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September 17, 2011
On the sidelines: Football mash up
Washougal football beats Fort Vancouver for the first time since 1988, and Camas football overpowers Columbia River to start 2-0 in league.
Washougal football beats Fort Vancouver for the first time since 1988, and Camas football overpowers Columbia River to start 2-0 in league.
Down a receiver just before the first league game of the season, Jonathan Warner wanted to step up and show what he could do.
It was an exhilarating and exhausting first week for the Camas and Washougal high school boys tennis teams. On Wednesday, the Panthers helped break in Prairie's brand new tennis courts. They also beat the Falcons 5-1.
Fishback Stadium rocked and rolled Friday, as the Washougal Panthers rushed for eight touchdowns in a 56-0 victory over White Salmon. Seniors Sam O'Hara, Austin Tofell and Colton Sullivan each crossed the goal line in the first quarter, on respective runs of 66, 65 and 33 yards. "It feels nice to start the season off well with two wins," Sullivan said. "We put a lot of points on the board fast, and we fed off that momentum for the rest of the game."
The Camas boys and girls cross country teams beat 19 other schools at the Hudson's Bay Run-A-Ree Friday.
Camas shuts down Mountain View 31-0, and Washougal finishes off White Salmon 56-0.
The Camas High School graduate wins the award for the first time in his career. The local grads post strong times in their first college cross country meet of the season.
To find out the difference a year made in Washougal only took 2 minutes, 17 seconds. That's how much time came off the clock before the Panthers scored the first of five touchdowns to defeat Hudson's Bay 41-9 Friday, at Fishback Stadium. "I think the fans had a lot of fun Friday night. I know the kids did," said head coach Bob Jacobs. "The kids have a lot of confidence in our offense, and they executed it at a high level."
It didn't matter if John Norcross was playing offense or defense Friday night at Doc Harris Stadium, he found a way to get his hands on the football for Camas. After Timberline tied the score in the third quarter, the Papermakers had a receiver open on the left side of the field. Kyle Goodnow caught a pass from quarterback Tony Genarro, but he lost possession when he was hit. Shadowing Goodnow and his defender, Norcross didn't hesitate. He picked up the hot potato, and ran it 25 yards to the end zone for game-changing touchdown. "Coach Eagle teaches us to play to the whistle," Norcross said. "I saw the ball, didn't hear a whistle, picked it up and headed for that end zone."
Conquering an ironman is so much sweeter when you have a loved one to share it with. Just ask proud Camas parents Suzi and John Shoemaker, and their son Stephan. The trio competed in the 2011 Canada Ironman Aug. 28, in Penticton, B.C. Suzi completed the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run in 12 hours, 35 minutes. Stephan was not far behind at 12:55, and John crossed the finish line in 15:02.