Camas-Washougal logo tag

Sports

August 14, 2025
Christine McClafferty, left, poses with daughters Camille McClaffery, center, and Mavis McClafferty at the Mt. Hood Aquatic Center in Gresham, Ore. Inspired by their mother, Camille McClafferty, 19, and Mavis McClafferty, 9, have become successful competitive swimmers. (Micah Rice/The Columbian)

Camas swimmer sets Masters record

In the final meters of a swim race, Christine McClafferty says there’s no time to breathe, feel tired or do anything besides give maximal effort.

July 17, 2025
Washougal native Levi Kitchen rides during the 2024 Pro Motocross Championship Washougal National event. (MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.)

Levi Kitchen focused as he returns for Washougal race

Levi Kitchen has learned that he can’t let the attention that comes from his annual homecoming for the Washougal National motocross event overwhelm him if his goal of winning a professional race on his hometown track is going to become a reality.

June 12, 2025
Shared-use pickleball-tennis courts at Camas’ Grass Valley Park sit empty on Friday evening, June 6, 2025 (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Parks chief seeks solution to pickleball-tennis conflict

As long as there have been shared tennis-pickleball courts in Camas, there have been clashes — among players vying for more court time, neighbors tired of hearing the recognizable “thwack” of a pickleball racket hitting the ball, and other park users frustrated by crowded parking lots and what they say are an influx of out-of-state pickleball players.