Capital High School (Olympia, Washington) Conference. (Capital High School was 4A-division until 2006-2007 season, 3A-division until 2007-2012 season, 2A-division until 2012-2014 and then moved back up to 3A Fall 2014). State Championships, 2nd place: Baseball - 1978, 1995, 1997; Boys Cross Country - 1996; Fastpitch Softball - 2007; Football - 2002; Boys Golf - 1987; Girls Golf - 1994; Girls Swimming - 2002; Boys Tennis - 1991, 1993; Girls Tennis - 1988, 1990; Girls Volleyball - 1994, 2013, 2014; Wrestling - 2000, Capital High School (Olympia, Washington) Capital High School (CHS), commonly referred to as Capital, is a public high school in Olympia, Washington, United
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