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SPOKANE — All season long, Adna coach Chris Bannish expected his group would take the court on Friday the week of the State Tournament in Spokane.
“We’ve got enough talent,” Bannish …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/6/26
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SPOKANE — For the better part of the last decade, the Adna Pirates have always broken the team huddle with the same word.
“Battle.”
The team’s motto became a literal battle cry …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/6/26
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YAKIMA — Tumwater head coach Josh Wilson said before the Thunderbirds’ 2A state quarterfinal game that if his team was to beat Anacortes and advance to the semis, it would be because of their …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/5/26
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Despite an 18-11 record entering Thursday’s NWAC Sweet Sixteen contest, Centralia College head men’s basketball coach Joe Chirhart always felt his group was a “top tier” team from the moment …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/26
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SPOKANE — There’s unquestioned star power on the Napavine High School girls basketball team. Montana recruit Hayden Kaut gets the glitz and glam plus classmate Taylen Evander is the bulldog on …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/5/26
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SPOKANE — The nightcap of the Class 2B state tournament featured several items for viewing pleasure on Wednesday.
Relentless guards from Liberty Bell. A junior star in Adna’s Trevin Salme. …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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YAKIMA — Coming off of their first losing streak of the season in their two biggest games of 2025-26, the Tumwater Thunderbirds needed an anchor to steady the ship heading into the 2A State …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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SPOKANE — With a few minutes remaining against Columbia, it seemed like Toledo had finally found the answer it had been looking for on the offensive end. The Riverhawks had been within striking …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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SPOKANE — Napavine came out of the locker room at halftime looking like a different group on Wednesday.
After a rough first half against Freeman in a 2B State Round of 12 matchup in Spokane, …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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SPOKANE — Eclipsed time from the final buzzer to when Kelsey Lennox left the locker room inside Spokane Arena was north of 20 minutes.
She made sure to soak in the final moments with her Pe …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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Welcome to March, a time not only for madness on the hardwood, but the official start to spring sports. For the last handful of years, SW Washington has dominated the spring season with state champs …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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SPOKANE — Chris Bannish doesn’t beat around the bush. Even though his Adna High School girls basketball team lost by seven to Northwest Christian in the opening round, he was adamant about one …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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YAKIMA — No high school girl had ever scored more than 40 points in a 2A state tournament game.
No two 2A girls teams had ever combined to score more than 140 points in a 2A state tournament …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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Mat Rats Rebooted Wrestling opened the freestyle and Greco season in dominant fashion over the weekend, finishing first place overall at the Washington State Wrestling Association Concede Nothing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan, Dylan and Aaron) preview the state tournaments, discuss the intricacies of the beautiful Yakima SunDome, lay out each of the local teams’ state playoff …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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Centralia High School hosted its first ever powerlifting meet in the program’s second season on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Northwest Sports Hub.
The Earned Not Given Classic included …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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The Centralia College baseball team struggled in a weekend series against Shoreline, dropping three of four games across Saturday and Sunday.
The Trailblazers scored the first three runs of Game …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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For the first time this season, the No. 5 Tumwater High School boys basketball team is on a losing streak. They were down double figures entering the locker room and the deficit only grew, putting …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/28/26
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The seventh-seeded Tigers were in prime position to pull off a stunner in Saturday’s opening round, but just three field goals in the final frame allowed the second-seeded Crusaders to hold on for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/28/26
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TUMWATER — If anything, the Toledo High School boys basketball team has been prone to having a flair for the dramatics this winter.
The start of it was back in Alaska at the Clark Cochrane …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/28/26
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