Six new courts welcomed 96 players, family members and friends to Hathaway Park for the first Washougal Pickleball Mixer Saturday and Sunday. As the 48 teams in this double elimination tournament paddled a plastic ball back and forth, Columbia River Pickleball President Mike Wolfe stood in the background and watched his dream come to life. It was impossible to wipe the smile off his face.
More than 3,000 fans helped the Seattle Seahawks raise the 12th Man Flag at Doc Harris Stadium Saturday, in Camas. "I don't know if you heard, but we won this thing called the Super Bowl," said Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, delivering a roaring response from the crowd. "How could you not be energized for the next season? We gotta get another one of these rings and another one of these trophies."
The Camas-Washougal Babe Ruth 13-year-old all-stars will be playing baseball against the best teams in the state in their own backyard. Games begin Wednesday at Louis Bloch Park, located along Joy Street and East First Avenue in Camas. The top three teams from four days of pool play advance to the championship bracket. The state title game starts at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Bobby Jacobs turned and burned with a football in his hands for the last time. The Washougal High School graduate scored two touchdowns, added a 2-point conversion and earned Offensive MVP honors to help the American all-stars defeat the Nationals 40-18 in the 2014 Southwest Washington Shriner's Freedom Bowl Classic Saturday, at McKenzie Stadium in Vancouver.
Tickets are sold out for Saturday's Play 60 Fan Fest with the Seattle Seahawks at Doc Harris Stadium, in Camas. This event allows friends and family to share their passion for football with the pros. Fans will also get to see the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy. Gates open at 11 a.m. All guests must have a pre-registered ticket to enter. No more tickets are available. The event lasts until 1 p.m.
One step at a time, the Cape Horn Trail is changing. "When hikers see us working on the trail, they are always so appreciative," said Cape Horn Conservancy President Teresa Robbins. "People tell us this is their favorite hike in the Gorge. That's our goal. We want to be number-one."
Caden Wengler delivered a sacrifice fly and Kolby Broadbent hit a baseball out of Forest Home Park and on to Sixth Street. This was all Camas needed to beat Evergreen 2-0 for the district championship Monday. Pitchers Michael Quintana and Josh Mansur combined for a two-hitter. Quintana racked up 10 strikeouts in five innings and Mansur struck out the side in the sixth.
With each swipe of a paintbrush, Maria Grazia Repetto taps into her imagination of Camas past and present. "My mother is an artist. I remember sitting beside her when she was at an easel and painting," Repetto said. "I had a desk at school. Instead of taking notes, I was always drawing on the desk. "I am an artist," she added. "I've been an artist my whole life."
High flying, head banging action brought 2,678 soccer fans to the edge of their seats Saturday, at Doc Harris Stadium. Forced to play the final 69 minutes of the match with 10 men after defender Matt Rose was red carded, the Portland Timbers U-23 Premier Development League men's team rallied from a goal down to defeat the Kitsap Pumas 2-1.
Alissa Pudlitzke finished her track season on top. The 17-year-old from Camas captured first place in the Pacific Northwest Junior Olympic Championship 1,500-meter run June 21, at Kent Meridian High School. She beat six other runners to the finish line with a time of 4 minutes, 51.04 seconds.
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