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The Olympia girls 200-yard freestyle relay swim team broke a five-year-old school record and picked the perfect time to do so.
Olympia finished in fourth place at the 4A state meet in the event …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/15/26
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SUMNER — Months before the 2026 season started, well before the helmets and pads ever touched the heads and shoulders of the Olympia Bears, Cary Nagel made quite the introductory statement to his …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/14/26
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Olympia senior middle blocker Netty Obungu and Yelm junior outside hitter Anna Lee were named honorable mentions on the 2026 4A All-South Puget Sound League all-league teams.
The full honors are …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/12/26
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The Olympia volleyball team’s 2026 campaign came to a close in the Class 4A District 3/4 Tournament with losses to Graham-Kapowsin in the first round and to Tahoma in an elimination game on …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/12/26
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The Olympia girls soccer team was shut out by Chiawana 1-0 in the first round of the Class 4A State Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
With the loss, the Bears finished their season with a 13-4-2 …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/12/26
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PASCO — The sophomore versions of Yelm’s Marcos Andujar and Deejay Taylor couldn’t have possibly fathomed where they landed at state in their senior year.
Two years ago, Andujar was …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/8/26
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It’s time to party like it’s 2011.
For the first time in 15 years, the Olympia Bears football team is state bound, as the Bears outlasted Camas 48-41 in a Class 4A Round of 32 game at …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/7/26
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The Olympia girls soccer team, which has already qualified for the state tournament, lost to Sumner 5-1 in a Class 4A District 3 Tournament semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
After Sumner scored the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/4/26
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The Olympia girls swim and dive team placed third at the Class 4A District 3 meet at Curtis High School this past weekend, and the Bears will be well represented at the state meet in two weeks.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/2/26
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Olympia boys tennis doubles duo Jerry Yen and Brian Yen won their first match of the Class 4A District 3 Tournament 4-6, 6-2, (10-5) on Friday, Oct. 30, but the brothers fell in their next two …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/1/26
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In back-to-back games, Celeste Wilhelm played the role of hero for the Olympia girls soccer team.
Two games, two entirely different stakes.
On Oct. 27, the Bears junior scored the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/1/26
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UNIVERSITY PLACE — There’s not much you can throw at Cris Violette that he hasn’t already seen in the world of prep cross country.
In his 37 years of coaching at Olympia High School, with …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/1/26
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SUMNER — On Halloween eve, the Olympia Bears found themselves in a comparable position as they were back in Week 5.
Cary Nagel’s team walked into a stadium as heavy underdogs against a …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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10/31/26
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The Olympia volleyball team finished the regular season with a sweep (25-18, 25-20, 25-22) of Spanaway Lake on the road on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Olympia secured the No. 6 seed in the South Puget …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/28/26
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Junior Celeste Wilhelm’s late-game heroics helped the Olympia girls soccer team top South Kitsap 2-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 27 and secure the No. 3 seed in the South Puget Sound League.
In the 77th …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/28/26
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Lily Boyle and Preita Sanders each took home a South Puget Sound League title, and the Olympia girls swim and dive team finished in second place at the SPSL Championships this weekend at Rogers …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/24/26
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OLYMPIA — When Cary Nagel took over as the head coach of the Olympia Bears this past spring, the buzzword around the program was intentionally “physicality.”
From day one, Nagel vowed to …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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10/24/26
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The Olympia girls soccer team is catching fire at the right time, as the Bears clinched their fourth straight victory with a 2-1 verdict at Bonney Lake on Thursday, Oct. 22.
Junior Mika Meconi …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/23/26
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LAKEWOOD — Quenton Lanese accomplished the first of what he hopes is three consecutive championships in his sophomore postseason.
The Olympia cross country phenom earned his first career South …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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10/23/26
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On a night when the Olympia volleyball team celebrated its three seniors, the Bears got back in the win column with a sweep (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) of Rogers on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Olympia honored …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/22/26
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