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Lone Wolf grappler preps for postseason

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , , , on January 19, 2019| Leave a Comment »

With the regular season ending, CHS wrestler Alex Turner is close to pivoting to the postseason. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

One season is drawing to a close, and another is about to begin.

Coupeville High School senior Alex Turner wrestled in his final regular-season tourney Saturday, taking part in the PanCan Duals at Highline High School in Burien.

The lone Wolf, who grappled in the 170-pound class, finished 2-2 on the day, with wins against wrestlers from 3A Oak Harbor (pin) and 2A Liberty (forfeit).

His defeats came against mat men from 3A Bonney Lake (pin) and 2A Quincy (technical fall).

The tournament is an annual event which raises money for the fight against pancreatic cancer.

Next up for Turner is Senior Night this coming Tuesday, Jan. 22 at Oak Harbor High School.

Since CHS has never had a wrestling program, Turner has trained and traveled with the Wildcats this season.

Once he gets past Senior Night, he will return to 1A and hit the road for the postseason.

Sub-regionals are Feb. 2 at Mount Baker High School, with regionals at Meridian Feb. 9 and the state meet Feb. 15-16 at the Tacoma Dome.

Turner was an alternate to state as a junior, when he attended South Whidbey High School.

All wrestlers in Washington state have to be accompanied by a coach or school representative to postseason meets.

Since CHS doesn’t have a mat program, Wolf assistant football coach Tyson Boon has stepped up to fill the temporary job.

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Turner is king of the mat

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , on January 12, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville wrestler Alex Turner puts a foe down hard in a previous tournament. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Make sure they remember your name.

Alex Turner is the only Coupeville High School wrestler, so it’s up to him to carry the torch for an entire school.

Saturday afternoon the Wolf senior wrote another successful chapter, sweeping three matches as he won a title at the Arlington JV Tournament.

Competing at 182 pounds, with his opponents coming from much-bigger schools, Turner ripped through his bouts.

After pinning both of his first two foes in the opening round of their matches, he settled for a win by decision (9-2) in the championship bout.

Since CHS doesn’t have a wrestling program Turner trains and travels with 3A Oak Harbor. He’ll return to 1A for the postseason.

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Wrestling mat welcomes back Turner

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , on January 5, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Alex Turner (top) takes control during a match. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Nothing comes easy in wrestling.

Returning from an extended holiday break, Coupeville High School senior Alex Turner was back on the mat Saturday, but minus a fair amount of poundage.

Getting ready for the run up to the postseason, he shaved off 12 pounds, going from the 182-pound class back to the 170-pound level where he was a state meet alternate as a junior.

Turner’s first crack at his new/old level came at the Panther Classic in Snohomish, where he went 1-2 Saturday while facing wrestlers from much-larger schools.

Repping 1A Coupeville, while training and traveling with 3A Oak Harbor, Turner opened Saturday against Kevon Zakula, who grapples for Westview, a 6A school from Portland, OR.

Zakula took the match by fall at the 5:37 mark, but Turner rebounded to blast Charlie Van Horn of 3A Edmonds-Woodway in the next round.

The lone Wolf dropped his foe after just 40 seconds of mat action.

Turner closed out his day with a close loss to Dylan Owen of 4A Glacier Peak, taking a fall at the 3:45 mark.

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King of the mat!!

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , on December 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Alex Turner, seen here during football’s Senior Night, is now ripping up the wrestling mat. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Fear the Wolves on the mat.

Coupeville High School may only have one active wrestler, and no program of its own, but that lone Wolf is doing OK on his own.

CHS senior Alex Turner was fairly flawless Saturday, sweeping through three matches to claim a title in the 182-pound class at the Everett Gold Medal Classic.

He opened with a win on points (12-4), the pinned his second and third foes. The first pin came in a sizzlin’ 30 seconds.

Turner, who returned to Coupeville this year after spending several seasons at South Whidbey High School, was an alternate to state last year as a Falcon junior.

Unfortunately, his current school has never had a wrestling program, so he and dad Joseph arranged for him to train and travel with 3A Oak Harbor High School.

Turner competes as a Wolf, though, and will return to 1A for the postseason.

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Turner launches Wolf mat career!!

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , on December 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville senior Alex Turner (top) takes control during a pre-season wrestling match. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville’s one-man wrestling team has officially arrived.

Coming off an inter-squad scrimmage in which he won both of his bouts, Alex Turner split four matches Saturday at the 30-team Edmonds Invite.

The Coupeville High School senior, who is training and traveling with 3A Oak Harbor but competing as a lone Wolf, finished 5th in the 182-pound class.

Both of Turner’s wins Saturday came via points, with 14-8 and 9-7 decisions.

The majority of the teams represented in the Invite were 3A and 4A schools, while Coupeville is among the smallest of 1A institutions.

Seeing a Wolf on the mat is an unusual occurrence, as CHS has no in-school wrestling program.

After transferring from South Whidbey, where he went to state as an alternate in the 170-pound class during his junior season, Turner faced the end of his grappling career.

But, after a plea to the WIAA, he and his father, Joseph, were able to work out an agreement between the two Island schools.

Turner will wrestle in tournaments, but can’t compete and score points for Oak Harbor in dual meets.

He did take part in the annual Purple and Gold scrimmage, beating both Wildcat grapplers who stepped on the mat with him.

Once the postseason starts, Turner will leave OHHS behind and head back down to 1A as he chases his Mat Classic dreams.

“My goal is to make it to the second day of state this year,” he said.

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