Coupeville High School junior Scout Smith joined senior Lindsey Roberts as the only Wolves to make All-Conference teams in three different sports during the 2018-2019 school year. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
It was a decent haul.
While Coupeville High School has the smallest student body (by far) in the North Sound Conference, Wolf athletes more than held their own in year one of the new six-team league.
Counting the 14 athletic teams CHS sends into action, Cow Town produced one league MVP, two Coaches of the Year, and 32 athletes who received at least one All-Conference selection during the 2018-2019 school year.
Actually, our little exercise only covers 12 of the 14 teams, as the NSC gave no All-Conference honors for girls or boys tennis.
So, that leaves softball, baseball, volleyball, football, plus girls and boys teams in cross country, soccer, track and field, and basketball.
Before we run through the cold hard numbers, there are a couple of things to know.
Six Wolves earned All-Conference honors in two sports, with Emma Smith, Maya Toomey-Stout, Gavin Knoblich, Ryan Labrador, Dane Lucero, and Sean Toomey-Stout all proving themselves to be multi-talented.
Knoblich and the Toomey-Stout twins are juniors, so 50% of the Two-Timers Club can return next year.
Going one better, senior Lindsey Roberts (soccer, basketball, track) and junior Scout Smith (volleyball, basketball, softball) are the only CHS athletes to make an All-Conference team in each of the year’s three seasons.
Of other note, track and cross country listed no MVP’s or Coach of the Year winners, and those two sports chose their All-Conference teams based solely on how athletes placed at the league meet.
The other eight sports had coaches vote for postseason honors.
And lastly, not all sports referred to their top players as MVP’s, so those distinctions will be noted in the list.
How things broke down:
Top athletes:
Baseball:
Offensive Player of the Year – Cole Fazio (Cedar Park) and Tyler Durbin (King’s)
Pitcher of the Year – Ethan Petty (South Whidbey)
Boys Basketball:
MVP – Kody Newman (South Whidbey)
Boys Soccer:
Offensive Player of the Year – Michael Lux (South Whidbey)
Defensive Player of the Year – Christian Engmann (King’s)
Goalkeeper of the Year – Gunnar Morehead (King’s)
Football:
Offensive Player of the Year – Zach Wilkins (Cedar Park)
Defensive Player of the Year – Dawson Drews (Cedar Park)
Girls Basketball:
MVP – Irena Korolenko (Cedar Park) and Claire Gallagher (King’s)
Girls Soccer:
Offensive Player of the Year – Callie Wright (King’s)
Defensive Player of the Year – Emma Culberson (King’s)
Softball:
Offensive Player of the Year – Samantha Vanderwel (Granite Falls)
Defensive Player of the Year – Sarah Wright (Coupeville)
Volleyball:
MVP – Dominque Kirton (King’s)
Coaches of the Year:
Baseball – Tom Fallon (South Whidbey)
Boys Basketball – Adam Lynch (Cedar Park)
Boys Soccer – Emerson Robbins (South Whidbey)
Football – Mark Hodson (South Whidbey)
Girls Basketball – Todd Weideman (Sultan)
Girls Soccer – Nicole Gabelein (King’s)
Softball – Kevin McGranahan (Coupeville)
Volleyball – Cory Whitmore (Coupeville)
1st and 2nd Team All-Conference selections
(*track relay teams count as one pick):
King’s (75)
South Whidbey (64)
Coupeville (48)
Cedar Park Christian (46)
Granite Falls (32)
Sultan (19)
Coupeville’s All-Conference selections:
Danny Conlisk:
1st Team – Track (200)
1st Team – Track (400)
1st Team – Track (4 x 100 Relay)
2nd Team – Track (100)
Veronica Crownover:
2nd Team – Softball (First Base)
Koa Davison:
1st Team – Track (High Jump)
Matt Hilborn:
2nd Team – Baseball (Shortstop)
Ja’Kenya Hoskins:
2nd Team – Track (4 x 200 Relay)
Ja’Tarya Hoskins:
2nd Team – Track (4 x 100 Relay)
2nd Team – Track (4 x 400 Relay)
Tiger Johnson:
1st Team – Track (4 x 100 Relay)
Gavin Knoblich:
2nd Team – Football (Tight End)
2nd Team – Baseball (Catcher)
Mallory Kortuem:
2nd Team – Track (400)
2nd Team – Track (4 x 100 Relay)
2nd Team – Track (4 x 200 Relay)
2nd Team – Track (Pole Vault)
Mikaela Labrador:
2nd Team – Track (4 x 400 Relay)
Ryan Labrador:
2nd Team – Football (Offensive Line)
2nd Team – Track (Shot Put)
Aram Leyva:
1st Team – Soccer (Midfielder)
Derek Leyva:
2nd Team – Soccer (Forward)
Shane Losey:
2nd Team – Football (Linebacker)
Dane Lucero:
1st Team – Football (Defensive Line)
2nd Team – Baseball (First Base)
Jean Lund-Olsen:
1st Team – Track (100)
1st Team – Track (4 x 100 Relay)
2nd Team – Track (200)
Emma Mathusek:
1st Team – Softball (Centerfielder)
Alana Mihill:
2nd Team – Track (4 x 400 Relay)
Jake Pease:
2nd Team – Baseball (Outfield)
Chelsea Prescott:
2nd Team – Softball (Shortstop)
Lindsey Roberts:
1st Team – Soccer (Midfielder)
1st Team – Basketball
2nd Team – Track (100 hurdles)
2nd Team – Track (4 x 100 Relay)
2nd Team – Track (4 x 200 Relay)
Lucy Sandahl:
2nd Team – Track (4 x 400 Relay)
Ema Smith:
2nd Team – Basketball
Emma Smith:
1st Team – Volleyball (Middle Blocker)
1st Team – Track (Shot Put)
2nd Team – Track (Discus)
Scout Smith:
1st Team – Softball (Second Base)
2nd Team – Volleyball (Setter)
2nd Team – Basketball
Matt Stevens:
2nd Team – Football (Defensive Line)
Maya Toomey-Stout:
1st Team – Volleyball (Outside Hitter)
1st Team – Track (Long Jump)
2nd Team – Track (4 x 100 Relay)
2nd Team – Track (4 x 200 Relay)
Sean Toomey-Stout:
1st Team – Football (Running Back)
1st Team – Football (Secondary)
1st Team – Football (Specialist)
1st Team – Track (Long Jump)
1st Team – Track (4 x 100 Relay)
2nd Team – Track (Triple Jump)
Alex Turner:
1st Team – Football (Linebacker)
Izzy Wells:
2nd Team – Softball (Pitcher)
Tia Wurzrainer:
1st Team – Soccer (Defender)
Sam Wynn:
2nd Team – Soccer (Defender)
