The Columbian

Vancouver native Austin Coldwell instructs players as they run through drills during the ACPHOCKEY summer camp at Mountain View Ice Arena in Vancouver on Friday morning, August 18, 2017.

Home ice advantage for Coldwell’s hockey program

August 28, 2017, 10:00pm Clark County Sports

To help give area hockey players a place to learn skills close to home, Vancouver native Austin Coldwell not only coaches at Mountain View Ice Arena, he uses his ACPHockey gym with its 224-square foot synthetic ice surface. Read story

Fourth Plain Boulevard is pictured on Aug. 15, 2017.

Fourth Plain on foot

August 27, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

I’ve never walked Fourth Plain until now. At 9:23 a.m. I toss my car keys in my backpack and head toward Fourth Plain Boulevard with Columbian photographer Alisha Jucevic. She has been on staff only a couple of months, so this is new to her too. Read story

In this Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, photo, Amanda Hopkins talks with others before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles in Seattle. Hopkins, 24, is about to complete her second year as an area scout for the Mariners, a position that has made her a part of baseball history. She is the first full-time female baseball scout in more than a half-century, breaking through a barrier that required diligence on her end and willingness by the Mariners organization.

Hopkins 1st full-time female baseball scout in over 50 years

August 18, 2017, 4:16pm National Sports

Nearly two years ago, Amanda Hopkins’ phone rang. It was a call she dreamt of receiving, one that broke barriers and made her a part of baseball history. Read story

Camas High School coach Jon Eagle talks with his team at the beginning of their first practice in Camas on Wednesday evening, Aug. 16, 2017.

Kicking off the football season

August 16, 2017, 8:28pm Football

The Camas Papermakers were one of the last Clark County teams to open football practice Wednesday, the first official day for 2017 high school football practices in Washington. Read story

Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch stretches during an NFL football training camp Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in Napa, Calif.

Marshawn Mania: Lynch big hit with Raiders

August 4, 2017, 4:46pm National Sports

Marshawn Lynch plowed through the line, dreadlocks swaying on a rare cool summer morning in Napa then juggled the football to the delight of hundreds cheering from nearby bleachers. Read story