Samwel pushes through the rain to state

Heavy rain put a damper on Bryce Samwel’s iron game, but the Washougal golfer pushed through and qualified for state for the third time in his high school career.

“The clubs weren’t going far. I was coming up about 20 yards short and needed longer irons to get to the greens,” Samwel said. “That strategy wasn’t going to work. The next day, I hit driver on pretty much every hole. I made two birdies, but the priority was pars.”