TUMWATER — The Tumwater boys basketball team has gotten to know R.A. Long pretty well over the past couple of years. The Thunderbirds knew more than enough about Cavin Holden’s scoring …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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2/14/23
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TUMWATER — It’s not how you start, after all; it’s how you finish.
The Tumwater girls basketball team looked lost for the first eight minutes of its district semifinal matchup …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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2/13/23
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Over five dozen local wrestlers from Lewis and South Thurston counties will advance to participate in the Mat Classic next weekend, with 61 grapplers from The Chronicle’s coverage area …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/23
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The Tumwater boys basketball team jumped out to a big lead right out of the starting gate, and never let Ridgefield get back in it in a 66-48 district quarterfinal win at home.
The Thunderbirds …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/23
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W.F. West sophomore post Julia Dalan was named the 2A EvCo MVP after a stellar regular season, with fellow Bearcat Amanda Bennett also earning a first team selection as voted on by league …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/23
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Led by back-to-back 2A EvCo MVP Luke Brewer, the Tumwater boys basketball team was well-represented on the all-league teams as voted on by league coaches, with Andrew Collins also picking up a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/23
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The Tumwater girls basketball team’s offense started off quiet enough to let visiting Woodland maintain early hopes of an upset, but the T-Birds found their groove out of halftime to pull away …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/10/23
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How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2022-2023, by WIAA Class, with won-lost record, total points and previous …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/8/23
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AP - How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2022-2023, by WIAA Class, with won-lost record, total points …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/8/23
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In its 62-year football history, Tumwater High School has only had four head coaches. Now the T-Birds have their fifth, tapping assistant William "Willie" Garrow to succeed Bill Beattie, who retired …
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By Jon Manley / The News Tribune
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2/8/23
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TUMWATER — As the lights dimmed and the spotlight was lowered at Black Hills on Saturday, the W.F. West boys wrestling team got about its work.
The Bearcats’ business is winning, and …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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2/4/23
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Adding a record to a successful rivalry win on senior night against Black Hills, the Tumwater girls basketball team shut out the Wolves in the first half, 28-0, and rode that all the way to a 48-16 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/23
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The Tumwater boys basketball team’s 58-38 win over Black Hills on Tuesday wasn’t just its second rivalry win of the season; this one clinched the 2A EvCo crown for the T-Birds, who reign …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/23
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Though W.F. West kept pace with league-leading Tumwater for three quarters, the Thunderbirds proved too much for the Bearcats for the second time this season in a 65-50 Tumwater win Friday night in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/27/23
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Comparing his side’s first clash with 2A W.F. West to its second on Friday, Tumwater girls basketball coach Nathan Buchheit took a second, before a small smile threatened to sneak out across …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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1/26/23
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For the second time this season, the Tumwater boys basketball team ran past Centralia with ease Wednesday night, 79-34, this time at home.
The Thunderbirds scored 52 points in the first half …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/25/23
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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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1/25/23
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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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1/25/23
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The Tumwater girls basketball team got all the scoring it would need in the eight minutes immediately following tip-off Tuesday in Centralia, dominating the Tigers 65-17 in a 2A EvCo matchup.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/24/23
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The W.F. West boys wrestling team welcomed nine squads to Chehalis on Saturday for the annual Bearcat Invite, and proceeded to grapple its guests out of the gym, taking first as a team in a loaded …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/22/23
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