League action might have just started, but Capital's volleyball team already has the inside track toward claiming the Western Cascade Conference title.
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RAINIER — Kristin Schoenherr had 17 kills and eight blocks, Kara Stewart went 18-for-18 serving, and Sarah Vincent went 15-for-15 to help the Rainier volleyball team rally to beat Forks 3-2 after losing the first two games on Tuesday night.
OLYMPIA — Going into the match, Olympia was tied with Bellarmine for first place in the Narrows League.
Drainage problems and poor field conditions at Aberdeen's Stewart Field have prompted school officials to move the Black Hills-Aberdeen football game this Friday night to Hoquiam's Olympic Stadium.
The last time the Olympia Bears volleyball team won the Capitol City Invitational was 1998.
ESTERO, Fla. — The Estero High football staff gathered in head coach Rich Dombroski's office late Friday, almost in stunned silence.
OLYMPIA — The best example of a back-and-forth day of swimming between the Olympia Bears and Capital Cougars came appropriately in the day's final event.
Olympia defeated Black Hills 27-25, 25-20 in the championship match Saturday to win the Capitol City Classic volleyball tournament.
OLYMPIA — When Olympia volleyball coach Laurie Creighton helped develop the Capitol City Classic tournament in 1986, it showcased local teams that played each other regularly.
TUMWATER —
It's no secret the Black Hills Wolves' top offensive option is junior running back Cody Peterson. So it's only natural that when a team such as River Ridge comes flying hard at Peterson all game, the Wolves have a second and reliable option. At least in this game, it was quarterback Mike Haupert.
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UNIVERSITY PLACE — Chad Rasmussen has been throwing footballs to Stan Langlow for four years. Over that span, the Curtis High School quarterback and receiver have developed quite rapport.
BREMERTON — Trailing 7-0, North Thurston exploded for 28 points in the second quarter, scoring twice on defense, to turn the game into a blowout and a 35-7 victory over Bremerton on Friday night.
RAINIER — Rochester coach Paul Christianson must give one heck of a halftime speech.
TENINO — It wasn't a perfect performance, but it worked perfectly well to keep Montesano's season record unblemished.