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TUMWATER - If defense does indeed win championships, then Archbishop Murphy and Chehalis both proved themselves worthy of wearing the Class 2A crown Saturday.
LACEY — It was a simple game plan for the Timberline Blazers - control the ball by running it to keep the Glacier Peak's pass-happy offense off the field.
BELLINGHAM — Forty times Black Hills running back Cody Peterson carried the ball, and 40 times the Lynden defense didn't really have an answer for stopping him. Peterson would tuck in behind his mammoth offensive line and pick up 5 yards or more at a time, seemingly every time he touched the ball.
FEDERAL WAY – No one trains for second place.
KENNEWICK – Black Hills rallied to beat Fife in five games Saturday night, claiming third place at the Class 2A state volleyball tournament.
KENNEWICK – Redemption never felt so good.
Lakes’ football team has made a name for itself in the last decade with high-scoring offenses and air-it-out passing attacks.
VANCOUVER - Two catches. Two impact plays.
In a 10-win season, Timberline has relied on the running of Jordan Radcliffe, the passing of Kevin Russell and the catching of Delas Raiford.
FEDERAL WAY – Hansi Willoughby was ready to face her first state swim meet head-on.
Capital and North Thurston go into tonight’s playoff football games as underdogs.
KENNEWICK – Same scenario, different result.
KENNEWICK – Pat Bowker didn’t doubt her team’s chances of success once the postseason arrived.
There’s no question who the Wii champion is in the Sullenberger household.
Taylor Hetrick’s decision to accept a baseball scholarship to New Mexico State was influenced by family ties.