At the end of last season’s Mat Classic state-championship meet, Elma wrestler Xavier Espinoza was crestfallen. After failing in the title match for the second consecutive season, the Eagles sophomore ...

The WIAA changed the format in 2011 in order to cut its rental costs of the three state tournament sites — Tacoma Dome (4A/3A), Yakima SunDome (2A/1A) and Spokane Arena (2B/1B) — in half. But maybe a ...

I just feel like there’s something to be proud of here,” Deputy Mayor Kiara Daniels said of a statistic showing a big drop in ...

The Hermiston High School wrestling program brought home some hardware from Mat Classic XXXVI, the Washington state championships, held Feb. 20-21 at the Tacoma Dome.

Facing the best competitors in Washington, Sequim’s wrestling team recorded 13 wins at the Mat Classic 2A state wrestling ...

District runner-up Matthias Posini placed fifth for High at the 2025 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) ...

JIM THRALL / MATFOCUS.COM Elma junior Xavier Espinoza (top) contorts Life Christian Academy’s Elijah Miller during the 1A 113 ...

Liberty as a school has never played in the Tacoma Dome and HC Omar Parker is on his way to his fourth state tournament. The ...

Vote for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week for contests played between Feb 17-22. Voting will remain open until ...

State basketball is right around the corner, here are matchups of every school in South King County. Skinny: In it’s first 3A ...

Vote now for The News Tribune’s Girls Athlete of the Week for contests played between Feb 17-22. Voting will remain open until noon Thursday. The poll is located below. You can read about all of the ...

High school boys and girls basketball from Thurston County competed in WIAA District play and will now prepare for regional and state games ...