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Next year already on tap

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on June 3, 2022| Leave a Comment »

The first football game of Scott Hilborn’s senior season arrives Sept. 2. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

In 92 days, the games start counting again.

With spring sports wrapped up and graduation bearing down quickly, the 2021-2022 school year is all but done, and yet, here we are already looking ahead.

Coupeville High School football, and new head coach Bennett Richter, open fall practice Aug. 17 — with soccer, cross country, tennis, and volleyball slated to kick things off Aug. 22.

Then, when Friday, Sept. 2 rolls around, the Wolf gridiron squad travels to Silverdale to face Klahowya and the 2022-2023 school year — at least sports wise — is up and roaring.

While most other CHS sports teams already have at least partially formed schedules, you can expect some tinkering between now and then, so we’ll wait to post anything until we get closer.

But football seems pretty set in stone, so we’ll take a chance and jump the gun.

The Wolves, who went 3-5 a season ago, snapping a two-year run of posting winning records, have five home games against just four road trips.

Coupeville, a 2B school, is punching above its weight class in non-conference games, with plans to face four 1A foes, plus 2A Bellingham.

Only one opponent — South Whidbey at 6-4 — posted a winning mark in fall 2021, with the seven teams on the schedule combining for a 24-36 record last time out.

Among the three 2B schools in the Northwest 2B/1B League, Friday Harbor is the defending league champs, having held off Coupeville 13-6 in a triple overtime thriller to decide that honor.

La Conner, by comparison, suffered through the worst football season in an otherwise rich school athletic history, being outscored 231-0 across five games.

Unleash the Wolfpack.

 

The 2022 schedule (* = league games):

Fri-Sept. 2 — @ Klahowya — 5:00
Fri-Sept. 9 — South Whidbey — 7:00 — The BUCKET GAME
Fri-Sept. 16 — Sultan — 7:00
Fri-Sept. 23 — @ La Conner (*) — 5:00
Fri-Sept. 30 — Friday Harbor (*) — 6:00 — HOMECOMING
Fri-Oct. 7 — Bellingham — 7:00
Fri-Oct. 14 — @ Cascade (Leavenworth) — 7:00
Fri-Oct. 21 — La Conner (*) — 7:00 — SENIOR NIGHT
Fri-Oct. 28 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — 6:30

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CHS football offers unique learning experience

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on May 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Bennett “Big Energy” Richter (right), a football man with a plan. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“Safety is our biggest concern.”

New Coupeville High School head football coach Bennett Richter has been around the game most of his life, both as a player and mentor.

But as he moves up from defensive coordinator to the head of the Wolf program, he realizes there are parents and guardians who are unsure about letting their students suit up for the gridiron squad.

So, Richter and his assistant coaches are putting on a Football 101 clinic to give the community a better feel for the game they love, and the safeguards put into place in modern practice sessions.

The free event, which also features lunch, runs from 10 AM to noon Saturday, June 4.

Things will start at the health room inside the Coupeville High School gym (first thing on your left as you enter the front door), then out on the nearby football practice field.

Richter is hoping for a strong turnout, and a chance to make his case.

“We would like to reach as many people as possible,” he said. “And show them what we are doing to make the game of football as safe as possible for their children.

“Our hope is that we can really provide information to parents on the fence of letting their kids play, in hopes to continue to grow our program to a competitive level.”

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Bennett Richter officially The Man

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on May 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Bennett Richter (right) is Coupeville High School’s new head football coach. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Wolves are staying in-house.

Bennett Richter is making the jump from Defensive Coordinator to Head Coach for the Coupeville High School football program, replacing the departed Marcus Carr.

The hire has been confirmed by CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith and will be official after the school board approves the move at its next meeting.

Richter, a 2009 Oak Harbor grad who played for that school’s ’06 state champion gridiron squad, has been on the Wolf coaching staff since 2018.

It’s a busy time in his life, as he is scheduled to marry Megan Smith, Coupeville High School’s varsity girls basketball coach, this summer.

After having the same man at the helm of the Wolf football program for 26 years, CHS has cycled through head coaches since Ron Bagby retired after the 2009 season.

Jay Silver (two seasons), Tony Maggio (3), Brett Smedley (1), Jon Atkins (2), and Carr (4) precede Richter, who rose from being a volunteer assistant to directing the Wolf defense.

The view from the stands on this hire is extremely positive, as Richter is a passionate, deeply committed coach, well-liked and respected by his peers, players, and fans.

His first game as head coach will be a road game Sept. 2 at Klahowya, with his home debut Sept. 9, when Coupeville plays South Whidbey, with ownership of The Bucket at stake.

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Wolf football coach departs

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on April 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »

After four seasons at 2B Coupeville High School, head football coach Marcus Carr is jumping to 4A Inglemoor. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville High School is in the market for a new head football coach.

After four seasons at the helm of the Wolf gridiron program, Marcus Carr confirmed Friday he has accepted a similar position with Inglemoor High School in Kenmore.

Carr replaces Steve Hannan, who went 12-27 at the 4A school across the past five seasons.

Inglemoor is a member of KingCo, a 24-team “super league” which features 2A, 3A, and 4A schools.

Carr’s first game as Vikings head coach is set for Sept. 2, with Juanita the opponent.

He makes the jump to 4A football after spending two seasons at 2B Concrete, where he went 13-6 and won a Northwest 2B/1B League title, then four shepherding Coupeville through unsettled times.

When Carr was hired, he was the program’s fifth head coach in a nine-year span.

During his time stalking the sidelines at Coupeville’s Mickey Clark Field, he went 14-17, helped the Wolves transition from 1A to 2B, endured a worldwide pandemic, and guided Coupeville to back-to-back winning seasons in 2019 and 2020.

Carr began his four-year run at CHS with a 28-18 win over Port Townsend and ended it with a 28-13 victory over Evergreen of Seattle.

Playing an independent schedule ahead of the move back to 2B, CHS went 5-4 in 2019, the first winning season for Coupeville football since 2005.

The Wolves followed that up with a 3-2 mark during a pandemic-altered 2020 campaign.

KingCo, here he comes.

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Honor Uncle Chuck, embrace his spirit

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on January 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Charles Clark: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

His legacy lives on.

Charles Clark, or “Uncle Chuck” as he was known to just about everyone he met, was a great football coach, and a better man.

His passing late last year hit hard, especially in Coupeville, where he was a vital part of Wolf Nation.

Here’s a remembrance I wrote at the time about the larger-than-life Uncle Chuck, and what he meant to me:

Goodnight, Uncle Chuck, and thank you

Now, his sister, Gwendolyn Oest, is setting up an education scholarship to honor her brother’s impact on young football players in Coupeville and Oak Harbor.

The scholarship details are still being worked out, but you can get in on the ground floor and join the friends of Uncle Chuck by donating to the cause.

To do so, pop over to:

https://www.facebook.com/donate/941609649805336/10221830420335501/

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