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Murdy magnificent, Wolves impress

April 8, 2023 by David Svien

Wolf senior Alex Murdy, who celebrated a birthday last month, was electric Saturday competing in the long jump at a 54-school meet. (Photo courtesy Sandi Murdy)

Welcome to the big show.

The Coupeville High School track and field team traveled to Bellingham Saturday to wage war with much larger schools during the 13th Annual Birger Solberg Track & Field Invitational.

The event drew 54 schools, covering every classification in Washington state (4A-1B), while also hauling in teams from Alaska and British Columbia.

Shorewood, a 3A school, won the team titles, with their girl’s squad holding off 2A Anacortes 76.5-65, and their boys nipping 4A Kamiak 71-68.

Coupeville, repping a 2B institution, scored above its weight class, claiming 20th (girls) and 26th (boys).

Wolf senior Alex Murdy delivered the day’s best performance, finishing 2nd out of 42 competitors in the long jump.

Senior Ryanne Knoblich was 3rd in the high jump while vying with 28 other athletes, while sophomore Lyla Stuurmans — already the fastest female 400 runner in 2B — set a PR in her event.

Coupeville is off for two weeks, at least in terms of competitions, returning to action Saturday, Apr. 22 at the GearUp Eason Invitational in Snohomish.

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Monroe Myles (41st) 14.35

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (8th) 1:03.83 *PR*

800 — Aleera Kent (27th) 2:45.84

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (12th) 18.78

300 Hurdles — Mayne (27th) 56.20 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Myles, Mayne, Carly Burt, Ryanne Knoblich (15th) 55.96

4 x 200 Relay — Burt, Knoblich, Issabel Johnson, Stuurmans (19th) 2:06.37

4 x 400 Relay — Mayne, Burt, Kent, Gwen Crowder (16th) 4:53.52

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (5th) 31-06.50; Katie Marti (14th) 26-11.25

Discus — Lhamon (18th) 80-03

Javelin — Marti (5th) 91-05

High Jump — Knoblich (3rd) 4-10

Long Jump — Knoblich (20th) 13-10

 

BOYS:

100 — Tim Ursu (38th) 12.17

200 — Ursu (30th) 25.17; Nick Guay (33rd) 25.25

400 — Aidan Wilson (17th) 53.65

800 — Wilson (9th) 2:04.98

1600 — Mitchell Hall (23rd) 4:46.76

3200 — George Spear (37th) 12:31.99

110 Hurdles — Tate Wyman (16th) 19.19; Reiley Araceley (20th) 19.32

300 Hurdles — Wyman (10th) 45.57

2K Steeplechase — Araceley (38th) 8:59.40 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Ursu, Wyman, Wilson, Guay (9th) 46.00

4 x 400 Relay — Guay, Hall, Wilson, Hank Milnes (14th) 3:47.45

4 x 800 Relay — Ezekiel Allen, Spear, Anthony Smolen, Ezra Boilek (25th) 10:36.35

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (29th) 31-00.50

Discus — Tackett (8th) 127-05 *PR*

Javelin — Hall (22nd) 112-02

High Jump — Guay (11th) 5-08

Long Jump — Alex Murdy (2nd) 19-08.25

Triple Jump — Araceley (16th) 33-09

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Brutal breeze, valiant victory

April 8, 2023 by David Svien

Maya (left) and Allie Lucero celebrated their 18th birthday Saturday with a win on the softball diamond. (Photo courtesy Jess Lucero)

The weather? Wicked.

The score? Divine.

Buffeted by goosebump-inducing prairie winds Saturday — but no rain — the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad cracked visiting Concrete.

Taking advantage of 20 walks, three well-placed hits, and several errors by the Lions, the Wolves strolled to a 20-0 win in a game called after three innings due to the mercy rule.

The victory, coming in a game which was originally supposed to be played in Concrete, lifts Coupeville to 3-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-4 overall.

Facing a rebuilding Lions team which is led by former Wolf JV coach Stephanie Henning, CHS did everything possible to not run up the score, while trying to get off the field and escape the brutal breeze.

All 14 Wolves who picked up a bat reached base in the rout, while 8th grader Haylee Armstrong chipped in with stellar defense.

Saturday’s game started as a road affair, then turned into a homestand for Coupeville, thanks to the weather forecast being (slightly) better for Whidbey than it was for Concrete.

While the hardy Wolf fans screamed in silent agony as the prairie lived up to its reputation of often making diamond teams feel like they’re playing in the middle of a cyclone, some were happy to see the game play out.

“I can’t feel my face!” (Jennifer Marzocca photo)

CHS aces Allie and Maya Lucero celebrated their 18th birthday during the win, while fellow senior Gwen Gustafson was flawless in the pitcher’s circle.

Facing the minimum nine batters across her three-inning stint, she whiffed seven Lions and recorded one of the two other outs on a comebacker.

“Gwen was on fire today, throwing BBs from the circle,” said Wolf coach Kevin McGranahan. “She was too much for the Concrete hitters.”

Coupeville put the game away quickly, tossing nine runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first, another eight in the second, then hitting the three-inning mercy rule when Mia Farris cranked an RBI single to score foreign exchange student Layla Heo.

That was one of three base knocks for the Wolves, with fellow sophomores Madison McMillan and Taylor Brotemarkle joining Farris on the hit parade.

Concrete, which is winless this season, is scrambling to improve, and having a former Coupeville coach in charge of the program is a big advantage.

“They are a very, very young team and inexperienced,” McGranahan said. “But I give them credit for fielding a team and never quitting, and having smiles on their faces.

“Glad to see Concrete back on the field, with a good head coach,” he added. “Stephanie will get them back on track.”

Coming off the win, the Wolves have a busy week ahead of them.

They host Darrington Tuesday, Apr. 11, then travel to La Conner Apr. 13 and Onalaska Apr. 15. That last trip will be for a doubleheader.

 

Saturday stats:

Capri Anter — One walk
Taylor Brotemarkle — One single, two walks
Teagan Calkins — Three walks
Mia Farris — One single, two walks
Gwen Gustafson — One walk
Jada Heaton — One walk
Layla Heo — One walk
Allie Lucero — Two walks
Maya Lucero — One walk
Chloe Marzocca — One walk
Madison McMillan — One single, two walks
Melanie Navarro — One walk
Sofia Peters — One walk
Bailey Thule — One walk

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CHS excels on field, in classroom

April 8, 2023 by David Svien

We’re still in the thick of things.

With two of three seasons complete during the 2022-2023 school year, Coupeville High School remains firmly wedged into the top five in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Scholastic Cup rankings.

With spring sports left to play out, CHS is tied with Napavine, just off of Asotin.

Saint George’s, Okanogan, and Liberty round out the top three.

The Scholastic Cup honors prep athletes for classroom performance as well as sports prowess.

Points are awarded for those who advance to the state championships, such as Wolf football and cross country, with academic success a major component of the process.

Coupeville’s biggest bonanza so far is the 100 points its girls’ cross country squad netted for being state academic champs.

Schools also receive points for sportsmanship and can be dinged for ejections.

One school in each classification, from 4A-1B, will receive the Scholastic Cup after the completion of spring sports.

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Support lil’ sluggers in need

April 8, 2023 by David Svien

North Whidbey Little League is asking for help after a storage shed full of equipment was destroyed in an arson fire.

The shed, and a port-a-potty, both located at Koetje Park in Oak Harbor, burnt down April 6.

Inside the structure was equipment used to maintain playing fields, as well as equipment for the T-Ball program.

The shed was valued at $5,000-$8,000, with the t-ball supplies coming in at $3,500.

The fire, which is being investigated as an arson by the Oak Harbor Police Department, will delay the start of the t-ball season two weeks.

As North Whidbey Little League scrambles to replace the equipment and shed, a GoFundMe has been set up for those interested in helping.

For more info and to contribute, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/nwll-koetje-park-tball-shed

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Baseball off, softball on (for now)

April 7, 2023 by David Svien

Saturday just opened up for Wolf assistant baseball coach Morgan Payne. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The schedule, she keeps on changing.

Saturday’s Coupeville High School varsity baseball game against Concrete started as a road affair, then was bumped to being a home tilt due to poor weather forecasts.

Now, the hardball bout is just off the schedule, as the Lions say they don’t have enough eligible players to make the trip to Whidbey.

The Northwest 2B/1B League game will likely be rescheduled at some point, since it’s a conference rumble.

When that might be is up in the air with most of the guys who make the schedules out of the office for spring break at the moment.

Meanwhile, Coupeville’s softball game Saturday against Concrete, also bumped from a road trip to a home stand, is still on — as of 2:15 PM Friday.

Keep an eye on this space, though. Things still might change.

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