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CHS science warriors (l to r) Loren Nelson, Zane Bundy and Sam Wynn. (Janine Bundy photos)

   CHS science warriors (l to r) Loren Nelson, Zane “Dreamboat” Bundy and Sam Wynn. (Janine Bundy photos)

Sebastian Davis (left) and Nick Dion hum "We are the Champions" as they head back to their seats.

  Sebastian Davis (left) and Nick Dion hum “We are the Champions” as they head back to their seats.

Brandon Kelley -- winning medals and taking names.

Brandon Kelley — winning medals and taking names.

Bundy and Nelson, plotting to take over the world.

Bundy and Nelson, plotting to take over the world.

The combined brain power on display in this photo is staggering.

The combined brain power on display in this photo is staggering.

There was something for everyone.

Big wins. Big controversies. Groupies screaming.

Cause science.

Regionals for the Science Olympiad were held Saturday at Seattle Central Community College and the duo of Sebastian Davis and Nick Dion ruled in mag-lev.

I’m not going to pretend to know what that is, but the victory earned them and adviser Terry Welch a trip to the state meet April 12 at Eastern Washington University. A win there and they qualify for nationals, which are held at the University of Central Florida.

Wolf teammates Brandon Kelley and John McClarin placed third in their category, while Loren Nelson and Zane Bundy grabbed the spotlight two times.

First they became embroiled in a controversy over their Scrambler and had to have a volunteer coach come to their defense.

The coach was up to the task. If asked “What? Are you some kind of rocket scientist?” they would be one of the few people in the world able to respond “Why yes, yes I am.”

Later the dandy duo had to beat off the fans with a stick, as a band of girls swooned over Bundy like he was the second coming of ion-charged dreamboat Nikola Tesla.

Cause science.

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"Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?" "The same thing we do every night, Pinky -- try and take over the world!"(Janine Bundy photos)

“Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?” “The same thing we do every night, Pinky — try and take over the world!” (Janine Bundy photos)

Marisa Etzell plots her strategy.

Marisa Etzell, possibly building a nuclear reactor while having some lunch.

Science!

Science!

It's good to be Zane Bundy. "All your medals belong to me!!"

It’s good to be Zane Bundy. “All your medals belong to me!!”

They came, they saw, they did science … in a really sporty kind of way.

Coupeville High School’s Science Olympiad team competed Saturday in the NW Region C Invitational Tournament at Raisbeck Aviation High School in Tukwila, bringing home several medals for accomplishing scientific things that make my brain hurt when I think about them.

So, basically, while I have no idea what they did, or how they did what they did (I took as few science classes as possible in my school days…), I do know this — CHS students are smart. And successful.

Go, enjoy the photos, courtesy Janine Bundy. I’m taking my brain back to bed.

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Thankfully,m he's a benevolent genius and not an evil one.

Nick Johnson: Thankfully, he’s a benevolent genius and not an evil one. (Dan d’Almeida photos)

Sam Landau (right) fine-tunes his glider project.

Sam Landau (right) fine-tunes his glider project.

Dawson d'Almeida (left) and Geoff McClarin work their magic.

Dawson d’Almeida (left) and Geoff McClarin work their magic.

Johnson (left) and McClarin unleash their robot.

Johnson (left) and McClarin unleash their robot.

They call them ... Couperville. Sorta.

They call them … Couperville. Sorta.

They were introduced as Couperville, but not even that could slow them down.

Proving that a small school can hold its own with the big boys, Coupeville High School bounced University Prep, Bush, Bishop Blanchet, Bellingham and Bellevue Saturday at the final Science Olympiad meet of the season.

The Wolves, led by four-year varsity member Sam Landau, finished 8th, just 19 points behind champion Sehome.

“Not bad for Island hicks!,” joked coach Dan d’Almeida.

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