Selfless and caring. Genuine and classy. Calm, cool and collected.
All those adjectives are what former players and assistant coaches remember about Ron Brown. Not the record-amount of wins he …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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7/8/24
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Ron Brown, who coached Centralia High School’s boys basketball team from 1961 to 2017, passed away early Friday morning, according to friends of the legendary coach.
He was 90 years …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/5/24
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As has become a tradition, The Chronicle joined with dozens of local high school athletes to celebrate their accomplishments at the The Chronicle Athletes of the Year awards ceremony on Wednesday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/31/24
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The baseball and soccer postseasons are already under way, and softball isn’t far behind. Several Chronicle teams are still alive, and a few have already even clinched state berths.
As the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/8/24
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All the Centralia High School boys soccer team has done over the last 20-plus days is cook up home victories.
It nudged past Aberdeen 1-0 on the final day of March, then pulled out a 2-1 …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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4/20/24
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State champion wrestler honored with Outstanding Citizen Achievement Award by Centralia City Council
After winning the Mat Classic XXXV Washington state high school wrestling championship in the 2A 120-pound division earlier this year, Centralia High School wrestler Antonio Campos was honored with …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/10/24
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Centralia’s Antonio Campos has always held himself to a high standard.
When he first began wrestling, he dreamed of becoming a four-time high school state champion. COVID-19 led to the …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/23/24
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Antonio Campos capped his Tiger days in perfect fashion.
The Centralia senior, and state contender throughout his career, won on the state’s biggest stage Saturday evening at Mat Classic …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/17/24
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Mat Classic XXXV, the state wrestling championships, kicked off Friday morning in the Tacoma Dome. The double-elimination tournament continues Saturday and all wrestlers who survive to Day 2 securing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/16/24
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For large parts of this season, things seemed to come easy for Keira O’Neill and the Napavine Tigers.
With O’Neill leading the way, the Tigers lost just four regular season games …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/8/23
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On the first play from scrimmage in the 116th Swamp Cup on Friday, the W.F. West football dipped into its bag of tricks and came out with a reverse to Carson White, who came up firing downfield. It …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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10/27/23
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The Chronicle held its Athletes of the Year banquet on Tuesday night at Jester's Auto Museum and Events Center on Tuesday night.
It was the first time the event had been held in three …
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Photo by Jared Wenzelburger / Chronicle photo editor
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5/31/23
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Over five dozen local wrestlers from Lewis and South Thurston counties will advance to participate in the Mat Classic next weekend, with 61 grapplers from The Chronicle’s coverage area …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/23
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Between the weather and Christmas, this past weekend gave us a rare four full days off from high school basketball in the area. With an extended break from the chaos just about a month into the …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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12/27/22
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Asked about his favorite play from four years of high school football, Daniel Matagi — one of the most well-spoken athletes in the area — needed a minute to find an answer. And when it …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/21/22
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Editor's Note: This story is included in The Chronicle's 2022-23 Prep Basketball Preview, which is published in the Thursday edition.
The game of basketball has changed much over the years, …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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12/14/22
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CHEHALIS — Kicking off the penultimate week of its regular season, the W.F. West girls soccer team got to add some hardware to its closet early, beating Centralia 2-1 on Tuesday at …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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10/18/22
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