Fall sports MVP Kole Kellison, who did play-by-play, scoreboard operating, speaker removal and just about everything else … except when he was on his lunch break. (Robert Pelant photo)
Kim Andrews is everywhere at once.
At least it seems that way, as Coupeville High School’s athletic coordinator/supervisor, usually joined at the hip by partner Aimee Bishop, bounces from soccer game to volleyball match to football game and back again, constantly going in a circle and keeping everything running.
Whether eyeballing Kole “Does this school have good insurance?” Kellison as he climbs on a rainy press box roof to remove speakers, trying to keep rowdy, vuvuzela horn-demanding Wolf fans in reasonable check or making the middle school football players get off the field in time for the CHS girls’ soccer squad to take their place, she’s a whirlwind.
But, she would be the first to tell you that she couldn’t accomplish all that she does without the help of a crew of dedicated, and often unsung, volunteers. Today, she sings their praises, in her own version of an Oscars speech.
And no, she never really called them “the little people.”
Volleyball:
Scorekeepers/Announcers — Beverly Chan, Susan Boonstra, Tauni Moody.
Ticket Taker — Garrett Parker (“New this year, did a great job!”)
Football:
Ticket Taker — Sarah Stuurmans — “My all time dependable ticket taker for football!”
Ticket helpers — Tim Quinn, Jacob Lovell (“Always available to help where ever needed”), Bobbie Massengale.
Announcers/Scorekeepers — “Long time favorites Gary Hall and Joel Norris.”
JV/Middle School Scoreboard — “Kole Kellison did a fabulous job for his first time running the scoreboard.”
JV Announcers — “New to the circuit this year, Caleb Valko and Kellison. Very amusing; this could be their calling!”
Chain Gang — Mike Etzell, Randy Payne, Jim Stolee, John Thompson.
Soccer:
Scorekeeper — Luke Pelant (“A guy you can always count on!”) and Kellison.
Announcer — Quinn and a guest appearance by Lovell.
Middle School Volleyball:
Scorekeeper — Lovell (“A BIG thanks for sticking through the season with the boisterous MS VB crowd! He took it all in stride.”)
“And a HUGE thank you to Kole and Ray Kellison for helping put the very heavy speakers on top of the booth most every game. They are also working on a permanent solution to our new sound system.”
“And, of course, thank you to my co-supervisor, Aimee Bishop, who makes the job super fun! WE are an intimidating pair…”
