Coupeville Sports

Alex Turner (left) with dad Joseph.

With a new high school football season ahead of us, let’s take a look at some of the young men who will play for Coupeville High School for the first time this fall.

“I like hitting people!”

Before you think Alex Turner is being overly violent, he’s talking about the time he spends on the gridiron.

Turner, who will be a freshman at Coupeville High School in the fall, is entering his eighth year as a football player.

He was introduced to the sport by his dad, Joseph, and has loved the fast-paced, physical game ever since.

“I really don’t know what I’d be doing without football or my dad,” Turner said.

On the field, he lives for the big hit, and continues to put in the behind-the-scenes work necessary to make an impact once he straps on the gear.

“I’m fast, I can hit hard, I’m a good route runner,” Turner said. “I need to work on footing and reading the quarterback’s eyes and getting my wind up.”

Turner is working with a personal trainer on fine-tuning all of his moves.

“He’s helping with that right now; I want to be a better all-around player and to work hard every time I hit the football field.”

Football is not his only game, as Turner is a year-round athlete, having also played basketball and track during his time at Coupeville Middle School.

Away from sports, he spends most of his free time playing video games and working out.

Preparation for that moment when he steps on the field, clad in red and black, ready to lay down a string of hits that will put his name on the lips of Wolf fans everywhere.