Camas girls want to make more history
By kicking off 2017 with 12 straight wins, the Camas High School girls basketball team is going to the state tournament. The five juniors in this group are following four seniors who have been playing...
View ArticleBearcats outlast Panthers in thrilling semifinal
The Bearcats and Panthers fought tooth and nail for 32 minutes of basketball. After both teams battled to a 40-40 tie through three quarters, a 30-point fourth period propelled W.F. West to a 70-57...
View ArticleCamas boys thrive in three loser out games
Win or go home is when the Camas boys thrive. The Papermakers beat Heritage and Todd Beamer in back-to-back loser out games to get into the bi-district tournament. “We thrive best in these situations,”...
View ArticleHighway to the Papermaker Zone
The Kelso High School swimming pool became the Papermaker Zone after the Camas boys set 18 new records at the district meet, Feb. 10 and 11. In the process of rewriting the record books, the...
View ArticleSuper first day of swimming for Camas
After making so many time drops in Friday’s preliminary races, the Camas boys are becoming serious contenders for the 4A state swimming championship Saturday, at the King County Aquatic Center in...
View ArticleCamas gymnasts rise to second at state
You never get the second chance to make a first impression. The Camas High School gymnasts seized the opportunity and climbed all the way to up to second place in the 4A state team competition at the...
View ArticleDominant state champions
The Camas High School boys swimming team became state champions by total domination Saturday. Mark Kim defended his titles in the 200- and 500-meter freestyle races, at the King County Aquatic Center...
View ArticleChampion helps Camas crack top 10
There are not many wrestlers who can lift Dylan Ingram off the ground. His father, Jason, a state champion in high school, did after Dylan became the Class 4A 220-pound state champion Saturday. Dylan...
View ArticlePerfect season, career for Washougal Panther
Four years. Four finals. Two state titles. In a nut-shell, that’s Abby Lees’ legacy. Runner-up as a freshman, champion as a sophomore, upset in the finals as a junior, back on top her senior year. Lees...
View ArticleLike father, like son
There are not many wrestlers who can lift Dylan Ingram off the ground. His father, Jason, a state champion in high school, did after Dylan won the Class 4A 220-pound state championship at the Tacoma...
View ArticleDominant State Champions
The Camas High School boys swimming team became state champions by total domination Saturday. “I’m totally thrilled. We’ve never won one. This trophy has never been south of Tacoma,” said head coach...
View ArticleCamas gymnasts capitalize on state opportunity
The Camas High School gymnasts knew they wouldn’t get a second chance to make a first impression. They seized it and climbed all the way to up to second place in the 4A state team competition at the...
View ArticlePerfect season for Panther wrestler
Four years. Four finals. Two state titles. In a nutshell, that’s Abby Lees’ legacy. Runner-up as a freshman, champion as a sophomore, upset in the finals as a junior, back on top her senior year. Lees...
View ArticleGirls basketball teams are going to the domes
The Camas High School girls basketball team is going to the Tacoma Dome for the first time in school history. “It almost hasn’t hit me yet that we’re going,” said senior Teague Schroeder. “I feel like...
View ArticleBasketball teams lose in the first round of state
The Camas and Washougal girls basketball teams lost in the first round of state Saturday. The Panthers play a loser out game against West Valley, Yakima, Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. at the Yakima Sun Dome....
View ArticleWashougal’s big first half leads to 2A opening-round win
By Meg Wochnick, Columbian staff writer YAKIMA — Experience matters. A fourth-place finish at the state tournament this time a year ago and a plethora of players with pressure-stake familiarity at the...
View ArticleResilient Papermakers bounce back in the dome
The Camas High School girls basketball players didn’t just want to get to the Tacoma Dome. They wanted to win there, too. The Papermakers checked another goal off the list after they defeated the...
View ArticleRugby teaches respect
Rugby roots are growing in Camas and Washougal. The Lacamas Knights teams are about to embark on their second season in Rugby Oregon. The seventh- and eighth-graders captured the Oregon state...
View ArticlePanthers run into a barrage of fouls
The game plan was going to perfection for the Panthers, until their best scorer and rebounder fouled out. Beyonce Bea racked up 14 points and 16 rebounds, draining jump shots and put backs with...
View ArticleWashougal falls to Burlington-Edison despite gutty effort
By Meg Wochnick, Columbian staff writer YAKIMA — Mason Oberg was the last to exit the Washougal girls basketball team’s room after its 58-55 loss to Burlington-Edison, and in doing so, she quickly was...
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