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Ethan Owens (22) celebrates Marcus Ronquillo's touchdown run against Kamiakin on Sept. 20.
Tornados demolish Sentinels 52-14 in 4A SPSL opener
When the Yelm High School football team’s classification elevated to the 4A level, so did the expectations for head coach Jason Ronquillo. The Tornados opened 4A South Puget Sound League … more
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Jacob Ford makes multiple defenders miss against Kamiakin on Sept. 20.
Myers, Ford lead Tornados to 52-48 marathon win over Kamiakin
Yelm High School junior wide receiver/defensive back Jacob Ford hadn’t played a game without his older brother, senior running back/linebacker Nathan, in years. Nathan sat out due to a broken … more
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The Yelm Tornados defense celebrates after Ethan Owens recovers a Lincoln fumble to start the second half on Sept. 13.
Tornados overcome penalties, injuries to defeat Lincoln 26-13
Friday the 13th didn’t bring the Yelm High School football team any bad luck in the win column as the Tornados knocked off the Lincoln Abes, 26-13, in Tacoma on Friday, Sept. 13. But the … more
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Yelm defensive back Maurice Williams (1) stares down Mount Tahoma wide receiver Angel Urban after making a tackle on Sept. 5.
Tornados storm back from 14-point deficit to defeat Mount Tahoma in season opener
The Yelm High School football team’s season-opening contest against Mount Tahoma Thursday, Sept. 5, was comparable to the last several weeks in the Yelm education sphere. It began with anxiety, … more
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A cowboy competes in the bronc riding competition on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Roy Pioneer Rodeo.
64th Roy Pioneer Rodeo draws big crowd on Labor Day weekend
One of the richest traditions in the Nisqually Valley region, the Roy Pioneer Rodeo, returned for its 64th installment of the event on Saturday, Aug. 31, and Sunday, Sept. 1. With clear blue … more
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Lilly Webster lets out a yell as she competes at the Nisqually Valley Martial Arts Championship on Aug. 24.
Martial artists of all ages compete for trophies at Nisqually Valley championship
The Rainier High School volleyball team believes that improved communication can lift it from a great team into a championship team. The Mountaineers enjoyed their best postseason run in school … more
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Yelm High School coaches and Dinsmore Auto Group representatives pose for a photo at YHS at Yelm High School Tuesday, Aug. 13, after donating $20,000 in the fundraiser to save C-sports.
TSD C-team sports fundraiser collects over $60,000 in one week
Just one week after Total Sports Development (TSD) announced a $50,000 fundraiser to help to save C-team sports at Yelm High School, the organization not only reached its goal but surpassed it by … more
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Audrey Missildine smiles prior to a Montana Grizzlies football game, where she served as an athletic trainer.
YHS graduate gains athletic training experience with the Buffalo Bills
Yelm High School graduate Audrey Missildine is gaining valuable experience as an athletic trainer as she is spending nearly six weeks in New York completing an internship with the NFL’s Buffalo … more
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Yelm Community Schools will eliminate secondary C-team sports and transportation for the 2024-25 school year.
Yelm district eliminates athletic transportation, C-team sports teams
Yelm Community Schools announced in a newsletter to families and staff that it will eliminate high school and middle school C-teams and transportation for districtwide athletics for the 2024-25 … more
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Rainier High School cheerleaders pose for a photo with the UCA spirit banana during the UCA camp at Great Wolf Lodge.
Rainier cheer team shines at annual UCA camp
Ten Rainier High School cheerleaders left the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) camp at Great Wolf Lodge in Centralia last week with hardware, knowledge and confidence heading into the … more
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Yelm's Jacob Tracy holds up the ball after a reception during a 14-0 loss to Bellevue Dec. 1, 2023, at Husky Stadium.
YHS offensive lineman commits to Boise State ahead of senior season
Jacob Tracy, a rising Yelm High School senior offensive lineman, announced July 4 his verbal commitment to Boise State University to continue his academic and athletic career. Tracy also … more
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Prairie Soccer Club poses for a photo during the Prairie Days Parade on June 22.
Prairie Soccer Club providing competition amid YCS athletics uncertainty
Prairie Soccer Club (PSC), based in Yelm, is gearing up for a fall season that may feature more students than usual. The club, which has served the Yelm community for nearly 40 years, has … more
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Yelm High School graduate Auto O'Neal rides a bull during a rodeo competition.
Recent YHS graduate O’Neal prepares for national bull-riding high school competition
Just over a month after graduating from Yelm High School, former student Auto O’Neal will soon depart to Rock Springs, Wyoming, to compete in the National High School Rodeo. He’ll leave … more
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Junie Smiley competes at the 2024 USATF Pacific Northwest Association Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.
Local track athlete heading to Oregon for regional competition
Nathaniel “Junie” Smiley Jr., 9, Yelm, has qualified for the 2024 United States Track and Field (USATF) Region 13 Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships at Mt. Hood Community … more
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Walter Authement Jr. gets bucked off a bull during the Roy Rodeo on June 2.
Yelm military bull rider working to turn hobby into profession
Walter Authement Jr. is proud to call himself an adrenaline junkie. The U.S. Army infantryman stationed in Yelm enjoys bungee jumping and used to practice parkour, including jumping and doing flips … more
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Northwest Junior Rodeo Association Queen Brooklynn Bell (left) and Princess Emma Gulley (right) pose with their hardware on Feb. 24.
Roy teen excels in high school state rodeo finals
Emma Gulley, the Northwest Junior Rodeo Association (NJRA) princess, competed in team roping, goat tying, breakaway roping and ribbon roping at the 2024 Washington State High School Rodeo state … more
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Texas' Jeremiah Nubbe competes in the hammer throw during a track and field meet this season. Nubbe, a Rainier High School graduate, is in two events at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championhsips this week at Hayward Field in Eugene.
College track and field: Nubbe generating plenty of buzz as Longhorns throwing star
EUGENE, Ore. – Glance at the list of All-American and Olympic throwers at the University of Texas and it is lengthy. It started with two-time Olympian Oskar Jakobsson in 1976 and 1980 and most … more
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Jordan Lasher launches himself over the bar during the WIAA’s 3A pole vault competitor on May 25 at Mount Tahoma High School.
Yelm’s Lasher sets 3A meet record with second-consecutive pole vault state title
One year ago, after securing his first 3A pole vault state championship with a measure of 15 feet, 6 inches, during his junior season, Yelm High School student Jordan Lasher set a goal to … more
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Rainier's girls track team, including Angelica Askey and Madison Ingram in front, high five their classmates during Rainier's track and field state sendoff on May 23.
OFF TO STATE!
Seventeen members of the Rainier High School track and field team are off to Yakima to compete in the 2B State Championship Meet this weekend.  Their classmates sent them off with a celebration … more
Gary Warnock, Chris Warnock, Chris Holterman and Steve Fittinger pose for a photo with Sgt. Justin Norton's green jacket and Medal of Courage at the Washington Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame induction banquet on May 4.
Former Rainier grad, Army sergeant posthumously inducted into Wrestling Hall of Fame
As Rainier High School wrestling head coach Chris Holterman perused the Washington Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the winter of 2022, he was … more
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