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Opportunity knocks for Washougal
Once again, the Washougal High School boys basketball team faces the consolation finals crossroad.
A win tonight against their nemesis Hockinson sends the Panthers to the state tournament, but a loss ends the season. For the eight Washougal seniors who endured heartbreak after losing in a similar situation to North Thurston last season, it's now or never. The game starts at 7 p.m., at Evergreen High School, 14300 N.E. 18th St., in ...
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 19, 2013
Swimmers earn seventh at their first 4A state meet
The academic state championship Camas High School boys swimming team captured seventh place at its first 4A state meet Saturday, at the King County Aquatic Center, in Federal Way.
"This has just been an incredible season of firsts. This was our first time in 4A and our first time winning the academic award. We also had a lot of people coming up here for the first time, making it to the finals and getting up ...
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 19, 2013
Shocker in Washougal
The Washougal Panthers hosted their first district playoff game Saturday, but Brad Wallace and the River Ridge Hawks spoiled the party.
Wallace delivered 25 of his 30 points in the second half to lead the Hawks to a 54-51 victory in front of a packed house at Washougal High School. He also nailed the game-winning 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left on the clock. All the Panthers had time for was a desperation shot that ...
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- by By Dan Trujillo Post-Record Staff
- February 12, 2013
CHS swimmers clinch district championship in a new classification
After snatching four first place medals at Propstra Pool Thursday, Seth Albert helped the Camas High School boys swimmers hoist up the 4A district championship trophy.
"It's a little heavy," Albert said, still catching his breath and rinsing the sting out of his arms after a perfect day in the water. The senior won both the 200- and the 100-meter freestyle races before helping the Papermakers win the 200 and the 400 freestyle relay ...
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- by By Dan Trujillo Post-Record Staff
- February 12, 2013
Five Papermakers advance to the Mat Classic
After Tye Lommasson became a district and a regional wrestling champion for Camas, Austin Miller delivered a sensational encore performance Saturday at Heritage High School.
Lommasson grounded Skyline's Joseph Dematteo 6-3 in the 126-pound 4A regional championship match. Dematteo was one of the top-ranked wrestlers in the state, but the Papermaker was able to keep the Spartan on the mat.
"I had butterflies, but I just had to fight through it," Lommasson said. "This ...
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 12, 2013
Washougal siblings pave the road to the Tacoma Dome
Washougal siblings Stephen and Haven Camden, and Wyatt and Jessica Eakins, are four of the 13 Panthers who are going to the Tacoma Dome this weekend to wrestle for a state medal.
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 12, 2013
On the sidelines: Line in the sand
The Washougal Panthers hosted their first district playoff game Saturday, but Brad Wallace and the River Ridge Hawks spoiled the party. Wallace delivered 25 of his 30 points in the second half to lead the Hawks to a 54-51 victory in front of a packed house in the Washougal High School jungle gym. Wallace’s game-winning 3-point basket with 1.1 second on the clock was his fifth in the half. Washougal seniors Michael McElory ...
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 9, 2013
Daniels joins the Clark Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday
Washougal resident and historian Roger Daniels will be inducted into the Clark College Athletics Hall of Fame Saturday. The ceremony takes place from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at the Gaiser Hall Student Center, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way. The other inductees are Dracy Church (track and basketball), Ted Farnsworth (meritorious service), Jim Johnson (basketball), Erin Tharp (basketball), Darryl White (basketball), the 1947 men’s basketball team, the 1956 baseball team, the 1956 men’s ...
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- February 8, 2013
On the sidelines: Life in the fast lane
Seth Albert, Alec Geenty, Trent Harimoto, Jeffery Lee, Nick Panebianco, Ian Walker and Jake Yraceburu have been district swimming champions all four years at Camas High School. The Papermakers racked up 459 points to capture 4A district title Thursday, at Propstra Pool in Vancouver. Skyview finished in second place with 323 points. Kasey Calwell, Yraceburu, Lucas Ulmer and John Utas got the meet started off with a bang by winning the 200-meter medley relay with ...
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 7, 2013
Winning season leads Washougal girls basketball team to district tournament
Backed by the best record since Charlie Boyce became head coach six years ago, the 11-9 Washougal girls basketball team is going to River Ridge Friday to play in the first round of the district tournament.
"We're going to go out there and play hard, scrap, run as fast as we can and hope things turn our way," Boyce said. "We couldn't have gotten this far without our seniors. This is such a ...
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 5, 2013
Washougal boys handle Hockinson
After a deflating loss at Mark Morris, the Washougal High School boys basketball team turned the corner and defeated Hockinson for the first time in school history.
"This win shows the maturation of this team," said head coach Malcolm Estes. "The next play is all that matters. These boys do such a great job of fighting on. They're better at it than me."
Hockinson hit a 3-pointer on the opening possession of the game ...
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 5, 2013
A hard day of wrestling in the Camas warehouse
Five Papermakers entered the Camas warehouse Saturday, and climbed the ladder to the final round of the Southwest Washington 4A district wrestling tournament. One of them came down the chute as champion.
Tye Lommasson defeated Jordan Moore of Evergreen 12-3 in the 126-pound championship match. The Camas High School junior also beat teammate Gavin Grable and Battle Ground's Colten Blake in their earlier rounds. Grable turned around from his loss to Lommasson and grabbed ...
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 5, 2013
A great day to be a Panther wrestler
Four champions, nine regional qualifiers and six other medallists helped the Washougal boys wrestling team win the 2A sub-regional tournament Saturday, at Washougal High School.
"I won my bracket, but there are a lot of other champions out there," said co-captain Stephen Camden. "It all starts in practice. We go out there and push each other hard every day to represent Washougal the best that we can. I'm always going to remember winning this ...
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 5, 2013
On the sidelines: Road to the Tacoma Dome
The road to the Tacoma Dome for 4A and 2A Greater St. Helens League wrestlers began in Camas and Washougal Saturday. The Washougal boys won the 2A sub-regional championship trophy. The Washougal girls earned second place at the girls sub-regional tournament. The Camas boys took third place at the 4A Southwest Washington district tournament.
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- by Dan Trujillo
- February 2, 2013
Propelling expectations
Mountain View and Union have become fierce rivals for the Camas High School boys swimmers in the Greater St. Helens League.
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- by By Dan Trujillo Post-Record Staff
- January 28, 2013
