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Madison McMillan launches a laser. (Jackie Saia photos)

One of Coupeville’s brightest athletic stars has landed her next gig.

While Madison McMillan still has two more seasons of high school sports to finish, with basketball underway and softball beckoning in the spring, the CHS senior has signed a letter of intent to play college ball afterwards.

The power-hitting third baseman is slated to join the softball program at Edmonds College, with the Tritons making the announcement on their Instagram page.

Madison McMillan, granddaughter of Gordon McMillan and Nancy Conard, is a standout student and athlete who also happens to be a remarkable young woman in all aspects.

As part of a tight-knit group of female athletes who have played together since elementary school, she is one of the foremost faces of the CHS Class of 2025.

McMillan has had a major impact on the volleyball court, as a hoops star, and as a diamond dandy, with her playing both high school and travel ball in the latter pursuit.

She and her fellow seniors sparked the Wolf volleyball program to its best season in school history this fall.

With McMillan and company working as a unit, CHS was undefeated until the final day of the season, went 18-2, won league and bi-district titles, and captured 4th place at the 2B state tourney.

While the Wolf warrior sparkles in every one of her pursuits, softball is the sport where she has arguably had the biggest impact.

Whether drilling home runs over the fence, turning on the wheels to get an extra base in crunch time, or whipping a frozen rope across the field to nail a runner, McMillan is, as they said in O Brother, Where Art Thou, “bonafide.”

Edmonds hit a grand slam with this signing.

A class act.

Diesel Eck powers in for a bucket. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The first road trip is in the books.

Having opened the season with three consecutive games at home, Monday brought a new wrinkle to the lives of the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball players.

The Wolves clambered on the bus, endured a trek to the wilds of Granite Falls, and now head into the Thanksgiving break.

CMS will reemerge Dec. 3, when it travels to South Whidbey to kick off the back half of its eight-game schedule.

After that comes trips to Sultan (Dec. 5) and Lakewood (Dec. 9), before the home finale Dec. 16 against South Whidbey.

How Monday’s mission to Granite played out:

 

Level 1:

Coupeville’s top team snagged its first win of the campaign, polishing off the Tigers 33-26.

The Wolves rippled the nets from distance, drilling four three-balls to claim the victory.

Two of those bombs came off the fingertips of Trey Stewart, while Calvin Kappes and Chayse Van Velkinbergh each netted one of their own.

Overall, Stewart and Van Velkinburgh paced the Wolves, each netting nine points, with Diesel Eck powering through the paint for six.

Calvin Kappes (5) and Jonathan Kappes (4) rounded out the scoring attack, while Xander Beaman, Maverick Walling, River Simpson, Trenton Thule, and Kamden Ratcliff also saw floor time for the Wolves, who sit at 1-3 on the year.

 

Level 2:

A lower scoring affair, with Coupeville (0-4) coming up just short in an 18-11 defensive thriller.

Gracen Joiner knocked down a team-high four points, with Jacob Lujan (2), Darius Stewart (2), Cyrus Sparacio (2), and Cole Van Dyke (1) also scoring.

Colton Ashby, Xander Flowers, Liam Stoner, Mario Martinez, Jonah Meek, and Aiden Wheat rounded out the CMS roster on this day.

 

Ready to rumble.

Level 3:

Les Queen continued his torrid scoring pace, accounting for 11 of his team’s 13 points in a loss to Granite.

Kion Tellery banked in the Wolves (1-2) other bucket, with Oliver Miller, Carson Marley, Jack Bailey, Braxton Beshear, Stoner, and Talon Gamble also in uniform.

Coupeville rules the soccer pitch. (Photo courtesy Kimberly Kisch)

Coupeville’s mega-watt booters continue to shine brightly on the big stage.

The Deception FC girls’ G14 team, which features four Cow Town stars, finished atop the North Puget Sound League Division 1, and did so in convincing fashion.

The squad went 9-1-2, while rattling the net for 42 goals while surrendering just 10 scores.

No other team in their six-squad conference scored more than 18 goals, and Deception FC’s +32 rating towered over the second-place team’s +8 mark.

Coupeville is represented on the GU11 team by Lucy YouderianElaina GroseScotlyn Helm, and Lilly Hestbeck.

Wolf cheerleaders (l to r) Alysia Burdge, Abbigail Bond, and Ember Light are ready to get loud ‘n proud. (David Somes photo)

The final cheer has been sounded.

For the fall season, at least, as Coupeville High School’s spirit squad wrapped things up with an awards banquet Monday night.

Head coach Jennifer Morrell and her support staff honored 22 Wolves with a variety of awards and letters.

 

Coaches Award:

Kayla Moch

 

Wolf Award:

Alysia Burdge

 

Spirit Award:

Ember Light

 

4-Year Award:

Pamela Morrell

 

Most Improved:

Nick Shelly

Makenna Jonker-Chambers always brings big game spirit to the sideline. (Bailey Thule photo)

 

Varsity letter winners:

Cheyanne Atteberry
Alysia Burdge
Olivia Hall
Makenna Jonker-Chambers
Denali Kalwies
Bella Karr
Ember Light
Milana Light
Kayla Moch
Pamela Morrell
Laken Simpson
Hailey Smith
Kassidy Upchurch
Marin Winger

 

Participation certificates:

Garrett Bevill (Mascot)
Abbigail Bond
Elizabeth Lo (Manager)
Bea Roncada
Jacob Schooley
Lina Shelly
Nick Shelly
Avery Williams-Buchanan

Burnin’ down the house

Who has the marshmallows? (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

If it’s burnin’, John Fisken is yearnin’ … to take some photos.

Battling the heat with some frosty Diet Coke breaks, the intrepid paparazzi was on scene Saturday as the Oak Harbor Fire Department held a training exercise.

The fire in question, which also featured work from North Whidbey Fire and Rescue, consumed an abandoned house off Scenic Heights Rd.