LACEY — A step up the classification ladder, a date with one of the best players in the state, and a rabid environment all combined to be too much for the Tumwater boys basketball team Tuesday, …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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1/3/23
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After a back-and-forth first half, the 2B No. 7 Napavine girls basketball team separated from 2A No. 8 Tumwater on the road for a dominant non-league victory, 49-24.
The Tigers led 19-16 in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/3/23
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The Tumwater boys basketball team got hot from long range and found its defensive stride late Thursday, beating 3A Capital 67-58 on Thursday.
The Cougars led narrowly after the first quarter and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/29/22
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After nearly a week off, the Tumwater girls basketball team got back to the grindstone and back into the win column, beating Cedar Park Christian 60-42 on Wednesday.
Tumwater’s duo of …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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12/28/22
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*Note: The AP Poll is released weekly by eligible Washington high school reporters across the state, voting on the top-10 basketball programs in each classification. The poll is released every …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/28/22
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Division …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/28/22
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Between the weather and Christmas, this past weekend gave us a rare four full days off from high school basketball in the area. With an extended break from the chaos just about a month into the …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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12/27/22
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TUMWATER — Montesano might have been the smaller school in technical terms of enrollment and classification, but on the court it was a whole other matter, and the Tumwater girls basketball team …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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12/22/22
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Asked about his favorite play from four years of high school football, Daniel Matagi — one of the most well-spoken athletes in the area — needed a minute to find an answer. And when it …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/21/22
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In a mostly defensive battle through two quarters, the Tumwater girls basketball team erupted in the third quarter to take home a 71-45 victory over 3A Timberline Tuesday night on the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/20/22
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Trailing for a majority of the game, the Tumwater boys basketball team made a late push before falling just short in its Hardwood Invite finale Tuesday afternoon to 4A Camas at Garfield High School …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/20/22
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The Tumwater boys basketball team dropped its second straight game to a 4A contender at the Hardwood Invite at Garfield High School in Seattle on Monday with an 89-65 loss to Skyline.
The …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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12/19/22
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In its first defeat of the young season, the Tumwater boys basketball team fell in its second game of the Hardwood Invite at Garfield High School to 4A Davis, 73-52.
The Thunderbirds turned …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/18/22
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The Tumwater opened its run at one of the premier winter tournaments in the state with a non-league win Saturday, gritting out a 62-59 win over 1A Kings at the Hardwood Invite at Garfield High School …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/17/22
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Everyone who played for the Tumwater boys basketball team scored, and the Thunderbirds left no doubt in an 80-26 win over Centralia on the road Friday night in a league affair.
The T-Birds …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/22
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The Tumwater girls basketball team never let Centralia get going Thursday, putting the clamps on the Tigers in a 54-19 rout.
“Tonight the girls took a step forward with a few things that …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/22
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All 10 Thunderbirds to see the court found the basket, and the Tumwater boys basketball team rolled to a 78-37 blowout of Aberdeen on Wednesday in 2A EvCo play.
Tumwater jumped out with 13 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/22
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Still in the early-goings of the 2022-23 hoops season, The Chronicle asked area coaches who the best players in each of their respective leagues were. Below is a list of players who received at least …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/22
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The more things change, the more they stay the same in the 2A EvCo girls game.
Twelve athletes were named to the 2A EvCO all-league teams after last season. Of those, eight were seniors from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/22
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The question at the top end of the 2A Evergreen Conference — on the boys’ side of things — takes two parts. First: can anyone pull away from the pack? And second: can anyone take it …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/14/22
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