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Columbian High School Sports Reporter

The track sits quiet at Washougal MX Park after officials postponed Thursday's scheduled amateur racing.

No go for amateur riding at Washougal MX National

The track sits quiet at Washougal MX Park after officials postponed Thursday's scheduled amateur racing.

July 22, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News

WASHOUGAL -- The Washougal MX National is special on the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship series because of all the amateur riders who get to compete on the same track in the days prior to the big motos on Saturday. Make that usually get to compete. Read story

Vancouver driver Greg Biffle, left, signs a hat for Vancouver fan J.B. Selkregg during Wednesday's event at Portland International Raceway.

Vancouver’s Biffle meets race fans at PIR

Vancouver driver Greg Biffle, left, signs a hat for Vancouver fan J.B. Selkregg during Wednesday's event at Portland International Raceway.

July 21, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News

The line of people kept moving, but it seemingly never got any shorter for those first 90 minutes. Greg Biffle can still draw a crowd. Read story

Washougal ready for high-flying Reed

July 20, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News

Chad Reed has won four of the seven stops on the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship series and has the season points lead. Yet, it was his fifth-place finish this past weekend that has everyone in the motocross industry abuzz. Read story

The Washougal MX Park track is celebrating its 40th year, and hosts the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross series on Saturday.

40 years in the making at Washougal MX Park

The Washougal MX Park track is celebrating its 40th year, and hosts the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross series on Saturday.

July 19, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News

Saturday, Clark County will be the center of the motocross world again, with the Washougal MX National, the eighth round of the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championships. Read story

Nate Brown, 9, gets instruction from Hudson's Bay senior Jahmile Sipaia, 17, on the final day of Eagle Hoop Camp at Hudson's Bay High School Thursday July 14, 2011 in Vancouver, Washington. In the background wearing the sweatshirt is Erkinson Bossy, 16, a Hudson's Bay basketball player who was helping out at the camp as well.

High school coaches call summer camps win-win situation

Nate Brown, 9, gets instruction from Hudson's Bay senior Jahmile Sipaia, 17, on the final day of Eagle Hoop Camp at Hudson's Bay High School Thursday July 14, 2011 in Vancouver, Washington. In the background wearing the sweatshirt is Erkinson Bossy, 16, a Hudson's Bay basketball player who was helping out at the camp as well.

July 17, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News

With the gym doors open, one can hear the bouncing balls and the shrill from the whistles and the squeaks from the shoes all the way out to the parking lot at Hudson's Bay High School. Inside the gym last week were 50 youngsters -- ranging in school age from… Read story

Person steps down as Heritage coach

July 12, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News

Heritage High School is looking for a new boys basketball coach. Trevor Person, a former all-star player from Battle Ground, resigned earlier this summer after two seasons on the job. Read story

West perseveres to win Freedom Bowl Classic

July 10, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News

It looked like the West all stars were going to be on the wrong end of a rout after the first quarter of Saturday night's Freedom Bowl Classic. Then it turned into, well, kind of a classic for the West. Read story

Miguel Salamanca, left, who will play in the Freedom Bowl Classic that raises money for the Shriners Hospital, poses with his brother Roy.

Camas standout plays for brother, Shriners

Miguel Salamanca, left, who will play in the Freedom Bowl Classic that raises money for the Shriners Hospital, poses with his brother Roy.

July 9, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News

Miguel Salamanca likely will have more than 20 family members, some from as far away as Texas, in the stands tonight at Kiggins Bowl to watch him play in the Freedom Bowl Classic. Only one is his biggest fan, though. Read story

Teammates all four years at Skyview, kicker Nick Phillips, left, and long snapper Karl Graves team up again in the Freedom Bowl Classic.

Connection Between All-Star players was a Snap

Teammates all four years at Skyview, kicker Nick Phillips, left, and long snapper Karl Graves team up again in the Freedom Bowl Classic.

July 8, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News

Quirky. Oddball. There is a reason those words are frequently used to describe a kicker and a long-snapper: They are accurate. Nick Phillips and Karl Graves showed up a little early to the barbecue dinner that kicked off Freedom Bowl Classic week. When asked where their teammates were, they both… Read story

Hockinson grad Hall headed for Cal Poly

June 23, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Joshua Hall, a recent graduate from Hockinson who was named The Columbian's All-Region boys basketball player of the year this winter, has made his intentions known that he will sign with Cal Poly. Read story