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Former Wolf coach rips up gridiron

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on June 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Kwamane Bowens, a fashion icon who can also de-cleat you on the gridiron. (Photo courtesy Bowens)

Don’t hurt ’em, Kwamane!

Whoops, too late.

Former Coupeville High School football coach Kwamane Bowens is pulling double duty these days, working with a new generation of gridiron stars in Anacortes, while still bringing the thunder on the field.

Bowens, who is also finding time to get married, achieve academic excellence, and drop fresh music at a dizzying rate as Groovie Mane, pulls on the pads for the Everett Royals semi-pro squad.

The former NCAA D-I scholarship player leads his current team in tackles, having rung up 20 through the first three games of the season.

The Royals, who also have former Coupeville QB Dawson Houston on their roster, sit in first place in the Impact Eastern Conference of the Gridiron Developmental Football League.

Everett (2-1) returns to the field this coming Saturday, June 24 to host the Wenatchee Valley Storm, who are 0-3.

The Royals have found a great deal of success on the defensive side of the field, with Bowens and Co. holding their foes to a combined 28 points.

The other three squads in their division have all surrendered 60 or more points.

Bowens has played strongly in all three games, recording a season-high nine tackles against the Seattle Seminoles.

A Coupeville student in his younger days, the multi-threat talent returned to Cow Town after his college playing days, working as an assistant to head coach Marcus Carr.

Among the players Bowens helped train is Wolf grad Sean Toomey-Stout, currently playing for the University of Washington.

The football lifer was an assistant coach at Anacortes High School this past fall, helping guide a Seahawk team which went 9-2, falling 10-7 in a state quarterfinal nailbiter to eventual 2A runner-up North Kitsap.

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Two kingdoms, one queen

Posted in Football, Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on June 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School coaches Bennett and Megan Richter await the arrival of the progeny. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Maybe this one I really will get to call “The Chosen One.”

When Coupeville High School girls’ basketball coach (and three-time CHS Female Athlete of the Year) Megan Smith wed Wolf football guru Bennett Richter, two empires united.

And now, unto to CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith, AKA “Pops,” shall be born another grandchild who will one day be a standout Coupeville athlete.

So it is written.

For those following along, news of an impending baby swept through Cow Town, and now, the answer to the question proffered by every Wolf athlete.

Shall it be a boy or shall it be a girl?

To the delight of most of the CHS girls’ basketball team, it shall be a girl.

 

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Husky Stadium nabs state title football games

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on June 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Win big this fall and Wolves (l to r) William Davidson, Zane Oldenstadt, and Logan Downes can close their CHS careers on a big stage. (Michelle Glass photo)

Washington state’s most important high school football games are getting a big stage.

For one year, at least.

After using a mix of sites in recent years, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has signed a one-year deal with the University of Washington.

That puts all six WIAA state title football games at Husky Stadium this fall.

“Gridiron Classic” goes down Dec. 1-2, with three games on both days.

Kickoff is set for 11 AM, 3 PM, and 7 PM, with 1B, 1A, and 3A playing Friday, and 2B, 2A, and 4A taking the field Saturday.

For Coupeville fans, Saturday’s opener is the one where they hope to be front and center.

Moving all the title games back to one location is an embrace of the past.

When the Kingdome was still standing, teams aimed for an appearance at “Kingbowl” between 1977 and 1994.

The event moved to the Tacoma Dome in 1995, where it ran under the name “Gridiron Classic” until 2018.

At the time, the WIAA cited “rising costs and sagging attendance” for abandoning the joint.

Though, there was also considerable blowback from fans, coaches, and players after Tacoma Dome renovations wrecked sightlines for football in the building.

The WIAA went to a format of two games each at three Pierce County high schools after that, with tepid response from all concerned.

Now, in a one-year trial, it’s Husky Stadium or bust for championship-hungry gridiron teams.

After that, the WIAA will solicit bids for its next five-year cycle (2024-2028).

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Clear your fall schedule, today

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on May 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Aiden O’Neill (23) and Chase Anderson got plenty of playing time as freshman on a gridiron squad which went to state. (Davin Houston photo)

Forks is in, and Cascade (Leavenworth) is out.

We’re still four months out from the first game, but the football schedule for Coupeville High School is already set, thanks to the diligent work of Athletic Director Willie Smith.

The Wolves, who are coming off their first league championship and trip to the state tourney since 1990, went 7-2 last season under first-year head coach Bennett Richter.

While a strong group of seniors will have departed, record-setting quarterback Logan Downes and a pack of talented younger players — including the tallest group of receivers in years — are expected to return.

That group will have four home games, four road trips — though none of them epic — and one half and half affair when they play South Whidbey.

The game is technically in Langley, making it a fifth road trip, but Coupeville fans can, and will, trundle a few miles down the island en masse for that rumble.

 

The schedule as it sits today, with (*) indicating league games:

Fri-Sept. 1 — Klahowya — (6:00)
Fri-Sept. 8 — @ South Whidbey — (7:00) — BUCKET GAME
Fri-Sept. 15 — @ Sultan — (7:00)
Fri-Sept. 22 — La Conner (*) — (7:00)
Fri-Sept. 29 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (6:30)
Fri-Oct. 6 — @ Bellingham — (7:00)
Fri-Oct. 13 — Forks — (5:00) — HOMECOMING
Fri-Oct. 20 — @ La Conner (*) — (7:00)
Fri-Oct. 27 — Friday Harbor (*) — (6:00) — SENIOR NIGHT

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Buy a ticket, support the MVP

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on March 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Dominic Coffman, gridiron giant. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Your money can help put Dominic Coffman in the spotlight.

The Coupeville High School senior was selected to play in the Earl Barden Classic — the All-State football game for players from 2A, 1A, 2B, and 1B schools.

The game is set for Saturday, June 24 in Yakima.

But first Coffman, like all players in the game, needs to sell tickets to the event.

Whether you plan on making the trek to Yakima or just want to help support the Wolf three-sport athlete, you can nab a ticket for $10.

You can also make a donation, if that’s your preference.

To obtain tickets and support Coupeville’s gridiron standout, text Coffman at (360) 969-3227 or email him at Coffmandominc@gmail.com.

The selection to the All-State game is a rare honor, with only three other Wolves getting the call in the last two decades — Mike Bagby (2006), Josh Bayne (2015), and Ryan Labrador (2019).

Coffman was the Offensive MVP of the Northwest 2B/1B League this fall, and a First-Team All-League pick on defense for his work at linebacker.

He scored a team-high 14 touchdowns while picking up most of his rushing yards after first contact, helping the Wolves finish 7-2.

CHS football won its first league title since 1990, and advanced to the state playoffs for the first time in 32 years.

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