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It’s good to be the King!!

Posted in Cross Country, Track, Wolves in college on January 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Kyle King (left) and lil’ bro Tyler (center) celebrate America and their own awesomeness.

Someone call the cops — the King boys are beatin’ up on people again.

Of course, since they’re doing it on the track oval, it’s probably OK. I’m sure their college coaches are just fine with it.

Running at the highest level of Division 1, former Coupeville High School stars Kyle and Tyler King kicked off their indoor track seasons with a bang.

Kyle, a redshirt senior at the University of Oklahoma, finished third in the 3,000 meter race at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas Jan. 26. His time of eight minutes, 12.09 seconds was barely a half of a second behind race winner Trevor Vidlak of Nebraska (8:11.58) and was the ninth-fastest time in school history.

That followed on the heels of a second place finish in the mile (4:17.69) at the J.D. Martin Invitational in Norman, Oklahoma Jan. 19.

Tyler, a redshirt sophomore running for the University of Washington, got things started with a ninth place finish in the 3,000 at the UW Invitational Jan. 26. His time of 8:09.47 was a personal record.

Both Kings are also hitting the books, as well, much to the relief of parents Randy and Laurie King. Tyler was a Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention selection during his cross country season, while it’s rumored that Kyle scored straight A’s in the first semester of the school year.

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Lily Doyle trades water wings for Caffè con panna!!

Posted in Swim, Wolves in college on January 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Lily Doyle, out seeing the world.

Doyle (right), when she was ruling the pool as a high school swimmer.

Doyle (right), when she ruled the pool as a high school swimmer.

Did anyone stop to think about me?

Lily Doyle is off to Italy, to study and eat and drink and sight-see her way across the countryside. Proud mom Barbara Ballard gets a lot of great stories to tell her Coupeville High School students.

But me? The guy who waits patiently to hand transcribe Doyle’s swim results at Vassar and pass them on to the 1,892,252 members of the Lily Doyle Fan Club week in and week out — did anyone think about what this kind of break would mean to me?!?!

Yeah, probably not…

Anyway, I shall overcome my lost semester (though tears will be shed as my page views take a noticeable decline) and wish Ms. Doyle the best.

The CHS grad, who is now swimming and studying at Vassar, where she’s a junior, is off on an adventure right now. She’s taking a semester off from American school and swimming to travel abroad.

“Poor child is studying in Italy for a semester. This includes cooking classes, trips to Venice for carnival, and other tiresome activities,” Ballard said. “She’s had three years of Italian, and will be taking classes at the University of Bologna. Side trips to visit friends in France, Spain, and England. Apparently the Italians know how to cook, too.”

And for those of us left behind? I shall go eat some pasta in her honor and stop haunting the Vassar womens’ swim page for a bit.

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Wolves invade Yakima!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Where are they now?, Wolves in college on January 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »

The Wolf hoops honor roll: left to right, Mike Bagby, Jason Bagby, Ron Bagby and Brad Sherman.

Greg Oldham

Wolf Nation is spreading to Eastern Washington, bit by bit.

Former Coupeville High School girls’ basketball coach Greg Oldham is now calling the shots at Yakima Valley Community College, while former Wolf sensation Jason Bagby is suiting up for the same school’s mens’ basketball squad.

Oldham, who led Coupeville to the state tourney on a regular basis, is in his first year in the lead chair. After coaching high school ball at White Swan, Coupeville and West Valley, he became an assistant with the YVCC mens’ team, then bounced into the womens’ job when head coach Cody Butler accepted a position at Boise State.

The Yaks are 9-8 overall, 2-2 in league play under Oldham.

Bagby, a six-foot-four dunking machine, is a sophomore forward at the two-year college. He’s played in 16 games for a 13-5 Yak team that is ranked #8 in the most recent Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges poll.

He’s made 19 of 36 field goals (including swishing his lone three-point try) and 14 of 23 free throws. Bagby is averaging 3.3 points per game (53 total), with a high of 12, and has amassed 183 minutes of playing time, 22 rebounds, 22 personal fouls, 11 steals, four blocks and three assists.

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Basketball stud by day, clothing designer by night!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Wolves in college on January 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Jason Bagby models his design.

Check out the Seattle cityscape in the tree roots.

Former Wolf softball star Emma Puharic models her sweatshirt.

Former Wolf softball star Emma Puharic, ahead of the fashion curve.

Jason Bagby is expanding his world-wide empire.

The Coupeville High School grad, who has taken his rim-rattling, shriek-inducing hoops game to the college level, where he currently plays for Yakima Valley Community College, is now channeling his inner entrepreneur, as well.

He’s launched his own logo and shirt company, Evergreen Clothing, and is selling custom-designed t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies as fast as he can make them.

Bagby’s unique logo incorporates a giant Evergreen tree, with the roots swirling around a cityscape of Seattle that evokes the former glory of the Sonics, before they were stolen away by Oklahoma robber barons.

You can choose virtually any color and size and then simply wait for the man to deliver the same way he does on a break-away run at the basket.

While the project is still in the beginning stages (“It’s more of a side deal, because I have school basketball and a girlfriend that needs attention”), his design has started showing up more and more, with other former Wolf athletic stars buying his product and then dropping pictures of themselves on-line wearing his gear.

Not bad for something that mainly started because Bagby was feeling a bit of a financial pinch.

“To be honest, the first reason I started this was because I got tired of going to the store and spending $20 on a t-shirt and $40 on a sweatshirt,” Bagby said. “So I got this idea, why not make a logo that’s exactly how I want and the exact color I want and sell them for cheaper than you would see in a store.

“Over the last few months this has started to blow up,” he added. “My next step is to pitch my logo to a few stores that I have on my radar.”

Bagby plans to have a website up soon, but for now you can find out more info and get in contact with Evergreen Clothing at their Facebook page — //www.facebook.com/Evergreenclothingco?ref=stream

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Kyle King has your Christmas present right here!!

Posted in Cross Country, Track, Wolves in college on December 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Legendary.

People ask me what it takes to be a high-level Division 1 college athlete, and the answer is simple.

I’m sure hard work, dedication and a lot of natural talent helps, but there is one thing, and one thing only, that truly sets apart the greats. And that is the ability to be freakin’ awesome in a robe.

Good thing Coupeville High School grad and all-time Wolf legend Kyle King knows the secret. Otherwise he’d be running cross country and track for Middle Tennessee State and not national power Oklahoma.

But he’s running for the Sooners, cause he (and his robe) are awesome like that.

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