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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Varsity Football: Camas Beats Evergreen on Home Turf

CAMAS — The Camas Varsity football team made their statement early and loud Friday night against Evergreen on their home turf with a series of solid plays, beating the Plainsmen 49-7.

The Papermaker defense rocked against the Plainsmen speed, forcing five turnovers and limited Evergreen to 174 yards of offense.

Wide Receiver James Price attempts to catch a pass early in the game.
It wasn’t a good night for Evergreen (2-2, 1-1 4A GSHL).
Camas coach Jon Eagle said: “I thought our defense was spectacular.”

Running Back Bryan Kelly during warm-ups.

The Papermakers (4-0, 1-0 4A GSHL) were prepared defensively and have been working hard at practice.

Offensively, Camas scored twice early in the game, and ran up the score to 43-0 at halftime.
Papermaker running back Brian Kelly ran 187 yards and had two touchdowns on 11 carries. Running back Cole Zarcone carried five times for 83 yards and scored a touchdown on a 53-yard run. It was impressive.
Camas quarterback Liam Fitzgerald threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns.

Wide receiver James Price turned a short pass into a 57-yard touchdown.

Emotions ran high when Senior receiver Dane Santos was seriously injured on a late hit midway through the second quarter. Santos caught a pass for 22 yards and a first down when he took the late hit on the sideline. At report time, kicking Coach Darren Alcorn said he thought Santos sustained a torn ACL.
Coaches and trainers rush to the aid of Dane Santos.
Wide Receiver Dane Santos is helped off
the field following a late sideline hit.
Eagle thinks it could be a season-ending injury. “I’m sick about the whole thing,” he said.
During halftime, Camas High School introduced their Athletic Hall of Fame inductees for 2014. Every two years, Camas honors past athletes for their achievements on and off the field. The inductees will be honored later this Fall at a special banquet.

2014 Camas High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductees.


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Camas Varsity Football Hosts Evergreen Tonight

Camas — The town is fired up and ready watch their Papermakers play Evergreen tonight at 7 pm at Doc Harris Stadium. The Papermakers (3-0) grow stronger each week. In this photo, Varsity Head Coach, Jon Eagle, talks to the players post-game (after the Federal Way game).

 

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Swimmers Receive USA Swimming Award

Vancouver— Swimmers Kasey Calwell, a Senior at Camas High School and Chris Xue, a Senior at Mountainview High School, have been named Scholastic All-Americans by USA Swimming. Calwell and Xue are among only 865 boys nationally, and among fewer than 200 boys in the Western Zone to qualify.  Applicants must be a USA Swimming athlete and have qualifying times equal to a Junior National Bonus time standard, and have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Both boys have 4.0 averages. Nearly 70 percent of all winners have a 4.0 average.

Kasey Calwell, left, and Chris Xue, at a recent swim meet.

Calwell and Xue are the only swimmers, male or female, from Clark County to be awarded this distinction.

Both are actively being recruited by colleges from all over the country. Xue is a 50 Freestyler and Calwell an Individual Medley and Breaststroke specialist. Calwell will be attending Winter Junior Nationals in December, in Federal Way.

In addition, both have excelled on their respective high school teams over the past three years; and both have competed and performed well at State competition.

They are both coached by Darlene Hill of Columbia River Swim Team in Vancouver. 
“I’m honored by the award,” said Calwell, who is considering several colleges.

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Scouting Video: Adventures at Camp Baldwin

This is a video report on the Scouting adventures of two local Camas scout troops (496 and 499), and one from Medford, at Camp Baldwin, at Durfur, OR, which is near Mt. Hood. The boys left on July 14 and spent six days camping. They earned dozens of merit badges, went on high adventure outings, and several did the mile swim and the early Thursday morning Polar Bear Swim.

“We had the most amazing time at Baldwin,” said Jefferson Jackson, a 13-year-old Star Scout. “The weather was perfect. It was really hot during the day, but we had lots of shade, and got to spend a lot of time playing in the lake, and doing water merit badges. At night, it only got down to the low 60s, so we slept really well. Plus, our troop is filled with great guys, and amazing leaders.”

His buddy, Zach Terry, agreed.

“We had the most fun at Camp Baldwin,” Terry said. “Even the food tasted good. We got to make our own meals, and we took shifts during the week to see who would cook. Cleaning wasn’t so much fun, but the whole feeling at Camp Baldwin is a good one. I’m glad we got to go. I hope we go back next year.”

Camp Baldwin

Longtime friends Jefferson Jackson and Christian Geigenmiller at the waterfront.

 

The group was led by local orthodontist, Trevor Allen, who started volunteering as a Scoutmaster last year.

“It’s a great group of boys,” said Allen. “They really work as a team. There’s not friction or backbiting. They are really good friends.”

Camp Baldwin is one of 18 properties owned by the Cascade Pacific Council, of the Boy Scouts of America. Boys ages 11-18 participate in the program earning rank advancements and merit badges with the goal of attaining the highest youth rank of Eagle Scout. Boy Scouts serve local communities throughout America and the world.

Video: Scouting Adventures at Camp Baldwin

 

Horses

Camp Baldwin is known for its horses, and the Horsemanship merit badge.

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Intermediate Baseball: Camas All-Stars Win District Title

VANCOUVER, WA — The Intermediate (50/70) Division from Camas Little League made a statement this weekend.
The Camas Little League 50/70 All-Stars won big Sunday evening against Columbia, 15-3, in five innings to clinch the District 4 Championship title for their division. The win earns the 12 boys the opportunity to compete at State competition this weekend at Snohomish, WA.
The 50/70 All-Stars District 4 Champions. Back row, left to right:
Coach Casey Taylor, Manager Brendan Ford, Luke Brewer, Jake Trupp,
Billy Schuldt, Grant Heiser, Mitchell McKowan, Coach Mark Trupp.
Front row, left to right: Jake Taylor, Brett Filuk, Christian Geigenmiller, Jack Lattimer,
Tony Lattanzi, and Camden Ford.
 
The boys played Columbia earlier in the day and narrowly lost, 6-5. After a hearty lunch, Camas brought their bats back in the late afternoon game and made a statement, scoring six runs at the top of the first inning. While Columbia burned up several pitchers, Camas only pitched Billy Schuldt, but had Christian Geigenmiller warming up in the bull pen. Grant Heiser caught the entire game.
 
At Sunday’s first game, Mitchell McKowan pitched half the game, and was relieved by Jake Taylor.
 
The boys began their tournament Friday night against Columbia, as well. Luke Brewer was a workhorse on the mound, throwing 95 pitches. Geigenmiller closed the game.
The boys executed an excellent defensive game, communicating well with each other, and making smart plays throughout.
 
Little League’s  50/70 division, in its third year, is designed to help the players adjust from the standard Little League regulation field (for ages 5-12) to the much larger high school full-size regulation field. The 50/70 team is managed by Brendan Ford, who has coached at Camas Little League for eight seasons. The team is also coached by Mark Trupp and Casey Taylor.
 
Ford’s regular season team, called the Camas Fuel, also won first place in the division this season.
 
The State tournament, which begins July 5, includes seven districts from across Washington state.

The new division is steadily growing among leagues across the country. To learn more, visit www.camasll.com

 
 
 
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Camas Little League Opens 2014 Season Tonight

For the first time in recent history, Camas Little League is having its opening night in March. Recently, the league board voted to start the season two weeks earlier than usual, in order to have an extended playing season.

The first games begin tonight at 5 and will continue at 7:15 pm.

 

Baseball and several softball games are held at Forest Home Park, near downtown Camas.

For additional information, go to www.CamasLL.com

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LAX: Camas shuts out Forest Grove

The Camas Varsity Lacrosse team kicked off their second season Friday night with a shut out against Forest Grove, 14-0 at Cardon Field.

The Camas boys looked good and plowed right through Forest Grove’s defenses all night. Bryce Tabbut (#12) made the first goal of the night within the first two minutes of play, setting the tone for the rest of the game. Moments later, Gage Garrett (#52) scored the second goal with an assist by Austin Garwood (#1). Garrett would make the third goal, followed by Tabbutt with goal four, and the fifth again by Garrett.

Coach Jim Avino discusses strategy with the Camas LAX team.

The Camas Varsity Lacrosse team kicked off their second season Friday night with a shut out against Forest Grove, 14-0 at Cardon Field.

The Camas boys looked good and plowed right through Forest Grove’s defenses all night. Bryce Tabbut (#12) made the first goal of the night within the first two minutes of play, setting the tone for the rest of the game. Moments later, Gage Garrett (#52) scored the second goal with an assist by Austin Garwood (#1). Garrett would make the third goal, followed by Tabbutt with goal four, and the fifth again by Garrett.
Camas made its statement quickly and was ahead by 5 by the end of the first quarter.
“The boys have been working really hard,” said Head Coach, Jim Avino. “They’ve gotten more aggressive and it showed tonight.”
Garwood got the sixth goal of the night, half way into the second quarter, as Forest Grove had its best defensive showing of the night. Garrett’s aggressive play earned him a foul and he was sidelined moments after Garwood’s goal. Garwood made goal seven for his team a few minutes later, and was followed by Matt Welinski (#9) who made goal eight for Camas.
 
Grayson Windle (#22) celebrates after making his first goal of the season.
By halftime, Camas was ahead 8-0.
Tabbut scored the fist goal of the second half (goal nine), and then Zach Quist (#11) made a statement with his first goal of the night half way into the third quarter. Goal 11 was made shortly after by Grayson Windle (#22).  Quist wasn’t done yet and scored goal 12.
Freshman Keaton Sturbelle (#44) made his first goal of the season (goal 13) with an assist by Nick Elliott (#5). The final goal of the night was made by Garwood, at the end of the third quarter.
The boys face Hood River on Monday at 5 pm. Junior Varsity plays at 4 pm.

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Camas Lacrosse Kicks Off Season Tonight

The Camas Lacrosse boys are back and begin season 2 at Cardon Field at Camas High School against Forest Grove. The game is set to begin at 8 pm.

To learn more, visit www.camaslacrosse.com

 Lacrosse

 

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State Swim Meet: Papermakers Successful at Day 1

FEDERAL WAY, WA — The Camas High School Boys Swim team had an exhilarating first day at the State Swimming Championship on Friday, as a majority of the team advanced to Saturday’s finals. Kasey Calwell, the junior from King’s Way Christian, who practices and competes with Camas, had a significant day, and will compete again in four events  — 200 Medley Relay, 200 Individual Medley (IM), 100 Breaststroke, and the 400 Free Relay.

 

Kasey Calwell had a great day at Prelims. Here he competes in the 200 IM.

 

Lucas Ulmer is No. 2 in the 100 Fly Finals. Here he is in the 100 Back.
Calwell captured the No.2 seed (1:54.99) in the 200 IM championship finals and the No. 3 seed (58.74) in the 100 Breast finals on Saturday. Calwell will be joined by Lucas Ulmer, John Utas and Tom Utas in the 200 Medley and 400 Free Relay.

Calwell couldn’t have been happier. Ulmer was also euphoric after earning the No. 2 (51.61) in the 100 Fly finals. Ulmer also competes in the 100 Back consolation finals on Saturday.

The Camas 200 Free Relay Team. From left: John Utas, Xianguang Yan, Tom Utas, and Colin Kuhta.

 

“This is so cool,” Ulmer said. “I had a great incentive to get here. I want to see everyone do their best.”

For his part, Calwell set a goal of cracking the top 3 at these State Championship events.

He did that on Friday.

The Utas brothers will join Xianyang Yan and Colin Kuhta in the 200 Free consolation finals, and John Utas will also compete in the 50 Free consolation finals.

Kasey Calwell is the No. 3 seed in the 100 Breast going into Finals.
The Papermakers find themselves in four championship and three consolation races on Saturday.

Saturday’s 4A competition begins at 10 am at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, WA.

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