Coupeville Sports

Skyy and Joey Lippo.

The next wave of Wolf athletic stars are on their way.

In less than two weeks, a new school year will kick off in Coupeville, with CHS being deluged with a fresh crop of ninth graders.

A lot of them will be intent on proving they can build new legends to replace the ones left behind by the stars of yesterday.

One duo that could be at the forefront of the new renaissance are celebrating a joint birthday today, and, in way of getting in good with them BEFORE they hit the big time, we send out our best wishes.

Skyy and Joey Lippo are multi-talented threats, but one field calls each of them the most.

For Joey, who will be trying his hand at tennis this fall, it’s being one of the boys of summer.

He’s a sweet-swingin’, slick-fieldin’ baseball star who has excelled on whatever team he ends up reppin’. Central or North Whidbey, the clothes don’t matter, cause the talent shines through.

This spring, he’ll be in red and black, trying to follow in the footsteps of recent Wolf stars like Ben Etzell and Morgan Payne, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he makes an immediate impact.

His sister, though, may be the brightest shining star in the family, as she has already scored in one of the toughest fields there is — the art of the dance.

No one is going to call ballet a sport, but everyone should acknowledge that it’s tougher to pull off than 97.4% of what are called sports.

The hours of hard work, sweat and sheer freakin’ pain dancers like Skyy or CHS junior Sylvia Hurlburt put in on the stage is remarkable. And, unlike most athletes, they have to smile through it all.

So, as the Lippo kids prepare for their entrance into the spotlight (with dad Joe live-tweeting the whole way), take a moment to send well wishes their way.

Then, maybe, just maybe, they’ll remember us “little people” when they hit the Big Time.