Photos: Lincoln, Steilacoom, Peninsula and more flock to Tumwater for summer high school football scrimmages

2A powerhouse T-Birds are playing host to programs in its area all week for Tumwater team camp.

TUMWATER, Wash. — Reigning 2A state football champion Tumwater will enter the season with a target on its back as the favorite to repeat in the first full season since 2019.

On Friday, as programs across the state begin to tune up ahead of what is set to be a normal fall football schedule, several local teams got a crack at the T-Birds at Tumwater's team camp hosted on Sid Otton Field. North Thurston, Steilacoom, Timberline, Peninsula, Lincoln and Auburn Riverside were in the morning shift, playing a rotation of half field scrimmages.

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The T-Birds hosted another host of schools — Black Hills, Hoquiam, Montesano, Rochester, Aberdeen and Orting — Friday afternoon. Tumwater has played host all week, with its camp extending to Saturday.

Here are photos from Tumwater High School on Friday morning:

Published Jul 17, 2021

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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