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June 26, 2012
High school spring all-league athletes
CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL Girls track and field Track Athlete of the Year -- Alexa Efraimson
CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL Girls track and field Track Athlete of the Year -- Alexa Efraimson
The Camas Athletic Hall of Fame Committee recently announced the 2012 scholar athletes, individuals, coaches and teams that will be included in this year's honors. The induction ceremony will take place Saturday, Sept. 29, at Camas High School. Hall of Fame Chairwoman Marcia Johnson is asking for family members and friends to speak on behalf of the inducees. Contact her at 921-3557 or [email protected].
On June 12 at Cardon Field, the Camas and Washougal high school football players and coaches welcomed the opportunity to play a game against each other for the first time in nearly four years. "There's a connection with these kids through youth football," said Washougal head coach Bob Jacobs. "The rivalry goes back to like 1913. We don't want to lose that. We're just in a situation where we need to grow before we can get on a more even playing field."
The East County Knights were serenaded as champions Wednesday, at George Schmid Memorial Park in Washougal. The Knights slayed the East County Blue Claws in the championship game, by the final score of 14-10. The team of 9- and 10-year-olds finished the season with a record of 16-0-1.
Hill top scenic views of the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood and Mount Adams will be the sought after reward for many runners and hikers above White Salmon Saturday.
A dream freshman year for Alexa Efraimson continued Saturday when she got the opportunity to represent Camas at the Adidas Grand Prix track and field meet, in New York City. The Papermaker held her own in the Dream Mile against 13 of the best high school runners in the country. She finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 4 minutes, 42.21 seconds. "The competition was there and I was able to do my best," Efraimson said. "It was like the perfect race."
Take the natural elements like earth, air, fire and water -- throw in some barbed wire -- and you have the blueprint for a Spartan Race. The world's leading obstacle racing event comes to the Washougal Motocross Park for the first time Saturday. Admission is $15. Elite heats occur from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Regular heats of up to 250 competitors each follow every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event culminates with a lively festival of raffles, food, beverages, vendors and games.
Triton Pitassi took 2 inches to the bank. The Camas High School junior captured the Washington State Hammer Throwing Championship, May 27 in Centralia, with a toss of 191 feet, 4 inches. Andy Miller of Capital was hot on his heels with a throw of 191-2. "I thought I could handle the pressure, but I never expected it to be that close," Pitassi said. "It helped that one of my first throws was my best throw. As it turned out, there was a 2-inch difference between first and second. I'm glad my throw was long enough."
University of Washington went 5-for-5 during Saturday's grand finals of the 2012 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships, on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill N.J. Reiner Hershaw, a 2008 graduate of Washougal High School, was right in the middle of all the excitement. He was a member of the open four crew that finished in first place and set a new course record time of 6 minutes, 15.257 seconds. Hershaw then cheered all of his teammates on to victory in the other four races. It was a complete sweep for the purple and gold.
A.J. Geaslen is the best brother a child with a mental or a physical disability could ever have. For the past three years, the 13-year-old from Camas has dedicated his time and effort to help athletes with special needs excel on the soccer field and the baseball diamond. He has been a buddy to the Camas-Washougal Kickers TOPSoccer team and has also volunteered in the Lacamas Little League's Challenger program. Camas-Washougal Soccer Club TOPSoccer Coordinator Tammie Naffziger nominated Geaslen for the 2012 Washington Youth Soccer Association's TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year award. Included were letters from Kickers' head coach Greg Bost and Liberty Middle School language arts teacher David Kilpatrick.