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Loud ‘n proud, even in the preseason!!

Posted in Fashionable Fans, Football, tagged Camp Casey, CHS Wolves, Claire Mietus, fans, football, Maggie Crimmins on July 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

CHS cheerleader Maggie Crimmins came prepared. (John Fisken photos)

The scouts get their first look at the new talent.

Wolf cheerleader Claire Mietus, rockin’ the evening’s most comfortable footwear.

Dinner and a show.

Is Ethan Kedrowski getting ready to run a route or trying to scope out what they’re eating on the sideline?

Wolf freshman Ulrik Wells made his high school football debut, and he had a boisterous fan club ready to cheer him on.

No one travels like Wolf fans.

And yes, going all the way out to Camp Casey isn’t exactly the same as trekking to, say, Eastern Washington. I get that.

But there was still a pretty good turnout Friday night for little more than a scrimmage, as Coupeville and visiting Lakeside stretched out their football muscles.

Wanderin’ paparazzi John Fisken was in the area and snapped some pics of the Wolf National faithful to go along with his photos of gridiron warriors.

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Catch an early taste of Friday Night Lights!!

Posted in Football, tagged Camp Casey, CHS Wolves, football, Hunter Downes, John Fisken photos, Lakeside, summer scrimmage on July 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Topknot firmly in place, Wolf QB Hunter Downes comes out firing. (John Fisken photos)

Teo Keilwitz gets ready to explode.

Jacob Martin daydreams of blowing up South Whidbey.

Mitchell Carroll hauls in a pass under pressure.

Freshman Dawson Houston makes his debut with the big boys.

CHS assistant coach Ryan King (in hat) discusses the finer points of the offense with his players.

Jacob Zettle, ready to terminate.

Downes makes a connection with center Julian Welling.

It’s still very much mid-summer, even if the Whidbey weather doesn’t always seem like it.

But, even with that said, it’s only six weeks until the Coupeville High School football squad kicks off the 2016-2017 prep sports season with a Sept. 2 home showdown versus South Whidbey.

Putting in work to get ready, the Wolves faced off with Lakeside in a 7 on 7 scrimmage at Camp Casey Friday night, and wanderin’ paparazzi John Fisken was nice enough to swing by and snap these pics for us.

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Ecks bid adieu to Wolf Nation

Posted in Basketball, Football, tagged CHS Wolves, football, Gabe Eck, OHHS Wildcats, transfers, Ty Eck on July 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Gabe Eck threw for 1,062 yards as a freshman quarterback last season. (John Fisken photos)

Gabe Eck threw for 1,062 yards as a freshman last season. (John Fisken photos)

Ty Eck (11) plays defense during Coupeville’s varsity playoff game against Bellevue Christian.

Seven weeks before opening night, Coupeville High School’s football roster has undergone a transformation.

Sophomore brothers Gabe and Ty Eck, who both started at key positions for the Wolves last season, are transferring to Oak Harbor, with plans to play for the Wildcats this fall.

Gabe Eck became Coupeville’s starting quarterback after sophomore Hunter Downes was injured early in the 2015 season and threw for 1,062 yards.

He completed 84-176 passes, connected on four touchdown passes and was picked off seven times for the Wolves, who finished 1-9 in Brett Smedley’s only season as head coach.

Gabe’s 1,117 yards of total offense (he also scrambled for 55 on the ground) was the third-most of any player in the 1A Olympic League.

Ty Eck hauled in 17 passes for 163 yards as a receiver, scored three touchdowns (second-best on the team) and returned 11 kicks for 124 yards.

His best work came on the defensive side of the ball, however, where he was the team’s third-leading tackler in ’15, recording 54 tackles.

Football will not be the only sport to feel a loss, as both Eck brothers were three-sport athletes.

The duo were JV basketball players as freshmen (Ty made his varsity debut in a playoff game) and were expected to vie for varsity starting jobs this winter.

The Wolf boys’ hoops squad lost almost its entire roster to graduation and will return only two full-time varsity players for 2016-2017 — junior Hunter Smith and senior Gabe Wynn.

A third player, senior Brian Shank, also made his varsity debut in the Bellevue Christian playoff game.

Both Eck brothers added a second varsity letter last spring, with Ty playing baseball and Gabe running track.

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Putting in the work!!

Posted in Football, tagged CHS Wolves, football, Hunter Downes, summer camp, University of Washington on July 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »

CHS quarterback Hunter Downes (center), with

CHS quarterback Hunter Downes (center) pops a pose with Sean (left) and Cameron Toomey-Stout. (Photos courtesy Downes)

Husky Stadium, where dreams are made.

Rockin’ the top knot.

He’s healthy, he’s back and he’s ready to lead the charge.

Coupeville High School quarterback Hunter Downes, who missed a chunk of his sophomore season last year due to injuries, is ready to reclaim his starting job as the Wolves welcome a new coach.

He’s been front and center during spring practices, and spent some time at the University of Washington recently, taking part in a summer football camp.

Along for the ride were some of his Wolf teammates, with the Toomey-Stout wrecking crew (Cameron and Sean) also in attendance.

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One of the best and brightest!!

Posted in Football, Happy birthday, Track, tagged CHS Wolves, football, Happy birthday, Mitchell Carroll, Science Olympiad, track and field on July 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Mitchell Carroll rumbles for yardage on the gridiron. (John Fisken photos)

Carroll, trying to contain the excitement of advancing to state.

Great things are ahead for Mitchell Carroll.

As he heads into his senior year at Coupeville High School, the two-sport (football, track) star seems primed to have a breakout year.

Always among the hardest workers in a Wolf uniform, Carroll, who celebrates a birthday today, brings dedication, talent and commitment to the table every day.

At a time when others are taking the easy way out, he remains front and center for Coupeville, proud of his school and his own talents and ready to put a cap on his career where it started.

Carroll is one of the top Wolf defensive players slated to return to the gridiron as new CHS coach John Atkins kicks off his first year.

He snagged 29 tackles last year, while also picking up a sack and a fumble recovery.

Part of a group of tackle-happy returning Wolves with Chris Battaglia, Uriel Liquidano, Julian Welling and Jacob Martin, Carroll should send his numbers even higher as a senior.

Then, when spring rolls around, and CHS debuts its new track and field layout, local fans will get to see him compete at home for the first time.

As a junior, Carroll threw the shot put and flew in all three jumping events (high, long and triple), making it all the way to state in the final event.

We can praise his work ethic. His commitment to his teammates and school. His big brain (he’s an Honor Roll alumni who competes in Science Olympiad).

Keep on going and we’ll be here all day.

So, let’s wrap this up and let him get to the cake by simply saying this — Mitchell Carroll is one of the best and brightest, in every way, that we are blessed to have here in Wolf Nation.

Guy is a winner, on and off the field, and, from all of us up in the cheap seats, happy birthday.

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