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North Thurston freshman Claire Emerson had quite the memorable state debut, winning 3A state championships in the 50-yard freestyle adaptive and the 50-yard backstroke adaptive races at the state …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/15/26
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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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The Capital volleyball team played its best volleyball of the season on its final day, but it wasn’t quite enough to push the Cougars back to state for the first time in seven years.
Capital …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/15/26
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TACOMA — There’s a new top dog in Class 3A District 3 volleyball for the first time in four years.
The three-time reigning district champion North Thurston fell to Central Kitsap in straight …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/15/26
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TACOMA — Everything the Timberline Blazers have worked toward this season caught up to them in the span of five hours on Saturday, Nov. 14.
All of the time spent in practice focusing on …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/15/26
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The Tumwater volleyball team finished one win shy of a state tournament trophy in Yakima on Saturday, when the eighth-seeded Thunderbirds lost to No. 12 Mark Morris 16-25, 25-14, 25-21, 19-25, 8-15 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/14/26
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The Capital Cougars led all Thurston County teams with 11 total selections on the 2026 All-Puget Sound League honors in the Nisqually Division.
Senior quarterback Nolan Potts, senior wide …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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11/14/26
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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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The Tumwater volleyball team went 1-1 on the first day of the 2A State Tournament in Yakima, losing to No. 9 Orting 25-19, 22-25, 19-25, 22-25 in the first round before beating No. 16 Sequim 25-17, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/13/26
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Just 18 days after their regular season meeting, No. 1 Tumwater and No. 16 Black Hills faced off again in the 2A State Tournament Round of 16, and the Thunderbirds defeated the Wolves 49-6 to advance …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/13/26
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One of the best strikers to play on The Blacktop secured the highest honor in her final season.
Callie Mickelson was the unanimous MVP as voted by the Evergreen League coaches in the release of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/12/26
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A season to remember for the Bearcats reached another inflection point when the Evergreen Conference all-league teams were released on Thursday.
Freshman Mirabel Burger took the league by storm …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/12/26
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YAKIMA — As Rainier coach Carrie Ooms watched her team share hugs, take photos, laugh, and cry together following their final game at the 2B State Tournament, a few words came to mind.
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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11/12/26
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For two more weekends, Leia Dela Cruz will don the green and gold of the Timberline Blazers before she trades in her prep volleyball uniform for the blue and gold of the Centralia College …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/12/26
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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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Co-hosts Dylan Reubenking and Jacob Dimond analyze results from state cross country, district volleyball and Week 10 football around Thurston County.
They also preview the first weekend of state …
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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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TACOMA — When Maia Nichols was a perennial all-state volleyball player at Capital High School from 2016 to 2020, the Timberline Blazers she saw back then looked nothing like the Timberline Blazers …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/12/26
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YAKIMA — Both Toledo and Rainier were eliminated from state title contention Wednesday night in Yakima, when the Riverhawks and Mountaineers lost in the quarterfinals of the 2B State Tournament.
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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11/12/26
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