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It served as a constant reminder. It was always within eyesight. It was simple, yet monumental.
Hallie Bergford had a note taped above her bed while she was at Seattle University with the …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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8/19/26
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ADNA — It took not once, not twice, but three times for the Adna High School football team to jog into their giant circle for jumping jacks.
And Aaron Cochran was not jovial after the first …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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8/19/26
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PACIFIC OCEAN — An Oregon man on a tuna charter trip off the Washington coast landed the catch of a lifetime over the weekend.
Tim Durheim, of Prineville, was fishing aboard the F/V Four …
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By Luke Whittaker / The Chinook Observer
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8/18/26
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A Prineville, Oregon, man got the thrill of a lifetime Saturday, Aug. 15, out in the deep blue sea about 40 miles west of Ilwaco when he pulled in a 151-pound striped marlin.
Tim Durheim was …
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By Luke Whittaker / The Chinook Observer
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8/17/26
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It’s been a steady climb up the mountain of improvement for Centralia College head volleyball coach Ceanna Michalek.
Year one laid the foundation. Year two saw a 16-win jump. Year three …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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8/16/26
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Every opening game of a season will bring plenty of firsts. The first kickoff, the first foul call, and if things go well, the first goal.
All of those came for first-year Centralia College …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/15/26
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When the clock struck 6 a.m., we were off from Packwood en route to the fourth oldest U.S. National Park.
A month prior, my girlfriend, Piper, had mentioned her family was planning a camping …
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By Cade Barker / The Reflector
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8/14/26
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Fall sports are just around the corner, with football practices five days away and all other sports beginning practice in 10 days. Regular season action is less than four weeks away.
The 2025 …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/14/26
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It took one unofficial campus visit to Houston Christian University for it all to sink in for Sarah Stevens.
Conversations with the coaching staff preached a family environment. In talking with …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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8/13/26
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The grind of Minor League baseball through the summer and into the fall has gotten the best of Brandon White, Dakota Hawkins and Tyson Guerrero in the early stage of August.
Guerrero has …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/13/26
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Experience Olympia & Beyond and the Olympia & Beyond Sports Commission will welcome the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) to Thurston County this month as 78 of the nation’s top …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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8/13/26
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/13/26
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Deer and elk hunters who bought a Washington multi-season application this year will have a chance to buy one of 3,137 remaining multi-season deer tags and 187 remaining multi-season elk tags in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/12/26
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Centralia’s Tiger Stadium became a hub of international soccer training over the weekend as local youth soccer players trained under the guidance of professional coaches from Spain, according to a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/12/26
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Heading into the summer, Pe Ell graduate Peyton Zock had no intention of playing college basketball.
Last winter, Zock was in talks with Centralia College’s coaching staff, but she decided to …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/11/26
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To kickoff the college volleyball season, the Centralia College volleyball team is hosting the annual Blazer Super Scrimmage on Friday in the Michael Smith Gymnasium.
Eight teams — Lower …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/11/26
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With the 2026-27 school year fast approaching, The Chronicle is taking one final look back at the last athletic season and recognizing the area’s top student-athletes.
High school coaches …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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A few areas broke in favor of the Centralia College women’s soccer team last fall.
The six draws overall – five in the NWAC West – and one less loss than arch rival Lower Columbia put the …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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8/10/26
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His number is never going to be retired at T-Mobile Park. No statue in his likeness is on the horizon.
But Saturday, Alex Rodriguez received a gift from Mariners fans that might mean just as …
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Matt Calkins / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/9/26
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Seemingly wherever Garret Wenrich goes, even as an assistant coach, winning ensues.
While admitting he’s been “fortunate” to go to programs that have an established culture and has been …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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8/6/26
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