Camas shuts out Union
Playing in a heavy downpour at Doc Harris Stadium on Oct. 23, the Camas High girls soccer team sloshed their way to a 7-0 shutout against league rival Union High. Camas had already wrapped up the...
View ArticleCamas sweeps bi-district meet
All the long miles and intense training is now paying dividends for the top ranked cross-country runners from Camas as the boys and the girls pulled off a clean sweep at the bi-district meet at...
View ArticlePullen claims state title
All season, Amelia Pullen’s cross country teammates have repeatedly told anyone who asks that no one works harder in practice or in competition than the Washougal High senior. During the Washington...
View ArticleCamas volleyball headed to state
The Camas High volleyball team, a young crew mostly led by sophomores and juniors, held strong Nov. 3, during a marathon, five-set match, to clinch a spot in the 4A state tournament. Just getting to...
View ArticleSwimmers compete in state championships
Swim teams from Camas and Washougal overcame some tricky hurdles this season to earn a ticket to the state swimming championships, held in Federal Way, Washington, Nov. 9 and Nov. 10. Under the...
View ArticleSports Briefs for Nov. 15, 2018
Camas volleyball heads to state The Papermakers volleyball team survived a gauntlet of five-set games in the district tournament to qualify for the semi-finals, on Nov. 10, in Kent, Washington. Camas...
View ArticleEyes on the Prize
In pain and stiff from a hamstring injury, Camas soccer forward Maddie Kemp still managed to help lead her sister Papermakers to victory in the team’s first two state playoff games, Nov. 8. The soccer...
View ArticleCamas girls soccer: State upset ends season
After 24 years as Camas High’s head soccer coach, Roland Minder had hoped to retire from the game he loves with another state championship trophy. Minder’s team of Papermakers came so close to...
View ArticleWashougal’s Beyonce Bea becomes a Vandal
The Panther’s star senior basketball player is now officially a University of Idaho Vandal. Beyonce Bea fulfilled her childhood dream of signing with a NCAA Division 1 program during a ceremony at...
View ArticlePanthers defeat Plainsmen 61-20
The 2A Washougal girls basketball team kicked off the season against the 3A Evergreen High Plainsmen with a 61-20 shellacking in the Evergreen Fieldhouse on Monday, Nov. 26. The Panthers, who have made...
View ArticlePanther girls setting high expectations
When you enter the front doors at Washougal High School, you see cases filled with a variety of gold trophies calling out the achievements of the school’s many athletic teams. The one exception seems...
View ArticlePanther boys ready to run the court
After going all the way to the district tournament last season, the Washougal boys basketball players seem hungry to improve on what they started. Several starters from last season have since...
View ArticlePanthers dominate defending champs
For the past three seasons, when opposing teams faced the Washougal girls basketball players, their primary focus has been figuring out how to slow down 6’1″ guard Beyonce Bea. But at the Panther...
View ArticleAll eyes on post-season prize
The Camas boys basketball team is off to a hot start this season, easily winning their first two games, and players believe this could be a history-making year. Making a run at state is a dream that...
View ArticleCoach brings experience to young team
After two consecutive trips to the state championships, the Camas High School girls basketball team has a fresh look with a new head coach and — other than star point guard Haley Hanson — a new set of...
View ArticleWashougal aiming for excellence
The wrestling room at Washougal High School has a lot of hardware hanging on the wall, from a long list of state champions. It’s something athletes take great pride in and this year’s team plans to...
View ArticleCamas grappling toward state title
Excitement and high expectations surround Camas wrestlers as they train and work on moves for the new season on the almost blinding red practice mats that surround each athlete with Papermaker pride....
View ArticlePapermakers defeat top-ranked Lions
With two minutes left in a Dec. 11 game against the Camas Papermakers, the West Linn Lions girls basketball team — Oregon’s top-ranked 6A team — took a five-point lead and appeared to be in control of...
View ArticlePanthers pin down win against Columbia River
In Washougal, you know it is varsity wrestling time when the gymnasium lights suddenly turn off, replaced by a single light hanging over the mat. The indoor, seasonal light show quickly got a large...
View ArticleLoss, then victory
It’s been the Union Titans’ year in the intense rivalry with the Camas Papermakers. The showdowns between these two 4A powerhouse sports programs have been classics, especially this year in football,...
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