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Nothing came easy for the Tumwater volleyball team Monday, but the Thunderbirds pulled out three tough sets after dropping their first to Timberline in a 19-25, 31-29, 27-25, 25-21 win.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/11/23
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Runners from W.F. West, Rochester, Black Hills, Tumwater, and Rainier joined hundreds of other athletes Saturday at LBA Park for the Olympia Invite, kicking off the cross country slate in southwest …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/9/23
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The Tumwater football team makes it no secret; the T-Birds want to beat you on the ground, and use that to set up the pass. It’s the standard setup-to-punchline, one-two punch formula …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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9/9/23
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The Tumwater volleyball team lost in three sets at home to 3A North Thurston on Thursday, 25-17, 25-20, 25-11.
Whitney Van Gorkom led the T-Birds with seven kills on .438 hitting, Paige …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/8/23
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That “new season” smell really wore off quick, didn’t it? After a summer of dreams and hopes and what-ifs, Week 1 made things a whole lot more solid. Now that we have actual games …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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9/7/23
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The Tumwater volleyball team swept their southern 4A opponent from Union (Vancouver) on Tuesday night at home, winning 25-10, 25-20, 25-13.
The Thunderbirds displayed a well-balanced offensive …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/5/23
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The Tumwater girls soccer team fell behind nearly immediately Saturday at South Sound Stadium, but bounced back with more than enough offense to down North Thurston 5-1.
The Rams took a 1-0 lead …
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9/2/23
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The Tumwater football team got off to a fast start Friday, blowing out Burlington-Edison 49-6 at Sid Otton Field.
The T-Birds scored 21 points in the first half, then added 21 more in the third …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/23
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Last season, the Black Hills and Tumwater volleyball teams met in a winner-to-state matchup at the 2A District 4 tournament.
While Tumwater took the first matchup earlier in the season, it was …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/29/23
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They don’t have a defense on the Tumwater football team; the T-Birds have a G.A.T.A. unit.
And this year, the Thunderbirds have an experienced group back on that side of the ball, …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/29/23
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Realignment may have been the dominating theme of the summer in the college football world, but it’s far from a stranger for local high schools. Come Saturday, 16 local teams will get going in …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/29/23
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Months of prognostication finally give way to actual football games, as the 2023 season gets underway. Here’s what’s on tap for all of the local sides hitting the field this weekend.
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/29/23
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Sixteen area teams have broken the huddles on fall camp, and the 2023 season looms just on the other side of the month.
With that in mind, The Chronicle’s sports crew — Josh …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/28/23
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TUMWATER — For the first time in many moons, there were colors other than kelly green, yellow, and white at Sid Otton Field, as 4A Olympia, 3A Peninsula, and 2A Steilacoom came to play at a …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/25/23
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The rafters at Tumwater high school and the bowels inside Tumwater District Stadium are much too packed with mementos from state championships for last year’s season, which finished in the …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/18/23
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Sixteen area teams have broken the huddles on fall camp, and the 2023 season looms just on the other side of the month.
With that in mind, The Chronicle’s sports crew — Josh …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/16/23
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One crossed multiple time zones. One criss-crossed the state. One moved down the hall.
Three of the seven athletic director jobs in the 2A Evergreen Conference opened up in June, and three new …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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7/12/23
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Competing amongst the state’s best golfers, 2022 Tumwater graduate Lily McCauley took fifth at the Washington Women’s Amateur Golf Championships at Wing Point Golf and Country Club in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/23/23
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Before he suits up for his senior season with Tumwater, Ethan Kastner is taking his show on the road.
Kastner, who is entering his second season for the T-Birds after sharing reps with Alex …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/23/23
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A handful of local runners and throwers got the chance to head across the Columbia to go to Eugene, Oregon for the Nike Outdoor National Championships at Hayward Field over the weekend.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/19/23
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