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Stories by Dan Trujillo

Columbian staff writer

Tens of thousands of screaming racing fans huddled around the track Saturday, as Washougal Motocross Park went live on the SPEED network, at 4 p.m., for the eighth round of the 2011 Lucas Oil Motocross Championship Series.

Turning 40 in style

Tens of thousands of screaming racing fans huddled around the track Saturday, as Washougal Motocross Park went live on the SPEED network, at 4 p.m., for the eighth round of the 2011 Lucas Oil Motocross Championship Series.

July 25, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

Racing fans of the 40-year-old Washougal Motocross Park had never seen so many twists and turns, until Ryan Dungey and Ryan Villopoto took the stage Saturday. Read story

A total of 104 soccer players attended the Portland Timbers Camas-Washougal Camp July 11 to 15, in the fields behind Doc Harris Stadium.

Spreading the Camas soccer heritage

A total of 104 soccer players attended the Portland Timbers Camas-Washougal Camp July 11 to 15, in the fields behind Doc Harris Stadium.

July 25, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

Over the past two weeks, more than 100 youngsters participated in the Portland Timbers and Dan Macaya soccer camps in Camas. "The way this thing is growing, I might have to start running two camps," Macaya said Thursday, after 140 6- to 14-year-olds attended his week long camp at the… Read story

Michael Walsh of Vancouver said the idea of seeing PNC Park in Pittsburgh (pictured above) turned into a 25-day, 7,000-mile &quot;Sport Road Trip&quot; to 11 Major League Baseball ballparks, five minor league stadiums and the U.S.

On the road to a stronger friendship

Michael Walsh of Vancouver said the idea of seeing PNC Park in Pittsburgh (pictured above) turned into a 25-day, 7,000-mile &quot;Sport Road Trip&quot; to 11 Major League Baseball ballparks, five minor league stadiums and the U.S.

July 20, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

When Sport Road Trip Co-Founders Casey Johnson of Washougal and Michael Walsh of Vancouver returned home July 2, the odometer on their 2011 Lincoln MKX read 7,003.1 miles. The vehicle, provided specifically for the trip by Foothills Lincoln Mazda in Spokane, took the two Boise State University graduate students to… Read story

Engines will be roaring and dirt will be flying at Washougal Motocross Park this week, during the 2011 Washougal AMA Motocross National.

Let the engines roar and the dirt fly in Washougal

Engines will be roaring and dirt will be flying at Washougal Motocross Park this week, during the 2011 Washougal AMA Motocross National.

July 18, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

Ralph and Carolyn Huffman have the biggest backyard in Washougal, and they don't mind sharing it with tens of thousands of racing fans around the world. Since the 1970s, the Washougal Motocross Park has attracted thrill seekers on wheels with its hairpin turns, hang time jumps and breathtaking scenery. Forty… Read story

Camas football athletes and coaches unite at Oregon State University

July 4, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

After three days of thinking and doing nothing but football, the Camas High School athletes and coaches are feeling more like a family. A total of 72 Papermakers tasted life on a college campus by attending the Oregon State University football camp, June 24 to 27, in Corvallis. The boys… Read story

Taylor Williams, a 2010 Camas High School graduate, tossed a scoreless inning for the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Stars against Team USA June 27, at Fenway Park in Boston.

Williams pitches a perfect inning at Fenway Park

Taylor Williams, a 2010 Camas High School graduate, tossed a scoreless inning for the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Stars against Team USA June 27, at Fenway Park in Boston.

July 4, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

In his final start on the mound for the Papermakers, Taylor Williams pitched seven innings at Safeco Field. The 2010 Camas High School graduate remembers that moment like it was yesterday, but said it doesn't even compare to the one he had eight days ago. On that day, the 19-year-old… Read story

Washougal High School head football coach Bob Jacobs will lead the East All-Stars into battle against the West at the 2011 Shriner's Freedom Bowl Classic Saturday, at Kiggins Bowl in downtown Vancouver.

Freedom fighters

Washougal High School head football coach Bob Jacobs will lead the East All-Stars into battle against the West at the 2011 Shriner's Freedom Bowl Classic Saturday, at Kiggins Bowl in downtown Vancouver.

July 4, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

One more week of high school football starts today for the 83 graduates selected to play in Saturday's Freedom Bowl Classic, at Kiggins Bowl. Eight of these athletes are from Camas, and two more are from Washougal. These proud Panthers and Papermakers will put their differences aside and work together… Read story

State champions come to Camas for wrestling camp

June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

Clark County high school wrestling greats Ben Vom Baur, Cory Vom Baur and Kyle Bounds are coming to Camas to help kids. All three are going to be a part of the second Clark County Coach-A-Roo Wrestling Camp July 25 to 29, at Skyridge Middle School, 5220 N.W. Parker St.… Read story

Vancouver's Michael Walsh (left) and Washougal's Patrick Johnson (right) stand in front of the Buckingham Water Fountain, at Grant Park in Chicago.

A journey only sports nuts would dare

Vancouver's Michael Walsh (left) and Washougal's Patrick Johnson (right) stand in front of the Buckingham Water Fountain, at Grant Park in Chicago.

June 20, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

They have traveled 3,335 miles through 13 states in 13 days. The itinerary reads like a sports fan's dream come true. On Monday, Casey Johnson of Washougal and Michael Walsh of Vancouver were in Pittsburgh taking a tour of PNC Park before watching the Pirates play baseball. "PNC Park is… Read story

Heather Deuhlen proudly holds her Vancouver United Soccer Alliance Player of the Year award.

Deuhlen loves soccer with all her heart

Heather Deuhlen proudly holds her Vancouver United Soccer Alliance Player of the Year award.

June 20, 2011, 5:00pm Sports

Wherever the soccer ball is bouncing, that's where Heather Deuhlen is going. Coaches from the Vancouver United Soccer Alliance watched the 14-year-old Heartbreaker from Washougal wreaking havoc on their game plans. They also noticed that she is one of the first players to congratulate them after a hard fought match.… Read story