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New challenges, big performances

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on May 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Aaron DiDonna launches his shot put. (Photos courtesy Brooke Crowder, Jon Gabelein, and Kelly Powers)

The first road trip was a huge success.

After competing at home in its opener, the Coupeville Middle School track and field team hit the road Wednesday, traveling to Sultan for a three-team meet.

While there, the Wolves collected 19 wins and about a million PRs, while the 8th grade girls and 6th/7th grade boys claimed team titles.

For the 8th grade girls, it was a show of complete dominance, as those Wolves won all six events they competed in.

Tamsin Ward paced CMS with three individual wins, claiming crowns in the 100, shot put, and high jump.

That gives her six victories through the first two meets of the season, and 29 for her middle school career.

Tamsin Ward sails to victory.

Also winning multiple individual titles were Ward’s fellow 8th grader, Cyrus Sparacio (800, 1600), and 7th grade thrower Diesel Eck (shot put, discus).

Whether they won or not, everyone in a Wolf uniform excelled Wednesday, said their coaches.

“Great meet today – Coupeville athletes brought their A-game,” said Brooke Crowder.

“Athletes are challenging themselves, trying new events and pushing themselves to set new personal bests.”

Jon Gabelein agreed, pointing to the fact “their stronger efforts during practice are getting good results.”

Gabelein noted the performance of Wolves such as 7th grader Zariyah Allen, who “has been working especially hard.”

She won the discus, narrowly missing 80 feet in competition after breaking that mark in her warmups.

“Launching it that far during just the second meet brought lots of positive comments from her competitors,” Gabelein said. “I look forward to helping our students continue to improve.”

Transporting a large group of young athletes across the backroads of America is also an experience.

“Traveling as a team of 60 middle school students provides all of us with a whole other dimension to our track season,” Gabelein said. “Especially when it involves a visit to McDonalds without their parents.”

The Wolves help set up the hurdles.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (1st) 13.84

100 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (1st) 21.00; Elizabeth Marshall (2nd) 21.04; Cassandra Powers (3rd) 25.17 *PR*

4 x 200 Relay — O’Neill, Sage Stavros, C. Powers, Marshall (1st) 2:18.52

Shot Put — Ward (1st) 38-01.50 *PR*; C. Powers (2nd) 25-08 *PR*

High Jump — Ward (1st) 4-08 *PR*

Long Jump — Stavros (1st) 11-08 *PR*; Marshall (2nd) 11-06; O’Neill (3rd) 10-09

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Andrea Gonzalez (3rd) 14.85; Laurel Crowder (6th) 15.25 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (7th) 15.32 *PR*; Ava Alford (9th) 15.35; Abbie Moss (10th) 15.61 *PR*; Miah Patterson (13th) 15.97 *PR*; Ella Holm (17th) 16.12; Sophia Burley (18th) 16.19 *PR*; Mia Goers (19th) 16.39; Claire Lachnit (21st) 16.41; Finley Helm (22nd) 16.54; Amira Anunciado (24th) 16.93 *PR*; Sabrina Judnich (26th) 17.13; Evelyn Merino-Martinez (27th) 17.51 *PR*; Victoria Quiroga Rivera (30th) 17.58 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (33rd) 18.63; Reagan Green (34th) 18.72 *PR*

200 — Sandlin (1st) 33,53 *PR*; Goers (4th); Patterson (6th) 36.30; Merino-Martinez (7th) 37,87 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (9th) 38.48; Arianna Vinson (10th) 38.52 *PR*

1600 — Annaliese Powers (2nd) 6:29.23 *PR*; Autumn Hunt (5th) 7:02.50 *PR*; Sarai Dangerfield (7th) 7:10.31

100 Hurdles — A. Powers (3rd) 21.65 *PR*; Emma Green (4th) 21.93 *PR*; Patterson (5th) 22.03 *PR*; A. Hunt (6th) 22.24; Kaleigha Millison (7th) 22.32; Alford (10th) 22.95; Helm (11th) 23.58; Dangerfield (15th) 33.44 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Millison, Crowder, Moss, Goers (2nd) 1:01.98; Gonzalez, Vinson, Quiroga Rivera, Patterson (5th) 1:04.79; Addison Jacobsen, Judnich, Sandlin, E. Green (6th) 1:05.22; Maja Govorcin, Holm, R. Green, Burley (7th) 1:07.43; Lachnit, Zariyah Allen, A. Hunt, Magdolen (8th) 1:07.45

Shot Put — Jacobsen (4th) 22-07.50; Helm (5th) 21-10 *PR*; Holm (6th) 21-00; Alford (7th) 20-07.50 *PR*; Moss (10th) 18-10.50

Discus — Allen (1st) 79-10 *PR*; Millison (3rd) 54-02 *PR*; E. Green (7th) 42-11.75; Lachnit (9th) 40-10; Crowder (10th) 40-06 *PR*; A. Powers (11th) 40-04.50 *PR*; Judnich (15th) 34-03.25; Vinson (19th) 32-00

High Jump — Crowder (1st) 3-11 *PR*

Long Jump — Millison (5th) 12-00; Moss (7th) 11-02 *PR*; A. Hunt (11th) 10-06 *PR*; E. Green (13th) 10-05; Merino-Martinez (17th) 9-05 *PR*; Allen (18th) 9-03; Burley (20th) 9-00; Jacobsen (21st) 8-08 *PR*; Dangerfield (22nd) 8-07 *PR*; Anunciado (24th) 8-05; Vinson (26th) 7-05; Magdolen (28th) 7-04 *PR*

Cyrus Sparacio is way out in front.

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 — Brian Thompson (2nd) 13.33 *PR*; Kion Tellery (14th) 14.96

400 — Hunter Atteberry (5th) 1:15.44

800 — Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 2:27.27 *PR*

1600 — Sparacio (1st) 5:25.60; Ossian Merkel (3rd) 5:44.89 *PR*; Atteberry (5th) 7:00.93; Nolan Hunt (6th) 7:07.73

110 Hurdles — Frank Morrell (4th) 25.50 *PR*

Shot Put — Aaron DiDonna (5th) 28-06 *PR*; Tellery (6th) 28-04 *PR*; N. Hunt (12th) 20-08 *PR*

Discus — Sparacio (7th) 66-10.50; DiDonna (8th) 64-08 *PR*; Merkel (9th) 63-04 *PR*; N. Hunt (15th) 45-05.25; Zaydyn Dees (16th) 44-05 *PR*

Long Jump — Henry Bailey (1st) 15-03; Thompson (2nd) 15-02

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Les Queen (4th) 14.64 *PR*; Liam Stoner (6th) 14.98 *PR*; Diesel Eck (7th) 15.05 *PR*; Maverick Walling (9th) 15.42; Brenden Tumulty (19th) 19.50 *PR*

200 — River Simpson (2nd) 29.21; Jacob Lujan (5th) 30.53

400 — Simpson (1st) 1:07.07 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (3rd) 1:12.96 *PR*; Ceiba Rusch (5th) 1:31.03

800 — Walling (1st) 2:41.22 *PR*

1600 — Archer Schwarz (1st) 6:12.60; Tanner Kempton (4th) 7:27.39; Rusch (5th) 7:44.39

110 Hurdles — Lujan (3rd) 21.04; Malachi Chapa (5th) 21.97; Stoner (6th) 22.06 *PR*; Wagner (7th) 22.41 *PR*; Asher Harris (9th) 23.90 *PR*; Kempton (13th) 25.00

4 x 100 Relay — Chapa, Xander Beaman, Eck, Simpson (1st) 54.38; Rusch, Kempton, Stoner, Lujan (3rd) 1:03.85

Shot Put — Eck (1st) 26-04.50; Harris (6th) 19-08 *PR*

Discus — Eck (1st) 92-00 *PR*; Tumulty (6th) 44-10 *PR*

High Jump — Chapa (1st) 4-08 *PR*; Beaman (2nd) 4-06; Stoner (3rd) 4-02

Long Jump — Queen (3rd) 13-06 *PR*; Chapa (4th) 13-04 *PR*; Wagner (6th) 12-09 *PR*; Lujan (7th) 12-08 *PR*; Schwarz (8th) 12-07 *PR*; Kempton (13th) 11-03 *PR*; Tumulty (19th) 8-00

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New season, new triumphs

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on April 30, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Middle school track and field season is upon us. (Leslie Stoner photos)

Tamsin Ward is back, and so are the wins.

The Coupeville 8th grader kicked off her third, and final, season of middle school track and field Wednesday by doing exactly what she’s done for two years running.

Whomp on people.

Ward, who earned 23 wins across her first two CMS seasons, captured wins in the 100, shot put, and high jump while competing against Northshore Christian Academy and Sultan in her home stadium.

And she wasn’t the only Wolf to have an excellent day, with Diesel Eck and Elizabeth Marshall also claiming parts of three victories.

The former won the shot put and discus while running a leg on a 4 x 100 relay team, while the latter claimed top honors in the 100 hurdles and long jump, then pulled duty on a triumphant 4 x 200 squad.

River Simpson and Cyrus Sparacio were two-time winners, with Coupeville holding its own in the team standings as well.

The Wolf 8th grade girls and boy’s 6th/7th squad captured team titles.

“Our first meet of the season was a great adventure!” said CMS coach Jon Gabelein.

“While some students were more nervous than others about stepping into their first meet of the season, they all showed up ready to work hard and show good sportsmanship at the same time!

“Now that they have their baseline numbers, their continued practice and pushing themselves even more will allow them to generate even stronger results during the coming weeks!”

Ready to rumble.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (1st) 13.89

100 Hurdles — Elizabeth Marshall (1st) 21.93

4 x 200 Relay — Kennedy O’Neill, Sage Stavros, Cassandra Powers, Marshall (1st) 2:17.28

Shot Put — Ward (1st) 35-06; C. Powers (2nd) 23-10 *PR*

High Jump — Ward (1st) 4-04

Long Jump — Marshall (1st) 12-01 *PR*; O’Neill (2nd) 11-04

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Andrea Gonzalez (1st) 14.75 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (5th) 15.37 *PR*; Ava Alford (7th) 15.52; Rhylee Inman (10th) 15.78 *PR*; Abbie Moss 15.92 *PR*; Mia Goers (14th) 16.05 *PR*; Ella Holm (15th) 16.11 *PR*; Claire Lachnit (16th) 16.15 *PR*; Finley Helm (17th) 16.18; Miah Patterson (20th) 16.38 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (22nd) 16.59 *PR*; Sabrina Judnich (25th) 16.99 *PR*; Amira Anunciado (26th) 17.09 *PR*; Victoria Quiroga Rivera (29th) 17.68 *PR*; Evelyn Merino-Martinez (30th) 17.82 *PR*

200 — Sandlin (2nd) 34.35 *PR*; Patterson (4th) 36.05 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (7th) 37.85 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (8th) 37.89 *PR*; Arianna Vinson (9th) 39.46 *PR*

400 — Autumn Hunt (2nd) 1:18.89 *PR*

1600 — Annaliese Powers (2nd) 6:32.04 *PR*; Sarai Dangerfield (5th) 6:55.96 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Inman (4th) 21.54; A. Powers (5th) 21.79 *PR*; Emma Green (6th) 22.02 *PR*; A. Hunt (7th) 22.10 *PR*; Kaleigha Millison (8th) 22.57; Helm (9th) 22.65 *PR*; Alford (10th) 22.93 *PR*; Dangerfield (17th) 34.23 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Millison, Laurel Crowder, Moss, Goers (2nd) 1:04.15; Lachnit, Zariyah Allen, A. Hunt, Magdolen (4th) 1:07.47; Maja Govorcin, Holm, Reagan Green, Sophia Burley (5th) 1:09.05

Shot Put — Holm (3rd) 23-03 *PR*; Addison Jacobson (4th) 22-09 *PR*; Moss (7th) 19-09 *PR*; Helm (8th) 19-05 *PR*; Alford (11th) 17-03 *PR*; Gonzalez (16th) 12-06 *PR*

Discus — Allen (1st) 75-05 *PR*; Lachnit (3rd) 49-04 *PR*; Millison (4th) 47-04 *PR*; E. Green (5th) 43-10 *PR*; Judnich (8th) 39-03 *PR*; Vinson (16th) 32-00 *PR*; A. Powers (17th) 31-08 *PR*; Govorcin (18th) 30-05 *PR*; Jacobson (19th) 29-03 *PR*

Long Jump — Burley (2nd) 13-02.50 *PR*; Millison (5th); 12-04.50; Inman (6th) 11-04.50 *PR*; E. Green (8th) 11-02.50 *PR*; Anunciado (14th) 10-08.50 *PR*; Allen (17th) 10-00.50 *PR*; Patterson (17th) 10-00.50 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (20th) 9-03 *PR*; R. Green (21st) 9-02.50 *PR*; Vinson (25th) 8-08 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (26th) 8-06 *PR*; Dangerfield (31st) 7-03 *PR*; Magdolen (33rd) 6-08 *PR*

 

Malachi Chapa soars over the high jump bar.

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 — Brian Thompson (4th) 13.34 *PR*; Kion Tellery (15th) 14.26 *PR*; Zaydyn Dees (18th) 15.48 *PR*

400 — Hunter Atteberry (4th) 1:14.09 *PR*; Dees (5th) 1:14.22 *PR*

800 — Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 2:29.60 *PR*

1600 — Sparacio (1st) 5:19.62 *PR*; Henry Bailey (3rd) 5:42.94 *PR*; Atteberry (6th) 6:54.98 *PR*; Nolan Hunt (7th) 7:03.83 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Frank Morrell (5th) 25.12 *PR*

Shot Put — Tellery (9th) 26-01 *PR*; N. Hunt (11th) 19-06 *PR*

Discus — Thompson (7th) 69-07 *PR*; Sparacio (8th) 68-10 *PR*; N. Hunt (17th) 45-08 *PR*; Dees (18th) 38-07 *PR*

Long Jump — Thompson (2nd) 16-09 *PR*; Bailey (4th) 15-06 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Jesse Kehoe (5th) 14.79 *PR*; Liam Stoner (8th) 15.03 *PR*; Diesel Eck (9th) 15.20 *PR*; Les Queen (10th) 15.28 *PR*; Maverick Walling (11th) 15.35; Vincent Alguire (13th) 15.57 *PR*; Brenden Tumulty (24th) 19.87 *PR*

200 — River Simpson (1st) 27.11 *PR*; Jacob Lujan (4th) 30.06 *PR*

400 — Ceiba Rusch (2nd) 1:33.95

800 — Walling (1st) 2:47.46 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (3rd) 3:28.82

1600 — Archer Schwarz (2nd) 6:12.29 *PR*; Tanner Kempton (3rd) 7:20.40 *PR*; Rusch (5th) 7:35.30 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Lujan (2nd) 20.52 *PR*; Malachi Chapa (4th) 20.97 *PR*; Wagner (7th) 22.47 *PR*; Kempton (11th) 24.83 *PR*; Rusch (14th) 27.62

4 x 100 Relay — Chapa, Xander Beaman, Eck, Simpson (1st) 55.01; Rusch, Kempton, Stoner, Lujan (3rd) 1:03.84

Shot Put — Eck (1st) 32-01; Alguire (2nd) 26-11

Discus — Eck (1st) 80-06 *PR*; Tumulty (15th) 33-06 *PR*

High Jump — Kehoe (1st) 5-0 *PR*; Beaman (2nd) 4-06 *PR*; Chapa (5th) 4-05 *PR*; Queen (4th) 4-04 *PR*; Stoner (6th) 4-02 *PR*

Long Jump — Kehoe (3rd) 14-08 *PR*; Queen (7th) 13-0 *PR*; Chapa (8th) 12-11 *PR*; Walling (11th) 12-03 *PR*; Schwarz (12th) 12-02 *PR*; Wagner (13th) 12-00; Lujan (16th) 11-01 *PR*; Kempton (19th) 10-06 *PR*; Tumulty (24th) 8-07 *PR*

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CMS spiker coach exits gym

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on April 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Kristina Hooks is off to teach spikes and sets to her adorable baby boy. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s a complete turnover.

Coupeville Middle School volleyball coach Kristina Hooks has tendered her resignation, effective as of next Thursday’s school board meeting.

She joins fellow CMS coach Cris Matochi as well as high school spiker gurus Cory Whitmore and Ashley Menges in stepping down this off-season.

All four had different reasons for taking a break from gym life.

In the case of Hooks, the recent birth of her son is calling her in a different direction.

“I will always support the girls in the program and will hopefully make it to games in the future but coaching just isn’t in the cards for me this fall,” she said.

“I want to focus on being a mom and with my husband’s deployment schedule I don’t know if he would be back during volleyball season and wouldn’t have anyone to watch the baby.

“I loved my time at CMS and was lucky enough to learn how to be a better coach from Whitmore and Cris as well as work alongside them.”

After graduating in 2018 from Oak Harbor High School (where she played for Whitmore as a freshman), the former Kristina Tirado was hired by CMS in 2023.

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CMS track eyes new season

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on March 26, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tamsin Ward has 23 wins through two seasons of middle school track and field. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

Almost time to head outdoors.

Coupeville Middle School athletes start track and field practice April 14 and will be welcomed by a pack of three leaders.

Jon Gabelein returns to anchor the coaching staff, with Brooke Crowder and Kelly Powers joining to replace Amber Wyman.

Their hire will be official once approved by the school board at its meeting Thursday night.

The young Wolves, who will draw competitors from grades 6-8, have a six-meet schedule.

 

Wed-Apr. 30 — HOME (South Whidbey, King’s)
Wed-May 7 — @ Sultan (Lakewood, Granite Falls)
Wed-May 14 — HOME (Northshore Christian, Granite Falls)
Wed-May 21 — @ South Whidbey (Sultan)
Mon-June 2 — Cascade League Prelims @ Lakewood
Thur-June 5 — Cascade League Finals @ Lakewood

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Final game, final photos

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on March 13, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Kennedy O’Neill slices to the hoop in the season finale. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

One last chance to catch some snaps.

Wandering photographer John Fisken stopped by the Coupeville Middle School gym Tuesday, capturing images from the basketball season finale between the Wolves and visiting South Whidbey.

To see everything he shot, and possibly buy Grandma an early Christmas present, pop over to:

 

Coupeville:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Basketball-2024-2025/MSGBB-2025-03-11-vs-South-Whidbey

 

South Whidbey:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/South-Whidbey-2024-2025/MSGBB-2025-03-11-at-Coupeville

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