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The Tumwater boys basketball team led by 10 at halftime against Capital on Saturday, but the Cougars were able to roar back and hand Tumwater a 54-47 loss.
The T-Birds led 30-20 at the break …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/25
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Alyssa Carroll had a night to remember on Friday night, as her 21-point, 15-rebound double-double led Adna to a 73-42 win over Tumwater.
In addition to Carroll’s big night, three other …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/13/25
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Behind five players in double figures and a couple others stuffing the stat sheet, the Tumwater Thunderbirds secured a season-opening victory over the Steilacoom Sentinels on Thursday night in South …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/11/25
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NAPAVINE — The system hasn’t changed nor has the scheme. Still, players evolve and turn weaknesses into strengths. So even though most of the Napavine High School girls basketball team …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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12/10/25
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SEATTLE — The bright lights of Husky Stadium on the shores of Lake Washington have grown quite familiar for the Tumwater Thunderbirds. But, simultaneously, so has the gut-wrenching pain of …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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12/6/25
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SEATTLE — Before the meat and potatoes of this column get devoured, let’s state two things off rip.
One, for the people that say “Where’s the story about Napavine seniors …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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12/6/25
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SEATTLE — A fourth-quarter scoop and score gave Tumwater life late on Saturday in Seattle, but the T-Birds lost the 2A State Championship 35-20 to Archbishop Murphy..
Early on, it looked …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/6/25
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TUMWATER — Sunday rolls around and a notification dings on phones across the Tumwater High School football team.
Open up X and a photo loads. It’s a detailed schedule from …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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12/3/25
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TUMWATER — Do what got you here.
It’s an oft-expressed phrase by coaches of high-powered football programs who perennially make deep postseason runs.
The Tumwater Thunderbirds …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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11/29/25
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Whether it’s for her club, for her beach team or for Rainier High School, Allyson Ooms lives and breathes volleyball. Her mother, Carrie Ooms, is the Mountaineers head coach and she’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/27/25
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All season long, the Toledo Riverhawks were a team that prided themselves on their defense.
Across 19 games this season, the Riverhawks only allowed more than two goals three times, and all …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/26/25
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To say the first year under head coach Jordan Thomas would be an understatement.
Just two wins and a goose egg in the Evergreen Conference put the Centralia High School boys basketball team in …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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11/26/25
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TUMWATER — During the first week of spring practices, Tumwater breaks the program up into two sessions. Juniors and seniors on one side of Tumwater District Stadium, sophomores and freshmen on …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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11/25/25
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TUMWATER — On paper, the second-seeded Tumwater Thunderbirds were supposed to have their hands full with the seventh-seeded Franklin Pierce Cardinals in the 2A State quarterfinals Saturday …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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11/22/25
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TUMWATER — When the 2024 season ended short of a state championship, it was just the beginning of an offseason filled with questions for the Tumwater High School football program.
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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11/19/25
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For the second year in a row, W.F. West’s quarterback was named the EvCo’s Overall MVP.
W.F. West sophomore Wyatt Hoffman earned the honors this season, as announced by the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/17/25
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YAKIMA — Tumwater took a hard look in the mirror after falling short to Sehome in the 2A State quarterfinals late Friday night in Yakima.
How would the Thunderbirds’ season be …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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11/15/25
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YAKIMA — Since the Tumwater Thunderbirds swept their way to a 2A state championship in 2016, the state quarterfinals have not been kind to them.
Tumwater lost in four sets to Ellensburg in …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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11/15/25
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The Evergreen Conference and Greater St. Helen’s League champs squared off on Friday night in the Class 2A Round of 16 and it was a one-sided affair.
Eight sacks, 11 tackles for loss and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/15/25
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YAKIMA — At the start of her first season as Tumwater’s head coach, Kennedy Croft wasn’t quite certain what the mental makeup for her team would be.
The Thunderbirds …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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11/14/25
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