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In years past, the Puget Sound League divided its Most Valuable Player awards into two: the best player in the Nisqually Division and the top player in the Narrows Division.
While those awards …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/2/26
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TACOMA — Paityn Gagnon once laughed at the idea of her potentially qualifying for state in her three jump events.
In hindsight, the Timberline senior was right to chuckle. Her destiny wasn’t …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/31/26
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TACOMA — Javelin runs in the family for Olympia High School junior Tucker Downing.
So does winning medals at state.
During Friday’s state meet at Mount Tahoma High School, Downing …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/30/26
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TACOMA — No distance runner in the United States has ever had a freshman season like Olympia High School’s Quenton Lanese.
One week after he broke the national freshman record in the 1,600 …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/29/26
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Five local track and field athletes etched their names in the history books as district champions at the 3A/4A District 3/4 Championships at French Field in Kent Friday.
Two of them — …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/23/26
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LACEY — While the 2026 Timberline Blazers exited the 3A State Softball Tournament without a trophy, their run will go down as the second-best in school history and the best yet under head coach …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/23/26
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LACEY — One could argue that the most treacherous path to a state trophy in all of Washington prep team sports is the path the Timberline Blazers are aiming to take this weekend in the 3A state …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/23/26
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Timberline sophomore Micah Tilley shined at the 3A state tournament in Spokane this week, tying for third place with an overall score of 138, shooting 69 (-2) on both days.
He was at his …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/21/26
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KENT — It’s been a successful prep career for Timberline senior Paityn Gagnon in track and field.
But on Wednesday during the first day of the West Central District 3A/4A Championships at …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/21/26
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KENT — The last time a Capital Cougar won a district title in an individual event was in 2023. Hana Moll, now a star pole vaulter at the University of Washington, won the first of her two district …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/21/26
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Timberline junior pitcher Nevaeh Haagen earned the top honor the Puget Sound League has to offer Wednesday, taking home the league’s overall MVP award for the 2026 season.
Haagen, a University …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/20/26
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After the first day of the 4A and 3A golf state tournaments Tuesday, six local golfers from four high schools have qualified for day two Wednesday, with all five ranking in the top 12 in their …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/20/26
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The North Thurston boys soccer team clinched its first trip to the state tournament in three years after knocking out Timberline 1-0 Saturday in a District 3 3A Tournament winner-to-state elimination …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/17/26
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LACEY — The Timberline Blazers plucked a monkey off their back.
A week after falling in the Puget Sound League title game in heartbreaking fashion to Central Kitsap, Timberline got revenge on …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/17/26
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Timberline senior Carmelo Roper took home Puget Sound League titles in both the long jump and the triple jump during this week’s Puget Sound League Championships at South Sound Stadium.
Roper …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/15/26
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The Timberline softball team only needed five innings to stamp its spot in the 3A state tournament, blitzing Auburn Mountainview 14-2 in the district quarterfinals Friday afternoon.
After …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/15/26
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The Timberline boys soccer team outlasted Capital in a penalty kick shootout 3-2 (5-4 PKs) Thursday to advance to a winner-to-state game and end the Cougars’ season.
The Blazers, who also …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/14/26
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TACOMA — All it took was a five-minute stretch in the second half to send the Timberline Blazers into a spiral.
After a strong first half performance by the 10th-seeded Blazers against No. 2 …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/12/26
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The Timberline softball team closed the regular season with a 9-3 victory at Aberdeen two days after a tough loss in the Puget Sound League title game.
Sophia Rodriguez got things started in the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/12/26
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The Timberline boys soccer team, the 10th seed in the District 3 3A Tournament, triumphed in an upset victory over No. 7 White River 3-1 in the first round Saturday afternoon.
White River opened …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/10/26
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