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Jared Helmstadter (front) set a PR in the 200 Saturday at the District 3 meet. (John Fisken p[hotos)

Jared Helmstadter (front) set a PR in the 200 Saturday at districts. (John Fisken photos)

Lauren Bayne capped her freshman season with a PR in the 3200.

Lauren Bayne capped her freshman season with a PR in the 3200.

Day two was all about PRs.

While the Coupeville High School track squad didn’t add any more state qualifiers Saturday during the wrap-up of the District III meet at North Mason, the Wolves did set a string of top marks.

Six of the 10 CHS athletes who competed during day two put up the best time or throw of their high school careers.

Throwers Dalton Martin (shot put) and Skyler Lawrence (discus) both finished third Saturday, missing state by a single slot.

The duo had already qualified in different events Friday, with Martin winning the discus and Lawrence beating the field in the shot put.

The two, along with Makana Stone (400) and the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 girls’ relay squads (Stone, Marisa Etzell, Sylvia Hurlburt and Lauren Grove) will head to Cheney May 29-30.

Complete Day 2 results:

Girls:

200 — Makana Stone (4th) 27.29; Sylvia Hurlburt (5th) 27.39 *PR*; Marisa Etzell (8th) 28.49

800 — Abby Parker (7th) 2:42.62 *PR*

3200 — Lauren Bayne (8th) 13:00.63 *PR*

Discus — Skyler Lawrence (3rd) 89-06 *PR*

Javelin — Naika Hallam (7th) 76-08

Boys:

200 — Jared Helmstadter (4th) 23.86 *PR*

Shot Put — Dalton Martin (3rd) 41-10.25 *PR*

High Jump — Connor Thompson (5th) 5-04

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Morgan Payne (Shelli Trumbull)

Senior Morgan Payne is all smiles after his team advanced to state. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Assistant coach Chris Tumblin and Kurtis Smith, who won a state title together in little league, enjoy another diamond delight.

  Assistant coach Chris Tumblin and Kurtis Smith, who won a state title together in little league, enjoy another diamond delight.

"We're going to Anacortes!" Cause no one wants to go to Castle Rock. No one.

“We’re going to Anacortes!” Cause no one wants to go to Castle Rock. No one.

Sometimes third place is better than second.

With two wins in two games at tri-districts Saturday, the Coupeville High School baseball squad clinched its first trip to state since 2008, and, better yet, will get to start fairly close to home.

The Wolves (14-10) slipped past Overlake 1-0 in eight innings and then swatted Life Christian 6-3 to run their record against fellow 1A schools to a shiny 6-2.

As the third-place team from tri-districts, Coupeville will open the state tourney in Anacortes Saturday, May 24.

The Wolves will face Rochester (16-6) in a loser-out game. Win and they advance to play the survivor of Cedar Park Christian (18-2) and Hoquiam (15-8) for a chance to make the final four in Yakima.

Cascade Conference rival South Whidbey lost 5-2 to CPC to finish second and will have to travel further, heading down to Castle Rock to play Tenino.

Win that and the Falcons face the winner of Life Christian and Woodland.

If the two Whidbey schools meet for a fifth time this season (they’ve split the first four meetings), it will be in Yakima and both schools will be guaranteed a state banner.

The Wolves are flying high on an emotional wave right now.

After gutting out the win over Overlake — scoring the winning run in the bottom of the eighth when a Kurtis Smith single scored Jake Tumblin — Coupeville jumped on Life Christian early.

The Wolves used a two-run double from Aaron Curtin and RBI singles from Aaron Trumbull and Cole Payne to stake hurler CJ Smith to a quick 4-0 lead.

Despite taking a shot off the shins at one point, he made it stand up.

After Life Christian scraped its way back into the game at 4-3, CHS scored two in the sixth to slam the door.

The game’s final ball was a chopper to Josh Bayne, who made the throw to second and kept Coupeville’s second-half charge going strong.

The Wolves are 4-1 in the playoffs this season after going 0-2 a season ago.

State brackets:

http://www.wiaadistrict1.com/tournament.php?act=view&league=1&page=1&school=0&sport=6&tournament_id=1251

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