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SPOKANE — All season long, Adna coach Chris Bannish expected his group would take the court on Friday the week of the State Tournament in Spokane.
“We’ve got enough talent,” Bannish …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/6/26
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SPOKANE — For the better part of the last decade, the Adna Pirates have always broken the team huddle with the same word.
“Battle.”
The team’s motto became a literal battle cry …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/6/26
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SPOKANE — There’s unquestioned star power on the Napavine High School girls basketball team. Montana recruit Hayden Kaut gets the glitz and glam plus classmate Taylen Evander is the bulldog on …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/5/26
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SPOKANE — The nightcap of the Class 2B state tournament featured several items for viewing pleasure on Wednesday.
Relentless guards from Liberty Bell. A junior star in Adna’s Trevin Salme. …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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Welcome to March, a time not only for madness on the hardwood, but the official start to spring sports. For the last handful of years, SW Washington has dominated the spring season with state champs …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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SPOKANE — Chris Bannish doesn’t beat around the bush. Even though his Adna High School girls basketball team lost by seven to Northwest Christian in the opening round, he was adamant about one …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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In a 2025 state championship rematch, the No. 7 Adna High School girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a double digit deficit after the first quarter and eventually fell to No. 2 Northwest …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/28/26
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TUMWATER — When the Adna Pirates were announced as the No. 9 seed in the 2B State Tournament, it would have been easy for them to feel slighted.
At 21-4, the Pirates had a case to be a top-8 …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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Southwest Washington is once again in the spotlight. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the area has found a way to leave Spokane and Yakima with plenty of hardware. Over the last four state tournaments, …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/25/26
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TACOMA — Olivia Chapman didn’t have any grandiose fantasies of being the last wrestler standing on the biggest stage in Washington state.
She wrestled from ages 6 through 12, fell out of …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/22/26
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Moments of trepidation followed by spurts of brilliance was a key theme for the Adna High School girls and and boys basketball programs. A timeout here and there only calmed the Pirates down in their …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/21/26
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Through the first day of Mat Classic XXXVII for the boys 1B/2B, 2A and 1A brackets and the girls 1B/2B/1A and 2A brackets, 40 area wrestlers’ hopes for a state title were still alive, with plenty …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/21/26
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Almost 12 hours after getting romped in the Class 2B District 4 semifinals, the Adna High School boys basketball team had a three-hour practice session.
The first 60 minutes was spent watching …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/20/26
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ROCHESTER — Adna coach Chris Bannish would be the first to admit that his group hasn’t played its best ball as of late.
Slow starts have doomed the Pirates in recent weeks, and they …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/19/26
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It took an overtime loss and a five-point setback for the Napavine High School boys basketball team to become unified. Those margin of defeats came in the regular season to their arch rival, Adna.
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/19/26
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The warning signs have been there.
Just over two weeks ago, Adna lost at Cle Elum-Roslyn, and in their two games since, the Pirates have gotten off to slow starts before pulling off wins over …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/17/26
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In one of the largest district championships throughout the state, three area girls wrestlers ended up on top of the podium in the two-day Class 1B/2B/1A District 4 meet.
Mossyrock’s Bailey …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/15/26
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Usually, the term “kills” is reserved for volleyball. Yet Luke Salme is borrowing the word for his own purposes to put a fire into the Adna High School boys basketball team.
If the Pirates …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/12/26
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Less than three minutes into a district quarterfinal against Morton-White Pass, Adna’s Rhylee Beebe was forced to leave the floor.
She had just popped up after a hard fall on a foul, and …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/10/26
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