Coupeville Sports

Nick “The Big Hurt” Streubel. (Nanette Streubel photo)

The eyes of the football world are increasingly falling on Nick Streubel.

The Coupeville High School senior-to-be has landed on the Northwest Prep Report-Rivals.com Top 100 of the Pacific NW list.

Devoted to the Class of 2014 gridiron giants, the list includes athletes from Washington, Oregon and Idaho. To make the list, you have to be considered a legitimate college football prospect who is also expected to have a huge impact next season at the high school level.

Big name schools like O’Dea, Federal Way, Jackson, Skyline, Tumwater and Bellevue all have players on the list, with Coupeville being one of the few small schools represented.

In his write-up, Dirk Knudsen, who has written extensively for OregonPreps.com and WashingtonPreps.com, gushes about Streubel, saying about The Big Hurt:

Nick Streubel is a powerful kid who has great ability. He finishes blocks with a vengeance far beyond his years. Being looked at by a number of schools and is very well coached! Keep an eye on this guy!

Not bad. Now they just need to put the E back between the P and V in Coupeville on their site and adjust Streubel’s stats. They list him at six-foot-three and 290 pounds. Last I heard he was six-four and 300.

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 Junior CJ Roberts (center) is new to the Wolf football squad, but “There is no quit in this kid!,” says CHS coach Tony Maggio. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Back to the old days.

Back to a time when the football roster at Coupeville High School was annually in the 40’s, and not scraping by in the low 30’s.

That’s where Wolf coach Tony Maggio seems to be taking the Wolves as he kicks off his second season in the red and black.

With 39 players turning out for spring practices, and at least another three or four expected when fall practice arrives in late August, Coupeville should have some depth for once.

The Wolves have their biggest numbers at both ends of the spectrum, with 12 seniors and 11 freshmen so far.

The first test of its new strength will come next Friday, June 14 when Coupeville plays at a jamboree at Oak Harbor. That kicks off at 5:30 PM and features the Wolves, Wildcats and Sedro-Woolley, which is coached by former OHHS head man Dave Ward.

Coupeville’s spring roster:

Seniors:

Brett Arnold
Raymond Beiriger
Josiah Campbell
Jared Dickson
Joey Edwards
Ben Haight
Nick Johnson
Gunnar Langvold
Wade Schaef
Nick Streubel
Jake Tumblin
Nick Weatherford

Juniors:

Josh Bayne
Tyree Booker
Matthew Hampton
Kyle Kendall
Oscar Liquidano
Carson Risner
CJ Roberts
Aaron Wright

Sophomores:

Brenden Gilbert
Wiley Hesselgrave
Lathom Kelley
Auston Kirk
Jake Lord
Josh Lord
Mitchell Losey
Cole Payne

Freshmen:

JB Barnes
Ramon Booker
Mitchell Carroll
Steven Cope
Erik Halvorson
Tyler Hargrave
Brandon Jensen
Uriel Liquidano
Clay Reilly
Riley Thompson
Jonathan Thurston

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The shoes that Gunnar Langvold wears.

Yes, it’s only June 1, and the school year is about to end, but practice for next fall’s Coupeville High School gridiron squad began in earnest Saturday.

Wolf coach Tony Maggio, who will be going into his second season at the helm, welcomed 39 players, with three more expected to show Monday. That number would be robust compared to recent CHS rosters.

With established headliners like Nick Streubel, Jake Tumblin and Wade Schaef mixing with freshmen-to-be like Steven Cope, Woody Liquidano and Ramon Booker, Coupeville looked good for Day 1.

“Kids worked hard today,” Maggio said. “We went right into it, just like we ended last year, fast tempo, kinda threw young kids into the fire. I think it was a huge success.”

That was a feeling echoed by senior-to-be Gunnar Langvold, who is competing for the starting quarterback position.

“Great first practice guys! Keep it up,” Langvold said.

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