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CHS netters draw first blood

March 24, 2026 by David Svien

Jade Peabody fires off a serve. (Julie Wheat photos)

They’re in the driver’s seat now.

Taking advantage of weather which improved as the hours crawled by Tuesday, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team managed to play a complete match against visiting Friday Harbor, pulling out a 3-2 win.

The victory lifts the Wolves to 1-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-1 overall and puts them ahead in the battle to win a conference crown.

With only two of the seven NWL schools playing the sport, Coupeville and Friday Harbor’s netters square off four times to determine the top dog.

The other three matches between the league rivals are scheduled to go down Apr. 17 and 29 and May 6.

There were serious doubts at the crack of dawn over whether Tuesday’s tilt would be able to be played, with wet courts in Cow Town and rumbling winds swaying the trees back and forth.

But Friday Harbor, wanting to get some court time in, charged on to the ferry and came anyway.

By match time, things had dried considerably, some blue sky had poked through the clouds, and the breeze — while still rumbling — was greatly reduced.

The Wolves swept the singles matches, with Tenley Stuurmans running her mark to 2-0 and Milana Light making her season debut in style, while a doubles victory for Aleksia Jump and Dahlia Miller was the difference in the match.

That duo is also off to a 2-0 start, with Coupeville’s next match a non-conference battle in Port Townsend Monday, Mar. 30, when the Wolves play East Jefferson.

Hailey Goldman teamed up with sister Hazel to win Tuesday afternoon.

 

Tuesday’s results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans won 6-0, 6-1

2nd Singles — Milana Light won 6-0, 6-3

1st Doubles — Dahlia Miller/Aleksia Jump won 6-4, 6-2

2nd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Jovanah Villagomez lost 6-4, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Rowan Stoner/Jade Peabody lost 6-3, 6-3

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Hailey Goldman/Hazel Goldman won 8-7

5th Doubles — Savannah Coxsey/Annabelle Cundiff lost 8-7

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Diamond squads plan Cancer Awareness day

March 23, 2026 by David Svien

The battle never ends. (Photos courtesy Michelle Armstrong)

They want to strike out a deadly disease.

The Coupeville High School softball and baseball teams are uniting Saturday, Apr. 4 to stage fundraisers for the WhidbeyHealth Foundation Cancer Center.

The event, the fourth annual one for the sluggers, is tied to home games against non-conference foe East Jefferson.

Wolf baseball players will be wearing t-shirts provided by the foundation, with softball players sporting special socks highlighting different forms of cancer.

Both teams will be selling t-shirts, featuring the logo seen below:

On the back of the t-shirts, it will say, “I wear this shirt for,” and fabric markers will be offered to fans at the games to write names on the back of their shirts.

If you’re not able to make it to the event in person, you can still donate, as shown on this poster:

Across the previous three seasons, the CHS softball squad has raised nearly $3,600 in support of cancer care.

“We would like to thank the Coupeville softball and baseball players, coaches, and supporters for their continued dedication to Coupeville vs. Cancer,” said the WhidbeyHealth Foundation in a statement.

“Your efforts go far beyond the field, making a meaningful difference for patients receiving care in our community. We are truly thankful for your commitment and generosity.”

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Ward, Sparacio out in front

March 23, 2026 by David Svien

Tamsin Ward is making her mark quickly. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

The freshmen shall lead the way.

We’re one week, and two meets, into a new track and field season, and currently 12 Coupeville High School athletes are ranked in the top 10 among all 2B competitors.

Or at least the ones whose coaches have recorded their numbers on athletic.net, the go-to place for all your track stat needs.

Leading the way are 9th graders Tamsin Ward and Cyrus Sparacio, who are among the leaders in three different categories.

Hot on their heels, with two appearances apiece, are sophomore Lillian Ketterling and senior Malachi Somes.

While a whole lot can, and will, likely change between now and the state meet in May, here’s where CHS athletes sit among all students from 2B schools through Mar. 23:

 

GIRLS:

3200 — Mikayla Wagner (7th) 14:24.97; Devon Wyman (8th) 14:35.54

4 x 400 Relay — Olivia Hall, Lillian Ketterling, Tamsin Ward, Lexis Drake (7th) 5:12.82

Shot Put — Ward (2nd) 30-07

High Jump — Ward (6th) 4-08

Pole Vault — Ketterling (5th) 7-00

 

BOYS:

800 — Kenneth Jacobsen (10th) 2:18.33

1600 — Cyrus Sparacio (5th) 4:58.72; Malachi Somes (9th) 5:03.67

3200 — Sparacio (2nd) 10:47.10

4 x 400 Relay — Sparacio, Brian Thompson, Somes, Beckett Green (6th) 4:03.99

High Jump — Wyatt Fitch-Marron (2nd) 5-10

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Gebhard still a doggone success

March 22, 2026 by David Svien

Gabriella Gebhard and associate enjoy the day. (Photo courtesy Stephanie Gebhard)

The queen has not left her throne.

Coupeville grad Gabriella Gebhard continues to excel in the world of competitive dog showing, guiding her canines to multiple awards and accomplishments.

The former Wolf was busy this weekend, with her dog Promise, who she bred and finished, impressing the judges.

Needing a three-point major to finish her championship, Promise “went winners bitch for a four-point major to finish and then went best of winners and best of opposite over the specials to make it a five-point major!” Gebhard said.

The duo also won owner/handler best of breed, and, pending AKC approval, Promise gets a promotion and will be known as “CH Set’r Ridge’s Everlasting Promise.”

“I am so proud of my bred by girl, finished entirely by me, shown only in the bred by class!” Gebhard said.

Along with continuing her lifelong love of showing dogs, Gebhard is also a 4-H trainer with a K-9 Korps dog club and works with young handlers who are following her into the canine world.

“She might have graduated but has kept her passion going!” said mom Stephanie.

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Piling up stats, piling up wins

March 22, 2026 by David Svien

Madison McMillan, a terror in pinstripes. (Photo property Edmonds College softball)

Her bat still has its bark.

Coupeville grad Madison McMillan tallied three more RBI’s Sunday and scored a run, helping her Edmonds College softball squad keep its win streak alive.

Sweeping visiting Skagit Valley College 22-1 and 13-4 in a doubleheader, the Tritons get to 16-1 on the season as they head towards the halfway mark of the schedule.

Edmonds, which is 9-1 at home and 7-0 on the road, has 24 regular season games left, with a home twin-bill against Highline College set for this coming Wednesday, Mar. 25.

McMillan, a freshman third baseman, has seen action in 12 games, racking up a .391 batting average while hitting two home runs and 13 RBIs.

She has nine hits, eight runs, and three walks, as well.

The former Wolf ace, best known for crushing home runs which were later found down the street in the Prairie Center parking lot, was a three-sport star and stellar student during her CHS days.

She was a key member of Wolf volleyball, basketball, and softball teams, helping lead the spikers and sluggers to glory at the state tourney.

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