September 21, 2013
On the sidelines: On the road again
Both the Camas and Washougal high school football teams won big on the road Thursday and Friday.
Both the Camas and Washougal high school football teams won big on the road Thursday and Friday.
The Washougal girls soccer and volleyball teams tasted victory on their new playing surfaces. An excited crowd inside the Joe Brown Gymnasium anxiously waited for the first volleyball match to begin on the new hardwood floor. Brown's wife, Jane Dally, and son, Jeff, held up the orange ribbon for the Washougal volleyball players to run through. "I like the big Panther in the middle," said senior volleyball player Emily Field. "It looks sweet."
Backed by a $1,000 grant from Right To Play, the Camas based Vancouver Elite Gymnastics Academy hosts an open gym and a Cartwheel-A-Thon Saturday. The goal of this grant program is to increase the exposure and accessibility to gymnastics to a diverse population of children, and to use the sport to educate and empower those facing adversity. All proceeds from the event will go back to Right To Play. "It's an unbelievable opportunity for us to give back to the community that has continued to support us all these years," said founding coach and co-owner Randy Fox. "We are just a conduit for getting everybody involved in helping children. If we can turn this into a huge amount of money to give back, that's what will make this rewarding."
Four different Panthers found the end zone to help the Washougal High School football team defeat Tenino 28-7 Friday, at Fishback Stadium. "This is one of those games where we knew we had to fight," said senior lineman Christian Edmonson. "It feels great to be able to defend our new turf. This is the stuff we prepared for in camp." Edmonson dedicated the victory to his father Rick, who is in the hospital with liver failure. He saw the word "DAD" written on his taped wrists every time he got down to block at the line of scrimmage. "I get to go back to the hospital and tell my dad we won," Edmonson said. "We just put our heart out on the field. I think it helped the whole team to have something to fight for."
Four different Panthers found the end zone to help the Washougal High School football team defeat Tenino 28-7 Friday, at Fishback Stadium. The Panthers ran the ball six times for a total of 53 yards during the game's opening drive. Bobby Jacobs broke away for a huge chunk of yards on his first carry of the season. Brandon Casteel slithered over the defender and stretched his arms across the goal line for a touchdown.
The Camas High School football team exploded on the scene like a bundle of dynamite Friday, at Doc Harris Stadium. As the Jesuit Crusaders came crashing back down to earth, The Papermakers celebrated a 47-14 victory. Despite the hype surrounding this showdown between the number-one ranked teams in the largest classifications of Washington and Oregon, the boys in black lived up to their school's legacy. The Papermakers kept rolling along.
Eryn Brown has a golden boot for the Portland State University women's soccer team. The junior midfielder from Camas fired three goals into the net and assisted on two others to help the Vikings beat New Mexcio State 7-0 Sept. 1, during the UNLV Tournament at Peter Johann Field, in Las Vegas. "Getting a hat trick and two assists was close to the best result I could have asked for," Brown said. "I felt extremely happy that I could perform individually with the help of my amazing teammates as well as contribute to their individual successes. The entire match was focused, creative, composed and a ton of fun."
As the Washougal High School football team broke through the ticker tape to their new turf field Friday, John Fishback Jr. had one request. "Win one for the old Gipper," said the son of John Fishback, the former Washougal School District superintendent for whom the stadium is named. "My dad would have appreciated it and the support from the community for it," he said. "I think he considered this to be one of his best achievements." The Panthers made the Fishback family and the Washougal community proud by beating Hudson's Bay 35-0.
The Washougal High School football team broke the ticker tape on their new field turf Friday, at Fishback Stadium. "Win one for the old gipper," John Fishback Jr. said before the game. The Panthers made Fishback proud by beating the Hudson's Bay Eagles 35-0.
The Camas High School football team lit up their new scoreboard Friday, at Doc Harris Stadium. The Washington 4A number-one ranked Papermakers defeated the Oregon 6A number-one ranked Jesuit Crusaders 47-14
