Columbia River received the No. 2 seed to the Class 2A baseball tournament
Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com
We’ve made it to state competition for some high school spring sports, and a few teams will be playing in Clark County this week.
Baseball will hold its state regionals this weekend, while boys soccer has opening round matches beginning Tuesday.
Softball teams begin district and bi-district play this week, to earn spots to state. The state softball tournaments can be completed in two days. For baseball and soccer, games are spaced out on the calendar and are played in roughly an 11-day stretch.
Athletes in individual sports – track and field, tennis, and golf – will also complete their events to qualify for state this week.
The final week of WIAA spring sports this year will begin next week, starting with state golf May 21 and 22. Then all other championships are held from May 23 through 25.
The opening rounds of soccer and baseball are this week.
Camas, the co-champion of the 4A Greater St. Helens League, got the No. 2 seed from the league into bi-district, then went 3-0 in that tournament, including two elimination matches, to make it to state. The seeding committee liked what it saw, giving Camas the No. 4 seed. The Papermakers will host Mount Rainier at 7 p.m. Tuesday (May 14) at Doc Harris Stadium.
In Class 2A, Columbia River won its third consecutive district championship last week. The Rapids earned a 4-seed into the state tournament. Columbia River will host No. 13 Renton at 6 p.m. Tuesday (May 14) at Columbia River High School.
Class 1A soccer holds a 20-team tournament.
Seton Catholic, an 11-seed, will play No. 6 Wahluke, time and place to be determined, on Friday, May 17.
The opening round of the 1A tournament starts Tuesday. King’s Way Christian, a 14-seed, will host No. 19 Meridian at 6 p.m. Tuesday (May 14).
Baseball returns to action Saturday with its regional formats. Four teams get together for three games at one site, all over the state, for the first round and then the quarterfinals. The survivors of each regional head to the final four the next week. Two of this week’s regionals will be in Clark County.
Columbia River earned the best seed among Clark County baseball teams. The Rapids are the No. 2 seed in the Class 2A tournament. Columbia River will host White River at 11 a.m. Saturday at Propstra Stadium in Vancouver. The winner will face the winner of Port Angeles vs. W.F. West. That game starts at 2 p.m. The final game of the day will begin 45 minutes after the conclusion of the 2 p.m. game.
Seton Catholic earned 3-seed in the Class 1A tournament. The Cougars will play No. 14 Vashon Island at 10 a.m. Saturday at Camas High School. The winner will face the winner of Kiona-Benton vs. Meridian.
Four other Clark County teams reached state and will be playing away from the county.
In 4A, No. 7 Camas will take on No. 10 Moses Lake in Puyallup. The winner will face the winner of Newport vs. Puyallup.
Also in 4A, No. 12 Battle Ground will take on No. 5 North Creek. The winner will face the winner of Rogers of Puyallup vs. Eastlake. That regional is at Eastlake High School in Sammamish.
In 2A, Ridgefield received a 12-seed and will face No. 5 Selah at 2 p.m. in Anacortes. The winner will play the winner of Steilacoom vs. Anacortes.
In 1A, La Center is the 7-seed and will take on No. 10 Freeman at 1 p.m. The winner will face the winner of Cedar Park Christian vs. Chelan. That regional is in Bellingham.
To look up each bracket for every sport, every classification, go to the WIAA’s bracket page: https://wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php
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