Ron and Kelly Stevens have nurtured their children in the Winter Hawks' nest. Ryan Stevens attended his first hockey game when he was 10 days old. He grew up in Washougal playing East County Pop Warner and Clark County Youth Football. When the Stanley Cup came to the Mountain View Ice Arena in 2011, Ryan waited in line for hours just to see it up close. A picture of him kissing the silver tin was published on The Columbian's sports page.
The 2A Greater St. Helens League boys basketball standings shook when Washougal knocked off the first place team and climbed out of the cellar.
With the 4A district wrestling tournament fast approaching, coach Cory Vom Baur threw down the gauntlet for the Papermakers. "If you are looking for a way out, take it. There are exits everywhere, but these kids are training to beat you," he said. Veteran Camas wrestlers Tye Lommasson, Marcus Hartman, Noah Shannon, Bryant Elliott, Talon Edmiston take Vom Baur's words to heart. He was a three-time state finalist when he wrestled for Evergreen High School, in Vancouver, and became a champion in 2005.
Ten Papermakers put pen to paper today on their future destinations after graduation. "I'm excited to play football and not have my parents tell me to clean my room," said Drew Clarkson after signing with Oregon State University. It has been a crazy road to this point in Clarkson's life. Eleven months ago, he found out that he had stage 2 testicular cancer. Though surgery, rest and recuperation, Clarkson never lost sight of his goal. He was going to play football during his senior year. Clarkson returned to the front line without losing a step. He helped the Papermakers become league champions again, return to the Tacoma Dome for the third year in a row and play for the state championship.
Shelby Chartrand will crash pins with the best bowlers in the state Friday, at Tacoma Narrows Plaza Bowl. The 14-year-old Camas High School freshman finished in seventh place at the 4A district tournament Jan. 30, at Allen's Crosley Lanes in Vancouver. She rolled games of 170, 174 and 183 for a 527 series. "This is a really big opportunity," Chartrand said. "Basically, what I did was have fun and bowl my game like it's just a Saturday. It actually felt nice." Camas finished in fifth place at districts with a combined total of 3,424 points. Battle Ground won the six-team scramble with 4,104 points.
Athletes from around the globe are coming to Washougal to stand up on a board and paddle in the Columbia River. The World Paddleboard Association's first Salmon Classic takes off from Cottonwood Beach Saturday, Aug. 31, at Capt. William Clark Park. An 8-mile long course challenge kicks off at 9 a.m., followed by a 4-mile short course race at 11 a.m., and a 2-mile novice event at noon. The winning male and female competitors will receive a $2,000 prize. Awards will also be given to the top three winners in each class.
The Camas girls basketball team finished the deal with Union Friday, but the boys ended up digesting another bitter pill. Senior Night started off right for the Papermakers when Rachel Rice, the only senior on the Camas girls team, delivered the first basket of the game. Rice also served Brenna Khaw and Nikki Corbett passes on a silver platter to help the Papermakers put the finishing touches on a 37-30 victory against the Titans.
The first league victory came in the nick of time for the Washougal boys basketball team. Austin Tran netted 13 of his team-leading 27 points in the fourth quarter to help the Panthers defeat Ridgefield 62-48 Jan. 28, at Washougal High School. He also made all eight of his shots from the foul line during those final eight minutes. "I think this was one of the most important games," Tran said. "It was either win this or not make districts. Hopefully, this will be the start of our run back into the playoffs."
The Camas High School gymnastics team racked up 168.52 points to beat Union by 23.62 points Saturday, at the Northpointe Gymnastics Center in Vancouver.
The Papermakers earned their watermarks Wednesday, at LaCamas Swim & Sport. Kasey Calwell, Lucas Ulmer and John Utas won all four of their events to help the Camas boys beat Union, 155-130, Mountain View, 183-94, Evergreen, 211-36, and Heritage, 212-25.
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