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CHS grad livin’ that college gridiron life

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 29, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Ben Smith

He’s back racking up stats.

Coupeville grad Ben Smith made his season debut for the Lakeland University football team Saturday, recording three tackles and a sack as the Muskies crunched Rockford 35-7 in Plymouth, Wisconsin.

The victory lifts Lakeland to 1-0 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play, 1-2 overall.

The Muskies have a 10-game regular season schedule which stretches through mid-November.

Smith, an All-Conference pick at running back during his days as a Wolf, is in his first season at Lakeland, where he’s a linebacker.

A graduate transfer, he previously played ball at Concordia Chicago and Eureka College, after redshirting at Culver-Stockton College.

His degree from Concordia is in criminal justice, and Smith is working towards a master’s at Lakeland in leadership and organizational development.

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Wolf grads shine in college arena

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on September 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Nezi Keiper, eternal superstar.

Nezi Keiper is still cracking’ heads and takin’ names.

The former Coupeville High School supernova, a star on the soccer pitch, football gridiron, and basketball hardwood, is busy playing her sophomore season for the Edmonds College women’s soccer team.

With Keiper anchoring the defense, the Tritons are off to a 3-3-1 start, with their next game coming up this Wednesday at Everett.

Overall, Edmonds has nine more games on the schedule, with the regular season finale set for Oct. 29.

Keiper was a First-Team All-Region honoree a year ago as a freshman, continuing a run of award-worthy performances.

And she’s not the only former Wolf shining at the next level. Some other updates:

 

Madison McMillan:

Fresh off celebrating her birthday, she recently made her debut with the Edmonds College softball team.

The freshman phenom and her new teammates faced off with NCAA D-II power Western Washington University in a 10-inning “situational scrimmage” in which the teams created different in-game scenarios.

McMillan, always hailed as a “Swiss Knife”-style player capable of holding down multiple positions, pulled time in left field, right field, and at third base.

She got two at-bats in the simulated game, and had several strong defensive plays including throwing out a runner who tried to tag up and score from third on a fly out.

 

Lyla Stuurmans:

A freshman at Skagit Valley College, she’s part of a Cardinal spiker squad which sits at 11-7 on the season.

Stuurmans, a former Northwest 2B/1B League volleyball MVP, has racked up 87 kills, 41 digs, 28 block assists, 16 service aces, and three solo blocks, accounting for 120 points.

 

Mia Farris:

The two-time CHS Female Athlete of the Year winner is a frosh at Whatcom College, where she leads the volleyball team with 94 digs.

Farris has also accumulated 38 kills, nine aces, seven block assists, six regular assists, one solo block, and 51.5 points.

 

Marcelo Gebhard and Ben Smith:

Two former Wolves are currently on college football rosters, with Gebhard a freshman at Lewis-Clark Valley in Idaho and Smith a senior at Lakeland University in Wisconsin.

Marcelo Gebhard (left) hangs out with fellow CHS grad Jack Porter.

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Wolf alumni killin’ it in college

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Awesome in 2022, still awesome in 2025. Mia Farris (second from left) and Lyla Stuurmans (far right) always light up the court. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Heaton)

They were born to spike.

Former Coupeville High School supernovas Mia Farris and Lyla Stuurmans are off in college now, but they continue to fill up the stat sheet every time they step on a volleyball court.

Farris, a freshman at Whatcom College, has played in all eight of her team’s matches, racking up 25 kills, six assists, 75 digs, one solo block, six block assists, and nine service aces.

She leads the Orcas in digs, and is tied for top honors in most sets played, having graced the floor in 26 frames.

Meanwhile, fellow CHS Class of 2025 grad Stuurmans is firing off bombs as part of the volleyball squad at Skagit Valley College.

The former Northwest 2B/1B League MVP has played in 11 of 13 matches for SVC, with 66 kills, 29 digs, two solo blocks, 24 block assists, and 11 aces.

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Landon Roberts heads East for baseball dreams

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on July 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Landon Roberts is taking his talents to Walla Walla. (Photos courtesy Jon Roberts)

New adventures await Landon Roberts.

The Coupeville High School grad, coming off a stellar senior year where he was honored as the CHS Male Athlete of the Year, has signed to play college baseball next spring.

Roberts is headed to Walla Walla Community College, and he put pen to paper Tuesday to make his hardball commitment official.

Landon, who joined big sis Lindsey as well as parents Jon and Sherry in being honored as a CHS Athlete of the Year, will also be pursuing educational goals in Eastern Washington.

He will be working towards obtaining an Associate of Applied Science degree in Welding and Fabrication.

The parental units watch their son make it official.

Landon is a fifth-generation Coupeville grad, with numerous members of both sides of the family having attended CHS.

The latest all-star from the clan was a team captain for all three of his teams, helping guide the CHS cross country, basketball, and baseball programs to great success.

The Wolves come out to support one of their own.

The harriers advanced to state during Roberts final two seasons, with the Wolves finishing in the top 10 in the team standings both times.

On the basketball hardwood, he was tabbed as the varsity Defensive MVP as a senior, while also proving to be a deadly shooter in high-pressure moments.

On the baseball diamond, where he helped the Wolves advance to state as a sophomore and junior, Landon was a pitching ace who also filled in wherever help was needed.

That included doing time as an infielder, an outfielder, and, late in his prep career, as a rock-solid catcher.

He capped his CHS run by playing in the All-State feeder games, joining a select group of former Wolves who have gotten the call.

Wolf coaches hail the three-sport captain.

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Jump earns college academic honors

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on June 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Winner in the throwing pit, winner in the classroom.

Coupeville grad Taygin Jump, now a sophomore track and field star at Plattsburgh State in New York, received another honor Tuesday.

She was one of five Cardinals named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Track and Field Team.

She joins Plattsburgh teammates Grace Yarkosky, Charles Cypress, Faris Webber, and Isaiah Martens-Collins.

To be eligible for the team, an athlete needed a 3.50 or higher grade point average, while also placing in the top 50 in their region in at least one event.

Jump, who is majoring in Environmental Planning & Management/Geology, finished her sophomore season ranked in the top 18 in her region in both the javelin and weight throw.

The former Wolf ace topped things off with a sixth-place finish in the javelin at the league championships.

It’s been a busy week of honors for Jump, who five days ago was tabbed to the State University of New York Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll.

During her days at CHS, Aleksia and Khanor’s big sis played school and club volleyball, as well as performing for the Wolf track team.

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