The third iteration of our weekly power rankings feature the most movement yet, with upsets and huge matchups with big stakes galore. The Central 2B continues to be the hardest to judge, while the 2A …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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1/16/22
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Adna senior sharpshooter Chase Collins drained five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points as the Pirates fended off Rainier, 68-59, for a crucial Central 2B League victory at home on …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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1/14/22
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RAINIER — It was anyone’s game at the start of the fourth quarter, as the Rainier girls basketball team and Adna traded blows throughout the first three quarters Thursday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/13/22
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Faith Boesch led all scorers with 16 points and Rainier bashed visiting Stevenson for a 68-22 Central 2B League victory on Tuesday.
“We came out and had a good-scoring first quarter,” …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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1/11/22
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League play is in full swing in the new year, and with most non-league games behind us, it’s getting slightly easier to put together a list ranking all the leagues in District 4 (well, maybe …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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1/9/22
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While all other Lewis County teams were forced to cancel or postpone their contests due to widespread flooding in the area, the Rainier girls basketball team safely made the journey to Randle to play …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/8/22
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Isabella Holmes scored a game-high 15 points and Rainier was able to fend off Napavine for a 47-37 Central 2B League victory at home on Wednesday.
The Mountaineers were buoyed by a 10-2 run to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/6/22
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NAPAVINE — It was a seven-point game through most of the first three and a half quarters between league rivals Napavine and Rainier, but after a slew of Mountaineers turnovers, missed shots, …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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1/4/22
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In its first game since Dec. 21, Rainier started right where it left off, shellacking Northwest Christian (Lacey) 64-42 on the road Monday for its seventh-straight win of the season.
The …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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1/3/22
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Football is now firmly behind us, and what better way to look forward to the new year than compiling all the hoops that's happened, throwing out RPI, or any other computer-generated list, and putting …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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12/27/21
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Rainier just keeps on rolling, and after another big win over 1A Eatonville Tuesday, a 58-51 road victory, the Mountaineers picked up their sixth straight win.
The Mountaineers (6-1) fought …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/21/21
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Rainier trailed by seven at the half then outscored Wahkiakum 34-21 in the second half to complete a 56-50 comeback victory over the Mules at home on Saturday in Central 2B League …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/18/21
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Rainier found itself in a 17-7 hole early on and couldn’t engineer a comeback during a 47-31 loss to Wahkiakum on the road in the Mountaineers’ Central 2B League opener on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/18/21
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Rainier freshman Jake Meldrum scored a game-high 18 points and Rainier careened past Winlock for its fourth-straight win in a 78-41 road victory on Thursday.
Mountaineers senior Ian Sprouffske …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/21
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RAINIER — Rainier erased a 10-point halftime deficit and roared back to life with a 40-point second half to capture their first home victory this season with a 55-41 win over Winlock on …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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12/16/21
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Three Rainier players scored in double figures and the Mountaineers blasted Kalama for a 64-17 road victory on Wednesday.
Rainier’s Faith Boesch drilled five 3-pointers to finish with a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/21
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Senior Ian Sprouffske scored a game-high 18 points and Rainier easily handled visiting Kalama for a convincing 60-35 victory on Tuesday.
Seven Mountaineers in total scored, with Jake Meldrum …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/21
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Rainier senior Ian Sprouffske dropped a game-high 21 points and the Mountaineers blasted Onalaska on the road for a 65-22 victory on Saturday.
The Mountaineers were in control from start to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/11/21
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Senior Ian Sprouffske went off for a team-high 27 points and Rainier handed visiting Toutle Lake its first defeat of the season in an impressive 65-51 early-season victory at home …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/9/21
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When many of the state football participants put down their helmets in the fall, they head straight to the gym to lace up their sneakers for basketball season.
At the top of the Central 2B …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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12/8/21
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