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Adna takes down Napavine, sits alone atop the C2BL
ADNA — Adna and Napavine were the last two remaining teams unbeaten in league play going into their Saturday matinee matchup, and the Pirates got the better of the Tigers, 47-40, in the two teams’ first meeting. With the win, the Pirates (11-2, 8-0 C2BL) have sole possession of first place in the C2BL standings. The game had the feeling of a postseason matchup from start to finish, as the two teams played gritty, physical basketball in front of a boisterous crowd. “You don’t need a big motivational speech on this night,” Adna coach Luke Salme said. As a result, points were tough to come by early on for both teams. The Pirates took a 6-3 lead in the front half of the opening quarter before Napavine ended the first on a 6-0 run across the final four minutes to take a 9-6 lead. Tempers nearly flared early in the second after an intentional foul led to some pushing and shoving, but nothing more came of it other than a pair of offsetting technicals. After that, the second was all Adna. The Pirates outscored the Tigers 16-5 in the frame and took an eight-point lead into halftime. They pushed their lead to 11 midway through the third, but Napavine stormed back with a 16-3 lead to take a lead into the fourth. Unfortunately for the Tigers (9-2, 7-1 C2BL), the fourth was like the second. Adna’s defense was able to lock down Napavine late, and its offense did enough to retake the lead. It was a welcome sign for Salme, who said he’s been impressed with the way his defense has grown over the season. It’s also the type of game that the Pirates have grown familiar with. “You have to be able to eventually play man-to-man,” Salme said. “We’ve been playing man-to-man, and every single guy plays bigger than he is … I’m really proud.” “We haven’t won a pretty game yet,” he continued. “I’m okay with that, and I think they’re okay with that. As long as we compete for 32 minutes, I think we’ll have a chance every time.” Gavan Muller had one of his best games of the season, posting a 20-point, 14-rebound double-double while shooting 8 for 11 and also tallying three steals and a pair of assists. “I think that’s a kid who wanted to win pretty, pretty badly tonight,” Salme said. Grayson Humphrey hit three three-pointers and went on to finish with 13 points and three steals, while Trevin Salme added seven points despite an off-night shooting from the field. As a team, Napavine finished shooting just over 20 percent on the night, including a mark of just 4 for 28 (14.3 percent) from three. Beckett Landram led the way with 14 points, four steals, and four rebounds, while Hudson Chambers scored seven points and hauled in 13 rebounds. Karsen Denault was held to just seven points. “We struggled at times offensively to execute and get quality looks,” Napavine coach Eric Hersman said. “But it’s the middle of January, I’d be concerned if we looked perfect tonight.” Hersman continues to keep the same mindset he’s had all season, noting that not only will the Tigers face every team a second time, but they’ll likely see many of them a third time at districts. “We’re just trying to get better every day,” Hersman said. “No matter what, we got each other’s back, and we play for each other … Everybody is really stepping up and working hard every day. We got a lot of really good things going for us.” The Pirates and Tigers will meet again in Napavine on Jan. 29, but both teams have several matchups before the rematch. Napavine will host Coupeville in a non-league game on Monday, while Adna will be at home again to host Winlock on Tuesday. |
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Mountaineer boys cap off long weekend with Justin Norton Memorial tournament
A grueling weekend for the Rainier High School boys wrestling team came to a close as the Mountaineers played host for the annual Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Invitational, where they placed ninth as a team with 76.5 points Saturday, Jan. 11. The tournament honors the late RHS alumni Sgt. Justin Norton, who was killed in action while serving in the United States Army in Iraq in 2006. The invitational marked the third straight day of wrestling for the Mountaineers; Rainier competed in a league mixer at Napavine on Thursday before hosting a dual against Lind-Ritzville on Friday. Zander Peck was the lone Mountaineer to advance to a first-place match, but his run for the top 165-pound prize was cut short in a decision loss to Montesano’s Gage Stutesman. Blake Roberts, 215, won four of five matches to earn third place, and Dorien Cano, 175, bounced back from consecutive defeats to take home the fifth-place medal. Tristin Sawyer, 126, and Liam Hentze, 144, each earned two victories but lost in the third round of the consolation bracket. Bradley Behling, 120; Connor Power, 157; Steven Johnston, 190; and Jace Lavender, 215; each won one match. Roberts admitted that the long weekend was “exhausting,” but he pushed through to perfect his cradle during the semifinals, and he pinned two opponents in under 35 seconds, including one in just 12 seconds. “I’ve seen myself get a lot better. At the beginning of the year, I couldn’t get a cradle in an actual meet, but now I’m getting to where I can get cradles and do a whole bunch of fancy moves,” Roberts said. “It took a pretty big toll. I’m tired and sore.” Dorien Cano was driven by his two losses in the semifinals and consolation semis heading into the fifth-place match. He ran up the score in his final match, 18-0, but he left the tournament unsatisfied. “I was done losing. I just wanted to go out there and try to do my best and work on what I practice,” he said. “It’s more of an emotional thing because I’ll get frustrated, and I’ll start reviewing my matches and seeing where I went wrong and what I could’ve done differently.” Rainier will get some time off before traveling over three hours north to Forks for a league mixer on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Rochester placed 10th out of 16 teams with 68.0 points and was led by third-place finisher Maddox Rodgers, 157, and fifth-place medalist Lucas McIntire, 285. Maddox King, 138; Buell Benner, 144; Cody Galpin, 165; and Christopher Tartios, 175; were each victorious in two matches during the tournament. Tenino finished 13th with 61.0 points, with Rowdie Tafoya, second at 285, Guy Lowery, fifth at 190, and Koy Knox, sixth at 165, accounting for more than half. Adna took 16th, with Kooper Moon, 150, earning two victories and Cash Laufenberg, 120, clinching a first-round win before losing two straight. |
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Bail set at $50,000 for man accused of breaking into Chehalis apartment building, threatening man with a crowbar 
A man accused of breaking into a Chehalis apartment building and swinging a crowbar at a resident on Thursday is facing felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court. Donald Leeroy Thayer, 57, of Chehalis, was charged Friday, Jan. 10, in Lewis County Superior Court with one count each of residential burglary, second-degree assault and possession of a controlled substance. Bail is set at $50,000. Thayer was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail at 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, after the Chehalis Police Department responded to an apartment building in the 1500 block of North National Avenue for a report that “a homeless man with a crowbar had been in the building,” according to court documents and jail records. Thayer is accused of entering the building without permission while wielding a crowbar. A man reportedly encountered Thayer in the stairwell after two female residents notified him of the “unwanted male in the building.” When contacted by the man, Thayer allegedly “raised the crowbar at (the man) in a threatening manner,” according to court documents. The man reported he “thought he was going to be hit with it.” The man reported that “he was able to take the crowbar from the suspect, at which point the suspect left the building.” “I know that he absolutely disagrees with what is being alleged here,” defense attorney Rachael Tiller said of Thayer during his preliminary hearing in Lewis County Superior Court on Friday. Arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 16. |
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