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December 13, 2011

Washougal boys are hungry for more

Feasting on a 6-0 start to the season, the Washougal High School boys basketball players are hungry for more. "So far, we're playing good. We keep getting better every single day," said junior forward Aaron Diester. "We can't level off now. We got to be playing our best ball by the time league starts because that's when it really matters." Tested for the first time Friday night, the Panthers walked out of Fort Vancouver Trapper territory with a 65-62 victory intact. Karsten Short provided 13 points on offense and a superior effort on defense. Diester and Isaac Bischoff both netted 11 points. Down the stretch, it was Washougal who grabbed the rebounds, made the foul shots and got to the loose balls to secure the victory.

December 13, 2011
Camas High School gymnasts Hali Ramirez, Hayden Sutton and Audrey Siebenthaler (left to right) are building a lifelong friendship through athletics.

Camas gymnastics family gets closer

Gymnastics is Lauren Alberts' baby, but she is about to have another. The head coach at Camas High School is scheduled to give birth to her second child around Christmas, a boy. She was pregnant with her first son Ryan when she came on board as an assistant coach four years ago. Now that she is the full-time head coach, with another baby on the way, Alberts feels her life has come full circle.

December 13, 2011
Sydney Allen glides to the hoop for two of her 15 points Wednesday, at Camas High School. The Papermakers defeated the Union Titans 52-38.

Papermaker girls get on a roll

The two rival high schools located on opposite shores of Lacamas Lake clashed inside the Camas warehouse Wednesday.

December 6, 2011
New Camas High School boys basketball coach Skyler Gillispie (left) is excited to lead the Papermakers into the future.

Gillispie grabs the reigns

Skyler Gillispie will never forget the call. He was on his way to a coaching clinic at the Dan Dickau Basketball Academy when he found out he had just been named the new Camas High School boys basketball coach. In the blink of an eye, life for the 22-year-old would never be the same.

December 6, 2011
Tatum Schroeder and the Camas High School girls basketball players have the look of determination this winter.

Camas girls aim for more glory

It's a new day for Camas High School girls basketball. Like many of the players on the court, head coach Chuck Knight is finally finding his comfort zone.

December 6, 2011
Matt Wilson (top) is one of three wrestling captains for Washougal. With 23 freshmen in the program, the Panthers are turning inexperience into opportunity.

Investing in the next generation

The next generation of Washougal Panthers wrestling in the jungle this winter are green, but nothing is stopping them from earning their orange and black singlets.

December 6, 2011

Persistence pays off for Papermaker wrestlers

Tyler Weiss is doing whatever it takes to become a state champion. After wrestling with his Camas High School teammates for a few hours every day after school, the senior heads down to Clackamas, Ore., for another practice with the Cobra Wrestling All-Stars. He does this twice a week.

November 29, 2011
O'Dea puts the squeeze on Camas running back Nate Beasley Friday, at the Tacoma Dome. The Papermakers made it a one-point game heading into the fourth quarter, before the Fighting Irish prevailed 21-13.

Papering the dome

The Camas football players snagged a small trophy from their first trip to the Tacoma Dome. Next time, they want to bring home the big one. "What it all came down to was missed opportunities," said head coach Jon Eagle. "We had our chances to score, but you got to be able to come away with sevens and not threes. "It's too bad it had to end so fast and so hard," he added. "Unless you win it all, it never ends pretty."

November 29, 2011
Aaron Diester (34) and Isaac Bischoff (50) give Washougal speed, strength and agility under the basket. The Panthers host La Center in the first game tonight. Junior varsity tips off at 5:30 p.m., followed by varsity at 7 p.m.

Panther boys are evolving on the court

Washougal is no longer the land of giants. Their level of basketball is evolving. When last season's exceptionally tall seniors got into foul trouble, Aaron Diester, Michael McElroy and Mustapha Bah provided the Panthers with an upswing of energy and quickness. All three have worked their way into the starting lineup with 6-foot-6 senior Isaac Bischoff. This gives Washougal a lethal combination of size, speed, strength and agility.