November 27, 2025 8:08 am
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Instructor Bailey Morgan, left, takes notes on Camila Pina’s tumbling skills Sunday during Camas Washougal Youth Cheer practice at VEGA Gymnastics in Washougal. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Camas Washougal Youth Cheer co-founder Crista Braun, right, has Liberty Braun, 9, demonstrate a tumble Sunday during practice at VEGA Gymnastics in Washougal. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Liberty Braun, 9, answers a question Sunday during a Camas Washougal Youth Cheer practice at VEGA Gymnastics in Washougal. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Camas Washougal Youth Cheer co-founder Crista Braun, right, works with Lucille Shafir to show other students how to tumble backward Sunday at VEGA Gymnastics in Washougal. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Chalk sits in a lid Sunday at VEGA Gymnastics in Washougal. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
After serving as a coach for Vancouver-based Southwest Washington Youth Cheerleading for several years, Crista Braun started to think about branching out on her own. She was motivated by her desire to provide Clark County youth with a year-round cheerleading program and belief in her ability to change kids’ lives for the better.
She finalized her decision after witnessing the impact she had on one girl in particular.
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