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Eight months ahead of the new school year, Yelm Community Schools (YCS) and Superintendent Chris Woods have committed to providing high school athletics during the 2026-27 school year — with some …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/27/26
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In her second career start, Evergreen State College center Haleigh Hanson logged a career-high 19 points as the women’s basketball team lost at home to Oregon Tech Saturday.
The Rainier High …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/26/26
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The Rainier girls basketball team ran into a buzzsaw Saturday, as the three-time reigning 1B state champion Neah Bay blew out the Mountaineers 69-39 in Rainier.
After a close first quarter that …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/24/26
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NAPAVINE — It was clear early on that Layton Griffith was in store for a big night.
Just six minutes into Napavine’s matchup against Rainier on Friday, the sophomore was already up to 10 …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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1/23/26
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Three Tenino High School alumni were inducted into the 2025 Tenino Athletics Hall of Fame class during halftime of the boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 23.
Jessica Brathovd, Matt Whitmire …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/23/26
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Rainier girls basketball coach Jordan Hunt has been waiting to see his squad put together a full four-quarter effort this season.
Thursday’s Central 2B League matchup against Morton-White Pass …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/22/26
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The Rainier girls basketball team lost a home matchup against White River on Wednesday, falling 69-31.
Rainier’s best offensive quarter came in the first, when it scored 14 points, but it …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/26
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Four local football players officially laced up their cleats for the final time as high school athletes on a frigid, foggy day at Sunset Stadium in Sumner Monday.
Tumwater’s Jaxon Budd and …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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1/19/26
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The Rainier boys basketball team avenged its Dec. 11, 2025, loss to Toutle Lake in which it lost a late double-digit lead by pushing past the Ducks 59-44 at home Saturday night.
A five-point …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/18/26
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ROCHESTER — With two and a half minutes remaining in its game against Tenino on Thursday, Rochester appeared on the brink of another loss. The Warriors entered the game winless in 13 previous …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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1/15/26
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RAINIER — In cinema, the goal of a sequel is to improve from the first installation.
In the case of Onalaska and Rainier, the script for the sequel was almost verbatim to the opening act.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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1/14/26
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The Tenino boys basketball team fell behind early to Hoquiam Tuesday night, and the Beavers offense never created a spark to dig out of a hole in a 53-34 loss.
Hoquiam led 18-5 after the first …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/13/26
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Tied at nine after the first quarter, the Tenino High School girls basketball team couldn’t make it stick and eventually fell to Elma 64-42 on Friday night on the road in a 1A Evergreen League …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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1/13/26
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The Rainier girls basketball team came from behind to slip past Shelton 45-43 in a non-league tilt in Grays Harbor County Monday night.
Freshman Lexi Beckman had an impressive night with 19 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Huckleberries hold significant cultural and economic importance to tribes, local communities, businesses and personal use gatherers.
In the early 2000s, permitted commercial huckleberry …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Angelica Askey and Brooklynn Swenson knew they would be a package deal when deciding what was next after graduating from Rainier High School last summer.
The duo have been inseparable since …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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1/12/26
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Friday confirmed razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks beaches from Jan. 15 to 21.
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1/9/26
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The Tenino boys basketball team was no match for Montesano, as the Bulldogs prevailed 74-21 Tuesday night in the first game of Evergreen action in Grays Harbor County.
It marks the lowest …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/7/26
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Toledo senior Cooper Fallon became the 11th Riverhawks boys basketball player to surpass 1,000 career points as his 27 points and 18 rebounds led Toledo to a 78-65 win over Rainier Tuesday night.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/7/26
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Being a four-year starter in a college football program — backed by a long list of accolades — is an achievement that many young athletes dream of. For Yelm High School graduate and Central …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/6/26
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