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Records? We bust ’em!!

March 17, 2017 by David Svien

   Shielding her eyes from some unexpected sun, Kiara Burdge gets ready to launch her javelin Thursday at the Island Jamboree. (John Fisken photo)

The smallest school held its own.

Facing off with their Whidbey rivals Thursday at the Island Jamboree, the Coupeville High School track and field team won eight events and set 39 PRs.

South Whidbey, a fellow 1A school, also won eight events, while host Oak Harbor, a 3A institution, captured 12 titles.

Coupeville was led by Jacob Smith, who roared to victories in the 100 and 200.

Joining him at the top of the hill were Skyler Lawrence (shot put), Jacob Martin (long jump), Lindsey Roberts (100 hurdles), Cassidy Moody (high jump), Mitchell Carroll (triple jump) and Allison Wenzel (javelin).

Martin and Wenzel set PRs in their wins, while Moody, a freshman, was participating in her first official high school track meet.

It was a record-setting day all around, as 25 Wolves notched at least one career best, with 14 nailing two PRs during the meet.

Complete CHS results: 

Girls:

100 — Mallory Kortuem (4th) 14.10 *PR*; Maya Toomey-Stout (9th) 14.22 *PR*; Ashlie Shank (20th) 15.16; Natalie Hollrigel (24th) 15.52 *PR*

200 — Lindsey Roberts (2nd) 28.63 *PR*; Hollrigel (8th) 30.03 *PR*; Kortuem (13th) 30.59 *PR*; Shank (17th) 31.35

800 — Lucy Sandahl (3rd) 2:58.48 *PR*; Lauren Bayne (4th) 2:58.90; Abby Parker (6th) 3:09.61

1600 — Sandahl (6th) 6:30.19 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Roberts (1st) 16.55

Shot put — Skyler Lawrence (1st) 29-06.50; Emma Smith (5th) 25-08.75 *PR*; Charlotte Langille (6th) 24-10.25 *PR*; Naika Hallam (8th) 23-10.25 *PR*; Ema Smith (10th) 22-06.25 *PR*

Discus — Lawrence (3rd) 77-10; Allison Wenzel (4th) 74-04; Langille (5th) 63-02 *PR*; Emma Smith (7th) 60-07; Tomi Herrera (13th) 43-07 *PR*

Javelin — Wenzel (1st) 91-02 *PR*; Bayne (3rd) 90-06; Hallam (4th) 88-02; Parker (8th) 78-06; Herrera (11th) 45-10 *PR*; Jasmine Nastali (13th) 40-05 *PR*; Kiara Burdge (15th) 39-06 *PR*

Long Jump — Toomey-Stout (2nd) 14-08 *PR*; Lauren Grove (4th) 13-11.50; Nastali (10th) 11-09.50 *PR*

High Jump — Cassidy Moody (1st) 4-04 *PR*

Boys:

100 — Jacob Smith (1st) 12.10, Jean Lund-Olsen (8th) 12.50 *PR*; Kyle Burnett (26th) 13.35 *PR*; Greg Villareal (30th) 13.96 *PR*

200 — J. Smith (1st) 23.70; Villareal (13th) 28.83 *PR*

800 — Danny Conlisk (3rd) 2:19.54

1600 — Conlisk (2nd) 5:07.77

Shot Put — Ryan Labrador (4th) 34-04.50; Grey Rische (7th) 31-01.25 *PR*; Connor Thompson (8th) 30-11.75; Keahi Sorrows (9th) 30-10.75 *PR*

Discus — Sorrows (5th) 93-03 *PR*; Thane Peterson (7th) 85-10 *PR*; Labrador (9th) 81-04

Javelin — Jacob Martin (2nd) 124-05 *PR*; Rische (3rd) 123-08 *PR*; Chris Battaglia (6th) 117-03; Ariah Bepler (8th) 115-05 *PR*; Andrew Martin (19th) 83-03 *PR*; Peterson (26th) 46-10 *PR*

Long Jump — J. Martin (1st) 20-07 *PR*; Mitchell Carroll (4th) 19-04 *PR*; Cameron Toomey-Stout (9th) 17-04.50 *PR*; Lund-Olsen (15th) 15-08 *PR*; Burnett (16th) 15-01.50 *PR*

High Jump — Battaglia (3rd) 5-02

Triple Jump — Carroll (1st) 39-11

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Hammer’s a slammer!!

March 16, 2017 by David Svien

  Dads dig the long ball, which is why Hailey Hammer loves to mash home runs.

Get out the rye bread and mustard, Grandma, it’s grand salami time!

The words of longtime Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus echoed across the Northwest once again Thursday, as former Wolf Hailey Hammer pounded a grand slam in her college softball game.

Hammer, a sophomore at Everett Community College, connected in game two of a doubleheader sweep of Skagit Valley, as the Trojans opened Northwest Athletic Conference play.

Everett shredded the Cardinals 7-3 and 10-0.

Hammer’s homer was a game-winner, though no one knew it at the moment.

The game was knotted in a scoreless tie and the bags were juiced when she locked on to a pitch and smashed all the hopes and dreams of the SVC pitcher.

With the sweep, Everett improved to 4-7 overall, 2-0 in league play.

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Wolves wage the good fight!!

March 16, 2017 by David Svien

   Audrianna Shaw, seen here in an earlier game, scored nine points Thursday. (John Fisken photo)

Stevens is the big kid on the block, the one prone to sitting on the other kids and giving them wet willies.

A ginormous 600+ student middle school that funnels its players to 2A Port Angeles, it is easily the largest, most imposing foe dinky Coupeville Middle School plays.

So, you look for your positives where you can.

There weren’t any road wins Thursday for the Wolves, but there was improvement, and sometimes that’s enough to get you through to the next game.

The biggest bright spot came courtesy the 7th grade CMS squad, which kept things close in a 42-27 loss after being roughed up the first time these schools met a month ago.

Course, if we’re going by the book, where the Stevens score-keepers only recorded 19 of their team’s 42 points, maybe Coupeville won after all…

Back in reality, the Wolves got big games from Kiara Contreras and Audrianna Shaw, who each rattled home nine points.

Shaw was hot early, singing the nets for five in the first quarter, while Contreras, an Energizer Rabbit of a player who ratchets up her intensity as she goes, hit for six of her points in the fourth.

Anya Leavell (4), Ja’Kenya Hoskins (2) and Kylie Van Velkinburgh (1) rounded out the scoring, while Adair De Jesus, Samantha Streitler, Katelin McCormick and McKenna Somes all saw floor time.

The CMS 8th graders got roughed up a bit more, falling 51-10 to a brutally-efficient Stevens squad.

Chelsea Prescott paced the Wolves with a team-high seven, while Genna Wright knocked down a bucket and Izzy Wells swished a free throw.

Mollie Bailey, Abby Mulholland, Bella Velasco, Heidi Clinkscales and Kaitlin Painter rounded out the CMS roster.

Coupeville returns to action Monday, Mar. 20, with a road game at Sequim, then closes the season with back-to-back home games Mar. 23 (Forks) and 27 (Port Townsend).

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Girls, hoop it up!!

March 16, 2017 by David Svien

Release the Kracken!

Want to play select basketball but don’t want to spend every day traveling off Whidbey for practice?

You’re in luck, at least if you’re a girl in grades 2-7 (or the parent of said girl).

Whidbey Elite, a competitive AAU program, is launching in Oak Harbor, and hopes to draw players from the entire Island.

Tryouts are Mar. 28 at Oak Harbor High School and the season runs April-August.

The squad will practice twice a week, with an optional third training day, and compete in tournaments throughout the Pacific Northwest,

For all the particulars, info registration or to contact team officials, hop over to:

http://www.whidbeyhoops.com/

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Sell tasty treats, support sluggers!!

March 16, 2017 by David Svien

   Maddy “Mad Dog” Georges will be crankin’ homers this summer. Will you be selling hamburgers while she does? (John Fisken photo)

It’s time to take the mound and make your pitch.

Central Whidbey Little League is seeking a volunteer to run concessions, and league officials would be particularly interested in someone who wants to bring in new ideas and expand the menu.

Whether you’re bubbling over with ways to fire up sales and tantalize taste buds, or content to just run things as is, they want to hear from you.

If interested, contact Paula Peters at (805) 302-9162.

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