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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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March 18, 2021

Washougal to expand K-5 hybrid learning April 12

The Washougal School District will expand its hybrid education program for elementary school students on Monday, April 12, increasing in-person instruction to four days per week. …

March 18, 2021
Camas High senior Josie Rein, captain of the Camas girls soccer team, is a crucial part of the Papermakers' defense, which has given up only two goals in five games during the 2020-21 season. (Contributed photo courtesy of Kris Cavin)

Break pays off for Camas girls soccer team captain

Though many young athletes prefer to specialize in one sport, training and playing with school, club and travel squads year-round in order to maximize their skills and land college scholarships, Camas High senior Josie Rein is not one of them.

March 11, 2021
Silver Star Search and Rescue volunteers train for a wilderness rescue near Camas' Round Lake in 2015. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal search-and-rescue group seeks new headquarters

Silver Star Search and Rescue is conducting a new search — this time, though, instead of finding missing hikers in the wilderness or lost children in the city, the Washougal-based search and rescue operation is looking for a new home.

March 11, 2021
Washougal High School seniors Chase Baldwin (left) and Oliver Evers lead the 2020-21 Washougal boys golf team. Baldwin and Evers both qualified for the 2A state tournament in 2020, which was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal golfers lead Panthers to championship match

In the fall of 2019, Washougal High School golfers Trevor Evers and Chase Baldwin qualified for the 2020 2A state tournament. which was scheduled for May but eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 4, 2021
Washougal High School senior Lauren Snedeker (7), a Seattle Pacific University commit, is a midfielder -- and top scorer -- for the Washougal Panthers' girls soccer team. (Post-Record file photo)

Ready to compete: more spring sports return as COVID-19 rates drop

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned fall sports into winter-and-early-spring sports for most Washington high schools, including Camas and Washougal, where athletes and coaches have returned to their softball diamonds, volleyball courts and soccer pitches with great enthusiasm.