Football families move forward
Competition for playing time fuels the Camas and Washougal high school football players at the start of a brand new season. Every day of practice is an opportunity for them to teach, learn and improve...
View ArticleEvergreen Storm reigns at Pacific Northwest meet
Eighteen Camas and Washougal athletes from the Evergreen Storm Track Club finished in the top eight at the Pacific Northwest Association Championship meet June 26 through 28, at Chief Sealth High...
View ArticlePaddleboarding spirit reigns supreme
Good thing stand up paddleboarding is a water sport. The recreational and professional racers were having too much fun to care about the rain that came pouring down just before the Salmon Classic...
View ArticleA Freedom Bowl to remember for children of Shriner’s hospitals
Graduating seniors from high schools in Southwest Washington had a week to find a common bond on the football field before playing in the Freedom Bowl Saturday. After visiting the Shriner’s Hospital...
View ArticleLean, mean bowling machines
Lean, mean bowling machine has a nice ring to it. It’s the perfect motto for the Papermakers to shout every time they roll a strike or pick up a spare. “We wanted to come out with something fresh....
View ArticleCHS football team silenced in Sammamish
The Camas High School football players and coaches never lost hope, but the Skyline Spartans made all the right plays in a 35-10 victory Saturday in Sammamish. “We never quit. We left everything we had...
View ArticleA sisterhood for life
Camas and state champion Issaquah didn’t give in an inch during 90 minutes of soccer Friday, at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. With no goals by either team after regulation and two overtime sessions, a...
View ArticleCommunity in Harmony
1500 N.E. 192nd Ave., in Vancouver o Lights coming in August o Field rentals are available o Timbers teams are charged $100 an hour o Groups from outside of the academy can play for $125 an hour o To...
View ArticleFast start for Camas in Pasco
A 208-mile bus ride to play the runner up in the 2014 Class 4A state championship football game did not phase the Papermakers. Camas High School turned a 28-0 advantage at halftime into a 35-14 victory...
View ArticleForest Home pride
As the hometown crowd multiplied at Forest Home Park, so did the determination of the Camas Little League all-stars to win districts. “You would look around every once in a while and see more people...
View ArticlePapermakers on a mission
The Camas girls cross country runners just keep getting closer on their quest to become state champions for the fourth time in five years. Rain, mud and 18 different teams couldn’t stop the Papermakers...
View ArticleWashougal soccer team gets back on track with a victory
After three games without any goals, the Washougal soccer team scored three times during the final 20 minutes of Thursday’s contest to beat Hudson’s Bay 3-0 at Clark College. “Every minute of that game...
View ArticleHunter for adventure
Adventure is out there. Hunter Nelson is on a mission to find it. The 21-year-old from Washougal is one of hundreds of finalists in the running to become a Director of Toughness with Columbia...
View ArticlePanther girls thrash Plainsmen in opener
Alyssa Blankenship and RaeAnn Allen treated Washougal to a 66-44 smashing of Evergreen Monday, in the Joe Brown Gymnasium. Blankenship racked up 17 of her team-leading 25 points in the second quarter....
View ArticleBreathing new life into Washougal
Curtis Crosby lives and breathes basketball. The Washougal High School senior has been playing the game since he was in kindergarten. “You tie up your shoes, step on the court and it just feels right,”...
View ArticleThe next wave of Camas girls basketball
In his 13th year teaching at Camas High School, Scott Preuninger is thrilled to be the head coach of the Papermaker girls basketball team. “I’ve been out of the gym for four years, but it feels like I...
View ArticleBuilding lifelong friendships
There are great expectations for the Camas High School boys basketball team in 2016. The Papermakers captured the 4A academic state championship in 2015, and competed in the state tournament for the...
View ArticlePapermaker touchdown parade
A nearly flawless first half of football led the Camas football team to a 49-6 victory over Bethel Friday, at Doc Harris Stadium. “It was our best effort as a team this season,” said head coach Jon...
View ArticleWashougal volleyball team hammers Hudson’s Bay
The Washougal High School volleyball team is setting a new standard. Bailey Watts fired 14 kills, Rebecca Boylan added 12 kills, Makena Hoesly notched 25 digs and Erika Johnson earned 34 assists to...
View ArticleOrange and black is back
Seeing the Panthers decked out in their new orange and black uniforms let everybody at Fishback Stadium know football is back in Washougal. “It was great seeing that many people excited for the first...
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