Local minor league basketball team the Quad City Flames were crowned the 2019 Minor League Basketball Association series champions on Sunday, July 28, following a 114-95 win against the Huntsville Force.

Young Yelm football players and cheerleaders took to the field for the first time in 2019 at Yelm Middle School Thursday as practice began for the upcoming season.

TENINO — The Beavers played host to six teams throughout the weekend and were able to reach the championship game, but it was W.F. West with a 1-0 win against the Beavers that took the Battle on the Blacktop prep girls soccer tournament.

Fall is just around the corner. 

A number of Yelm High School graduates capped their high school football careers last weekend at the annual Washington 3A/4A East-West All-State Game, where East took home the win, 48-7.

As Liam Yale and his grandfather Dave Yale Sr. pulled up to the rickety community baseball park located behind American Legion Post 164 in Yelm, Liam quickly got out of the vehicle and dashed toward the park.

More than 32 BMX riders from around the region took to the Yelm skatepark Saturday afternoon for the third annual Fill In The Blank jam, sponsored by Joy Ride Bicycle Shop in Lacey. 

Summer is in full swing and the trails have never been as busy as they are right now. With that being said, the roads and parking lots have also never been quite as full as they have been — which, depending on how much you like company on the trail, can either be a good or bad thing. It also…

The Yelm High School softball team came away from the 2019 season with a bevy of awards to go along with its second place finish in the 3A State Championships.

Yelm went 2-1 last weekend during the 23rd Annual Yelm Girl’s High School Basketball Shootout, finishing out a successful summer tournament tour with a record of 10-5 and bringing some new faces up to the varsity level.