Coupeville Sports

Katie Kiel (right) will get two goodbyes, since she doubles as a cheerleader and a volleyball spiker. Sydney Aparicio is staying around for another season. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

We’re still eight months away from graduation, but saying goodbye to Coupeville High School seniors starts Thursday.

Both the Wolf booters (5 PM) and spikers (7 PM) play their final home game of the season that night, with Granite Falls as the visiting team which should lose if they want to show the proper respect.

Then, the next night, the Coupeville gridiron squad (7 PM) will host its last game at Mickey Clark Field, with King’s, the state’s top-ranked 1A squad, as the intended victim.

Having their final bow before the hometown fans will be:

Soccer — Anna Bailey, Vanessa Bernales, Amanda d’Almeida, Haley Marx, Kelsey Miranda, Kelsey Pape, Madison Tisa McPhee, Rachel Wenzel.

Volleyball — Rhiannon Ellsworth, Lauren Escalle, Katie Kiel, Iris Ryckaert, Bessie Walstad.

Football — Riley Boyd, Serigio Guerro, Kole Kellison, Anthony Maggio, Danny Savalza, Paul Schmakeit, Caleb Valko.

Cheer — Nicole Becker, Emily Clay, Holly Craggs, Darian Emerick, Escalle, Jai’Lysa Hoskins, Kiel, Teri Lee, Ryckaert.

And, not to be forgotten, Wolf netters Nathan Lamb and Ben Wehrman are also departing the court (after they whip up on some people at districts and then, hopefully, at quad-districts and state.)