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Summer hoops camp hits hardwood

Posted in Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on May 12, 2026| Leave a Comment »

God’s chosen sport returns to the hardwood this summer.

Coupeville High School boys’ basketball coaches will be running the 2026 edition of the CMS Summer Tipoff Hoops Camp June 16-18.

The camp, which costs $50 per player, is open to Coupeville School District student-athletes entering grades 6-8 next school year.

Each day will go from 9:00 AM until noon.

Payment is collected at the door on the first day of camp, but you need to register by May 30 to ensure that your player will receive a camp t-shirt.

For questions, contact Wolf head coach Brad Sherman at bsherman@coupeville.k12.wa.us.

 

To register, pop over to:

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CMS track stars make bold statement in Sultan

Posted in Track, Middle School, tagged , , , , , on May 7, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Les Queen has won all eight events he’s competed in as a middle school track athlete. (Julie Wheat photos)

New week, new success.

After opening the season at home, the Coupeville Middle School track team traveled to the hinterlands Wednesday, arriving in the wilds of Sultan to face the Turks and Northshore Christian Academy in a three-team royal rumble.

While there, the Wolves piled up wins and PRs, with 18 different athletes enjoying a first-place finish.

Leading the way for the second meet in a row was 7th grader Les Queen, once again claiming top honors in the 200, 400, discus, and 4 x 100 relay.

This is his first year in track, and the 8-0 mark is the best start to a CMS career in the era of athletic.net tracking middle school results, which runs from 2008-2026.

Two meets in, Queen is more than halfway to the Wolf boys single-season win record of 13, set last year by then-7th grader Diesel Eck.

After that he would be chasing Lindsey Roberts, who won 19 times as an 8th grader in 2015, and Tamsin Ward, who went to the top of the podium 16 times as an 8th grader in 2025.

Hot on Queen’s heels Wednesday was 6th grader Juniper Dotson (1600, 100 Hurdles, 4 x 1) and 7th grader Jesse Kehoe (100, High Jump, Long Jump), both claiming three victories.

Across the board the Wolves, who had four other double event winners in Laurel Crowder, Henry Purdue, River Simpson, and Malachi Chapa impressed their coaches.

“Today’s results showed areas that students have been making strong efforts and those areas where even stronger efforts are needed,” said Jon Gabelein.

“While it was the second meet of the season, several students chose to compete in at least one event that they had never competed in before.

“This requires a great deal of confidence, and I was proud of them for being willing to stretch their comfort zone.”

On the long and winding return trip from Sultan, Gabelein polled some of the members of his crew for their thoughts as well.

“When I asked River Simpson about his favorite part of today’s adventure, his easy answer was the bus ride back as this is when the team stops for food,” the coach said.

“His more thoughtful response was running the 100-meter dash as this is when he gets to run his fastest race.

“Sawyer Rudat’s final answer was the bus ride as it is a great opportunity to enjoy some chill time with his teammates.”

It’ll be a shorter trip next time out, as Coupeville stays home for its next meet.

The Wolves host South Whidbey Wednesday, May 13, with action set to kick off at 3:30 PM at Mickey Clark Field.

Anna Powers leads the pack.

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

 

8th grade:

100 — Ava Alford (4th) 15.40; Amira Annunciado (8th) 16.34; Claire Lachnit (11th) 16.40; Addison Jacobson (15th) 17.61 *PR*; Vicky Quiroga Rivera (17th) 18.16

200 — Zariyah Allen (2nd) 34.03 *PR*; Emma Green (6th) 34.53

400 — Z. Allen (3rd) 1:13.99 *PR*; Lachnit (5th) 1:28.65

1600 — Anna Powers (3rd) 6:32.13

100 Hurdles — Powers (3rd) 21.08; Kaleigha Millison (4th) 22.61

Shot Put — Jacobson (3rd) 25-04 *PR*; Millison (5th) 22-07.50 *PR*; Annunciado (8th) 19-04.50 *PR*; Alford (10th) 16-08.50

Discus — Lachnit (4th) 52-06.50; E. Green (5th) 51-09; Jacobson (6th) 46-06

High Jump — Z. Allen (1st) 4-05 *PR*; Millison (2nd) 3-10

Long Jump — Annunciado (5th) 10-09; Quiroga Rivera (13th) 7-02.50

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Josilyn McColl (2nd) 14.68 *PR*; Laurel Crowder (3rd) 14.73 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (4th) 14.85 *PR*; Ava Clark (5th) 15.33 *PR*; Ella Holm (10th) 15.91; Mia Goers (11th) 15.93; Eden Weeks (14th) 16.28; Jasmine Allen (15th) 16.34 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (16th) 16.40 *PR*; Ruby Folkestad (22nd) 16.92; Ava Black (24th) 16.99 *PR*; Evelyn Merino-Martinez (26th) 17.22; Daisy Leedy-Bonifas (27th) 17.38; Emma Roberts (29th) 17.46 *PR*; Reagan Green (30th) 17.48 *PR*; Dresden Rusch (31st) 17.55 *PR*; Dani Halsing (34th) 18.27 *PR*; Kolby Johnson (35th) 18.75 *PR*; Milly Somes (36th) 20.20

200 — Crowder (1st) 30.34 *PR*; Weeks (5th) 33.35 *PR*; Magdolen (6th) 34.23 *PR*; J. Allen (8th) 35.12 *PR*; Maja Govorcin-O’Connell (9th) 36.62 *PR*

400 — Sandlin (1st) 1:13.98 *PR*; Magdolen (4th) 1:18.36 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (7th) 1:28.17 *PR*

1600 — Juniper Dotson (1st) 6:28.44; Sarai Dangerfield (3rd) 6:56.88; Abby Hunt (5th) 7:15.01

100 Hurdles — Dotson (1st) 21.29; Black (10th) 23.45 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (12th) 23.91 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — J. Allen, Leedy-Bonifas, Dotson, McColl (1st) 1:03.10; Hunt, R. Green, Holm, Goers (2nd) 1:05.22

Shot Put — Holm (2nd) 24-11 *PR*; Govorcin-O’Connell (4th) 22-03 *PR*; Weeks (6th) 19-05; K. Johnson (10th) 16-07 *PR*; Rusch (12th) 15-10 *PR*; Clark (13th) 15-06 *PR*; Roberts (15th) 15-03.50

Discus — McColl (4th) 46-10; Halsing (9th) 39-09

High Jump — Crowder (1st) 4-05

Long Jump — Dotson (2nd) 11-09; Sandlin (4th) 11-00; Leedy-Bonifas (6th) 10-04 *PR*; J. Allen (7th) 10-03; Goers (7th) 10-03; Folkestad (12th) 9-05 *PR*; Halsing (12th) 9-05; Magdolen (15th) 9-04; Merino-Martinez (17th) 8-09; Dangerfield (22nd) 8-01; Clark (22nd) 8-01 *PR*; Roberts (27th) 7-08; Black (29th) 7-06 *PR*; Somes (30th) 7-05 *PR*; K. Johnson (32nd) 7-00

Ready to zip around the oval.

 

BOYS:

 

8th grade:

100 — River Simpson (1st) 12.39 *PR*; Aiden Wheat (9th) 13.67 *PR*; Xander Beaman (10th) 13.75 *PR*; Diesel Eck (12th) 14.00 *PR*; Vincent Alguire (18th) 14.42 *PR*; Maverick Light (28th) 17.00 *PR*

200 — Simpson (1st) 25.80 *PR*; Jacob Lujan (4th) 31.23

400 — Malachi Chapa (1st) 1:00.32 *PR*

800 — Henry Purdue (1st) 2:25.91 *PR*; Maverick Walling (2nd) 2:41.75; Archer Schwarz (4th) 2:50.50

1600 — Purdue (1st) 5:23.75; Lincoln Wagner (2nd) 5:55.02; Schwarz (4th) 5:59.53

110 Hurdles — Lujan (3rd) 20.69 *PR*

Shot Put — Alguire (1st) 34-00.25; Eck (2nd) 33-00

Discus — Eck (1st) 100-10; Wagner (6th) 73-05; Light (13th) 50-03.50 *PR*; Sawyer Rudat (17th) 41-07 *PR*

High Jump — Chapa (1st) 5-06 *PR*; Beaman (1st) 5-06 *PR*; Alguire (3rd) 4-10; Wheat (3rd) 4-10 *PR*; Purdue (6th) 4-08

Long Jump — Chapa (2nd) 18-04 *PR*; Simpson (4th) 15-08; Wagner (8th) 13-10; Schwarz (11th) 13-06 *PR*; Rudat (12th) 13-02 *PR*; Walling (13th) 12-11.50; Lujan (15th) 12-05

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Jesse Kehoe (1st) 13.21 *PR*; Liam Stoner (2nd) 13.81; Logan Dees (4th) 14.31 *PR*; Henry Teirney (6th) 14.87 *PR*; Shiloh Johnson (9th) 15.76 *PR*; LJ Schultz (13th) 16.50 *PR*; Jackson Coxsey (18th) 18.19 *PR*

200 — Les Queen (1st) 27.66 *PR*; Stoner (2nd) 28.80 *PR*; Dees (3rd) 31.18 *PR*; Coxsey (9th) 43.50

400 — Queen (1st) NO TIME LISTED

800 — Miles Abram (1st) 3:03.24 *PR*

1600 — Abram (2nd) 6:28.41

4 x 100 Relay — Queen, Dees, Alton Hansen, Stoner (1st) 54.87

Shot Put — Coxsey (5th) 15-10 *PR*

Discus — Queen (1st) 113-05; Teirney (3rd) 70-08.50 *PR*; S. Johnson (5th) 40-10 *PR*

High Jump — Kehoe (1st) 4-10; S. Johnson (3rd) 4-02 *PR*

Long Jump — Kehoe (1st) 16-02; Stoner (2nd) 14-03 *PR*; Dees (4th) 12-06; Teirney (6th) 11-11; Schultz (9th) 11-02 *PR*

Flying through the air with the greatest of ease.

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Queen, Simpson pace CMS in track opener

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , , on April 29, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolf 8th grader River Simpson picked up three wins Wednesday in the middle school track season opener, giving him 15 for his career. (Photo courtesy Rainy Simpson)

As debuts go, this one was pretty flawless.

Coupeville 7th grader Les Queen, already an accomplished basketball player, competed in his first middle school track and field meet Wednesday and promptly won all four events he participated in.

Coming out on top in the 200, 400, discus, and as a member of a 4 x 100 relay squad, the lanky Wolf was one of 25 CHS athletes to nab a victory while clashing with visiting Sultan and Northshore Christian.

Also making a big early impact was 8th grader River Simpson, a triple winner in the 200, long jump, and 4 x 2, while Laurel Crowder, Henry Purdue, Sarai Dangerfield, Malachi Chapa, Kaleigha Millison, Liam Stoner, and Jesse Kehoe each picked up two first-place finishes.

Defending its home turf in style, Coupeville also stormed to big wins in the team standings.

The Wolf boys racked up 123 points, outpacing Northshore (82) and Sultan (35), while the CMS girls edged NSC 95-78, with Sultan bringing up the rear with 60.

While the points and wins are nice, Coupeville coach Jon Gabelein was also thrilled to see all the PRs rain down.

“Our athletes enjoyed starting their season right here at home,” he said. “I am very proud of the hard work they are doing at practice as it will be this daily effort that allows them to enjoy even stronger abilities.

“Several returning veterans were excited to share that they earned a PR today compared to their best results from last year.

“Being a team of 64 middle school students, their positive attitudes and supporting each other’s participation will keep making our adventures fun and rewarding for everyone throughout the upcoming season.”

Coupeville returns to action next Wednesday, May 6, when it travels to the wilds of Sultan for a rematch with the Turks.

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

 

8th grade:

100 — Ava Alford (4th) 15.49; Amira Annunciado (7th) 16.25 *PR*; Claire Lachnit (11th) 16.81; Vicky Quiroga Rivera (14th) 17.89 *PR*

200 — Alford (2nd) 33.18 *PR*; Emma Green (5th) 35.04; Sabrina Judnich (6th) 37.17 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (7th) 40.31 *PR*

400 — Lachnit (2nd) 1:29.25

800 — Anna Powers (2nd) 2:59.26

1600 — Powers (2nd) 6:28.15

100 Hurdles — Powers (3rd) 21.28; Kaleigha Millison (4th) 22.77

4 x 200 Relay — Lachnit, Judnich, Millison, Addison Jacobson (1st) 2:26.85

Shot Put — Jacobson (3rd) 23-06; Alford (6th) 19-01; Annunciado (7th) 18-06 *PR*

Discus — E. Green (4th) 51-11 *PR*; Lachnit (5th) 51-08; Jacobson (6th) 49-11; Millison (10th) 45-09; Judnich (12th) 45-00 *PR*; Powers (13th) 43-11 *PR*

High Jump — Millison (1st) 3-10

Long Jump — Annunciado (6th) 11-08 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (10th) 8-10 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Laurel Crowder (2nd) 14.89 *PR*; Josilyn McColl (3rd) 14.93 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (4th) 14.93 *PR*; Mia Goers (8th) 15.91 *PR*; Eden Weeks (11th) 15.97 *PR*; Ava Clark (13th) 16.09 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (15th) 16.52 *PR*; Ruby Folkestad (16th) 16.78 *PR*; Jasmine Allen (16th) 16.78 *PR*; Daisy Leedy-Bonifas (18th) 17.22 *PR*; Evelyn Merino Martinez (24th) 17.74 *PR*; Emma Roberts (25th) 17.79 *PR*; Dresden Rusch (26th) 18.04 *PR*; Reagan Green (27th) 18.07 *PR*; Dani Halsing (29th) 18.46 *PR*; Milly Somes (31st) 19.88 *PR*

200 — Crowder (1st) 30.69 *PR*; Sandlin (2nd) 32.48 *PR*; Weeks (4th) 34.31 *PR*; Magdolen (5th) 4.55 *PR*; Goers (7th) 35.17; Maja Govorcin-O’Connell (8th) 37.18 *PR*

400 — Sandlin (1st) 1:14.10 *PR*; Magdolen (3rd) 1:20.20 *PR*; Allen (4th) 1:22.85 *PR*; Diana Teran Herrera (7th) 1:34.96 *PR*

800 — Sarai Dangerfield (1st) 4:05.25; Teran Herrera (2nd) 4:06.90 *PR*

1600 — Juniper Dotson (2nd) 6:07.48 *PR*; Dangerfield (3rd) 6:43.85

100 Hurdles — Dotson (1st) 21.18 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (12th) 29.19 *PR*; Kolby Johnson (14th) 36.95 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Leedy-Bonifas, Dotson, McColl, Allen (2nd) 1:02.53; Goers, Abby Hunt, Folkestad, R. Green (4th) 1:05.86

4 x 200 Relay — Merino Martinez, Dangerfield, Rusch, Clark (1st) 2:32.28

Shot Put — Weeks (5th) 19-10 *PR*; Govorcin-O’Connell (6th) 19-07 *PR*; Roberts (9th) 15-06 *PR*; Rusch (12th) 15-05 *PR*; Clark (17th) 12-09 *PR*

Discus — McColl (4th) 46-11 *PR*; Halsing (6th) 45-01 *PR*

High Jump — Crowder (1st) 4-06 *PR*; Hunt (2nd) 3-08 *PR*; Govorcin-O’Connell (3rd) 3-08 *PR*; Halsing (4th) 3-06 *PR*

Long Jump — Dotson (2nd) 12-00 *PR*; Sandlin (3rd) 11-08 *PR*; Goers (5th) 11-01 *PR*; Allen (8th) 10-09 *PR*; Halsing (10th) 10-04 *PR*; Dangerfield (12th) 9-11 *PR*; Magdolen (13th) 9-09 *PR*; Roberts (13th) 9-09 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (16th) 9-06 *PR*; Johnson (26th) 7-05 *PR*; Teran Herrera (31st) 5-06 *PR*

 

BOYS:

 

8th grade:

100 — Aiden Wheat (8th) 13.96 *PR*; Xander Beaman (13th) 14.55; Diesel Eck (16th) 14.64 *PR*; Vincent Alguire (17th) 14.71 *PR*; Maverick Walling (18th) 15.12; Maverick Light (23rd) 17.18 *PR*

200 — River Simpson (1st) 26.26 *PR*; Wheat (4th) 28.59 *PR*; Beaman (5th) 29.28; Jacob Lujan (7th) 33.17

400 — Malachi Chapa (1st) 1:01.22 *PR*; Lujan (3rd) 1:09.83 *PR*

800 — Henry Purdue (1st) 2:27.50 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (2nd) 2:38.08; Archer Schwarz (5th) 2:49.50

1600 — Purdue (1st) 5:16.06 *PR*; Schwarz (2nd) 5:58.15 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Lujan (1st) 20.80

4 x 100 Relay — Wheat, Beaman, Simpson, Chapa (2nd) 52.00

4 x 200 Relay — Walling, Simpson, Wagner, Sawyer Rudat (1st) 1:58.80

Shot Put — Alguire (1st) 35-09 *PR*; Eck (2nd) 33-11; Rudat (12th) 14-09 *PR*

Discus — Eck (1st) 112-00 *PR*; Wagner (6th) 75-04 *PR*; Light (14th) 45-00 *PR*

High Jump — Chapa (1st) 5-03 *PR*; Purdue (2nd) 5-01 *PR*; Beaman (3rd) 5-00 *PR*; Alguire (4th) 4-10 *PR*; Wheat (6th) 4-08 *PR*

Long Jump — Simpson (1st) 15-11 *PR*; Chapa (3rd) 15-06 *PR*; Wagner (5th) 15-00 *PR*; Walling (9th) 13-01 *PR*; Lujan (9th) 13-01; Schwarz (12th) 12-07; Rudat (13th) 12-06 *PR*; Light (17th) 10-08 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Liam Stoner (1st) 13.63 *PR*; Jesse Kehoe (3rd) 13.74; Logan Dees (6th) 14.75 *PR*; Henry Tierney (8th) 15.12 *PR*; Cyrus Badger (15th) 16.84 *PR*; LJ Schultz (17th) 17.10 *PR*

200 — Les Queen (1st) 28.84 *PR*; Stoner (2nd) 29.26 *PR*; Dees (4th) 31.76 *PR*; Miles Abram (7th) 34.26 *PR*; Badger (12th) 35.98 *PR*; Schultz (13th) 37.02 *PR*; Jackson Coxsey (14th) 42.79 *PR*

400 — Queen (1st) 1:05.96 *PR*

800 — Abram (3rd) 3:09.42 *PR*

1600 — Abram (2nd) 6:16.02 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Stoner, Queen, Alton Hansen, Dees (1st) 55.55

Shot Put — Coxsey (5th) 14-08 *PR*

Discus — Queen (1st) 116-00 *PR*; Tierney (5th) 63-03 *PR*

High Jump — Kehoe (1st) 5-02 *PR*; Abram (3rd) 4-0 *PR*; Hansen (4th) 4-0 *PR*

Long Jump — Kehoe (1st) 16-02 *PR*; Stoner (4th) 13-11 *PR*; Dees (5th) 13-08 *PR*; Hansen (6th) 13-05 *PR*; Teirney (7th) 12-11 *PR*; Schultz (17th) 9-04 *PR*

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CMS track stars return to the oval

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on April 2, 2026| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves celebrate at last year’s league championship meet. (Photo courtesy Kelly Powers)

The countdown begins.

Coupeville Middle School kicks off its final sports season of the 2025-2026 school year right after Spring Break, with track and field beginning practice Tuesday, Apr. 14.

CMS coaches Jon Gabelein and Kelly Powers will guide the young Wolves through a six-meet season, culminating in an appearance at the Cascade League Championships.

 

The schedule:

Wed-Apr. 29 — HOME (Northshore/Sultan) — 3:30
Wed-May 6 — @ Sultan (Northshore) — 3:30
Wed-May 13 — HOME (South Whidbey) — 3:30
Wed-May 20 — @ South Whidbey (King’s) — 3:30
Mon-June 1 — @ Cascade League prelims (Lakewood) — 3:30
Thur-June 4 — @ Cascade League finals (Lakewood) — 3:30

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Nothing but net, one more time

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Juniper Dotson weaves her way through the defense. (Julie Wheat photos)

No season is complete until the final photos drop.

So, while the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams wrapped game action last week, we take a momentary detour to offer up some more Julie Wheat pics from the hardwood campaign.

Once again, she shoots and scores.

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