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RAINIER — Good programs rebuild. Great programs reload.
Year after year, the Rainier Mountaineers girls are steadily one of the top track programs at the 2B level, no matter the roster …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/22/26
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RAINIER — When the pole vault competition is over, the spectacle that is Luke Barrick begins.
Barrick starts warming up when all of the other competitors put their warmups back on to gather …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/21/26
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Time moves slowly for Napavine High School’s Hayden Kaut on the basketball court. Especially in the biggest moments.
Her sophomore year of sinking the game-winning bucket to put the Tigers on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/20/26
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LEBAM — Ever since she was little, Lauren Matlock has been around a baseball or softball field. Her mom and dad played slowpitch and her older sister, Olivia, was a stout pitcher for the Pe …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/18/26
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The Pe Ell/Willapa Valley softball team has been a staple at the state tournament in Yakima. Since 2017, the Trojans have won two state championships and have trophied in all but one state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/26
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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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TUMWATER — Everything was sunshine and rainbows for the Pe Ell High School girls basketball team in 2025. Winning by 40 each and every night didn’t lead to a lot of hard lessons after the final …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/28/26
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A pair of players who were catalysts in leading their teams to the Class 1B District 4 tournament were honored by the Columbia Valley League coaches last week.
Pe Ell’s Blake Nelson and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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Three-peats are hard to do. Unless your name is Karli Phelps.
The Trojans junior point guard was named as the Columbia Valley League MVP on the girls side for the third consecutive season. The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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Southwest Washington is once again in the spotlight. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the area has found a way to leave Spokane and Yakima with plenty of hardware. Over the last four state tournaments, …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/25/26
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TACOMA — Olivia Chapman didn’t have any grandiose fantasies of being the last wrestler standing on the biggest stage in Washington state.
She wrestled from ages 6 through 12, fell out of …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/22/26
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The Pe Ell girls are back on top of District 4.
The Trojans were trailing against Naselle in Montesano on Saturday, but they rallied in the second half and came away with a 49-42 win in the 1B …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/22/26
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Through the first day of Mat Classic XXXVII for the boys 1B/2B, 2A and 1A brackets and the girls 1B/2B/1A and 2A brackets, 40 area wrestlers’ hopes for a state title were still alive, with plenty …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/21/26
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SOUTH BEND — Maybe they were a little out of sorts. Perhaps some timing mistakes took place. Unable to corral the 50-50 balls? It can happen.
For as knowledgeable as the Pe Ell High School …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/17/26
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In one of the largest district championships throughout the state, three area girls wrestlers ended up on top of the podium in the two-day Class 1B/2B/1A District 4 meet.
Mossyrock’s Bailey …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/15/26
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The Pe Ell boys basketball team’s season came to an end on Friday in Raymond, where the Trojans fell to Ocosta 44-32 in a 1B District 4 Tournament Elimination Game.
Pe Ell led 8-5 after one …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/14/26
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Both the Pe Ell and Oakville boys lost on the road in the 1B District 4 Quarterfinals on Wednesday, leaving both teams one loss away from being eliminated from the district tournament.
Pe Ell …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/26
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PE ELL — The Pe Ell Trojans have seen this movie before.
Flash back to Feb. 14, 2025, when the No. 1 seed Trojans hosted No. 4 seed Mary M. Knight in the District 4 1B Tournament …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/10/26
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It was a loaded Saturday at Winlock High School, site of the Class 1B/2B District 4 tournament. Eight area schools competed and several solidified multiple spots at Mat Classic. Rainier was the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/8/26
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