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May 6, 2014
Alexa Efraimson breaks away from the pack during the Jesuit Twilight Elite 1,500-meter race Friday. The Camas High School junior crossed the finish line first with a time of 4 minutes, 21.1 seconds. Alexis Fuller earned second for Union and Alissa Pudlitzke placed third for Camas.

Elite effort by Camas runners

Although they compete for rival high schools, Alexa Efraimson, Alexis Fuller and Alissa Pudlitzke dreamed of achieving this moment together. The three Camas runners embraced after clinching the top three spots in the Jesuit Twilight Elite 1,500-meter run Friday, in Beaverton, Ore. Efraimson finished in first for the Papermakers with a time of 4 minutes, 21.1 seconds. Fuller earned second for the Union Titans in 4:37.04. Pudlitzke followed in third for the Papermakers in 4:37.62.

May 6, 2014
Brian Connolly rifles the javelin 134 feet, 7 inches for third place at the Panther Twilight Friday, at Fishback Stadium. The Washougal High School senior also clinched first place in the high jump to help the Panther boys win the eight-team meet.

Leaving it all on the track

Competing in front of friends and family members motivated the Panthers to go the extra mile for Washougal Friday. "We're not just some small town out here by the railroad tracks," said junior sprinter Donald Holbert. "When you put in the effort and the hard work, you can become anything you want to become."

May 6, 2014
Lena Richards rips a triple into the left field corner April 29, at Camas High School.

Camas softball team gets even with Skyview

The Camas softball team got back on the winning side of life Monday, with a 2-1 victory at Skyview. Harli Hubbard allowed one unearned run for the Papermakers and gained 11 strikeouts. Freshman call up Alli Hancock went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and drove in the first run for Camas in the top of the second inning. Tori O'Neil added a fielder's choice RBI in the same inning.

April 29, 2014
Nate Beasley breaks loose with the soccer ball Friday, at Doc Harris Stadium. Beasley and Cameron Eyman netted goals, but Skyview equalized Camas' effort. So the question remains, which team is better?

Intensity stands test of time

So the question remains, which team is better? Camas and Skyview scored goals this time and still nothing was settled after another 90 minutes of soccer at its finest Friday, at Doc Harris Stadium. Nate Beasley and Cameron Eyman came through with hard fought goals for the Papermakers, but Carter Johnson and Brandon Zilles became the equalizers for the Storm.

April 29, 2014
The Camas baseball team only scored one run Saturday, and that was all Dylan White needed. The CHS senior pitched a five-hit shutout and struck out nine Union Titans in a 1-0 victory.

White, Camas blanks Union

Before dancing the night away at prom, the Camas High School baseball team took care of business on the diamond. The Papermakers defeated first place Union 1-0 Saturday, behind seven innings of 5-hit baseball thrown by Dylan White. He also struck out nine Titans. Six of them were caught looking at strike three. "What a pitching performance," said head coach Joe Hallead. "I looked him in the eye after we lost to Skyview yesterday and told him he had to carry us, and that's what he did. You couldn't ask for more out of a senior captain than what he gave us today."

April 29, 2014
A header goal by Yorro Bah got Washougal off on the right foot Thursday, at Fishback Stadium. The Panthers defeated R.A. Long 6-1 to avenge an overtime loss to the Lumberjacks.

Nothing but net for Washougal

The Washougal High School boys soccer team got ahead of R.A. Long again Thursday, at Fishback Stadium. This time, there would be no let up by the Panthers. They chopped down the Lumberjacks 6-1 and earned redemption after a 3-2 overtime loss April 9, in Longview. "As soon as that last whistle blew, I've been waiting for revenge," said senior midfielder Patrick Johnson. "That's what tonight was all about."

April 29, 2014
Adam Thomas and his Washougal teammates represent their hometown during the Panther Twilight track and field meet Friday, at Fishback Stadium.

Fishback flights

The Washougal High School track and field family is looking forward to the next eight days at Fishback Stadium. Ridgefield comes to town today for an important meet against the Panthers. The Washougal girls are fighting for redemption after losing the league title to the Spudders in 2013. "There will be no convincing. If kids need to step into any type of event for us, they will do it without question," said head coach Dave Hajek. "That's a great attitude to have. These kids want to compete."

April 22, 2014
With blurry vision created by relentless rain drops, Molly Bilsborough lands her tee shot on the 17th green of the Lewis River golf course Thursday. The CHS senior won the Chieftain Invitational's closest to the pin challenge on this hole.

A soggy adventure

Rivers ran through the greens at the Lewis River golf course Thursday, and the filled cups of fluid turned into cascading water falls. Most sane individuals would not be out golfing in this weather, but the annual Chieftain Invitational was scheduled. Girls from 12 Southwest Washington high schools had to grin it and bear it. "It got to a point where it couldn't get much worse," said Camas High School senior Molly Bilsborough. "You just had to play with what you had and make the best of it."

April 22, 2014
VEGA gymnasts Ryan Dietzman, Camas, Trace Jacquot, Hockinson, and coach Zdravko Stoianov are on their way to the USAG Junior Olympic National Championships May 7 to 11, in Long Beach, Calif.

Sharing destiny

Ryan Dietzman and Trace Jacquot are destined for the Junior Olympic Men's National Gymnastics Championships May 7 to 11, in Long Beach, Calif. They say this journey would not be possible without coach Zdravko Stoianov and the Vancouver Elite Gymnastics Academy, in Camas. "My mindset is to do it for myself, my coach and for VEGA as a whole," said Dietzman, a Level 10 gymnast from Camas.

April 22, 2014
Mackenzie Pfeifer finished first for Washougal in the javelin with a throw of 103 feet, 10 inches at the Al McKee Invitational Saturday, at Stevenson High School.

Panthers rise in the Gorge

Washougal High School seniors Brian Connolly, Thomas Normandeau, Mackenzie Pfeifer and Adam Thomas delivered on the track and in the field at the Al McKee Invitational Saturday. Connolly cleared 6 feet on the high jump to finish in first place. He also clinched second place in the javelin with a throw of 122 feet, 2 inches.