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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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The top three hitters in the Mountaineers lineup – Mia Naval, Layla Hill and Sierra Lee – got on base routinely, drove runners in and controlled the game on their way to a 19-8 victory over the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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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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Adna, Napavine, and Toledo each made the state tournament last season, and each lost on the road on Day 1. Napavine and Toledo both bowed out in the Round of 16, and Adna fell in the quarterfinals to …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/18/26
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The Central 2B League has dominated the softball landscape in Washington, and 2026 looks to be no different.
Adna, of course, is the state’s current dynasty. The Pirates will be playing for …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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3/18/26
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Rainier opened its season with two wins, beating Mossyrock 9-3 and 23-1 in two ends of a doubleheader in Mossyrock on Monday.
The Vikings opened the scoring in Game 1 with a pair of runs in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/16/26
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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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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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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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Late in the first half, Rainier was on the brink against Ilwaco. The Mountaineers were on the wrong end of a long run, and they found themselves down double-digits.
A pair of buckets in …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/20/26
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Rainier moved within one win of a state tournament berth on Wednesday, topping Forks 58-44 in a 2B District 4 Tournament Elimination Game on Wednesday in Castle Rock.
The Mountaineers came out …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/18/26
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Behind an efficient night from star Emalie Jacoby and balanced scoring down the roster, the Loggers upended the Mountaineers 55-46 in a Class 2B District 4 elimination game at Castle Rock High …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/18/26
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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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Rainier didn’t earn any style points on Friday in Rochester, but the Mountaineers did top Toutle Lake 41-34 in a 2B District 4 Tournament Elimination Game to keep their season alive.
Rainier …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/13/26
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Behind a 26-point opening quarter and enough defense down the stretch, the Mountaineers pulled off a 52-41 victory over the Riverhawks on Thursday night in an elimination Class 2B District 4 game in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/26
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Usually, the term “kills” is reserved for volleyball. Yet Luke Salme is borrowing the word for his own purposes to put a fire into the Adna High School boys basketball team.
If the Pirates …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/12/26
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Napavine finished unbeaten in league play and won a C2BL title, and on Sunday, their two best players, Hayden Kaut and Taylen Evander, were named Co-MVPs by the league’s coaches.
Onalaska’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/26
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Adna’s Trevin Salme and Toledo’s Cooper Fallon led their teams to top-two seeds in the district tournament, and on Sunday, they were announced as Co-MVPs by the league’s coaches.
In …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/26
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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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