Coupeville Sports

Wolf grad swings a mean bat

March 6, 2021 by David Svien

Sarah Wright, seen in her CHS days, leads her college softball team in most offensive categories. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

She’s in there fighting.

Coupeville grad Sarah Wright found some success on the softball field Saturday in Tennessee, even if her college team didn’t.

Despite picking up a hit, a walk, and an RBI, the former Wolf found herself on the losing end of things, as Sewanee: The University of the South dropped a home doubleheader to Georgia’s Berry College.

The Tigers rallied from five runs down in the opener, and had the tying run on base in the final inning, thanks to Wright, but were edged 6-5.

Game two wasn’t quite as much fun, as Berry crushed the ball in a 15-0 win called after five innings.

The losses drop Sewanee to 1-3 as it begins its comeback from the pandemic shutdown.

The Tigers will be off for two weeks now, hosting a doubleheader against Centre College of Kentucky March 20.

Currently, Sewanee has a 10-game schedule, with only home games.

Through the first four of those contests, Wright has been at the forefront of the Tiger offense.

The catcher leads her squad in on-base percentage (.538), and is tied for first in hits (4), RBI (2), and walks (3).

She’s second in batting average (.400) and third in slugging percentage (.400).

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Don’t hurt ’em, Kana (too late)

March 6, 2021 by David Svien

Makana Stone threw down a 20-point, 26-rebound performance Saturday in England. (Photo property of Loughborough University)

The wrecking crew has arrived.

Going on the road Saturday, Coupeville’s Makana Stone delivered maybe her most explosive basketball performance since arriving in England.

The former Wolf went off for 20 points, 26 rebounds, six steals, four blocked shots, and three assists as she helped Loughborough University avenge an earlier-season loss.

Using a fourth-quarter run to pull away in a nail-biter, the Riders exited with a 73-64 victory against host Worcester.

That was sweet payback for an overtime loss in November, a game in which refs fouled out Stone and another key Loughborough player right before the extra period.

This time around, the zebras were more realistic, assessing just two fouls on Coupeville’s progeny as she played all but 35 seconds of the game.

With the win, Loughborough improves to 8-3 overall, 8-1 with Stone in the lineup, and 8-0 in games where she’s allowed to play until the final buzzer.

Saturday’s rematch went back-and-forth until the Riders pulled away in the final nine minutes of the game.

Trailing 21-19 after one quarter, and 36-35 at the half, Loughborough slipped back in front 50-49 headed to the game’s final frame.

Worcester had one last push, briefly pulling ahead 54-50, then fell apart as Stone took control down the stretch.

Pumping in 10 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter, she sparked Loughborough to a 23-10 finish to seal the deal.

The Riders cracked Worcester with a 12-0 run, with Stone banking home a team-best five points during the surge.

She now has a double-double in all nine games she’s played in England, and sits with 156 points, 147 rebounds, 20 assists, 31 steals, and five blocks on the season.

The Riders, who played Saturday without big-time basket producers Robyn Ainge and Katie Januszewska, got 20 points from Molly James and 11 out of Hannah Bird in support of Stone.

Loughborough, which is second in the National Basketball League behind Ipswich (9-1), returns to action next Saturday, March 13, when it hosts winless BA London.

Stone goes to work and finishes for two! 💪

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— Loughborough Basketball (@lborobasketball) March 6, 2021

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USDA hails Coupeville lunch program

March 5, 2021 by David Svien

Andreas Wurzrainer, seen here with daughter Tia and wife Lisa. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Barricade the parking lots! The foodies are coming!!

The Coupeville School District’s food service program, headed up by Andreas Wurzrainer, has been spotlighted on the US Department of Agriculture’s web site.

Cow Town is in there punching with school districts from Colorado, Georgia, West Virginia, and Oklahoma.

In their write-up, the USDA hails Coupeville for using “homemade, scratch cooked” food and stresses the success of its meal box setup.

To see the full story, pop over to:

COVID-19 School Meal Spotlights | USDA-FNS

Posted in Not sports? Tough! | Tagged Andreas Wurzrainer, Coupeville School District, Covid-19, lunch program, USDA | Leave a Comment »

Big wins, bigger return

March 4, 2021 by David Svien

Carolyn Lhamon, here running a relay, claimed 1st in the shot put Thursday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Dominic Coffman finished 2nd in the high jump.

There was some wind, some rain, and some sports again.

The first two are a given on Whidbey Island, but the ongoing pandemic has made the final part of the equation a lot harder to find.

Thursday marked the first time in 387 days that a Coupeville High School athletic team has competed against other schools in any sport.

For the Wolf track and field squad, which got to launch the return to play by hosting an eight-team meet at Mickey Clark Field, it’s been a lot longer.

650 days to be exact, going all the way back to May 25, 2019 — the final day of the state meet in Cheney.

Only one current Wolf, junior Ja’Kenya Hoskins, was in action that weekend, with longtime CHS coach Randy King welcoming almost a completely different group of athletes this time around.

Seniors Catherine Lhamon and Aurora Cernick and junior Logan Martin are the only other Wolves who had competed in a CHS meet before Thursday rolled around.

The new batch might not be grizzled vets, but they still had a pretty strong debut, however.

The Wolf boys, led by wins in the shot put and discus from Martin, and a victory from their 4 x 100 relay team, finished third in the team standings.

La Conner claimed top team honors with 166.83 points, followed by Mount Vernon Christian (115) and Coupeville (93.33).

Rounding out the boys side of things were Grace Academy (31.5), Friday Harbor (31.33), and Concrete (10).

On the girls side, Coupeville had a lot less athletes available Thursday, but still finished fourth out of seven teams.

La Conner (136 points) led the way, followed by Grace Academy (128), MVC (97), Coupeville (42), Friday Harbor (38), Shoreline Christian (12), and Concrete (3).

Earning top honors for the CHS girls were the Lhamon sisters, with senior Catherine winning the 1600 and sophomore Carolyn coming out on top in the shot put in her high school track debut.

Coupeville racked up 36 PR’s in the season opener.

Complete Thursday results:

GIRLS:

100 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (7th) 14.92

200 — Hoskins (3rd) 31.52; Camryn Clark (8th) 39.49 *PR*

400 — Carolyn Lhamon (4th) 1:15.31 *PR*

1600 — Catherine Lhamon (1st) 6:23.99

300 Hurdles — Cristina McGrath (5th) 1:13.42 *PR*

4 x 200 Relay — C. McGrath, Clark, Car. Lhamon, Hoskins (4th) 2:21.23

Shot Put — Car. Lhamon (1st) 28-10 *PR*

Discus — Aurora Cernick (6th) 58-00

Javelin — Cernick (6th) 56-10; Erica McGrath (7th) 49-10 *PR*

Long Jump — Hoskins (4th) 12-11; C. McGrath (12th) 8-09 *PR*

BOYS:

100 — Ben Smith (2nd) 12.23 *PR*; Sam Wynn (3rd) 12.30 *PR*; Dominic Coffman (9th) 12.91 *PR*; Dakota Eck (16th) 13.52 *PR*

200 — Smith (4th) 26.21 *PR*; Reiley Araceley (5th) 26.72 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (10th) 30.39 *PR*; Josh Guay (14th) 33.65 *PR*

400 — Robinett (3rd) 1:09.93 *PR*

800 — Aidan Wilson (3rd) 2:25.23 *PR*; Hank Milnes (7th) 2:46.91 *PR*

1600 — Mitchell Hall (5th) 5:36.83 *PR*; Milnes (8th) 6:05.74 *PR*; Tate Wyman (9th) 7:01.97 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Wyman (6th) 1:05.14 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Wynn, Araceley, Coffman, Smith (1st) 49.89

4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Araceley, Wynn, Wilson (2nd) 4:05.12

Shot Put — Logan Martin (1st) 44-03 *PR*; Eck (8th) 28-05 *PR*; Guay (15th) 16-03 *PR*

Discus — Martin (1st) 141-02 *PR*; Guay (16th) 41-08 *PR*

Javelin — Hall (8th) 86-10 *PR*; Eck (9th) 81-06.50 *PR*

High Jump — Coffman (2nd) 5-06 *PR*; Alex Murdy (4th) 5-02 *PR*

Long Jump — Wilson (2nd) 17-09 *PR*; Wynn (5th) 15-09.50 *PR*; Eck (8th) 14-10 *PR*; Araceley (9th) 14-09 *PR*; Robinett (14th) 13-04 *PR*; Hall (16th) 13-02 *PR*

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Back for their close-up

March 4, 2021 by David Svien

Ja’Kenya Hoskins takes flight. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Randy King has seen some things in his 237 years at the helm of the Coupeville High School track and field program. The whole mask thing is just another wrinkle.