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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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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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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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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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Former Wolf basketball star Makana Stone teamed with Brooke Crowder to coach the Coupeville Middle School girls’ hoops teams this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Another season in the books.

The Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball squads brought a close to their campaign Tuesday, jousting with visiting South Whidbey in a rivalry rumble.

The schools split the two games they played, while Coupeville’s third unit sat out the action as their rivals only go two teams deep.

How the finale played out:

 

Team #1:

Coupeville saved its best offensive surge for the fourth quarter, but the late run fell short in a 36-12 loss.

South Whidbey limited the Wolves to a single bucket in each of the first three quarters, building a 6-2 lead before stretching the margin out to 14-4 and 24-6.

Kennedy O’Neill, one of nine 8th graders on the CMS roster, capped her middle school hoops career by pouring in a team-high eight points.

Emma Cushman and Zayne Roos each banked in a bucket to round out the scoring.

Cameron Van Dyke, Hazel Goldman, Finley Helm, Annaliese Powers, Savannah Coxsey, Sophia Batterman, Addison Jacobson, KeeAyra Brown, Allison Powers, and Elizabeth Marshall also saw floor time for the Wolves.

 

Team #2:

The second quarter was the deciding factor for Coupeville’s hottest team.

Using a 12-0 run in that frame to stake themselves to a big lead, the Wolves held off a late South Whidbey rally to claim a 25-23 victory.

Coupeville’s second unit, which has been on a tear during the second half of the season, battled to a 6-6 tie across the first quarter, before Finley Helm, Aubrey Flowers, and Bella Sandlin torched the net in the second.

The visitors sliced a point off their deficit in the third, trimming the margin to 22-11, before going on their own run in the game’s final moments.

The Wolves proved resilient, however, with a successful fourth quarter free throw from Laurel Crowder proving to be huge at crunch time.

Crowder paced Coupeville with a team-high seven points, while Helm (6), Flowers (4), Allison Powers (2), Emma Green (2), Annaliese Powers (2), and Sandlin (2) also tickled the twine.

Abbey Hunt, Jacobson, Coxsey, Goldman, Sabrina Judnich, and Claire Lachnit rounded out the roster for CMS.

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