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ROCHESTER — The week leading up to Allyson Ooms’ 18th birthday was quite strange.
Her Rainier Mountaineers played three non-league games — all wins in straight sets — and only practiced …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/28/26
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The Yelm and North Thurston high school cross country teams set the Blue Lake Regional Park course ablaze at the Nike Portland XC meet Saturday.
Yelm senior Marcos Andujar now holds the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/27/26
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It has already been quite the impressive season for Olympia senior running Ibrahima Diallo, but the star speedster added a broken record to his resumé.
Diallo set the school record for rushing …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/27/26
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ROCHESTER — All it takes is four words by Maddox Rodgers to his coaching staff on the Rochester High School football team’s sideline.
It’s a calm tone, but one with certainty of the end …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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9/26/26
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Rayanna Mustoe buried not one, not two, but all three goals for the Beavers en route to them defeating arch rival Rochester 3-0 on Thursday night at home to begin 1A Evergreen League play.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/26
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It’s becoming quite the theme for the Mountaineers over the last week to win and sweep their opposition, the latest a 25-11, 25-20, 25-15 triumph over Montesano on Thursday night at home.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/26
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In a potential changing of the guard atop the C2BL and District 4, the Riverhawks squeaked by the Mountaineers 29-31 to claim a league meet team title on their home course on Thursday afternoon.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/26
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During a Yelm Community Schools Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10, YCS Superintendent Chris Woods provided an update on the investigation of Yelm High School’s head football coach, …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/24/26
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YELM — Six games into the 2026 season, Yelm first-year head volleyball coach Bailey Whalen knows her team is better than the standings show.
The completed schedule at the end of the season …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/24/26
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The Yelm volleyball team received what head coach Bailey Whalen described as a “wake-up call” about the caliber of the 4A South Puget Sound League Monday night.
Yelm opened its league …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/22/26
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RAINIER — Momentum shifts can happen quickly and be taken away just as fast.
Three separate times on Monday night it happened to the Rainier High School volleyball team. They would lead by …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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9/22/26
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Olympia High School sophomore sensation Quenton Lanese moved one step closer to running a sub-14-minute time Saturday at the Fort Steilacoom Invitational.
He won the boys gold race in 15 minutes …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/21/26
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Zander Bartell put the Mountaineers in front with his third touchdown of the night, then Michael Gerard recovered a stunning onside kick right after to give them a 22-14 triumph over the Ravens on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/19/26
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Yelm senior running back Ronnie Russell sprinted for an 80-yard rushing touchdown in the first half against Lake Washington Friday night, but that was the only score of the night for the Tornados in …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/19/26
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The Yelm volleyball team was close to earning its first win of the season, taking Shelton to the brink on the road but losing in five sets Thursday night.
Yelm controlled the first set 25-21, …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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The Yelm volleyball team ran into a powerful Toledo Riverhawks team and lost at home 3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 14-25, 19-25) Monday night.
Yelm put forth its best set of the young season in the second …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/15/26
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Olympia High School cross country sophomore stars Quenton Lanese and Leah Hennen kicked off the season with first-place finishes in their respective classes at the Olympia XC Classic at LBA Park …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/15/26
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At halftime against Pe Ell/Willapa Valley, the Rainier football team was holding onto a four-point lead.
The Mountaineers had the chance to take control of the game in the second half, and they …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/12/26
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The Rainier volleyball team picked up its second straight win to open the season on Thursday, sweeping Northwest Christian 25-12, 25-9, 25-12 in Lacey.
Allyson Ooms finished with 13 kills, 12 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/10/26
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NAPAVINE — When the Tenino girls soccer team last walked off the field earlier this week, the Beavers were left shaking their heads after a one-goal loss against Annie Wright.
Tenino didn’t …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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9/10/26
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