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TUMWATER – The moment Tumwater’s Ava Jones crossed the finish line, she turned around towards the live results truck and waited for the time to pop up on the screen.
What followed …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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This time last spring, Tumwater was in the same spot it found itself in on Friday — in an elimination game with a state tournament berth on the line.
Last season, the Thunderbirds were …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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TUMWATER – As the Class 2A Evergreen Conference sub-district meet took place last spring, W.F. West’s Hayden Niemi knew there were 110-meter hurdlers better than him.
The headliner …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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Tumwater is the back-to-back Class 2A defending state high school baseball champion in Washington, winning state titles in 2022 and 2023.
The state tournament begins this week and the T-Birds …
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5/17/24
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Every sport can often make a claim to be a “game of inches.”
That cliché rang true for Tumwater on Thursday, as the T-Birds ended up on the wrong end of two critically close …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/16/24
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It was far from the typical ceremonious celebration. Still, the W.F. West High School girls tennis team’s No. 1 doubles pair had plenty of reasons to smile.
Lilly Hueffed and Katelyn Wood …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/16/24
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The 16th-seeded Tumwater boys soccer team saw its season come to a close in an 8-0 opening round loss to top-seeded Sehome in the Class 2A state tournament on Wednesday night at Civic Stadium in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/15/24
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For the second year in a row, Natalie Eklund and W.F. West dominated the 2A District 4 golf tournament, as Eklund won the individual title for the second straight year, and the Bearcats took home …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/15/24
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W.F. West’s Natalie Eklund was the best golfer on the course at Three Rivers in Kelso on Monday, as the defending district champion shot even par and leads by 13 strokes heading into Day 2 of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/24
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RIDGEFIELD – Eddie Marson was chomping at the bit for one more plate appearance.
The Tumwater High School shortstop and emotional leader was intentionally walked in the bottom of the fifth …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/11/24
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TUMWATER – Style points don’t exist in the playoffs.
And that rings true for the Tumwater High School boys soccer team. When their backs have been against the wall, they’ve …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/9/24
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Behind four victories from Ava Jones on the girls side and two PR’s from the boys, Tumwater coasted to the team title victory for both genders at the Class 2A Evergreen Conference sub-district …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/9/24
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RIDGEFIELD — The rally was nearly complete.
After entering the top of the seventh down two runs, Tumwater scored two runs on an error to tie the game, and then it took the lead on an RBI …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/9/24
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The offense has picked up in a big way for Tumwater, scoring over 10 runs for the second straight game and cruising by Black Hills 14-1 in six innings on Wednesday at Black Hills High School.
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/8/24
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TUMWATER – Three separate matches, including one between two doubles teams from the same school, called for a line judge. Unseeded singles players went on a run to keep playing tennis for at …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/8/24
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The baseball and soccer postseasons are already under way, and softball isn’t far behind. Several Chronicle teams are still alive, and a few have already even clinched state berths.
As the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/8/24
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The Tumwater softball team inched closer to a league title on Tuesday, as the Thunderbirds topped Centralia 13-7.
The T-Birds (15-4, 10-1 2A EvCo) jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first two …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/8/24
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Paced by drawing 13 walks and stringing together timely hits, the Thunderbirds kicked off the Class 2A District 4 tournament with a 10-0, six-inning verdict over the Monarchs on Tuesday night at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/7/24
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Districts has been the week that the W.F. West High School girls golf team puts together a winning performance. It captured the Class 2A district tournament a year ago and sent five girls through to …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/6/24
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TUMWATER — When the final whistle sounded deep into stoppage time on Saturday night, John Hayes took a deep breath.
No matter the month, the simple phrase of survive and advance rang true …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/4/24
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