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Wolf track stars among state’s best

April 22, 2024 by David Svien

Katie Marti (right) is one of the best shot-put throwers in the state. (Mia Farris photo)

There’s movement on the charts.

After several weeks of having four Wolves on the top 10 lists for 2B athletes, the Coupeville High School track and field team has added to its numbers.

Coming off of strong performances at a home meet, CHS juniors Lyla Stuurmans and Katie Marti join Reese Wilkinson, Cael Wilson, and Nick Guay among the state’s current best.

At the same time, Carly Burt, through no fault of her own, slips off the charts for the moment, as several pole vaulters passed her best height.

But never fear, the week ahead presents two more opportunities for the Wolves to throw down top times, heights, and distances.

Coupeville is slated to travel to Lynden Thursday and Lakewood Saturday as the regular season comes to an end.

Where the Wolves land on the top 10 charts through April 22:

 

GIRLS:

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (8th) 1:04.72

Shot Put — Katie Marti (8th) 33-05

Discus — Reese Wilkinson (9th) 105-09

Long Jump — Stuurmans (5th) 15-08

 

BOYS:

High Jump — Nick Guay (3rd-tie) 6-00

Pole Vault — Cael Wilson (4th-tie) 11-00

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Home cooking looms for (some) Wolves

April 21, 2024 by David Svien

“Who’s in first place? We are!!” (Mia Farris photo)

The stretch run comes at home. Mostly.

After a week where 99% of games were on the road, Coupeville High School spring sports teams get six home clashes this coming week.

Both softball and baseball travel to Darrington Monday, then are camped on their own diamonds after that.

Orcas Island is slated to travel to Coupeville Tuesday, with Concrete arriving Thursday, and Darrington swinging by for a rematch Saturday.

The final one of those home games will be Senior Night for Wolf baseball.

The CHS softball sluggers? They have no 12th graders on their roster this season.

Meanwhile, girls’ tennis continues its season-long road trip while waiting for new courts to be finished, with treks to The Bush School in Seattle Wednesday and to Friday Harbor on Friday.

Wrapping things up, Coupeville track and field has its final two regular season meets, with both coming off-Island.

The Wolves travel to Lynden Thursday and Lakewood Saturday, then make the turn to the postseason after that.

As we head into what should be a busy week, a look at where things stand as of April 21 among sports which count wins and losses.

 

Northwest League baseball:

School League Overall
Orcas Island 7-1 10-4
Coupeville 5-2 6-8
MV Christian 5-3 8-6
Friday Harbor 4-4 4-8
La Conner 2-4 6-5
Concrete 1-5 2-5
Darrington 1-6 1-6

 

Northwest League girls’ tennis:

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 2-0 2-0
Coupeville 0-2 0-5

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 5-0 8-4
Darrington 5-1 6-2
Friday Harbor 5-2 5-5
Orcas Island 2-4 3-8
Concrete 0-5 0-9
La Conner 0-5 0-10

“The bus? Yep, we’re getting on the bus again.” (Andrew Williams photo)

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Wild weather, titanic throws

April 20, 2024 by David Svien

It’s hammer time for Coupeville throwers (left to right) Katie Marti, Erica McGrath, and Mason Butler. (Bob Martin photo)

Survive and thrive.

That’s the goal at large track and field meets like Saturday’s Lil’ Norway Invitational at North Kitsap High School.

Call it a success then, as Coupeville, repping one of the smallest student bodies at the 20-team event, held its own, garnering a win in the girls’ discus and 12 PRs.

Wolf senior Reese Wilkinson brought home the title, emerging from a field of 33 throwers.

Not only did she set a PR, but she finished seven feet, six inches ahead of the #2 thrower.

Reese Wilkinson stands tall. (Mich Johnson photo)

Also having a strong day chucking things was junior Katie Marti, who earned third place finishes in both the javelin and the hammer throw.

She was making her debut in the latter event and was joined by fellow first-timers Erica McGrath and Mason Butler.

Lynden, a powerhouse at the 2A level, held off North Kitsap to claim both the girls and boys team titles, while the Wolf girls made a strong statement, finishing eighth.

As often happens during “spring” in Washington state, the day was full of weather twists and turns.

“Mother Nature never ceases to surprise us with what she has in store for us on our weekend invitationals,” said CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting.

“What started out as a beautiful sunny, warm day ended with gusty winds, light rain, no power and freezing cold athletes.

“Thank goodness those in charge of timing had a generator so the meet could continue.”

While many of the athletes in attendance hailed from large schools, the Wolves never flinched from the challenge.

“Our athletes held up nicely next to the bigger schools,” Bitting said. “There were a few who just missed out on the podium but regardless ran, threw and jumped well.”

Coupeville returns to action next week, with its final two regular season meets.

The Wolves are slated to travel to Lynden Thursday, then to Lakewood next Saturday, before veering off to start the postseason the week after.

Kayla Crane flies for the line. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Issabel Johnson (24th) 14.50; Frankie Tenore (38th) 17.60

200 — Lyla Stuurmans (7th) 29.22

400 — Ivy Rudat (24th) 1:16.58; Reagan Callahan (28th) 1:22.58

800 — Kayla Crane (17th) 2:51.97 *PR*; Callahan (27th) 3:31.41 *PR*

1600 — Crane (16th) 6:24.00 *PR*; Callahan (25th) 7:48.63 *PR*

3200 — Aleksia Jump (18th) 15:59.50

100 Hurdles — Lexis Drake (22nd) 21.60 *PR*; Myra McDonald (24th) 21.93

300 Hurdles — Drake (22nd) 59.00

4 x 100 Relay — Jump, Carly Burt, Johnson, Jasmine Castellanos (11th) 57.70

4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, Burt, Johnson, Castellanos (12th) 1:58.90

4 x 400 Relay — Rudat, Castellanos, Drake, Burt (9th) 5:08.79

DMR 4000 Relay — Rudat, Lydia Price, Crane, Jump (6th) 16:45.87

Shot Put — Reese Wilkinson (6th) 29-08.75; Katie Marti (8th) 29-07

Discus — Wilkinson (1st) 105-09 *PR*; Erica McGrath (6th) 80-03

Javelin — Marti (3rd) 92-08

Hammer Throw — Marti (3rd) 78-09 *PR*; McGrath (6th) 65-02 *PR*

High Jump — Tenore (19th) 4-00; McDonald (19th) 4-00

Pole Vault — Burt (6th) 7-00; Jump (11th) 6-06

Long Jump — Stuurmans (13th) 13-06; Rudat (22nd) 11-02

 

Blake Burrows reaches down and finds a different gear. (Thomas Studer photo)

 

BOYS:

100 — Marquette Cunningham (22nd) 12.27; Davin Houston (28th) 12.86

200 — Nick Guay (17th) 25.39

400 — Preston Epp (16th) 55.34; Nehemiah Myles (18th) 55.43 *PR*

800 — Carson Field (22nd) 2:25.65; Thomas Strelow (24th) 2:29.33

1600 — Field (13th) 5:05.61; Malachi Somes (21st) 5:14.30

3200 — George Spear (17th) 11:57.06; Nicholas Wasik (24th) 13:01.97

110 Hurdles — Cael Wilson (12th) 19.26; Axel Marshall (21st) 21.34 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Mikey Robinett (23rd) 50.16; Marshall (30th) 57.02

4 x 100 Relay — Cunningham, Houston, Epp, Guay (10th) 46.80

4 x 200 Relay — Blake Burrows, Marcelo Gebhard, Matthew Ward, Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim (12th) 1:45.93

4 x 400 Relay — Epp, Burrows, Wilson, Guay (10th) 3:53.45

DMR 4000 Relay — Kenneth Jacobsen, Strelow, Somes, Field (4th) 12:19.38

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (15th) 36-11.25; Robinett (20th) 35-02.25

Discus — Tackett (12th) 117-03

Javelin — Gebhard (12th) 116-05 *PR*; Robinett (24th) 97-02

Hammer Throw — Mason Butler (4th) 73-09 *PR*

High Jump — Guay (7th) 5-10; Wilson (17th) 5-04

Pole Vault — Wilson (9th) 10-00; Marshall (13th) 8-06

Long Jump — Myles (21st) 16-06; Alex Merino-Martinez (29th) 13-09

Triple Jump — Cunningham (15th) 35-11.75; Hank Milnes (18th) 34-05.75

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CHS grads show up, show out

April 20, 2024 by David Svien

Taygin Jump, livin’ life on the East Coast. (Photo courtesy Christina Jump)

Everywhere you look, a former Wolf busy at the next level.

Multiple Coupeville grads competed Friday and Saturday in college sports events, from track and field to baseball.

How they did:

 

Taygin Jump:

The Plattsburgh State freshman earned points for her team in both her events at the Middlebury Outdoor Invitational in Vermont.

Jump finished third (out of 11 competitors) in the javelin, chucking it 94 feet, four inches, then came back around to claim sixth (out of 12) in the hammer, with a throw of 113-02.

 

Joey Lippo:

A senior at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, he recorded three hits and scored twice Saturday in Cambridge as the Owls were swept in doubleheader diamond action.

UMPI, which sits at 2-15 on the season, gets right back at it Sunday with another twin bill against the same school.

 

Logan Martin:

The Central Washington University sophomore was at home during the CWU Wildcat Invitational in Ellensburg.

Martin finished fifth in the hammer (out of 21 throwers), launching the implement 170-02, while also claiming eighth (of 20) in the discus with a lob of 135-04.

 

Tate Wyman:

The Oregon Tech freshman was super-busy this weekend, competing in four events at the Raider Invitational in Ashland.

Wyman opened by nailing a PR of 23.53 seconds in the 200 Friday, then ran in the 110 hurdles (16.88), 400 (57.39), and 4 x 100 relay (45.22) a day later.

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Net aces put up strong fight

April 20, 2024 by David Svien

Skylar Parker smashes a backhand. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re two programs in very different places.

University Prep had 41 girls try out for tennis this season, and fields three teams, while Coupeville has eight players total, one of whom was away on a mission trip Saturday.

But the plucky Wolves, who are also playing their entire campaign on the road while new courts are built at CHS, didn’t go down easy while playing in Seattle.

Winning both singles matches, with senior team leader Skylar Parker rallying to pull out her victory in a third-set tiebreaker, Coupeville was narrowly nipped 3-2.

The non-conference loss to the Pumas drops the Wolves to 0-5, but team win/loss records aren’t the main objective this year.

Instead, it’s crafting a base of players who can help build the program, and a lot of that may begin with Tenley Stuurmans, just an 8th grader.

She ripped 10+ service aces past her foe Saturday, while her older teammates showed equal fight in their matches.

“Kauri (Hamilton) and Sofie (Phay) had some great rallies and were more aggressive at the net, which is great improvement,” said CHS assistant coach Starla Seal.

“Hafa (Silva De Campos Conceicao) and Delanie (Lewis) had some beautiful rallies as well.”

Seal and Tim Stelling took over the net program after Ken Stange retired and are intent on getting the roster depth back to where it once was.

With that in mind, the Wolf coaches hope to hold a tennis camp this summer for students in grades 3-8 to build interest in the net program.

Meanwhile, the current roster gets right back at it next week, with trips to The Bush School and Friday Harbor on the schedule.

 

Saturday’s results:

1st Singles — Skylar Parker beat Marrissa Du 3-6, 6-2, 10-4

2nd Singles — Tenley Stuurmans beat Laura Caposella 6-3, 6-3

1st Doubles — Parker/Kaitlyn Leavell lost to Tenraye/Afomeya 6-3

2nd Doubles — Delanie Lewis/Rafaela Silva De Campos Conceicao lost to Sofia Delgado-Pack/Bethania Bahru 6-1, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Sofia Phay lost to Karina Moralles/Sadie Bloom 6-0, 6-2

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