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Yelm graduate Trevontay Smith competes in the dunk contest during the Capital City 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in Tenino on Saturday, July 25.
In focus: Yelm graduate Trevontay Smith puts on show to win Capital City 3-on-3 Basketball Dunk Contest
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 … more
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Cody Kellems participates in the 2026 Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic.
Yelm resident Cody Kellems completes 2nd Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic
Movement is medicine. Cody Kellems, 41, of Yelm, has used cycling as a remedy throughout his life. Long days at his job at Tacoma Glass Manufacturing inflicted back pain. He feared heart … more
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Timberline's Brookelyn Read hits the ball for Washington Thunder 16U at the Cascades National Championship at Recreation Park in Chehalis on Thursday, July 9.
In Focus: Local 16U players, club teams compete in Cascades National Softball Championship in Chehalis
Softball players aged 16-and-under from Capital, North Thurston, Olympia, River Ridge, Timberline, Tumwater and Yelm high schools flocked to Chehalis to represent their club teams at the Cascades … more
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North Thurston's Capri Crosby stands atop the podium after winning the 132-pound state championship at the Washington State High School Powerlifting Association state championship meet at Olympia High School on May 2.
How Capri Crosby overcame adversity to become North Thurston’s first female state powerlifting champion
May 2 was simultaneously not Capri Crosby’s day and also as good of a day as it gets. The North Thurston High School sophomore competed in the Washington State High School Powerlifting … more
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The Thurston Chronicle’s 2026 All-Area Baseball Team poses for a photo at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey on Wednesday, June 3. Back row from the left: North Thurston's Jordan Dircks, North Thurston's Zach Albright, North Thurston's Kole French, North Thurston's Ethan Shaefer, Capital’s Max Hanson, Capital’s Brooks Barker, Northwest Christian's Luke Nickel, Northwest Christian's Marshall Guyer, Northwest Christian's Jack Vahey. Front row from the left: Yelm's Parker Myers, Timberline's Adrian Williams, Timberline's Marley Gamble, Olympia's Sawyer Dean, Olympia's Brayden Cheeka, Olympia's Peyton Crass, River Ridge's Jalon Fulton. Not pictured: Olympia's Travis Kunkel.
Thurston Chronicle’s 2026 All-Area Baseball Team
Perhaps no moment in the 2026 baseball season among local teams was more clutch than the final out of the South Puget Sound League Championship Game between Olympia and Sumner May 6. Bottom of … more
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The Thurston Chronicle’s 2026 All-Area Softball Team poses for a photo at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey on Monday, June 1. Back row from the left: Timberline’s Nevaeh Haagen, Timberline’s Kayleese Dorfner, North Thurston’s Paige Guyer, Yelm’s Paityn Powell, Yelm’s Leticea Romo and Capital’s Lola McKeone. Bottom row from the left: Timberline’s Brynnli Mayr, Timberline’s Porsha Miller, North Thurston’s Isabella Haagen, North Thurston’s Sara Halterman, Yelm’s Bailey Mounts and River Ridge’s Raylie Birklid.
Thurston Chronicle’s 2026 All-Area Softball Team
In years past, the Puget Sound League divided its Most Valuable Player awards into two: the best player in the Nisqually Division and the top player in the Narrows Division. While those awards … more
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Timberline's Paityn Gagnon competes in the triple jump at the 2A/3A/4A State Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on Saturday, May 30.
Timberline’s Paityn Gagnon completes unprecedented trifecta of state medals in jump events
TACOMA — Paityn Gagnon once laughed at the idea of her potentially qualifying for state in her three jump events. In hindsight, the Timberline senior was right to chuckle. Her destiny wasn’t … more
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Olympia's Caden Durocher narrowly defeats Rogers' Amin Fidaar to win the 4A 800-meter state title at the 2A/3A/4A State Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on Saturday, May 30.
Olympia’s Caden Durocher wins 800-meter state title, sets state meet record in photo finish
TACOMA — Caden Durocher’s day at Mount Tahoma High School Saturday began in his typical Olympia track garb: a navy blue tank top, black shorts and black Adidas running shoes. It concluded in … more
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Olympia's Tucker Downing throws the javelin at the 2A/3A/4A State Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on Friday, May 29.
Olympia’s Tucker Downing secures top-5 medal in state javelin competition
TACOMA — Javelin runs in the family for Olympia High School junior Tucker Downing. So does winning medals at state. During Friday’s state meet at Mount Tahoma High School, Downing … more
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Olympia's Quenton Lanese competes in the 1,600 meters at the 2A/3A/4A State Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on Thursday, May 28.
Olympia’s Quenton Lanese resets own national freshman 1,600-meter record at state meet
TACOMA — No distance runner in the United States has ever had a freshman season like Olympia High School’s Quenton Lanese. One week after he broke the national freshman record in the 1,600 … more
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Olympia's Sam Rigg competes in javelin at the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, April 3.
Five locals win district titles on Day 2 of meet; Olympia boys take team title
Five local track and field athletes etched their names in the history books as district champions at the 3A/4A District 3/4 Championships at French Field in Kent Friday. Two of them — … more
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Timberline's Paityn Gagnon competes in the high jump at the West Central District 3A/4A championships at French Field in Kent on Wednesday, May 20.
Timberline’s Paityn Gagnon triumphs in high jump at district meet
KENT — It’s been a successful prep career for Timberline senior Paityn Gagnon in track and field. But on Wednesday during the first day of the West Central District 3A/4A Championships at … more
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Capital's Gus Valek winds up to throw the discus at the West Central District 3A/4A championships at French Field in Kent on Wednesday, May 20.
Capital’s Valek, Olympia’s Godfrey take district titles in discus on Day 1 of district meet
KENT — The last time a Capital Cougar won a district title in an individual event was in 2023. Hana Moll, now a star pole vaulter at the University of Washington, won the first of her two district … more
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Olympia senior pitcher Travis Kunkel, junior pitcher Peyton Crass and senior outfielder Brayden Cheeka were named to the 2026 First Team All-South Puget Sound League.
Three Olympia Bears named to First Team All-South Puget Sound League
Three members of the 2026 South Puget Sound League champion Olympia Bears baseball team received First Team All-SPSL honors, the league announced Tuesday. Senior pitcher Travis Kunkel, junior … more
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Olympia's Sydney Potvin, Abby Crawford and Aliyah Eberle were named to the 2026 First Team All-South Puget Sound League South.
Olympia’s Sydney Potvin, Abby Crawford, Aliyah Eberle earn First Team All-SPSL South honors
Three Olympia High School softball players were named to the 2026 First Team All-South Puget Sound League South, announced Wednesday. Junior first baseman Sydney Potvin, sophomore outfielder … more
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Rainier's Alex Salinas competes in the boys 400 meter on the final day of the 1B/ 2B/1A State Track and Field Championships at Zaepfel Stadium in Yakima on Saturday, May 31.
Rainier’s Alex Salinas breaks school record in 400 meters at South Sound Classic
Rainier sophomore Alex Salinas broke a 51-year-old school record in the 400 meters at the South Sound Classic in Puyallup Saturday, placing 13th overall and winning his heat at 50.78 seconds. The … more
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Olympia rallies from 5-run deficit to beat Yelm in 5 innings
One night after the Olympia softball team was no hit in a 12-0 loss to Rogers, the Bears bounced back in more ways than one against Yelm Wednesday. Olympia not only defeated the Tornados 18-8 in … more
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Yelm's Isabelle Arena throws the javelin at the Mount Tahoma Track Festival at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on Saturday, April 18.
Yelm’s Isabelle Arena goes off in javelin at Mount Tahoma Track Festival
TACOMA — April showers bring May flowers. In the case of Yelm senior Isabelle Arena, early-April showers bring mid-April superpowers. Arena, a javelin thrower since the eighth grade, … more
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Olympia's Brett Bartsch (21) celebrates after scoring a goal against Yelm at Olympia High School on Wednesday, April 8.
Bartsch nets pair of goals as Olympia shuts out Yelm
OLYMPIA — Aggression on offense isn’t abnormal for the Olympia Bears. Ten to fifteen shots on goal per game is the expectation. But Olympia fired a staggering 27 shots on goal against Yelm … more
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Yelm's Madelyn Lawson winds up to throw the hammer at the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, April 3.
Yelm’s Madelyn Lawson shatters own school record in hammer throw at Oregon Relays
EUGENE — They say home is where the heart is. For Yelm senior Madelyn Lawson, home is where the hammer travels the furthest, and that home appears to be Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. … more
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