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July 5, 2018
Camas Little League 10U All-Stars celebrate after winning the District IV Championship on June 29. The team will play for the state title in Lynwood, Wash. The state tournament begins Saturday, July 7.

Camas 10U All-Stars win district championship

The Camas Little League 10U All-Star baseball team, which is made up of the top players ages 8-10 years old in the league, defeated Fort Vancouver on Fort Vancouver’s own field on Friday, June 29 to win the District IV Championship. The Camas All-Stars started the double elimination tournament on June 23 with convincing wins over Cascade, East County and Fort Vancouver, before losing a close contest to the Fort Vancouver All-Stars on June 28. It set up the title game between the same two teams.

July 5, 2018
Alisha Delaney (left) and her dog, Goose, followed by Alex Kaye (right) and his dog, Duke, walk the Hardy Ridge Trail in the Washington gorge. "Less people, interesting plants and amazing views," Delaney said about the Columbia River Gorge trail.

Hidden Hiking Treasures

Popular hiking trails on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge are being flooded with hikers hopping the river because so many Oregon trails are closed following last year’s devastating Eagle Creek Fire. Employees at Beacon Rock State Park have reported an unprecedented 40-percent increase in hikers from May 2017 to May 2018. Conservation and hiking groups are now urging hikers to spread their wings and discover new trails.

June 21, 2018
Dave and Boni Deal enjoy wildflowers during a recent training hike on the Dog Mountain trail in the Columbia River Gorge. (Contributed photos courtesy of Dave and Boni Deal)

Camas hikers back on Pacific Crest Trail

For the fourth consecutive summer, Dave and Boni Deal, of Camas, are training and preparing to spend more than one month hiking south on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).

June 14, 2018
Avery Smith (left) and Liz Parker (right) from Camas High School intensely train in preparation for the regional youth soccer tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Soccer players to compete in Hawaii

Soccer is a year round sport for most players on the Washington Timbers FC ‘02 team, which includes players born in the year 2002.

June 7, 2018
Gabriel Dinnel (second to left, back row) smiles at last month's STRIDE for Education event at Washougal High School. Dinnel fell in love with running after winning his first race as a kindergartner at STRIDE. He's competed every year since, for the past 11 years, and has won every race. (Photo courtesy of Rene Carroll, for Washougal School District)

Washougal runner to compete in Italy

Just a week after competing in the state track and field championships, Washougal High School junior Gabriel Dinnel is busy training for an upcoming trip to Italy to represent the United States. The 17-year-old Panther said he is honored to represent the USA at an international trail running competition in the Sondrio region of Italy near the Swiss border on June 16.

June 7, 2018
A proud moment for student athletes as these Camas seniors commit to take their athletic and classroom skills to the college level.

Camas High seniors sign letters of intent

Family and friends surrounded 15 of the top student athletes at Camas High School on May 30, National Letter of Intent Day, as they signed letters of intent to play sports at the college level. Following are the spring athletes from Camas who have committed to colleges around the region and country.

May 31, 2018
Camas pitcher Kennedy Furguson pitched her team to a fourth place finish in the state tournament in Spokane. Ferguson also broke the school home run record with eight homers on the season.

Camas softball makes it to state semi-finals

When Papermaker pitcher Kennedy Ferguson is on the mound, everyone on the Camas softball team feels confident about winning. Her grit and determination has motivated the Papermakers all season, and the trend flowed right into the state softball tournament in Spokane. The Papermakers made it all the way to the semi-finals finishing their impressive run with a fourth place finish against the best in the state.

May 31, 2018
Camas High junior Daniel Maton (left) repeats as state champion in the 800-meter (pictured) and 1,600-meter events on May 25, at the 4A track and field state championship meet in Tacoma. He led both races from start to finish.

Repeat Performance

Camas distance runner Daniel Maton has done it again. The Camas junior defended his “best in the state” titles in the 1,600-meter and 800-meter events at the 4A state championship meet, held at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma, May 24-26.