Asked about his favorite play from four years of high school football, Daniel Matagi — one of the most well-spoken athletes in the area — needed a minute to find an answer. And when it …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/21/22
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Editor's Note: This story is included in The Chronicle's 2022-23 Prep Basketball Preview, which is published in the Thursday edition.
The game of basketball has changed much over the years, …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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12/14/22
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LAKEWOOD — Deacon Parker lost sleep over it, almost every night. Josh Fay called it tough to swallow at the time. Not many Tigers will forget letting the 2B state championship slip away from …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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12/3/22
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Though the No. 4 W.F. West football team has been taking its season one week at a time — and one opponent at a time all year — this week’s contest had a bit of added motivation and pregame talk …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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10/20/22
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CHEHALIS — Kicking off the penultimate week of its regular season, the W.F. West girls soccer team got to add some hardware to its closet early, beating Centralia 2-1 on Tuesday at …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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10/18/22
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TORONTO — How do you recover from an awful outing from your starting pitcher, a worse showing from one of your best relievers and a seven-run deficit with everything seemingly working against …
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10/8/22
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TUMWATER — As Dan Hill straightened up, wiped his eyes clear, and took in the scene around him on Sid Otton Field, his young son came running up to him. Jumping into his arms, the little Hill put …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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9/30/22
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SEATTLE — Making the trip north from Stone City to the Emerald City, the Tenino football team ran wild in a 62-14 non-league victory over Klahowya Saturday afternoon under the bright lights of …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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9/17/22
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COUGAR — A bit sizzly up there on the surface, is it? Why not hang out down here, underground, with us supremely cool apes?
The year-round temperature inside Ape Cave, a lava tube on the …
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8/7/22
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Some call turning 50 getting “over the hill.” For Neal Kirby, who spent over two decades as a school principal in Centralia, turning 70 means getting over the volcano — five …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/22/22
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W.F. West graduate Brady Calkins nearly quit professional golf after two tough outings at the second stage of Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School, a feeder event for the PGA Tour.
The best …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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6/15/22
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Mountain goats and their kids were visible from the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens this Wednesday evening as the observatory closed for the night after its second day open in three …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/22
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YAKIMA — It’s been awhile since Adna has been shut out in any capacity on a softball field. Saturday afternoon in the 2B state title game, just a week removed from a 14-13 loss to these …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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5/28/22
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Nobody involved had ever seen anything like it.
Adna crushed three homers before recording a single out, knocked six balls out in the first three innings, built a nine-run lead — and wound …
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By Aaron VanTuyl / For The Chronicle
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5/21/22
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