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Fear the Wolf, for it becomes stronger day by day!!

Posted in Football on February 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Nick “The Big Hurt” Streubel (Northwest Elite Index photo)

Gunnar Langvold (5) and Wiley Hesselgrave talk strategy during a recent 7-on-7 passing camp.

Countdown to destruction.

He’s not stumblin’, he’s rumblin’, he’s Jake Tumblin!! (Northwest Elite Index photo)

Joey Edwards

Falcon or Knight, Viking or Tiger, the Wolf comes for all of you in the end.

Day in and day out, when Korbin Korzan pounds weights, when Nick Streubel and Jake Tumblin attend the Barton football camps, when Gunnar Langvold and crew head out each Saturday to play in 7-on-7 passing camps at Juanita High School, the Wolves get stronger.

They sharpen their skills. They build their commitment. They strengthen the bonds of team. They wait, they grow, they bide their time and they prepare to unleash hell on Earth.

The Wolves are out there, and with every howl, they get closer. When fall arrives, they strike.

Are you ready for the destruction?

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“You bring 100% every time!!”

Posted in Football, Track on February 19, 2013| 1 Comment »

Matthew Hampton

Hampton hugs 4 x 400 mate Mitch Pelroy after the Wolves tore up the track oval. Watching are Larry Hurlburt (left) and Sam Landau.

Hampton hugs relay mate Mitch Pelroy after the Wolves tore up the track. Watching are Larry Hurlburt (left) and Sam Landau. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Hampton drops back on defense for the Wolves.

Matthew Hampton is NOT your friend when he steps on the track oval or football field.

The Coupeville High School sophomore gets along well with his teammates, but he is a firm believer that an athlete doesn’t need to go around hugging their opponents. While he’s not exactly prone to shred people with his spikes, he takes the competition side of sports seriously.

“Many of my friends have taught me small things; the main one I take to heart is when you’re on the field, court or track with another team, is that you don’t give any respect to them unless they earned it,” Hampton said. “Bring good sportsmanship, but don’t talk to them or smile at them.

“You bring 100% every time until it’s all over,” he added. “Then you walk away as a winner.”

It’s an attitude that has paid off nicely for Hampton. He went as far as tri-districts as a freshman, running in the 800 meters and as a leg on a speedy 4 x 400 relay squad with Mitch Pelroy, Sam Landau and Larry Hurlburt. While his taste of the big-time was nice, he’s looking for more this year.

“I would like to go to state, to win as many races as I can, or at least place in them,” Hampton said. “And I would like to achieve a 4:45 mile time by the end of the season.”

Hampton, who first took up track in 7th grade (“I started because I wanted to do every sport that year”), soon fell hard for the sport. While he has trouble deciding between football and track as his favorite sport, the Zen-like qualities of running appeal to him.

“I love track because it’s calm, quiet, it’s simple, not as complex,” Hampton said. “It’s not as stressful. I don’t have to rely on someone to cover my back. It would be all on me.

“When it comes to competition, I don’t give up easy,” he added. “I work well with others and I always try my hardest. I’d like to work on being more aggressive, and also need to work on running harder while keeping a pace.”

Hampton is also a rising star on the gridiron for the Wolves (“I love the speed and intensity on the field”), lettering this past season while seeing time on both sides of the ball.

When he’s not wearing the red and black, he balances time in the weight room, driver’s ed, his girlfriend and video games, all played out to a constant soundtrack.

“I love listening to music,” he said. “I love all kinds of music.”

And, through it all, he always has a rock to lean on in the woman who brought him into this world.

“My mother makes the biggest impact in my life,” Hampton said. “She gives me the support that everything is gonna be OK, no matter what.”

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Wolf gridiron aces refuse to bow down!!

Posted in Football on February 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Gunnar Langvold

“My name is Cole and I bring the Payne!!”

The rise of Coupeville High School football continues.

Playing at a 7-on-7 passing camp at Juanita High School Saturday, the 1A Wolves held their own with a pair of 4A schools, despite not having their most dangerous offensive weapon.

While Coupeville lost both of its games (being nipped 27-20 by Lake Stevens and falling 33-20 to Marysville), let me repeat — the Wolves played 4A schools and stayed close. Without Jake Tumblin.

And not run-of-the-mill 4A schools. Lake Stevens went 8-3 last season while Marysville was 9-3.

Plus, unlike week one, they didn’t have to play two men down on defense, as they got a full seven players in the cars, strapped them in, and drove off the Island before any one could change their minds. So, win-win.

The Wolf squad was led by Gunnar Langvold and included Bryce Fleming, Joey Edwards, Cole Payne and Wiley Hesselgrave, plus a pair of brothers who have just been approved to transfer to Coupeville — Tyree and Ramon Booker.

The Wolf seven-pack was a young squad, as well. Hesselgrave and Payne are only freshmen, while Ramon Booker is an eighth-grader.

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Go, Gunnar, go!!

Posted in Football on February 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Gunnar Langvold taking the snap, Xbox style, at the Christopher's staff party. (Kelsy Simmons photo)

Gunnar Langvold taking the snap, Xbox style, at the Christopher’s staff party. (Kelsey Simmons photo)

Gunnar’s first souvenir from a 7-on-7 passing camp on turf.

It may be the off-season, but that doesn’t mean the work has stopped.

Led by junior quarterback Gunnar Langvold, Coupeville High School sent five players to the first in a series of 7-on-7 passing camps at Juanita High School last weekend, and, even being light on numbers, held its own.

The Wolves, who should be back up to full numbers for the next couple of weeks, beat Orcas Island 26-14, despite playing two men down on defense.

They then went toe-to-toe with Air Raid Elite, an all-star squad which pulls in players from several schools. A dropped pass in the end zone prevented the Wolves from making a full comeback, but they held their own with no rest and limited players, a huge positive.

The camps are designed for the skills position players, with Coupeville hopefully drawing a mix of players on a weekly basis from a field that could include Bryce Fleming, Cole Payne, Joey Edwards, Korbin Korzan, Jake Tumblin, Wiley Hesselgrave, Lathom Kelley, Josh Bayne and others.

Coaches are not allowed to take an active role in the camps, so it’s up to the players to run things and Langvold has taken the lead so far.

With Langvold making a run at reclaiming his starting quarterback position as a senior in the fall, the continued development of his passing skills and, more importantly perhaps, leadership skills, bodes well for Coupeville.

Keep it going, Gunnar. Mrs. Streubel is watching and she’s proud of you.

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“I always loved playing catch with my dad!!”

Posted in Baseball, Football, Little League on February 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Korbin Korzan and baseball: a love affair. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Korzan and Coupeville’s favorite Belgian import, Iris Ryckaert.

Baseball love started early.

Korbin Korzan is part of an elite baseball fraternity.

Regardless of what else he may accomplish during his playing days, the Coupeville High School sophomore will always be a state champ first and foremost. A key member of the Central Whidbey Junior Little League squad that reigned supreme in the summer of 2010, he will always have those memories.

“Going to Medical Lake and winning the state tournament is definitely my biggest baseball career highlight!,” Korzan said. “Our 2010 season was a great journey from February to August.”

Korzan, also a standout football player for the Wolves who has put on some serious muscle in the off-season, will always give his heart to baseball. He started young (first playing little league ball as a first-grader), and his love for the game springs from his close relationship with his dad, Mark.

“I started playing because I always loved playing catch with my dad,” Korzan said. “If I had to choose one single person that has made the biggest impact on my life, it would be my dad.

“He is the one who has taught me everything I know about sports today!,” he added. “If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t even know how to throw a baseball. He always pushes me to do my best and is always there to support my decisions.”

Part of a tight-knit family (he also credits mom Kristi and big sister Britnie as having a strong, positive impact on his life), Korzan has also bridged cultural differences between countries, dating Belgian foreign exchange student Iris Ryckaert.

“I love hanging out with my friends — Iris, Riley Boyd and Bryce Fleming — and family,” Korzan said.

When he’s not in the CHS weight room, he can be found out blasting away on a dirt bike. But, when baseball beckons, almost everything else has to take secondary status.

“I love the whole atmosphere and intensity of baseball,” Korzan said. “There is no time limit in baseball and the game is never over until the last out!”

After spending most of his early career shuttling between first base and the mound, the hard-throwing Korzan moved into left field last season at the suggestion of Wolf coach Willie Smith.

While he still splits pitching duties with other hurlers such as Aaron Trumbull and Aaron Curtin, having his cannon in the outfield launching throws to Jake Tumblin behind the plate makes most base-runners hesitate when it comes to thinking about taking an extra base.

Not content to rest on his previous accomplishments, Korzan would love to add a few more shining moments to his personal baseball highlight reel. To that end, he is constantly looking to fine-tune his already formidable skills.

“I think my strength is how hard and accurately I can throw, but there is always room for improvement.”

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