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High school scoreboard, results from Thursday, Jan. 23

January 23, 2025, 11:11pm Prep Sports

High school results for girls basketball, wrestling and girls bowling on Thursday: FRIDAY, JAN. 24 BOYS BASKETBALL Camas at Skyview, 7 p.m. Battle Ground at Union, 7 p.m. Heritage at Mountain View, 7 p.m. Kelso at Prairie, 7 p.m. Read story

Union junior guard Brooklynn Haywood recently surpassed 1,500 career points behind three straight 40-plus-point efforts to close out December 2024.

Brooklynn Haywood is Union’s shooting star on basketball court

Union junior guard Brooklynn Haywood recently surpassed 1,500 career points behind three straight 40-plus-point efforts to close out December 2024.

January 4, 2025, 7:10am Latest News

Union High junior Brooklynn Haywood’s dedication, discipline and determination in basketball dates back years before the sport became a best friend. Read story

Mountain View senior Sveva Bernasconi (left) battles for position with Skyview's Lainey Phillips off a free-throw attempt during the teams' non-league girls basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Bernasconi, a first-year exchange student from Cantu, Italy, played on the U17 Italian national team that qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Mexico last summer.

Sveva Bernasconi provides international aid for Thunder

Mountain View senior Sveva Bernasconi (left) battles for position with Skyview's Lainey Phillips off a free-throw attempt during the teams' non-league girls basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Bernasconi, a first-year exchange student from Cantu, Italy, played on the U17 Italian national team that qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Mexico last summer.

January 1, 2025, 6:05am Latest News

Sveva Bernasconi is from Cantu, Italy. Basketball has taken the 5-foot-11 senior all over the world, which now includes Vancouver as the Mountain View Thunder’s leading scorer. Read story

Camas' Ethan Harris (with ball) looks to make a pass during the first half of Thursday's opening game of the Les Schwab Invitational at Portland State University. Westview (Ore.) topped Camas 64-58.

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Camas' Ethan Harris (with ball) looks to make a pass during the first half of Thursday's opening game of the Les Schwab Invitational at Portland State University. Westview (Ore.) topped Camas 64-58.

December 26, 2024, 7:06pm Prep Sports

In recent years, Ethan Harris and Jace VanVoorhis watched the Northwest’s premier high school boys basketball holiday showcase as spectators from the grandstands of Hillsboro’s Liberty High School.  Like the rest of their teammates Thursday at Portland State University’s Viking Pavilion, the two Camas… Read story

Camas High Schoolís Jake Davidson is pictured on the teamís practice field on Monday afternoon, Dec. 16, 2024.

All-Region football: Jake Davidson, Camas

Camas High Schoolís Jake Davidson is pictured on the teamís practice field on Monday afternoon, Dec. 16, 2024.

December 21, 2024, 6:10am Latest News

Camas senior Jake Davidson set single-season school records for passing yards (3,711) and touchdowns (53) to lead the Papermakers to a 13-1 record and its fourth appearance in a state title game. Read story

Camas sophomore Lauren Hood, center, dashes between defenders Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, during the Papermakers’ 63-49 loss to A.C. Davis at Camas High School.

Davis hands defending 4A girls basketball champion Camas its first loss

Camas sophomore Lauren Hood, center, dashes between defenders Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, during the Papermakers’ 63-49 loss to A.C. Davis at Camas High School.

December 20, 2024, 10:37pm Prep Sports

As the defending Class 4A state champions in girls basketball, the Camas Papermakers are learning what it means to be a reigning state champion.  But with it comes a new learning experience — what it’s like to be a different team in 2024-25 compared… Read story

Camas senior Nikko Speer, center, and other teammates walk off the field as Sumner celebrates their game-winning field goal Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, after the Papermakers’ 27-24 loss to Sumner in the 4A State Championship game at Husky Stadium.

Sumner beats Camas 27-24 on last-second field goal for 4A state championship

Camas senior Nikko Speer, center, and other teammates walk off the field as Sumner celebrates their game-winning field goal Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, after the Papermakers’ 27-24 loss to Sumner in the 4A State Championship game at Husky Stadium.

December 7, 2024, 9:48pm Football

Austin Ferencz, who missed two earlier field goals, hit a 21-yard field goal for the win Read story

Seton Catholic senior Ryker Ruelas (5) pumps up the crowd after a touchdown Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, during Seton’s 61-28 loss to Royal in the WIAA 1A State Football Championship at Husky Stadium in Seattle.

1A title game notebook: Halftime momentum powered by Seton Catholic’s special teams, defense

Seton Catholic senior Ryker Ruelas (5) pumps up the crowd after a touchdown Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, during Seton’s 61-28 loss to Royal in the WIAA 1A State Football Championship at Husky Stadium in Seattle.

December 6, 2024, 8:24pm Football

Cougars tie game at 21-21 vs. Royal just before half Read story

Camas senior quarterback Jake Davidson (7) is second on the team in rushing yards with 373 and rushing touchdowns with five.

Camas quarterback Jake Davidson didn’t set out to break records in 2024, but has done so in a season driven to learn, invest and grow

Camas senior quarterback Jake Davidson (7) is second on the team in rushing yards with 373 and rushing touchdowns with five.

December 6, 2024, 7:05am Football

On the eve of Saturday’s title game where No. 1 Camas (13-0) and No. 2 Sumner (12-1) face off at 7 p.m. at Seattle’s Husky Stadium, Jake Davidson and Adam Mathieson haven’t changed their routine since the school year began in September. Read story

Camas senior Anthony Forner, right, knocks down a pass from Gonzaga Prep junior Sam Kincaid, center, during the Papermakers’ 28-20 win.

Camas’ football semifinal win twice as nice

Camas senior Anthony Forner, right, knocks down a pass from Gonzaga Prep junior Sam Kincaid, center, during the Papermakers’ 28-20 win.

December 2, 2024, 5:55pm Football

Their bond has been there since birth, and sharing the football field makes football even more special for twin brothers Anthony and Jared Forner. Read story