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“Are you not entertained?!?!”

Posted in A freakin' American hero, tagged Fun Brothers, Korean bunt derby, Mike Duke, podcast, Taylor Swift, Will Butela on July 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Will Butela (left) and Mike Duke? Legendary.

“Am I having a sports stroke right now?”

“Is he still not killing people?!?!”

“We left early one time, because they did not deserve us!”

“They should have refunded your beer, because no amount of beer was going to make that game entertaining.”

Will Butela and Mike Duke were supremely entertaining back in their “old school” Coupeville High School days, and nothing has changed.

When the dazzling duo are not making national commercials, they are crazy busy pumping out some of the best podcasts in the biz.

Yes, it’s basically the two of them sitting around yammering — bouncing from DuckTales to Dan Marino to Making a Murderer to beer in the first two or three minutes alone in their latest masterpiece — but that’s gold, Jerry, gold.

Episode #22 just went up today, which means you may need to take the rest of the week off from work and devote yourself to catching up.

Your boss will understand.

To dip your tootsies in the mad mayhem, skip over to:

Fun Brothers. A Podcast. Ep 22- We Don’t Know About You, But We’re Feeling Taylor Swift.

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Prove me wrong (I dare you)!!

Posted in history, tagged CHS Wolves, history, Jeff Fielding, Natasha Bamberger, state, title boards on July 20, 2016| 1 Comment »

CHS state track champs (clockwise from top left) Jeff Fielding, Kyle King, Steven McDonald, Chris Hutchinson, Jon Chittim, Amy (Mouw) Fasolo, Tyler King, Natasha Bamberger.

This is actually going to happen.

After a lot of work, by a lot of people, the effort to install 116 years of Coupeville High School athletic history on the school’s gym walls is heading down the backstretch.

The research has been done (though, in a second I’m going to ask for your proofreading on that), the proper authorities have signed off on the idea, most of the fundraising is accomplished, and we meet with the sign guy Friday.

The plan has always been to have this installed prior to the start of the new school year in Sept., and it seems 99.2% likely at this point.

After years of having just a handful of banners hanging in the gym, the new installation aims to honor every league and district title won by Wolf teams, as well as individual state championships (there are 17) and top 10 team finishes at state.

That entails, as far as I have been able to determine, 112 title boards.

Originally, it was 109, but supporters of CHS cheer have made a solid argument that the program’s three top-four finishes at state (including a title in 2006) deserve to be on the wall as well.

And, before you say it, this is a SPORTS installation going up.

I am well aware the school has a strong run of accomplishments in History Day, band, Science Olympiad and the like.

Some of those are honored in other places at the school, and, to those who would like to see a more complete version, go get ’em.

I’m behind you, I support you, I would certainly write about your efforts and help drive your cause, but Indiana Jonesing 116 years of CHS sports history, on my own time, with no pay, has wiped me out.

The sports history was my crusade.

Someone else better suited to the task will have to take up the academic side of things, if that’s something you’re burning to get accomplished.

It can be done.

We’re proving that with this project, which has brought together the Whidbey newspapers (primarily Jim Waller and Keven R. Graves) with the pain in the ass blogger who you’re currently reading.

The Booster Club, bigwigs like Coupeville Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim Shank and CHS Principal Duane Baumann, and all the people who have donated money or offered research tips, are a huge part of this.

Of course, without the athletes who accomplished these feats, and the coaches who guided them, none of this would be possible in the first place.

When the display goes up, it’s all for us, Wolf Nation, near and far.

But now, as we head towards that meeting with the sign guy Friday, scan my list and see if you notice anything off. Did I miss a title somewhere in my bleary-eyed final days?

If so, let me know. You can reach me at davidsvien@hotmail.com.

And also, you can still chip in and help the fundraising efforts. Every buck counts, especially as we add cheer.

https://www.gofundme.com/2bzt6x76

Titles being honored:

BASEBALL:

1960 — Northwest League

1965 — Northwest League

1969 — Northwest League

1973 — Northwest League

1973 — District

1974 — Northwest League

1975 — Northwest League

1976 — Northwest League

1976 — District

1977 — Northwest League

1977 — District

1978 — District

1980 — Cascade League

1987 — District

1987 — 3rd at State

1991 — Northwest League

2008 — District

2016 — Olympic League

BOYS BASKETBALL:

1970 — Northwest League

1970 — District

1971 — Northwest League

1972 — Cascade League

1975 — Northwest League

1979 — Cascade League

1998 — Northwest League

2002 — Northwest League

BOYS TENNIS:

1961 — Northwest League

1967 — Northwest League

1968 — Northwest League

2002 — Northwest League

2009 — Northwest League

2009 — District

2010 — Northwest League

2011 — Northwest League

2015 — Olympic League

CHEER:

2006 — 1st at State

2007 — 2nd at State

2011 — 4th at State

CROSS COUNTRY:

1975 — Boys 9th at State

1976 — Boys 5th at State

1977 — Boys – Cascade League

1977 — Boys – District

1977 — Boys 5th at State

1981 — Girls 8th at State

1982 — Girls – Cascade League

1982 — Girls 4th at State

1985 — Natasha Bamberger – State Champ

2010 — Tyler King – State Champ

FOOTBALL:

1974 — Northwest League

1990 — Northwest League

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

1998 — Northwest League

2002 — Northwest League

2002 — 6th at State

2003 — 8th at State

2005 — Northwest League

2005 — 8th at State

2006 — Northwest League

2015 — Olympic League

2016 — Olympic League

GIRLS TENNIS:

1981 — Cascade League

1982 — Cascade League

1983 — Cascade League

1998 — Northwest League

1999 — Northwest League

2000 — Northwest League

2001 — Northwest League

2002 — Northwest League

2003 — Northwest League

2004 — Northwest League

2005 — Northwest League

2005 — 3rd at State

2008 — Northwest League

2009 — Northwest League

2010 — Northwest League

2011 — Northwest League

2012 — Northwest League

2015 — Olympic League

2016 — Olympic League

SOFTBALL:

2002 — Northwest League

2002 — 3rd at State

TRACK:

1979 — Jeff Fielding – State Champ (3200)

1979 — Boys 8th at State

1984 — Boys – Northwest League

1984 — Natasha Bamberger – State Champ (1600, 3200)

1984 — Girls 5th at State

1985 — Boys – District

1985 — Natasha Bamberger – State Champ (3200)

1986 — Natasha Bamberger – State Champ (3200)

1986 — Boys – 6th at State

1986 — Girls – 8th at State

1987 — Boys – Northwest League

1987 — Boys – District

1989 — Girls – Northwest League

1989 — Girls – District

2003 — Amy Mouw – State Champ (800)

2005 — Boys – Bi-District

2005 — Boys – 8th at State

2006 — Boys – Bi-District

2006 — Jon Chittim – State Champ (200, 400)

2006 — Kyle King – State Champ (3200)

2006 — Boys 4 x 400 – State Champ (Chris Hutchinson, Jon Chittim, Kyle King, Steven McDonald)

2006 — Boys – 4th at State

2007 — Kyle King – State Champ (1600, 3200)

2008 — Kyle King – State Champ (3200)

2008 — Boys – 4th at State

2010 — Tyler King – State Champ (1600, 3200)

2010 — Boys — 6th at State

2011 — Boys – 7th at State

VOLLEYBALL:

1997 — Northwest League

2001 — Northwest League

2002 — Tri-District

2002 — District

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Master of the universe!!

Posted in Cheer, Girls Soccer, Happy birthday, tagged Cheer, CHS Wolves, Happy birthday, Mckenzie Meyer, Soccer, Videoville on July 19, 2016| 1 Comment »

Mckenzie Meyer: Master of all she surveys. (John Fisken and Deb Smith photos)

Wolf track and field teammate Madison Rixe approves of Meyer’s electric socks. (Fisken photo)

Where do we start with Mckenzie Meyer?

Probably with the fact she is freakin’ brilliant. That’s always a good kick-off to things.

The Coupeville High School junior, who I have known since the day she was born, which was 16 years ago today, is mega-smart, but in more than just a “read a few books and memorized a couple of facts” way.

As good an athlete as she is (in cheer, soccer and, sometimes, tennis), as talented a musician as she is, as friendly and outgoing and compassionate and kind and strong as she is, it’s Mckenzie’s brain which is truly taking her places.

She showed it from an early age, back when she was running around Videoville as a wee one, and every time you turn around these days, she’s being flat-out brilliant.

There are smart people, there are ones who go beyond that and then there are the rare few where you know, without a doubt, that they are on a rocket trip to success, and their brain is fueling the trip.

At some point we’re going to see her do stuff which revolutionizes the world, and, after we’ve pulled our jaws off the floor and reattached them, you know what we’ll say?

“Yep, knew it was going to happen.”

Cause she’s just that special.

Not that she will tell you that herself, as Mckenzie is Miss Modest when it comes to tooting her own horn.

Which is why I, as her self-appointed PR person, have taken it upon myself to lecture the world how awesome and amazing she truly is.

In the world I cover — sports — Meyer is an ideal teammate, the kind of young woman who screams louder for her friends accomplishments than her own.

She’s fun-loving, she’s funky and she seems to be having a heck of a time boppin’ through life, utterly devoted to her large, sprawling family and her friends.

And by friends I mean anyone who meets her, since she instantly welcomes people into her wide world of wonder.

The people I write about are a diverse bunch, and I readily admit, I play favorites sometimes.

Everyone does, and, as much as I might say I try to balance coverage and give everyone their shot, reality is reality.

But guess what? Some people just deserve to have the spotlight.

They’ve earned it, with their spirit, their actions and the way they approach things.

Mckenzie is on my Mt. Rushmore, and she’s in no danger of ever losing her spot.

She was pretty dang awesome as a little girl and she has merely become a deeper, more wonderful person as she’s worked her way up through the birthday chain.

If you know her, you know I speak the truth.

If you don’t know her, man, you are missing out. Get on that, post haste.

So, happy birthday Miss Meyer.

And just in case you missed the first 33 times I said it — thank you for being truly, wonderfully, amazingly awesome.

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Ecks bid adieu to Wolf Nation

Posted in Basketball, Football, tagged CHS Wolves, football, Gabe Eck, OHHS Wildcats, transfers, Ty Eck on July 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Gabe Eck threw for 1,062 yards as a freshman quarterback last season. (John Fisken photos)

Gabe Eck threw for 1,062 yards as a freshman last season. (John Fisken photos)

Ty Eck (11) plays defense during Coupeville’s varsity playoff game against Bellevue Christian.

Seven weeks before opening night, Coupeville High School’s football roster has undergone a transformation.

Sophomore brothers Gabe and Ty Eck, who both started at key positions for the Wolves last season, are transferring to Oak Harbor, with plans to play for the Wildcats this fall.

Gabe Eck became Coupeville’s starting quarterback after sophomore Hunter Downes was injured early in the 2015 season and threw for 1,062 yards.

He completed 84-176 passes, connected on four touchdown passes and was picked off seven times for the Wolves, who finished 1-9 in Brett Smedley’s only season as head coach.

Gabe’s 1,117 yards of total offense (he also scrambled for 55 on the ground) was the third-most of any player in the 1A Olympic League.

Ty Eck hauled in 17 passes for 163 yards as a receiver, scored three touchdowns (second-best on the team) and returned 11 kicks for 124 yards.

His best work came on the defensive side of the ball, however, where he was the team’s third-leading tackler in ’15, recording 54 tackles.

Football will not be the only sport to feel a loss, as both Eck brothers were three-sport athletes.

The duo were JV basketball players as freshmen (Ty made his varsity debut in a playoff game) and were expected to vie for varsity starting jobs this winter.

The Wolf boys’ hoops squad lost almost its entire roster to graduation and will return only two full-time varsity players for 2016-2017 — junior Hunter Smith and senior Gabe Wynn.

A third player, senior Brian Shank, also made his varsity debut in the Bellevue Christian playoff game.

Both Eck brothers added a second varsity letter last spring, with Ty playing baseball and Gabe running track.

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The little sister lights up the joint, too!!

Posted in Happy birthday, Softball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Happy birthday, Julian Welling, Melia Welling, Venom on July 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The impeccably-dressed Melia Welling. (John Fisken photos)

“Is mom working at PC right now, cause I’m parking this ball somewhere around the produce section.”

I like Melia Welling.

Regardless of whether or not she continues to become a big athletic star and ends up giving me plenty to write about over the next four years (and I think she will), she’s just a great young woman.

Like older brother Julian, she projects a friendliness that is infectious, and you can’t help but root for her.

Melia is on her way to becoming a freshman at Coupeville High School, with a pit stop in Birthday Land today, and she’s already made an impression as an athlete.

Volleyball, basketball, and, most recently, as a softball slugger for Central Whidbey Little League’s high-flying Juniors squad, the Venom, Welling has jumped in feet first.

She hails from an athletic family, which includes big bro and her cousins, Mitchell and Shane Losey, and she’s upholding tradition well.

Her biggest moment so far probably came when she thumped a two-run double in a Venom game.

The blow made Julian come dangerously close to flipping off the top row of the bleachers at the CHS softball diamond, as he screamed like a banshee while Melia beamed from ear to ear at second base.

Whether crunching big hits or giggling away with Cassidy Moody as the duo kept score at middle school boys’ basketball games, Welling is a talented, hard-working young woman who has made a very good impression on those of us in the cheap seats.

From all of us, happy birthday Melia. May the best be yet to come.

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