Coupeville Sports

Frank Morrell will be a freshman at Coupeville High School in the fall. (Jennifer Morrell photo)

He wants to be one of the building blocks.

As Frank Morrell prepares to transition from middle school to high school, the Coupeville freshman-to-be is hoping he can help get the Wolf boys’ tennis program back up and going.

After many years of success, the net squad was sidelined by the double whammy of the pandemic and a battle for players after Coupeville’s move from 1A to 2B sent boys’ soccer from the spring to the fall.

But if Frank, the son of CHS cheer coach Jennifer Morrell, has a say, he’ll be out there on the court with a racket in hand.

However that develops, Pamela’s younger brother is also looking forward to continuing his track and field career.

Frank Morrell made his debut as an 8th grader, competing in the 110 hurdles, high jump, and 200-meter dash for CMS.

His plan right now is to continue in hurdles and high jump, with goals of hitting 20 seconds in the former and four feet, eight inches in the latter.

Morrell, who enjoys working on robotics and building Lego sets, picks the high jump as his favorite event, saying “It is very fun.”

Practicing and competing alongside his friends is a big draw for the rising young star, who continues to put in the work.

“Jumping is my strength, and I need to work on my speed,” he said, while hailing his dad “for always helping me improve.”