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King exits, forever a champ!!

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged Edward Cheserek, Eugene, national championships, NCAA-D1, track and field, Tyler King, University of Washington on June 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King, national treasure.

This, then, is how it ends.

One of the most accomplished athletes in Coupeville High School history brought his equally stellar five-year run as a scholarship D-1 college athlete to an end Wednesday night.

Running at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, University of Washington senior Tyler King finished 23rd in the 10,000 meter race.

Rambling across the finish line at Heyward Field in 32 minutes, 13.48 seconds, King earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.

He was previously an All-American in cross country during the 2014 season.

Edward Cheserek of Oregon won Wednesday’s race, capturing his 11th NCAA track title and 14th overall (he’s a three-time national champ in cross country).

Making his first appearance at college track’s biggest blowout, a four-day affair in the heart of Nike land which runs through Saturday, King was one of 16 Huskies to advance to nationals.

That’s the second-biggest total in school history for U-Dub.

King entered the night coming off of his two best college track performances.

He finished 3rd at the Pac-12 championships in the 10,000 and 9th at the Western Region prelims.

During his time at CHS, the younger brother of Wolf stars Brianne and Kyle King won two 1A state track titles and amassed 11 state meet medals, winning at least two in every one of his four seasons.

Tyler was also a state champ in cross country as a senior, joining Natasha Bamberger as the only Wolves to achieve that feat in the 116-year history of their high school.

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Run on, Tyler! Run on!!

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged 10000 meters, CHS Wolves, NCAA West Regionals, track and field, Tyler King, U-Dub, University of Washington on May 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The definitive Tyler King photo? Perhaps.

Not done just yet.

Thunders storms blew away his event Thursday, but, given a second chance at the crack of dawn Friday, Tyler King took advantage.

Romping to a ninth-place finish (out of 48 runners) in the men’s 10,000 meter race at the NCAA West Regionals in Lawrence, Kansas, the University of Washington senior punched his ticket to the national championships.

Now, the Coupeville High School grad will run his final collegiate race in Eugene at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which are June 8-11.

King covered Friday’s race in 29 minutes, 57 seconds, while Oregon’s Edward Cheserek (29:45.41) claimed the title.

The top 12 finishers advance to Eugene.

The race was set to be run late Thursday night, but day one of the three-day meet in Kansas was blown away by constant thunder storms which sat right on top of Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence.

Having called it a day after only two events had started (men’s hammer and women’s javelin) meet officials jammed two days worth of events into one day.

That put King and Co. on the starting line Friday at 8:40 AM local time (6:40 Whidbey time).

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There’s a new Titan in town!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, Wolves in college, tagged CHS Wolves, Jenn Spark, Jill Green, Soccer, Tacoma Community College, Titans on May 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Jenn Spark, future college soccer player. (John Fisken photos)

Firing the cannon.

Make it four.

Following in the footsteps of fellow Coupeville High School seniors Makana Stone, Zane Bundy and Dalton Martin, standout Wolf soccer player Jenn Spark is officially down to play college sports.

Spark (and her super-powered kicking leg) will be a Titan, as she plans to suit up for Tacoma Community College in the fall.

A four-year starter for the Wolves, as well as a standout select player for the Whidbey Islanders, she chose the program for several reasons.

“Well, I wanted to continue to play soccer, and I’m interested in the physical therapy program there,” Spark said. “So I emailed the coach to get in touch, and things took off from there.

“I visited the college and met with the team,” she added. “I just really enjoyed the environment at the school, and I really liked the coach and the rest of the team.”

Spark, who battled back from a devastating leg injury during her time as a high school player, plans to pursue a career in physical therapy.

A stellar lock-down defender who earned All-League honors every year she was healthy, Spark also scored her fair share of goals for the Wolves.

The owner of a truly ferocious kick, she once launched a shot from midfield that curled at the last second, smacked off of the top of the goalie’s head and disappeared into the back of the net.

Tacoma Community College plays in the Northwest Athletic Conference.

Home to 35 colleges across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia, the NWAC is the largest multi-state organization of its type in the nation.

The Titans, who are coached by Jill Green, went 8-9-3 last year and went to the playoffs.

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Etzell earnin’ that spotlight!!

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged baseball, Ben Etzell, CHS Wolves, D-3, playoffs, Saint John's University on May 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ben Etzell is congratulated by coach Willie Smith and catcher Jake Tumblin during his CHS days. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Etzell delivers the high, hard cheese. (Libby Auger photo)

Icing the arm after his first complete game win. (Photo courtesy Ben Etzell)

Wisconsin may be on Central time, but Friday morning they called it Etzell time.

Powered by a complete game from starting pitcher Ben Etzell, the Saint John’s University baseball squad drilled North Central College 8-2 to set a school single-season record for wins and stay alive in the NCAA D-III playoffs.

With their second win in three NCAA tourney games, the Johnnies improved to 30-13 and advance to play again Friday night.

Saint John’s, which is playing in the La Crosse regional, beat St. Scholastica 7-2 Wednesday, then fell 10-0 to Wisconsin-La Crosse, the defending D-III runner-ups, Thursday.

Friday morning, playing in an elimination game, the Johnnies put Etzell, a Coupeville High School grad, on the hill, and he responded with the first complete game of his collegiate career.

Scattering nine hits, he whiffed five and was rarely in danger as he improved to 4-1 on the season.

The 30th win broke a tie with the 1994 and 2012 squads, which had each won 29 games.

Etzell is a sophomore at the Minnesota-based college, and is following in the footsteps of dad Mike, who is an alumnus.

During his time at CHS, the young gun was the Cascade Conference MVP as a senior.

He was the only Wolf to win that honor in any sport during Coupeville’s decade-plus run in the private school-dominated 1A/2A league.

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One final sweet swing!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged Everett Community College, Hailey Hammer, Madeline Roberts, Shoreline Community College, Softball on May 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Madeline Roberts (left) and Hailey Hammer, reunited on the college softball diamond. (John Fisken photo)

The end of the road comes for all athletes.

For former Coupeville High School softball stars Madeline Roberts and Hailey Hammer, this past weekend marked the end of different stages of their college careers.

Roberts, who was on crutches at the end after suffering an injury, marked the end of her two-year run as a Dolphin with Sophomore Night festivities at Shoreline Community College.

Meanwhile, Hammer, a freshman, saw the regular season roll to a close at Everett Community College.

Shoreline is 16-16 overall, 10-10 in league play, while Everett is 16-20, 9-11.

The two teams advance to play in the postseason, though Roberts will likely be out due to a possible ACL injury.

Both Wolf grads put in strong work during their respective seasons, as the duo comprised 50% of Coupeville’s college diamond dandies.

Ben Etzell, a sophomore at Saint John’s University and Monica Vidoni, a freshman at Rainy River Community College, both played in Minnesota this season.

Vidoni’s season is done, while Etzell and the Johnnies baseball squad are off to the NCAA D-3 playoffs later this week.

Hammer is hitting .283 with 17 hits, including a home run and a pair of doubles.

She’s racked up seven RBI, scored nine runs, walked six times and seen action in 24 games.

Roberts has appeared in 21 games, compiling nine hits (including a double), five walks, four steals and three RBI.

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