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Armstrong nets hoops honor

April 2, 2026 by David Svien

Haylee Armstrong cruises in for a bucket. (Jackie Saia photo)

#33 is shooting her way to success.

Coupeville High School junior Haylee Armstrong delivered a knockout performance on the hardwood this winter, earning All-League status while leading the Wolves in scoring.

That caught the eye of the talent scouts, as she’s been invited to participate in the 29th annual Washington/N. Idaho All-State girls’ basketball games June 20 in Spokane.

The event goes down at the Hub Sports Center and features three games, with West squads playing East teams in 4A/3A, 2A/1A, and 2B/1B.

Armstrong will lace up in the 2B/1B game, which is slated to tip off at 5:00 PM and will be streamed live on LiveBarn, which can be accessed through hubsportscenter.org.

College coaches will also be on hand to peruse potential prospects.

An electric player who fills up the stat sheet, Armstrong rattled the rim for a team-leading 207 points as a junior, running her varsity career total to 305.

With a season left in her prep career, she sits at #39 all-time on the CHS girls’ scoring chart, which covers 1974-2026.

Along with her ability to pop jumpers and slash to the bucket for layups, Armstrong was a busy bee in every facet of the game, picking up 80 steals, 61 rebounds, and countless assists thanks to smart passes.

While basketball is nabbing her the spotlight here, the Wolf ace is a three-sport star and has been a key player for CHS volleyball and softball teams as well.

She’s currently beatin’ the crud out of the ball as the leadoff hitter for an undefeated 7-0 diamond squad, while also patrolling center field and pitching.

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Eagle-eyed Wolves walk to success

April 2, 2026 by David Svien

Riley Lawless and friends sit atop the Northwest 2B/1B League standings. (Jackie Saia photo)

Why run, when you can walk?

Taking full advantage of 14 free passes Thursday, plus five Darrington errors, the Coupeville High School baseball squad kept its early season run of success going with a 6-2 win over the Loggers.

The victory, which came on a chilly, if relatively wind-free prairie, lifts the Wolves to 4-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-2 overall.

Coupeville will cap a busy week Saturday with its fourth game in a six-day period, hosting non-conference foe East Jefferson.

First pitch is set for 2:30 PM, and the baseball action will be accompanied by a Coupeville vs. Cancer fundraiser, with proceeds going to WhidbeyHealth.

Thursday’s win, which gives CHS a season sweep of Darrington, featured a stellar pitching performance from sophomore hurler Carson Grove, who set down 13 Loggers on strikes across six innings of work.

Tack on a scoreless seventh from relief ace Trent Thule, and the visitors had few scoring opportunities.

Though, to be fair, the Loggers did score first, pushing across a run in the top of the second thanks to a single, a stolen base, and a passed ball.

Coupeville had its chances to get out in front big in the early going, only to see Darrington escape each time.

The Wolves loaded the bags in the first with no outs, only to strand all three runners, then came away with just a single tally in the second despite once again cramming the basepaths full.

Grove scored the tying run after reaching on an error, but a groundout back to the pitcher with the bases juiced ended things prematurely.

Not to worry, as Darrington’s pitching staff couldn’t keep the ball in the strike zone and kept giving Coupeville opportunities until the Wolves finally hit pay dirt.

A three-run third inning proved to be the difference, with walks to Coop Cooper, Aiden O’Neill, Grove, and Chris Zenz setting the table, and a Leo Rodriguez single cracking things open.

Up 4-1, Grove gave one run back in the fourth, before reverting into shut-down mode the rest of the way.

Coupeville closed out the top of the sixth with a slick double play, the ball going from Cooper to Grove to Glover, then tacked on two insurance runs in the bottom half of the frame.

Malachi Somes provided one of Coupeville’s two hits to start things up, but again it was a familiar story of Wolf walks and Logger errors.

With their softball counterparts in the stands for the seventh inning, the Darrington hardball hitters had hopes of a comeback, but it wasn’t to be.

Glover made a strong play to start the inning, charging in from shortstop to snag a bouncer and gun down the runner, and Thule slammed the door shut to move Coupeville back into a first-place tie atop the NWL standings with Mount Vernon Christian.

 

Thursday stats:

Coop Cooper — Two walks
Camden Glover — Two walks
Carson Grove — Two walks
Riley Lawless — One walk
Aiden O’Neill — Two walks
Leo Rodriguez — One single, two walks
Malachi Somes — One single
Trent Thule — Two walks
Chris Zenz — One walk

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Chilly prairie, sizzling sluggers

April 2, 2026 by David Svien

Capri Anter has a big bat and she’s not afraid to use it. (Jackie Saia photo)

They’re always hunting for runs.

The Coupeville High School softball squad is jam-packed with fleet-footed, quick-thinking athletes, always looking to disrupt their foes on the basepaths.

That was showcased again Thursday, as the Wolves hammered the ball, then ran visiting Darrington ragged during a 15-0 win on the chilly prairie.

With the victory, Aaron Lucero’s sluggers get to a pristine 4-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-0 overall, with a non-conference home game against East Jefferson (1-5) set for Saturday.

That tilt, slated to tip off at 2:30 PM, is also the annual Coupeville vs. Cancer fundraiser, with proceeds going to WhidbeyHealth.

Thursday’s matchup was a well-rounded beatdown, with the Wolves controlling every facet of the game.

Lucero went three deep with his pitching staff, as Adeline Maynes whiffed five across three innings of work before cousins Haylee Armstrong and Capri Anter each chucked a frame.

Armstrong picked up two K’s, before making a nice snag in center field in support of Anter, who also struck out a batter and got a defensive gem from backup third-baseman Emily Rains, as she snapped up a hot grounder and slapped on the game-ending tag on an incoming runner.

Coupeville pushed four runners across in the bottom of the first to get all the runs it would need but didn’t stop there.

The first rally was kicked off by back-to-back hits from Sydney Van Dyke and Teagan Calkins.

But it was Anter who made the heavens roar, delivering a thunderous RBI triple that bounced off the wall in left field, just a hair shy of earning her sweet, sweet cash from her dad for an out-of-the-park home run.

CHS did get a tater, but of the inside-the-park variety, when Maynes walloped a grand slam to highlight a nine-run second inning.

The sophomore sensation belted the ball deep to left, then trucked around the basepaths, almost running over her teammates in front of her as the Wolf bench urged the stragglers to get movin’.

Two batters after Maynes flexed her biceps, Emma Cushman laid down a beauty of a bunt.

With Olivia Martin motoring in front of her, the Wolf duo freaked out the Logger defense, which airmailed several throws on the play, allowing The Cushinator to turn an artful single into a round trip around the bags.

Up 13-0 at that point, Coupeville managed to get most of its bench into the game, with Zariyah Allen, Emma Leavitt, Rains, Zayne Roos, and Allie Powers all seeing field time.

The Wolves closed their scoring with hot-hitting 8th grader Cami Van Dyke lacing a two-run single to straightaway center in the third, before coasting in for the win, with their eyes already set on delivering their postgame sing-along.

While there’s been barely a hint of sun this spring, at least during home games, Coupeville remains red-hot, having outscored its foes 107-12, with five of the seven wins ending early thanks to the mercy rule.

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — One triple, one walk
Teagan Calkins — One single, one double, one walk
Emma Cushman — One single
Olivia Martin — One walk
Adeline Maynes — One single, one home run, one walk
Chelsi Stevens — One single
Cami Van Dyke — Two singles
Sydney Van Dyke — Two singles, one walk

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CMS track stars return to the oval

April 2, 2026 by David Svien

The Wolves celebrate at last year’s league championship meet. (Photo courtesy Kelly Powers)

The countdown begins.

Coupeville Middle School kicks off its final sports season of the 2025-2026 school year right after Spring Break, with track and field beginning practice Tuesday, Apr. 14.

CMS coaches Jon Gabelein and Kelly Powers will guide the young Wolves through a six-meet season, culminating in an appearance at the Cascade League Championships.

 

The schedule:

Wed-Apr. 29 — HOME (Northshore/Sultan) — 3:30
Wed-May 6 — @ Sultan (Northshore) — 3:30
Wed-May 13 — HOME (South Whidbey) — 3:30
Wed-May 20 — @ South Whidbey (King’s) — 3:30
Mon-June 1 — @ Cascade League prelims (Lakewood) — 3:30
Thur-June 4 — @ Cascade League finals (Lakewood) — 3:30

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Gloomy day, bright results

April 2, 2026 by David Svien

Arianna Cunningham set PRs in the javelin and triple jump Wednesday afternoon. (Marquette Cunningham photos)

They endured.

Competing on a ferociously wet afternoon in Mount Vernon Wednesday, Coupeville High School track and field athletes survived the weather while still piling up a fair number of PRs at a 12-team meet.

April arrived with a deluge, leaving Wolf coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Bob Martin to shake their heads in wonder.

“Today was a wet one, we haven’t had many meets like that … soaked to the bones,” said the track gurus.

“Even with Mother Nature trying to steal the spotlight, it was a great team effort, and the athletes showed a lot of grit; they did great.”

While the competitors had long since gone home, complete results from the meet took a while to arrive, not being finished until Thursday afternoon.

Once the stats were final, they showed Coupeville finishing 3rd in the boys’ team standings, while the Wolf girls collected a 4th place finish.

Mount Vernon Christian and La Conner earned team titles in the girls’ and boys’ battles, respectively.

Overall, the Wolves earned 18 PRs in the rain, with two wins from freshman Cyrus Sparacio (1600, 3200) and another from the boys 4 x 400 relay squad.

Coupeville’s track stars will have some time to dry out, with spring break keeping them on the sidelines.

The next meet for CHS arrives April 15, when the Wolves host an 11-team meet at Mickey Clark Field.

Sage Arends flies for the finish line.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

200 — Isa Mc Fetridge (8th) 30.26

400 — Olivia Hall (2nd) 1:06.69 *PR*

800 — Laken Simpson (5th) 2:54.80 *PR*; Mikayla Wagner (7th) 3:03.14

3200 — Devon Wyman (4th) 15:0960

100 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (8th) 20.50 *PR*; Lexis Drake (10th) 23.19; Myra McDonald (13th) 24.02; Frankie Tenore (14th) 28.21

300 Hurdles — O’Neill (6th) 1:02.19 *PR*; Wyman (7th) 1:03.04 *PR*; Drake (10th) 1:09.02

4 x 100 Relay — Arianna Cunningham, Drake, Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Mc Fetridge (5th) 59.33

4 x 200 Relay — Cunningham, Simpson, Taylor Marrs, Mc Fetridge (4th) 2:03.29

4 x 400 Relay —Hall, Marrs, Lillian Ketterling, Simpson (2nd) 4:59.46

Shot Put — Tamsin Ward (2nd) 29-05; Inara Maund (23rd) 16-11 *PR*

Discus — Ward (4th) 67-10; Ketterling (12th) 56-09; Marrs (13th) 54-03

Javelin — Cunningham (5th) 79-10 *PR*

High Jump — Tenore (5th) 4-04; Ward (5th) 4-04

Pole Vault — Ketterling (3rd) 7-00

Long Jump — Leedy-Bonifas (12th) 11-08.75; O’Neill (15th) 11-00

Triple Jump — Cunningham (4th) 27-02.50 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (6th) 25-09

 

BOYS:

100 — Liam Blas (12th) 12.88; Beckett Green (14th) 12.91; Nathan Coxsey (17th) 12.96

200 — Davin Houston (4th) 24.46; Green (8th) 25.31; Will Tierney (15th) 26.62 *PR*; Richmond Bandong (17th) 27.11

400 — Cyrus Sparacio (6th) 59.34 *PR*; Tierney (9th) 1:01.06 *PR*; Sage Arends (14th) 1:04.21

800 — Ossian Merkel (7th) 2:31.85 *PR*; Russell Miller (15th) 3:08.96; Zach Blitch (16th) 3:19.05 *PR*; Nolan Hunt (17th) 3:38.58; Zachary Saho (19th) 3:52.59 *PR*

1600 — Sparacio (1st) 4:52.16; Merkel (9th) 5:43.23; Hunt (25th) 7:37.34; Blitch (27th) 7:45.85

3200 — Sparacio (1st) 10:43.6 *PR*; George Spear (2nd) 11:05.3; Edmund Kunz (3rd) 12:21.2

300 Hurdles — Edmund Wilson (7th) 50.57

4 x 100 Relay — Coxsey, Blas, Wyatt Fitch-Marron, Green (5th) 48.51

4 x 400 Relay — Wilson, Brian Thompson, Fitch-Marron, Green (1st) 3:55.66

Shot Put — Saho (4th) 37-06 *PR*; Khanor Jump (15th) 31-01; Blitch (34th) 21-00

Discus — Blas (8th) 92-01; Jump (10th) 91-02; Saho (14th) 80-11; Shilo Sandlin (28th) 53-08; Blitch (32nd) 51-00; Tierney (32nd) 51-00

Javelin — Bandong (7th) 114-09 *PR*; Jump (24th) 77-00; Sandlin (31st) 62-09; Hunt (42nd) 23-05

High Jump — Houston (2nd) 5-08; Fitch-Marron (3rd) 5-06

Pole Vault — Kunz (3rd) 7-00

Long Jump — Arends (6th) 17-06; Wilson (9th) 16-09 *PR*; Thompson (10th) 16-06.50

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