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Biden Heads to Pennsylvania to Talk Taxes and Hit Trump
In Scranton, his hometown, the president is expected to discuss the tax code in terms of economic fairness, arguing that Donald Trump’s tax cuts benefited billionaires.
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5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval
In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the program at some point.
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Supreme Court’s Review of Jan. 6 Charge Has Already Freed Some Rioters
Federal judges have agreed to release about 10 defendants who were serving prison terms because of their convictions under an obstruction law.
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Washington State News
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MLB roundup: Nico Hoerner, Cubs run past D-backs in 11
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Nico Hoerner scored the tying run with a mad dash from second base on a wild pitch in the ninth and delivered the tiebreaking single in the 11th as the Chicago Cubs notched a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday at Phoenix.
Michael Busch homered in his fifth consecutive game to tiethe Cubs' franchise record, joining Hack Wilson (1928), Ryne Sandberg (1989), S
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Fever's odds fall with Caitlin Clark in place
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The Fever's selection of Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft on Monday, adding her to a lineup featuring reigning Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, saw Indiana climb into the top half of the league in the eyes of oddsmakers.
Though the Fever finished 10th in the 12-team league last year with a 13-27 record, they have the fifth-shortest odds for t
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The Chronicle - Centralia
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T-Birds remain unbeaten in league, hand Bearcats first league loss
Early on in Monday’s EvCo matchup, Tumwater and W.F. West went blow-for-blow. Luke Overbay opened the scoring with an inside-the-park home run, but W.F. West immediately responded with an RBI single from Connor Coleman. Eddie Marson tripled home a run in the top of the third, but Coleman threw him out at the plate for an inning-ending double play two batters later. The energy from both sides was palpable, and though it was listed on the schedule as a typical league matchup, the environment at Bob Peters Field resembled that of a state postseason game. As the game wore on, Tumwater’s Liam Karlson dialed in on the mound, and as the game wore on, he shut down the Bearcats and prevented them from closing the gap. An insurance run in the fifth and three more in the seventh were more than enough for the Thunderbirds, who came away with a 6-1 win to become the last unbeaten team in the EvCo standings. As Karlson figured out what worked best for him on the mound, the Tumwater offense did the same. After Eddie Marson singled to lead off the fifth, he stole second and scored on an RBI single from Jimmy Womach. That marked the end of Braden Jones’ day on the bump, and W.F. West coach Jesse Elam brought in Grady Westlund out of the pen. At first, the T-Birds (12-3, 9-0 2A EvCo) struggled against Westlund, who was touching as high as 83 miles per hour with his fastball. As they started to see him more, though, they began to see him more effectively and began grinding out longer, more effective at-bats. “Once we started taking advantage of what was given to us, I felt like we kind of honed it in,” Overbay said. “In high school sometimes, that takes three or four innings … Not a lot of high school teams, one through nine, can do that. It’s very encouraging.” That led to the big seventh, where they pieced together three hits, including a two-run single from Landon Roy and an RBI single from Charlie Crawford. With each hit, the Tumwater dugout became more and more elated, and every player that reached immediately looked at the dugout to celebrate after. “We need to have that intensity,” Overbay said. “We’re a very good team … We're a much better team when we do that.” That energy helped propel Karlson on the mound, as he retired 13 of the final 14 batters he faced to finish off a complete game. He allowed just four hits and one run while walking three and striking out four. That doesn’t mean W.F. West didn’t have its chances early on. The Bearcats (11-3, 6-1 2A EvCo) stranded a pair of runners on base in the second and third. After that, only one more batter reached base. “We had our opportunities early, and we didn’t take advantage,” W.F. West coach Jesse Elam said. “That’s what it comes down to.” It was W.F. West’s first league loss, leaving Tumwater as the last remaining unbeaten team in the league. The Bearcats will have the chance to repay the favor on Wednesday, when they’ll head to Tumwater for the second matchup of the two-game set. “They’re gonna come hard at us (Wednesday),” Overbay said. “This is what I love about this. It’s playoff baseball … It’s getting us prepared, and I think they’re getting prepared for it too. It’s gonna help us down the line.” |
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W.F. West sweeps Centralia in EvCo tennis match
Powered by domination in singles and putting together rallies in doubles, the Bearcats secured a 6-0 sweep over the Tigers on Monday afternoon in Chehalis. “They deserved to win,” first-year W.F. West coach Megan Wellander said. “They’re hitting their strides. We haven’t peaked yet, but we’re on our way.” The top doubles duo of Katelyn Wood and Lilly Hueffed for the Bearcats responded after dropping the first set with a tiebreaker win in set two and a 6-3 victory in the final set. Wellander felt the tandem “Got more aggressive” in the last two sets. Same story for W.F. West’s third doubles pair of Emery Dalrymple and Manta Ceesay. Those two turned around and dominated the final two sets 6-2, 6-1 after losing the first set. “They hit their shots they know how to hit,” Wellander said. “They were capitalizing on the other team’s weaknesses.” W.F. West will hit the road and take on Aberdeen on Tuesday, then turn around and return home on Thursday to take on the Bobcats. Singles First: Viviana Ibañez (W.F. West) def. Maya Lackie 6-1, 6-2 Second: Emma Hamilton (W.F. West) def. Esther Hopkins 6-0, 6-0 Third: Alayna Leal (W.F. West) def. Eliyah Rooklidge 6-0, 6-1 Doubles First: Katelyn Wood/Lilly Hueffed (W.F. West) def. Sophia Wiley/Aydan Butler 4-6, 7-6 (7-3) , 6-3 Second: Ema Weersinghe/Ellie Mittge (W.F. West) def. Brook Frakes/Neela Haywood 6-0, 6-0 Third: Emery Dalrymple/Manta Ceesay (W.F. West) def. Maddie Breckel/Eden Glunt 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
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Titans win big twice over Hyaks
It didn’t take the Pe Ell-Willapa Valley baseball team long to come away with two wins on Monday, as the Titans raced past North Beach 19-1 and 15-0 in three innings each in a doubleheader sweep. The Titans (10-2, 3-1 P2BL) scored four in the first to open Game 1, but they scored 14 in the second to put the game in run-rule territory. Connor Keeton hit a home run and drove in four at the dish, and he also pitched two innings, where he struck out three and didn’t allow a baserunner. Blake Howard and Aiden Young drove in two each. The Titans continued to score with ease in Game 2, though the runs were spread out more evenly across the three innings. After five in the first, PWV scored four in the second and three in the third to end the game in three. Keeton went 3 for 3 with two doubles and five RBIs, while Howard brought home another three and Brayden Ruddell hit two doubles of his own and drove in a run. The Titans will hit the road again on Wednesday, when they’ll take on Mossyrock. |
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Pirates trounce Ducks for sixth consecutive win
All the Pirates needed was three innings to silence the Ducks and continue its winning streak in the C2BL, now at six after cruising to a 15-0 win in Toutle Lake on Monday night. With Adna (7-3, 3-0 C2BL) and Toledo both winning, the showdown is set for Thursday in Toledo between the last unbeatens in the league and solo first place. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. Four runs in the first inning then eight in the second put the game out of reach and the Pirates put the finishing touches on a run-rule triumph with three in the third. Starter Ava Simms allowed just one hit and struck out four in the circle. Lena McCloskey went 3-for-3 at the plate with a triple and three RBIs while Alyssa Carroll roped a pair of doubles. The top two hitters in Adna’s lineup, Danika Hallom and Margarite Humphrey, each had three hits. |
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Vikings need just three innings to down Owls
The Mossyrock baseball team made quick work of Mary M. Knight on Monday, as the Vikings topped the Owls 21-0 in three. The Vikings (5-3, 3-0 1A CVL) scored 10 in the first and added nine more in the second to take a 19-0 lead, and a pair in the third put them above 20. Hunter Isom went 4 for 4 at the plate with a pair of RBIs, and Austin Isom also drove in two while going 2 for 2. Easton Kolb also went 2 for 2 and brought home a run, as did Jorge Hernandez, who went 2 for 3. Mason Atter went 1 for 1 and brought home two. Kolb, Van Kost, and Kevin Mitchell each threw an inning on the mound, and they combined to strike out eight and allow just one baserunner. Mossyrock returns home on Wednesday, when they’ll host Pe Ell-Willapa Valley. |
