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One final run, for glory and success

October 18, 2023 by David Svien

Blue skies and fast feet. (Amber Wyman photos)

They hit the tape for the final time this season.

Running Wednesday at the Cascade League Championships in South Whidbey, the Coupeville Middle School cross country squad put a bow on the 2023 campaign.

The Wolf girls, led by top finisher Mikayla Wagner, claimed 3rd place in the team standings, while the CMS boys finished 4th.

South Whidbey’s girls and Lakewood’s boys earned top honors at the seven-team event.

For Coupeville’s 8th graders, the meet was just one part of a busy day.

After zipping across the 3,000-meter course, they joined Coupeville coach Amber Wyman in hitting the road for a class field trip to Camp Moran.

And, since their destination sits on Orcas Island, that meant a late ferry trip.

But even with a long day, the Wolf team leaders were still going strong as they moved from one adventure to another.

Livin’ the ferry life.

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (8th) 13:43.55
Laken Simpson (11th) 14:20.28
Lillian Ketterling (12th) 14:24.25
Allie Powers (15th) 14:38.75
Marin Winger (21st) 15:17.62
Anna Powers (23rd) 15:25.28
Hazel Goldman (26th) 15:34.72
Elizabeth Marshall (49th) 17:38.34
Devon Wyman (53rd) 17:58.93
Ava Lucero (58th) 18:07.65
Claire Lachnit (59th) 18:08.16
Mary Western (61st) 18:16.84
Hailey Goldman (72nd) 18:43.49

 

BOYS:

Beckett Green (16th) 12:35.80
Henry Purdue (17th) 12:38.25
Isaiah Allen (18th) 12:52.06
Archer Schwarz (26th) 13:37.81
Edmund Kunz (29th) 13:44.20
Avery Eelkema (40th) 14:29.45
Ossian Merkel (42nd) 14:33.65
River Simpson (46th) 14:47.55
Christopher Zenz (53rd) 16:03.82

To the start line, one last time.

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Zane Oldenstadt? He’s a righteous dude!

October 18, 2023 by David Svien

“Birthday cake? For me????” (William Davidson photo)

We’re going to break our rules for a second.

Back in the early days of Coupeville Sports, I did a lot of “happy birthday” articles, until it became almost a daily ritual, and threatened to swamp everything else here at the blog.

So, last couple of years, I’ve toned it down a bit.

But this being a one-man writing experiment, I reserve the right to irritate or praise people at any given moment, with no prior notice.

Tonight, it’s a positive, as I’m busting the birthday slowdown by taking a moment to pay tribute to one Zane Oldenstadt.

A true gridiron giant. (Jackie Saia photo)

I haven’t known Zane all his life like McKenzie and Caleb Meyer, or Makana Stone, but, from a relative distance, he just seems like a righteous dude.

A good kid (well, not really a kid anymore, as he turns 18 today) who plays three sports.

A young man who is personable and outgoing, deeply connected to his friends, and always willing to stop and let his mama take his photo after every game, win or loss.

And that last one is a huge positive.

Zane deeply cares whether his team wins or loses, and he brings maximum effort to every football and basketball game, and every time he tosses an implement into the prairie air during track season.

But he has the grace to know how the small moments matter to his parents, his family, and those he loves.

Plus, he recently posted pics of himself wearing a carved pumpkin on his head in various locations, and I appreciate the commitment to the craft.

So, Zane, happy birthday.

Enjoy your cake day and the rest of your senior year.

You’ve earned it.

Playing the game with class. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

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Flip the ball, click the camera

October 18, 2023 by David Svien

Adie Maynes flicks a set skyward. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville Middle School volleyball played at home for the final time this season Tuesday, and the festivities drew in wanderin’ photographer John Fisken.

The pics above and below capture the Wolves in action, but he also snapped glossy images of visiting South Whidbey.

It was a busy day for the Diet Coke-fueled paparazzi, so he departed after the varsity match to get back up to Oak Harbor for other events.

While you won’t find any JV photos waiting for you, those varsity pics we spoke of earlier can be found at these links.

 

Coupeville:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/CHS-Volleyball-2023-2024/MSVB-2023-10-17-vs-South-Whidbey/

 

South Whidbey:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/South-Whidbey-HS/MSVB-2023-10-17-vs-Coupeville/

Point, Wolves.

“You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? YOU TALKIN’ TO ME?? Then who else are you talking … you talking to me? Well, I’m the only one here.”

Willow Leedy-Bonifas gets low for a return.

Wolf coach Cris Matochi dares the ref to tell him he’s too close to the court.

“Celebrate good times, come on!” 

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Split decision on Lopez pitch

October 18, 2023 by David Svien

Wolf junior Cael Wilson has scored for Coupeville High School soccer in all four seasons he’s played. (Nick Guay photo)

Long day, all the feelings.

The Coupeville High School soccer squad jumped island to island Wednesday, alighting on Lopez, where the Wolves played two games before making the long return trip to Whidbey.

The journey home was made with mixed emotions, as the JV team basked in the afterglow of its first victory, while the varsity squad dealt with a loss which erases much of its playoff hopes.

How the day played out:

 

Varsity:

“Kids are broken. Me too…”

So spoke Wolf coach Robert Wood after an emotional last-second defeat.

At one point this season, the Coupeville varsity was ranked as high as #4 in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association RPI rankings.

But a recent three-game skid in conference action, made worse by a 3-2 loss in overtime to Lopez, will make it exceedingly difficult for the Wolves to advance to the playoffs.

Postseason hopes are not completely dead, but they are on serious life support.

The loss drops CHS to 2-4 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-5 overall, and pins them in 6th place in a nine-team league from which the top four teams advance to the district tourney.

Defending state champ Friday Harbor (6-0 in league), Providence Classical Christian (5-1), and Mount Vernon Christian (4-1) are close to locking down the top three slots.

After that, Lopez (3-2) and Orcas Island (3-2) sit a game-and-a-half up on Coupeville in the battle for the final playoff berth, while Grace Academy (1-5), La Conner (1-5), and Cedar Park Christian-Bothell (0-5) are all but eliminated.

The Wolves host La Conner Friday for Senior Night, then close the regular season on the road Oct. 24 with a game on Orcas Island.

Wednesday’s game came within a few seconds of being decided in a penalty kick shootout, but Lopez broke through to score the winner in stoppage time at the tail end of the last overtime.

Coupeville’s goals came off the feet of sophomore Ezra Boilek and junior Cael Wilson.

Boilek, in his first year as a CHS booter, tallied his team-high seventh goal of the season, while Wilson punched in his second.

Now in his fourth season as a Wolf after making his varsity debut as an 8th grader, the latter has recorded six career goals.

 

Josh Lujan notched his first high school goal Wednesday on Lopez Island. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

JV:

They saved their best for last.

The Wolf JV, a co-ed team playing in a boys’ league, blanked Lopez 2-0 behind goals from Josh Lujan and Solomon Rudat.

It was the first time this season both players had scored, and the victory lifts the second unit’s final record to 1-3-1.

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Make some noise, rock the gym

October 18, 2023 by David Svien

Here to cheer. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s fashionable to be a fan.

Coupeville High School volleyball matches attract a wide range of supporters, as seen in the photos above and below, which come to us courtesy photographer John Fisken.

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