Camas-Washougal logo tag

Sports

August 9, 2011

A pool is Beale’s sandbox

Some 2-year-olds play in a sandbox. Tommy Beale jumped into a swimming pool. "I thought I better put him in swimming lessons so I wouldn't have to jump in and save him," said his mother, Linda. "He was able to swim across the pool by the time he was 3, and he joined the swim team when he was 4." On July 15 to 17, the 8-year-old from Camas captured four gold medals for the Columbia River Swim Team at the Oregon Swimming 10-and-younger Long Course Championships, in Bend, Ore. Beale snatched first place in the 50-meter breaststroke, with a time of 47.97 seconds. He also finished first in the 50 butterfly in 44.99. the 50 backstroke in 45.51 and the 100 freestyle in 1:24.51.

August 2, 2011
The Washougal cross country runners arrive at the Steens Mountain Running Camp. Pictured (left to right): Darian Tierney, Danny Riat, Sean Eustis, Isaac Stinchfield, Brooke Croeni, Kendall Utter and Dylan McNeil. Not pictured: Collin Manning.

Conquering the mountain

Far away from civilization, six Washougal Panthers and two Canyon Creek Cougars spent the week of July 17 to 23 conquering the eye-opening challenges of the Steens Mountain Running Camp, in Burns, Ore.

August 2, 2011
Brian Humphreys won the Future Champions of Golf Boys 13-14 Division July 17 to 19, on the PGA West TPC Stadium Course in Palm Springs, Calif.

A champion of the future

Looking across the water at Alcatraz, Brian Humphreys wondered how he was going to land his golf ball in the center of that famous island green on the PGA West's TPC Stadium Course, in Palm Springs, Calif.

August 2, 2011
University of Northern Colorado wrestling coach, and former Evergreen High School wrestler, Ben Vom Baur (far left) directs kids on the the mat Friday, during the final day of the Clark County Coach-A-Roo wrestling camp, at Skyridge Middle School in Camas.

Wrestling with passion in Clark County

Clark County wrestlers of all ages look up to Ben and Cory Vom Baur. Between 1996 and 98, Ben compiled a record of 102 wins and 0 losses, and captured three state championships, when he wrestled for Evergreen High School in Vancouver. He also won two Pac-10 championships and became a two-time NCAA All-American, at Boise State University.

July 26, 2011
A total of 104 soccer players attended the Portland Timbers Camas-Washougal Camp July 11 to 15, in the fields behind Doc Harris Stadium. Another 140 youths turned out for the Dan Macaya Soccer Camp this past week, at the Prune Hill Sports Park.

Spreading the Camas soccer heritage

Over the past two weeks, more than 100 youngsters participated in the Portland Timbers and Dan Macaya soccer camps in Camas. "The way this thing is growing, I might have to start running two camps," Macaya said Thursday, after 140 6- to 14-year-olds attended his week long camp at the Prune Hill Sports Park. "The way soccer keeps growing in Camas, I think these camps are going to be here for a while." Especially if Macaya keeps getting help from high school and college level volunteers. This year's ensemble included Camas High School graduates Sami Andrews, Jason Martschinske, Brittany Oljar, Nick Palodichuk, Drew White and CHS senior Olivia Lovell.

July 26, 2011
Tens of thousands of screaming racing fans huddled around the track Saturday, as Washougal Motocross Park went live on the SPEED network, at 4 p.m., for the eighth round of the 2011 Lucas Oil Motocross Championship Series.

Turning 40 in style

Racing fans of the 40-year-old Washougal Motocross Park had never seen so many twists and turns, until Ryan Dungey and Ryan Villopoto took the stage Saturday.

July 21, 2011
Michael Walsh of Vancouver said the idea of seeing PNC Park in Pittsburgh (pictured above) turned into a 25-day, 7,000-mile "Sport Road Trip" to 11 Major League Baseball ballparks, five minor league stadiums and the U.S. Open.

On the road to a stronger friendship

When Sport Road Trip Co-Founders Casey Johnson of Washougal and Michael Walsh of Vancouver returned home July 2, the odometer on their 2011 Lincoln MKX read 7,003.1 miles. The vehicle, provided specifically for the trip by Foothills Lincoln Mazda in Spokane, took the two Boise State University graduate students to 23 different states, 11 Major League Baseball ballparks, five minor league games and the U.S. Open Golf Championship in 25 days. "Once you get past the Midwest, it feels like you're getting closer to home," Johnson said. "There's just something special about the Northwest, especially when you drive back through Montana, Idaho and the Columbia River Gorge. I've lived here my whole life. This is home for me."