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03/05/2025

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The Chronicle Crew of Zach Martin, Dylan Reubenking and Ridley Hudson have arrived to bring buzzer-to-buzzer coverage of the Class 1B/2B State Basketball Tournament

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02/25/2025

We've got a special edition of Sports Dump this week, as Chad Cramer and Chris Bannish hop on to talk all things state basketball.

Listen here: https://chronline.com/stories/sports-dump-prepping-for-state-at-the-ball-knowers-ball,375957?

Sports Dump welcomes back guests Chad Cramer and Chris Bannish to preview the 2025 state basketball playoffs. Zach pulls a fast one.

02/23/2025

Rainier sophomore Chloe Willis had the quite the Mat Classic debut. She pinned her way to claim the Class 1B/2B/1A 190-pound title, including beating Tenino’s Ynavi Rodriguez in the finals.

02/23/2025

After back-to-back runner-up finishes at Mat Classic, W.F. West’s Tucker Land finally captures his first career state title in his senior year. He triumphed over Chief Sealth’s Micah Policarpio 11-8 TB-1 in the Class 2A 190-pound finals

02/23/2025

For the first time in the history of W.F. West’s girls wrestling program, it has a state champion. Senior Kaylee Lehman upended Squalicum’s Claire Hume 9-2 in the Class 2A 130-pound finals at Mat Classic ###VI

02/23/2025

The moment that Black Hills senior Sloane Kruger captured her first state title with a 17-5 major decision victory over Centralia’s Jocelyn Navarro in the Class 2A 100-pound finals at Mat Classic ###VI

02/23/2025

“You gotta give yourself a shot to win it at the end. And we did.”

Toledo outlasted Adna in OT on Saturday night, winning its first district title since 2019.

Read: https://www.chronline.com/stories/riverhawks-outlast-pirates-in-ot-to-claim-district-crown,375882?

Immediately after the final buzzer sounded on Saturday night in Chehalis, the Toledo Riverhawks stormed the W.F. West court and began celebrating. Toledo coach Grady Fallon, who has been the …

02/23/2025

For most of Saturday's district title game, it felt like last season for Rainier.

That was the case until the fourth quarter, when the Mountaineers raced away from Adna to win their first district title since 2011.

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Through two and a half quarters, it seemed that this year’s district title game was going to go the same way it did last year for Rainier. The Mountaineers’ defense was keeping them …

02/23/2025

“We freaking won when we had too. Made the plays when it mattered.”

Tenino overcame an 11-point deficit to top King's Way Christian in OT on Saturday, and the Beavers are headed to state for the second year in a row.

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Prior to Tenino’s win-and-in game against King’s Way Christian on Saturday in Centralia, Tenino coach Ryan Robertson took a moment to speak to his team as they made their way onto the …

02/22/2025

The W.F. West Bearcats won their second straight District 4 Championship on Friday, dominating Columbia River in the title game.

Read: https://chronline.com/stories/dalans-dominance-leads-bearcats-to-second-straight-district-title,375857?

KELSO — Friday’s 2A Girls District 4 Championship Game in Kelso had a familiar feel to it. The W.F. West Bearcats and Columbia River Rapids, the EvCo and GHSL’s champions, …

02/20/2025

“That was our goal, to get a chance to cut down the nets. They brought it, and brought it, and brought it … I’m so proud of these guys.”

Toledo earned its first state berth in six years on Wednesday against Napavine, and the Riverhawks will play for a district championship this weekend.

https://chronline.com/stories/toledo-tops-napavine-to-advance-to-district-title-game,375771?

KELSO — This time last winter, the Toledo boys basketball team took the floor in the district semifinals. The Riverhawks were just one win away from the state tournament, and even after they …