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Kyle King, forever faster than everyone else

October 25, 2026 by David Svien

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kyle King (left) receives an award from U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Thomas B. Savage. (Photo property U.S. Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Claudia Nix)

It’s kind of his thing to be at the front of the pack.

Coupeville grad Kyle King rampaged once again Sunday, winning the Marine Corps Marathon for the third straight time, and fourth overall.

Competing in the 51st edition of what is now the third-largest marathon in the United States, the former Wolf hit the finish line in a crisp two hours, 17 minutes.

The victory comes on the heels of title-winning trots in 2022, 2024, and 2025.

King, who is an active-duty Marine, was a five-time state track and field champion before graduating from CHS with the Class of 2008.

During his days in the red and black he won the 3200 three straight times while also snagging top honors in the 1600 and as part of a triumphant 4 x 400 relay unit.

After high school, Brianne and Tyler’s brother ran for two NCAA D-I schools – Eastern Washington University and the University of Oklahoma — and competed in the marathon at both the US Olympic Team Trials in Atlanta and the CISM Military World Games in China.

He was also honored as the Marine Corps 2025 Male Athlete of the Year.

The Marine Corps Marathon sends thousands of runners through Arlington and Washington, D.C., starting between the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.

The 26.2-mile course flows past the National Mall and finishes at the Marine Corps War Memorial.

King was joined in the winner’s circle this year by female champ Kaylee Slade and handcycle master Zachary Stinson.

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13,000 articles, no lessons learned

October 25, 2026 by David Svien

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Well, maybe something…

I’ve spilled a whole lot of words out onto the internet between August 15, 2012, and October 25, 2026, as I’ve obsessively documented the prairie sporting life.

And some stuff that wasn’t sports.

Cause I’m obstinate.

A fair number of them have been the 2 AM ramblings of a guy camped out on the shores of Penn Cove, fond of freaking out the feral cats outside with my rantings at the universe.

Some stories have made an impact. Some have faded.

Some had intricate word play. Others probably would have benefited from an editor.

A few have royally cheesed off someone, from the fan bases of South Whidbey to King’s to Archbishop Thomas Murphy to Friday Harbor, and back around.

Which, at the very least, means someone was reading them.

It is the blog which apparently can’t die, even if the occasional mush-brained South Whidbey School District school board member has tried in vain to get my supporters to boycott me.

Heck, I’ve even tried to kill it off a few times along the way myself, but like the star of a George Romero zombie flick, it rises again to stagger across the horizon.

What has Coupeville Sports accomplished as this article, ol’ #13,000, clicks into view? What’s my legacy here?

That’s for others to decide. Argue amongst yourselves.

Me? I’m going back to bed. The cats will appreciate the silence.

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One final push, then possible playoffs

October 25, 2026 by David Svien

Bettie Woolworth performs a ballet with the soccer ball. (Julie Wheat photo)

Let the tributes pour in.

Three Coupeville High School fall sports teams have Senior Night events slated for this coming week, though one doesn’t actually have any 12th graders on its roster.

Wolf volleyball and boys’ soccer will each acknowledge three players Tuesday, before playing Friday Harbor and Orcas Island, respectively.

Meanwhile, CHS girls’ soccer, which has a roster full of young’uns, hosts Friday Harbor on Thursday, and there has been talk the booters are reaching out to local senior citizens to take the place of their non-existent senior players.

A fourth Coupeville team, cross country, which has already held its Senior Night festivities, travels to University Prep Saturday for the district meet, putting a wrap on things.

Maybe.

Boys’ soccer could also end up hosting a tie-breaker game Thursday, and the booters may open district play Saturday, depending on where they finish in the final standings.

With the regular season rushing to a close and postseason activity heating up, here are where things sit through October 25:

 

Northwest League boys’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
Orcas Island 8-0-0 24 14-0-1
MV Christian 7-1-0 21 10-1-2
PC Christian 6-2-0 18 8-4-1
Coupeville 5-2-1 16 8-4-1
Friday Harbor 5-2-1 16 8-4-1
La Conner 3-5-0 9 6-7-1
Lopez Island 2-6-0 6 2-10-0
CPC-Lynnwood 1-6-1 4 4-9-1
Evangel Classical 1-6-1 4 5-6-2
Grace Academy 0-8-0 0 0-12-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League football — (11-Man):

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 2-0 6-2
Coupeville 0-2 1-6

 

Northwest League girls’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
MV Christian 11-0-0 33 13-2-1
Friday Harbor 7-3-0 21 7-7-0
Lopez Island 6-3-2 20 6-4-2
Coupeville 5-4-2 17 6-5-3
La Conner 3-5-2 11 3-9-2
PC Christian 2-8-0 6 2-8-0
Orcas Island 0-11-0 0 1-13-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
Darrington 7-0 16-2
MV Christian 7-1 13-1
La Conner 5-3 7-5
Coupeville 5-4 7-7
Orcas Island 2-6 5-10
Friday Harbor 2-6 3-7
Concrete 0-8 6-12

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“Red Dragon” tears up fall ball

October 24, 2026 by David Svien

Teagan Calkins, rockin’ the new duds. (Photo courtesy Jackie Saia)

Her bat is still locked and loaded.

Coupeville grad Teagan Calkins, now a freshman at the University of Colorado Boulder, returned to the softball diamond for fall ball and promptly filled up the stat sheet.

The former Wolf played in 10 games, hitting .483 while collecting 14 hits, including four doubles and two triples for a Buffaloes squad which went 7-3 across September and October.

Colorado won its final six games, including a three-game sweep of Colorado Mesa Saturday in the fall ball finale.

Calkins, a three-sport supernova in her Cow Town days, also racked up nine RBI, eight runs, and five walks — two by being plunked — with a .559 on base percentage, a .759 slugging percentage, and a 1.317 OPS.

She and her new teammates return to the field in March, when they kick off the regular season with a series against the Air Force Academy.

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Madison McMillan still loves dingers

October 24, 2026 by David Svien

Madison McMillan (far left) and her fellow long ball launchers. 

Elton John thought Saturday night was alright for fighting, but Madison McMillan knows it’s alright for socking softballs.

The Coupeville grad, now a sophomore at Edmonds College, is currently playing fall ball for the Tritons diamond squad.

Saturday that meant going yard on Centralia College, one of four pink-clad sluggers to whack a dinger.

After the power explosion was done, the Triton mad mashers posed for a pic which landed on the team’s Instagram page, always a good place for wandering writers to poach from.

McMillan, a member of the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame for her exploits in Cow Town, was an accomplished volleyball, basketball, and softball player for the Wolves.

Back then, she was known to belt softballs in the direction of Prairie Center’s parking lot.

Now?

Different town, different uniform, still the same hard-hitting sensation.

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