Three area teams earn academic championships

Three Clark County teams have been crowned academic state championships for their classifications this fall.

Hockinson can boast of two state championships.

The Hockinson volleyball team, which will play Tuesday for a berth in the district tournament, earned the Class 2A academic state championship with a 3.773 team grade point average. The Hawks are coached by Holly Rodriguez.

The Hawks’ girls swimming team also earned a state title with a 3.860 GPA. The swimmers are coached by Mike Bemis.

Bemis coached a pair of academic state champions this fall. He also coached the Seton Catholic girls swim team, which won the 1A academic state title with a 3.598 GPA.