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October 23, 2013 by David Svien

Aiden Crimmins

A long, long time ago, at a newspaper that used to be great, I ran a really nice photo of Jon Crimmins playing tennis for Coupeville High School.

It was a shot by photo god Geoff Newton, which, for copyright reasons, I can’t republish here (Canada gets its knickers in a twist quite easily).

But now, here we are in 2013, and lo and behold, there’s a rebirth of Crimmins fever on the courts at CHS.

The newest wielder of the racket is freshman Aiden Crimmins, progeny of Jon and legendary Wolf basketball bruiser Jodi (Christensen) Crimmins, heir to the family tradition.

He is his mother’s son.

“My strength is definitely smashing,” Crimmins said, before adding, “And volleys.”

A newcomer to the sport, he teamed up with Joseph Wedekind to form a doubles duo and quickly found he liked his new pastime.

“I enjoy the feeling when you beat a team that’s better than you or make a really fast serve,” Crimmins said. “One of the highlights of the season, I thought, was winning a match the first time and the best part being that I was facing my old school.”

Aiden and younger sister Maggie attended South Whidbey schools for a bit, while Jon was a park ranger in the area.

Now, having relocated back to the town where he and his wife attended high school, his children have been allowed to reclaim their Wolf heritage.

Crimmins has been busy since showing back up in town, playing middle school basketball and track and participating in pep and jazz band.

A big fan of Imagine Dragons and Macklemore, he enjoys the “Hunger Games” movies (“I can’t wait for “Catching Fire” to come out”) and hails Mrs. Fox’s 9th grade science class as his favorite in-school destination.

Whether he’s in the classroom or on the court, he always knows he has a large support group backing him, something he’s grateful for.

“I think that all my friends and family have helped me become the person I am,” Crimmins said. “By supporting me with whatever I do and cheering me on when I succeed.”