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Angelica Askey and Brooklynn Swenson knew they would be a package deal when deciding what was next after graduating from Rainier High School last summer.
The duo have been inseparable since …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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1/12/26
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The Adna girls basketball team earned a road win over Rainier on Thursday, taking down the Mountaineers 46-30.
The Pirates were dominant on defense early on, limiting Rainier to just nine points …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/8/26
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With two minutes remaining in Onalaska, Rainier’s Peyton Sheaffer threw down a dunk to put the Mountaineers up one.
Onalaska coach Fred Sturza called a timeout, hoping to settle his team down …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/8/26
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Toledo senior Cooper Fallon became the 11th Riverhawks boys basketball player to surpass 1,000 career points as his 27 points and 18 rebounds led Toledo to a 78-65 win over Rainier Tuesday night.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/7/26
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TUMWATER — Lexi Beckman is beginning to draw special attention from opposing coaches looking to game plan against the Rainier Mountaineers.
She’s only a freshman.
But the 6-foot-1 post …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/5/26
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Despite a push in the fourth quarter spearheaded by sophomore Kaysen Bravo, the Mountaineers couldn’t complete the comeback and fell to the Ducks 59-50 in a non-league game on Saturday.
Bravo …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/4/26
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Following a four-game cold spell in mid-December, the Rainier Mountaineers boys basketball team is finding its offensive groove again. Rainier earned its third consecutive win with a 73-29 trouncing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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At The Chronicle, we pride ourselves on our robust local sports coverage.
With nearly 20 school districts in the coverage area, The Chronicle works hard to deliver news and features from …
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12/31/25
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The Rainier Mountaineers put forth their best defensive effort of the young season in a 49-16 rout of Eatonville at home Tuesday night.
Rainier led 10-2 after the first quarter and 26-11 at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/30/25
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Trailing 16-0 in the first quarter, the Rainier High School boys basketball team dusted themselves off and proceeded to rally and clip Eatonville 67-59 on the road on Monday night.
After losing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/30/25
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The Mountaineers had one finalist and two others rebound from opening match setbacks to all place in the top-three at Saturday’s Rogers Holiday Tournament in Puyallup. Chloe Willis was the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/28/25
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Ten months ago, Chloe Willis was the last wrestler standing in the 2B 190-pound bracket at Mat Classic XXXVI in the Tacoma Dome.
Entering her junior campaign at Rainier High School, it’s as if …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/20/25
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Peyton Sheaffer took over on Friday night for the Rainier High School boys basketball team, scoring at least five points in three of the four quarters to fuel a 70-25 domination over Morton-White …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/20/25
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A football journey that began in elementary school concluded with an epic curtain call for Eli Weeks.
The senior Toledo quarterback and defensive back helped the Riverhawks reach the state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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RAINIER — Ben Sheaffer yelled to his players in the first quarter to leave Tyce Vigre open in the perimeter.
“Let him shoot that. See if he can hit it,” the Rainier head coach directed.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/17/25
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Year in and year out, the Central 2B League has bolted itself into the upper ranks of the 2B classification in girls basketball.
For the second straight winter, a quarter of the 16-team 2B …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/17/25
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March 2026 will mark one decade since the last time a Central 2B League boys basketball team made a run to the 2B State Championship Game.
Mossyrock was the last to accomplish the feat in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/17/25
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A couple points more in the second and third quarter proved to be the difference for the Thunderbirds on Monday night, securing a 51-45 non-league victory over the Mountaineers in their home gym.
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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The Centralia and W.F. West girls wrestling teams both placed inside the top-10 at Saturday’s Centralia Tiger Classic and the two Evergreen Conference teams left with two champions in a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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One of the most high-flying wrestlers in the area continued to put up points on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers 126-pounder Benito Escalera piled up several takedowns and back points en route to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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