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Commemorative Events Planned For 40th Anniversary of Inaugural U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials Held in Olympia in 1984
A reunion and celebration of the historic 1984 inaugural U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials, held in Olympia, Washington forty-years ago, will be held May 16 through May 19, 2024. Over 60 runners from the 1984 Trials will travel to Olympia next month, reuniting to commemorate that historic race, including...
Rochester Fastpitch Rallies to Topple Tenino
The girl’s fastpitch team from Rochester High School defeated Tenino High School 16-10 Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in a non-league game hosted in Tenino. The game saw the home Beavers take an early lead with runs in the first three innings for a 10-1 lead. Tenino seemed comfortable and on to a victory heading into the top of the fourth but something changed as the pitching seemed to drop for Tenino and Rochester started to adjust offensively.
Rainier excels in field events in Ridgefield
Haleigh Hanson headlined the local results in Ridgefield on Friday, as she set a new personal best in the discus at the Spudder Track and Field Classic. Hanson’s toss of 123 feet, five inches was enough to come away with the win over several 2A and 1A athletes, and it’s the third-best mark in all of 2B this spring.
T-Birds take team titles at Shaner Invitational
Both the Tumwater boys and girls track teams earned victories at the 58th annual Shaner Invitational on Friday in Tumwater. The meet included all seven Evco teams, Adna, and teams from higher classifications, including Yelm and Capital. The Tumwater girls dominated in the sprinting events, as Ava Jones won the...
Mountaineers stave off Chinooks for second straight win
RAI Pitching — Cruse 7 IP, 9 H, 6 R (5 ER), 6 BB, 10 SO. Highlights — Swenson 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, R; Cruse 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R; Earsley 2-4, 2B, RBI, R; Lantz 1-4, 2 RBI. Ninety percent of the offense for the Rainier softball team came in the final inning and it had just enough to hold off Kalama and triumph for a 7-6 C2BL victory on Thursday afternoon in Kalama.
Tumwater shutout by North Thurston at Cheney
TUM Pitching — Houk 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K; Roberts 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K; Konrad 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K; Bond 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K; Crawford 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K; Womach 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K Highlights — Thompson 1-2; Overbay 1-2 The Tumwater baseball team made the trip north to Cheney Stadium for their regular season finale on Friday, and they fell to North Thurston 2-0.
Softball Recap: River Ridge falls short of Wesley Chapel in the playoffs
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact River Ridge can now relate to. They fell 9-5 to the Wesley Chapel Wildcats on Thursday. River Ridge was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Wesley Chapel apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Thunderbirds hit four home runs in win over Warriors
TUM Pitching — Ferguson 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 11 K Highlights — Stevens 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, R; Haase 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R; Barrett 2-3, HR, RBI, 2 R. ROC Pitching — Demers 7 IP, 13 H, 8 R (6 ER), 0 BB, 5 K Highlights — Vassar 2-3.
Rainier and Winlock fall to Kalama
The Rainier and Winlock golf teams took part in a three-team meet on Thursday at Newaukum. As a team, Rainier logged a 188, finishing in second, and Winlock totalled 202 strokes to finish third. Kalama came away with the win by shooting a 181. Josh Peralta led the Mountaineers by...
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