Clark County Today Sports Podcast

Clark County Today Sports Podcast, March 6, 2024: A salute to the Camas girls basketball team, and a welcome to In n Out Burger.

Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more .

By Paul Valencia with ClarkCountyToday.com.

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

In this episode, we salute the Camas girls basketball team. A team on a mission ever since last year’s loss in the championship game. This year? The Papermakers are state champions. We discuss this great team, and a little behind the scenes of how Clark County Today was able to produce a special video of the team celebrating that championship.

We also talk about the state tourney in general, storming the court in high school vs. college, and we get into what could be the biggest news in Clark County history: In n Out Burger is on the way!

The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years. 

We lead with high school sports. Then talk college and pro, too. And usually a few light items beyond sports.

(And a clarification: I love Burgerville and appreciate its local roots. I just find In n Out Burger, and its pricing, to be better suited for me!)

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.
Send us your thoughts at: [email protected].

We recorded this episode a few days after one of the biggest days in Clark County high school wrestling history, with seven state champions, including four from Skyview.

Clark County Today Sports Podcast, Feb. 22, 2024: A salute to wrestling champions and a look ahead to state basketball

Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more

By Paul Valencia with ClarkCountyToday.com

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

We say congrats to all the Clark County wrestlers who won state championships at Mat Classic, including four champions from Skyview. What a night!

We also discuss the upcoming state basketball tournaments, seeding, and yes, the ridiculous RPI announcements from the WIAA that means absolutely nothing. Yes, we touched on that on our last episode, but we returned to the subject because of the confusion that the WIAA allows when posting RPI every week, even though the selection committee does not use the RPI! Stop the madness!

And we recap the Super Bowl, which was a terrible matchup for a couple of us.

The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years.

We lead with high school sports. Then talk college and pro, too.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.

Send us your thoughts at: [email protected].

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Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

Perfect timing, right? We recorded this episode just an hour or so after Union announced that Steve Pyne is the school’s next football coach.

You know, Steve Pyne, the five-time Oregon state champion coach from Central Catholic. Pyne resigned from Central Catholic to coach at Union? Wow! That was worthy of discussion.

We also talk about the WIAA and RPI and how RPI is just something to get a conversation started. Nothing else. It is not used for seeding purposes toward state tournaments anymore.

Oh, and then we talk high school football scheduling, with the news that Columbia River and Skyview are not scheduled to play each other in the fall of 2024.

And, of course, we have Super Bowl talk. Not a fun matchup for our hosts. We don’t care for these teams, but we will always celebrate the national sport of football.

The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.

Send us your thoughts at: [email protected].

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The sports administrators join reporter Paul Valencia in a discussion about the WIAA’s reclassification numbers, the new football coach at Camas High School, and a special story about Union senior Ava Smith and her memories of Kobe Bryant, four years after his death.

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The Clark County Wrestling Championships have been called off due to the weather event, and the sports podcast talks about the decision-making process, plus has ideas of other county-wide sporting events, and, of course, we talk Seahawks and Pete Carroll.

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The Columbia River girls soccer program has reached at least the state’s final four for seven consecutive seasons, so we invited coach Filomon Afenegus to tell us his keys to success, plus the sports guys discuss state football title games at Husky Stadium.

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Our sports enthusiasts say congratulations to Columbia River volleyball, Ridgefield girls soccer, and the Seton Catholic football team, plus we discuss proposed amendments that could be voted on by WIAA members, including new rules regarding transfer student-athletes.

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Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more

By Paul Valencia at ClarkCountyToday.com

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

In this episode we discuss the recent Week 10 high school football games in Washington. Those games are not state playoff games, but they are playoff games. And there were very few close matchups. In Class 4A, maybe four of the 16 games were close. In 3A, the closest game was a 14-point win, and that really wasn’t close.

Does this mean that the gap between the haves and the have-nots in high school football is becoming too wide? We discuss.

We also talk about the seeding process for state playoffs. 

Beyond high school sports, Paul Valencia shares some personal sports-related news. Hint: It’s about his passion for the Raiders. 

The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years. 

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.

Also, none of us like the name of our podcast. Got an idea for a better one? Email us. (Be nice!) 
Send us your thoughts at: [email protected].

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Clark County Today Sports Podcast, Episode 16: Skyview and Camas play a huge football game Friday night as the Storm battle two opponents: the Papermakers and history

Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more

By Paul Valencia with ClarkCountyToday.com

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

In this episode we preview some incredible football games, including the Skyview-Camas battle in the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League.

And we ask: Can a team be cursed in high school football?

There is no doubt that Camas has had the best overall football program in Clark County for the past decade or so. With that said, the Papermakers have not always had the dominant team in this rivalry, every year. In fact, many times, Skyview has appeared to have the upper hand. But at the end of each meeting, it’s Camas with the win. As in, 12 consecutive meetings.

In other key matchups, Seton Catholic is hoping to take down perennial power La Center in a game of unbeatens.

Back in 4A, it’s Battle Ground trying to stay undefeated, taking on Union.

And every game in the 2A GSHL matters.

Beyond high school sports, we also talk about rooting for pro athletes who used to play on our favorite teams but are now playing for teams in the playoffs. When your favorite team does not make the playoffs, do you root for players who used to be on your team?

Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Tony and Cale are experts in administration for high school sports, and Paul has seen a few things in his decades in Southwest Washington sports. Email us a subject idea.

Also, none of us like the name of our podcast. Got an idea for a better one? Email us. (Be nice!)

Send us your thoughts at: [email protected].

Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more

Paul Valencia

ClarkCountyToday.com

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

In today’s episode we go over the incident that occurred during the Seton Catholic-Stevenson football game, and how both schools came to a “positive resolution” and expect to move forward.

Plus, it’s Mountain View vs. Evergreen week in high school football. This is the 50th meeting.

Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia.

We talk a little pro sports, too. Last chance for the Mariners.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Tony and Cale are experts in administration for high school sports, and Paul has seen a few things in his decades in Southwest Washington sports. Email us a subject idea.

Also, none of us like the name of our podcast. Got an idea for a better one? Email us. (Be nice!)

Send us your thoughts at: [email protected].