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This season’s Napavine Tigers looked a little different than the 2023-24 version.
Like any team, they had lost a few seniors, including 2023-24 All-Area MVP James Grose, and they also had …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/21/25
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The Rainier baseball team had no answers offensively through five innings against Toutle Lake on Wednesday, but the Mountaineers rallied in the sixth and held on to come away with a 5-3 win.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/19/25
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A quick look at last year’s C2BL baseball standings shows a clear tier line.
Toutle Lake, Adna, Napavine, a wide gap, then Toledo and Kalama. The Ducks, Pirates, and Tigers combined to win …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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The Adna Pirates are no strangers to success in softball.
For years, there have been not one, but two columns on the gym wall highlighting their success at state tournaments, including six …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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The Rainier softball team came away with a big win on Tuesday, as the Mountaineers dominated late and pulled away for a 14-1 win.
Rainier took control early with two in the first and added three …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/25
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Justin Gurnsey smiled from the dugout as he watched his team practice amidst a rainy Thursday afternoon last week. The day before, the Rainier Mountaineers High School baseball team was forced to …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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3/18/25
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The Rainier High School softball team fell to North Thurston 7-1 in their de facto season opener on Friday, March 14. The Mountaineers were scheduled to begin their season on March 12 at Cascade …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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3/18/25
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Six different players notched a double or a triple in helping the Toledo High School softball team secure a 14-4 non-league win over Rainier on Monday night at home.
Of the Riverhawks (1-0) 14 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/17/25
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It took just one game for Vikings senior Easton Kolb to make a statement back in Class 2B, striking out 10 and launching his first home run of the season in an 8-2 triumph over Rainier on Friday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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A seven-day offseason came at the worst time for the Rainier High School fastpitch team.
The WIAA’s spring practice window began Monday, March 3, and the Mountaineers kicked off their …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/13/25
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When Justin Gurnsey took over as head coach of the Rainier High School baseball team last spring, he set out to change the culture of the program.
It amounted to small progress in the wins …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/13/25
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SPOKANE — A season that was dubbed the “redemption year” for the Rainier Mountaineers ended just the same as the campaign they were aiming to redeem themselves from.
The …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/5/25
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RICHLAND — A last minute venue change happened on Saturday afternoon.
Instead of playing on a basketball court, the Rainier and Tri-Cities Prep boys basketball teams proceeded to tussle in …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/1/25
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The last time the Rainier Mountaineers stepped onto the W.F. West court, they put forth a magical fourth-quarter effort to shock Adna and reach the 2B District 4 mountaintop.
Six days later, …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/28/25
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year to be a basketball fan. March is synonymous with incredible basketball, and that holds true in the WIAA.
We even get it a little early, as some …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/26/25
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TACOMA — It was one of the first things heard over the intercom on Friday morning once Mat Classic XXXVI commenced.
Onalaska’s Benito Escalera was called over to his mat for the …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/23/25
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TACOMA — Forty days ago, Centralia High School’s Ramona Reinitz was supposed to be done for the girls wrestling season.
Her elbow blew out in the third round of Braided 64 in …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/23/25
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TACOMA — Girls wrestling has been around for a long time in Washington. From individuals in the 1990s to teams formed once the sport was sanctioned in 2007, there's a long list of history for …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/23/25
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Through two and a half quarters, it seemed that this year’s district title game was going to go the same way it did last year for Rainier.
The Mountaineers’ defense was keeping them …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/23/25
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Rainier High School wrestling head coach Chris Holterman believes there is no harder match in the sport than the match immediately following a loss in the Mat Classic semifinals.
Senior Zander …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/23/25
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