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October 19, 2010
Washougal High School seniors Eyan Cagle (left) and Patrick McCarthy (right) captured the 2A sub-district tennis doubles championship Saturday,

Double the pleasure

Five Washougal High School boys are playing in the district tennis tournament, Friday and Saturday at the Mint Valley Raquet Club in Longview, for a shot at state. All five are seniors, which makes Eric and Linda Balholm proud to be their coaches. "None of these kids were tennis players before they joined the team four years ago," said Eric Balholm. "It means they loved the sport enough to stick with it, and now all the hard work is paying off."

October 19, 2010

Washougal wins the tip at Woodland

Austin Tofell saw an opportunity to help the Washougal High School football team win the game Friday at Woodland, and he didn't take his eyes off of it. Down by one point with less than three minutes to go, the Panthers attempted to take the lead on a field goal. Out of desperation following a mishandled snap, Tofell caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Colton Sullivan and Washougal beat Woodland 26-21.

October 12, 2010
Addison Owen (right) returned a punt, made a catch in the end zone and took an interception all the way back for three touchdowns to help the Camas High School football team beat Hudson's Bay 66-14 Friday, at Doc Harris Stadium.

Camas Playmakers

Addison Owen and the football are inseparable. The 6-foot-2, 206 pound Camas High School senior scored touchdowns on a 57-yard punt return, an 8-yard catch and a 37-yard interception return to help lead the Papermakers to a 66-14 victory over the Hudson's Bay Eagles Friday, at Doc Harris Stadium. "It's exciting," Owen said. "I feel blessed to have the ability to score three different ways, the teammates to help me, and the coaches to prepare me."

October 12, 2010
Tasha Reeves of Washougal (right) and a Hockinson Hawk (left) set their sights on a soccer ball Oct. 5, at Hockinson High School. The Hawks defeated the Panthers 3-1.

Heartbreak at Hockinson re-energizes Panther soccer

Ellie Boon and Megan O'Neill helped each other and the Washougal High School soccer team get back on track. After suffering their first league loss of the season, the Panthers bounced back by beating the Woodland Beavers 2-0 Thursday. Boon scored the first goal on a pass from O'Neill. In the second half, Boon returned the favor by assisting on O'Neill's goal.

October 12, 2010
A Crook County defender holds on for dear life, as Washougal High School senior running back Ryan Erdwins explodes for more yards Friday, at Fishback Stadium.

An unhappy homecoming for Washougal football

The howling inside Fishback Stadium could be heard all across town Friday night, and then there was silence. Colton Sullivan kicked a 36-yard field goal through the uprights as time expired in the first half to give the Washougal Panthers a 16-14 lead. Sullivan also scored on a 6-yard touchdown run, and Nathan Adams caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Caleb Howard.

October 5, 2010
Brindl Langley brings the hammer down for the Camas High School volleyball team Sept. 28, at Prairie High School. The 2009 District 4 and West Central region champion Papermakers swarmed the defending league champion Falcons 25-18, 25-16, 21-25 and 25-22 in a battle of unbeaten teams.

Clash of volleyball champions

After the defending district and league champions in volleyball clashed on Sept. 28 at Prairie High School, Camas is still undefeated. The Papermakers overwhelmed the Falcons 25-18 in set one and 25-16 in set two. After Prairie rallied back 25-21 in set three, the critical fourth set became an all out war between the two rivals. The Falcons came out firing for a 12-6 advantage, before the Papermakers fought back within two points twice. Prairie's lead dropped to 17-15, rose up to 19-15 on a kill and an ace, and dipped back down to 20-18. Suddenly, the score was tied at 20-20.

October 5, 2010
Camas High School senior Kenny Marshall (left) and his younger brother Zack (right) made their parents Verna and Kenneth Sr. proud by both scoring touchdowns Friday, at District Stadium in Battle Ground.

Brotherly love for football

Brothers followed in each other's footsteps for the Camas High School football team Friday. The Papermakers steam rolled the Prairie Falcons 55-7 at District Stadium, in Battle Ground. Zack Marshall scored three times and increased his season total to 11 touchdowns. The first two came on a couple of carries across the goal line in the first quarter. "I didn't get any touchdowns last week, so it felt good," the junior said. "Even if they came on only three carries for three yards."

October 5, 2010
Sam O'Hara (right) plows through two defenders to get to the end zone for Washougal Friday, in Longview.

Panther football team runs out of time during road trip to Longview

After an exciting 24 minutes of football Friday at Longview Memorial Stadium, the Washougal Panthers were in the game. R.A. Long ran for touchdowns of 35 and 58 yards in the first half, but both times Washougal answered. The Panthers scored 15 points in the second quarter on a 2-yard TD run by Sam O'Hara, a 2-yard TD run by Aleks Arzhanov and a 2-point conversion run by O'Hara. "Twice we faced adversity, and both times we were able to come back and score a touchdown," Arzhanov said. "We're determined. We're Washougal football. We don't give up."