Tigers Can’t Handle T-Wolf Pressure in Loss

Shelton: Sptp 11, Goos 11, Carleton 10, Cordova 8, Menefee 8, Perez 4, Gibson 2. Centralia: Ballard 23, Vallejo 20, Sprague 6, Daarud 2, Haines 2. Had the Centralia boys basketball team’s season been just a minute or two longer, the Tigers might have been able to end it on a winning note. But as it was, they couldn’t quite fit an entire comeback into their second half against Shelton, falling 54-53.

Pierce 39 51 — 90 Centralia 31 55 — 86 Pierce: Ajayi 24, Green 16, Lavizzo 13, White 10, Allen 11, Hilliard 12, Steimle 4. Centralia: Kelly 2, Frazier 2, Mendoza 16, Keperling 2, Brown 27, Guillory 29, Cline 6, Coates-White 2. Trailing by double-digits for most of...

Morton-WP: Cournyer 10, Kelly 16, Belgiorno 2, Hazen 20, Peters 14, Dantinne 3, Salguero 8. Wahkiakum: Johnson 10, Avalon 10, Niemela 6, Carlson 3, Sause 30. The Morton-White Pass boys basketball team stretched its winning streak to five to end the regular season, giving itself plenty of momentum heading into the district tournament with a 73-59 win over Wahkiakum on the road in front of a packed house in Cathlamet.

Columbia Ad.: Strubelt 20, Hart 6, Beem 9, Hartwick 3, MacKenzie 1. Pe Ell: Carper 26, Phelps 11, Zock 10, King 4, Magruder 2. Charlie Carper and the Pe Ell girls basketball team ended their regular season on a high note, rolling to a 53-39 win over Columbia Adventist on Thursday in 1B Columbia Valley League play.

Napavine: McCoy 6, Kaut 10, Tupuola 11, O’Neill 7, H. Fay 1, Gilbert 6, C. Fay 5, Pancake 4, Dickinson 4, Hamilton 4, Schutz 4, Evander 5. Staying true to its identity throughout the season, the 2B No. 3 Napavine girls basketball team held Winlock to one-made field goal in a 67-3 win Wednesday night to close the regular season.

ROCHESTER — The Rochester girls basketball team came to a fork in the road Friday. On one side lay a simple path: beat Black Hills and clinch its spot in the 2A District IV tournament. On the other, a more complicated one: lose Friday and toss its hat into a three-way round robin with the Wolves and Shelton over the weekend for the league’s last bid.

I was just thinking that the only way we can know how far we’ve come is by looking back on where we’ve been. That’s hardly a profound statement, but it’s the best I could come up with as I paged through a 1922/1923 edition of what was known as the Lewis County Directory. What a treasure trove of information, well worth the $5 or so I paid for it at a local estate sale.

Helga Mahoney, of Centralia, is celebrating her 100th birthday. Friends are invited to join her family for a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Fords Prairie Grange, which is located at 2650 Reynolds Avenue in Centralia. The Chronicle publishes birthday announcements at no charge for those 80 and older.

Steven Walter Pierce, 53, of Aberdeen, Washington, passed away peacefully on Jan. 23, 2023, in Elma, Washington. Steven was born on July 16, 1969, to John and Anita (Bourgault) Pierce in Aberdeen. Steven attended Saint Mary’s Catholic School in Aberdeen through the eighth grade. He later graduated from Hoquiam High...

Wallace Hal 'Wally' Tippery was released to glory on January 21, 2023, at the age of 95. Wally was born January 8th, 1928, in Portland, Oregon, to Loyd and Ethel (Dahl) Tippery. He grew up in logging camps and on farms and ranches. He graduated from high school in Toledo, Washington, and worked in retail most of his life.

An enthusiast and card collector himself, 44-year-old Dan Keiper, of Winlock, last October opened his own sports cards, collectibles and memorabilia store in downtown Centralia. Keiper’s Cards, located at 320 North Tower Ave., suite 104, features mostly sports cards and collectables but also sells other collectible cards, such as Pokemon...

Lawrence “Larry” Farley Smith, 81, of Mossyrock Washington, suddenly passed away at St. Peter Hospital on Oct. 20, 2021, from cardiac arrest. Larry was born in South Bend Washington on Sept. 13, 1940. Larry was preceded in death by his parents Lawrence (Red) K. Smith and Mary Belle...

Betty Prichard peacefully made her way to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan, 17, 2023, in Chehalis, Washington. Betty was born on Jan. 27, 1932, in Missouri to Walter Kennon and Willie Kennon. Betty was the second youngest of 10 children. She grew up on a farm and went to school in a small country schoolhouse. She had wonderful memories of her childhood with her siblings while growing up on the farm.

• TRACY S. DAVIS, 56, Chehalis, died Jan. 29 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home. • JOSEPH KRUPLA III, 71, Cinebar, died Jan. 28 at Arbor Health Morton Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home. • JOHN ROBERT WOHLERS, 80,...

In a unanimous vote on Tuesday morning, the Board of County Commissioners voted to expand curbside recycling services to the easternmost end of Lewis County. As of October 2007, curbside recycling by the county’s Solid Waste Utility Department has included all of unincorporated Lewis County from Pe Ell to Morton. With the passing of Tuesday’s ordinance, LeMay, the company that collects curbside trash and recycling for Lewis County, will expand services in Randle, Glenoma and Packwood.

Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in an ongoing series focused on the Chehalis School District and the success of its Student Achievement Initiative, which was launched in 2013. The full series can be found at chronline.com/schools. In recent years, the Chehalis School District has seen significant success...

A woman who was retained as counsel for a defendant in Lewis County Superior Court last year is now facing felony charges for unlawful practice of law. The woman, Malika M. Duke, 44, of Spokane, is accused of representing a Centralia man in a Lewis County Superior Court case despite not having an attorney license in Washington state.

Bail has been set at $10,000 for a Centralia man accused of taking out “a large machete-like knife” and running toward a man during a dispute on Tuesday. A witness reported that the victim had arrived at a property in the 2200 block of North Pearl Street to pick up tools and was approached by the defendant, Juan Espinoza Martinez, 55, of Centralia, who spoke to the victim before he allegedly “pulled a knife and ran at (the victim).”

At about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Centralia police and the Washington State Patrol arrested a man in Centralia who was suspected of second- and fourth-degree domestic violence assault, illegally possessing a firearm and obstructing a law enforcement officer. He was also arrested on several outstanding Centralia Municipal Court warrants. The...

More than 700 Lewis County elementary school students toured “Safety City” Jan. 23 through Jan. 27 to learn about safety in their schools, communities and homes. The students eagerly asked questions of Lewis County law enforcement officers, firefighters, first responders and employees of the 911 Communications Center. The...