The Camas girls soccer team did everything it could to defeat the 3A state champions. Columbia River put tons of pressure on the Papermakers, but the defensive dam never broke. The result was a 0-0 draw Thursday, at Kiggins Bowl. "I liked how well we played, I just wished we would have gotten one in the net," said Camas junior midfielder Riley Allison. "This is going to light a flame under us, for sure."
It had almost been three years since Lakes eliminated Camas in the 2010 state quarterfinals at Doc Harris Stadium. This town had not forgotten about that day, and neither did those seniors in the Papermaker football pads. They had a job to do. "I remember looking into the eyes of those seniors after that game and not wanting to feel how they felt," said quarterback Reilly Hennessey. "Lakes is the only team we have lost to at the new Doc Harris Stadium. Without a doubt, we wanted to win this game for those guys who put Camas on the map and for our town." Camas evaporated Lakes 49-0 Friday, at Doc Harris Stadium.
After riding in a bus for three hours just to get to the field, the Enumclaw Hornets stung the visiting Camas girls soccer team with a goal in three minutes. The numbing feeling in their veins proved to make the Papermakers angry. It only took them five minutes to find antidote. Once Anyssa DeVera delivered a through ball and Amanda Shi fired it into the net, the game was tied. Camas broke the Hornet's nest one more time in the 48th minute. Savanna Joyce tackled the ball away from a defender and passed it to Rachel Wildeson as she was cutting through the honeycomb. Wildeson slotted the ball past the goalkeeper and into the back of the net to give the Papermakers a 2-1 victory. "They were a big, good team," said Camas head coach Roland Minder. "I praised our players for their mental toughness on a come-from-behind win."
The Camas volleyball team blew the reining 3A state champions out of their own building Sept. 17, at Prairie High School. "This is never an easy place to play," said head coach Julie Nidick. "There's a Camas-Prairie rivalry that goes beyond league. This team has a lot of heart." The Papermakers took the first set 25-21, and rallied back to tie the second set and force overtime. A questionable out-of-bounds call was ruled in favor of the Falcons and they were awarded the second set 27-25. "That game kind of lit our fire and made us want the win even more than before," said senior Lauren Harris. "Each point is a new point. We just put the past behind us and we better the ball on every touch."
The bees were stinging the greens Thursday, at Camas Meadows. Brian Humphreys shot an even-par round of 36 strokes. He came within a few feet of chipping in an eagle on the ninth hole, but had no problem settling for a birdie. Braeden Campbell was 3-over after the first three holes, before sinking a clutch par putt on the fourth hole. He went 1-under the rest of the round, dropped in a birdie putt on the seventh hole and finished with a 38. Brett Ball battled an illness that sapped his energy, but he still managed to shoot a 38. But on this day, Levi Holscher had the defining performance for the Camas High School boys golf team. He shot a 37 for the Papermakers while golfing in the same group as Union's Eddie Abellar, who shot a 34, and Ben Gruher, who shot a 41. Abellar and Humphreys were the only two who had a better day than Holscher.
The Washougal Panthers eluded the Fort Vancouver Trappers and reached the end zone five times in a 35-0 victory Friday, at Kiggins Bowl. Senior Bobby Jacobs ran for 149 yards in the first half and scored three touchdowns. He rushed for a grand total of 229 yards in the game. "I got to give it up to our up front linemen. They play with a lot of heart. We wouldn't be able to do anything without them," Jacobs said. "It's not a one-man thing scoring a touchdown. It takes a whole team."
Both the Camas and Washougal high school football teams won big on the road Thursday and Friday.
The Washougal girls soccer and volleyball teams tasted victory on their new playing surfaces. An excited crowd inside the Joe Brown Gymnasium anxiously waited for the first volleyball match to begin on the new hardwood floor. Brown's wife, Jane Dally, and son, Jeff, held up the orange ribbon for the Washougal volleyball players to run through. "I like the big Panther in the middle," said senior volleyball player Emily Field. "It looks sweet."
Backed by a $1,000 grant from Right To Play, the Camas based Vancouver Elite Gymnastics Academy hosts an open gym and a Cartwheel-A-Thon Saturday. The goal of this grant program is to increase the exposure and accessibility to gymnastics to a diverse population of children, and to use the sport to educate and empower those facing adversity. All proceeds from the event will go back to Right To Play. "It's an unbelievable opportunity for us to give back to the community that has continued to support us all these years," said founding coach and co-owner Randy Fox. "We are just a conduit for getting everybody involved in helping children. If we can turn this into a huge amount of money to give back, that's what will make this rewarding."
Four different Panthers found the end zone to help the Washougal High School football team defeat Tenino 28-7 Friday, at Fishback Stadium. "This is one of those games where we knew we had to fight," said senior lineman Christian Edmonson. "It feels great to be able to defend our new turf. This is the stuff we prepared for in camp." Edmonson dedicated the victory to his father Rick, who is in the hospital with liver failure. He saw the word "DAD" written on his taped wrists every time he got down to block at the line of scrimmage. "I get to go back to the hospital and tell my dad we won," Edmonson said. "We just put our heart out on the field. I think it helped the whole team to have something to fight for."
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