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A 5K at dawn? It’s tutu much!!

Posted in Running, tagged 5K, Abby Parker, Joey Lippo, tutu run, Whidbey Island Dance Theatre on September 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Abby Parker, still smiling after running a 5K at the crack of dawn. (Photos courtesy Connie Lippo)

The happiest lil’ runner in all the land sprints for the finish line.

Parker and a slightly-less enthusiastic Joey Lippo model the latest in tutu-related running gear.

“I am the champion … of the world!!”

They came, they saw, they strapped on some tutus and went for a run.

Runners descended on the prairie Saturday to support the Whidbey Island Dance Theatre, which held a Tutu 5K to raise funds for its various ballet-related activities.

I was shoulder-deep in Penn Cove at the time, “celebrating” day #200 of being stupid without a wet suit, but, thankfully, Connie Lippo was nice enough to pass on these pics to put me at the scene.

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Classy with a capital C!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, Happy birthday, tagged Abby Parker, Basketball, CHS Wolves, Happy birthday, Track, volleyball on September 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Abby Parker: Supernova with a sweet spirit.

Abby Parker can do it all.

One of the sunniest, sweetest-natured, most talented young women in all of Cow Town, the Coupeville High School sophomore, who celebrates a birthday today, was indispensable last spring for the Wolf track team.

Had an event you wanted to fill? Parker was your woman.

During her freshman season, the list of events she competed in was extensive: 200, 800, 1500, 3000, discus, javelin, long jump and 4 x 400 relay.

And she wasn’t just filling a slot.

Most of her PR’s came late in the season, as Abby continually dropped time and threw further as the season unfolded.

She is one to watch as she heads into her second year of high school sports, and not just in track.

Parker is currently prepping for the start of volleyball season, and there is strong hope she’ll return to the hardwood in the winter.

As a middle school hoopster, she was a relentless ball-hawk with a bounce in her step.

And this is all fine and dandy.

Parker is a talented athlete, one who can often be seen competing in various running events with her aunt, Kathy O’Brien, on weekends.

But the real reason we are here to celebrate Abby’s birthday is she could step completely away from sports, and she’d still be pretty dang awesome.

A freshman Homecoming princess, the impression she gives off to the people on the sidelines is of a very smart, super-friendly young woman who is incredibly devoted to her friends and family.

Seeing her interact with others, watching her quietly sneak onto the softball sidelines after track practice and surprise-hug “second mom” Amy Briscoe, one word comes to mind.

Class.

Abby Parker is many things wrapped in one. Athlete. Student. Ray of sunshine.

But, most of all, she is classy, through and through.

As you celebrate your 16th birthday today, Abby, the world is yours. You are going to accomplish great things, on and off the athletic field, and none of us will be surprised when you do.

So, enjoy your day, Miss Parker, and always know how highly everyone — your family, your friends, your fans — regards you.

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Go deep! Tap that inner strength!!

Posted in Track, tagged Abby Parker, Allison Wenzel, CHS Wolves, Dalton Martin, inner strength, John Fisken photos, Track on May 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

“By the power of Grayskull … fly like the wind!!” Allison Wenzel gets medieval on her javelin. (John Fisken photos)

Jared Helmstadter flies down the back stretch.

Spider ... SPIDEEEEEERRRRR!!!" Connor Thompson gets ambushed during the triple jump. Or so I'd like to think...

“Spider … sweet Lord … SPIDEEEEEERRRRR!!!” Connor Thompson gets ambushed during the triple jump. Or so I’d like to think…

Abby Parker puts every last ounce of her heart and soul into the finish of the 800, setting a PR like a boss.

After Dalton Martin let loose with this throw, he turned green and ripped his shirt in half.

Skyler Lawrence reaches down deep and finds her inner groove, chucking the discus to a PR.

“Dalton rest now. Dalton want lemonade. Chop chop!!”

That little something extra.

It’s what every track and field athlete is looking for, and every cameraman.

A lot of Wolf athletes pictured here found that extra something Saturday, setting PRs and hitting big throws and quick times at the Olympic League championships.

Merrily clicking away, John Fisken also found that something special, and he was nice enough to let us gaze upon his work.

If you want to see more (purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

Girls — http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=8743&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=179&sport=0

Boys — http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=8745&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=179&sport=0

P.S. — Use the code EB87454962 before May 24 and you’ll get a crisp 15% off any orders.

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Bayne sparks a PR explosion!!

Posted in Track, tagged Abby Parker, CHS Wolves, Lauren Bayne, PR's, Sequim, Track on April 24, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Lauren Bayne set PRs in the , winning the 3200. (John Fisken photo)

Wolf freshman Lauren Bayne set PRs in the 3200, javelin and 300 hurdles Thursday, winning the 3200. (John Fisken photo)

Lauren Bayne claimed the spotlight as her own.

With three of its fastest runners (Makana Stone, Sylvia Hurlburt and Kirsten Pelroy) not competing Thursday in Sequim, the Coupeville High School girls’ track squad turned to its youngsters for its highlights.

Bayne, a speedy freshman, set PRs in all three of her events, while claiming the only victory of the day for the Wolves in the 3200.

She won that event by nearly 16 seconds.

Abby Parker tied Bayne with three PRs, while Delaney Armstrong, Connor Thompson, Mitchell Losey and Jesse Hester all had two apiece.

The meet drew seven schools, with the host school taking top honors in both team races.

Coupeville finished fifth on the girls side and sixth on the boys.

Complete results:

GIRLS:

100 — Marisa Etzell (7th) 14.34; Lauren Grove (8th) 14.37 *PR*; Allison Wenzel (21st) 15.32; Delaney Armstrong (28th) 16.19 *PR*

200 — Etzell (2nd) 29.47; Grove (4th) 29.90; Abby Parker (12th) 32.63 *PR*

800 — Parker (4th) 2:48.26 *PR*; Mattea Miller (8th) 3:11.07

3200 — Lauren Bayne (1st) 13:26.88 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Bayne (4th) 1:01.25 *PR*

Shot Put — Skyler Lawrence (6th) 27-07.25; Naika Hallam (9th) 22-07.50; Etzell (14th) 20-02.50 *PR*; Amanda Foley (15th) 19-09.50

Discus — Lawrence (4th) 82-05 *PR*; Armstrong (10th) 62-04 *PR*; Wenzel (12th) 61-00 *PR*; Foley (14th) 57-07; Parker (21st) 47-04

Javelin — Hallam (5th) 73-00 *PR*; Miller (7th) 71-03; Bayne (8th) 71-01 *PR*; Wenzel (9th) 70-03; Lawrence (10th) 70-01; Parker (11th) 70-00 *PR*

Long Jump — Grove (3rd) 13-01

Triple Jump — Grove (4th) 26-04

BOYS:

100 – Jacob Smith (9th) 12.43; Jared Helmstadter (12th) 12.55; Connor Thompson (22nd) 12.94 *PR*; Mitchell Losey (25th) 13.27 *PR*; Grey Rische (31st) 13.59 *PR*

200 — Helmstadter (5th) 24.81; Smith (10th) 25.49

400 — Smith (7th) 56.71 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Jesse Hester (5th) 19.21 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Hester (7th) 49.26 *PR*

4 x 100 — Helmstadter, Dalton Martin, Lathom Kelley, Smith (4th) 47.74; Hester, Losey, Rische, Thompson (8th) 51.80

Shot Put — Martin (2nd) 39-09.50 *PR*

Discus — Martin (3rd) 110-02; Losey (12th) 88-03 *PR*; Rische (21st) 61-09

Javelin — Kelley (3rd) 118-03; Losey (6th) 108-00; Rische (9th) 105-06; Hester (17th) 79-07

High Jump — Thompson (5th) 5-04

Triple Jump — Thompson (4th) 37-00 *PR*

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Let’s go for a run!!

Posted in Running, tagged Abby Parker, Lindsey Roberts, Olivia Flack, running, Whidbey Island Marathon on April 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wolf track star Abby Parker (right) ran in the half marathon, then hung out with aunt Kathy O' Brien.

Wolf track star Abby Parker ran in the half marathon, then hung out with her aunt afterwards. (Photos courtesy Abby Parker)

Parker’s future is so bright, she has to wear shades.

Lincoln Kelley, teaching the young guns how it’s done. (Shawna Kelley photo)

The air was warm, but the running was crisp.

Taking advantage of a gorgeous April day Sunday, tons of people who like going out for a competitive jog crammed into Oak Harbor for the Whidbey Island Marathon.

While no one from Coupeville competed in that event, a bunch of Cow Town natives did take part in the half marathon, 10K and 5K that were also held.

Their results are below, with two caveats:

1) If I missed anyone when combing through the results, I blame my eyes going blurry at the endless stream of names.

2) If you listed Duluth, Minnesota as your hometown, you’re out of luck. Same thing with British Columbia, Tallahassee or, God forbid, Oak Harbor itself.

This is called Coupeville Sports for a reason.

If you’re not from around here, go find yourself at this link:

http://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-13923?lc=en

Complete Coupeville results:

Half Marathon:

Holly Salinger (44th) 1:41:03
Chris Battaglia (136th) 1:53:53
William Boyles (157th) 1:55:40
Michael Linder (169th) 1:56:48
John Fish (204th) 1:59:04
Stig Carlson (240th) 2:01:53
Maria Summers (249th) 2:02:42
Shannon Buys (250th) 2:02:44
Beth Dion (333rd) 2:09:09
Denise Buys (363rd) 2:11:42
Phillip Renninger (391st) 2:13:45
Abby Parker (423rd) 2:16:55
Julie Kuykendall (443rd) 2:19:08
Brian Haight (516th) 2:26:10
Sarah Bailey (523rd) 2:26:45
Michael Davis (566th) 2:31:16
Carolyn Blossom (614th) 2:39:58
Annie Goodchild (650th) 2:44:27
David Goodchild (651st) 2:44:27
Lincoln Kelley (660th) 2:48:20
Bobbi Bradley (683rd) 3:02:27
Elizabeth Haight (741st) 3:39:03
Abbie Martin (745th) 3:42:57
Sheryl Soto (757th) 3:47:10
Joan Chochon (758th) 3:47:11
Christopher Bradley (764th) 3:49:28
Jon Vermillion (765th) 3:49:30
Shari Murray (775th) 3:58:17

10K:

Olivia Flack (22nd) 52:33
Fred Farris (26th) 53:08
Lindsey Roberts (39th) 56:15
Sage Renninger (40th) 56:17
Chris Bibby (60th) 59:46
Amy Engle (82nd) 1:02:05
Shelby Hamming (149th) 1:11:03
Josh Fikse (150th) 1:11:05
Terri Eggers (194th) 1:20:38
John Eggers (195th) 1:20:39
Michael Smart (215th) 1:27:57
Ivy Duchein (218th) 1:28:42
Leona Lidral (261st) 1:50:32
Kathy Vass (162nd) 1:50:33
Chris Dykes (263rd) 1:50:34

5K:

Daniel Verble (11th) 24:07
Avalon Renninger (35th) 30:30
Sherry Roberts (36th) 30:30
Jordyn Rogers (40th) 30:55
Ashleigh Battaglia (42nd) 30:57
Kristen Kalstad (86th) 36:17
Connie McCalmont (176th) 58:55
Tyler McCalmont (177th) 58:55
Steve McCalmont (178th) 58:56
Tracy Johansen (187th) 1:02:23
Georgia Bemis (188th) 1:02:24
Sara Purdue (190th) 1:03:57