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Lindsey Roberts

Lindsey Roberts cruises in an earlier-season race. (John Fisken photo)

Reed Richards (far left), shown with her relay teammates (l t r) Roberts, Kalia Littlejohn and Ashlie Shank.

Reed Richards (far right), with relay teammates (l t r) Roberts, Kalia Littlejohn and Ashlie Shank. (Sherry Roberts photo)

The Reed and Lindsey Show rolls on.

Coupeville Middle School seventh graders Reed Richards and Lindsey Roberts continued their torrid track seasons Wednesday, winning events at Day 1 of the Cascade Conference Championships in Shoreline.

Richards went nuclear, dropping 11 seconds off of her personal record to out-duel Mary Carbajal of Sultan and win the finals of the 800 by nearly a second. Third place was a whopping 17 seconds off of Richards‘ pace.

Roberts claimed first in the prelims for the 75 meter hurdles, also setting a PR.

The two-day event wraps up Monday, June 2.

Day 1 was a mix of finals in some throwing and jumping events and a handful of distance races, while the sprints were prelims. Day 2 will include the relays and the remainder of the finals for all events.

Complete Day 1 results:

GIRLS:

100 (7th) — Julia Beumer (15th) 16.05; Allison Jungmann (18th) 16.30

100 (8th) — Allison Wenzel (10th) 15.58; Maggie Crimmins (21st) 16.60

200 (7th) — Lindsey Roberts (5th) 31.42; Ashlie Shank (7th) 32.23; Beumer (16th) 33.97; Jungmann (23rd) 35.94

200 (8th) — Mckenzie Meyer (4th) 31.03; Payton Aparicio (8th) 32.50

400 (7th) — Kalia Littlejohn (9th) 1:14.78

400 (8th) — Sage Renninger (5th) 1:09.90

800 (7th) *FINAL* — Reed Richards (1st) 2:45.30

800 (8th) *FINAL* — Abby Parker (4th) 2:43.63

75 Hurdles (7th) — Roberts (1st) 13.95; Littlejohn (6th) 15.18; Richards (12th) 15.87

75 Hurdles (8th) — Lauren Bayne (8th) 14.46; Wenzel (13th) 15.24; Ashley Smith (19th) 16.08

Shot Put (7th) *FINAL* — Maddy Hilkey (4th) 20-06.50; Emma Smith (12th) 19-02.25; Moira Reed (21st) 16-10.50

Shot Put (8th) *FINAL* — A. Smith (12th) 20-04.50

High Jump (7th) *FINAL* — Littlejohn (8th) 3-08

High Jump (8th) *FINAL* — Bayne (7th) 3-10

 

BOYS:

100 (7th) — Gabe Eck (5th) 13.77; Teo Keilwitz (14th) 14.92; Seth David (20th) 16.02; Ethan Kedrowski (25th) 17.79

100 (8th) — Kenny Johnson (11th) 14.19; Luke Merriman (15th) 14.90

200 (8th) — Jacob Smith (6th) 27.50; Lawrence Boado (12th) 28.23

400 (8th) — Smith (4th) 1:00.88; Noah Allison (11th) 1:04.47; Jesse Hester (15th) 1:08.26

1600 (7th) *FINAL* — Chris Battaglia (3rd) 5:34.45

1600 (8th) *FINAL* — Boado (6th) 5:34.91; Allison (8th) 5:37.30

110 Hurdles (7th) — Ty Eck (5th) 20.57

110 Hurdles (8th) — Hester (3rd) 19.05; Cameron Toomey-Stout (5th) 19.10; Allison (9th) 20.26

Discus (7th) *FINAL* — Keilwitz (16th) 54-10; Dawson Sorrows (25th) 40-07

Discus (8th) *FINAL* — Luke Carlson (17th) 68-02

Long Jump (7th) *FINAL* — T. Eck (4th) 15-01; G. Eck (7th) 14-05.50; Uriah Kastner (19th) 12-06.25; David (24th) 11-10

Long Jump (8th) *FINAL* — Toomey-Stout (8th) 14-07; Merriman (14th) 13-06.50; Hunter Downes (21st) 12-02.50; Johnson (28th) 10-10

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The Rock, representing. (Ken Stange photo)

The Rock, representing. (Ken Stange photo)

It has been a spring to remember.

As the smallest 1A school in the state, Coupeville High School has overcome the odds at every step, sending athletes to the state tournament in (count ’em!) five sports.

Wolf baseball has been, girls’ golf (Christine Fields) is there right now and track (Makana Stone), softball and boys’ tennis (Ben Etzell and Aaron Curtin) all hit the road Thursday morning for the trek to various locales in Eastern Washington.

It’s been six years since baseball made it this far, 12 for softball and Etzell and Curtin are the first boys’ tennis players to go to the big dance during Ken Stange’s run as CHS tennis coach.

Enjoy it while it happens. Spring 2014 — one pleasant surprise after another.

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Coupeville made it to state in five sports this spring.

Coupeville made it to state in five sports this spring.

Dear ATM, grab a few more hundred dollar bills and go wipe your sweet, sweet tears with them.

Whidbey Island ruled this spring.

There are eight teams in the 1A/2A Cascade Conference, and Coupeville and South Whidbey combined to claim 10 of the conference’s 23 appearances at state.

Both the Wolves and Falcons were represented in five of the six spring sports, as geographically isolated public schools came in ahead of the big bucks, scholarship-offering, big city programs.

Archbishop Thomas Murphy (four sports) and King’s (three) couldn’t match the Whidbey schools, while Cedarcrest (two), Sultan (two), Lakewood (one) and Granite Falls (one) trailed far behind.

Coupeville was the only school to send both its baseball and softball teams to state, while also qualifying in girls’ golf, track and boys’ tennis (the season is in the fall, but state in the spring).

South Whidbey was right there with the Wolves, with baseball, boys’ soccer, girls’ golf, track and girls’ tennis represented.

Track was the great equalizer, as all eight schools got athletes through to state, while softball and tennis were the most demanding, with only two schools hitting pay dirt in each sport.

Breakdown by sport:

Baseball — Coupeville, South Whidbey, ATM

Softball — Coupeville, Sultan

Boys’ soccer — ATM, King’s, South Whidbey

Golf — Coupeville, ATM, King’s, South Whidbey, Cedarcrest

Track — Coupeville, ATM, King’s, South Whidbey, Cedarcrest, Granite Falls, Sultan, Lakewood

Tennis — Coupeville, South Whidbey

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Exploding on the takeoff in the long jump.

Maia Sparkman explodes on the takeoff in the long jump. (John Fisken photo)

Coupeville coach Willie Smith and South Whidbey baseball guru Tom Fallon chat with the umps. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

  Coupeville coach Willie Smith and South Whidbey baseball guru Tom Fallon chat with the umps. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Well played, South Whidbey, well played.

This blog is called Coupeville Sports for a reason, but there are times when even the most die-hard of Cow Town folks can take a moment and tip our hats to the folks down in Langley.

We live on an Island, and as much as the Wolves and Falcons have always been, and will always be, the best of rivals, we can celebrate each others triumphs.

Lord knows the ATM’s and King’s of the world, and their brethren, need a paddle taken to their entitled, pompous rears as often as possible, and any win for a Whidbey athlete is a win for all of us “hicks.”

So take a moment with me to send congrats to a couple of South Whidbey people who I have found to be class acts all the way. They may not wear the red and black — our loss — but I wish them well all the same.

Tom Fallon guided his SWHS baseball team to its first trip to state in decades, where the Falcons and Wolves, who split their four games this year, accounted for 1/8th of the field at the 1A tourney.

South Whidbey opened with a 10-5 win over Tenino Saturday, then fell 1-0 to Richland in the afternoon to end its season, while Coupeville was nipped 2-1 by Rochester.

If Richland and Rochester win their state semifinals next weekend and play for the title game, they will do so with the knowledge they barely escaped the wonder twin power of Whidbey’s best.

Meanwhile, over in the heart of the beast (King’s home stadium), Whidbey track runners stepped up and made a huge impact at Tri-Districts.

We’re hugely enthusiastic about CHS sophomore Makana Stone advancing to state in the 400. She has the third-fastest time in 1A and is a second away from pulling off an upset and winning a state title.

But let’s also send a big thumbs up to South Whidbey senior Maia Sparkman, who qualified for state in the long jump and as a member of 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay teams.

At a time when I poked the Falcons frequently, Miss Sparkman was gracious enough to consent to an interview (https://coupevillesports.com/2013/06/30/the-falcons-are-alright-maia-sparkman-sparkles/), when she could have blown me off as several South Whidbey athletes did.

Fallon and Sparkman — class acts through and through, even if I think they’re wearing the wrong colors.

But deep down, the colors don’t always matter.

What does is one Whidbey, kickin’ ass and takin’ names. Always.

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Makana Stone, she's quick. (John Fisken photos)

Makana Stone, she’s quick. (John Fisken photos)

Matt Shank launches the javelin.

   Matt Shank, seen here launching the javelin in an early-season meet, competed in the high jump Saturday.

Makana Stone is sprinting back to Cheney.

The Coupeville High School sophomore shattered her school record in the 400 — again — Saturday at Tri-Districts in Shoreline and will advance to the state 1A/2B/1B meet for a second straight season.

Facing off with Maya Jackson of Northwest and Anna Parker of King’s, the trio waged an epic war at Woolsey Stadium, throwing down the three fastest times run by 1A girls this season.

Jackson won the race in 57.23 seconds, edging her fellow tenth graders. Parker (57.98) was an eyelash ahead of Stone (58.13).

The rematch will come May 30-31, and Stone’s sole focus will be on besting her rivals, as she narrowly failed to advance in her other event, the 200.

She placed seventh in 26.74, missing out on a state berth by two spots.

Stone will be running at state in an individual event for the first time.

She competed as a member of Coupeville’s 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay teams as a freshman, claiming an 8th place medal in the second race.

The only other Wolves to participate on the second day of Tri-Districts were senior shot put hurler Nick Streubel and junior high jumper Matt Shank.

Streubel placed eighth, heaving the ball 45 feet, 4.75 inches, while Shank soared an even five feet to claim 16th.

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