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December 13, 2018
Reminders of Washougal's long wrestling heritage surround the team every day during practice in the "Panther Den."

Washougal aiming for excellence

The wrestling room at Washougal High School has a lot of hardware hanging on the wall, from a long list of state champions. It’s something athletes take great pride in and this year’s team plans to bring more postseason hardware back to the Washougal Panther practice den.

December 13, 2018
New head coach Scott Thompson goes over details of the offense during practice. Thompson coached the varsity boys at Fort Vancouver for nine seasons, but lived in Camas the entire time and is happy to be leading a young, talented Papermakers team.

Coach brings experience to young team

After two consecutive trips to the state championships, the Camas High School girls basketball team has a fresh look with a new head coach and — other than star point guard Haley Hanson — a new set of varsity players.

December 6, 2018
Senior Carson Bonine throws a no-look pass during a recent practice. Bonine has been the leading scorer in the first few games of the season.

All eyes on post-season prize

The Camas boys basketball team is off to a hot start this season, easily winning their first two games, and players believe this could be a history-making year.

December 6, 2018
Washougal sophomore Skylar Bea rises up for a shot against the defending state champions from W.F. West at a home game, Nov. 30.

Panthers dominate defending champs

For the past three seasons, when opposing teams faced the Washougal girls basketball players, their primary focus has been figuring out how to slow down 6’1” guard Beyonce Bea.

November 29, 2018

Panther boys ready to run the court

After going all the way to the district tournament last season, the Washougal boys basketball players seem hungry to improve on what they started.

November 29, 2018
The Panthers' returning starters are pictured left to right: senior Ashley Gibbons, sophomore Skylar Bea, senior Beyonce Bea, senior Kiarra Cross and junior Mckinley Stotts.

Panther girls setting high expectations

When you enter the front doors at Washougal High School, you see cases filled with a variety of gold trophies calling out the achievements of the school’s many athletic teams. The one exception seems to be basketball. And that’s something the Washougal girls basketball team plans to change this year.

November 29, 2018
Beyonce Bea with one of her seven steals against Evergreen High School in the season-opener.

Panthers defeat Plainsmen 61-20

The 2A Washougal girls basketball team kicked off the season against the 3A Evergreen High Plainsmen with a 61-20 shellacking in the Evergreen Fieldhouse on Monday, Nov. 26.

November 15, 2018
Maddie Kemp leaves the state playoff game against Jackson early and gets some ice from the trainer after reinjuring her hamstring.  Kemp scored the only goal of the game. (Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record)

Eyes on the Prize

In pain and stiff from a hamstring injury, Camas soccer forward Maddie Kemp still managed to help lead her sister Papermakers to victory in the team’s first two state playoff games, Nov. 8.