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Wildcat grapplers rule the mat

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , on February 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Oak Harbor High School female wrestlers celebrate a team title Saturday at Sub-Regionals. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Give ’em the crown.

Powered by two individual champions, the Oak Harbor High School girls’ wrestling team captured a 3A/4A Sub-Regional team title Saturday on its home mats.

The 3A Wildcats, who are coached by Mike Crebbin, husband of longtime Coupeville volleyball guru Toni Crebbin, topped an 18-team field to net the trophy.

Schools in action hailed from KingCo and WESCO, which are 4A conferences, and the Northwest League, which features 3A schools.

Oak Harbor finished with 221 points, edging out Lake Stevens (209) for the crown, with Glacier Peak (176.5), North Creek (158), and Mount Vernon (157) comprising the rest of the top five.

‘Cat grapplers finished first in the 100-pound and 235-pound weight classes, with Julia Gonzalez and Olivia Hudson, respectively, going undefeated to win those titles.

OHHS teammates Genesis Egli (125), Annabelle Suto (135), Zoe Beeman (145), and Lotoaigaola Tupu (235) all finished 2nd in their weight classes, with Khryza Castillo (115) claiming 4th place.

Oak Harbor now advances to Regionals, which will be held at Monroe High School.

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Beat her? It is to laugh!

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , , on January 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

When will they learn you can’t beat Izzy LeVine? (Sean LeVine photos)

There be fools in Arizona.

Young women keep stepping to Coupeville alumni Izzy LeVine on the wrestling mat, and they keep ending up in the same place.

Face down, being pinned by the former Terror of Cow Town.

Izzy, younger sister of Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Famers Micky and Jae LeVine, now lives in a hotter climate, which matches her run as a grappler.

She’s now 39-2 on the season after sweeping four matches by pin at the She Devil Classic in Page, Arizona Saturday, claiming yet another tourney title.

Powered by LeVine, Casteel High School claimed a team title as well.

“I like the view from up here.”

The teen titan who spent her younger years collecting rocks for me at her older sister’s games has one dual meet left on the regular season schedule.

After that, postseason action begins, with a goal of making it to state.

Once high school grapplin’ wraps up, Sean and Joline’s youngest wild child heads out to begin her freestyle wrestling season.

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She owns the mat! Any questions?

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , on January 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Izzy LeVine stands tall on the awards podium. (Sean LeVine photo)

Come at her and she’ll plant you.

Coupeville alumni Izzy LeVine continues to wreck people on wrestling mats across the country, chewing up one foe after another.

Her latest conquest came at the 59th annual Doc Wright Invitational Saturday in Winslow, Arizona.

Competing in the 126-pound classification, LeVine roared to yet another title, pinning rivals from Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona.

She and her teammates from Casteel High School claimed 2nd out of 28 teams in the overall standings.

Izzy, who attended Coupeville schools as a youngster, is the sister of Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame inductees Micky and Jae LeVine.

Dad Sean, who helped build soccer programs on Whidbey, is also in our digital shrine, while mom Joline is the true power behind the throne.

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Former Wolf a titanic terror on the mat

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , on December 31, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Izzy LeVine (second from left) lands on the podium again. (Sean LeVine photo)

Izzy LeVine is chasing a state title and looking stronger each day.

The former Coupeville supernova, now toiling on the wrestling mats in Arizona, closed 2023 with another stellar performance, which bodes well for 2024.

Mickey and Jae’s lil’ sis, who grapples for Casteel High School, claimed 3rd place at the Mile High Challenge in Prescott Valley, going 4-1 in tourney action.

She notched all of her victories by pin, before losing a tense tussle with the defending state champ in her weight class.

The youngest LeVine sister is 26-2 on the season as the calendar prepares to flip to a new year.

“Iz looked tough and continues to improve!” said dad Sean.

Overall, Casteel earned 5th place, out of 32 schools, in the team standings.

During their days in Cow Town, Izzy’s parents both worked in the medical field, while her sisters were multi-sport stars at Coupeville High School.

While her wrestling career didn’t hit the stratosphere until after a family move to Arizona, Joline’s youngest was a vocal fan for her sister’s athletic exploits while attending Coupeville Elementary.

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Many mats, one holy terror

Posted in Wrestling, tagged , , , , on December 28, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Izzy LeVine, woman of mystery and devastating pins. (Sean LeVine photo)

The mat, and the wrestler standing on it, tremble when Izzy LeVine swaggers into view.

The former Coupeville student, forever known as the little girl who gave me rocks at her older sister’s various sporting events, continues to terrorize rival grapplers in her new life.

Now a student at Casteel High School in Arizona, Izzy, the heir to the shining athletic legacy set by Micky and Jae, is a wrestler on a rampage.

Her latest stop, as 2023 prepares to exit out the door and be replaced by 2024, was the Fierce Filly Showdown in Queen Creek.

While operating on her home mats, the youngest LeVine claimed 2nd place at 128 pounds, ripping off five straight pins to open the tourney.

While Izzy was nipped by a top-ranked foe in a nailbiter championship match, she helped lead Casteel to a team title at the 20-squad event.

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