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Assistant Sports Editor
Adam Thaler
253-597-8512
athaler@theolympian.com
Sports Reporter
Meg Wochnick
360-754-5473
mwochnick@theolympian.com
SELAH — W.F. West defeated Tumwater, 15-3, to win the Class 2A state fastpitch title Saturday afternoon at Carlon Park in Selah.
SUMNER – The Tumwater boys left the Class 2A state soccer championships with a fourth-place trophy – and an invaluable experience.
Between cross country and track and field, Lucas Graham will leave Northwest Christian in Lacey with seven Class 2B state championships.
LACEY – Kamiakin pitcher Lindsey Kamphuis overwhelmed foes at the Class 3A state fastpitch tournament.
RICHLAND – John Stormans isn’t sure what he’ll do next season as a senior.
When Andrew Brown stepped into the blocks for the Class 2A boys 400-meter final, he wanted to defend his state championship and run faster than he had ever run before.
SELAH – W.F. West softball coach Mike Keen has seen big innings, high-scoring games and extended hot streaks.
LACEY – The thought of her Wilson High School fastpitch career ending without a state trophy crept into senior Janessa Flynn’s mind during the sixth inning.
SUMNER – At the end of the night, it was more about the effort than the score.
Rashon Smith will get another chance today.
Tumwater High softball coach Clay Hill had a feeling something like this could happen at the state championships.
No matter how bad his wrists hurt during a game, the pain Connor Sigmon feels subsides with every Tumwater boys soccer win.
Marcus Dickson lost his kicks.
Olympia High tennis coach Denny Bailey faced a quandary. Granted, it was an envious, embarrassment-of-riches situation to resolve, but a problem nonetheless.
DUPONT – There was cause for some sibling revelry.