Panther girls end season at state tourney
The Panthers ended another spectacular year of girls basketball as one of the top 12 teams in the state. The young team has much to be proud of after three consecutive trips to the 2A Girls Hardwood...
View ArticleA track and field homecoming
On a day when the first sun of the new season returned to Cardon Field in Camas, so did Seanna Pitassi. But, instead of blistering the track as the team’s top sprinter like she did eight years ago,...
View ArticleRising above adversity
Washougal softball senior sensation Paige Forsberg has been an all-league player since she was a freshman and has the second-highest batting average of any player in Washougal softball history. Last...
View ArticleSwimmers, divers flip over aquatics center talks
If you’ve ever had a flying dream, you can understand why state champion Camas High gymnast Jacqueline Purwins loves competitive diving. “The feeling starts when you hit that diving board. Then, you...
View ArticleCamas baseball team developing its young talent
The Papermakers baseball team put on a hitting clinic at Heritage High School in Vancouver, dominating the game from the first inning with a 9-2 victory on Monday, April 9. Senior Luke Bruno got the...
View ArticleWashougal golfer shares passion for sport with father, teammates
Nearly every time Kallie Sakamoto steps onto a golf course — whether it’s playing practice rounds together, or swinging for the Washougal golf team, where her dad helps out as an assistant coach — it’s...
View ArticlePapermakers win Titan Cup for third consecutive year
The Camas girls spent a cold, wet, blustery day playing in a unique Union High School sponsored event called the Titan Cup at Tri-Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield on Monday, April 16. The Camas girls...
View ArticleCamas woman runs Boston Marathon
Some things come to us naturally, and for Satomi Sano-Abrahamsen that “thing” is running. Abrahamsen had no idea she was good at it until some of her friends convinced her to join them in their attempt...
View ArticleSports Briefs
Papermakers suffer 2-1 loss to Union The Camas boys soccer team fell to Union on Friday, April, 13. The first half was scoreless, but in the second half Camas went up 1-0 with a goal by Jake Fuller....
View ArticleCamas softball shuts out Skyview in 7-0 win
Camas softball coach Dale Lunde knew he was asking a lot from his ace pitcher when he started her against Skyview on little rest last week. Kennedy Ferguson had just pitched a tough game the night...
View ArticleCamas baseball team trounces Union 9-0
The Camas varsity baseball team is proving it can play toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the state. Now, the challenge is to get past Skyview, which finished third in the state last season and...
View ArticleWashougal girls tennis dominates league
It’s been three years since Angela Watts became the head girls tennis coach for the Washougal Panthers, and the doubles team of Rebecca Boylan and Beyonce Bea started playing together. The talented duo...
View ArticleWashougal outpacing competition
After the warmest, driest week of the year, dark clouds and heavy rain moved in for the annual Panther Invite at Fishback Stadium on Friday, April 27. Track and field athletes from eight area schools...
View ArticleCamas track athletes finish on high note
The Camas High School track and field program has had another highly successful year. The Papermakers wrapped up their league schedule with a meet against cross-town rival Union High School on Friday,...
View ArticleCamas gymnast qualifies for Junior Olympics
Camas High sophomore Kaylee Sugimoto has earned a spot in the USA Gymnastics’ U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships, and will compete in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the country’s top young gymnasts on...
View ArticleSenior’s project helps young soccer players
Camas High School senior Brison Manandic loves soccer. Now, he’s figured out a way to share that passion with other young soccer hopefuls. For his senior project this year, Manandic launched a charity...
View ArticleCamas tennis players make bi-district tourney
Camas’ No. 1 singles player senior Sam Merrill lost in districts to Andrea Basara of Battle Ground last season, so there were nerves when the two girls faced each other again this year at the 4A...
View ArticlePitch perfect under pressure
When Camas High softball pitcher Kennedy Ferguson took the mound against Union High on May 9, she knew a win would clinch a Papermaker league championship. The pressure didn’t faze the ace pitcher....
View ArticleGolfer gets home course advantage
For three years, Kallie Sakamoto’s home golf course has been just a few hundred yards south of Washougal High School (WHS). Orchard Hills Country Club is where she honed her skills with countless...
View ArticleDuo dominates at districts
The Panthers’ tennis duo of Beyonce Bea and Rebecca Boylan are district champions. The undefeated doubles team from Washougal played a pretty easy first round against Columbia River’s second doubles...
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