Washougal’s faithful fans celebrate big win in Yakima
As the buzzer sounded and the Washougal girls basketball team screamed with excitement on March 2, their state championship celebration was drowned out for a moment by the noise coming from a small sea...
View ArticleBea-yond awesome
When it comes to girls’ basketball in Washougal there are two eras — before and after Beyonce Bea arrived on the Panthers hardwood. Bea’s final high school free throw, which clinched the 2A state...
View ArticlePanthers prevail
It was a magical moment inside the Yakima Valley SunDome on March 2, as the Washougal Panthers girls basketball team won its school’s first state basketball title. The Panthers huddled around their...
View ArticleWashougal’s pride
The Washougal Panthers 2A state basketball champions experienced a hero’s parade last week. Proud Washougal basketball fans lined the streets of downtown Washougal Friday, standing in cold rain and wet...
View ArticleLittle League fields get scoreboards
George Schmid Memorial Park in Washougal has been home to East County Little League since it was built in 2006, but in 13 years fans watching their kids have had no way of keeping track of game scores...
View ArticleNew coach sets new goal
Historically speaking, Washougal High School’s boys soccer team has not had the success that the Panthers’ other spring sports programs like track and field and baseball have enjoyed. However,...
View ArticleCamas equestrians make state
Getting on a 1,200-pound animal takes courage and skill, and the 13 girls who make up the Camas High School equestrian team have plenty of both. After the first two events this season, Camas already...
View ArticleCamas golfers swing into action
When the Papermakers’ top golfer, senior Emma Cox, first joined the Camas golf team as a freshman, the team placed second in the 4A state tournament — a feat the team, led by head coach Bob Foster, has...
View ArticleTeam heals, heats up
When the Camas baseball team hit the field this season, it had several players battling a long list of injuries. Regardless, the team has battled its way to an impressive 8-2 record, including a 4-2...
View ArticleA born fighter
Sixty-one seconds is all it took for Emily “Spitfire” Whitmire to get a first-round submission win in front of a national television audience Feb. 17. It was the fastest choke hold victory in Ultimate...
View ArticleCamas softball holds keys to success
A lot of athletes talk about keys to success, but girls on the Camas softball team actually wear real black and red keys as a physical reminder of what goes into creating a successful team. “We made...
View ArticleWashougal gymnast embraces different vault
Washougal High sophomore Katie Stevens may be relatively new to the sport of track and field, but her natural ability in the pole vault already has her soaring to the top of the standings in the 2A...
View ArticleThe 4A race is on
The Papermakers boys soccer team has been at the top of the 4A Greater St. Helens League standings for most of the season, but four other teams in the league are in a tight battle for that No. 1 spot....
View ArticleState champs sprint into postseason
With track and field season in full swing, members of the Camas boys’ track and field team are gearing up for a run to repeat as state champions, a title it shared last year with three other 4A track...
View ArticleNational college hoops champs have a Washougal connection
A 2001 Washougal High graduate recently proved instrumental in leading one of the greatest turnarounds in college hoops history. When the University of Virginia (UV) men’s basketball team defeated...
View ArticleSports Briefs for May 2, 2019
Papermakers clinch league baseball title The Camas baseball team’s bats came through in the 11th inning when Tyler Forner’s single allowed Shane Jamison to score to give the Papermakers a 4-3 win over...
View ArticlePanthers on the playoff prowl
The last time the Washougal baseball team competed in the district tournament, head coach Zach Carter was an 8-year-old learning to hit fastballs in the East County Little League. That was 18 years...
View ArticleCamas takes league title
It took 11 innings, but Camas junior Tyler Forner’s clutch single pushed in senior Shane Jamison for a 4-3 win over Battle Ground, allowing the Camas baseball team to take the 4A Greater St. Helens...
View ArticleSports briefs for May 9, 2019
Camas equestrian team riding to state The Camas equestrian team will send several riders to the Washington High School Equestrian Teams’ state meet May 16-19 in Moses Lake, Washington. Makenna Pasa...
View ArticleStudent-athletes prep for postseason
With district meets set for this week, track and field athletes in Camas and Washougal are working to achieve their peak performances at the perfect time. “We are the defending state champions, and we...
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