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Wolf track opens season with a roar

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Cael Wilson, seen here last season, won two events Wednesday in La Conner. (Bailey Thule photo)

They have the numbers and the talent.

Boasting one of its biggest rosters in program history, the Coupeville High School track and field team made its presence felt Wednesday at a season-opening 11-team meet in La Conner.

The Wolf boys ran away with the team title, racking up 182.5 points, while their nearest competition, Mount Vernon Christian and La Conner, finished with 88 and 87 respectively.

On the girls’ side of things, CHS earned third place with 100.67 points, trailing just MVC (144.5) and La Conner (129.5).

Three Wolves double-dipped on opening day, bringing home titles in a pair of events.

Lyla Stuurmans (800, 1600), Cael Wilson (Pole Vault, High Jump), and Carson Field (800, 1600) were two-time winners, while Aleksia Jump (Pole Vault), George Spear (3200), and Katie Marti (Shot Put) also claimed crowns.

Rounding out Coupeville’s winners were its 4 x 100 boys’ relay team comprised of Marquette Cunningham, Preston Epp, Davin Houston, and Chase Anderson.

“Great first meet!” said CHS coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting.

“A little rain, a little wind, and a lot of PRs – we’re so proud of the team!”

After finishing round one with 10 wins, 95 PRs, and a team title, the Wolves will get right back at it this Saturday, Mar. 22 when they compete at the Rainier Icebreaker.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Laken Simpson (18th) 15.85 *PR*; Isa Mc Fetridge (24th) 15.96 *PR*; Willow Leedy-Bonifas (29th) 16.22 *PR*; Violet Devine (35th) 17.38 *PR*; Denali Kalwies (38th) 18.35 *PR*; Emma McFadden (40th) 18.77 *PR*

200 — Simpson (13th) 32.76 *PR*; Mc Fetridge (17th) 33.59 *PR*; Noelle Western (23rd) 34.16; Olivia Hall (24th) 34.29 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (28th) 35.14 *PR*; Marin Winger (30th) 38.03 *PR*; Devine (32nd) 38.13 *PR*

400 — Lillian Ketterling (7th) 1:18.71 *PR*; Ayden Wyman (8th) 1:23.00

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 2:44.64; Mikayla Wagner (7th) 3:05.86 *PR*; Ketterling (9th) 3:13.17 *PR*; Ivy Rudat (11th) 3:15.93 *PR*; Lexis Drake (12th) 3:18.14 *PR*

1600 — Stuurmans (1st) 6:18.15; Wagner (5th) 6:42.93 *PR*

3200 — Western (3rd) 14:12.05 *PR*; Aleksia Jump (6th) 14:58.89 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (10th) 21.51; Ari Cunningham (11th) 21.89 *PR*

300 Hurdles — McDonald (9th) 1:08.55; A. Cunningham (10th) 1:09.23 *PR*; Frankie Tenore (14th) 1:16.75 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — A. Cunningham, Leedy-Bonifas, Hall, Simpson (7th) 1:01.43; Mc Fetridge, Devine, Kalwies, Winger (9th) 1:04.83

4 x 200 Relay — Drake, I. Rudat, Wyman, Hall (7th) 2:11.54

4 x 400 Relay — Ketterling, Simpson, Winger, Drake (2nd) 5:24.52

Shot Put — Katie Marti (1st) 32-08; McFadden (14th) 18-10.50 *PR*

Discus — Marti (2nd) 81-03; Ketterling (4th) 72-03 *PR*; McFadden (20th) 38-07 *PR*

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 90-02

High Jump — Tenore (8th) 4-00; Wyman (8th) 4-00

Pole Vault — A. Jump (1st) 6-00; I. Rudat (2nd) 5-09 *PR*

Long Jump — Leedy-Bonifas (10th) 12-06 *PR*; McDonald (14th) 12-01.50 *PR*; A. Cunningham (18th) 11-10.50 *PR*; Mc Fetridge (23rd) 11-02 *PR*; Kalwies (24th) 10-08 *PR*

 

BOYS:

100 — Chase Anderson (2nd) 12.22 *PR*; Marquette Cunningham (6th) 12.42; Matthew Ward (9th) 12.66 *PR*; Cael Wilson (11th) 12.69 *PR*; Davin Houston (12th) 12.70; Easton Green (19th) 13.00 *PR*; Marcelo Gebhard (20th) 13.01; Beckett Green (22nd) 13.11 *PR*; Nathan Coxsey (33rd) 13.40 *PR*; Edmund Wilson (41st) 13.62 *PR*; Jonah Weyl (48th) 14.07 *PR*; Richmond Bandong (51st) 14.31 *PR*; Max Ohme (56th) 14.74 *PR*; Shiloh Sandlin (57th) 14.75 *PR*; Nikolas Rogers (59th) 15.07 *PR*; William Hamm (68th) 18.12 *PR*

200 — Ward (3rd) 26.71; M. Cunningham (6th) 26.93; Blake Burrows (7th) 27.00; B. Green (11th) 27.40 *PR*; E. Green (12th) 27.58 *PR*; E. Wilson (20th) 28.85 *PR*; Coxsey (22nd) 29.44 *PR*; Bandong (25th) 30.70 *PR*; Sandlin (27th) 31.13 *PR*; Weyl (28th) 31.37 *PR*; Ohme (31st) 32.18 *PR*; Rogers (32nd) 33.01 *PR*; Hamm (35th) 40.59 *PR*

400 — Burrows (5th) 59.79; Dane Hadsall (8th) 1:01.96; Weyl (15th) 1:07.94 *PR*; Rogers (17th) 1:12.96 *PR*

800 — Carson Field (1st) 2:05.85; Joshua Stockdale (7th) 2:28.76 *PR*; Solomon Rudat (8th) 2:30.17 *PR*; Ethan Walling (12th) 2:34.29 *PR*; Finn Price (14th) 2:37.43 *PR*

1600 — Field (1st) 4:58.01; George Spear (3rd) 5:09.34 *PR*; Malachi Somes (4th) 5:22.07; Kenneth Jacobsen (7th) 5:28.39; Stockdale (12th) 5:42.53 *PR*; Walling (13th) 5:47.73 *PR*; Isaiah Allen (21st) 6:13.39 *PR*; Nicholas Wasik (22nd) 6:44.77 *PR*

3200 — Spear (1st) 11:08.77 *PR*; Walling (5th) 13:29.61 *PR*; Edmund Kunz (7th) 14:23.65 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (4th) 19.57

300 Hurdles — Liam Blas (6th) 52.02 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Houston, Preston Epp, Anderson (1st) 46.38; Hadsall, Gebhard, E. Green, Ward (4th) 48.57

4 x 400 Relay — Burrows, Hadsall, Anderson, Epp (2nd) 3:57.16; S. Rudat, Stockdale, Somes, K. Jacobsen (5th) 4:26.16

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (4th) 35-01; Gebhard (8th) 31-08; Khanor Jump (11th) 29-08 *PR*; K. Jacobsen (23rd) 22-10; Zach Blitch (30th) 19-06.50 *PR*

Discus — Tackett (3rd) 116-05; K. Jump (13th) 78-06 *PR*; Blas (15th) 75-10 *PR*; Wasik (23rd) 63-07; Blitch (31st) 50-02; Johnathan Jacobsen (35th) 34-10 *PR*

Javelin — Gebhard (9th) 104-00; Somes (13th) 90-10; Rogers (19th) 78-08 *PR*; J. Jacobsen (32nd) 51-01 *PR*; K. Jacobsen (34th) 43-07 *PR*

High Jump — C. Wilson (1st) 5-10 *PR*; Houston (3rd) 5-08 *PR*; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (7th) 5-04 *PR*; J. Jacobsen (13th) 4-10 *PR*

Pole Vault — C. Wilson (1st) 11-00; Marshall (2nd) 10-00; S. Rudat (5th) 7-06 *PR*

Long Jump — C. Wilson (5th) 18-09 *PR*; Burrows (12th) 16-02.75 *PR*; Blas (20th) 15-04.50 *PR*; Fitch-Marron (21st) 15-04 *PR*; E. Wilson (25th) 15-00.50 *PR*; Coxsey (34th) 13-11.50 *PR*; Weyl (35th) 13-10.75 *PR*; Sandlin (36th) 13-10.50 *PR*; S. Rudat (37th) 13-07; Ohme (40th) 13-00.25 *PR*; Kunz (49th) 11-06.75 *PR*

Triple Jump — Ward (2nd) 36-10.25 *PR*; Marshall (4th) 34-08

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Cundiff returns, Kappes in limbo

Posted in Administration, tagged , , , , on March 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

One of two Coupeville High School/Middle School administrators placed on a “non-disciplinary leave pending an investigation” in December is returning to work, but the other one remains missing in action.

Allyson Cundiff, who was the CHS/CMS Assistant Principal, will be back with the district Thursday, but in “a new capacity.”

A letter sent to parents Wednesday by Superintendent Shannon Leatherwood says Cundiff will “be helping with various administrative tasks that support our school buildings and student needs.”

The letter to parents does not address the status of CHS/CMS Principal Geoff Kappes, who has been on the same leave since Dec. 16.

Leatherwood states that interim principal Springy Yamasaki “continues to serve as principal.”

“While I don’t have any additional information to share at this time, I want to reassure you that our primary focus remains on providing a quality education and supporting the success of each student in our care,” the letter concludes.

District officials have not commented publicly on any aspect of the situation, though the Whidbey News-Times did publish this story:

‘Minority Rape Cult’ has consequences for administrators, students at Coupeville schools

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Diamond men launch new campaign

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coop Cooper is a veteran leader on a young Wolf hardball squad. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

There’s bound to be some bumps in the road.

After back-to-back trips to the 2B state playoffs, the Coupeville High School baseball squad finds itself in a rebuilding year.

The Wolves have just 11 players total, with four freshmen and two 8th graders, while only three guys in the lineup were letter winners a season ago.

So, Tuesday’s season opener, an 18-0 loss to visiting Meridian, a tough 1A foe with a history of excellence, is not completely unsurprising.

The trick for Steve Hilborn’s very raw Wolf team will be to let things go, learn from the loss, and bounce back quickly with a road trip to Port Townsend to play East Jefferson coming up Thursday afternoon.

The tilt with Meridian was supposed to be game #2 on the season, but a weekend road trip to Blaine was washed away by Mother Nature.

The weather on the prairie was fairly tranquil Tuesday, but the visiting Trojans were a rough and tumble bunch.

Meridian outhit Coupeville 10-1 and took advantage of eight Wolf errors to jump out to a big lead and never look back.

Up 6-0 after the top of the first inning, the Trojans methodically tacked on runs in each frame, forcing the mercy rule to be enacted after the bottom of the fifth.

Coupeville’s best offensive output came in the bottom of the first, but the hometown hardball heroes couldn’t keep a brief rally going.

Senior Landon Roberts lashed a leadoff single, but it would be the only base knock for the Wolves on this day.

Walks to Carson Grove (who was hit by a pitch) and Jayden Little filled the bags, but Meridian escaped without surrendering a run.

Coupeville’s offense sputtered through the next three innings, with the Wolves going 1-2-3 in each frame.

Down to their final at-bats, the Wolves put two runners aboard in the bottom of the fifth, with Phin Rhodes reaching on an error and Roberts eking out a walk, but that was where things ended for CHS.

One definite positive for Coupeville came via the strikeout, as four Wolf hurlers combined to record 13 K’s.

Roberts led the way with six, while Grove whiffed three and Camden Glover and Coop Cooper each recorded two.

Meridian’s other two outs came on fly balls to the outfield, as the Trojans didn’t record a single out on a groundball.

Riley Lawless, Trent Thule, Chris Zenz, Leo Rodriguez, and Jesus Madrigal rounded out the Wolf roster, joining Rhodes in making their CHS baseball debuts.

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Netters swing away on opening day

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville netters hit the court. (Starla Seal photo)

Tennis balls are flying once more.

The weather was decent Tuesday, and the Coupeville High School girls’ net squad took advantage, traveling to Port Townsend for the season opener.

After a ferry trip, the Wolves clashed with East Jefferson, which is the mashup between former CHS league rivals Chimacum and Port Townsend.

The visitors swept the varsity singles, with the hosts bouncing back to take the doubles matchups, ultimately pulling out a tense 3-2 non-conference victory.

It was a good start for a Wolf team which has increased numbers from a year ago and will get to host matches this season after work on new courts prevented that from happening last spring.

In fact, Coupeville will play its first match on the courts which now sit next to the CHS gym this Friday, when East Jefferson returns the favor and travels to Cow Town for a rematch.

 

Tuesday’s results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans beat Rennie O’Donnell 6-2, 6-1

2nd Singles — Dahlia Lewis beat Juliette O’Hara 6-1, 6-0

1st Doubles — Brynn Parker/Ember Light lost to Lucia Fields/Gracie Witherwidge 6-1, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Sofia Phay lost to Liuia Lee/Brooke Tomasetti 6-3, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Delanie Lewis/Miles Gerber lost to Olivia Larson/Calliope Mosher 6-1, 6-0

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Samantha Wallace/Hailey Goldman lost to Zinna Blachley/Ursla Schmidt 7-1

5th Doubles — Rowan Stoner/Chloe Ferguson lost to Sienna V./Risespan 4-3

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Wyman hurdles into action

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tate Wyman

He’s off to the races.

Coupeville grad Tate Wyman, now a sophomore at Oregon Tech, kicked off the outdoor track and field season Saturday at the Lane Open in Eugene.

The former Wolf competed in the hurdles for the Hustlin’ Owls, setting college PRs in both the 110-meter race (16.07 seconds) and the 400 (1:02.33).

This is Wyman’s second season at the collegiate level.

During his CHS days, Ayden and Devon’s older brother was a standout cross country and track runner who was part of a 4 x 100 relay team which finished 2nd at the state meet.

Oregon Tech returns to action Mar. 29 with an appearance at the Humboldt Invitational in Arcata, California.

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