Coupeville Sports

Amanda (Neitzel) Score, back when she was rockin’ the sidelines for Coupeville High School. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Big sis Maddy Neitzel prepares to get loud ‘n proud.

The cheer gene is strong in their family.

Maddy Neitzel and lil’ sis Amanda (Neitzel) Score remain two of the most-electrifying athletes to ever grace the hallways of Coupeville High School.

The duo were Wolf cheerleaders, loyal to the cause from “toe to bow,” front and center on some extremely-enthusiastic squads, and their impact lingers long after they have headed out into the real world.

Both sisters live in Arizona now, but haven’t been forgotten by Coupeville fans.

And the siblings still have Whidbey connections, as their romantic unions stretch back to their days in a CHS uniform.

Amanda, a 2017 grad, married her high school sweetheart, former Wolf baseball player Kory Score.

Meanwhile, Maddy, who earned her high school diploma in 2016, is engaged to fellow Coupeville alum T.J. Stream.

Amanda celebrates the end of her high school days with classmate Megan DePorter.

Jump back in time when the Neitzel sisters were walking the CHS hallways and patrolling the sidelines at Mickey Clark Field, and one thing remains fixed in memory.

And that is how genuinely full of light the siblings were (and, surely, still are).

Smart, strong, and very kind, the Neitzels brought high energy to their cheer game, and were capable of flying high into the heavens, or making the skies rumble with their impassioned vocal work and stunts.

All cheerleaders, whether they’re seasoned pros or green newbies, have at least a bit of that in them. Otherwise they wouldn’t have stepped up and claimed the uniform.

But Maddy and Amanda set themselves apart from the pack by having an extra measure of energy, an ability to work as part of a team while always poppin’ out from the crowd.

They didn’t intentionally try to steal the spotlight from their fellow cheerleaders, but it was always obvious there was something special about the Neitzel sisters.

Maddy and Amanda had that magical quality only a few genuinely have.

They were stars, pure and simple.

It’s why, after hundreds of Wolf cheerleaders have come and gone at CHS, the Neitzels still burn bright in our memories.

They had impact. They were truly memorable.

So today they enter the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame, joining a select group of cheerleaders to earn entry into our digital shrine to excellence.

After this, the Neitzel sisters can be found hanging out at the top of the blog, under the Legends tab.

One word which perfectly fits two sisters.

Maddy is joined by fellow Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Famer Jazmine Franklin for an epic stare-down. (Gabe Wynn photo)