Skyview, Camas Baseball Games Postponed Due to Alleged Racial Slurs
Camas, WA — All games between Camas and Skyview High School baseball teams have been postponed— some say indefinitely — due to allegations of racist taunting at Wednesday’s junior varsity game at Camas. Both teams are Class 4A Greater St. Helens League contenders.
Eyewitnesses from both teams allege that a Camas JV player hurled racial taunts at a black Skyview player during Wednesday’s game.
“He made ape sounds against a black Skyview player,” a Camas parent said, on condition of anonymity.
At least two Skyview parents, and one Camas parent, have the alleged incident on video. Lacamas Magazine hasn’t seen those videos.
“I didn’t actually hear it myself,” said another Camas parent. “I was there to watch, but I know other parents do have evidence of what happened.”
He said this case is similar to a recent racial taunting incident at a Vancouver youth soccer game.
Skyview Baseball issued the following statement on Thursday: “We are postponing tonight’s game with Camas due to some serious incidents that took place at yesterday’s JV game at Camas. Skyview families, please watch for a message from Principal Andy Meyer. The message will be sent to Skyview staff and families.”
Camas High School Athletic Director, Rory Oster, issued this statement Thursday afternoon:
“Hello Papermaker Families,
“This morning, we received a report that CHS athletes on the field used racial slurs during a baseball game against Skyview HS. We take these reports seriously and are currently working with Vancouver Public Schools to determine precisely what happened during the game. As a result, today’s Skyview/CHS Varsity and JV games have been postponed.
“All students deserve to feel respected and supported, including students visiting our campus. Harassment, intimidation, and bullying, including racial slurs, are not tolerated in our school community. We will work to make sure that we get to the bottom of this, including assigning discipline as appropriate. Our goal is to make sure that learning happens for our students and that repair and restoration are made to those harmed.”
Skyview High School has filed a complaint with WIAA, and there’s been limited discussion about cancelling all games with Camas for the remainder of this season.
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How about punish/ educate the individual after an investigation substantiates the accusations instead of punishing all the players? We need to stop over reacting. This breeds resentment and contempt. We’ve had enough stress these past 2-½ years. Please let cooler minds prevail.
@Paul Hansen yeah agreed, not like this isn’t a common theme now for Camas in general. Our high school has quite the reputation and now so does the city itself. Camas H.S. now #35 on the list of best high schools in Washington. What a great little community we have here. I’ve lived here since 2001 and seen the community wax and wane and going down slowly but surely IMO. That’s a perfect description for how people here in Camas operate now, “resentment and contempt” as a new way of life in the City and High School.