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Camas Track and Field: Several Head to State

Here is the list of Track and Field athletes who competed at Bi-Districts this past weekend in Kent, WA. The top 7 from each event qualify for State, which will be held at Mt. Tahoma High School this Saturday, May 28.

Track – Bi-Districts: Top seven qualify for State

Boys

800 —2, Adam Ryan (Camas) 1:55.04; 3, Cade Greseth (Camas) 1:55.53; 5, Dustin Zimmerly (Camas) 1:56.19.

3,200 —4, Daniel Maton (Camas) 9:23.84; 5, Yacine Guermali (Camas) 9:24.76

300 hurdles —12, William Sun (Camas) 41.87

1,600 relay — 1, Camas 3:21.90

Triple jump — 18, Cooper McNatt (Camas) 38-11.5.

Pole vault —5, Jacob Bedont (Camas) 12-6

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Adam Ryan and Dustin Zimmerly.

Girls

200 meters —16, Karsyn Quade (Camas) 26.28; 19, Aliya Ponder (Camas) 27.79.

3,200 —2, Emma Jenkins (Camas) 11:03.64; 4, Rachel Blair (Camas) 11:08.20.

300 hurdles —16, Cambryn Gulzow (Camas) 48.99.

1,600 relay —10, Camas 4:09.59.

Shot put —7, Nkem Aduka (Camas) 38-3.75

Javelin —4, Stephanie Knight (Camas) 115-10; 7, Ahmika Kluka (Camas) 109-5; 8,

High jump —6, Madison Peffers (Camas) 5-0

Pole Vault — Caleigh Lofstead 10′-3″

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Caleigh Loftstead on Pole Vault.

Tennis

Congrats to Hannah Gianan who will be heading to State singles this week in tennis!

To learn more, visit www.camas.wednet.edu or www.athletic.net

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Cooper McNatt.

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Bennett Lehner: “Soccer is Liberating!”

Camas, WA — Camas Senior, Bennett Lehner, is in good spirits. He’s Gatorade’s Washington Soccer Player of the Year, is beaming about “putting Union away” just a few days ago, and now his Varsity soccer team is headed to State after defeating Woodinville this past Saturday (3-0) at Doc Harris. And, did we mention he’s had 22 goals and 11 assists this season?

As he approaches graduation, Lehner paused, and sat very relaxed on a warm Camas spring night overlooking Doc Harris Stadium. He would discuss all the years of playing soccer, his coaches, his friends and teammates, and the unconditional support he’s received from his parents.

Gratitude filled his soul, as he pondered a blessed life and the lessons it teaches.

“Soccer is liberating!” he said. “I like the freedom it brings, and it’s unlike any other sport. You can move down the field, you can be dynamic. You can’t express yourself like you can in soccer. No play is the same. When I played other sports, I felt limited. And there’s no other feeling like scoring a goal. You feel the completion. It never gets old. This Gatorade honor is wonderful recognition and shows the impact good coaches can have.”

As Lehner ponders the future (he’s committed to playing soccer for the University of Dayton, in Ohio), he started looking back on the journey.

He started playing soccer at age 3, then played with coach Tammi Boyd through age 12. He enjoyed those years. From 12-14, he started playing Premier, then from 14-17, he played at Eastside with coach Jimmy Webber.

“Coach Webber shaped me into who I am today,” Lehner said. “He was just an awesome coach, and let me play the way I wanted to play. He made it both fun and competitive, which is what made our club team really good.”

Lehner also loved playing for Camas High School, and just prior to his Senior year, he accepted a prestigious offer to play for the Portland Timbers U18 Academy team.

“We went all over the country,” he said. “I learned to play at a very high level.”

He practiced four days a week (Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday) and would head to Portland after school, and would get home after 8 pm fighting traffic both ways. He would play 17 games with the Timbers (starting in 14 of them) until he gave it up.

“It was mentally very tough,” he said. “My confidence was so down, plus I really wanted to play one final season for Camas. Coming back to Camas gave me back my confidence. But, I’m grateful for the Timbers experience. It taught me a lot! I felt like a professional.”

He also expressed gratitude to his family.

“My parents are very influential, and unconditional in their support,” he added. “If I put three balls in the wrong goal, my dad would still tell me I had a good game.”

As dedicated as he is to his sport, Behner loves his down time. He enjoys spending time with friends, like teammate Danny Wing, and loves the fine cuisine at local Mexican restaurant, Nuestra Mesa.

“Nuestra Mesa is the best!” he added.

He’ll head for the University of Dayton on July 13, but for now he’s just savoring the remaining weeks he has with his friends at Camas.

State competition begins soon.

 

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The Camas Varsity soccer team celebrates their District IV victory at McKenzie Stadium.

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Columbia River Track Meet Sees a Different Victory

Vancouver, WA — Columbia River hosted Camas Wednesday for the regular season’s last track and field meet that witnessed another overall Papermaker victory, but a different win happened in the anchor leg of the 4 x 100 meter girls relay.

At the final baton hand-off, the athletes slowed down to a near halt, and ran behind a Down Syndrome girl who anchored the Columbia River relay team. All the athletes cheered her on as she ran across the finish line. It was a sweet moment.

“Our relay team (Emily Karkanen, Alexa Deitz, Aliya Ponder and Karsyn Quade) had found out about this little gal and decided they would slow and run with this gal to make her feel great and let her shine!” said Camas coach, Alisa Wise.  “So….Karsyn (our anchor) upon receiving the baton on the last leg, ran with the Down Syndrome gal into the finish, and was just edged out by her!”

The Columbia River coach had given Wise and the relay team a heads up about the plans, and everything worked out perfectly.

Columbia River Track and Field Meet Results

Boys Track and Field

CAMAS 104, COLUMBIA RIVER 40

100 meters — Andrew McGaffey (CR) 11.22;

200 — McGaffey (CR) 23.03;

400 — Bashir (Cam) 55.31;

800 — Adam Ryan (Cam) 1:56.47;

1,600 — Jackson Lyne (Cam) 4:47.40; 3,200 — Nick Carter (Cam) 10:40.56;

110 hurdles — William Sun (Cam) 16.43;

300 hurdles — Sun (Cam) 42.22;

400 relay — Columbia River 44.90;

1,600 relay — Camas 3:38.12;

Shot put — Mason Schell (CR) 47-3;

Discus — Schell (CR) 116-1;

Javelin — Cooper McNatt (Cam) 165-10;

High jump — David Neff (Cam) 5-10;

Long jump — McNatt (Cam) 19-3;

Triple jump — McNatt (Cam) 40-3;

Pole vault — Adam Jensen (Cam) 11-6.

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Adam Jensen won the boys Pole Vault competition.

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Adam Jensen and Caleigh Lofstead look at video footage of their Pole Vault event.

Girls Track and Field

CAMAS 89, COLUMBIA RIVER 59

100 meters — Grayson Burke (CR) 12.29;

200 — Burke (CR) 26.09;

400 — Burke (CR) 58.41;

800 — Rachel Blair (Cam) 2:25.09;

1,600 — Madison Child (Cam) 5:25.19;

3,200 — Ellie Postma (Cam) 11:40.59;

100 hurdles — Ellie Walker (CR) 15.34;

300 hurdles — Sierra Scordino (Cam) 51.84;

400 relay — Columbia River 1:07.40;

800 relay — Columbia River 1:49.59;

1,600 relay — Camas 4:49.0;

Shot put — Nkem Aduka (Cam) 35-1;

Discus — Aduka (Cam) 115-2;

Javelin — Ahmika Kluka (Cam) 114-2;

High jump — Maddie Peffers (Cam) 5-0;

Long jump — Tiarra Ringold (CR) 15-11;

Triple jump — Ringold (CR) 33-1-½;

Pole vault — Caleigh Lofstead (Cam) 12-6.

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Senior Adam Ryan at the end of the 800m event, which he won.

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Senior Ben Peterson runs the last race of his high school career.

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Start of the 800m event.

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Soccer: Camas, Union Tie 2-2 at Doc Harris

CAMAS — Early on Tuesday night, the Papermakers, with a 2-0 lead, thought they had clinched outright the 4A Greater St. Helens League boys soccer championship. Union had other thoughts, and changed the dynamic in the second half, scoring two goals to tie the match, and earning a draw.

Tuesday’s tie means the Titans (9-1-1 in league, 10-3-1 overall) may share the league title with the Papermakers if they beat Evergreen this Thursday night. And, because they won the first match against Union, Camas (10-1-1, 14-1-1) earns the No. 1 seed going into the Class 4A district tournament. That starts next week.

Both teams will both play in district semifinals next Monday at McKenzie Stadium against other teams that will be decided after Saturday’s matches.

A free kick by Jonathan Granados sent Tuesday’s match into overtime.

The Camas lead early in the game was thanks to a counter-attack run by Bennett Lehner and a great shot from distance.

The second Camas goal was made by Defender Brennan Smith, who lofted a 40-yard shot into the goal.

In the second half, the Titans prevented the Papermakers from having that kind of space.

Defender Nicolas Sommariva got the first Union goal in the 69th minute.

Districts start Monday at 6 pm at McKenzie Stadium in Vancouver.

To learn more, visit www.chs.camas.wednet.edu

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Bennett Lehner scored the first goal of the match.

 

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Camas Baseball No. 2 Seed for 4A Districts

Camas Varsity Baseball secures No. 2 seed in 4A Districts; Freshman Baseball team finishes first in league; Camas Golf wins over Skyview.

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Varsity: The Camas baseball team secured the No. 2 seed, and a two-round bye heading into this weeks 4A district tournament with a 6-1 victory over Mountain View on Monday.  Sam Christopher was outstanding on the mound throwing a complete game while allowing just one walk and striking out three.  On the offensive side of things, the Papermakers spread it around collecting RBI from five different players.

Offensive Highlights: Liam Fitzpatrick 1-1, 2 R, RBI, 2B; Tanner Howington 2-3, R, RBI, 2B; Sam Christopher 1-2, RBI; Taylor Birchem 1-3; Ryan Kempf 1-3, R, RBI, 3B.

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Tucker Parker on the mound.

 

Freshman Team:

The Freshman baseball team won 4A Districts on Saturday in a double header, on their home turf. They won their final game against Battle Ground, 13-2.

Golf

Elise Filuk and Hailey Oster led Camas in a win over Skyview 161–200. Filuk was medalist with a 1 over par 38 while Oster had 39. Abby Jiang also had a strong performance with 41 as did Lauryn Tsukimura with 43.  Freshmen Emma Cox with 45, Wenny Cai with 45 and Ashley Clark 50 completed the scoring. Camas is undefeated in league with one match to go.

To learn more, visit www.chs.camas.wednet.edu

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Camas Varsity Baseball Keeps Winning

The Camas Boys Varsity baseball team continues their winning streak. Track and Field wins meet at Heritage. Tennis loses close match with Union.

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Varsity- Camas 10 – Evergreen 3

Pitching — Liam Fitzpatrick 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 1 BB, win; Zach Pfeiffer 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K; Kristian Hellberg 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H. Highlights — Ryan Kempf 1-4, run; Jared Bentley 1-4, run, RBI; Liam Fitzpatrick 3-4, 2 2B, 3B, 3 runs; Sam Christopher 2 runs, RBI; Tucker Parker 3-4, 2B, run, RBI; Taylor Adams 1-3, run, RBI; Caleb Field RBI; Trevor Bentley 1-3, run, RBI.

JV Baseball beat Evergreen 7-3 to sweep the 3 games they played this season.  The win improves Makers JV to 12-3 on the season.  Caleb Field broke the game open with a two run bomb in the 5th inning. It was the Papermakers first home run of the JV season.  Camas looks to keep their winning streak going heading into a tough matchup with Skyview HS!

 

Track & Field

Heritage hosted Camas Tuesday afternoon.

Boys – Team scores — Camas 117, Evergreen 28; Camas 111, Heritage 34; Heritage 73, Evergreen 61.

Girls – Team scores — Camas 137, Evergreen 11; Camas 111, Heritage 38; Heritage 97, Evergreen 33.

A full report to follow.

 

Tennis

Camas lost a close match to Skyview last night 2-4. Wins were earned at singles by Hannah Gianan and Sam Merrill. Junior varsity pulled off the win with a full team effort. Camas won on games 36-34. Every player contributed games to secure the win. Match wins were earned by Olivia Doumitt, Georgina George and the team of Hannah Zimmerman and Rani Floyd.

To learn more, visit www.chs.camas.wednet.edu

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Camas High Sports Weekend in Review

Here’s a round up report of Camas High School sports from the weekend. A full report on Track and Field is available here: Camas Track & Field at Oregon Relays

Tennis C team: The Lady Papermakers hosted Union on Friday and sent them home on the losing side of the net, 12-8. Xiansheg Yan doubled up and played with partners Delaney O’Neill and Malia Fishler to win both matches 6-0 and 6-0. The Smith twins, Megan and Reagan, also their opponent to a bagel with their 6-0 win. Gabriela Mincheva and Mariana Beyer-Chapa won their first match of the year 6-2 and Sydney Randolph played her first singles match to complete the Papermaker triumph. They play Evergreen tonight.

Soccer:  Camas 2:0 Union

Goals (assists):

  • Danny Wing (Erik Brainard)
  • Bennett Lehner (Erik Brainard)
  • Goal Keeper saves: Brian Murray 3

Halftime score: 0:0

Softball: JV score: Camas won 2:1

JV won 13-1. Mary Pipkin was 2-3 with 2 doubles, Ellah Allman was 2-3 with 3 rbi’s and Peyton Boatwright went 1-2 with 2 RBI.

 

Sam Christopher pitched for the Papermakers on Friday night.

Sam Christopher pitched for the Papermakers on Friday night.

Baseball: Varsity beat Heritage at home, 3-2. Sam Christopher was on the mound.

JV – Papermakers completed the three-game season sweep of Heritage HS with a 5-3 win on Friday.  Luke Bruno recorded the win on the mound going 3 2/3, striking out 9.  Noah Strikler delivered a bases clearing double in the 3rd to give the Papermakers a lead they would hold on to.  CHS has a busy schedule this week with 4 games.  CHS JV is now 10-3.

C – Saturday:  Camas-14   Hockinson-2

Caden Wengler threw 5 strong innings, giving up only 3 hits, 2 runs and striking out 4.  The offense was led by Grant Heiser, who went 2 for 2 with 3 runs scored and 6 RBI.  Wengler also had help from Gavin Holley, who was 3 for 3 with 3 RBI, Damon Gilmore, who was 2 for 4 with 4 runs scored, and Jake Blodgett, who had 2 RBI.

To learn more, visit www.chs.camas.wednet.edu

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Camas Places 4th Overall at Oregon Relays

Eugene, OR — Attending Track and Field events at Historic Hayward Field is always fun, and to some it’s disappointing that Camas athletes placed fourth overall at this year’s Oregon Relays, in contrast to winning it all in 2015, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.

You see, life is about balance, and Camas athletes chose to attend their junior and senior proms on Saturday, April 16, so by 4:30 pm Papermakers had left the field and went home to get ready for their big night. Points were left on the track, for sure. It’s OK.

But, until that point, the Papermakers made an impressive run, and for most of the meet they were way ahead of eventual meet winner, Summit, who won by 12 points. Grant High School placed second, and Mountain View, of Idaho, placed third. At one point, Camas was ahead by 30 points. Had they been able to stay, most observers say they would have picked up another meet victory.

“Camas should be SO incredibly proud!” said team coach, Alisa Wise. “There were the likes of Coronodo (San Diego), Mountain View of Idaho, Valor Christian of Colorado, Canadian National Athletes, Cerritos of California, Long Beach (Wilson) of California, and of course all the “bigs” of WA and OR. Camas led the entire meet …. then our kiddos needed to headed to PROM mid afternoon which left us with no more “dogs on the fight” so to speak. It was tough to sit and watch as those talented teams racked up some points against our pretty solid lead as Camas had to leave some points on the track for our amazing kiddos to attend PROM.”

“I’m amazed at the commitment level and fortitude of our athletes!” she continued. “Our athletes came and competed in every event they could up to the time they would need to leave for PROM…and then some…leaving in the afternoon, scooting home with parents to clean up and make it home. We even had one gal get her hair done IN EUGENE, run the 4 x 800m relay, then jump in the car, change into her dress on the way home and meet her group!”

There were some impressive results, such as Caliegh Lofstead’s Pole Vault numbers (2nd place at 12-09.50), the Boys 4×800 relay (2nd place) and the Camas team’s first try at the Steeplechase.

So, here’s how things turned out:

Camas Boys Team Oregon Relay Results

3000M: 3rd: Yacine Guermali, 8:32.15

3K Steeplechase: 4th: Dustin Zimmerly, 10:08.20

4×800 Relay: 2nd: Adam Ryan, Cade Greseth, Yacine Guermali, Dustin Zimmerly, 7:54.42

SM 200-200-400-800m: 4th: Zach Terry, Jason Driver, Adam Ryan, Cade Greseth, 3:35.44

DMR 1200-400-800-1600m: 3rd: Daniel Maton, Adam Ryan, Dustin Zimmerly, Yacine Guermali, 10.26.94

Shot Put: 12b.: Dakota Napierkowski: 43-07.25

Javelin: 9th: Cooper McNatt: 162-01

Hammer: 9th, Mason Ellis, 140-06; 17th, Grant Jones, 106-09.

Freshman 100: 8th: Zach Terry.

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Dustin Zimmerly was the last leg of the 4×800 Relay at the Oregon Relays on Saturday.

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Adam Ryan competes in the 4×800 relay.

Camas Girls Team Oregon Relays Results

1500m 11th: Emma Jenkins, 4:48.58

3K Steeplechase: Emily Wilson, 11:49.24

4×200 Relay: 17th: Emily Karkanen, Cambrian Gulzow, Aliya Ponder, Karsyn Quade, 1:49.37

4×800 Relay: 5th: Emma Jenkins, Alex Jones, Rachel Blair, Ellie Postma, 9:56.56

SMR 200-200-400-800m: 5th: Aliya Ponder, Karsyn Quade, Cambryn Gulzow, Ellie Postma, 4:21.29

DMR 1200-400-800-1600m: 4th: Emma Jenkins, Ellie Postma, Maddie Woodson, Rachel Blair, 12:16.10

Shot Put: 14th: Nkem Aduka, 35-09.25

Discus: 23: Nkem Aduka, 101-02.

Pole Vault: 2nd: Caleigh Lofstead, 12-09.50

Long Jump: 19th: Alexa Dietz, 15-08.25

Hammer: 7th: Haleigh Lubbock, 156-00; Maggie Wells: 16th, 99-02; Morgan Kielty, 20th, 88-01

To learn more, visit www.athletic.net

 

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Mid-way through the 4×800 Girls event at the 2016 Oregon Relays.

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Rachel Blair runs at Historic Hayward Field.

 

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Zach Terry competes in the Freshman 100.

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Camas Alum: Campbell Wins Collegiate Golf Tourney

Federal Way, WA — Bellevue College golfer and Camas High School alum, Braeden Campbell, 20, won the Highline League Match collegiate golf tournament on Monday at the Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club. It was his first collegiate win.

“I won the tournament overall by one shot,” Braeden said. “I was tied for lead after the first day, and after nine holes on day two, I was three shots behind the lead. I eventually tied it up with three holes to play, and took the lead on the next hole.”

He was 1 over par, 72-73.

Overall, Bellevue College men’s golf took second at the Highline League Match, which ran from Sunday, April 10 through Monday, April 11.

Eddie Abellar shot 80-74, Brett Ball, a 2015 Camas graduate, (79-76), and Dexter Simonds (80-77) rounded out Bellevue’s team scoring.

“I like golf because I’m never satisfied,” he said. “I always have to improve and work on something because there is always somebody who’s out there working harder than you.”

Braeden said he puts in 35-40 hours per week practicing his game during the competitive season, and tapers it down during the off-season.

His love for the game began at an early age, but he didn’t start playing competitively until he started playing at Camas High School, as a Freshman, under the guidance of Coach Ed Givens.

“I learned I wasn’t very good,” he said. “But I had good coaching, and got to play with Brian Humphreys (a State champion). It was a lot of fun!”

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Campbell takes home top honors from his tournament victory on Monday, April 11, 2016.

 

“Braeden got started in golf playing with his Grandparents,” said his mother, Holly Campbell. “He started his love for golf on the putt putt courses early on, when he was 2. His main sport was baseball for years but decided to try out for the CHS team as a Freshman. He made Varsity as Freshman and played varsity all four years. He made it to the state tournament all four years, as well.”

Braeden was recruited by Bellevue College his senior year at Camas High, and signed to play for two years with their program. He was recruited by the University of Hawaii in Hilo and received a full scholarship and will join their team this Fall.

He looks forward to transferring to Hawaii, and has set some high personal and team goals.

“I want to win one tournament every year, and I want the team to go to regionals in the NCAA.”

To learn more, visit www.bellevuecollege.edu

 

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A photo from his golfing years at Camas High School.

 

Camas alumnus, Braeden Campbell, won his first collegiate tournament on Monday, April 11, 2016.

Camas alumnus, Braeden Campbell, won his first collegiate tournament on Monday, April 11, 2016.

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Spring Break’s Over: Athletic Games Resume

Camas High School sports teams resumed their Spring games on Monday. Here’s how it all went down:

Softball

Varsity softball won 13-3 against Evergreen. Peyton Bates had a home run, Allie Hancock had 3 hits & 3 RBI’S, Ashley Grimanelis had 4 hits with a triple.

JV softball won 22-6 over Evergreen. Katie Hancock and Cameron Besner hit home runs. Ellah Allman went three for three with a triple. Mary Pipkin pitched four innings and had nine strike outs.

Tennis

Camas tennis defeated Evergreen 5-1 last night. At singles wins were earned by Sam Merrill and Lucia Zhang. At doubles wins were earned by Hannah LaFrazia /Emma Jones, Tenzin Gyalnub/Tionni Trieu and Lauren Garner/Olivia Doumitt.

Junior Varsity won 6-0. Wins were earned at singles by Georgia George, Sabrina Coelho and Courtney Estrada. At doubles wins were earned by Angela Xu/DonlA Gyalnub, Shelby Chartrand/Hannah Zimmerman and Rani Floyd/Marissa Tehrani.

The C-Team girls continue to dominate league play with a 6-2 win over Evergreen last night. Kelsey Wright, Amy Kellogg, Emma Turk and Aubrey Pugmire were all challenged but came through as winners. Emily Tobey and Zaynah Usmani played together for the first time and rolled their opponents 6-1. Bring on Union this afternoon at CHS.

Baseball

Varsity – Tucker Parker carried the Varsity baseball team to a 5-4 victory over Battle Ground.  Parker earned the win pitching a complete game, while also finishing 2 for 4 at the plate with a double and 2 RBI.  Ryan Kempf was outstanding on defense and went 2 for 4 with a run and a stolen base on offense.  The win moves the Papermakers to the top of the league standings as the team prepares to take on Heritage this Wednesday. Freshman Team: The boys played a double header against Battle Ground. They won the first game, and lost the second game.

By Marcia Johnson

Photos by Blake Schnell

To learn more, visit www.chs.camas.wednet.edu

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No. 28 gets ready to crush it! Photo by Blake Schnell.

 

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