Coupeville Sports

Oh Captain! My Captain!

July 13, 2024 by David Svien

Coupeville cheerleaders (left to right) Olivia Hall, Kassidy Upchurch, Makenna Jonker-Chambers, and Avery Williams-Buchanan will lead the Wolves this fall. (Photo property CHS Wolves Cheer)

The leadership is in place.

The Coupeville High School cheer squad used its Instagram page Friday night to honor the young women who will lead the team during the upcoming football season.

Kassidy Upchurch is team captain, while Olivia Hall, Makenna Jonker-Chambers, and Avery Williams-Buchanan are co-captains.

A new CHS gridiron season kicks off Friday, Sept. 6 with a home game against non-conference foe Annie Wright.

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Carnival refunds start July 15

July 12, 2024 by David Svien

Come and get your money back.

The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce released information Friday on how to get refunds for 4th of July events which were thrown asunder by a carnival ride which crashed and injured six.

The statement:

The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce will be issuing refunds for unused, presale wristband vouchers for the 2024 Independence Day Carnival.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we established the logistics and tracking for this process.

Starting Monday, July 15 at 10 AM, individuals are welcome to come to the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce (32630 SR 20, Oak Harbor, WA 98277) with your ticket vouchers in hand to complete a form and be issued a check corresponding to the value of tickets presented.

Individuals with Mega Passes in their entirety will be refunded $150; individual tickets will be refunded $35 per ticket.

Please note no refunds will be issued without the physical ticket voucher and completed form.

The eligibility window for refunds will close on July 31 at 5:00 PM.

Please see refund processing hours below:

7/15 — 10-3
7/16 — 10-4
7/17 — 11-5
7/18 — CLOSED
7/19 — 10-4
7/20 — CLOSED
7/21 — CLOSED
7/22 — 10-4
7/23 — 10-4
7/24 — 10-4
7/25 — 11-3
7/26 — 10-12
7/27 — CLOSED
7/28 — CLOSED
7/29 — 10-4
7/30 — 10-4
7/31 — 2-5

If you have any questions regarding this process, please reach out to the Chamber at 360-675-3755.

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Explore some prairie history

July 11, 2024 by David Svien

Still standing, after all these years. (Photos property Historic Whidbey Facebook page)

How well do you know your prairie history?

If you have some free time this Saturday, July 13, you can explore the “historic and mysterious” Engle Homestead.

The “most intact historic pioneer farm cluster on Whidbey Island” (and maybe the state) sits in the heart of Ebey’s Prairie.

Anchored by an 1858 Victorian house, there are 10 original farm buildings which were built between 1876 and 1955.

Preservation work is ongoing, and the Engle family is hosting an “open farm” Saturday from noon-4:00 PM, with family talks scheduled for 1:00 and 3:00.

You can learn more about the six generations of the Pearson-Engle family, in addition to tales about (really) old school farming life.

The farm is located at 1391 Terry Road, on the corner of Terry and Ebey Roads, a fairly short throw away from the Coupeville High School softball field.

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Softball tryouts on tap this weekend

July 11, 2024 by David Svien

Cameron Van Dyke channels Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV. “I must break you!” (Photo courtesy Michelle Armstrong)

Have a daughter between the ages of 12-16?

Time to embrace your new life as a softball travel parent and unleash the Whidbey wrecking crew on the world.

The Island Vipers, who have fielded a very successful U14 squad comprised of players from Coupeville, Oak Harbor, and all those places down South, are looking to expand.

The plan is to have both a 14U and 16U team going forward, and tryouts are set for this Saturday, June 13.

They’ll be held at Coupeville’s Rhododendron Park starting at 10 AM.

All Whidbey girls ages 12-16 are welcome, though they can’t be older than 16 as of Dec. 31, 2024.

If your player can’t be at Saturday’s tryouts, you can set up a private tryout by contacting coach Grant Van Dyke at Islandvipers@yahoo.com.

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One Wolf to rule the dog show world

July 11, 2024 by David Svien

Coupeville rising senior Gabriella Gebhard (left) continues to rule the dog show world. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Gebhard)

She’s headed back to the biggest stage for a third time.

Coupeville High School rising senior Gabriella Gebhard has qualified for a return trip to the Westminster Dog Show.

That means she’ll be in New York next February for the 149th version of the event, showcasing her pooch-handling skills at Madison Square Garden.

Gebhard, who is one of the top junior handlers in the country, qualified by racking up win after win, and by bringing in top grades in the classroom.

And she’s topping the charts with multiple dogs these days, with Walker (Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making) and Everest (Set’r Ridge’s Climbing to the Top) taking turns.