It has been a busy, successful Spring Sports Season for Camas High School. Consequently, we will be sending off a record number of scholar-athletes to post-season competition in the next few days. Because our Spring and split-season sports teams (fall athletes that compete in spring state tournaments) sometimes get overlooked due to bad weather, rescheduling, and general end-of-the-year craziness, here's a summary of our playoff-bound Papermakers:

• Boys Soccer – Your team made it to the Quarter Finals of State by beating a very good and aggressive Bishop Blanchet Catholic School 1:0 Wednesday night. Next is a showdown vs. our league rival Mountain View who reached the Qtr. Finals by beating Bill Gates’ private school of Lakeside in Seattle. We split games this season, so come to Doc Harris Stadium this Saturday
• at 1 PM for a battle you won’t want to miss. State Semifinals will be at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup Friday, May 25th.
• Girls Tennis – Esther Kwon and Jen Lewis will both play in the State Tournament at Kamiakin High School and the Tri City Court Club in Kennewick on Friday, May 25th.
• Boys Tennis – The doubles team of Gus Cooper and Jonathon Ho will play in the State Tournament in Kennewick May 25th. See Girls tennis for site information.
• Girls Golf – Yushaun Peng will be representing CHS at the State Golf Tournament at Esmeralda Golf Course in Spokane on Tuesday, May 22nd.
• Boys Golf – Daniel Patterson, Brady Campbell and Cosmo Peng will play in the State Tournament at Indian Canyon Golf Course in Spokane on Tuesday, May 22nd.
• Softball – Plays in the first round of the Bi-District Softball Tournament against the winner of Capital v Kennedy at Sprinker Recreation Complex in Spanaway. Should they finish in the Top 6 (of 12 teams) the girls will qualify for the State Softball Tournament at the RAC in Lacey on May 25th.
• Girls & Boys Track – Compete in the Bi-District Track Meet this Friday and Saturday at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma. State qualifiers will compete in the State Meet beginning Thursday, May 24th, at Mt. Tahoma High School.

Ticket prices for Bi District tournaments are $7 for Adults, $5 for Seniors (seniors 62 and over) and Students with ASB, and $4 for Children.

State Tournament ticket information is available at www.wiaa.com.

Camas High School was again recognized as one of “America’s Top High Schools” in the May 8, 2012 issue of US News and World Report.

In producing these rankings, the magazine evaluated nearly 22,000 public high schools’ state test scores and the comparative success of students from underprivileged and minority backgrounds; it also factored in a school’s participation in, and performance on, Advanced Placement examinations. The high schools that met these key criteria fell into three categories of distinction: Gold, silver, and bronze. Camas High School was ranked #981 out of the magazine’s 4,850 top-performing schools, qualifying us for a Silver Medal.

To view the entire article click http://www.usnews.com/education/high-schools/articles/2012/05/08/us-news-ranks-nations-best-high-schools

Alexa Efraimson chases another school record for the Camas track and field team. The freshman finished in first place in the 1,500-meter run at the Nike Jesuit Relays Friday, in Beaverton, Ore. Her time of 4:23.41 is the second fastest in the nation.

Still just a freshman, Alexa Efraimson is breaking school records for Camas every time she steps on the track.

On Friday at the Nike Jesuit Relays in Beaverton, Ore., Efraimson finished first in the 1,500-meter elite run with a time of 4 minutes, 23.41 seconds.

Read more… CW Post Record (Dan Trujillo)

Sarah Nidick took care of the first five innings from the pitching circle. When she got in a bit of trouble, Harli Hubbard came in to close it out.  The same plan that has been working most of the season worked again for the Camas Papermakers, who won their first softball league title since 2002.  Read more… the Columbian