After several blowouts in Week 1 from the top teams of 2023, the new fall season could be a rerun of last season. Week 2 kicks off with the area’s first Thursday night game, plus 13 more on …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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9/11/24
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Rainier High School volleyball head coach Carrie Ooms and the team’s seniors stressed the importance of communication on the court all offseason.
In their season opener Monday, Sept. 9 …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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9/9/24
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While the Route 507 Rivalry hasn’t seen a football contest in 11 years, the Rainier Mountaineers and the Tenino Beavers treated each other like bitter enemies during their Week 1 contest in …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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9/7/24
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Here is a capsule look at the 13 area games on Friday night, three of them featuring local head-to-head matchups.
W.F. West at North Kitsap, 7 p.m.
The Bearcats head north to Poulsbo …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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9/5/24
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The transition from summer to fall brings colorful trees, gloomier weather, and of course, football.
The Washington high school football season starts on Friday, with 13 area games kicking off …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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9/5/24
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Last season was a step in the right direction for the Rainier football team.
After three straight seasons of two or fewer wins, the Mountaineers rattled off six wins in the regular season en …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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9/4/24
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The Rainier High School volleyball team believes that improved communication can lift it from a great team into a championship team.
The Mountaineers enjoyed their best postseason run in school …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/27/24
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Once again, the Adna softball team dominated everyone in its path to a 2B state championship, and once again, Ava Simms, The Chronicle’s 2024 All-Area MVP, was a big reason why.
The junior …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/12/24
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Once again, the Adna softball team dominated everyone in its path to a 2B state championship, and once again, Ava Simms, The Chronicle’s 2024 All-Area MVP, was a big reason why.
The junior …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/12/24
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EUGENE, Ore. – For over a decade, it has been an option for Jeremiah Nubbe. He’s using it for his career in track and field.
After an NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships that …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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6/9/24
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EUGENE, Ore. – When Jeremiah Nubbe left The TRACK at New Balance following the weight throw finals at the NCAA indoor track and field championships, he barely missed becoming an All-American.
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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6/5/24
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EUGENE, Ore. – Glance at the list of All-American and Olympic throwers at the University of Texas and it is lengthy. It started with two-time Olympian Oskar Jakobsson in 1976 and 1980 and most …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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6/4/24
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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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Rainier High School seniors Haleigh Hanson and John Kenney signed their national letters of intent (NLI) to continue their athletic and academic careers in front of their friends, family and coaches …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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5/29/24
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YAKIMA – When the discus left the right hand of Adna High School’s Karsyn Freeman, there were audible gasps from the stands.
It sailed in the sky for multiple seconds before …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/25/24
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Lewis Koser knows just the basics when it comes to discus. The Oakville High School sophomore is a newbie when it comes to track and field, this spring being his first year out for the sport.
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/25/24
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They’re classmates and best friends. They warmed up and competed with and against each other on Friday afternoon.
And they ended up right next to each other in the final standings of the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/25/24
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YAKIMA – Halfway through the track and field season last spring, all Marshall Brockway did was waltz into the shot put ring and finish as the Class 1B state runner-up.
The Mossyrock High …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/24/24
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YAKIMA – The pressure proved to be too much.
Even attempting to defend her state high jump title, Rainier High School junior Acacia Murphy felt the weight of the moment.
“I got …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/23/24
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TUMWATER – If nothing else, Adna High School’s Braeden Salme has been consistent at the Class 1B/2B state championships. He has yet to have a 36-hole score above 170 and his final …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/22/24
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