A handful of South Sound teams have won academic state championships.

Boys Cross Country
Class 4A – Stadium, 3,760 GPA
Class 3A – Capital, 3.866 GPA

Girls Cross Country
Class 3A – Capital, 3.990 GPA (This was the highest team GPA in the state this fall season.)
Class 2A – W.F. West, 3.860 GPA
Class 1B – Mount Rainier Lutheran, 3.457 GPA

Girls Soccer
Class 3A – Auburn Mountainview, 3.788 GPA

Girls Swimming
Class 3A – Olympia, 3.794 GPA

Click here for the full list of academic state champions.

What to watch today

The Narrows League’s best swimmers will gather at Foss’ pool for the girls league championship swim meet.
When: 3:30 p.m.
Where: Foss

Thursday’s highlights

In a Narrows League showdown of undefeated volleyball teams, third-ranked Olympia rallied for a 3-2 win at No. 7 Gig Harbor and clinched at least a share of the league title. The Bears won the final two games by a combined four points. Lisa Chulich led Olympia with 15 kills and 21 digs, while Jennifer Liedes added 12 kills and seven blocks.

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Apple Physical Therapy will open its doors from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through Nov. 21 to injured student athletes. The clinic is located at 3912 10th St SE, Suite 101 in Puyallup.

Accordind to a press release, therapists and trainiers will be on hand to evaluate injuries and provide guidance on exercises.

“Our goal is to help student athletes get back to playing their sport safely and quickly,” Director of Athletic Training Josh Waltier said in the release.

Students with significant injuries will be referred to their primary care physicians for further treatment.

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Jena Heidloff, a talented club swimmer who competed for Graham-Kapowsin High in 2005 as a sophomore, died in an automobile accident early Thursday morning. Click here to view the story. Heidloff took fourth place in the 500 freestyle and sixth in the 200 freestyle at the Class 4A state championships last year.

Heidloff’s high school coaches describe her as chatty, peppy girl who liked to compete. We just want to offer an opportunity for those who knew Jena to comment. Our condolences go to Jena’s family and friends.