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Happy trails!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Boys Soccer, Football, tagged , , , , on June 15, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Dakota Eck made a name for himself in football, basketball and soccer during his days at CMS. (John Fisken photos)

   His mom, Cheridan, has been a beacon of joy as a cheer coach, Zumba instructor and advocate for all things healthy.

   Dakota’s energetic lil’ sis, Aubrey, delivers one final kick before she and her family head off on a new adventure.

Dakota Eck is headed to the big show.

A three-sport athlete for the Wolves during his time at Coupeville Middle School, Eck won’t be making the jump to CHS this fall with his classmates.

Instead, he’ll be attending classes at Edmonds-Woodway, a 3A school which competes in Wesco alongside Oak Harbor.

The change is due to a family move, as Eck, mom Cheridan, the former CHS cheer coach, and lil’ sister Aubrey are relocating.

It’ll be a big switch, as the last WIAA classification numbers shows EWHS with 1,216 students, or, basically, just about a thousand more than Coupeville.

During his time at CMS, Dakota was a key member of several teams, playing for Wolf football and basketball squads.

He also played rec soccer for many years, and was the captain for his pitch team this year.

Aubrey’s enthusiasm meter as a junior cheerleader never dipped below 100, as she spent much of her time immersed in her mom’s cheer world.

Cheridan, a former Sonics dancer and someone who was always at the forefront of health and well-being, both as instructor and participant, led the CHS cheer program for several years.

As the trio heads off to the big city on a new adventure, we here at Coupeville Sports wish Dakota, Cheridan and Aubrey all the best.

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New stars light up gridiron!!

Posted in Football, Middle School, tagged , , , , on June 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Damon Stadler is one of several key returning players for CMS football. (John Fisken photos)

Logan Wertz is another battle-hardened veteran for the Wolves.

Things are starting to come into focus.

The start of the season is still months away, and head coach Bob Martin is a lone Wolf while he waits for a staff to be built around him, but middle school football is on the move.

The Wolves, who number 22 strong as of Tuesday morning, have spring practices through June.

During that time, CMS players and coaches will work on everything from proper tackling techniques to learning plays to identifying team captains for the season ahead.

“Our goals for the summer are to increase numbers, learn the basics of football, identify skill-sets, get fit, develop good habits, and have fun!,” Martin said.

The roster as of Tuesday morning:

Reiley Araceley
Lucious Binnings
Isaiah Bittner
Dominic Coffman
Ty Duddridge
Brawn Gadberry
Jesus Garcia-Partida
Ty Hamilton
Scott Hilborn
Kristina Jones
Jacob Kendall
Logan Martin
Caleb Meyer
Xavier Murdy
Zach Murtha
Kevin Partida
Cody Roberts
Gabe Shaw
Damon Stadler
Alex Wasik
Logan Wertz
Hawthorne Wolfe

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Welcome home, Ian Barron!!

Posted in Football, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on June 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Ian Barron has gone from zero name-checks on Coupeville’s record board to a much more pleasing six. (Jon Roberts photos)

The 2016 CHS volleyball squad put up four new records.

The most electrifying running back in Coupeville High School history is finally getting his due.

Wednesday afternoon, after much work tracking down records, and much support and help from the school’s Booster Club, I got to witness the CHS football and volleyball record boards brought up to date.

It’s been one of several projects for which I’ve spent the past year harassing people day and night, and it’s a thrill to see it finished.

While volleyball only needed to be tweaked a bit, mainly to reflect records set last fall by Hope Lodell, Valen Trujillo and Co., the football board has been a sore point for some time.

It was only 50% filled in, and 48% of that featured incorrect records.

Now, that’s not an issue, as Ian Barron’s many rushing marks are finally being acknowledged, and the current generation of Wolves have legitimate records to dream about breaking.

Well done, one and all.

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Spotlight swings to younger brother!!

Posted in Basketball, Football, Track, tagged , , , , on June 3, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Ben Smith charges after a loose ball during a middle school basketball game. (John Fisken photo)

There’s a second star in the family.

Jacob Smith has attracted a fair amount of attention the past two years, breaking school records and winning state meet medals in track.

But hot on his heels comes younger brother Ben, a three-sport athlete who’s making the jump to Coupeville High School in the fall.

During his middle school days, the younger Smith brother played football and basketball, while also running track like his older sibling.

“My brother has made a huge impact on me during track season,” Ben Smith said. “I may drop track (in high school), but I see it as a talent to continue, though.

“I’ve been told I should continue it.”

Football, where he’s a hard-hitting two-way player, has grown to be his favorite.

“It has become the sport I have the most talent at, out of all of them,” Smith said.

A fan of hip hop and horror and science fiction films, he looks forward to history class, as well.

“I enjoy history, as I study a lot of it,” Smith said. “It’s a very easy subject, in my opinion.”

His best middle school sports memories include “breaking the football defensive yardage record and scoring my first few points in basketball.”

While he’s excelled in the sports he’s played, he’s “always open to try new things” and may mix things up with high school offering more sports teams than middle school did.

Whatever he ends up playing, Smith will get the most he can out of every athletic opportunity.

“It gets my body going and keeps me healthy to a limit I want,” he said. “And I could use this athleticism to go somewhere I would want.

“I would like to continue my soccer career or football and continue my positions within them and use them for college sports if I make any college teams.”

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Shootin’ for the record books!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on May 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf QB Hunter Downes, seen here last spring, is gunning for several career school marks. (John Fisken photos)

Hunter Smith, his primary target, also has his eye on busting records.

   Downes (his noggin protected from the blazing sun) strikes a pose at football camp last weekend. (Photo courtesy Downes)

The man in black (pants) fled into the record books, and the gunslinger followed.

As he prepares for his senior season, Coupeville High School quarterback Hunter Downes, the gunslinger in this story, is hot on the trail of his school’s QB records.

The man he’s pursuing is the guy helping shape him, Wolf offensive coordinator Brad Sherman, who threw for 3,613 yards and 33 touchdowns before graduating in 2003.

Downes, who opened spring practices with his teammates Tuesday, spent last weekend in Everett at a USA Football regional development camp.

The camp allows high school players to work on their skills and techniques with current NCAA coaches while also putting them in a pool for possible inclusion on the U.S. national team.

After missing all but two games of his sophomore year with an injury, Downes put up one of the best seasons in CHS history as a junior.

He threw for 1,569 yards and 17 touchdowns, missing the school’s single-season TD mark (18 by Joel Walstad in 2014) by a hair.

Downes did tie the school’s single-game TD record, dropping four against a tough Bellevue Christian defense on the road while playing on a slippery, rain-splattered turf.

That equaled a mark set by Wolf legend Corey Cross in 1971, and tied by Sherman in 2001.

With his precision passing, Downes helped his #1 target, fellow junior Hunter Smith, set school single-season records with 916 yards and 11 touchdown receptions.

The duo are ankling to shred the record board this fall, when they kick off their senior campaign Sept. 1 on the road against South Whidbey.

Downes, who has 1,841 yards and 18 TD’s in a little over a season of action, needs 1,773 yards and 16 TD’s as a senior to top Sherman’s career records.

Smith is even closer, with 1,335 yards and 13 TD’s in two seasons as a receiver.

He trails Chad Gale (1,345 and 17) by just 10 yards and four scores, while also needing three interceptions (he has 10 in his career) to pass Josh Bayne’s CHS career mark of 12.

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