The sports enthusiasts also give a final salute to Camas and Seton Catholic football and we welcome winter sports
Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com
The sports enthusiasts are back with the final podcast of 2024.
We review the high school state championship games with a salute to Camas and Seton Catholic.
Then we get into a serious discussion on the voting process for WIAA amendments, and we tackle some of the biggest amendments that will be voted on in 2025, including a new transfer rule for high school athletics as well as transgender issues in high school athletics.
One of our experts notes that even if one of the amendments passes, he is not sure the WIAA can adopt the amendment because it might not be legal in the state of Washington.
We welcome winter sports, and note that there is a big basketball tournament in the region after Christmas and a huge wrestling extravaganza that week, as well.
And, of course, we touch on college and pro sports a bit.
Our podcast format is simple: A longtime sports reporter (Paul Valencia) discusses high school sports, and more, with longtime sports administrators and former coaches. Cale Piland is the former head football coach at Evergreen and Union and is now the athletic director for Evergreen Public Schools. Tony Liberatore is a former assistant coach and athletic director at Columbia River and is now an associate principal at Fort Vancouver.
We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.
Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com.
Also read:
- Hometown football hero surprised by documentary film at Camas’ Liberty Theater
Reilly Hennessey quarterbacked three European teams to championships before a surprise documentary revealed his full story. - The Study of Sports Podcast June 12, 2026: We say goodbye to not only spring sports but we also give a salute to the full high school sports year
For the first time in memory, no Clark County team brought home a state championship in the 2025-26 school year. - Clark County all-stars get together for a final high school baseball game
Landon DeBeaumont and James Gill earned MVP scholarships honoring a soldier killed in Iraq. - Spring sports review: Columbia River soccer, Seton Catholic baseball finish third in state
Columbia River, Seton Catholic, and four individual athletes from Clark County earned hardware at the WIAA spring state championships. - Raptors, Ridgefield welcome another season of West Coast League baseball
Mayor Matt Cole threw the ceremonial first pitch as the Raptors opened their 2026 season with a 9-0 win.
