The Camas Papermakers clinched the Class 3A Greater St. Helens League volleyball title with a convincing victory over another team in the state rankings.
Camas, No. 2 in the state volleyball coaches’ poll, downed No. 8 Prairie in three. Scores were: 25-10, 25-23, 25-15.
The Papermakers improved to 11-0 with one match to play and dropped Prairie to 8-2 in the 3A GSHL. Prairie had won the last two league titles, while Camas last won a league title in 2007.
Stefani Sorensen had 13 kills and two blocks to lead the Camas hitting attack, and Brindl Langley was a force on the service line all night, finishing with seven aces and 16 service points.
Langley was key when the first game was still close. Camas ended up scoring 15 of the last 16 points to run away, 25-10.
“I was a little nervous at first,” Camas coach Julie Nidick said of that first game. “They were right with us. Then Brindl came in.”
Langley had three aces and eight service points in that pivotal stretch.
Camas jumped out to a big lead in Game 2, but Prairie responded, tying it at 21 before the Papermakers prevailed.
Prairie got the fast start in Game 3, but Nidick credited blocks by Sorensen, Marleen deZoete, and Sydney Trammell that turned the momentum in Camas’ favor.
Camas has earned an automatic berth into the district tournament’s championship match.
Volleyball
Skyview is No. 1 again — Seniors Taylor Barrus, Nicole Hamilton, and Rachel McQuivey led the hitting attack, leading the Storm to their fourth consecutive Class 4A Greater St. Helens League title.
Barrus had 13 kills, Hamilton notched eight, and McQuivey recorded seven as Skyview topped second-place Union in three. Scores were: 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Setter Courtney Schaub had 24 assists, and back-row specialist Amber Aguiar had 19 digs.
The Storm, which had already clinched at least a share of the league title on Tuesday, improved to 11-0 in league play with one match remaining. Union, the only team that could have caught Skyview, fell to 8-3.
If Skyview wins its regular-season finale Tuesday, it will mark four consecutive perfect seasons in league play.
Skyview, as the regular-season champion, will advance directly to the bi-district tournament.
Girls soccer
Skyview soccer on top, too — Cassie Ripley scored two second-half goals, Sheaffer Skadsen had two goals in the match, and Addie Lies added another as the Storm pulled away from Union for a 5-2 victory.
The win clinched the league title for the Storm, who improved to 7-1-3 in the 4A Greater St. Helens League. Their 27 points are three better than Union with one match to play. Should Union tie the Storm at 27 points, the Storm hold the tiebreaker and are assured of the No. 1 seed.
Brittany Wilson and Ileanna Zaballa each had two assists in Thursday’s win. Hannah Johnson and Brenna Bogle shared time in the net, holding the Titans to two goals.
Camas loses, but wins — The Camas Papermakers lost a tough non-league contest to Battle Ground, but later found out that they were big winners in the Class 3A Greater St. Helens League.
Columbia River beat Kelso, clinching the league title for the Papermakers.
Kelso fell to 7-3-1 for 22 points with one match to play. Camas has two matches to play and already has 27 points with its 9-1 record. The Papermakers cannot be caught.
Boys golf
Hockinson’s Huff wins district title — Nick Huff shot a 4-under-par 68 to beat Brady Calkins of W.F. West by a stroke to capture the Class 2A district tournament in Kelso.
Huff’s 68 gave him a two-round total of 140. He was followed by Calkins’ 141. Connor O’Neill of Washougal, the defending 2A state champion, placed third at 143 after a 1-under 71 on Thursday.
Hayden Christensen placed fourth at 146, helping Hockinson win the district team title with 157.5 points.
