Repeat Performance
Camas distance runner Daniel Maton has done it again. The Camas junior defended his “best in the state” titles in the 1,600-meter and 800-meter events at the 4A state championship meet, held at Mount...
View ArticleCamas boys sprint to state title split
It all came down to the 4×400 relay race on Saturday, May 26 at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma. Camas was close to capturing its first ever 4A track and field championship, but still trailed Issaquah,...
View ArticleCamas softball makes it to state semi-finals
When Papermaker pitcher Kennedy Ferguson is on the mound, everyone on the Camas softball team feels confident about winning. Her grit and determination has motivated the Papermakers all season, and the...
View ArticleCamas High seniors sign letters of intent
Family and friends surrounded 15 of the top student athletes at Camas High School on May 30, National Letter of Intent Day, as they signed letters of intent to play sports at the college level....
View ArticleWashougal runner to compete in Italy
Just a week after competing in the state track and field championships, Washougal High School junior Gabriel Dinnel is busy training for an upcoming trip to Italy to represent the United States. The...
View ArticleSoccer players to compete in Hawaii
Soccer is a year round sport for most players on the Washington Timbers FC ’02 team, which includes players born in the year 2002. The local club team just won the Oregon State Youth Soccer...
View ArticleCamas hikers back on Pacific Crest Trail
For the fourth consecutive summer, Dave and Boni Deal, of Camas, are training and preparing to spend more than one month hiking south on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Every week you can find them...
View ArticleBike shop celebrates 9 years
Camas Bike and Sport just celebrated its ninth year of doing business in downtown Camas. To mark the milestone, members of the local biking community met outside the shop, located at 403 N.E. Fifth...
View ArticleHidden Hiking Treasures
Popular hiking trails on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge are being flooded with hikers hopping the river because so many Oregon trails are closed following last year’s devastating Eagle...
View ArticleCamas 10U All-Stars win district championship
The Camas Little League 10U All-Star baseball team, which is made up of the top players ages 8-10 years old in the league, defeated Fort Vancouver on Fort Vancouver’s own field on Friday, June 29 to...
View ArticleBabe Ruth All-Stars prepare for state
One year after winning the state tournament and punching a ticket to the Babe Ruth World Series in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, a new group of local 13- to 15-year-old all stars is preparing for another...
View ArticleFourth of July fundraiser brings out the community
On a holiday when many people feast and celebrate at festive barbecue gatherings, several hundred folks in Camas and Washougal chose to launch into the Fourth of July by burning some serious calories...
View ArticleMaking way for Motocross
Washougal Motocross Park is known around the world for its scenic beauty, which is showcased every summer on national television when the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Nationals, sanctioned by American...
View ArticleState calls for kayak, paddleboard safety
With temperatures routinely hitting the 90s, local waterways are chock-full of folks enjoying the region’s cool rivers and lakes and using kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards (SUP). As the...
View ArticleBaseball fans flock to historic Louis Bloch Park in Camas
While the rest of Camas-Washougal geared up for last weekend’s Camas Days celebration and national motocross races at the Washougal MX Park, 10 Babe Ruth all-star teams and their families, some coming...
View ArticleHeat, thrills greet motocross fans
Eli Tomac, the season’s hottest professional motocross rider, pulled off a thrilling come-from-behind victory last weekend, winning the 450 Washougal National title at Washougal MX Park on Saturday,...
View ArticleSummiting Silver Star
If you’ve never hiked to the top of Silver Star Mountain, you’re missing what is perhaps the single best view in the Camas-Washougal area. On a clear day you can see five volcanoes: Rainier, St....
View ArticleCamas bocce ballers compete at Special Olympics USA games
Camas bocce ball player Kael Romero, 13, and his mother, Sheri, have only played the competitive lawn game for just under a year, but they’ve already won a gold medal at the Special Olympics Washington...
View ArticleThis is Sparta!
Two weeks after the Washougal National motocross extravaganza, the legendary Washougal motocross track transformed itself into the ultimate obstacle course for endurance athletes. On Saturday, Aug. 11,...
View ArticleThird-grader wins national horse show
Aubrie Wheeler is only 8 years old, but she’s been riding ponies since she learned to walk and competing at horse shows since age 2. This summer, Aubrie and her family spent nearly the entire month of...
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