Eatonville opened its wrestling season Saturday at the Patriot Dome Classic at Washington High School and came away with a sixth place finish in a 14 team field. The Cruisers sent athletes into nearly every weight class and saw a mix of early round exits, deep consolation runs and a pair of top tier performances that anchored the team score. Eatonville's Ethan Rogers takes on Stadium's Ryder Sumner in the championship match of the 215lb weight class, where Rogers came away wi

The Eatonville High School girls wrestling team opened its season Saturday at the Prairie Open and finished 21st out of 31 teams. The Cruisers sent a determined roster into a deep field and came away with one podium finish along with several early round wins. The Eatonville HS girls wrestling team posed for a photo with their coaches during their first action of the season at the Prairie Open this past Saturday. Photo: Mel Baublits The highlight came at 105 pounds, where juni

A promising first possession quickly turned into a long night for the Eatonville High School girls’ basketball team as the Cruisers fell to Cascade Christian 53-15 in their season opener Friday under new Head Coach Chelsea Caramandi. Eatonville new Head Coach Chelsea Caramandi gives instructions to her team during a time out during the Cruisers season opener against the Cascade Christian Cougars. Photo: Arlene Olson Eatonville scored the first basket of the game, but it was o

Eatonville opened its boys’ basketball season last Wednesday night with a tough lesson on the glass, falling 68 to 35 to Cascade Christian in a nonleague matchup that turned lopsided early and never swung back the Cruisers’ way. Eatonville's Amari Samuel brings the ball up court against Cascade Christian's Cole Theiste. Samuel would finish the night with 10 points to lead the Cruisers. Photo: Arlene Olson Rebounding defined the night. Cascade Christian controlled the boards f

The fall sports season at Eatonville High School closed with a mix of grit, frustration, and standout individual honors, as athletes across five programs earned spots on the SPSL 2A All League teams. From football fields to cross country trails and the pool deck, Cruiser athletes delivered performances that kept Eatonville in the league conversation from September through early November. Football fights through streaky season Eatonville’s football team opened the year on unev

Eatonville High School made its presence known at the 2025 WIAA State Girls Swimming Championships, filling the King County Aquatic Center with loud cheers, nervous energy, and a whole lot of blue on November 14 and 15. The Cruisers brought their full roster and most of their families, turning the stands into a small Eatonville section as the girls posted some of their best swims of the year. Eatonville High School's swim team posed for a photo prior to the start of the 2025

The Eatonville High School girls swim team capped off a season of relentless effort and steady improvement with a standout showing at the West Central District 3 Championships on Friday and Saturday at Curtis High School, finishing 7th overall among 14 teams and putting up some of their best times of the year. The Eatonville High School swim team posed for a photo at the West Central District 3 championships this past Friday. The team all swam well with many advancing to the

The Eatonville High School cross country team wrapped up a memorable 2025 season Saturday at the WIAA State Cross Country Championships, where the Cruiser girls placed 12th out of 16 teams in the Class 2A field at Sun Willows Golf Course. Senior Grace Coonrod led the way for Eatonville, finishing 26th out of 163 runners with a time of 20 minutes, 7.5 seconds. Fellow senior Bridget Stumph followed in 86th at 21:33.3, and junior Hannah Bieker came through close behind in 94th w

Eatonville’s season came to a bitter end Friday night as the Cruisers were overwhelmed by their longtime rivals, the No. 4-ranked Orting Cardinals, 49-10, in a 2A SPSL matchup at Cardinal Stadium in Orting. The Eatonville Cruiser football team heads onto the field prior to their season finale game against Orting this past Thursday night. Photo: Heather Quirie The loss dropped Eatonville to 4-5 overall and 3-4 in league play, leaving the Cruisers in fifth place and out of the

Eatonville High School’s Jacob Golding finished 9th overall at the District 3 2A Boys Tennis Tournament, battling through a series of grueling matches that tested his endurance and skill. With only the top four finishers advancing to the state tournament, Golding's run ended short of a berth. Golding’s tournament was defined by marathon contests, beginning with his opening match against Austin Williams of Bainbridge Island. After Golding dropped the first set 5-7, he battled