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Stories by Paul Valencia

Columbian High School Sports Reporter

Paul Valencia: Don’t tweet yourself out of a scholarship

March 28, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Stop! Think about it first. If you feel it might not go over so well, then go with that feeling. Restrain yourself. Read story

Skyview's Katie Swanson puts up a shot against Heritage High's Emily Myers in the second half of the Les Schwab Roundball Shootout at Prairie High School on Sunday March 25, 2012.

Williams, Dressler shine in all-star games

Skyview's Katie Swanson puts up a shot against Heritage High's Emily Myers in the second half of the Les Schwab Roundball Shootout at Prairie High School on Sunday March 25, 2012.

March 25, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Representatives from Union and Evergreen took Star of Stars honors Sunday night at the Les Schwab Tires Roundball Shootout. Read story

Camas High catcher Austin Barr carries a 4.0 grade-point average while taking Advanced Placement classes -- all of which earned him a scholarship to Stanford University.

Camas has a notable catcher

Camas High catcher Austin Barr carries a 4.0 grade-point average while taking Advanced Placement classes -- all of which earned him a scholarship to Stanford University.

March 23, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Austin Barr is almost embarrassed by his gift. Not his talent; his gift. Read story

Jordan Chatman passed on offers from WSU, Portland, Stanford, Utah and Utah State.

Union’s Chatman is Gatorade state player of the year

Jordan Chatman passed on offers from WSU, Portland, Stanford, Utah and Utah State.

March 21, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Jordan Chatman, who was named Mr. Washington by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association for his senior year of excellence on the court for Union High School, has now been named the Gatorade state boys basketball player of the year. Read story

Dusti Blair, a Hudson's Bay softball player, Weber State signee and Vancouver School of Arts and Academics student, poses with her art work in front of a mural that she painted inside her bedroom.

Bay softball player is artist on the diamond

Dusti Blair, a Hudson's Bay softball player, Weber State signee and Vancouver School of Arts and Academics student, poses with her art work in front of a mural that she painted inside her bedroom.

March 20, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Dusti Blair still gets teased a bit at her school. While it used to hurt her feelings, she long ago accepted the fact that she has a passion for both the arts and athletics. And she could excel in both. Read story

New baseball coach at Heritage looks ahead

March 14, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The coach got a call very late Friday night from a parent of one of his players. Read story

Clark County fares well in all-state basketball picks

March 12, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Tacoma News Tribune announced its all-state teams for girls and boys basketball, and Clark County is well-represented. Read story

Heather Corral
Prairie High

All-Region girls basketball

Heather Corral
Prairie High

March 10, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

If you did not witness the game, if you just looked at the scoring, you never would have known Heather Corral was the best player on the court in the championship game of the Class 3A girls basketball state tournament. Read story

Jordan Chatman
Union	 High School

All-Region boys basketball

Jordan Chatman
Union	 High School

March 9, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

It is his whole body of work that led The Columbian to choosing Union's Jordan Chatman as the All-Region boys basketball player of the year. Read story

Jennifer DeBellis of Columbia River High School is our All-Region girls gymnast of the year.

All-Region Gymnastics

Jennifer DeBellis of Columbia River High School is our All-Region girls gymnast of the year.

March 8, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

Jennifer DeBellis is an expert on the floor exercise. Not so much, she says on the uneven bars. Read story