Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged CMS Wolves, cross country, Henry Purdue, John Fisken photos, season finale on October 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »
A fleet-footed Wolf runner heads for the finish line. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
They beat the raindrops one last time.
Running in the season finale Wednesday at the Cascade League Championships, Coupeville Middle School cross country harriers stayed one step ahead of the incoming bad weather.
As they did so, piling up top times, some of the young Wolves were captured on film by wandering photographer John Fisken, as seen in the pics above and below.
Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged Anna Powers, Cascade League Championships, CMS Wolves, cross country, Henry Purdue on October 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Anna Powers celebrates a strong final performance. (Amber Wyman photos)
They closed with a bang.
Reaching the end of the middle school cross country season Wednesday, Coupeville got third place performances from 7th graders Anna Powers and Henry Purdue at the Cascade League Championships.
Meet host South Whidbey earned both team titles at the seven-team event, with CMS nailing down third place in the boys’ competition and fourth in the girls.
Falcon 7th graders Adeline Stevens and Ash Kline claimed the individual crowns on the 3,000-meter course, with 180 runners competing.
Coupeville, which has steadily been building its numbers, sent 25 harriers to the line.
Henry Purdue (3rd) and Cyrus Sparacio (9th) landed in the top 10 in the boys race.
“It was a great end to the season!” said Wolf coach Amber Wyman.
“This really is an amazing group of athletes! They always push themselves to go the extra mile. Literally. They work hard and it shows when they race.”
While one season ends, Wyman is already looking forward to the future.
“I’m sad to see this season come to an end,” she said. “Especially since they just seem to be hitting their stride.
“I’m already looking forward to seeing what the returning athletes will do next season!”
Wednesday results:
GIRLS:
Anna Powers (3rd) 13:08.01
Claire Lachnit (17th) 14:48.26
Hazel Goldman (24th) 15:28.67
Allie Powers (37th) 15:59.96
Abby Hunt (42nd) 16:16.76
Hailey Goldman (54th) 17:28.96
Mia Goers (76th) 20:52.93
Sophia Magdolen (80th) 21:49.04
BOYS:
Henry Purdue (3rd) 11:28.16
Cyrus Sparacio (9th) 11:39.35
Colton Ashby (13th) 11:58.70
Calvin Kappes (14th) 12:15.18
Archer Schwarz (22nd) 12:35.79
Jonathan Kappes (24th) 12:37.65
Lincoln Wagner (25th) 12:38.02
Ossian Merkel (26th) 12:39.52
Christopher Zenz (30th) 13:05.96
Asher Harris (43rd) 13:53.26
Jonah Meek (47th) 14:06.17
Jesse Kehoe (49th) 14:14.61
Nolan Hunt (62nd) 15:17.15
Jonathyn Driscoll (70th) 16:12.21
Cole Van Dyke (71st) 16:24.59
Magnus Western (72nd) 16:26.33
Hunter Atteberry (73rd) 16:32.85
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Aleera Kent, Carson Field, CHS Wolves, cross country, Granite Falls on October 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Wolves (l to r) Mary Western, Ava Lucero, and Dahlia Miller enjoy the warm October weather. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)
The weather was blazing, and so were the times.
The Coupeville High School cross country squad traveled to Granite Falls Saturday for the 4th annual Mountain Loop Invitational, with the Wolves holding their own against a large field of competitors.
The CHS boys earned fifth place in the varsity team standings and sixth in the JV, while the Wolf girls claimed eighth in the varsity race.
Ready to rumble in their Cow Town shorts.
It was Coupeville’s first appearance at the Granite Falls event, which features a 5,000-meter course.
“It was HOT, HOT, HOT!!” said Coupeville coach Elizabeth Bitting. “They all ran amazing. I definitely think we’ll be back!”
Next up for Coupeville is the Lake Lap Invite in Bellingham Thursday, Oct. 17.
After that the Wolves begin their postseason journey at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships in Mount Vernon Oct. 24.
The pack, on the attack.
Saturday results:
GIRLS:
Varsity:
Mikayla Wagner (37th) 23:38.65
Devon Wyman (49th) 24:28.69
Ivy Rudat (60th) 25:39.13
Aleksia Jump (62nd) 25:53.32
Ari Armstrong (67th) 26:23.02
JV:
Dahlia Miller (40th) 28:57.15
Ava Lucero (58th) 30:14.37
Mary Western (77th) 36:10.75
BOYS:
Varsity:
Carson Field (33rd) 18:27.68
Kenneth Jacobsen (35th) 18:31.13
George Spear (36th) 18:31.44
Ezekiel Allen (38th) 18:32.90
Landon Roberts (40th) 18:35.58
Thomas Strelow (95th) 20:02.55
JV:
Isaiah Allen (3rd) 21:02.53
Beckett Green (6th) 21:06.34
Johnathan Jacobsen (18th) 21:46.17
Will Tierney (70th) 24:14.98
Zach Blitch (108th) 32:14.85
Killers on the trail.
Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged Claire Lachnit, CMS Wolves, cross country, Granite Falls, Henry Purdue on October 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Wolves (l to r) Anna Powers, Claire Lachnit, and Allie Powers ran strongly in Granite Falls Saturday. (Amber Wyman photos)
They’re headed for the finish line and picking up speed.
Coupeville Middle School cross country runners competed in their next-to-last meet of the season Saturday, traveling to Granite Falls for the 4th annual Mountain Loop Invitational.
While there the Wolves acquitted themselves quite nicely, with the boys earning second place in the team standings and the girls third.
Zipping across the 1.7-mile course, CMS 7th grader Henry Purdue had his team’s best finish, claiming second, just four seconds off of the pace set by an 8th grader from Cedar Park Christian.
Cyrus Sparacio (5th) and Anna Powers (8th) also copped top 10 performances.
Amber Wyman’s team wraps up its season next Wednesday, Oct. 16, when the Wolves travel to Langley for the Cascade League Championships.
Henry Purdue (left) and Cyrus Sparacio are here for all your medals.
Saturday results:
GIRLS:
Anna Powers (8th) 12:02.19
Claire Lachnit (23rd) 13:47.49
Allie Powers (27th) 13:55.17
Hazel Goldman (35th) 14:31.79
Abby Hunt (42nd) 15:03.17
Hailey Goldman (47th) 15:26.40
Mia Goers (60th) 17:17.31
Sophia Magdolen (71st) 22:54.22
BOYS:
Henry Purdue (2nd) 10:26.71
Cyrus Sparacio (5th) 10:30.94
Lincoln Wagner (11th) 10:48.93
Calvin Kappes (12th) 10:52.16
Colton Ashby (13th) 10:52.53
Archer Schwarz (17th) 10:59.27
Jonathan Kappes (23rd) 11:15.81
Jesse Kehoe (35th) 12:02.53
Jonah Meek (50th) 13:17.13
Hunter Attebury (53rd) 13:35.70
Magnus Western (60th) 14:07.70
Jonathyn Driscoll (61st) 14:14.70
Cole Van Dyke (63rd) 14:15.59
Nolan Hunt (70th) 15:14.52
Posted in Cross Country, tagged Aleksia Jump, CHS Wolves, cross country, Friday Harbor, Kenneth Jacobsen, Northwest League on October 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »
George Spear finds a new gear. (Morgan White photo)
It’s been a pretty good week for George Spear.
The Coupeville High School junior was selected as Homecoming royalty last Friday, then he went out and lapped everyone Wednesday.
Competing at a three-team cross country meet on Friday Harbor, Spear ran away with an individual title, finishing 24 seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
Who happened to be his teammate, sophomore Kenneth Jacobsen, as the Wolves claimed the top six slots in the boy’s race.
Needless to say, that propelled Coupeville to a team title as well, as it finished with 15 points to Friday Harbor’s 46 and Orcas Island’s 73.
Coupeville coach Elizabeth Bitting was thrilled to see Spear surge to the front of the pack on the 5,000-meter coure.
“It was so well deserving!” she said. “He fought so hard for it! Once they took off, he was focused!”
On the girl’s side of things, the Wolves were led by third-place finisher Aleera Kent and nabbed six of the top 10 finishes.
Friday Harbor, with individual winner Isabel Bashaw, compiled just enough premium times to nip Coupeville for the team title, however, edging out the Wolves 26-31.
CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting got to drive in style on Friday Harbor. No word on whether she was able to smuggle her ride back on to the ferry.
The race was unique in that it featured the three island schools from the Northwest 2B/1B League.
Add in an elegant course, and Bitting came away impressed.
“It was such a beautiful day,” she said. “Only schools from the islands attended and they all ran amazing!
“What a difference to run a race, work hard at it, but have the cushion of an all-grass course to run on.
“Just what the legs needed! We look forward to returning next season.”
Before then, the Wolves will hit the trail again this weekend, joining their middle school counterparts in trekking to Granite Falls Saturday for the 4th annual Mountain Loop Invitational.
Aleksia Jump streaks for the finish line. (Shaloma Allen photo)
Wednesday results:
GIRLS:
Aleera Kent (3rd) 24:28
Mikayla Wagner (5th) 24:38
Aleksia Jump (6th) 26:21
Devon Wyman (8th) 26:44
Ivy Rudat (9th) 26:47
Ari Armstrong (10th) 27:38
Reagan Callahan (11th) 28:13
Jeann Nitta (12th) 30:19
Dahlia Miller (13th) 31:03
Ava Lucero (16th) 32:21
Mary Western (17th) 38:03
BOYS:
George Spear (1st) 18:30
Kenneth Jacobsen (2nd) 18:54
Landon Roberts (3rd) 19:07
Carson Field (4th) 19:13
Ezekiel Allen (5th) 19:17
Thomas Strelow (6th) 19:29
Isaiah Allen (15th) 20:59
Beckett Green (18th) 21:49
Johnathan Jacobsen (20th) 24:36
Will Tierney (21st) 24:44
Zach Blitch (25th) 33:53
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