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January 15, 2012
On the sidelines: Rising to the occassion
The Camas girls basketball team wins big on Hoops 4 Pink night. Washougal girls wrestling team captures the Clark County Championship.
The Camas girls basketball team wins big on Hoops 4 Pink night. Washougal girls wrestling team captures the Clark County Championship.
Neither Camas nor Prairie netted a basket in the first 3 1/2 minutes of Saturday's game, at Camas High School. For the remainder of the first quarter, Prairie outscored Camas 25-5. Jenka Stiasna made her second of two foul shots to give the Papermakers a 1-0 lead. The Falcons then scored 13 straight points and kept adding on for a 65-35 victory. "Their score went from 0 to 10 in about a minute," said Camas head coach Chuck Knight. "When they get a rebound, and you have even a quarter of a second of hesitation, they are going to beat you up the floor. "You can never hesitate. You have to sprint and you have to locate," he added. "A lot of their points came off our turnovers. We have to handle the pressure better."
The Camas High School boys basketball team lost its lucky charm down the stretch Saturday. The Papermakers led by six points heading into the fourth quarter, but a 23-9 run by Prairie during those final eight minutes propelled the Falcons to a 51-43 victory in Camas. "We played hard," said Camas head coach Skyler Gillispie. "In the end, we made too many mental mistakes that Prairie was able to capitalize on and win the game." The Papermakers looked good in the second and third quarters. Anthony Fallin chased down a loose ball, put it off the glass for two points, drew a foul shot and made it for a 3-point play to tie the game.
The Papermaker boys swimmers racked up 844.5 points and captured first place at Saturday's 12-team Kelso Invitational. Camas swept all three relay races. John Utas, Ian Ulmer, Lucas Ulmer and Nick Kabel set a state qualifying time of 1 minute, 32.91 seconds in the 200-meter freestyle relay. Ian Ulmer, Yraceburu, Trent Harimoto and Xiangyang Yan won the 200 medley relay (1:49.75). Kabel, Kasey Calwell, Ian Ulmer and Lucas Ulmer won the 400 freestyle relay (3:27.52). Lucas Ulmer also clinched first place in the 100 backstroke with a state qualifying time of 56.16 seconds. Yraceburu earned first in the 100 breastroke (1:05.06).
It was a simple lay up on a fast break. Kendall Utter had done it a hundred times. But when the Washougal High School senior landed awkwardly on her knee during a Dec. 28 game against Molalla, she severed her ACL and tore her MCL and her meniscus. "I've played with Kendall for six years. Our game has grown up with each other," said fellow senior captain Maddie Down. "To be on the court without her just doesn't feel right. It's unbalanced."
Washougal boys basketball coach Malcom Estes is looking for his team to bounce back after being dealt a few tough losses during the past couple of weeks. On Friday, the Panthers (8-3) were handed their third consecutive loss as Kennewick used its strength and speed to put on the defensive pressure and a tough offense to earn a solid 87-37 win on Washougal's home court. On Thursday, the Panthers were overcome 58 to 51 at Centralia after being ahead for most of the game and tied going into the fourth quarter. Estes said in part the lopsided loss against Kennewick can be attributed to the Panthers having to deal with some injuries. Aaron Diester is nursing a sore foot, and Karsten Short is not yet at full strength after injuring his knee in Washougal's win against Camas on Dec. 20. In addition, the team's leading scorer David Crowley has missed the past few games due to a family commitment.
After already traveling to tournaments in Yakima and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho this season, Camas High School boys wrestling coach Glenn Hartman said it is nice to compete closer to home every once in a while. Fourteen Papermakers participated in the Pacific Coast Championships Thursday, at Hudson's Bay. The tournament, which involved 35 teams from throughout Washington and Oregon, continued Friday and was co-sponsored by Evergreen High School. Team finishes included Union in first place, followed by Kelso. Evergreen placed sixth as a team. Camas finished in 26th place, ahead of Heritage and Columbia River. "It was a pretty tough tournament," Hartman said.
The Papermaker girls basketball team was working hard during Christmas break, with four games in four days at the Nike Interstate Shootout in Lake Oswego, Ore. Camas won two games and lost two. According to coach Chuck Knight, they were playing against mostly bigger schools and without two of their lead players due to injuries. "Overall, we were disappointed with the results," he said. "We really felt that we were capable of winning every game. But without Lauren Neff and McKenna Jackson, putting up shots was harder. You're talking about teams who were bigger and more physical than us." Neff is on personal leave from the team, but is expected to come back this week when the Papermakers resume league play. Jackson will return as well.
The Washougal boys basketball players stepped onto the floor of their longtime Camas rivals and made a statement. In the defining moment of their eight-game winning streak to start the season, the Panthers celebrated a 64-44 victory over the Papermakers Dec. 20, at Camas High School. "It's always big to win at Camas. It's a rivalry that's important to both communities," said Washougal head coach Malcolm Estes. "In the 32 years I've been in Washougal, the games with Camas have always been a battle. Especially for those first 20 years I was here. It would be nice to see that again."
After just four days off for Christmas, the Camas girls basketball team is back on the floor this week in the Nike Interstate Shootout at Lake Oswego High School. The Papermakers played South Eugene this morning, in the first round of the tournament. Results were still pending as of press deadlines. Win or lose, Camas will play three more games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. "We've built some good momentum in the past four games, and hopefully we can continue that momentum right into league," said head coach Chuck Knight. "We want to use this tournament to get us fully tuned up. After Christmas break, it seems like we have a game every other day."