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The Yelm and North Thurston high school cross country teams set the Blue Lake Regional Park course ablaze at the Nike Portland XC meet Saturday.
Yelm senior Marcos Andujar now holds the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/27/26
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It has already been quite the impressive season for Olympia senior running Ibrahima Diallo, but the star speedster added a broken record to his resumé.
Diallo set the school record for rushing …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/27/26
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During a Yelm Community Schools Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10, YCS Superintendent Chris Woods provided an update on the investigation of Yelm High School’s head football coach, …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/24/26
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YELM — Six games into the 2026 season, Yelm first-year head volleyball coach Bailey Whalen knows her team is better than the standings show.
The completed schedule at the end of the season …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/24/26
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The Yelm volleyball team received what head coach Bailey Whalen described as a “wake-up call” about the caliber of the 4A South Puget Sound League Monday night.
Yelm opened its league …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/22/26
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Olympia High School sophomore sensation Quenton Lanese moved one step closer to running a sub-14-minute time Saturday at the Fort Steilacoom Invitational.
He won the boys gold race in 15 minutes …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/21/26
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Yelm senior running back Ronnie Russell sprinted for an 80-yard rushing touchdown in the first half against Lake Washington Friday night, but that was the only score of the night for the Tornados in …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/19/26
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The Yelm volleyball team was close to earning its first win of the season, taking Shelton to the brink on the road but losing in five sets Thursday night.
Yelm controlled the first set 25-21, …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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The Yelm volleyball team ran into a powerful Toledo Riverhawks team and lost at home 3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 14-25, 19-25) Monday night.
Yelm put forth its best set of the young season in the second …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/15/26
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Olympia High School cross country sophomore stars Quenton Lanese and Leah Hennen kicked off the season with first-place finishes in their respective classes at the Olympia XC Classic at LBA Park …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/15/26
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The River Ridge boys tennis team rode the success of its doubles teams in a 3-2 home victory over Yelm Wednesday afternoon.
Cole Von Rueden and Lucas Manter of River Ridge bested Aidan Walton …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/10/26
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The Black Hills volleyball team is 3-0 for the first time in 17 years, as the Wolves earned their second straight sweep with a 3-0 win over Yelm Wednesday night.
Black Hills took home the first …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/10/26
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The Yelm boys tennis team opened up the 2026 season with a 3-2 victory against Graham-Kapowsin at home Tuesday afternoon. It was the first match under new head coach Keith McLaren, who picked up his …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/9/26
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Vincent Torres returned a kickoff 92 yards to the house in the first quarter, but that was all the offense the Yelm football team could find in a 33-7 season-opening loss to Heritage Friday night.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/5/26
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The Yelm volleyball team went toe-to-toe with 2A Sequim and fell short 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 19-25) Thursday night at home.
Bailey Whalen, Yelm’s first-year head coach, made her debut on …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/4/26
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The Yelm girls soccer team ran into a tough Union squad in its home opener Tuesday night, as the Tornados lost 7-0.
The game marked the debut of new head coach David Temple.
Union scored …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/2/26
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Yelm High School first-year head football coach Tutu Tamaalevea has been placed on administrative leave, effective immediately, due to what the school’s administration described as an “isolated …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/31/26
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Just four short years ago, the Yelm Tornados football program wasn’t just part of Class 3A’s upper echelon.
It was the upper echelon.
Yelm stunned the national high school football …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/24/26
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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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