KELSO — Rainier Mountaineers head coach Ben Sheaffer often encourages his players to be “hard to guard” while coaching from the sideline or during timeouts.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/19/25
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KELSO — As the Rainier Mountaineers walked off the Kelso High School hardwood seconds after a 67-25 throttling of Raymond-South Bend in the 2B District 4 semifinals, fourth straight state berth …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/18/25
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Rainier High School senior wrestler Annabelle Whiteman only needed 44 total seconds on the mat to secure her first-ever first-place medal in wrestling and her first trip to the Tacoma Dome.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/15/25
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The Rainier High School boys basketball team is headed to the district semifinals for the first time since 1997 after knocking off Forks 52-30 in the 2B District 4 quarterfinals at Rochester High …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/12/25
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Good teams find ways to win in the postseason, using every last ounce of energy and grit to scrape by.
Great teams play their best basketball on the brightest stages. Brandon Eygabroad’s …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/11/25
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Five Rainier High School girls basketball players were named to the All-Central 2B League team Monday, Feb. 10. Head coach Brandon Eygabroad was also named co-coach of the year along with …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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2/11/25
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For the second year in a row, Adna’s Karsyn Freeman was named the C2BL Most Valuable Player, as announced by the coaches on Monday night.
Freeman did it all for the Pirates, which went …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/25
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For the third year in a row, a Napavine Tiger has won C2BL Most Valuable Player honors. Karsen Denault was named the league’s MVP in a coaches meeting on Sunday, headlining the C2BL Boys …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/25
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Ignited by nearly the entire lineup qualifying for Mat Classic XXXVI, the Rainier High School wrestling team came away with a team runner-up finish of 294 points and 15 state qualifiers at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/25
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Entering the 2B District 4 Tournament, the Rainier High School boys basketball team is content to win ugly if it means surviving and advancing.
The Mountaineers didn’t put forth a dazzling …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/8/25
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Rainier High School senior guard Bryn Beckman made a move she had made a million times before on the basketball court during an AAU tournament in California in July. ‘
But the million and …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/4/25
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Fueled by five players in double figures and a momentum-sealing 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer, the Toledo High School boys basketball team picked up a 71-61 victory over Rainier on Monday night at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/25
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The Black Hills girls wrestling team had a strong performance in Puyallup on Saturday, as the Wolves finished fourth among 19 teams at the Viking Girls Invitational.
Sloane Kruger won all four …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/2/25
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In a season where the Rainier High School girls basketball team has been hyper-fixated on finishing its unfinished business, the Mountaineers took a quick moment to relish in their accomplishments on …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/1/25
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While three of the four seniors on the Rainier High School boys basketball team are triplets, the quartet has built a brotherhood over their five years playing basketball together.
So when Jake …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/1/25
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The Rainier girls basketball team was lights out from three on Thursday against Toutle Lake, as the Mountaineers hit 12 three-pointers in their 69-33 win over the Ducks.
Bryn Beckman hit five of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/25
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A clutch nearfall by Rainier High School wrestler Ryleigh Cruse against Tenino’s Emma Chance simultaneously clinched the tying and tie-breaking points for the Mountaineers on a criteria that …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/29/25
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The senior quartet of Janess Blackburn, Brooklynn Swenson, Bryn Beckman and Angelica Askey for the Rainier High School girls basketball team don’t need much motivation before stepping on the …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/28/25
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The smallest of margins ended up being the difference for the Eagles to leave their home gymnasium with a 39-38 triumph over the Wolves in a Tuesday night dual.
Both sides ended up with six …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/28/25
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Behind three in double figures and an early 15-point lead, the Rainier High School girls basketball team picked up a signature 51-49 victory over one of the top teams in Class 1B – Neah Bay …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/26/25
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