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May 24, 2011
Drew White (8) and the Camas High School boys soccer team delivered two exciting victories in front of home crowds at Doc Harris Stadium to return to the final four.

No place like home

Eighty minutes goes by fast when the soccer is this good. Squaring off against the number-two ranked team in the state, the Camas High School boys smashed Shorecrest with a force of a tidal wave by scoring three goals in the final 17 minutes May 17, at Doc Harris Stadium. The 3-0 victory for the Papermakers was the 250th for head coach Roland Minder. "Minder deserves it," said co-captain Drew White. "He's worked so hard for all our teams, and it's about time he gets some credit."

May 24, 2011

Runaway Panthers

The Washougal High School track and field family could not be more excited for state championship week. Six Panthers are on their way to compete with the best runners, throwers and jumpers in Washington at the 2A state track and field championships Thursday, Friday and Saturday, at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

May 24, 2011

More unfinished business for Camas baseball

The Camas High School baseball players wanted one more crack at the reigning state champions, and they got it Saturday in the Centralia Region Three championship game. "I wanted it to be Mountain View because they're in our league, and were the better team on paper," said head coach Joe Hallead. "The majority of the boys wanted O'Dea. They said we had some unfinished business."

May 17, 2011
The Camas softball team defeated Mountain View 10-6 Thursday, and then Prairie 7-2 and Kelso 9-5 Friday, to capture the program's first district championship.

‘Miracle’ Makers

Do you believe in miracles? The Camas High School softball team did when nobody seemed to believe in them. Now, people have a reason to believe. On Thursday and Friday at Fort Vancouver High School, the Papermakers defeated Mountain View 10-6, Prairie 7-2 and Kelso 9-5 to capture their first district championship.

May 17, 2011
Parker Roland (left) heads up for the soccer ball Saturday, at Doc Harris Stadium. Camas beat Auburn Mountain View 1-0 to advance to state for the 13th straight season.

Shorecrest test comes earlier for CHS soccer

Defense ruled the day Saturday at Doc Harris Stadium, and propelled the Papermaker boys soccer team to state for the 13th straight season. Camas knocked off a pesky Auburn Mountain View squad 1-0 in the bi-district championship game. Senior forward Drew White finished off an explosive end-to-end goal in the 28th minute, off a 40-yard pass down field by junior defender Wyatt Brown. "I'm glad I got on the end of that one. It was a whole team effort," White said. "Wyatt had a great through ball that led to that goal. It was all him on that play. I just happened to be on the end of it."

May 17, 2011
Kurt Yinger rewrote the book on Papermaker baseball Thursday.

Camas baseball carves road to state

Three goals accomplished. Two more left to grab. The Papermakers did two things Monday no other Camas High School baseball team has done before. They captured their first 3A bi-district title and their 23rd victory of the season. Number-one ranked Camas raked No. 3 Enumclaw 11-3 in the championship game Monday, at Auburn Mountain View High School.

May 10, 2011
Camas baseball players and coaches celebrate with Justin Webb (center) after he beat out the base hit that won the district title Thursday, at Propstra Park in Vancouver.

Sweet twenty

Justin Webb dreamed of this moment his whole life. The Papermaker stepped up to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning during Thursday's district championship game at Propstra Park. The game with Mountain View was tied 2-2, and the winning run for Camas was on third base. "I was definitely looking to end the game right there," Webb said. "I wanted to put the team on my back, and get a hit."

May 10, 2011

Playoff soccer in Camas and Washougal

High school boys soccer playoff action comes to Camas and Washougal this week. The Washougal Panthers host W.F. West of Chehalis tonight, at 6 p.m., at Fishback Stadium. This is the first of three games Washougal must win this week to advance to the state tournament. "This should be a good showcase for our soccer program," said Panther head coach John Tyger. "It's a chance to represent our school, and I think our kids are going to play really well."

May 10, 2011
Camas senior Megan Kelley leaves the competition in a daze during the 200-meter dash May 3, at Columbia River High School. She also finished first in the 100, 400 and the long jump.

Girls track teams three-peat as league champions

To "three-peat" is fun. Just ask the members of the Camas and Washougal high school girls track and field teams. Once again in 2011, the Panther and Papermaker girls defeated all of their opponents in league to capture their third straight league championship trophies. The Camas and Washougal boys were on the same path, until both teams lost their final league meets of the season. "A lot of kids have set the foundation for success. You hope success breeds success," said Camas girls coach Alisa Wise. "You're not always going to be on top. It's a special place to be, winning league championship after league championship. Go out and find some friends and be a part of continuing that tradition."