Sports Briefs for Jan. 23, 2020
Local football players, coach honored Camas senior Tai Tumanuvao and Washougal senior Brevan Bea received top honors and $3,500 scholarships at the annual Clark County Chapter of the National Football...
View ArticleFor Camas bowlers, family traditions keep on rolling
Led by three seniors — two of them twin sisters — the Camas bowling team is fighting for a postseason berth. With two matches left in the regular season, the Papermakers are sitting in third place in...
View ArticleWashougal basketball player ‘talented beyond his years’
Washougal’s basketball culture is attracting new fans to the stands following a remarkable metamorphosis within Washougal High School’s hoops programs. The change started with the girls team winning...
View ArticleWashougal girls basketball charging toward playoffs
In a midseason battle between two of Washington’s best 2A girls basketball teams, Washougal controlled the tempo and beat visiting Port Angeles 65-54 on Saturday, Jan. 25. Washougal High School’s...
View ArticleSports briefs for Jan. 30, 2020
Washougal boys wrestling team wins invite The Washougal High School boys and girls wrestling teams wrapped up their last regular-season tournaments Jan. 25 as they prepare for the postseason. The...
View ArticleLocal businessman has passion for taking sports pictures
Talk to any Camas High School athlete and they’ll tell you they go straight to Twitter after big events to check out the new pictures posted by Kris Cavin, a Camas insurance agent who volunteers his...
View ArticleSports briefs: Feb. 6, 2020
Camas gymnasts set high score The Camas gymnastics team continued its undefeated season, beating Columbia River, Union and Heritage with a school-record team score of 184.35 on Feb. 1. Senior Alyssa...
View ArticleFormer Israeli national champion teaches fencing in Camas
What’s your superpower? Camas resident Julia Tikhanova enjoys asking that question to her students, because she credits fencing — a skill she considers to be a superpower — for nearly everything good...
View ArticleCamas wrestlers prepare for postseason
The yearly battle between the Camas and Union boys wrestling teams is always their biggest dual meet of the season and usually decides the 4A Greater St. Helens League title. That was the case once...
View ArticleCamas swimmers dominate district meet with inspiring performances
It takes a lot to impress head Camas boys swimming and diving coach Mike Bemis, a man revered by athletes for his caring, “tough-love” philosophy. He was definitely impressed with his team’s...
View ArticleWHS girls basketball honors senior, clinches league title
Before the start of the Washougal girls basketball team’s Feb. 10 home game against R.A. Long, the Panthers honored McKinley Stotts, their lone senior, for her hard work during the past four years....
View ArticleSports briefs for Feb. 13, 2020
Daniels bowls to 4th-place state finish Two weeks ago, Kaeli Daniels said that she wanted to shine at the 4A state bowling meet, and that’s exactly what she did. The Camas senior, who averaged 156...
View ArticleWHS wrestling teams sweep sub-regionals
Just two days after winning its ninth consecutive 2A GSHL title with a 46-27 win over Woodland, the Washougal boys wrestling team won the District 1 sub-regional tournament at Hockinson High School on...
View ArticleSports briefs for Feb. 20, 2020
Camas girls bring down league champs from Skyview, earning a trip to state The Papermakers (15-9) are heading to the regional round of the state tournament after beating 4A GSHL Champions Skyview 50-32...
View ArticleWashougal girls wrestling wins sub-regional
Washougal’s wrestling pedigree goes back decades, but it’s not just about the boys. The Panthers’ girls team added to the legacy in a big way, winning the Region 3 championship at Kelso High School on...
View ArticleWashougal girls basketball team’s winning streak ends at 17
The Washougal girls basketball team is still alive in the 2A District 4 tournament, but its journey got a whole lot more challenging on Feb. 17. W.F. West (17-5) arrived in Woodland ready to play and...
View ArticleWashougal gymnast dazzles after 3-year absence
It wasn’t long after Shaela Ausmus took her first steps as an infant that she launched into her gymnastics career. At the age of 3, Ausmus started training at Naydenov Gymnastics in Vancouver. By the...
View ArticleWashougal, Camas wrestlers earn medals at Mat Classic
The top high school wrestlers in Washington relied on technique and moxie to earn medals at Mat Classic XXXII on Feb. 14-15 inside the cavernous confines of the Tacoma Dome. The Washougal boys (10...
View ArticleSports briefs for Feb. 27, 2020
Camas girls basketball qualifies for state regionals The Camas girls basketball team won three of its five games in the 4A West Central/Southwest tournament and qualified for the 4A state regional...
View ArticleCamas gymnastics wins 3rd straight state title
The Camas gymnastics team has vaulted into the history books. The Papermakers won their third consecutive 4A state championship on Feb. 21 at Sammamish High School in Bellevue, posting a team score of...
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