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Jayden Little has skills on, and off, the court. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Business is booming for Coupeville students pursuing diverse educational opportunities.

Working through SkillsUSA, and guided by teacher Lincoln Kelley, a group of Wolves spent a chunk of January showcasing their abilities to judges.

Hailing from both high school and middle school, Coupeville students competed in areas ranging from Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair to Medical and Nurse Assisting.

There was also work done in the fields of Welding (Fabrication and Sculpture), Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts, Motorcycle Service Technology, and Job Interview.

Plus, Action Skills, Pin Design, Team Engineering, and Extemporaneous Speaking.

Now, 11 Wolves have been invited to the 2025 SkillsUSA Washington State Leadership and Skills Conference, which goes down Mar. 27-29 at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood.

 

CHS/CMS students advancing:

Action Skills MS – Autumn Rubin
Pin Design MS – Natylie Driscoll
Medical Assisting – Alexandra Lo
Nurse Assisting – Pamela Morrell
Team Engineering MS – Autumn Rubin, Frank Morrell, Marina Flood
Motorcycle Service Technology – Max Ohme, Nikolas Rogers, Jayden Little
Extemporaneous Speaking – Bettie Woolworth
Job Interview – Tomoaki Nishihara

 

The Wolves get the call to the big stage:

“All your trophies belong to us!!” (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

Wear green, win big.

Beating the Philadelphia Eagles to the punch, the Deception FC G14 girls’ soccer squad stormed to a title Sunday at the Washington Youth Soccer Founders Cup.

The team, coached by Will Tellez, Jerry Helm, and Matthew Hutchinson, includes players from Coupeville, Oak Harbor, and South Whidbey.

Deception FC has been chasing the title from town to town over the course of nearly a month.

First round games were in Woodinville, with later bouts staged in Oak Harbor, before the semifinals and championship game went down this weekend at the Starfire Sports complex in Tukwila.

Whidbey’s united squad came out on top in the GU11 Platinum Division, roaring to a 3-0 victory in the semis Saturday, before bouncing back Sunday to win in a penalty kick shootout.

With the game knotted at 1-1 after regulation, the teams waged a tense battle while alternating shots on goals.

Coupeville’s goaltender, “The Notorious Scottie Jay,” — AKA Scotlyn Helm — came up huge in the spotlight, locking down a 3-2 advantage in the shootout and sending her team into a celebration.

Deception FC played at a high level on both sides of the ball throughout the tourney, with Helm anchoring a stingy defense, while Reece Dominguez, Madison Barron, and Ashton “Smash” Lefler all were among the bracket’s top scorers.

 

The champs are:

Madison Barron
Calleigh Criswell
Kellyn Criswell
Reece Dominguez
Kenzi Gonsalves
Elaina Grose
Scotlyn Helm
Sydney Hutchinson
Ashton Lefler
Karsyn Mcintyre
Addison Walters
Lucy Youderian

 

Izzy LeVine and manager/hype man Sean LeVine hang out at a previous tourney.

She’s three-for-three.

Former Coupeville supernova Izzy LeVine, now a junior at Casteel High School in Arizona, has qualified for the state wrestling tournament for the third consecutive year.

The younger sister of Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Famers Micky and Jae overcame illness and injuries to advance out of sectionals and will join five of her teammates in making the trek to the big dance (on the big mat).

Casteel, which had nine grapplers in action, earned second place out of 20 teams at the Division 1, Section III meet.

Izzy finished fourth in the 132-pound class at sectionals, battling her way back into contention after a loss in the semifinals.

Coming into the tourney, she had won titles at her previous three events.

The Arizona state wrestling tourney goes down Feb. 21-22.

Christi Messner is the president and CEO of the Katie Marti Fan Club. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“We have played sports together for many years and our friendships made every moment on the court memorable.”

Coupeville High School girls’ basketball honored its five veterans Friday, the last time the tight-knit group will likely have a joint Senior Night.

Based on history, spring will take Lyla Stuurmans and Katie Marti to track, while Jada Heaton, Mia Farris, and Madison McMillan will head off to the softball field.

But the five-pack remained united as they put a wrap on the regular season as hoops players, as Heaton acknowledged in the quote above.

They may still not know what “Iowa! Iowa!” means, but they’ve had a stellar run, and they’re not quite done, as the playoffs kick off in the week ahead.

Madison McMillan

Jada Heaton

Lyla Stuurmans

Mia Farris

Katie Marti

Managers Kauri Hamilton (left) and Melanie Wolfe rep the seniors.

CHS coach Megan Richter and her hardcourt assassins.

CHS senior cheerleaders get a moment in the spotlight. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“I am so grateful for everything I gained from this sport.”

Alysia Burdge is the third Wolf cheerleader in her family, following in the footsteps of older sisters Kylie and Kiara, and she’s been front and center in the sport since the first day she was eligible to join.

Friday night the youngest Burdge was joined by four fellow veterans, as they were celebrated on Senior Night at halftime of the CHS boys’ basketball game.

As they exited, the spirit leaders made their positive feelings known.

“I grew up with a love and idealization for being a cheerleader,” Ember Light said. “And am so grateful that I got to spend high school being one.”

Nick Shelly

Bea Roncada

Ember Light

Pamela Morrell

Alysia Burdge