October 29, 2011
On the sidelines: Hold your flags and let the kids play
Washougal football pushes league champion Hockinson to overtime, before losing 14-7. Panthers finish the season 6-3.
Washougal football pushes league champion Hockinson to overtime, before losing 14-7. Panthers finish the season 6-3.
Dreams came true for the Camas runners at the district meet. The Papermaker boys and girls both held up the championship trophy Thursday, at Lewisville Park in Battle Ground. It all started with a four-star performance by Andrew Kaler, Tucker Boyd, Alex Pien and Andrew Duffy in the boys race. "On any given day, either one of us can compete," Pien said. "It's all about going out there and running for something more than just yourself."
Washougal juniors Sean Eustis and Isaac Stinchfield were the first two runners to cross the finish line at Thursday's league championship race in Hockinson, and freshman Karina Miller motored into the top 10. Head coach Terry Howard says watch out for the Panther hot rods during Saturday's district championship meet, at Lewisville Park in Battle Ground. Their brand new orange and white jerseys are turning heads as they run by. "Everybody knows who Washougal is now," Stinchfield said.
"Hold everything, there's a flag on the play!" It just wouldn't sound like a Camas High School football game at Doc Harris Stadium without hearing those words from Dale Croswell. Fans love his famous line so much, they shout it for him at away games. Croswell hears those voices and appreciates them. "I didn't set out to get that kind of reaction," he said. "People told me it sounded unique and different, and so I kept doing it."
A little different report this time. Camas coach Joe Hallead shares a bone chilling story from his own homecoming football game 23 years ago.
Woodland defeated Washougal 35-28 in a double overtime thrill ride Friday, at Fishback Stadium. "It's tough for the seniors," said wide receiver Karsten Short. "This was our last home game, and we really wanted to come out on top. Things just didn't go our way." The Panthers crashed and burned on this night, but they are determined to rise from the ashes as a family and play more football. "Losing gives us more fuel," said running back Sam O'Hara. "In the end, it's not over," added running back Caleb Howard. "We're still going to go as hard as we can to get the victories we need to go to the playoffs. There's still two games left to play."
Red suited Daniel Patterson just fine Wednesday, during the final round of the 3A district boys golf tournament on the Tri-Mountain golf course in Ridgefield. "A lot of people liked the pants," said the Camas High School senior. "I didn't want to be boring out there." After shooting a two-day total of 153 strokes, Patterson won a playoff hole to earn a one-way ticket to the state tournament. He struggled through the first few holes Wednesday, before chipping in an eagle out of the sand on seven.
Two heads are better than one, but four is even better. Washougal junior Regan Townsend and sophomore Andrew Kelly teamed up to beat seniors Michael Stevens and David Choi 6-4, 6-3 Saturday, at the Mint Valley Racket Club in Longview. But this was no indoor practice. It was the championship match for the 2A sub-district doubles title. "It felt like we were representing what Washougal is all about," Choi said. "Our friendships are still pretty much intact."
The Papermaker cross country teams polished off their league championship trophies by defeating longtime nemesis Columbia River Oct. 11, at Round Lake. Freshman Alexa Efraimson finished first for the Camas girls, and established a new course record time of 19 minutes, 51 seconds. She dedicated her performance to seniors Austen Reiter and Lindsay Wourms. "This was the last time Austen and Lindsay got to run this course," Efraimson said. "I just wanted to run for them today, and help our team win the meet."
Washougal football loses its first game in double overtime, and Camas football soars past Heritage.
