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If they play, they win

March 24, 2022 by David Svien

Coupeville tennis coach Ken Stange offers some words of wisdom. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Third time was the charm.

After rain washed away the first two scheduled matches of the new season, the Coupeville High School girls tennis team finally hit the court in a competitive bout Thursday afternoon.

And it went just as planned, with the Wolves dumping visiting Friday Harbor 5-0 in the first of two battles between the only Northwest 2B/1B League schools to play the sport.

“Twas a good day,” said longtime CHS net guru Ken Stange, whose squad previously had non-conference matchups with South Whidbey and Oak Harbor delayed by liquid sunshine.

 

Complete Thursday results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Abby Muholland won 6-2, 6-4

2nd Singles — Helen Strelow won 6-2, 6-3

1st Doubles — Eryn Wood/Noelle Daigneault won 6-4, 6-3

2nd Doubles — Mary Milnes/Katelin McCormick won 6-2, 6-0

3rd Doubles — Sophie Martin/Lucy Tenore won 6-2, 6-2

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Hayley Fiedler/Vivian Farris won 6-1

5th Doubles — Kim Castro/Leni Raduenz won 6-2

6th Doubles — Sophia Milasich/Yodnum Nakakul lost 6-3

7th Doubles — Maylin Steele/Karyme Castro lost 6-0

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Track titans enjoy home cookin’

March 24, 2022 by David Svien

Caleb Meyer roars to the finish line. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a long, but very successful day.

Hosting their first home meet of the season Wednesday, the Coupeville High School track and field team outdueled 12 other schools to claim seven individual titles and 39 PR’s.

Not bad for a day full of rain spatters, and one in which everyone raced the setting of the sun.

“They ran/jumped/threw amazingly!” said CHS girls coach Elizabeth Bitting.

“The races in the twilight and into the dark were the most fun,” she added. “Seeing them come out of the darkness was very cool.”

The La Conner girls and Mount Vernon Christian boys notched team titles, with the Wolf squads claiming third and second, respectively.

Senior thrower Logan Martin paced Coupeville, earning titles in both the shot put and discus.

Joining him atop the victory stand were teammates Taygin Jump (javelin), Lyla Stuurmans (400), Aidan Wilson (long jump), Carolyn Lhamon (discus), and Ryanne Knoblich (long jump).

Reese Wilkinson set a PR in the discus.

 

Complete Wednesday results:

GIRLS:

100 — Ava Mitten (14th) 15.19; Taygin Jump (16th) 15.39; Issabel Johnson (19th) 15.76 *PR*; Mercedes Kalwies-Anderson (29th) 16.48 *PR*; Kaitlyn Leavell (45th) 19.07 *PR*

200 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (2nd) 29.34; Lyla Stuurmans (4th) 29.46; Mitten (8th) 32.36; Johnson (11th) 33.14 *PR*; Leavell (18th) 43.27; Samara Maund (19th) 45.48

400 — Stuurmans (1st) 1:04.73 *PR*

1600 — Ayden Wyman (7th) 6:54.27

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (6th) 24.63 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Mayne (9th) 1:10.67

4 x 100 Relay — Mayne, Jump, Mitten, Johnson (4th) 1:00.51; Kalwies-Anderson, Cristina McGrath, Leavell, Carolyn Lhamon (6th) 1:03.79

4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, A. Wyman, Ryanne Knoblich, Hoskins (3rd) 2:01.11

Shot Put — Lhamon (2nd) 27-06; Reese Wilkinson (6th) 22-09.50 *PR*; Erica McGrath (13th) 18-00

Discus — Lhamon (1st) 82-10 *PR*; Wilkinson (6th) 69-01 *PR*; Jump (11th) 53-08; E. McGrath (13th) 46-08; Aby Wood (14th) 45-08

Javelin — Jump (1st) 86-11 *PR*; A. Wyman (10th) 59-03 *PR*; Wilkinson (10th) 59-03 *PR*; E. McGrath (12th) 59-02; Mayne (19th) 44-02; Maund (30th) 27-06

High Jump — Knoblich (3rd) 4-08; Kalwies-Anderson (6th) 4-02

Long Jump — Knoblich (1st) 13-04.50; A. Wyman (4th) 12-08.50 *PR*

Triple Jump — Stuurmans (2nd) 28-00

 

BOYS:

100 — Dominic Coffman (4th) 12.09 *PR*; Cael Wilson (36th) 13.94 *PR*; Alex Bowder (52nd) 15.66 *PR*

200 — Caleb Meyer (2nd) 24.46; Nick Guay (5th) 25.87; Reiley Araceley (8th) 26.59; C. Wilson (13th) 28.06 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (17th) 29.06; Bowder (23rd) 32.58 *PR*

400 — Meyer (2nd) 53.57 *PR*

800 — Aidan Wilson (2nd) 2:18.11; Thomas Strelow (7th) 2:44.44 *PR*; Hank Milnes (9th) 2:45.97; Alex Merino-Martinez (10th) 2:46.96 *PR*

1600 — Carson Field (2nd) 5:02.23 *PR*; Mitchell Hall (5th) 5:13.65 *PR*; Strelow (10th) 5:46.74 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (16th) 6:05.34; Tate Wyman (18th) 6:27.80

110 Hurdles — Araceley (3rd) 19.42 *PR*; C. Wilson (4th) 19.91 *PR*

300 Hurdles — T. Wyman (10th) 58.00

4 x 100 Relay — Araceley, Meyer, A. Wilson, Coffman (1st) 47.01; Strelow, Milnes, N. Guay, Robinett (6th) 52.40

4 x 400 Relay — Field, Cameron Epp, Hall, A. Wilson (3rd) 4:04.06

Shot Put — Logan Martin (1st) 44-08; Zac Tackett (8th) 31-05; Josh Guay (27th) 17-03.50

Discus — Martin (1st) 148-09; Tackett (5th) 91-02 *PR*; C. Epp (11th) 69-08 *PR*; J. Guay (24th) 51-02

Javelin — Hall (4th) 104-11 *PR*; C. Epp (8th) 91-05 *PR*; Field (12th) 81-0; Preston Epp (17th) 74-10; J. Guay (29th) 50-02 *PR*

High Jump — Coffman (2nd) 5-06; N. Guay (3rd) 5-04; Meyer (4th) 5-04; C. Wilson (9th) 4-08 *PR*

Long Jump — A. Wilson (1st) 18-04.50; Coffman (3rd) 17-05 *PR*; N. Guay (8th) 16-03; Araceley (9th) 16-00 *PR*; Robinett (12th) 15-05.25 *PR*; Field (23rd) 14-01.50; Milnes (26th) 13-07.50; J. Guay (30th) 13-03 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (32nd) 13-00 *PR*; Bowder (35th) 11-04

Triple Jump — Milnes (9th) 30-09.25 *PR*; Hall (11th) 27-00 *PR*

 

Ryanne Knoblich flies down the backstretch.

 

To see more photos from this meet, and possibly purchase some glossies for the in-laws, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Track-2021-2022/Track-2022-03-23-at-Coupeville/

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Glossy pics keep us right on track

March 24, 2022 by David Svien

Randy “The Terminator” King, contemplating going all Sean Penn on the cameraman. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

A million volunteers, give or take one or two.

Putting on a multi-team track and field meet, as Coupeville High School did Wednesday, requires a big support crew.

Thankfully for CHS, Wolf Nation once again stepped up and met the challenge, as documented in these pics snapped by John Fisken.

“No autographs, please!” Cameron Toomey-Stout is ready for the fashion runway.

“He’s like poetry in motion, he is.”

Neil Rixe preps for a gig at the Daytona 500.

Willie Smith, up to shenanigans. I’m sure of it.

Tom Black, always on the lookout for shenanigans.

Sean Toomey-Stout, one flex away from ripping his t-shirt in half.

Rainy weather can’t dampen Bobbie Massengale’s enthuiasm.

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Donate today, witness success tomorrow

March 23, 2022 by David Svien

Support your local schools.

You can help Coupeville children by donating for an upcoming resource fair, with drop-offs set for the next two Wednesdays.

All the info you need can be found in the photo above, so I’ll let you get back to reading that.

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“The girls continue to fight”

March 23, 2022 by David Svien

The brain trust behind CMS girls basketball is (l to r) Kassie O’Neil, Kristina Forbes, Brooklyn Thayer, and Mandi Black. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Onwards and upwards.

The Coupeville Middle School girls basketball players continue to stand in the middle of the ring, dropping haymakers, even when facing rivals with much-more experience and floor time.

Tuesday brought Lakewood — which sends its players on to a 2A high school — to town for another rugged test for the Wolves.

How the day played out:

 

Varsity:

Ready for the spotlight.

“The girls continue to fight, get better, and focus on having fun while doing it.”

While Coupeville fell 41-6 to Lakewood, CMS coach Kassie O’Neil was appreciative of the effort she sees each time out.

“Haylee (Armstrong), Brynn (Parker), Tenley (Stuurmans), Marin (Winger), and Liza (Zustiak) kept up their hustle all the way through,” she said.

“We know we aren’t the winningest team, but I think we’ll definitely be the most improved.”

Coupeville is scrambling to play catch-up with many of the off-Island hoops programs, which benefit from inheriting players who have already fine-tuned their skill-set.

“For most the girls on our team having only five weeks of basketball under their belts, I’m proud of how they go against girls who play year-round, for probably years until now,” O’Neil said.

“We have been outmatched in skill, but not in desire to play.”

Kierra Thayer, Armstrong, and Stuurmans each went for a bucket to account for Coupeville’s scoring.

 

JV:

A pack of strong young women.

“I couldn’t be more proud of my girls!!!,” said Wolf coach Kristina Forbes.

Coupeville’s second unit delivered its best offensive performance of the season, outscoring Lakewood in the second half during a 29-11 loss.

The Wolves set and reached two goals in this game, breaking their own “five-point scoring curse” and holding the visitors to under 30.

“My girls were excited to meet their goals for the game,” Forbes said. “My girls definitely have the drive to play hard.

“My girls are seeing just how important free throws are, with Ava Carpenter sinking her last two at the line!” she added.

“All of my girls hustled and let Lakewood know they weren’t about to mess around this time!”

Adeline Maynes tossed in a career-best five points to spark the Wolf offense, with Carpenter, Melanie Wolfe, and Rhylin Price each adding two points.

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