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April 25, 2019
Camas senior Daniel Maton cruises to victory, lapping most competitors in the 3,200-meter at Skyview High School. The two-time state champion in the 800-meter and 1,600-meter will run for the University of Washington next season.

State champs sprint into postseason

With track and field season in full swing, members of the Camas boys’ track and field team are gearing up for a run to repeat as state champions, a title it shared last year with three other 4A track and field teams.

April 25, 2019
Camas sophomore Will Hansen high steps to keep control while dribbling the ball downfield against Union on April 17.

The 4A race is on

The Papermakers boys soccer team has been at the top of the 4A Greater St. Helens League standings for most of the season, but four other teams in the league are in a tight battle for that No. 1 spot.

April 18, 2019
Washougal sophomore Katie Stevens competed at the state tournament in gymnastics this year and now hopes to pole vault her way to state in track and field.

Washougal gymnast embraces different vault

Washougal High sophomore Katie Stevens may be relatively new to the sport of track and field, but her natural ability in the pole vault already has her soaring to the top of the standings in the 2A Greater St. Helens League.

April 18, 2019
Camas senior Mary Pipkin shows a custom key that everyone on the softball team carries to remind them that all players are equal.

Camas softball holds keys to success

A lot of athletes talk about keys to success, but girls on the Camas softball team actually wear real black and red keys as a physical reminder of what goes into creating a successful team.

April 11, 2019
Emily Whitmire beat Ronni Nanney in a unanimous decision in March 2017. (Photo courtesy Emily Whitmire)

A born fighter

Sixty-one seconds is all it took for Emily “Spitfire” Whitmire to get a first-round submission win in front of a national television audience Feb. 17.

April 4, 2019
Camas' Riley Sinclair (at bat) eyes a pitch during a game against Heritage on March 26.

Team heals, heats up

When the Camas baseball team hit the field this season, it had several players battling a long list of injuries.

March 28, 2019
Camas senior Emma Cox powers through the ball and keeps her drive low in the wind in the Papermakers' first league match against Heritage on March 19. Cox fired a 38 in difficult, windy conditions.

Camas golfers swing into action

When the Papermakers’ top golfer, senior Emma Cox, first joined the Camas golf team as a freshman, the team placed second in the 4A state tournament — a feat the team, led by head coach Bob Foster, has accomplished every year since.

March 28, 2019
The Camas equestrian drill team takes first place at a mid-March meet in Elma, Wash. The synchronized performance earned the team a spot at the state meet in Moses Lake, Wash., in May. (Contributed photos courtesy of Rich Vargo)

Camas equestrians make state

Getting on a 1,200-pound animal takes courage and skill, and the 13 girls who make up the Camas High School equestrian team have plenty of both.

March 21, 2019
Washougal senior Carter Murray goes up for a header against White Salmon on Thursday, March 14. Murray hasn't played soccer since he was 10 years old, but the all-league basketball player decided to give soccer a shot in the last few months of his senior year.

New coach sets new goal

Historically speaking, Washougal High School’s boys soccer team has not had the success that the Panthers’ other spring sports programs like track and field and baseball have enjoyed. However, Washougal’s new coach vows to bring a new level of success to the program.