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Thick head, strong spirit!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on October 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Amanda d'Almeida

Amanda d’Almeida

Showdown Saturday approaches.

Carleton College’s womens’ soccer team, which includes former CHS star Amanda d’Almeida, will play for sole possession of first place in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Conference Oct. 25.

The Knights (9-4-1 overall, 6-1-1 in the MIAC) will travel to Moorhead, Minnesota to play Concordia College (11-3-1, 6-1-1).

The schools hold a slim edge over Augsburg and Saint Benedict (both 6-2) and will each have two games remaining after their tussle for the top of the standings.

Concordia is slipping backwards, having lost consecutive games, including its only MIAC loss, a 2-0 upset at the hands of Bethel, which is mired in the bottom third of the league.

Carleton had its own slip-up, falling 2-1 to Macalester (#8 in the league) before bouncing back to drill Hamline 3-0.

D’Almeida has been playing complete games again after illness slowed her in the early going, and even survived a head-to-head collision with a rival player.

While her opponent suffered a concussion, d’Almeida, thanks to what dad Dan refers to as her “thick head,” walked away with a “big bruise” and is expected to play against Concordia.

On the season, she has played in 12 games, starting five, while recording 614 minutes on the pitch. She has had a pair of shots on goal, but is still looking for her first score.

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Still good to be the King!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on October 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King -- even his hair looks fast.

Tyler King — even his hair looks fast.

Tyler King was the key.

Well, one of them, as the University of Washington mens’ cross country team stacked together a string of runners Friday to grab enough points to pull off a surprising eighth-place finish at the illustrious Wisconsin adidas Invitational.

Running on the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, the Huskies, currently ranked #25 in the nation, grabbed their first-ever top ten team finish at the event, upending ten teams currently ranked ahead of them.

Washington benefited from All-American senior Aaron Nelson claiming third in the field of 254 runners, but the strength of its overall showing came from a pack of runners who finished right on top of each other.

That group, which included Coupeville grad King (65th overall, 4th best among UW runners in 24 minutes, 25 seconds), pulled in enough points for U-Dub to upset #11 Michigan, #12 BYU, #13 Providence, #16 New Mexico, #17 Arkansas, #18 Florida State, #19 Eastern Kentucky, #20 Oklahoma, #23 Indiana and #24 Princeton.

Syracuse, ranked seventh in the nation, held off #14 Iona for the team title, followed by #9 Wisconsin, #5 Portland and #7 Stanford.

Maxim Korolev of Stanford (23:43) won the individual race, with Nelson hitting the tape eight seconds behind him.

King, a redshirt junior, and his Husky teammates will have two weeks of practice before starting their postseason run at the Pac-12 Championships Oct. 31 in Oakland.

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Different uniforms, electrifying results!!

Posted in Cross Country, Football, Girls Soccer, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on October 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

They're no longer Wolves, but they continue to excel. Clockwise, from left, are Mitch Pelroy, Amanda d'Almeida and Tyler King.

  They’re no longer Wolves, but they continue to excel athletically. Clockwise, from left, are Mitch Pelroy, Amanda d’Almeida and Tyler King.

It was a busy week for Wolf grads playing college sports.

Three former Coupeville High School stars made big impacts on the playing field, separated by the sports they play and the states they currently reside in, but joined together by excellence.

AMANDA d’ALMEIDA:

Finally healthy again, the Carleton College sophomore played the full 90 minutes Saturday as her team upset #13 College of Saint Benedict 2-0 in an NCAA D-3 game.

It was the highest ranked school that the Knights had toppled in six seasons and lifted Carleton to 7-3-1 on the season. They’re 4-0-1 in league play.

With d’Almeida playing at center mid, the Knights out-shot their foes 12-1 in a game played in Northfield, Minnesota.

TYLER KING:

The former CHS state cross country champ continued a strong start to his junior campaign at the University of Washington.

Running in the inaugural Washington Invite Saturday, which drew half of the country’s Top 10 teams, King finished 39th out of 96 runners.

He covered the 8,000-meter course at Jefferson Park in 24 minutes, 20 seconds.

Patrick Tiernan of Villanova won in 23 minutes flat, while King’s teammate, UW All-American Aaron Nelson, claimed 5th in 23:33.

The Huskies finished 6th as a team, besting three Top 10 schools — #5 Portland, #7 Indiana and #9 Villanova.

Northern Arizona, which finished second at last year’s NCAA Championships, claimed the team title.

King will be back in action Oct. 17, when he and his teammates run at the Adidas Invitational in Wisconsin.

MITCH PELROY:

Montana Western stumbled Saturday, falling 31-14 to Carroll in a NAIA game, but Pelroy used his time on the field wisely.

He returned a kick-off 22 yards — best return by any Bulldog on the afternoon — and recorded an unassisted tackle from his position in the secondary.

It wasn’t enough, though, as Montana Western fell to 2-4, despite two epic touchdowns from quarterback Tyler Hulse.

Hulse connected on scoring strikes of 53 and 63 yards, but Carroll used a 17-point second quarter to blow the game open.

Pelroy and Co. return to action Oct. 11 when they hit the road to play Southern Oregon.

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Born to run!!

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Mitch Pelroy (Haylee Sauer photos)

Mitch Pelroy (Haylee Sauer photos)

Pelroy takes off on a return in an earlier season game.

Pelroy takes off on a return in an earlier game.

Can’t hold him down.

Former Wolf football star Mitch Pelroy ripped off big return yardage Saturday, doing his part to help spark the Montana Western gridiron squad to its first victory in four weeks.

The 50-30 savaging of visiting Montana State-Northern in NAIA action snapped a three-game skid and improved the Bulldogs to 2-3. They now have a bye week before returning to action Oct. 4 against Carroll College.

Pelroy was his team’s primary return man Saturday, taking back four kickoffs for 97 yards, with his longest run stretching 28 yards.

He also hauled in Montana State’s lone punt, picking up 10 yards before being taken down. He was a hit on defense as well, recording a tackle from his defensive back position.

Bulldog quarterback Tyler Hulse ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more as Montana Western strolled up and down the field all day.

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King on cruise control!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on September 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King -- even his hair looks fast.

Tyler King — even his hair looks fast.

Tyler King is running strong.

The Coupeville High School grad ran in his second event of the college cross country season Saturday, placing 12th out of 47 runners at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle.

King, a junior at the University of Washington, covered the 8K course at Lincoln Park in 24 minutes, 37 seconds.

It was the first competitive race for King and his teammates since the pride of Cow Town won the UW-Seattle U Open Aug. 29.

This time around, senior Dawg teammate Aaron Nelson, an All-American last year, won the event, breaking the tape in 24:01.

He was just the third man in 23 years to successfully defend a title at the race.

The Huskies, who came in ranked 27th in the nation, were upset in the team standings, however.

Their arch-rival from Pullman, Washington State, snapped a seven-year run of titles for U-Dub, with Fresno State and Seattle University rounding out the mens’ field.

The 14th ranked Washington women, led by champion Maddie Meyers, who beat out 50 other runners, cruised to a team title for the eighth straight season.

The Huskies return to competition Saturday, Oct. 4, when they host the inaugural Washington invitational at Jefferson Park Golf Course.

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