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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In slugfest, the Napavine boys basketball team held La Center to 34% shooting, and beat the Wildcats on the road, 57-42, Saturday afternoon in non-league action.
The Tigers got 26 points …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/17/22
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Taking a 44-4 halftime lead and riding it all the way to a 61-23 victory Friday night, the Napavine girls basketball team had no trouble picking up a league win against Kalama at home.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/22
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TOLEDO — Not that anybody is preaching moral victories or anything like that. But Thursday night’s matchup between the Napavine and Toledo boys basketball teams — which the Tigers …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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12/15/22
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NAPAVINE — The proceedings in Tiger Town on Wednesday night quickly devolved into one-way traffic, as the Napavine girls basketball team laid a hammer down on Toledo for a half before pulling …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/22
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Still in the early-goings of the 2022-23 hoops season, The Chronicle asked area coaches who the best players in each of their respective leagues were. Below is a list of players who received at least …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/22
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In football, it was Napavine who lost to Kalama in the state title game last year, then came into this season the heavy favorite and proceeded to dominate from wire to wire en route to its own crown. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/22
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Coming off a season that ended with the unthinkable — two Pacific 2B League teams playing for a district title — the Central 2B League looks to be well and completely up for grabs this …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/22
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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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Two games in, and the Napavine boys basketball team and James Grose, in particular, have shown no sign of slowing down.
Grose led the Tigers to a 86-58 win over the Mountaineers, scoring a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/13/22
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Just a week removed from winning a 2B football state championship, the Napavine boys basketball team defeated Winlock Saturday afternoon at home in its season and league-opener, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/10/22
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The Napavine girls basketball team jumped out to an early lead, exploded offensively out of halftime, and put the clamps down in the fourth quarter to beat Toutle Lake 69-23 on Friday in Central 2B …
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12/9/22
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For the second year in a row, Mossyrock senior outside hitter Payton Torrey earned All-1B Columbia Valley League MVP, All-Area MVP, and guided the Vikings to a second straight trip to the state title …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/9/22
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The Napavine girls basketball team took a road trip to face last year’s fourth-place 1A finishers, and gave Montesano all it could handle in a 53-48 loss that went down to the wire.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/6/22
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Honoring local seniors across Lewis County, Centralia College had its yearly volleyball showcase Saturday night for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020.
In …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/4/22
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LAKEWOOD — And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why they’re the best team in the state.
Because after a half where nothing went right early or late, going into the locker room down for …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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12/3/22
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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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Scoring just 14 points in the first half, and trailing by nine, the Napavine girls basketball team doubled that output and more in the third quarter alone, en route to a 42-point second half …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/2/22
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MOSSYROCK — On a night the Mossyrock girls basketball program honored the memory of longtime former coach Gary Stamper, it was all too fitting the Vikings gutted out an all-too-familiar 44-42 …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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12/1/22
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If playing for a state title wasn’t enough motivation, Saturday night’s matchup at Harry E. Lang Stadium in Lakewood for the 2B title between No. 1 Napavine and No. 2 Okanogan features …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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11/30/22
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