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November 2, 2010

There’s no place like home

Ellie Boon has scored tons of goals with her feet, but she cannot remember ever using her head. The sophomore's header into the net Saturday, off a corner kick from senior Amanda Acheson might have been the first. And, it propelled the Panthers one step closer to state. "The ball was coming at waist level. I'm thinking, 'I'm going to get my head on this,'" Boon said. "Amanda Acheson put it on a silver plate for me and said, 'here you go, finish it.' It's the first header goal I've ever had, and it couldn't have come at a better time."

November 2, 2010
Dylan Croeni captured the 2A district cross country championship Saturday, at Evergreen State College in Olympia. He also set a course record time of 15 minutes, 57.68 seconds.

Croeni catches the leading state runner at districts

Facing his first serious challenger for the 2A state cross country title Saturday, Dylan Croeni still had more to give. The Washougal High School senior set an Evergreen State College course record time of 15 minutes, 57.68 seconds to win the district championship race. Croeni outkicked W.F. West runners Dakota Parker (16:06) and Andy Robertson (16:29.39) for the win.

October 26, 2010
Stefani Sorensen blew the roof off the Camas warehouse Thursday night. The senior outside hitter delivered 13 kills, 7 digs and 2 blocks to help the Papermakers defeat the Prairie Falcons for the league championship.

Making it a memorable season

Two championships are in the bag for the Camas High School volleyball team, but the Papermakers want more. Inside of a rocking Camas warehouse Thursday night, the Papermakers shredded the Prairie Falcons 25-10, 25-23 and 25-15 to clinch the 3A Greater St. Helens League Championship for the first time since 2007. Camas also brought home a championship trophy from the Liberty Volleyball Tournament Oct. 16, in Hillsboro, Ore. One of the biggest wins came against Newberg, who was ranked third in the state of Oregon. The Papermakers also defeated Centennial in the finals.

October 26, 2010
Camas soccer players Janae Benson, Andy Soderberg, Raya Klein, Adrienne Engel and Annike Sumpter (left to right) fend off a free kick by Columbia River. The Papermakers beat the Chieftains 1-0 Oct. 19, at Jason Lee Middle School in Hazel Dell.

Camas soccer team reverses Jason Lee curse

Cursed by the grass and odd bounces at Jason Lee Middle School, the Camas High School girls soccer team discovered a cure. By attacking the goal early and playing ferocious defense, the Papermakers prevailed over Columbia River 1-0. "I'll remember how we played with so much heart. We really wanted this win," said senior Sara Slayton. "River is the defending state champion, and we came here super focused and determined. I'm really proud of us. We ended the Jason Lee curse."

October 26, 2010

Kaler and Croeni earn checkered flag for Camas and Washougal

Washougal's Dylan Croeni is going all out in his final few races as a high school senior, while Camas sophomore Andrew Kaler is just getting warmed up. Croeni set a course record time of 16 minutes, 9.08 seconds at Hockinson Meadows Thursday, to win the 2A league championship race for the second year in a row. "This race marks the one-year anniversary of me realizing I'm a fast runner," Croeni said. "I'm going to do whatever it takes to win state."

October 19, 2010
Miguel Salamanca (8) amazed the audience at Doc Harris Stadium Friday, by catching a tipped pass in the air and putting the Papermakers in position to score a touchdown. Camas defeated Heritage 34-15 to improve to 7-0.

Camas football overwhelms Heritage from opening kickoff

From the opening kickoff, the game belonged to Camas. "Our goal is to stop them behind the 20 [yard line] or get the ball," said senior defensive back Damon Kosaki. Heritage mishandled a tricky kick by Roldan Alcobendas. Junior Papermaker Scott Feather saw the live ball, and dove on top of it. "The fumble on the kick off just set the tone. It was a great way to start the game," Feather said. "It was a big boost for me and the team. I'm glad I could be a part of that."

October 19, 2010
Washougal High School seniors Eyan Cagle (left) and Patrick McCarthy (right) captured the 2A sub-district tennis doubles championship Saturday,

Double the pleasure

Five Washougal High School boys are playing in the district tennis tournament, Friday and Saturday at the Mint Valley Raquet Club in Longview, for a shot at state. All five are seniors, which makes Eric and Linda Balholm proud to be their coaches. "None of these kids were tennis players before they joined the team four years ago," said Eric Balholm. "It means they loved the sport enough to stick with it, and now all the hard work is paying off."

October 19, 2010

Washougal wins the tip at Woodland

Austin Tofell saw an opportunity to help the Washougal High School football team win the game Friday at Woodland, and he didn't take his eyes off of it. Down by one point with less than three minutes to go, the Panthers attempted to take the lead on a field goal. Out of desperation following a mishandled snap, Tofell caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Colton Sullivan and Washougal beat Woodland 26-21.