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Ally does the Puyallup!!

Posted in Horse sports, tagged , , , , on September 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ally Roberts (bottom) celebrates with her fellow riders. (Jennifer Roberts photos)

Ally Roberts (bottom) celebrates with her fellow riders. (Jennifer Roberts photos)

The wall o' fame.

The wall o’ fame.

The dynamic duo.

The dynamic duo.

And now it's back to volleyball for the always-busy Miss Roberts. (John Fisken photo)

  And now it’s back to volleyball for the always-busy Miss Roberts. (John Fisken photo)

Have to collect them all.

The pursuit of horse riding ribbons continues, and Ally Roberts is hot on the trail of earning as many as possible.

The Coupeville High School sophomore picked up two more at the state fair in Puyallup over the weekend, claiming a fourth-place in Hunt Seat Equitation and an eighth in Trail.

Competing in the senior division for the first time, she rode her horse, Tiger, in six events, making the championship round in four classes.

“It was a great first fair as a senior!,” said an excited Roberts.

She’ll now make a fast turn-around in her busy sports life, rejoining her CHS volleyball teammates.

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Here come the champs!!

Posted in Football, Horse sports, tagged , , , , on September 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ally Roberts, kickin' butt and takin' ribbons at the Puyallup Fair. (Jennifer Roberts photo)

  Ally Roberts, kickin’ butt and takin’ ribbons at the Puyallup State Fair. (Jennifer Roberts photo)

Brothers CJ (left) and Hunter Smith get their game face on in the hours leading up to their first football game at CHS. (Charlotte Smith photo)

Brothers CJ (3) and Hunter Smith get their game face on in the hours leading up to their first football game at CHS. (Charlotte Smith photo)

It’s the look of excellence.

Whether in town or on the road, Coupeville High School athletes are lookin’ fresh and confident Friday morning.

On The Rock, it’s all about football, as the Wolves prepare to host arch-rival South Whidbey (7 PM kickoff) in the season opener.

Among the players counting down the hours until the Battle for The Bucket are CHS junior CJ Smith and lil’ bro, Hunter, a frosh.

The Smith family moved to town in the middle of the school last year and CJ had an impact in basketball and baseball, but this will be the first time the brothers suit up in the red and black as football players.

Way down the road, at the state fair in Puyallup, one of the younger members of a long-time Coupeville sports family is unleashing her athletic prowess.

Wolf sophomore Ally Roberts is taking a break from the CHS volleyball squad to continue her run as a horse rider extraordinaire.

She’ll be competing in multiple events this weekend, but we couldn’t wait and had to show you how she did in her first event at state.

Simple answer: she’s kickin’ some fanny.

And why not? It’s the Coupeville way.

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Throwback Thursday: Sister, Sister!!

Posted in Throwback Thursday, tagged , , , , , on July 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Kacie (left) and Katie Kiel.

Kacie (left) and Katie Kiel.

The Kiels, still smilin' years later.

The Kiels, still smilin’ years later.

Ally (left) and Madeline Roberts, the early days.

Ally (left) and Madeline Roberts, the early days.

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Madeline (center) and Ally, with mom Lisa.

Coupeville has a long tradition of sisters excelling in sports.

Two recent combos to make waves are the Kiels (big sis Katie and lil’ sis Kacie) in volleyball, basketball and cheer and the Roberts (Madeline and Ally) in softball, volleyball, cheer and horse riding.

Thanks to the wonders of the Wayback Machine, we can jump back in time to see the Wolf stars when they were on their way up.

They all got at least a little taller over the years, but the personalities were already in place, as well as the bond that only sisters can share.

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Ally Roberts honors family tradition, stays awesome!!

Posted in Cheer, Happy birthday, Horse sports, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on March 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ally Roberts, she was born awesome. (John Fisken and Jennifer Eelkema-Roberts photos)

Ally Roberts, she was born awesome.

She is heir to a pretty impressive legacy.

Her grandfather (Sandy Roberts) was a legendary Coupeville High School coach.

Her dad (Jay Roberts), aunt (Sherry (Bonacci) Roberts) and uncle (Jon Roberts) were all premier athletes during their times as Wolves.

Her older sister (Madeline Roberts) is going to play softball on scholarship in college.

So it’s a good thing Ally Roberts is pretty dang awesome herself. Otherwise, she might not have much to talk about during family get-togethers.

But the CHS freshman, who celebrates her 15th birthday today, has already accomplished much in her short time as a Wolf.

Volleyball player, and sparker of the one-woman “Ally Rally.” Irrepressible cheerleader whose smile lights up the entire gym on its own. Both nice accomplishments.

But put her on a horse, and that’s where Ally really rules.

Her collection of ribbons and trophies is building at a staggering rate, and at the top of the pile is a state championship she claimed in intermediate trail riding at the Washington State Fair in September.

That event is no walk in the park, consisting of a rider taking their horse through a course that can include gate (open and close), bridge walk-throughs (cones or poles), jog- throughs (cones or poles), jog-overs (poles on the ground), back-throughs (L’s, U’s, serpentines), loping (circles, over poles) and sidepassing (i.e. to a mailbox).

What’s next for the pint-sized spark-plug? More ribbons, more trophies, more awesomeness, and then, probably total freakin’ world dominance.

So learn her name now, cause you’ll be saying it a lot over the next few years.

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