Forty Camas High School athletes are playing lacrosse this spring.
Matt Welinski was one of three freshmen who joined the Camas Lacrosse Club when it debuted four years ago. He is the only one of those three to stick around, and he has watched the program double in size.
“It’s so cool to represent my hometown in a sport I have played since I was in fifth-grade,” Welinski said. “I love seeing the progression of my teammates, and being able to play with them and help them out. I feel like a student teacher, almost.”
Welinski shares the captain duties with fellow seniors Stephen Burns and Ryan Wessel. Austin Cari, Jonathan Shaw and Graham Shepherd are the other three seniors on the team.
“Whenever people want to know about lacrosse, it always comes back to us six,” Welinski said. “We’re promoters for the whole school.”
Camas hosts nine lacrosse games this season at Cardon Field, which is located behind the high school. Rex Putnam High School, of Milwaukie, Oregon, comes to Camas tonight. Camas also hosts Hood River, Oregon, Friday and Bonney Lake Saturday. Selah comes to town Friday, March 25, and Richland Saturday, March 26. A full schedule is available at www.camaslacrosse.com.