Now in a bit lighter of a league set-up than in recent years, the Rainier football team thinks it has the skill and experience to go on a run.
Things on offense are expected to start with junior …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/30/23
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Over the last two seasons, the Tenino Beavers have won 19 games, made two state tournaments, and won their first league title since 2013 .
This year, they are hoping to continue to build on that …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/29/23
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Realignment may have been the dominating theme of the summer in the college football world, but it’s far from a stranger for local high schools. Come Saturday, 16 local teams will get going in …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/29/23
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Months of prognostication finally give way to actual football games, as the 2023 season gets underway. Here’s what’s on tap for all of the local sides hitting the field this weekend.
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/29/23
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By Jacob Dimond
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Coming off a historic 14-0 season in the 2022 campaign, the Yelm Tornados, reigning and defending 3A state football champions, have high expectations for …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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8/29/23
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The Rainier Mountaineers have a new level of discipline and hunger entering the 2023 football season.
Fifth-year head coach Andy Bartell has …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/29/23
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RAINIER — The 2022 season was not the bounceback year the Rainier football team was looking for.
After a 2021 campaign derailed by COVID-19 cancellations — due to both outbreaks on …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/23/23
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Heidi Deford, a familiar face to the Yelm High School volleyball program, was hired as the team’s head coach on Aug. 8. The former college volleyball player has set her sights on building up …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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8/22/23
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By Jacob Dimond
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Twenty-nine years can go by in a blink, as Dan Baker, a now-retired teacher and coach at Yelm High School, can attest.
The longtime Yelm High School …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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8/22/23
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TENINO – Taking over a program can be difficult for any coach. Taking over a program just weeks before fall camp opens presents another array of challenges.
Tenino Coach Darren Tinnerstet …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/18/23
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JoLynne Hopkins’ passion for running is evident on the walls of her Yelm High School portable classroom.
She enjoys participating in fun runs, 5Ks and mud runs in her free time and has …
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By Dylan Reubenking/Dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/15/23
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Lisa Ellis still gets the same fire from coaching young wrestlers on the mat as she did before a big fight in her more than 15 years as a mixed martial artist.
Ellis, who was announced the new …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/8/23
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Two of Yelm’s successful track athletes, Tatiyanna Wadley and Breanna Hurajt, are set to attend Eastern Washington University in September where they’ll compete for the school’s …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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8/8/23
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The diamond has always been a safe haven for Kamden Verone, an incoming sophomore at Yelm High School. She has played the sport for more than a decade and has developed great friendships along her …
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By Dylan Reubenking/Dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/1/23
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With the 2023-24 Yelm High School school year approaching, registration for seven different athletic programs have opened.
Sports for the upcoming fall athletic season include football, boys …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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8/1/23
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On Monday, Tenino High School introduced Darren Tinnerstet as its new head football coach. Tinnerstet takes over for Cary Nagel, who resigned last month .
“I feel incredibly blessed that …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/1/23
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After setting several school records and becoming a South Sound Conference champion in the 5,000-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter races, Yelm High School’s Zach Walsh committed to the University of …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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7/27/23
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By Jacob Dimond
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The Nyastrong Warriors Academy continued its strong, winning ways by coming out of the Capital City 3-on-3 Tournament victorious. Held on July 14-15 in …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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7/27/23
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After a summer playing college baseball at Chemeketa Community College, Michael Green has returned to his hometown of Rainier for the summer with a desire to give back to his community.
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By Brandon Hansen/For The Nisqually Valley News
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7/19/23
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The W.F. West Bearcats girls soccer team defeated Tenino by a score of 3-2 Monday in Tenino in a three-period offseason exhibition match.
Right from the beginning, W.F. West managed …
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By Kody Christen / kody@chronline.com
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7/17/23
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