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January 10, 2012

CHS swimmers clinch first at Kelso Invite

The Papermaker boys swimmers racked up 844.5 points and captured first place at Saturday's 12-team Kelso Invitational. Camas swept all three relay races. John Utas, Ian Ulmer, Lucas Ulmer and Nick Kabel set a state qualifying time of 1 minute, 32.91 seconds in the 200-meter freestyle relay. Ian Ulmer, Yraceburu, Trent Harimoto and Xiangyang Yan won the 200 medley relay (1:49.75). Kabel, Kasey Calwell, Ian Ulmer and Lucas Ulmer won the 400 freestyle relay (3:27.52). Lucas Ulmer also clinched first place in the 100 backstroke with a state qualifying time of 56.16 seconds. Yraceburu earned first in the 100 breastroke (1:05.06).

January 10, 2012

Washougal girls play harder for injured captain

It was a simple lay up on a fast break. Kendall Utter had done it a hundred times. But when the Washougal High School senior landed awkwardly on her knee during a Dec. 28 game against Molalla, she severed her ACL and tore her MCL and her meniscus. "I've played with Kendall for six years. Our game has grown up with each other," said fellow senior captain Maddie Down. "To be on the court without her just doesn't feel right. It's unbalanced."

January 3, 2012
WHS sophomore Austin Tran (14) has been a bright point in the Panthers' recent string of losses, after starting the season with eight consecutive wins. Against Kennewick on Friday, he scored a team high 9 points, and against Centralia the night before he scored a career high 18 points.

Panthers look to bounce back from series of tough losses

Washougal boys basketball coach Malcom Estes is looking for his team to bounce back after being dealt a few tough losses during the past couple of weeks. On Friday, the Panthers (8-3) were handed their third consecutive loss as Kennewick used its strength and speed to put on the defensive pressure and a tough offense to earn a solid 87-37 win on Washougal's home court. On Thursday, the Panthers were overcome 58 to 51 at Centralia after being ahead for most of the game and tied going into the fourth quarter. Estes said in part the lopsided loss against Kennewick can be attributed to the Panthers having to deal with some injuries. Aaron Diester is nursing a sore foot, and Karsten Short is not yet at full strength after injuring his knee in Washougal's win against Camas on Dec. 20. In addition, the team's leading scorer David Crowley has missed the past few games due to a family commitment.

January 3, 2012

CHS wrestlers compete at Pacific Coast Championships

After already traveling to tournaments in Yakima and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho this season, Camas High School boys wrestling coach Glenn Hartman said it is nice to compete closer to home every once in a while. Fourteen Papermakers participated in the Pacific Coast Championships Thursday, at Hudson's Bay. The tournament, which involved 35 teams from throughout Washington and Oregon, continued Friday and was co-sponsored by Evergreen High School. Team finishes included Union in first place, followed by Kelso. Evergreen placed sixth as a team. Camas finished in 26th place, ahead of Heritage and Columbia River. "It was a pretty tough tournament," Hartman said.

January 3, 2012

Papermaker girls go 2-2 at Nike Interstate tournament

The Papermaker girls basketball team was working hard during Christmas break, with four games in four days at the Nike Interstate Shootout in Lake Oswego, Ore. Camas won two games and lost two. According to coach Chuck Knight, they were playing against mostly bigger schools and without two of their lead players due to injuries. "Overall, we were disappointed with the results," he said. "We really felt that we were capable of winning every game. But without Lauren Neff and McKenna Jackson, putting up shots was harder. You're talking about teams who were bigger and more physical than us." Neff is on personal leave from the team, but is expected to come back this week when the Papermakers resume league play. Jackson will return as well.

December 27, 2011
Washougal High School senior Mustapha Bah muscles up for a shot, while two Camas High School defenders try to stop him. The Panters defeated the Papermakers 64-44 Dec. 20, at Camas High School for their eighth win in a row.

Washougal boys rise above Camas

The Washougal boys basketball players stepped onto the floor of their longtime Camas rivals and made a statement. In the defining moment of their eight-game winning streak to start the season, the Panthers celebrated a 64-44 victory over the Papermakers Dec. 20, at Camas High School. "It's always big to win at Camas. It's a rivalry that's important to both communities," said Washougal head coach Malcolm Estes. "In the 32 years I've been in Washougal, the games with Camas have always been a battle. Especially for those first 20 years I was here. It would be nice to see that again."

December 27, 2011
The Camas High School girls basketball players are zeroing in on their opponents in the Nike Interstate Shootout this week. The Papermakers will play four games at Lake Oswego High School.

Papermaker girls take aim at Nike Interstate Shootout

After just four days off for Christmas, the Camas girls basketball team is back on the floor this week in the Nike Interstate Shootout at Lake Oswego High School. The Papermakers played South Eugene this morning, in the first round of the tournament. Results were still pending as of press deadlines. Win or lose, Camas will play three more games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. "We've built some good momentum in the past four games, and hopefully we can continue that momentum right into league," said head coach Chuck Knight. "We want to use this tournament to get us fully tuned up. After Christmas break, it seems like we have a game every other day."

December 27, 2011
Washougal High School swimmers Nathan Milojevic (left) and Geer McGee (right) jumped at the opportunity to represent their school in swimming.

Washougal water markers

In a swimming pool filled with Camas High School boys, Nathan Milojevic and Geer McGee are standing tall for Washougal. "We're the only ones who get to say 'go Washougal," McGee said. "We yell it as loud as we can." The North County co-op program brings swimmers from Camas, Washougal, Hockinson, Prairie, Battle Ground and Woodland high schools together at LaCamas Swim & Sport. It has become a platform where Panthers and Papermakers can train together and cheer each other on during the meets. "It's like a whole new sport and something completely different to do for our school," Milojevic said. "A lot of my friends and my teachers like it, but probably only half of the school knows about it."

December 22, 2011
Camas runners Emily Wilson, Alexa Jones, Maddie Woodson and Alissa Pudlitzke (left to right) helped lead the Evergreen Storm to fifth place at the Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships Dec. 10, at Myrtle Beach. S.C.

Camas runners lead Evergreen Storm to fifth at Nationals

A Camas Papermaker and two Liberty Lions were instrumental in the Evergreen Storm cross country team's rise to fifth place in the Youth Division of the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship Dec. 10, on the Whispering Pines Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C.