Coupeville Sports

   Wolf gridiron giants (l to r) Lathom Kelley, Ryan Griggs and Jacob Martin prove they all know their uniform numbers. (Photo courtesy Martin)

   Cheer captain Sylvia Hurlburt (left) and fellow fall athletes (top to bottom) Tiffany Briscoe, Valen Trujillo, Tyler Cermak, Joey Lippo and Mckenzie Meyer.

Transcendent stars May Rose (left) and Jazmine Franklin. (John Fisken photos)

It’s getting real.

The start of a new fall sports season officially kicks off Wednesday, with the first day of practice for the Coupeville High School football squad.

Five days later (Monday, Aug. 24) the Wolf booters, netters and spikers join the movement.

All new seasons are full of promise, and this one is no different.

As they prepare to get after it, some thoughts from a variety of CHS athletes.

Sylvia Hurlburt (cheer):

Hi! I’m gonna tell you about cheer. It’s my fourth year, so I’m a “grizzled senior.”

I’m super excited for this upcoming season. These girls have worked so hard and as one of their captains and fellow teammate I am sooooo proud of them!

They have all improved so much and, while they may not be completely flawless they get closer and closer each day.

I can feel how great this season is going to be, we may have our ups and downs but that happens.

And shout out to our coach, Cheridan Eck! She is doing such a great job helping everyone!

And that’s all I really have to say, just keep your eyes on the spirit team because we are gonna rock this year!

Jazmine Franklin (cheer):

Hope it’s not too late to share.

As a member of the Coupeville cheer team and as president of the executive board, I can honestly say I’m most excited about supporting all the student athletes this year.

I’ve seen a lot of excitement in social media realm and I’m glad to be able to contribute to it!

Thanks for allowing me to share, have a nice night!

Valen Trujillo (volleyball):

“I want our team to be able to play as a strong unit. Everyone has each others back!”

Tiffany Briscoe (volleyball):

David, I wish everyone could see the amount of work our volleyball girls have been putting in this summer!

Coupeville volleyball is changing how we do things! It’s exciting to see the new freshmen come up and working hard to reach their goals!

This will definitely be a team to watch out for!

Keep your eyes peeled! Because CHS volleyball has a few tricks up our sleeve this season!

Joey Lippo (tennis):

My goal is for the boys tennis team to win the league and send a few to state.

Mckenzie Meyer (soccer):

I’m really pumped for the girls soccer season.

We have a lot of talented new girls and of course our returning superstars and I hope that we can get as many fans as possible out in the stands to watch us play!

May Rose (soccer):

As many know last season eight starting seniors graduated, leaving our team fresh.

I’m really excited to play on the field with the new upcoming freshman and returning players. Many I have never played with before, but during practice our team is filled with teamwork and hard work.

So I have a great feeling about this years HS girls soccer season.

Jacob Martin (football) :

I want to destroy South Whidbey. I personally want a thousand-yard season and at least get 100 tackles.

And of course we’re striding to be league champs. We just wanna win!

And we close with a few words from a young man who refuses to be held down. While recent surgery will prevent him from being on the field, he remains the most ardent supporter CHS football has.

Tyler Cermak (football):

I’m not playing football and you know that. You said “play.” Don’t care if you post this or not. Doesn’t matter.

This new season is going to be a great and tough season for our football team and is going to be a great start for our new coach.

I think we’re going to make it far this year and kick some ass.

Again like last year I am looking forward to supporting and helping my brothers seeing that I can’t play and make sure that they go out and win.

Boom, there you go!