach of the Year and in each of the three championship seasons, he was honored as the American Baseball Coaches Association NAIA Coach of the Year. He earned the ABCA’s West Region Coach of the Year four times and was the NAIA West’s Coach of the Year twice.

As well as on the field, Robbins demanded excellence off the field. In his final year, the baseball program earned the NAIA’s F. Hank Burbridge Champions of Character award for sportsmanship and commitment to the community. The baseball team participated in campus activities and took part in several community events, including helping area Little League teams.

DOUG BLUME – BASEBALL

Lewiston native Doug Blume’s name still appears throughout the Warrior record book from his playing days nearly five decades ago. He graduated from Lewiston High School and played for the Warriors during the 1978-80 seasons. In his first season, he was an NAIA First-Team All-American and then was an honorable mention selection his senior year.

As a junior, he led the Warriors with 24 home runs, which ranks fourth on the program’s all-time list. He also had a slugging percentage of .913, which ranks second all-time. In a game against George Fox, he hit three home runs and drove in eight runs, both of which tied him for the top spot in a single game in program history. He was named the team’s Clutch Player of the Year after hitting .365 with 44 RBI.

He followed that up by hitting 20 home runs (ninth in a single season) and drawing 66 walks (third) as a senior. He finished his career with 44 home runs (third all-time on the LC State career list), a .764 slugging percentage (sixth) and 111 walks (10th).

He eventually spent 29 years with the Lewiston Police Department and retired as a sergeant.

MATT FORAN – BASEBALL

Foran pitched for the Warriors during 1994-97 and often drew the tough assignments against NCAA Division I foes. He earned NAIA Second-Team All-American honors in his senior year.

Despite the tough competition, Foran finished with an outstanding career as the winningest pitcher in program history. His 31 wins, 255 strikeouts, and 297.2 innings pitched are all career program bests. He made 50 appearances, which ranks ninth on the career pitching list, and finished with a remarkable 14 complete games, the most of any LC State pitcher since 1983. That ranks him fourth on the all-time list.

During his senior season, Foran posted a 9-1 record with four complete games and was named the team’s Most Outstanding Player. As a junior, he went 9-2 and helped the Warriors capture the national title.

Foran, a left-hander, also was selected as Canada’s outstanding senior baseball player after his participation with the Canadian national team following his freshman season at LC State. He posted a 5-2 record with a 2.12 earned run average as the top pitcher for the team in the 1994 Baseball World Cup.

ANILE CLEMENTE – VOLLEYBALL

Clemente made an immediate impact with the Warrior volleyball team when she arrived at LC State from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She joined the team as a sophomore after the 2007 season began. As a right-side hitter, she put up huge numbers throughout her career. She was a three-time NAIA All-American, earning third-team honors her sophomore and senior seasons, and a first-team accolade her junior year.

Arriving the same year as coach Jen Greeny, the pair helped immediately turn around the program. LC State posted records of 26-8, 30-4 and 25-9 in Clemente’s three years and placed 11th once and 13th twice at the national tournament. As a sophomore, she earned the Frontier Conference’s Co-Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards. She was the conference’s Player of the Year in 2008 when she was also named the ACVA Northwest Region’s Player of the Year. Clemente was a three-time First-Team All-Frontier Conference selection as well as a three-time first-team all-region pick.

Known for her hitting and serving abilities, she averaged 4.57 points per match, which was a program best until this past season. She finished her career seventh all-time in kills at 1,172. She had eight service aces in a match and had 65 aces in 2008 and 66 in 2009, both of which are on the program’s Top 10 list.

MIKE RIPLEY – SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

Ripley’s service to LC State is unparalleled. He spent more than 50 years in the radio profession and co-owned 4K Radio stations with Gene Hamblin when their station, KOZE-AM, broadcasted the first NAIA World Series in Lewiston in 1984. Since then, KOZE has been a great partner with the athletic department and has carried both LC State basketball and baseball home games as well as all away league contests.

Ripley is also the lone charter member of the LC State athletic booster club, the Warrior Athletic Association, that is still with the WAA. The booster club started in 2002 and he continues to play a key role as the secretary/treasurer for the group. His experience and knowledge are often counted on and he also helped start the first endowment in the athletic department. As well as serving on the WAA board, Ripley has been involved with the LC State Foundation Board since 2004 and has served as president of the board.

Ripley began his broadcasting career in 1961 when he went to work for Hamblin at Orofino as a disc jockey while he was still in high school. They became partners in 1975 and were in business together until Hamblin’s death in 1990.

Ripley has been involved in many civic ventures, including the Seaport River Run and the Snake River Avenue underpass. In 2012, he was named Outstanding Citizen of the Year by the city of Lewiston.

1990 LC STATE BASEBALL TEAM

The 1990 baseball team posted a 52-14 record and captured the school’s sixth national title overall and its fourth straight. The team hit .351 on the season, which ranks fifth all-time and had 777 hits, which is ninth all time. Pitcher Mark Yockey was a NAIA First-Team All-American.

At the national tournament, played at LC State’s Harris Field, the Warriors defeated Lewis & Clark of Portland, Ore., 8-0 in its opener. It then defeated Grand Canyon 13-9, but lost to St. Francis 9-8 in the double-elimination tournament. LC State then beat St. Rose 11-2 and Southeastern Oklahoma 5-3 to advance to the championship game where it defeated Auburn Montgomery 9-4. Mark Rasmussen and Greg Umfleet hit sixth-inning home runs to propel the Warriors, and Rasmussen was named the tournament’s MVP.

Four players from the team were drafted – Yockey in the 15th round by San Francisco, shortstop Mike DeKneef by Boston in the 20th round, pitcher Bruce Bensching by San Diego in...

LC State Athletics Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Class

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