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Wolf hoops stars impress at state tourney

March 22, 2026 by David Svien

Ready to hit the floor. (Photos courtesy RayLynn Ratcliff)

The Wolves took a bite out of Spokane.

Playing in the state tournament this weekend, Coupeville’s 7th/8th grade boys’ SWISH basketball team split four games against top-level competition.

Cow Towns’s hardcourt warriors fell to Republic and Port Angeles in tightly contested affairs, while capturing victories against Tahoma and Hazen.

“Couldn’t be more proud of these boys,” said Wolf Mom RayLynn Ratcliff.

“They worked hard to earn the right to be here, they showed grit and determination, they played physical with poise and showed the heart of the Wolves!”

The Coupeville squad, coached by Curtis Ashby and Rick Beaman, goes 11 players deep.

 

The roster:

Colton Ashby
Xander Beaman
Luke Blas
Diesel Eck
Xander Flowers
Gracen Joiner
Remmy Nuqui
Kamden Ratcliff
River Simpson
Trey Stewart
Aiden Wheat

Tomorrow’s high school hoops stars.

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Temps (slightly) rise, track stars soar

March 22, 2026 by David Svien

Devon Wyman, seen last season, set a PR in the 1600 Saturday in Rainier. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re in a groove now.

The second high school track and field meet of the season arrived Saturday, and it was a fairly big one as Coupeville hit the road to participate in the 25-team Rainier Icebreaker.

While far from home, the Wolves found strong competition, a smattering of top times and marks, and, lo and behold, even some blue skies.

“Beautiful weather at Rainier today,” said CHS coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting.

“Funny how nice 52 (degrees) with a little sun feels after dealing with the rain and 30-40-degree temps most of the season.

“We may have even got a little burnt.”

Shining brightly under the sun, the Wolves earned several top-five performances, with sophomore Wyatt Fitch-Marron claiming top team honors with a 2nd place showing in the high jump.

He was joined by fab frosh Tamsin Ward (3rd in the shot put and 5th in the high jump), Lillian Ketterling (5th in the pole vault), and the mixed 4 x 400 relay unit, which hit the tape in 4th place.

That co-ed crew was comprised of Olivia Hall, Brian Thompson, Ketterling, and Edmund Wilson.

Overall, the Rainier girls and Elma boys collected team titles, with Coupeville finishing 14th and 15th, respectively.

With two meets in the books, the Wolf coaches like what they’ve seen, and are anticipating many more highlights to come.

“We saw several PRs and strong performances (today),” Martin and Bitting said. “And we’re looking forward to continued growth over the next month.”

Next up for Coupeville, or at least part of the roster, is a road trip Saturday, Mar. 28 to the 4th annual Stanwood Frosh/Soph Invitational.

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

200 — Taylor Marrs (29th) 33.62 *PR*

400 — Marrs (14th) 1:15.60 *PR*

1600 — Mikayla Wagner (16th) 6:48.02; Devon Wyman (18th) 6:52.10 *PR*

3200 — Wyman (12th) 14:45.05

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (17th) 22.26; Lexis Drake (18th) 22.70

300 Hurdles — Frankie Tenore (18th) 1:11.43

4 x 100 Relay — Isa Mc Fetridge, Arianna Cunningham, Olivia Hall, Drake (11th) 58.43

Shot Put — Tamsin Ward (3rd) 30-05

Discus — Lillian Ketterling (12th) 75-07; Marrs (36th) 49-11

High Jump — Ward (5th) 4-08 *PR*; Tenore (10th) 4-02

Pole Vault — Ketterling (5th) 7-00 *PR*

Long Jump — McDonald (27th) 10-01

Triple Jump — A. Cunningham (11th) 26-11.50

 

BOYS:

100 — Beckett Green (28th) 12.67; Edmund Wilson (30th) 12.73 *PR*

200 — Davin Houston (7th) 24.79; Richmond Bandong (31st) 27.88

400 — Nathan Coxsey (21st) 1:01.34 *PR*; Sage Arends (24th) 1:02.51 *PR*

800 — Kenneth Jacobsen (8th) 2:18.33; Johnathan Jacobsen (19th) 2:36.16

1600 — Cyrus Sparacio (6th) 4:58.87; Malachi Somes (26th) 5:38.57

3200 — Sparacio (6th) 10:47.10 *PR*; Somes (22nd) 12:08.95

Shot Put — Zachary Saho (14th) 34-01; Khanor Jump (26th) 30-04.50

Discus — Jump (19th) 100-02; Liam Blas (24th) 92-03

Javelin — Bandong (22nd) 102-08 *PR*; Marquette Cunningham (34th) 83-08 *PR*

High Jump — Wyatt Fitch-Marron (2nd) 5-10; Houston (7th) 5-06

Long Jump — Brian Thompson (12th) 17-02 *PR*; Arends (22nd) 16-01.50

 

CO-ED:

Mixed 4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Thompson, Ketterling, Wilson (4th) 4:24.13

Mixed SMR 800 (100/100/200/400) — Ward, Coxsey, Mc Fetridge, Green (8th) 1:53.47

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Hey, Mother Nature … let ’em cook

March 22, 2026 by David Svien

Wolf slugger Sydney Van Dyke admires the lace-up job she did on her shoes. (Julie Wheat photo)

Well, let’s try this again.

Wet weather across Washington state washed away most scheduled games this past week, limiting the number of wins and losses posted by Northwest 2B/1B League teams.

But hope burns eternal, so Coupeville and its conference counterparts head into a new week hoping on-field action will replace thumb twiddling.

The Wolf girls’ tennis squad is slated to host Friday Harbor Tuesday, with baseball and softball set for home-and-away clashes with the same rival.

The CHS diamond squads host Wednesday, before bouncing between islands Thursday on a potential road trip.

Finally, Saturday will see the Coupeville track and field squad, or part of it at least, head off to the Stanwood Frosh/Soph Invitational.

As the Wolves plow into another week, here’s where things stand through Mar. 22:

 

Northwest League baseball:

School League Overall
Concrete 0-0 0-0
Coupeville 0-0 1-1
Darrington 0-0 0-1
Friday Harbor 0-0 1-0
La Conner 0-0 0-1
MV Christian 0-0 1-0
Orcas Island 0-0 1-1

 

Northwest League girls’ tennis:

School League Overall
Coupeville 0-0 0-1
Friday Harbor 0-0 0-0

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Orcas Island 1-0 1-1
Concrete 0-0 0-0
Coupeville 0-0 3-0
Friday Harbor 0-0 1-1
La Conner 0-0 0-0
Darrington 0-1 1-1

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Diamond men duel with big city boys

March 21, 2026 by David Svien

Riley Lawless rumbles down to first. (Julie Wheat photos)

The final score doesn’t tell all.

While Meridian tacked on some runs late to make its 16-7 win Saturday over visiting Coupeville seem more lopsided, the diamond clash was mostly a back-and-forth affair.

And while the non-conference loss drops the Wolf baseball squad to 1-1 on the season, delivering a strong effort against a traditional power, especially one repping a larger student body, is a true positive for Steve Hilborn’s team.

Coupeville, which kicks off Northwest 2B/1B League play next week with a home-and-away series against Friday Harbor, got on the board first Saturday.

The Wolves picked up four of their 10 walks in the top of the first, with Carson Grove gliding home to score on a passed ball.

While Meridian responded with five runs of its own in the bottom half of the frame, CHS picked up two tallies in the second to cut things back to 5-3.

Free passes were again key to Coupeville’s offensive efforts, with Chris Zenz, Chase Anderson, and Grove showing off eagle eyes at the plate.

Camden Glover capped things with an RBI single, one of three base-knocks the senior had on the day.

Off to a sizzlin’ start, he’s racked up seven hits across just the first two games.

From there, both teams picked up a run, before Meridian pushed five runs across in both the fourth and fifth innings to widen the gap.

Even as the game threatened to slip away, the Wolves continued to scrap for runs, however, scoring three in the top of the fifth.

Leo Rodriguez smacked two hits Saturday in Bellingham.

The big blow was a two-run double to left field off the bat of Leo Rodriguez, as he put together one of his best performances in a Wolf uniform.

On the mound, Coupeville split duties between hurlers Coop Cooper, Glover, Grove, and Anderson, with the latter making his first appearance on the baseball diamond since his sophomore season.

Now a senior, Anderson transitioned to track and field as a junior, earning two medals at the state meet, and he competed in this year’s opening track meet Wednesday in La Conner.

Saturday, he picked up two strikeouts in an inning of work, while Cooper (5), Glover (1), and Grove (2) made it 10 K’s for the team.

 

Saturday stats:

Chase Anderson — One walk
Camden Glover — Three singles, one walk
Carson Grove — Two walks
Riley Lawless — Two walks
Leo Rodriguez — One single, one double, one walk
Killian Shaw — One single
Trent Thule — Two walks
Chris Zenz — One walk

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CHS grads light up college sports world

March 21, 2026 by David Svien

Tate Wyman, seen here last year, is in his third season of college track and field. (Photo courtesy Amber Wyman) 

The Wolves are busy on the next level.

Coupeville grads Tate Wyman and Madison McMillan are both spending a chunk of their weekend playing college sports and excelling while doing it.

Wyman, a junior at Oregon Tech, competed in the Pacific Northwest Invite in Corvallis, Oregon Friday and Saturday, helping his team kick off the outdoor track and field season.

Ayden and Devon’s big bro set a PR in the 200, hitting the tape in 22.86 seconds, while soaring 20 feet, 2.50 inches in the long jump, and clocking a 16.17 in the 110 hurdles.

Madison McMillan (left) is part of a red-hot Edmonds College diamond squad.

Meanwhile, McMillan, a freshman at Edmonds College, picked up two hits and scored twice Saturday as the Tritons softball team swept a doubleheader from visiting Douglas College.

Edmonds claimed the opener 8-0, then won the nightcap 11-1 in a game mercy-ruled after five innings.

McMillan and Co. are 14-1 on the season and will carry a 14-game winning streak into action Sunday, when they host Skagit Valley College in another twin-bill.

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