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A seven-day offseason came at the worst time for the Rainier High School fastpitch team.
The WIAA’s spring practice window began Monday, March 3, and the Mountaineers kicked off their …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/13/25
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When Justin Gurnsey took over as head coach of the Rainier High School baseball team last spring, he set out to change the culture of the program.
It amounted to small progress in the wins …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/13/25
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In its first season in the 4A South Puget Sound League (SPSL), the Yelm Tornados baseball team has goals of vast improvement and aspirations of competing in postseason baseball.
In head coach …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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SPOKANE — A season that was dubbed the “redemption year” for the Rainier Mountaineers ended just the same as the campaign they were aiming to redeem themselves from.
The …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/5/25
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Elouise Hemenway, a 13-year-old Cascade Christian junior high student, trains with her horse, Harley, at Rusty Bar Ranch in Roy. Recently,
Hemenway and Harley were awarded Horse Agility Junior …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/4/25
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Yelm High School class of 2021 graduate Dylan Jemtegaard is making strides in the classroom and on the gridiron as a mechanical engineering student and football player at the University of …
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By the Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/4/25
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The Tenino boys basketball team’s season came to an end on Saturday morning, as the No. 16 Beavers fell 70-52 to No. 9 Chelan in the Regional Round of the 1A State Tournament in Wenatchee.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/1/25
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RICHLAND — A last minute venue change happened on Saturday afternoon.
Instead of playing on a basketball court, the Rainier and Tri-Cities Prep boys basketball teams proceeded to tussle in …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/1/25
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The last time the Rainier Mountaineers stepped onto the W.F. West court, they put forth a magical fourth-quarter effort to shock Adna and reach the 2B District 4 mountaintop.
Six days later, …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/28/25
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In Tim Beaudin’s first showing as Yelm High School’s boys head wrestling coach, three of his athletes finished high on the podium, and the Tornados, as a team, finished in sixth place …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/25/25
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Ben Hawk’s successful debut season as Yelm High School’s girls wrestling coach ended in heartbreaking fashion inside the Tacoma Dome during the WIAA’s Mat Classic, as several of the …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/25/25
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With the emotional rollercoaster of WIAA’s Mat Classic settling, the state’s next generation of wrestlers took the mats inside of the Tacoma Dome in a “celebration of …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/25/25
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Through two and a half quarters, it seemed that this year’s district title game was going to go the same way it did last year for Rainier.
The Mountaineers’ defense was keeping them …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/23/25
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Rainier High School wrestling head coach Chris Holterman believes there is no harder match in the sport than the match immediately following a loss in the Mat Classic semifinals.
Senior Zander …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/23/25
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The most relaxed wrestler always wins.
That’s according to one former Rainier High School wrestler, as it’s a tradition in the program for past athletes to write letters to future …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/23/25
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Prior to Tenino’s win-and-in game against King’s Way Christian on Saturday in Centralia, Tenino coach Ryan Robertson took a moment to speak to his team as they made their way onto the …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/23/25
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The Napavine boys basketball team went up double-digits early against Rainier on Saturday, but needed a strong finish to top the Mountaineers 46-39 in the 2B District 4 Third-Place Game in Chehalis.
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/22/25
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CHEHALIS — In past years, seasons like this for the Rainier Mountaineers wouldn’t end with a trip to the state tournament.
They battled injuries and illnesses that jumbled their …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/21/25
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The Rainier High School wrestling team started the first day of Mat Classic XXXVI Friday, Feb. 21 with 23 athletes, and six stand alone in the quarterfinals with a state championship still within …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/21/25
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KELSO — Rainier Mountaineers head coach Ben Sheaffer often encourages his players to be “hard to guard” while coaching from the sideline or during timeouts.
The Mountaineers …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/19/25
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