By Tom Rohrer Following a three year hiatus, one of Thurston County’s most popular athletic events will be returning to the area this year. From 1980 to 2009, the Black Hills Triathlon was held annually in Olympia, drawing competitors from Thurston County and outside the area. After complications stemming from the event’s previous location, [...]
By Jake Luplow I have called Yelm home for the last two years. And for two years I’ve been “window shopping” for food I know I cannot eat. Too often I find myself in Wal-Mart perusing the frozen food isle when I am bored–and what’s tragic is that I am allergic to wheat, soy, [...]
By Tom Rohrer Sometimes, the purpose of a sporting event doesn’t revolve around winning or losing. Instead, it can revolve around a common cause and provide a spark of hope. While there were losing teams on the scoreboard this weekend, everyone on the field, at the fifth annual Friends of Mia Alumni Soccer Tournament, [...]
Submitted by Studio West Dance Academy Merde. There it is. No, it’s not a typo. It turns out that this word, one that if you said in French class would have gotten you into trouble, when uttered back stage is completely ok. In fact everyone’s doing it. Why? Well…you wouldn’t want to say [...]
By Leslie Merchant Move over Capital City Marathon, there’s a new game in town! On Saturday July 27, South Sounders will get to participate in what’s shaping up to be the premiere event of the summer, the 4th Annual Olympia Traverse. Following closely in the footsteps of its’ older sister, the Bellingham Traverse, the [...]
By Tom Rohrer Tucked away in the woods north of the main soccer field at The Evergreen State College is an opportunity for teams, co-workers, family and friends to join together towards a series of common goals. The Evergreen State College Challenge Course, run by the school’s recreation department, provides an ideal setting for [...]
By Tom Rohrer In athletics, records are certainly made to be broken. Records represent excellence, and provide motivation to the athletes pursuing them while they train. For several Tumwater High School track and field athletes, the hard work paid off, as 10 school records were broken by six individual athletes throughout the 2013 season. [...]
By Tom Rohrer Consistency can eventually lead to tradition. Consistent excellence in May and June has become a tradition for Olympia Area Rowing, and that success has grown to new heights in 2013. For the fourth consecutive year, Olympia Area Rowing athletes will represent the Thurston County area on the sport’s biggest stage in [...]
By Tom Rohrer Winning a golf tournament on your home course, in your home town, must be a great feeling. Ryan Earl would certainly know, as the 1996 Olympia High School graduate did exactly that last June when he won the Capitol City Men’s Amateur Championship at Capitol City Golf Club. Earl will look [...]
In an area notorious for rain, the Olympia area cycling community had to be thankful for the dry and sunny conditions Saturday at the third annual Capital Stage Race. After a time trial session in the morning along Deschutes Parkway in downtown Olympia, the second of three stages, the Capital Critirum, was held on [...]
