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Harriers kick off trail season

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Captains Zeke Allen and Aleksia Jump prepare to lead Coupeville cross country into action. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

The season began with a flash.

Or a couple of them.

Dodging a bit of lightning Saturday in Maple Valley, the Coupeville High School cross country squad joined 40+ other schools in participating at the season-opening Tahoma Coed Relays.

The jamboree-style event featured boys and girls competing together, with each five-member team limited to three runners from either gender.

And when Mother Nature allowed the runners to stay on the course, the Wolf harriers put the pedal to the metal, earning praise from coach Elizabeth Bitting.

“It was a strange relay,” she said. “The lightning delay messed everything up. Stopping in the middle of the relay was weird!

“The runners however didn’t let it dampen their runs. They each ran their leg and enjoyed the water portion,” Bitting added.

“It made for a fun and wet start to the season.”

Coupeville returns to action next Saturday, Sept. 13, when it travels to Bellingham for the GearUp Northwest Cross Country Preview.

Isaiah Allen gets movin’.

Zach Blitch attacks the course.

Nolan Hunt splashes through the water part of the course.

The Wolves invade Maple Valley.

Ivy Rudat has her eyes on the finish line.

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Parker pics to keep you on track

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 30, 2025| Leave a Comment »

“Up, up, and away I sail.” (Parker Hammons photos)

Zing go the runners, click goes the camera.

Coupeville High School track and field athletes have been busy recently, showing up and showing out at meet after meet, and CHS yearbook photo ace Parker Hammons has been on the scene.

The pics seen above and below come to us courtesy of the young snapper.

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Wolves vie for top marks

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Preston Epp is coming for all the top times. (Bailey Thule photo)

The Wolves had a good weekend.

Back from a two-week break, the Coupeville High School track and field squad lit up the Birger Solberg Invitational in Bellingham Saturday, and it has paid off big time.

As we scan the best times and distances statewide, there are 12 CHS athletes who currently land in the top 10 rankings for 2B schools, with nearly half of those top-level performances having been thrown down two days ago.

There’s still plenty of time, and competition, left in the season, starting with a home meet this Wednesday at Mickey Clark Field for the Wolves.

But here’s where we sit through April 14:

 

GIRLS:

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (8th) 2:33.53

Shot Put — Katie Marti (7th) 32-11

Pole Vault — Aleksia Jump (7th-tie) 7-00

 

BOYS:

400 — Preston Epp (6th) 52.62

800 — Carson Field (4th) 2:05.85

4 x 100 Relay — Marquette Cunningham, Davin Houston, Epp, Chase Anderson (8th) 45.67

4 x 400 Relay — Anderson, Blake Burrows, Cael Wilson, Epp (4th) 3:38.79

High Jump — Wilson (4th) 6-00; Houston (6th-tie) 5-08

Pole Vault — Wilson (4th-tie) 11-06; Axel Marshall (9th) 10-06

Long Jump — Wilson (10th) 19-11.25

Triple Jump — Matthew Ward (6th) 39-11

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Spear surges, Wolf harriers dominate

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on October 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »

George Spear finds a new gear. (Morgan White photo)

It’s been a pretty good week for George Spear.

The Coupeville High School junior was selected as Homecoming royalty last Friday, then he went out and lapped everyone Wednesday.

Competing at a three-team cross country meet on Friday Harbor, Spear ran away with an individual title, finishing 24 seconds ahead of his nearest rival.

Who happened to be his teammate, sophomore Kenneth Jacobsen, as the Wolves claimed the top six slots in the boy’s race.

Needless to say, that propelled Coupeville to a team title as well, as it finished with 15 points to Friday Harbor’s 46 and Orcas Island’s 73.

Coupeville coach Elizabeth Bitting was thrilled to see Spear surge to the front of the pack on the 5,000-meter coure.

“It was so well deserving!” she said. “He fought so hard for it! Once they took off, he was focused!”

On the girl’s side of things, the Wolves were led by third-place finisher Aleera Kent and nabbed six of the top 10 finishes.

Friday Harbor, with individual winner Isabel Bashaw, compiled just enough premium times to nip Coupeville for the team title, however, edging out the Wolves 26-31.

CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting got to drive in style on Friday Harbor. No word on whether she was able to smuggle her ride back on to the ferry.

The race was unique in that it featured the three island schools from the Northwest 2B/1B League.

Add in an elegant course, and Bitting came away impressed.

“It was such a beautiful day,” she said. “Only schools from the islands attended and they all ran amazing!

“What a difference to run a race, work hard at it, but have the cushion of an all-grass course to run on.

“Just what the legs needed! We look forward to returning next season.”

Before then, the Wolves will hit the trail again this weekend, joining their middle school counterparts in trekking to Granite Falls Saturday for the 4th annual Mountain Loop Invitational.

Aleksia Jump streaks for the finish line. (Shaloma Allen photo)

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Aleera Kent (3rd) 24:28
Mikayla Wagner (5th) 24:38
Aleksia Jump (6th) 26:21
Devon Wyman (8th) 26:44
Ivy Rudat (9th) 26:47
Ari Armstrong (10th) 27:38
Reagan Callahan (11th) 28:13
Jeann Nitta (12th) 30:19
Dahlia Miller (13th) 31:03
Ava Lucero (16th) 32:21
Mary Western (17th) 38:03

 

BOYS:

George Spear (1st) 18:30
Kenneth Jacobsen (2nd) 18:54
Landon Roberts (3rd) 19:07
Carson Field (4th) 19:13
Ezekiel Allen (5th) 19:17
Thomas Strelow (6th) 19:29
Isaiah Allen (15th) 20:59
Beckett Green (18th) 21:49
Johnathan Jacobsen (20th) 24:36
Will Tierney (21st) 24:44
Zach Blitch (25th) 33:53

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Some runnin’, some funnin’

Posted in Fundraisers, Running, tagged , , , , on August 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

CHS cross country ace Aleksia Jump shares a moment with her fan club president.

The prairie was abuzz with the sound of runners slicing through early morning fog, and cash hitting the bank account.

Saturday brought another edition of Race the Reserve — the biggest fundraiser for Coupeville’s senior class — to life, with the pics above and below showcasing a taste of what went down.

The pics come to us from a wide array of Wolf Moms, always doing my work for me and being greatly appreciated for it.

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