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First race, first success

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged CMS Wolves, cross country, Fort Casey State Park, Juniper Dotson, Salish Sea Jamboree, season opener on September 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Stone Simpson and Co. get the season off to a rousing start. (Rainy Simpson photo)

They kicked things off with a bang.

Running under sunny skies Wednesday at Fort Casey State Park, the Coupeville Middle School cross country squad won three of four races at the first-ever Salish Sea Jamboree.

CMS 8th grader Sarai Dangerfield and 7th graders Juniper Dotson and Nicholas Strong all finished first in their respective races, with 21 Wolves conquering the one-mile course.

Fresh off their season opener, the young harriers return to action this coming Saturday, when they trek to South Whidbey for the 47th annual Carl Westling Invite.

The Wolves warmup before the race. (Kelly Powers photo)

Wednesday results:

GIRLS:

8th grade:

Sarai Dangerfield (1st) 6:55.88

6th/7th grade:

Juniper Dotson (1st) 6:52.84
Ava Clark (2nd) 6:58.52
Abi Dangerfield (3rd) 7:24.03
Luna Strong (4th) 8:38.91
Leah Hernandez (5th) 9:03.10
Lillian Lachnit (6th) 9:05.68

Lillian Lachnit runs to a high-five. (Kelly Powers photo)

BOYS:

8th grade:

Jesse Kehoe (2nd) 5:42.03
Colton Ashby (3rd) 6:03.36
Cole Van Dyke (4th) 6:22.39

6th/7th grade:

Nicholas Strong (1st) 6:05.43
John Davis (2nd) 6:36.01
Mica McCloskey (5th) 6:55.01
Gavin Goldman (6th) 7:08.09
Leo Hernandez-Gomez (7th) 7:23.21
Hayden Maynes (8th) 7:31.90
Brody Griffith (9th) 7:34.21
Stone Simpson (12th) 8:40.24
Danny Powers (13th) 11:16.46
Quinton Freeman (14th) 12:05.42
Henry Engel (15th) 12:13.27

Danny Powers zips to the finish line. (Kelly Powers photo)

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Schedule some time for middle school sports

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, Volleyball, tagged Cascade League, CMS Wolves, cross country, fall schedules, volleyball on August 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Arley Bosler prepares to unleash the ace machine last season. (Julie Wheat photo)

Middle school mania is on the horizon.

Coupeville 6th, 7th, and 8th graders kick off fall sports with the arrival of September, with cross country starting practice on the first day of the month and volleyball getting underway on the 9th.

The Wolf harriers, who run four of their eight meets on Whidbey — two at Camp Casey, two in Langley — are coached by Amber Wyman, who returns full of enthusiasm.

For the spikers, the hunt for coaches is ongoing and this is your moment to seize the spotlight.

Interested? Contact Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith at wsmith@coupeville.k12.wa.us today!

With that in mind, a look at the schedules for both CMS teams:

CROSS COUNTRY:

Wed-Sept. 16 — Salish Sea Jamboree (Fort Casey) — 2:00
Sat-Sept. 19 — @ Carl Westling Invite (South Whidbey) — 9:45
Fri-Sept. 25 — @ Return of the Salmon Invitational (Sultan) — 4:00
Thur-Oct. 1 — HOME meet (Fort Casey) — 3:00
Sat-Oct. 3 — @ John Payne XC Invite (University Place) — 8:45
Sat-Oct. 10 — @ Mountain Loop Invitational (Granite Falls) — 10:00
Wed-Oct. 14 — @ Granite Gallop (3:20)
Wed-Oct. 21 — @ Cascade League Championships (South Whidbey) — 3:30

VOLLEYBALL:

Wed-Sept. 23 — South Whidbey (3:15)
Wed-Sept. 30 — @ Granite Falls (3:15)
Mon-Oct. 5 — @ Sultan (3:30)
Wed-Oct. 7 — @ Northshore Christian (3:30)
Mon-Oct. 12 — King’s (3:15)
Wed-Oct. 14 — Lakewood (3:15)
Mon-Oct. 19 — @ South Whidbey (3:30)
Wed-Oct. 21 — Sultan (3:15)

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CMS boys’ hoops nets a legend

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged Boys Basketball, CMS Wolves, Kassie Lawson, Kassie O'Neil, new hire on August 24, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Kassie O’Neil

The Wolves have added a sharpshooter.

Kassie O’Neil, who lived to drain three-balls which made private school rivals cry sweet, sweet tears during her own school days, is back in the gym to help train a new generation of Cow Town hoops stars.

Having previously held high school JV and middle school coaching gigs in Cow Town, the hardwood legend has been tabbed to join the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball staff for the 2026-2027 school year.

She replaces RayLynn Ratcliff, who stepped down after three seasons, and O’Neil’s hire will be official once approved by the school board at its Thursday meeting.

As a high school player, O’Neil, then working under the name Kassie Lawson, saw varsity action all four of her seasons between 2005-2006 and 2008-2009, scoring 184 career points.

But it was when she tallied those buckets which still looms largest.

O’Neil delivered a prime-time dagger to ruin the evening for the richniks from King’s in 2008, nailing a buzzer-beating three-ball to give Coupeville a 33-32 home win and the #1 playoff seed out of the Cascade Conference.

A year later, as a CHS senior, she poured in 13 of her team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter to fuel a wild comeback against Granite Falls in a game which came down to the final second.

That included splashing home a trey with 18 seconds to play to force a tie.

The young sharpshooter, plotting the destruction of King’s and Archbishop Thomas Murphy.

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Fleet feet, top times

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged Anna Powers, CMS Wolves, cross country, Henry Purdue, records on July 17, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Anna Powers zips through the brush. (Julie Wheat photo)

The clock tells the tale.

Check out stats for the last decade of Coupeville Middle School cross country, and two runners stand tallest, with another pack hot on their heels.

At least according to cold, hard numbers, Anna Powers and Henry Purdue, who will both be high school freshmen this fall, have hit the tape faster, on a more consistent basis, than any of their teammates.

How did I arrive at this statement?

By letting athletic.net — the national clearing site for high school and middle school track and cross country results — do most of the work.

Look up CMS, and the site lists the top times for the Wolves in races covering seven different distances — 3,000 meters, 2,751 meters, 2,500 meters, 1.7 miles, 1.6 miles, 1.5 miles, and one mile.

Taking the top five times at each distance, I awarded five points for first, four for second, three for third, two for fourth, and one for fifth.

Add it all up, and bingo, bango, you have Anna and Henry.

Take it for what it’s worth — a way to fill a little bit of the summer break other than watching rain clouds slide across the prairie.

Henry Purdue has fleet feet. (Kelly Powers photo)

The numbers:

GIRLS:

Top 10:

Anna Powers – 20
Claire Mayne – 11
Lydia Price – 11
Sarai Dangerfield – 8
Carolyn Lhamon – 8
Mikayla Wagner – 7
Olivia Hall – 5
Ayden Wyman – 5
Hazel Goldman – 4
Marlen Montiel – 4

2500 meters:

Ayden Wyman (12:04.0)
Marlen Montiel (12:14.0)
Edie Bittner (12:25.0)
Lillian Stanwood (12:26.0)
Erica McGrath (12:54.0)

2751 meters:

Carolyn Lhamon (11:45.3)
Claire Mayne (11:48.6)
Helen Strelow (13.23.7)
Cristina McGrath (13:27.2)
Erica McGrath (13:59.4)

3000 meters:

Anna Powers (11:47.8)
Sarai Dangerfield (12:26.8)
Allie Powers (13:33.1)
Mikayla Wagner (13:43.6)
Lydia Price (13:50.8)

1 mile:

Anna Powers (7:13.5)
Hazel Goldman (7:45.9)
Claire Lachnit (7:48.5)
Abby Hunt (11:53.0)
Mia Goers (11:53.2)

1.5 miles:

Anna Powers (10:05.8)
Lydia Price (10:19.0)
Olivia Hall (10:40.0)
Mikayla Wagner (10:41.0)
Lillian Ketterling (11:04.1)

1.6 miles:

Lydia Price (12:15.7)
Claire Mayne (12:26.0)
Mikayla Wagner (12:42.5)
Lillian Ketterling (12:46.7)
Teagan Calkins (12:51.2)

1.7 miles:

Anna Powers (11:03.5)
Sarai Dangerfield (11:13.4)
Carolyn Lhamon (12:05.7)
Olivia Hall (12:08.6)
Lydia Price (12:09.5)

BOYS:

Top 10:

Henry Purdue – 19
Cole White – 15
Lincoln Wagner – 12
Colton Ashby – 11
Landon Roberts – 9
Jack Porter – 6
Archer Schwarz – 6
Calvin Kappes – 5
Cyrus Sparacio – 5
Aiden Anderson, Hayden Harry, Hank Milnes – 4