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We’re just four weeks away from the much-anticipated return of Friday Night Lights in Thurston County.
On Sept. 4, a dozen high school football teams in the county will begin their march …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/7/26
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The second and final day of the Capital City 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in Tenino crowned 17 championship teams Sunday, including five with current and former athletes from Thurston County.
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/26/26
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Athletes from around Thurston County and Lewis County, both past and present, laced up their sneakers for the annual Capital City 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in Tenino on Saturday, July 25.
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/25/26
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Yelm High School graduate Trevontay Smith, currently a jumper for the University of Washington track and field team, showed off his hops as he won the 2026 Capital City 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament …
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/25/26
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OLYMPIA — Dakota Lyons had one thought as she watched the first strike of her first at-bat scurry by her.
“Gosh, I wish I would’ve swung at that.”
Lyons, a soon-to-be Napavine High …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/11/26
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Pressure builds diamonds.
Janess Blackburn, a 2025 Rainier High School graduate and rising sophomore at Saint Martin’s University, has faced a handful of high-pressure situations in her short …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/30/26
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Brooklynn Bell, a ninth grade homeschooled student from Rainier, punched her ticket to the 78th annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the breakaway roping …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/26
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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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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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YAKIMA — The 2B State Softball Tournament began on Friday morning in Yakima, and NUMBER of teams punched their tickets to the state quarterfinals with victories.
No. 2 Toledo, No. 3 Adna, No. …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/22/26
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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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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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We’ve reached the final two-week stretch of the 2025-26 prep sports season and the competition, like the weather, is heating up.
State tournaments for softball and baseball begin this week for …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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The blood, sweat, tears and hard work of two Rainier High School (RHS) seniors has officially paid off, as Lily Peralta and Anika Plowman signed for their golf and volleyball careers, respectively, …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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5/18/26
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Both the Pe Ell/Willapa Valley Titans and the Rainier Mountaineers clinched spots in the state tournament on Saturday, winning their respective consolation semifinals before meeting in the 2B …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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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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Ryleigh Cruse, by her own lofty standards, said that she feels she hasn’t been hitting the ball as well as she had hoped to be heading into the postseason.
In the days prior to the 2B District …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/11/26
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NAPAVINE — Through three innings in Napavine, it seems that Rainier was going to cruise past Raymond/South Bend and advance to the district quarterfinals.
Three innings later, entering the …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/9/26
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Rainier was in control from start to finish on Thursday, when the Mountaineers took down Winlock 19-4 on the road in the final game of the regular season.
The Mountaineers scored four runs in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/7/26
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