September 10, 2011
On the sidelines: 87-0
Camas shuts down Mountain View 31-0, and Washougal finishes off White Salmon 56-0.
Camas shuts down Mountain View 31-0, and Washougal finishes off White Salmon 56-0.
The Camas High School graduate wins the award for the first time in his career. The local grads post strong times in their first college cross country meet of the season.
To find out the difference a year made in Washougal only took 2 minutes, 17 seconds. That's how much time came off the clock before the Panthers scored the first of five touchdowns to defeat Hudson's Bay 41-9 Friday, at Fishback Stadium. "I think the fans had a lot of fun Friday night. I know the kids did," said head coach Bob Jacobs. "The kids have a lot of confidence in our offense, and they executed it at a high level."
It didn't matter if John Norcross was playing offense or defense Friday night at Doc Harris Stadium, he found a way to get his hands on the football for Camas. After Timberline tied the score in the third quarter, the Papermakers had a receiver open on the left side of the field. Kyle Goodnow caught a pass from quarterback Tony Genarro, but he lost possession when he was hit. Shadowing Goodnow and his defender, Norcross didn't hesitate. He picked up the hot potato, and ran it 25 yards to the end zone for game-changing touchdown. "Coach Eagle teaches us to play to the whistle," Norcross said. "I saw the ball, didn't hear a whistle, picked it up and headed for that end zone."
Conquering an ironman is so much sweeter when you have a loved one to share it with. Just ask proud Camas parents Suzi and John Shoemaker, and their son Stephan. The trio competed in the 2011 Canada Ironman Aug. 28, in Penticton, B.C. Suzi completed the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run in 12 hours, 35 minutes. Stephan was not far behind at 12:55, and John crossed the finish line in 15:02.
It's not every year that Camas and Washougal both open the season at home. I siezed it by attending both games.
Friday's rematch between the Camas and Timberline high school football teams will not be played in the home of the Seattle Seahawks, but don't expect the energy to be subdued.
On Sunday, Sept. 25, two Alumni Football USA games are going to be played at Fishback Stadium in Washougal. Washington State Director Phil Weber is looking for former Camas, Washougal, Heritage and Battle Ground high school students to play against each other. The games are open to all alumni in their late teens, 20's, 30's, 40's and up. Alumni Football USA supplies all of the equipment and officials. "This is all about giving these guys one more chance to play football," Weber said. "It will be the time of their lives."
Sept. 3, 2010, is the day football fever infected Washougal. On that fateful evening at Kiggins Bowl in downtown Vancouver, Sam O'Hara snagged a game-winning touchdown pass from Colton Sullivan in the final seconds of the game to lead the Panthers to a 10-7 victory over the hometown favored Hudson's Bay Eagles.
John Russell loves telling fishing stories. "I'm an albacore fisherman," he said. "I could tell you I caught 22 of them in one day, but you probably wouldn't believe me." Russell said he hooked a 115-pound halibut at the tender age of 88. He also caught two, 100-pound tunas during a fishing trip to Hawaii. "Anybody can fish. My favorite part is catching them," Russell said. "Whether that's paying attention to what's going on, pushing the other guy out of the way or cutting the other guy's fishing line."
