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February 14, 2012

Wrestlers face bumpy road en route to the Tacoma Dome

Five Camas Papermakers and two Washougal Panthers will have the opportunity to wrestle for a state medal Friday and Saturday, at Mat Classic XXIV inside the Tacoma Dome. Tyler Weiss settled for second place at 132 pounds in the 3A regional tournament last weekend at Bonney Lake High School. Weiss looked good in victories over David Boone of Auburn Mountainview and David Griffith of Capital, but Dillon Harris of Yelm got the best of him in the finals by the score of 2-0. "It was a great match for Tyler against the number-one ranked wrestler in the state," said Camas head coach Glenn Hartman. "He only gave up one take down and hung with that guy the whole time. He was really disappointed, but I think he learned a lot from that loss."

February 7, 2012
Camas High School seniors Austin Barr, Michael Koceja, Emily Ainsworth, Jonathan Warner, Olivia Lovell, John Payne and Kamari Brown (left to right) smile for the camera on National College Signing Day.

Dreams do come true for eight CHS seniors Wednesday

Little Camas has eight high school athletes who are ready for the big time. On National Signing Day Wednesday, Emily Ainsworth, Austin Barr, Kamari Brown, Michael Koceja, John Payne, Mikaela Searight and Jonathan Warner scribbled their signatures to commit to colleges all over the country. After the Camas football team reached the state semifinals at the Tacoma Dome for the first time in school history, Warner decided to follow in his father Curt Warner's footsteps to Penn State University. Curt Warner is a member of the Penn State Hall of Fame who had a successful NFL career as a running back for the Seattle Seahawks. "I want to take all that I learned here in Camas with me and help start a new legacy at Penn State," said the younger Warner. "I put a lot of hard work into this year. I'm not just going to stop working now. I still got a lot of goals to reach for."

February 7, 2012

First high school bike race at Washougal

The Washington High School Cycling League offers a mountain biking program for Camas and Washougal high school students to ride locally and compete against riders from all over the state. In the league's inaugural season in 2011, the Clark County Mudslingers captured second place out of 14 total teams in the state. The 10 riders from Camas, Washougal and Vancouver formed the largest team in the league. This spring, there will be three teams from Southwest Washington blazing the trails. The first one is a Camas High School specific club led by Camas Bike and Sport owner Ed Fischer and his staff. The other two are composite teams based out of Vancouver and Woodland. The league will have its first race at the Washougal Motocross Park on Sunday, April 15. Fischer said he hopes this race generates enough interest to create a team in Washougal. In the meantime, anybody from the high school is welcome to join the Vancouver composite team.

February 1, 2012
Left to right: Camas High School seniors Austin Barr, Michael Koceja, Emily Ainsworth, Jonathan Warner, Olivia Lovell, John Payne and Kamari Brown smile for the camera on National College Signing Day.

On the sidelines: National College Signing Day

The best part about being on the sidelines is watching the teams and the athletes you cover accomplish some pretty amazing things. You get to ask them questions, tap into their emitions and share their stories.

January 31, 2012
Camas senior Sydney Allen (right) soars by Prairie senior Heather Corral to score a basket Friday, at Prairie High School. The Papermakers led 26-24 at halftime, before the Falcons outscored them 42-19 in the second half to win 66-45.

Papermakers push Prairie

The Camas boys and girls basketball teams took their fans on a roller coaster ride Friday night, at Prairie. After taking just a few steps past the half court line, Trent Johnson delivered a 3-point package through the net as the halftime buzzer sounded to give the Papermakers the lead and the momentum heading in the locker room at halftime. "I knew it had a chance, but you never expect a shot like that to go in," Johnson said. "I missed my first three shots from behind the 3-point line, so when that one went in, I kind of got in a zone." Johnson didn't miss from behind the arc the rest of the night. He wore out the basket with five more threes, on way to a team-leading 22 points. But Prairie"s defensive press and transition offense humbled the Papermakers down the stretch.

January 31, 2012
Washougal Equestrian Team President Felicia Harrison leads Tucker between the poles Saturday, in the first District Three WAHSET meet at the Clark County Fairgrounds.

Grabbing the reigns in Clark County

After six years of growing, wheeling and dealing, the Camas and Washougal equestrian teams finally got the opportunity to take center stage at the Clark County Fairgrounds. From Thursday throughout the weekend, there was no better place for the horses and their riders, coaches, family members and friends to be than right at home. "It definitely feels like our territory this time," said Camas team captain Sarah Brizek. "We have been waiting a long time to be able to show everyone this is who we are and this is how we ride." "It's fun seeing all the teams who have never been here before," said Mattie Olson, a sophomore from Stevenson High School who rides for Washougal. "That's us at the other meets.'

January 24, 2012

Camas boys beat Fort in double OT

The Camas High School boys basketball team is gaining revenge in the second round of league play. On the night before a snowstorm cancelled school Wednesday, the Papermakers scored 36 points in the second half to beat the Kelso Hilanders in Camas. Zach Eagle led the attack with 15 points, Austin Dubbay added 12 and Trent Johnson chipped in 10. After classes resumed Thursday, the Camas boys savored a 53-52 double overtime victory against the Fort Vancouver Trappers. "It was a really great game," said Camas head coach Skyler Gillispie. "Just the battle between the teams made it a lot of fun. On each possession, you could feel the intensity and the excitement to make something happen with the ball."

January 24, 2012

Biron and Moore win titles at the FCFF Rumble at the Roseland 61

Nick Biron and Jess Moore made Washougal proud Saturday, by walking out of the Roseland Theater in downtown Portland with championship belts. The two fighters who wrestled together for Washougal High School were featured in the main events of the Full-Contact Federation's Rumble at the Roseland 61. Moore captured the Featherweight Championship by forcing Sean Solitz to tap out with a triangle choke one minute, 5 seconds into the first round. Biron beat Darron O'Donnell for the Heavyweight belt on a unanimous decision by the judges.