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Winlock’s Joe Welch (10) takes an outside shot during a game against Rainier on Wednesday.

2B Boys Hoops: Kalama Runs Away From Winlock in Second Half

Winlock kept things close with Kalama in the first half, but the Chinooks ran away in the third quarter for a 70-53 win Friday in Central 2B League basketball game in Kalama. Nolan Swofford scored … more

By The Chronicle staff | 5/21/21

Centralia coach Kyle Donahue instructs his team during the a timeout in the third quarter on Monday.

2A Boys Hoops: Tigers Come Up Short Against Black Hills

Centralia hit a rough patch in the third quarter and couldn’t catch back up to Black Hills in a 57-42 Evergreen 2A Conference boys hoops loss Friday night in Centralia. The Tigers led 29-28 … more

By The Chronicle staff | 5/21/21

W.F. West’s Olivia Remund (11) makes a shot Friday night during a game in Rochester.

2A Girls Hoops: Bearcats Blow Past Rochester 63-18

W.F. West’s defense didn’t let Rochester get much going on the offensive end Friday night, shutting down the Warriors in a 63-18 Evergreen 2A Conference girls hoops win. Morgan … more

By The Chronicle staff | 5/21/21

Onalaska’s Morgan Hamilton (20) makes a shot over Kalama defenders during a game Thursday night.

2B/1B Girls Basketball: Onalaska Jumps on Kalama Early

Dakota Hamilton scored 14 points and Callie Lawrence added 12 as the Onalaska Loggers built a big early lead and cruised past the visiting Kalama Chinooks 63-15 in a Central 2B League hoops contest … more

By The Chronicle | 5/20/21

A basketball sits on a gym floor during practice at Centralia College on Wednesday.

Boys Hoops: Kolb, Vikings Hammer Firm Foundation 87-33

Keegan Kolb scored a career-high 34 points and Mossyrock had little trouble with Firm Foundation in an 87-33 1B Coastal League boys hoops win. Kolb went 14 of 20 from the field, hit four … more

By The Chronicle | 5/20/21

The All-Area Baseball team poses for a photo in the stands at Wheeler Field in Centralia on Sunday.

The Chronicle's 2021 All-Area Baseball Team: W.F. West's Reynolds Headlines Local Talent

This year’s formula for calculating The Chronicle’s 2021 All-Area Baseball MVP was simple. Who was the best player on the best team? That is W.F. West senior catcher Drew … more

By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com | 5/20/21

FILE PHOTO - Napavine's Aiden Miller, top, grapples for position on Toledo's Trey Rego on Thursday.

Tigers Collect Victories at Mix-and-Match

Napavine picked up five victories at a seven-team mix-and-match wrestling meet Wednesday in Stevenson. Tiger senior Aiden Miller won both his matches via first-round pin in the 170-pound weight … more

By The Chronicle staff | 5/19/21

FILE PHOTO - W.F. West’s Madi Mencke (15) makes a deep shot during a game against the Tigers played Monday night in Chehalis.

Girls Hoops: Bearcats Blow Out Black Hills, 61-26

Madi Mencke and Drea Brumfield combined for 38 points and W.F. West shellacked visiting Black Hills, 61-26, in 2A Evergreen Conference play on Wednesday. The victory extends the Bearcats’ … more

5/19/21

Tenino junior Takari Hickle shoots a mid-range jumper over a Hoquiam double team Wednesday at home.

1A/2A Boys Hoops: Beavers Lose Tight Battle With Grizzlies

Tenino cut Hoquiam’s lead to three with 45 seconds left but couldn’t complete the comeback against the visiting Grizzlies in a 64-59 defeat at home Wednesday in 1A Evergreen Conference … more

By The Chronicle staff | 5/19/21

Rainier’s Thomas Ronne (14) goes up for a shot during a game against Winlock on Wednesday.

2B Boys Hoops: Mountaineers Blast Cardinals, 72-22

Rainier sophomore Jake Jeske scored a game-high 21 points and 10 Mountaineers in all scored in a 72-22 victory over host Winlock in 2B Central League action on Wednesday. Rainier jetted out to a … more

By The Chronicle staff | 5/19/21

FILE PHOTO - W.F. West sophomore Piper Chalmers placed third at state as a freshman last spring.

Girls Bowling: Bearcats Extend Win Streak to 18

The Bearcat Girl’s bowling team continued their winning ways, defeating Aberdeen at Westside lanes in Olympia, three games to zero, and winning the total pins match 2023-1322. The defending … more

By The Chronicle staff | 5/19/21

Pe Ell's Joseph Krafczyk is guarded by Willapa Valley's Gavin Hampton on Friday.

Boys Hoops: Trojans KO Kodiaks

Pe Ell reeled off a 20-10 run in the fourth quarter to comeback from a three-point deficit in a 50-43 road victory Tuesday in 1B Columbia Valley League play. Senior Joey McCalden scored a … more