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Community rallies for CES teacher

March 21, 2022 by David Svien

A popular teacher at Coupeville Elementary School has been diagnosed with leukemia, and her friends and co-workers are rallying around her.

Jackie Gelston teaches third grade at CES and was formerly employed in the South Whidbey School District.

She and husband Chris have two daughters — one in college and one attending middle school — and the family has been a vital part of the local 4H community.

As she begins her fight against cancer, Gelston is expected to be in the hospital for an extended period of time.

She will not be able to finish the 2021-2022 school year, and is not expected back in time to start the 2022-2023 campaign.

Fellow Coupeville teachers Corinn Parker and Christi Messner are spearheading campaigns to help their colleague and her family.

Parker launched a meal train, which had an overwhelming response, while Messner has posted a GoFundMe to allow people to help the Gelston family with medical costs.

“We are a small group of friends trying to help a fellow friend,” Messner wrote.

“We want to raise funds so she does not have to worry about the day-to-day expenses of her family and medical bills as she fights.

“We want to relieve as much stress from Jackie as we can.”

 

For more info and to donate, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-gelston-family-with-medical-expense?qid=b962413b3216e6c952e89d44dfe218e6

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Standings spring to life

March 20, 2022 by David Svien

Allie Lucero unleashes the flame-thrower. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s Darrington’s league. For the moment.

With spring sports action still kicking into gear, there have been only two games so far in which Northwest 2B/1B League teams squared off in a conference clash.

Both of those bouts, one on the baseball diamond and one on the softball field, went to the Loggers, who swept La Conner.

So, as we publish our first look at spring sports standings, everything is coming up roses for Darrington.

Now, there are still a lot of games left to play, so maybe don’t go to Vegas and bet the farm on the Loggers just yet.

Coupeville, for one, is scheduled to play its first NWL games this coming week, with baseball, softball, and girls tennis all set to start climbing up the standings ladder.

Baseball gets two league games, hosting La Conner Tuesday, then travelling to Concrete Friday.

Wolf baseball coaches ponder life.

Softball has a split, hosting La Conner Tuesday as well, before hitting the road for a non-conference game Saturday at South Whidbey.

Rounding out the CHS spring teams which keep win/loss records, the netters (weather permitting) have a non-league road trip to Oak Harbor Wednesday.

Wolf tennis then turns right back around and hosts Friday Harbor — the only other NWL team to play the sport — Thursday.

Where things sit through Mar. 20:

 

Northwest League baseball:

School League Overall
Darrington 1-0 1-0
Concrete 0-0 0-0
Coupeville 0-0 1-3
Friday Harbor 0-0 2-1
MV Christian 0-0 1-0
Orcas Island 0-0 0-1
La Conner 0-1 0-1

 

Northwest League girls tennis:

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

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Darrington 1-0 1-1
Coupeville 0-0 1-1
Friday Harbor 0-0 0-1
Orcas Island 0-0 0-1
La Conner 0-1 0-1

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Marinate in windy pitch pics

March 20, 2022 by David Svien

South Whidbey and Oak Harbor wage war on the windswept soccer pitch. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Your mileage may vary.

If you care about soccer, or what’s going on athletically at Oak Harbor or South Whidbey High School, the pics above and below may catch your interest.

They were snapped by wanderin’ photographer John Fisken during a windy Saturday, as the host Wildcats rode the weather to storm from behind for a 5-1 win on the pitch.

To see everything he shot, and possibly purchase some glossies for the cousins over in Rancho Cucamonga, pop over to:

 

Oak Harbor:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Oak-Harbor-soccer/BS-2022-03-19-vs-South-Whidbey/

 

South Whidbey:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/South-Whidbey-HS/BS-2022-03-19-SW-at-OH/

 

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Big meet, big results

March 19, 2022 by David Svien

Logan Martin won shot put and discus titles Saturday at the Port Angeles Invitational. (Eileen Stone photo)

“It was a crazy day.”

The Coupeville High School track and field team survived and thrived Saturday at the nine-team Port Angeles Invitational.

By the time the day was done, the Wolves had collected 10 individual wins — including a tie — and set 39 PR’s, all while dealing with a year’s worth of weather compressed into a few hours.

“Weather wise, (we had) wind, rain, hail and sun!” said CHS girls coach Elizabeth Bitting. “As one athlete put it, ‘Each event had different weather’.”

The invitational, which featured four 2A schools, a pair of 2B schools (including Coupeville), and three 1B schools, ran varsity and JV versions of every event.

Schools were limited to one entry in each varsity competition.

The 2A schools, with much-deeper rosters, dominated team scoring, with Sequim winning the varsity boys title, while tying with North Kitsap for the girls crown.

CHS was third in varsity girls and fourth in varsity boys.

On the JV side, Port Angeles (girls) and North Kitsap (boys) stood tallest, with both Wolf squads finishing fourth.

Coupeville emerged from the meet with six varsity crowns and four JV ones.

Senior Logan Martin (shot put and discus) topped the individual varsity winners, with Carolyn Lhamon (shot put), Ryanne Knoblich (high jump), Aidan Wilson (800), and Lyla Stuurmans (triple jump) ruling their events.

On the JV side, Lhamon (discus), Knoblich (long jump), and Cristina McGrath (triple jump) won, with the duo of Caleb Meyer and Nick Guay tying for top honors in the high jump.

It was a quick turnaround for Coupeville, which competed at a Northwest 2B/1B League meet in La Conner Thursday afternoon.

But rested or not, the Wolves stepped up.

“The athletes are finding their groove and achieving more PR’s,” Bitting said.

“We are proud of their efforts today and would like to give a big shout out to the parents who volunteered to help the meet run smoothly.”

 

Complete Saturday results:

 

GIRLS – VARSITY:

100 — Taygin Jump (7th) 15.31 *PR*

200 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (2nd) 29.44

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (2nd) 1:07.89 *PR*

800 — Cristina McGrath (6th) 3:23.22 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (5th) 25.46 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Mayne (3rd) 1:08.77

4 x 100 Relay — Mayne, Jump, Ava Mitten, Issabel Johnson (5th) 1:01.05

4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, Mitten, Ryanne Knoblich, Hoskins (3rd) 2:02.97

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (1st) 26-01.50

Discus — Erica McGrath (4th) 65-06 *PR*

Javelin — Jump (2nd) 64-06

High Jump — Knoblich (1st) 4-08

Long Jump — Hoskins (2nd) 14-00.50

Triple Jump — Stuurmans (1st) 27-09

 

GIRLS — JV:

100 — Johnson (9th) 15.85 *PR*; Mercedes Kalwies-Anderson (18th) 17.07 *PR*; Kaitlyn Leavell (23rd) 19.72 *PR*

200 — Stuurmans (2nd) 30.22; Mitten (5th) 32.20; Johnson (8th) 35.83; Leavell (12th) 40.94 *PR*; Samara Maund (13th) 41.60 *PR*

Shot Put — Reese Wilkinson (4th) 21-09 *PR*; E. McGrath (12th) 17-10

Discus — Lhamon (1st) 71-04 *PR*; Jump (3rd) 67-00 *PR*; Wilkinson (6th) 55-03 *PR*; Aby Wood (11th) 40-03

Javelin — Wilkinson (8th) 54-01; E. McGrath (10th) 52-02; Wood (12th) 49-00; Mayne (14th) 45-04 *PR*; Maund (23rd) 30-00 *PR*

High Jump — Kalwies-Anderson (2nd) 4-02

Long Jump — Knoblich (1st) 13-07 *PR*; C. McGrath (9th) 9-08

Triple Jump — C. McGrath (1st) 25-05

 

BOYS VARSITY:

200 — Caleb Meyer (3rd) 24.41 *PR*

400 — Meyer (2nd) 55.47

800 — Aidan Wilson (1st) 2:15.91

1500 — Carson Field (5th) 5:13.71 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Reiley Araceley (4th) 20.12 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Tate Wyman (6th) 59.50

4 x 100 Relay — Araceley, Meyer, A. Wilson, Dominic Coffman (3rd) 48.56

4 x 400 Relay — Field, Cameron Epp, Mitchell Hall, A. Wilson (3rd) 4:07.94

Shot Put — Logan Martin (1st) 45-04 *PR*

Discus — Martin (1st) 131-07

Javelin — Hall (6th) 95-09 *PR*

High Jump — Coffman (2nd) 5-08 *PR*

Long Jump — A. Wilson (2nd) 18-04.50

 

BOYS — JV:

100 — Tim Ursu (11th) 12.75 *PR*; Alex Bowder (38th) 15.70 *PR*

200 — Nick Guay (2nd) 26.17; Ursu (6th) 26.39 *PR*; Araceley (7th) 26.47 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (15th) 28.70 *PR*

800 — Alex Merino-Martinez (8th) 2:50.46 *PR*

1500 — Hall (6th) 5:07.85 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (18th) 5:51.65 *PR*; Wyman (22nd) 6:24.00 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Nehemiah Myles, Hank Milnes, N. Guay, Robinett (2nd) 51.44

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (7th) 30-02; Josh Guay (20th) 16-10

Discus — Tackett (4th) 83-00 *PR*; C. Epp (17th) 52-00; J. Guay (20th) 45-09

Javelin — Field (8th) 80-10; Preston Epp (10th) 79-03 *PR*; C. Epp (11th) 78-03; Tackett (25th) 50-05; J. Guay (27th) 38-01 *PR*

High Jump — N. Guay (1st-tie) 5-04 *PR*; Meyer (1st-tie) 5-04 *PR*; Cael Wilson (5th) 4-06

Long Jump — Ursu (4th) 16-08 *PR*; Coffman (6th) 15-08; Myles (7th) 15-06.50; Robinett (10th) 14-09; N. Guay (12th) 14-08; Araceley (13th) 14-07.50; Milnes (16th) 13-08; Hall (19th) 13-02 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (25th) 11-05.50; Field (27th) 10-07; Bowder (28th) 7-04

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One more game, one more highlight

March 19, 2022 by David Svien

The present and future of Coupeville basketball hang out together, as Brady Sherman cheers on Xavier Murdy at the All-State game. (Deb Sherman photo)

Murdy (the #3 who’s fourth from the left) takes his place in the 2B all-star lineup. (Michele Murdy photo)

He played with the best and held his own.

Coupeville High School senior Xavier Murdy became the first Wolf boy in at least a decade-and-a-half to appear in the All-State basketball game Saturday.

While on the floor at Curtis High School, he pumped in 10 points, helping the 2B All-Stars thrash their 1B foes to the tune of 115-95.

It was the only game Saturday where the team repping the bigger classification won.

In later contests, the 1A all-stars beat the 2A team 109-99 and the 3A’s upended the 4A’s best 105-102.

The games, put on by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association, featured many of the best seniors in the state.

This year the WIBCA also held a “futures” game Friday, starring selected juniors from big-city schools.

Murdy is the only player at any of the six levels to hail from this region and is the first Wolf to make an All-State basketball squad since Makana Stone was selected to the 1A girls team in 2016.

Having been tabbed as the Northwest 2B/1B League MVP after helping lead Coupeville to its most-successful season in decades, X-Man shared the court Saturday with standouts like Liberty’s Tayshawn Colvin and 2B state player of the year John Lustig of Colfax.

Murdy got his points in the all-star game in much the same way he did for the Wolves — by outworking others.

He opened with a short jumper in the paint, having corralled a loose ball in mid-air.

After draining a pair of free throws — set up by snatching an offensive rebound — Murdy put another rebound back up and in.

A jumper on the move and a bucket where he slashed to the glass, switching hands in mid-move to score with his left hand, capped his offensive outburst.

Murdy, who made his varsity hoops debut as a freshman, finished his CHS career with 482 points.

This season, capping his run with fellow seniors Logan Martin, Hawthorne Wolfe, Grady Rickner, and Caleb Meyer, X-Man helped the Wolves win their first league title since 2002.

The CHS boys also claimed their first district crown since 1970 and advanced to the state tourney for the first time since 1988.

Murdy scored 24 points against top-seeded Kalama and 10 against Lake Roosevelt as the Wolves pushed both teams to the final moments in their state matchups.

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