November 3, 2009 in Sports

Former Eagles coach ‘Mr. Fix-it’

He’s gone from hoops to admin as A.D. at an L.A. junior college
Steve Bergum steveb@spokesman.com;(509) 475-9689
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Former Eastern basketball coach Steve Aggers won Big Sky coach of the year honors twice with the Eagles.danp@spokesman.com
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There were times during his 32 years as a college basketball coach – including a few during his five-year stay at Eastern Washington University – when Steve Aggers felt a bit like the guy pushing a mop bucket at your local super market.

Clean-up on Aisle Eight!

“That’s been my calling, I guess – to clean up messes and rebuild programs,” Aggers said during a telephone interview from his office on the campus of West Los Angeles College, where he is in his third year as the school’s athletic director.

“But overall, I was very fortunate. I was blessed to …

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