Camas Athletes Highlight All-Region Teams
- The Columbian’s 2025-26 All-Region list put Camas athletes all over the page, with Papermakers earning top honors in boys basketball, boys swimming, volleyball, and cross country. - The biggest detail is the athlete-of-the-year haul: Ethan Harris, Tenzin Kelsang, Ella Thompson, Cohen Buter, and Kate Westfall all gave Camas headline-level recognition. - More spring teams are still coming, so Camas could add even more names before the June 17 awards night at Skyview.
Camas just had one of those school-year roll calls that makes you stop and count twice. The Columbian dropped its 2025-26 All-Region honorees on April 30, and Camas athletes are everywhere on the list. Not just as first-team names, either — as athlete-of-the-year picks in multiple sports. Basically, if you followed Papermakers sports this year, the region-wide recognition now matches what the seasons felt like. (columbian.com) ### What came out this week? The news is the release of The Columbian’s running list of 2025-26 All-Region teams and honorees, plus registration details for the June 17 All-Region Sports Award Ceremony at Skyview High School. Honored athletes get in free, but they need to register. Supporters can attend for $15. (columbian.com)ecause Camas didn’t just place a few athletes across different sports — it landed several of the top individual honors. Ethan Harris was named boys basketball athlete of the year. Tenzin Kelsang was boys swimmer of the year. Ella Thompson was volleyball athlete of the year. Cohen Buter and Kate Westfall gave Camas the top spots in boys and girls cross country. That is a huge spread across fall and winter sports. (columbian.com) ### Who are the headline names? Harris is the obvious one if you watched Camas basketball. He already showed up earlier in the year as the 4A Greater St. Helens League’s top boys basketball player, and he later added The Columbian’s All-Region honor. Kelsang did the same kind of double-dip in swimming — league recognition first, then the all-reg(columbian.com)reaststroke. (columbian.com) ### Was it just the athlete-of-the-year picks? Not even close. Camas also stacked regular all-region spots. In girls soccer, Paige Curl and Natalie Grajeda made the team. In volleyball, Quinn Pederson, Shaylee Stephen, and Emmah Sanchez joined Thompson. In girls swimming, Kathryn Sitler and Poppy Wick-Jones were honored. Football added Thor Brody, Charlie Barr, and Spencer Perley. That kind of depth matters because it shows this wasn’t one superstar carrying the school’s profile. (columbian.com) ### Why does volleyball jump out so much? Because Camas had both the top individual and a strong supporting cast. Thompson was the athlete of the year, while Pederson and Stephen joined the first team and Sanchez made the second team. The volleyball PDF adds some texture here — Thompson headlined the region, Stephen led the 4A GSHL in blocks, and Sanchez fought through injuries while leading the league in digs. That looks less like one great season and more like a loaded roster. (columbian.com) ### Is this the full picture yet? No — and that’s the catch. The April 30 list is not the final full-school-year total. The Columbian said all-region teams for baseball, softball, boys soccer, boys and girls track and field, boys and girls tennis, and boys and girls golf will be announced in late May and early June. So Camas may not be done adding names. (columbian.com)ol-year/)) ### What happens next? The ceremony is set for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at Skyview High School. It’s the third annual event. For Camas athletes, it’s basically the public capstone to a year where the school kept showing up in every season. (columbian.com)region’s 2025-26 honor roll — and the spring sports announcements could push that even further. (columbian.com)
