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Almost two weeks after celebrating on the field with the state championship trophy, bleached hair visible for everyone to see, one thing stuck with Napavine’s Cal Bullock the most.
“Just the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/12/26
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EUGENE — Before every hammer throw, Jeremiah Nubbe points to the sky as he steps into the ring.
The University of Virginia senior and 2022 Rainier High School graduate didn’t always …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/10/26
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Several boys athletes from within the Nisqually Valley region, representing Tenino and Rainier high schools, made the trek to Yakima at the end of May to compete for a chance to earn a state …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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6/10/26
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Perhaps no moment in the 2026 baseball season among local teams was more clutch than the final out of the South Puget Sound League Championship Game between Olympia and Sumner May 6.
Bottom of …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/4/26
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The Tenino School District is once again accepting nominations for their 2026 Athletics Hall of Fame Class.
Last fall saw the induction of three former Beavers: Jessica Brathovd, Matt Whitmire, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/2/26
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In years past, the Puget Sound League divided its Most Valuable Player awards into two: the best player in the Nisqually Division and the top player in the Narrows Division.
While those awards …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/2/26
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TACOMA — Paityn Gagnon once laughed at the idea of her potentially qualifying for state in her three jump events.
In hindsight, the Timberline senior was right to chuckle. Her destiny wasn’t …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/31/26
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TACOMA — Caden Durocher’s day at Mount Tahoma High School Saturday began in his typical Olympia track garb: a navy blue tank top, black shorts and black Adidas running shoes.
It concluded in …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/31/26
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TACOMA — No distance runner in the United States has ever had a freshman season like Olympia High School’s Quenton Lanese.
One week after he broke the national freshman record in the 1,600 …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/29/26
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After the conclusion of the 2026 high school spring season — which saw Yelm High School’s baseball team finish its year with a record of 12-11 (11-6 in the SPSL) and the YHS softball program …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/27/26
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In Yakima, an emotional Rainier team left the field for the final time this season. The Mountaineers went 1-2 on Friday, May 22, losing a first-round matchup against Liberty (which had former …
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Dylan Wilhelm / For Nisqually Valley News
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5/27/26
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YAKIMA — Just before 8 p.m. on Friday night, both Pe Ell/Willapa Valley and Napavine lost their state quarterfinals against Toledo and Liberty (Spangle).
They had only moments to dwell on …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/23/26
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One week after winning league titles, the Adna boys and Rainier girls track and field teams finished on top again in Centralia on Thursday, taking home district titles at the 2B District 4 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/21/26
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KENT — It’s been a successful prep career for Timberline senior Paityn Gagnon in track and field.
But on Wednesday during the first day of the West Central District 3A/4A Championships at …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/21/26
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KENT — The last time a Capital Cougar won a district title in an individual event was in 2023. Hana Moll, now a star pole vaulter at the University of Washington, won the first of her two district …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/21/26
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Rainier’s Lily Peralta finished as the runner-up in the 1B/2B Girls State Golf Championships in Liberty Lake on Wednesday, finishing the two-day tournament with a score of 147, good for 7-over par.
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/21/26
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Three members of the 2026 South Puget Sound League champion Olympia Bears baseball team received First Team All-SPSL honors, the league announced Tuesday.
Senior pitcher Travis Kunkel, junior …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/20/26
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Tenino won its first matchup at the 1A District 1/4 Tournament on Friday at Fort Borst Park in Centralia, but the Beavers dropped their next two matchups and were knocked out of the district …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/16/26
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Fueled by their depth and three event victories, the Pirate boys were able to pile up 110 team points and hold off Toledo (104) and Rainier (102) at Thursday’s C2BL Championships in Rainier.
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/16/26
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For a brief moment in Rainier’s district quarterfinal against Pe Ell/Willapa Valley on Friday, the Mountaineers had all the momentum. They had just put up six runs in an inning to take a two-run lead, and …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/15/26
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