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Saint Martin’s University redshirt sophomore guard Kaden Hansen earned GNAC Player of the Year honors, becoming the second Saint to ever win the award.
Hansen joined Diego Trejo-Delgado on the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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3/5/26
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YAKIMA — Coming off of their first losing streak of the season in their two biggest games of 2025-26, the Tumwater Thunderbirds needed an anchor to steady the ship heading into the 2A State …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan, Dylan and Aaron) preview the state tournaments, discuss the intricacies of the beautiful Yakima SunDome, lay out each of the local teams’ state playoff …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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For the first time this season, the No. 5 Tumwater High School boys basketball team is on a losing streak. They were down double figures entering the locker room and the deficit only grew, putting …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/28/26
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ISSAQUAH — When the Olympia Bears’ backs have been against the wall in this postseason, the veteran squad hasn’t wavered.
John Kiley’s team won three straight elimination games in the …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/28/26
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Mount Rainier National Park will not implement a timed entry reservation for any portion of the park in 2026, a news release from the park announced.
The park will use parking management …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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In Total Sports Development’s (TSD) final competition as a Yelm-based program, two teams representing the TSD branding finished atop of the national ranks in Anaheim, California, during the USA …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/27/26
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Though Ben Hawk’s Tornados didn’t have any medalists inside of the Tacoma Dome for Mat Classic XXXVII, he’s extremely proud of the work the wrestlers on his YHS girls wrestling team put in this …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/27/26
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Two Yelm High School boys wrestlers Jonah Smith, 285 pounds, and AJ Erickson, 175 pounds, completed their grueling senior seasons and found the podium at the conclusion of Mat Classic XXXVII. Smith, …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/27/26
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The South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) men's and women's basketball teams have qualified for the 2026 NWAC Basketball Championships, set to take place from March 4 to March 8 at Columbia …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/26/26
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Tenino’s Kylie Gonia was the area’s top honoree in the Girls 1A Evergreen League All-League teams, earning a first-team nod.
Rochester had two second-team honorees in Alexis Dupont and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/26/26
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Rochester’s Tyson Canales had an impressive freshman season for the Warriors, and he was rewarded with a spot on the 1A Evergreen League First-Team.
Canales joins a trio of Montesano Bulldogs …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/26/26
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River Ridge senior guard Brandi Stanford tied a single-game program record with 35 points in the Hawks’ 3A state regional contest against Meadowdale at Edmonds-Woodway High School Tuesday night, …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/26/26
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Friday confirmed razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks beaches from Feb. 26 …
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2/23/26
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For the fourth year in a row, a W.F. West Bearcat is the EvCo Most Valuable Player.
Junior Dilyn Boeck earned the nod this winter after leading W.F. West to an undefeated league season and the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/23/26
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TACOMA — Olivia Chapman didn’t have any grandiose fantasies of being the last wrestler standing on the biggest stage in Washington state.
She wrestled from ages 6 through 12, fell out of …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/22/26
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TACOMA — He envisioned this every day for three years.
When Race Scalici went to bed at night, a state championship surrounded his thoughts. During the school day at W.F. West High School, …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/22/26
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KELSO — The first half of the 2A District 4 Championship Game couldn’t have gone much worse for Tumwater.
R.A. Long connected on a barrage of three-pointers, the T-Birds couldn’t get …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/22/26
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Through the first day of Mat Classic XXXVII for the boys 1B/2B, 2A and 1A brackets and the girls 1B/2B/1A and 2A brackets, 40 area wrestlers’ hopes for a state title were still alive, with plenty …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/21/26
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TACOMA — Only one thing could stop Capital High School 113-pound wrestler Lazarus McEwen during Mat Classic XXXVII at the Tacoma Dome: a backflip attempt.
Moments after putting the finishing …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/21/26
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