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Adam Thaler
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Sports Reporter
Meg Wochnick
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TACOMA - Dylan Hyder remembers looking up in awe at the list of his school's state placers in wrestling hanging on the gym wall.
• Improved Rams end season with District IV defeat
• River Ridge diver Evans places again in 1-meter event
• Late free throws spark Tumwater to regionals
• Floor runner-up Tabbutt goes for it
Tumwater's Riley Prentice got the rematch he wanted. And Easton Hargrave, Tumwater's pinning machine, got two more pins.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
State swimming: North Thurston retains hope
• State gymnastics: Tabbutt 7th in all-around
Boys hoops: Black Hills surprising run over
Girls hoops: Big shot keeps Timberline rolling
TUMWATER - In an instant, Colton Weiks went from cruising to being a casualty. It was at Tumwater's Pat Alexander Invitational wrestling tournament Dec. 18 that Weiks, a Thunderbirds senior, thought he had wrestled for the last time.
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TUMWATER - A sluggish start gave way to an absolute clinic Tuesday night as the Tumwater girls basketball team rolled through Aberdeen, 61-24, in the Class 2A District IV tournament at Black Hills High School.
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PHOTO GALLERY:
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen
CENTRALIA - All was as projected on the final day of the 2A Evergreen Conference sub-regional wrestling tournament Saturday at Centralia High School.
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PHOTO GALLERY: 2A Sub-Regional Wrestling Tournament 2011
LACEY - When facing the River Ridge girls, there are many elements to the Hawks' game that leave opposing teams' hands full.
• GALLERY: River Ridge vs. Tumwater Girls Basketball Feb. 2011
• GALLERY: River Ridge vs. Tumwater Boys Basketball Feb. 2011
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It's the technique that gives her away. The way she squares up to the basket. The gentle release. The backspin she puts on the basketball that snaps at the bottom of the net. Swish. Tumwater coach Dave Littleton can tell when senior wing Jordyn Richardson is going to make a 3-point shot. After all, it's her specialty.
TUMWATER - River Ridge girls basketball coach Tom Kelly immediately cringed, then proceeded to shake his head in disapproval when asked about his team's offense.
• Gallery: River Ridge vs. Tumwater Girls Basketball 2011
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Easton Hargrave has nothing to lose in a freestyle wrestling match tonight.
TUMWATER - Some basketball teams need time to adjust when a new head coach comes in. That hasn't been the case with Tumwater and coach Dave Littleton, as the Thunderbirds continued to roll Tuesday night, a 91-61 Class 2A Evergreen Conference girls basketball victory over short-handed Aberdeen.
Photo gallery: Tumwater vs Aberdeen Girls Basketball 2011
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