Coupeville Sports

Good vibrations, better pics

January 26, 2024 by David Svien

“My aunt is better than your aunt!” (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Babies, cheerleaders, and hoops fans.

All united by the ability to generate great noise and passion, a love of Wolf basketball, and a willingness to let wandering photographers snap their pics.

Oh, and they also all bring in tons o’ page hits, so they’re basically gold, Jerry, gold.

Posted in Cheer, Fashionable Fans | Tagged Aimee Bishop, babies, Cheer, CHS Wolves, Ember Light | Leave a Comment »

State Parks Commission honors Wolf grad

January 25, 2024 by David Svien

It was a different time. As a pandemic captured national news, two magnificent beasts squared off for the first, but not last, time. (Photos courtesy Jodi Crimmins)

The man is an institution now.

Coupeville grad Jon Crimmins, a terror on the tennis court and baseball diamond back in his younger days, was honored Thursday by the Washington State Parks Commission for giving a quarter century (and counting) to the woodsy life.

The former Wolf has risen from a park ranger to his current position as Operations Director for the parks system, all while maintaining his quiet charm.

Followed from job to job (haunted?) by the painting seen in the photo above, Crimmins is also an avid runner and blogger.

Check out https://thejogdogblog.com/ for more on that.

A good man and a very good doggo.

Posted in A freakin' American hero | Tagged anniversaries, CHS Wolves, dog blog, Jon Crimmins, Washington State Parks | Leave a Comment »

Response to drug incident highlights CHS staff professionalism

January 25, 2024 by David Svien

The quick response of school nurse Jennifer Morrell and first responders kept a drug-related incident from becoming worse Thursday at Coupeville High School.

CHS/CMS Principal Geoff Kappes sent a message to school staff afterwards and later agreed to allow the email to be published while expressing understandable concerns about generating more online attention.

My decision to publish this email is meant to help with two things.

One, to quell social media chatter.

And more importantly, to highlight the school’s ability to quickly, efficiently, and safely respond to emergency situations.

Good afternoon CMHS Staff,

I wanted to provide an update and express my gratitude for the effective and professional response to an incident that occurred earlier today involving a student who arrived at school under the influence.

At approximately 8:05 this morning, I was notified of a student who had concerning behaviors at the Prairie Center.

Upon observing the concerning behavior, I notified Nurse Jenn and she led the student to the health room.

While there the student, expressing fear that the THC they had consumed might be laced with something, took the precautionary measure of requesting to self-administer Narcan.

9-1-1 was called and first responders arrived quickly, and the student was taken to the emergency room.

The latest update has informed us at this time the student is okay.

I was very impressed with the collaborative approach of our office team.

The student was cared for appropriately all while maintaining normal operations of the office and the school.

I want to address any potential concerns that may arise due to the administration of Narcan, commonly used to counter the effects of fentanyl.

This was a student request and self-administration out of an abundance of caution.

We have no reason to believe that fentanyl was involved in this incident.

Moving forward, let’s continue to prioritize the safety and welfare of our students.

If you notice concerning behavior, please intervene and contact the office.

Thank you for your continued dedication and professionalism.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me.

Geoff Kappes
CHS/CMS Principal

Posted in Administration | Tagged Coupeville High School, Geoff Kappes, Jennifer Morrell, Narcan | Leave a Comment »

Lippo excels in college classroom

January 25, 2024 by David Svien

Joey Lippo (right) and fellow Whidbey baseball alumni James Besaw hang out. (Teresa Besaw photo)

Joey Lippo’s classroom game remains strong.

The Coupeville High School grad, now a two-sport athlete at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, was one of 505 students named to the North Atlantic Conference Fall All-Academic team.

Lippo, a senior who will play his final season of baseball for the Owls this spring, was hailed for his work during golf season.

The NAC has 14 schools, and the athletes honored covered “87 unique teams across eight sports.”

To be eligible, a student/athlete needed to achieve a GPA between 3.5 and 4.0.

During his days in Coupeville, Lippo played tennis, basketball, and baseball for the Wolves.

Posted in Golf, Wolves in college | Tagged academic honors, baseball, CHS Wolves, golf, Joey Lippo, University of Maine at Presque Isle | Leave a Comment »

“I’m just … hair … so I won’t get fined”

January 25, 2024 by David Svien

Nick Guay, having a really good hair day. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“Eh, it’s OK, but man Lyla, when I was his age, my hair was straight fire!!” “Daaaaaaaadddd…”

John Fisken may be obsessed with Nick Guay.

Just sayin’…

The wanderin’ photo clicker captured a whole bunch of pics featuring the lanky Coupeville High School senior Tuesday as he helped lead the Wolves in thrashing South Whidbey.

Maybe it’s Guay’s mad hoops skills.

Or maybe it’s his photo-ready mane of hair, practically begging to sign its own contract with L’Oreal’s men’s division.

I mean, if they made a biography of Guay, would they take the title of Kevin Bacon’s 1994 hoops flick, add an H and make it “The Hair Up There?”

Yes, yes, I’ll see myself out now.