In the first big local invitational of the young track season, squads from Napavine, Morton-White Pass, Pe Ell, Rainier, and Tenino were some of the 20 schools in attendance at the annual Rainier …
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3/19/22
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Rainier erupted for 17 hits and the Mountaineers found little trouble dispatching Mossyrock in a 12-0 non-league road victory Friday.
Bailey Elwell led the charge both offensively and defensively: …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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3/18/22
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Rainier’s Jeremiah Nubbe is now on top of the high school discus mountain after launching a personal-record toss during the Mountaineers’ season-opening home meet on Thursday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/17/22
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Rainier used a four-run sixth inning to outdistance Class 2A North Thurston in a 7-1, season-opening road victory Wednesday in non-league play.
Holding a 3-1 advantage entering the top of the …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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3/16/22
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No player was more crucial to her team’s success this season than Tenino senior Ashley Schow.
Schow is The Chronicle’s 2021-22 All-Area MVP after leading the Beavers to their first …
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3/15/22
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SPOKANE — Rainier was unable to keep up with a big and fast Lake Roosevelt squad as the Mountaineers were eliminated, 63-43, in their opening game of the 2B state tournament Wednesday at the …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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3/2/22
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Just nine teams in Lewis and South Thurston county remain as basketball season gets set for its final stage at the 1B, 2B, and 2A level in The Chronicle’s coverage area.
Check out the …
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2/26/22
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TUMWATER — The No. 11 Rainier girls basketball team had never won a regional round playoff game entering Friday night’s contest against No. 14 Columbia (Burbank). They had played in a slew of loser-out …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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2/25/22
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Breaking Down the Local Matchups in the Regional Basketball Playoffs
March is just around the corner. With the regional round of state at play across various sites across the state, read up on …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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2/23/22
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Sunday afternoon, the WIAA announced the basketball regional seeds and opening rounds of the state tournament, other than Class 2B at 12:30 p.m. Below are first round matchups and seedings for the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/20/22
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As Mat Classic XXXIII wrapped up Saturday at the Tacoma Dome, the top local boys finishers ended up being Adna’s Tristan Ridley and Black Hills’ Mikey Johnston, who each placed …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/19/22
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MOVING ON: The Mountaineers Use a Big Second Half to Eliminate Onalaska and Clinch a Regional Playoff Berth
Rainier outscored Onalaska 28-12 in the second half and the Mountaineers cruised past …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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2/19/22
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It’s all going down at W.F. West this Saturday. For one day in Chehalis, the town will be the mecca for 2B District IV hoops, with action starting up at 10 a.m. and finishing around 10 p.m. for …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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2/18/22
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Championship wrestling is in full swing, and as matchups on the mat get set to get underway at the Tacoma Dome this weekend, follow along for results as matchups happen that include Lewis and South …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/18/22
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CASTLE ROCK — The Rainier girls basketball team hit the first basket, a Selena Niemi 3-pointer that put the Mountaineers ahead early, but after the early shot, it was all Wahkiakum in a 60-38 …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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2/17/22
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CASTLE ROCK — Rainier senior Faith Boesch knew she had reset her own single-game 3-point record when she looked over at coach Brandon Eygabroad after hitting a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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2/15/22
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Local grapplers traveled across western Washington Saturday to compete in four different regional wrestling tournaments, with nine boys capturing individual titles and advancing to Mat Classic, held …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/22
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ROCHESTER — Rainier kept it within striking distance through the first half then collapsed in the second half in a 74-49 defeat by Ilwaco in a 2B District 4 playoff elimination game on Friday …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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2/11/22
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ROCHESTER — Led by Faith Boesch’s 24 points and seven 3-pointers, the Rainier girls basketball team will live to fight another day after a 53-38 win over Toledo in Rochester Thursday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/10/22
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Rainier romped from start to finish, drubbing Northwest Christian (Lacey) 62-37 in a loser-out game to remain alive in the 2B District 4 playoffs Wednesday at Rochester High School.
The …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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2/9/22
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