Two former professional baseball players, a standout wrestling and football coach, and a softball pitcher who competed in the College World Series are the 2009 inductees into the Mark Morris High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

This year’s honorees — Teresa (Branch) Ostolaza, Tom Chamberlain, Kelly Smith and Les Smith — will be inducted at 6 p.m. Friday at the Mark Morris High cafeteria prior to the boys basketball game against Ridgefield. The ceremony is free and open to the public, and the inductees will also be introduced at halftime of the basketball game.

A committee was formed in 2003 to establish a school Sports Hall of Fame at MM. All of the inductees will receive a plaque at the ceremony, and will be included in a permanent display at the school.

Here’s a look at this year’s inductees:

Teresa (Branch) Ostolaza (Class of 1993): A three-sport star during her career at MM, it was softball where she made a name for herself and helped her land a full-ride scholarship at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Branch, who was highly respected by her teachers and peers on the field and in the classroom, was awarded the Mary Edin Award during her senior year. It is presented to the senior student who best exhibits scholarship, leadership and altruism.

Branch began her softball career at age 11, and she pitched the Monarchs to a third-place finish at the 1993 state tournament. Her diamond success carried over to UNLV, where she earned all-West Coast Conference honors and was selected second-team all-region.

In 1994, the Runnin’ Rebels advanced to the NCAA Regional Championships, where they lost to UCLA 3-2. A year later, UNLV was back at the regionals, where Branch twirled a shutout over Oklahoma in the title game. She also pitched one game in the College World Series.

Branch is currently an elementary school teacher in Las Vegas.

Tom Chamberlain (Class of 1973): During his time at Mark Morris, Chamberlain earned a combined nine varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball — in a time when the school only had enrollment in grades 10-12.

Chamberlain was a two-time, first-team all-conference standout in football, and his basketball abilities earned him second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore, and back-to-back first-team recognition as a junior and senior. In addition, he garnered second-team all-state honors as a senior.

In baseball, Chamberlain earned all-state honors as a catcher in 1973 while leading the Monarchs to a state title.

After graduation, Chamberlain received a football scholarship to Oregon State University, where he was a three-year letterman in football and baseball.

Chamberlain was selected by St. Louis in the 1977 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, and pitched five seasons in the Cardinals’ minor league system while amassing a 50-29 record.

He later served as pitching coach for the Lower Columbia College baseball team for 10 seasons under head coach Steve Farrington, and was later hired at Washington State University as the pitching coach when Farrington was the Cougars’ head coach.

Chamberlain worked with WSU pitchers for three seasons. He continues to live in the Pullman area.

Kelly Smith (Class of 1975): A fiery, no-nonsense competitor, Smith lettered in football, basketball and baseball, and earned the Mr. Hustle award in basketball and Defensive Player of the Year honors in baseball.

Smith helped the MM baseball team to the 1973 state playoffs, and after graduation he played baseball for three years at Western Washington University. He later transferred to Washington State University, where he led the Pac-8 Conference in hitting after sitting out a year as a redshirt non-participant.

His discipline at the plate and prowess in center field for the Cougars helped him to earn third-team All-American honors while setting a single-season team record for runs scored (69), a mark still ranked in the school’s all-time top-10.

Smith was also named the team’s co-Most Valuable Player and received the John Olerud Award as the team’s top hitter.

He was drafted in the 13th round by San Francisco in the 1980 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, and he played parts of four seasons in the organization and reached the Class AAA level with Phoenix of the Pacific Coast League.

Smith was later an assistant coach at Portland State University for four seasons. He also was a scout for the Oakland A’s for two years before returning home to coach and teach at Lower Columbia College.

During the past 13 years as the Red Devils’ mentor, Smith has amassed a 491-130 record, which includes four Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges titles and six runner-up finishes.

His knowledge of baseball, along with his wit and engaging personality, led to his recent selection as a guest speaker at the National Baseball Coaches Association Convention held in San Diego.

Les Smith (teacher and coach): One of the original teachers and coaches who helped open Mark Morris High School in 1958, Smith coached football until 1970 and was the school’s wrestling coach until 1974.

A 1940 graduate of R.A. Long High School, Smith played quarterback at Western Washington and earned the team’s inspirational award before he was drafted into World War II.

During the war, he fought in the Pacific Theater and was a two-time recipient of the Purple Heart. After the war, he returned to Western Washington College, where he resumed his studies and played football, and earned a second inspirational award.

Smith later received his master’s degree from Portland State. He taught in the La Center and Toledo school districts before returning to Longview, where he took an assignment at R.A. Long. He served at RAL for a few years before moving across Lake Sacajawea to Mark Morris.

Smith is fondly remembered as jocular, yet competitive coach and instructor who helped nurture his players and young coaches he came into contact with, and passed on an appreciation for the traditions of Longview. In 1972, the staff of the Almonarch, the Mark Morris annual, dedicated the publication to Smith.

Smith and his wife of 62 years, Percie, have four grown children, two of which are teachers in the Longview School District.