Twilight: Skyridge, Liberty Schools Face Off

More than 425 Track & Field athletes gathered at Doc Harris Stadium Tuesday night to compete in multiple events between Liberty and Skyridge Middle Schools for the annual Twilight Meet.

The youth competed in all typical Track & Field events, but in their respective grades (6-8). The meet is an annual event between the two middle schools in Camas, and is an opportunity for the youth to experience track and field.

We will post all results when they become official, but here are some highlights.

Zach Terry won the 100m event for sixth grade boys (12.91). Ibuki Murata and Logan Reilly, also representing Skyridge, placed second and third, respectively.

Jenna Efraimson won the 400m (1:05.46), representing Skyridge.

Jacqueline Purwins won the 100m Hurdles (16.99) for seventh grade (Skyridge).

Liberty Middle School won the 4×100 Relay (49.81). The team consisted of Jason Driver, Elias Bashi, Michael Boyle and Michael Proudfoot.

Logan Reilly won the Shot Put (33’4″) for sixth grade.

Danny Wing won the High Jump (5’4″), representing Liberty eighth grade.

More details to come.

Twilight Meet
Skyridge Middle School athletes prepare for competition.

 

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Camas Softball Clinches 4A League Championship

With Monday’s win against Heritage, the Camas High School Varsity Softball team clinched the 2013 4A League Championship. The girls have had an incredible season and will continue to play on Wednesday, hosting Battle Ground.Though they take each game at a time, the girls have their eyes set on winning the state title. More to come.

Softball Championship

 

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Helen Baller Wins $2500 Umpqua Bank Grant

Camas, WA — Umpqua Bank has announced the 10 winners in the Show Us How You Give photo campaign, providing $25,000 total in grants to schools and organizations across the region. The five nonprofit organizations and five schools – ten grantees altogether – that had the most votes on their photos via Umpqua Bank’s Facebook page each receive a grant of $2,500.

Helen Baller Elementary in Camas, Wash. placed in the school category with 361 total votes.

Helen Baller principal, Aaron Parman, is quite pleased with the grant.

“I am very excited about winning the grant,” said Parman. “It shows the pride that the community takes in Helen Baller. I very grateful for the money and it will be used to support our students at Helen Baller.”

So, what does the school plan to do with the money?

“I am not exactly sure at this point what the funds will go towards,” said Parman. “A building goal is to support literacy and we are in the process of purchasing leveled books and a writing curriculum. It might go to that depending on what our need is. I want to get some feedback from our Leadership Team to help make the decision.”

Check presentations are currently being planned with Lori Wick, the Umpqua Bank store manager at Evergreen Vancouver.

“I also want to thank Diana Sterle for taking the initiative to submit the picture and advertise the grant,” said Parman. “We are very fortunate to have parents and community members who go above and beyond expectations to support all of our students.”

Additional winners include Playworks in Portland, Ore.; Humboldt County Children’s Author Festival in Eureka, Calif.; NeighborWorks Umpqua in Roseburg, Ore.; Clothes for Kids in Lynnwood, Wash.; Tacoma Art Museum in Tacoma, Wash.; Memorial Middle School in Albany, Ore.; B. Gale Wilson in Fairfield, Calif.; Bertha Holt Elementary in Eugene, Ore.; and Coleman Elementary in San Rafael, Calif.

 

 

 

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Camas High Track & Field Girls Team Wins Jesuit Twilight Meet

The Camas Girls Track and Field team won the Jesuit Twilight Meet Friday night, edging out Jesuit on their home turf. The Girls earned 73.5 points. Jesuit placed second with 70.66 points.

The Camas Boys placed fourth with 48 points.

Papermaker Alexa Efraimson won the 1500m (4:22.33) Friday night, which culminated in her third consecutive winning weekend. Incredible!

Girls Track

Alissa Pudlitzke placed second in the 3000m (10:27.50). Jordan Davis placed sixth in the 100m Hurdles (15.82).

The Camas Girls 4 x 400 Relay placed second in that event, earning a time of 3:59.23. The relay team consisted of McKenzie Good, Ali Nuce, Jordan Davis and Alexa Efraimson.

Camas also won the Distance Medley Relay (DMR) with a time of 12:40.67. The team consisted of Maddie Woodson, Kimi Knight, Camille Parsons, and Alissa Pudlitzke.

The Girls also took the top two spots in Javelin. Amber Corbett placed first (129-10) and McKenna Jackson second (123-11).

Co-Head Track Coach Alisa Wise was ecstatic about the results. She said Camas came from behind several times, chasing down a Jesuit runner and changing the overall outcome.

“They were amazing!” she said.

The Papermaker boys worked hard, as well.

Andrew Kaler placed second in the 3000m (9:00.37).

Grayson Anderson won the High Jump (6-06.00).

Blane Behrent placed third in Pole Vault (12-06.00).

Camas Track and Field will compete in Districts this coming week. Details to come.

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Camas High Varsity Softball Steamrolls the Competition

 

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Camas Varsity Softball pitcher Harli Hubbard.
The Camas High School Varsity Softball team ended an amazing week of competition with another win on Friday night against Evergreen, 10-0.

Using their powerful offense and solid defense to clobber the competition the Lady Papermakers sent each team home on mercy rule four times in a single week.

On Monday they played Skyview. Wednesday was their perfect game against Union. Thursday they faced Wilson, and tonight was Evergreen. So far, the girls are 8-0 in league play.

“We are just begun to find our rhythm as a team. We are picking each other up and playing as a unit,” says Lena Richards, a member of the Varsity team. “We are happy with the success but not finished. We are looking at the next game but won’t be happy until we get the state title we believe we can have.”

They have two more league games, one this Monday at Heritage, and then another on Wednesday hosting Battle Ground. Wednesday is also Senior Night, when the team pays tribute to MacKenzie Farnham, Erin Tauscher, Amee Aarhus and Alecia Huegil.

Friday’s win earns Camas Softball a spot in the District Championship game, which is a week from next Tuesday.

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Camas Lacrosse Plays Final Home Game, Wins 4-2

Lacrosse

The Camas Lacrosse Team played their final home game Wednesday night against Forest Grove, winning 4-2. There was a herculean effort to get this club organized, off the ground and running as it is today.

The boys and their families, friends and fans made this all possible, bringing an intriguing game to a town that’s learning how it works.

The Camas LAX team showed their hometown what a great sport this is, and what it takes to compete.

Photo by Chandler Revard.

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Public Invited to Rep Pike’s Open House

Open House

The open house is Friday in downtown Camas, from 4 to 6pm at Representative Liz Pike’s new district office – 415 NE Cedar Street. 

The address is 415 NE Cedar Street, Suite A, Camas, WA 98607. Pike’s office asks that you RSVP at 360-786-7812 or email [email protected]

Pike emphasizes no tax dollars were spent to provide tonight’s delicious appetizers prepared by Susan Rosso Page. Enjoy lemonade, cowboy cookies and chocolate truffles donated by Shangri-La Farm and wine donated by Craig Stein of Stein Distributing.

“We’re very pleased with the location of the office and that it will give the constituents direct access to their representative,” said Pike.

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May’s First Friday Event Today in Downtown Camas

The theme for this month’s Downtown Camas First Friday is “Treat Yourself Right” and you’ll be able to explore the many ways to do just that with health, beauty and wellness specialists on hand tonight. You’ll also be able to enjoy live music, art and wine.

The fun starts at 4 pm and goes until 8 pm.

 

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A Perfect Day for Camas Pitcher Katie Schroeder

Pitcher

It’s been a great season for the Camas High Varsity Softball team (11-3) and for pitcher Katie Schroeder, Wednesday was absolutely perfect.

Hosting the Union Titans, Schroeder struck out 14 of 21 Titan batters and allowed zero hits. No Titan ever reached first base.

Schroeder and catcher Erin Tauscher made it look easy, and the Camas defense did their job defeating Union 9-0.

“It’s so awesome,” said Schroeder. “I don’t even have words to describe the feeling. My team played such good defense there is nothing more I could have asked of them. They put up the runs and made the essential plays. It was perfect.”

The Papermakers host Wilson Thursday at 4 pm and then Evergreen on Friday, also at 4 pm. The Papermakers are 7-0 in league.

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2 Different Ball Games – Interesting Parallels

Camas, WA — Little League baseball fans got more than they bargained for Tuesday night at Forest Home Park in Camas. What started off as two ordinary, but very separate Majors division games between the Yankees and A’s, and the Mariners and Reds turned into surprise and excitement – and some interesting parallels.

Both games started at the exact time on separate fields at the same park, and both games stayed close – for a while.

Let’s start with the A’s/Yankees game. The game stayed close with the Yankees giving the A’s (6-1) a good run, and then the third inning came. This is where Ryan Behnke made his mark. He had one homerun that widened his team’s lead, but he wasn’t done. Not by a long shot. As the inning continued, Behnke would have another at-bat, but this time bases were loaded.

Sluggers
Left to right: A’s pitcher Ryan Behnke and Mariners player Joey Schnell
each had two home runs apiece Tuesday night as they played other teams
on opposite fields. Behnke’s second home run was a grand slam. Schnell’s
first was three-run homer.

 

Dante Humble
A’s catcher Dante Humble looks for the umpire’s call.

 

Yankees
The Yankees had a late-game rally against the A’s.

The score was 8-3 A’s and by the sound of Behnke’s bat, you knew it was going over the fence. And that’s just what it did – with the ball hitting the street. A GRANDSLAM! The fans were euphoric as Behnke sent his teammates home and had his modest run between the bases. The look on his was face was priceless. Behnke’s hitting prowess gave the A’s a 12-3 lead.”This feels really good,” said Behnke, modest about his success. “It’s all fun.”

Just earlier, on the other field, the Reds and Mariners were battling it out when Mariners hitter Joey Schnell sent one over the fence with two runners on base – in the first inning. He opened up a 3-0 lead over the Reds. As that game continued, Schnell would do it again and hit another over-the-fence home run. By the fourth inning, the Mariners would have a 13-4 lead. Victory was in sight. Or was it?

Joey Schnell
Joey Schnell picks up his bat after rounding the bases following his first
three-run home run.
 And the parallels continued.

The A’s had it in the bag. Or did they? Their fifth inning wasn’t looking so great. The Yankees found some momentum, found their bats and capitalized on A’s errors, running up a six-run rally and closing the gap to 12-9 A’s. Parents and supporters on both sides were anxious and excited. You have to be a baseball fan to understand this.

A’s pitcher Carson Williams closed while two Yankees runners were on base, with two outs on the board. A Yankees tie was in sight, but not likely. Williams finished the game holding onto their 12-9 advantage.

Meanwhile, on the east field, the Mariners saw their lead evaporate in the fifth inning. Their 13-4 lead evaporated into a three-run differential as the Reds found their bats and capitalized on Mariners errors. Sound familiar?

Half of the fans from the Yankees/A’s game walked over to see what was happening with the Mariners/Reds game.

The Mariners (5-1) found themselves in a parallel predicament as pitcher Josh Mansur took the mound to stop the bleeding and shut the Reds down. The Mariners, still on a high from their weekend string of victories, got it together and closed the deal, winning 13-4.

To summarize, both the A’s and Mariners each had one player hit two home runs (one grandslam) in the same game. Both saw their leads evaporate late in the game. Both teams have only lost one game. And both ended winning by three runs.

 

Jordan Geigenmiller
Jordan Geigenmiller steals 2B early in the game.

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