Birthday trio (clockwise from top left) Ethan Marx, Maddy Neitzel and Dawn Brock. (John Fisken and Dawn Brock photos)
Three days, three birthdays, triple the birthday cake (I assume).
Wolf Nation is on constant cake alert for a couple of days, as two Wolf athletes and a soccer mom who is one of the school’s most vocal supporters, all hit milestones.
Saturday, it’s CHS sophomore Ethan Marx, who has played tennis and baseball and is following in the successful footsteps of big sis Haley.
He’s already making his own name, however, nabbing Most Improved when the Wolf netters handed out awards in the fall.
Roll into Sunday and Dawn Brock, the ultimate soccer homer (and I mean that in a good way), celebrates.
She’s given Coupeville two strong soccer players, Nathan and Tanner Kircher, but it’s her vocal stylings that truly set her apart.
Loud ‘n proud, and fiercely devoted to her all of her soccer guys (whether they be blood relatives or not), she can scare a ref and spur on her team at the same time, without missing a beat.
If other CHS athletic teams were smart, they’d rent her services for their games.
Cause no one (and I mean NO ONE) out cheers Ms. Brock.
With Monday, school will be back in session and our birthday trifecta will come to a close with the coronation of irrepressible cheer sensation Maddy Neitzel.
The Wolf junior jumped into cheer this year feet first and made a huge splash.
She might not be the biggest, but she cheers from her heart, and that part of her is epic-sized.
Whether flying through the air or working the sidelines, Maddy is a burst of sunshine on even the drizzliest, foggiest Friday night and the Wolves are lucky to have her.
Even when she wasn’t cheering in uniform, she always showed up for basketball games with Jazmine Franklin, there to support their friends like Wiley Hesselgrave and Ryan Griggs as they played.
Neitzel, Brock and Marx are involved in different sports, but all three are united by their love for what they do.
They represent Coupeville well, and I hope their birthdays are as great as they are.
