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Wolf football finds its new leader!!

January 29, 2015 by David Svien

New CHS head football coach Brett Smedley. (John Fisken photo)

The Wolves stayed in-house.

Word broke Thursday morning that assistant coach Brett Smedley has been tabbed to replace Tony Maggio at the helm of the Coupeville High School football squad.

The early-morning buzz was confirmed by Coupeville Athletic Director Duane Baumann.

“Brett Smedley has indeed been hired as Head Coach for football,” Baumann said.

“I am excited and ready for the challenge of continuing to develop a high quality football program at CHS,” Smedley said.

Maggio stepped down after three seasons to devote more time to family and his job at Sherwin Williams.

Smedley, a P.E. teacher at CHS who has been the gridiron squad’s defensive coordinator, becomes the school’s third head coach in the last six years.

After Ron Bagby capped a 20+ year career, Jay Silver did two years (he’s now head coach at Mount Vernon) and then Maggio led the troops for three.

Coupeville is coming off a 5-5 season, its best since Bagby’s retirement.

The Wolves went 3-3 in their first year in the 1A Olympic League and were the only team to beat league champ Port Townsend.

Smedley should have a strong returning core of players such as Wiley Hesselgrave, Lathom Kelley, CJ Smith, Jacob Martin, Gabe Wynn, Ryan Griggs and Hunter Smith.