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Great Expectations for Papermakers

Camas sets sights on winning in the playoffs this year

This has to be the year of the Papermaker. That is not a fan’s prediction. It is not a media poll. It is the mindset of the players themselves.

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3A GSHL Football Preview: Mountain View

Mountain View Thunder 2009 record: 5-4, 2-3 4A GSHL

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3A GSHL Football Preview: Columbia River

Columbia River Chieftains 2009 record: 5-6, 3-2 GSHL, lost in first round of state playoffs

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3A GSHL Football Preview: Camas

Camas Papermakers 2009 record: 7-3, 4-1 GSHL, lost in state qualifying game

3A GSHL Football Preview: Kelso

Kelso Hilanders 2009 record: 6-3, 3-2 4A GSHL

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3A GSHL Football Preview: Fort Vancouver

Fort Vancouver Trappers 2009 record: 2-7, 0-5 GSHL

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3A GSHL Football Preview: Hudson’s Bay

Hudson’s Bay Eagles 2009 record: 3-7, 2-3 GSHL

Timbers play final PGE Park contest tonight

The unbeaten streaks take backseat billing today when the Portland Timbers and Puerto Rico Islanders meet at PGE Park. That’s because this is the last time the second-division version of the Timbers will play at this version of the downtown Portland Stadium.

Greg Jayne column: Salmon, tigers and Wulff: Your Pac-10 primer

For a Pac-10 season that promises to be unpredictable, there’s only one way to approach the year — by attempting to channel Carnac the Magnificent. So, with sincere, heartfelt apologies to Johnny Carson (for you youngsters, Johnny Carson was a comedian who would provide answers and then . . . oh, never mind) let’s divine the answers to the upcoming season.

Talking Points 9/2

Talking Points What’s the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking:

College football Columbian staff predictions

Making their predictions for the 2010 college football season: Columbian Editor Lou Brancaccio, staff writer Paul Danzer, Sports editor Greg Jayne, Assistant Sports editor Tim Martinez and staff writer Paul Valencia.

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Skyview receivers catching on

Storm's stellar receivers are trouble for rest of the GSHL

Ellis Henderson has the crowd-thrilling speed, the electrifying moves, the “it” factor on the football field. Karl Graves is the route master, using precise movements to get open before catching just about every ball that touches his fingers.

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4A GSHL Football Preview: Skyview

Preseason glance at Skyview football team

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4A GSHL Football Preview: Union

Preseason glance at the Union football team

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4A GSHL Football Preview: Battle Ground

Preseason glance at the Battle Ground football team

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Lou Brancaccio

We were slow on this topic

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John Laird

News flash! Universities are liberal!

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Sports

Greg Jayne

Greg Jayne column: Salmon, tigers and Wulff: Your Pac-10 primer

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Business

Courtney Sherwood

Battling office bullies

How worker retraining money was spent

How did local authorities spend the $2 million allocated for worker retraining?

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