Top Local Swimmer Attends National Meet

Federal Way, WA — Top local swimmer Kasey Calwell has qualified and will attend the Speedo Junior National Championships to be held this week (Dec. 10-13) at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington.

Top high school aged and future collegiate swim talent from all over the country will attend this once a year meet and compete at the highest level. Calwell will be competing in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 200 and 400 Individual Medley.
“I’m really excited and a bit nervous about the whole thing,” said Calwell. “These guys swim crazy fast! We’ll see how it goes.”
Kasey Calwell (left), with fellow teammates, Jonah Rodewald, Lucas Ulmer
and Chris Xue at the King County Aquatic Center. Photo by Max Dolbinin.

 

Calwell is an 18-year-old Senior from Camas and swims for both the Camas High School team and Columbia River Swim Team in Vancouver. He is the only male Clark County swimmer to qualify. Calwell has had a successful swimming career. He moved to Camas prior to his Freshman year. Before that, he lived in Ohio.
Cassidy Brennan of Camas, who swims with Tualatin Hills in Oregon will also be in attendance. Calwell has verbally committed to the University of California-Santa Barbara to swim next fall.

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Camas Pop Warner Cheer Team Heads to Nationals

The girls practice three times a week.

 

When the Camas Pop Warner Cheer team won the Pacific Northwest Junior Midget regional competition in October, their hard-earned victory earned them a coveted spot to compete at this week’s National Pop Warner Superbowl in Orlando, Florida.

Since that moment, the girls and their coaches have been actively preparing for the national competition by getting physically, mentally and financially ready for their big moment, which happens this Wednesday at the Wide World of Sports complex at the Disney World resort.

“We’ve been fundraising like crazy,” said coach Tami Simms. “It’s a great opportunity for the girls. “We practice three times a week, up to two hours each day to get ready.”

The girls only get one chance to show the judges their 2:30 routine, and will be competing with approximately 100 other teams from across the nation.

Simms, Tamara Tilton, Julie Alger and Dianne Christenson work closely with the 16-member team to incorporate different elements with varying degrees of difficulty into their routine.

“For every element you hit you score points,” said Simms. “We only get a two-minute, thirty-second shot at this.”

The Pop Warner Cheer program is scholastic in nature, and the girls have a cumulative GPA of 3.8. The girls, ages 11-13 are in grades 7 and 8.

The 16 member team is comprised of Anne Marie Albright, Josie Buzzell, Emily Christenson, Kalel Coleman, Nicole Gilstrap, Cassandra Jones, Bree McClelleland, Abigail Olsen, Kamrin Parry, Clara Sharp, Ashley Simms, Hannah Sturgis, Janessa Terry, Hannah Toops, Kourtney Wilds, and Amelia Wong.

Their student coach is Peyton Boatwright.

The girls have been together since August and are thrilled about the opportunity to compete at the national level.

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CHS Football Seniors Tell Their Story

We interviewed 21 Camas Football players for a really fun, candid look at the 2014 season and how a small town has shaped the lives of so many youth.

The video will be released this week.

 

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18U Wolves Rec Soccer Team Advances to State Semi-Finals

Vancouver — The Camas-Washougal Soccer Club’s 18U Wolves team beat Centralia’s Timbers 3-2 in double overtime on Sunday, advancing the newly-reunited team to the State semi-finals in Tukwila, WA next week.

The intense game was scoreless until the second half when Brooks Burns made the match’s first goal. Centralia tied it up soon after. Marshall Braten scored the second goal, and then a controversial PK gave tied up the match.

Senior Ben Klave gets ready to make a goal during Saturday’s rec quarter-finals.

 

Near the end of the second OT, forward Ben Klave scored the winning goal, advancing the team to semi-finals next Saturday.

The Wolves, formerly known as the Cheetahs, reunited this past August to compete one last season before they graduate next June. Coached by Wayne Svilar, the boys played for many years (most since they were six years old) as a recreational team — until they disbanded three seasons ago.

“We made the team to close out our last season to all play on the same team so it is kinda neat to play with all the guys for the last season,” said team member, Josh Harimoto.

JJ Guo moves the ball along, getting ready to make a goal.

 

Chad Kirby jumps to avoid hitting the goalie.

 

Marshall Braten is tripped and falls early in the match.

 

The boys wrap it up, and are now getting ready for next week’s State semi-finals.

 

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Coaches: Reason #5 Why Papermakers Rock

Coaches.

They provide leadership, mentoring, coaching, and life skills to their players. The Camas Varsity football coaches continue to amaze and impress. Thank you to Coaches Jon Eagle, Dan Kielty, Justin Wochnick, Les Albert, Craig Hardin, Rick Copsey, Darren Alcorn, Jack Hathaway, Rick Harrington, Will Ephraim, Matt Loop, Dale Rule, Dave Morris, Tom Schroeder, Manny Melo, Kendall Thieman, Allen Jones, Rick Devereaux, and Matt Codino!

Coaches

 

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Papermakers Rock. Reason #4. Matt Thomas.

A couple of games ago, Camas had the help of two new ball boys. Camas senior, Matt Thomas, spent time during the game to help these guys out and explain some things to them. We call that CHARACTER. Well done, Matt.

MattThomas

 

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Papermakers Rock. Reason #3. The Marching Band.

Can you imagine a game at Doc Harris without the Marching Band? We give many thanks to this amazing group of talented musicians and leaders who give these games style and pride. And they even play the opposing team’s song during pre-game. Class!

 

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Papermakers Rock. Reason #2: The Students.

From Red-outs to Black-outs, White-outs and everything in between it’s refreshing to see so many students support the Papermakers. They’re great, even when they drop baby powder all over your camera equipment! Love them!

 

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Thank you, Football Coach Jon Eagle!

Thank you, Coach Jon Eagle! And thank you to all the coaches who have led these young men to an amazing several seasons. The Papermakers ended their 2014 season Saturday night at Doc Harris Stadium.

“It’s always a privilege to coach these great kids,” said Eagle. “They work very hard, and it shows on and off the field. I always hope they make right decisions in their lives, and work together.”

 

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Papermakers Rock. Reason #1: The Players

We’ve been covering Camas for several years, and when you get right down to it, these kids are great! Personally, I’ve had the privilege of watching so many of them grow up in Camas. We’ve seen them in kindergarten, Little League, Pop Warner, CCYF, scouts, school, church, and they’re quickly becoming adults. These boys turned into classy young men. Go Camas!

We encourage you all to list reasons why the Papermakers rock. More pictures and videos coming.

 

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