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Assistant Sports Editor
Adam Thaler
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Sports Reporter
Gail Wood
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Sports Reporter
Meg Wochnick
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Even with his team enjoying a comfortable 14-point fourth-quarter lead, River Ridge girls basketball coach Tom Kelly knew Elma wasn’t about to go away quietly.
LACEY - Speed outweighed size. Just how big was it when River Ridge was able to draw Chelsea Haskey's fourth foul early in the second half?
• Gallery: River Ridge vs. Black Hills Girls Basketball
LACEY - There certainly were plenty of positives for the River Ridge Hawks as they look forward to starting their Class 2A Evergreen Conference schedule next week.
• Gallery: River Ridge vs. North Thurston Boys Basketball 2009
LACEY - As one of two seniors on a young River Ridge High School basketball squad, Joel King will be relied upon heavily by the Hawks this season.
How much faster can fast get?
LACEY - While struggling through a 2-7 season, River Ridge coach Steve Schultz prodded his team's sinking morale with constant reminders not to give up and to stick together.
LACEY – As crosstown rivalries go – this one has been a little one-sided.
It’s football first and foremost at River Ridge. In past seasons, many athletes on the football team focused on other sports.
YELM – The giant killers came close to slaying yet another titan Saturday, but in the end, River Ridge missed out on the Class 2A state tournament’s final four.
River Ridge girls basketball coach Curtis Norwood, who led the Hawks to the Class 2A state championship in 2008 and a state tournament appearance in March, resigned Tuesday.