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Made it ma! Top of the charts!!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 28, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf track stars (clockwise, from upper left) Sean Toomey-Stout, Jean Lund-Olsen, Ariah Bepler and Cameron Toomey-Stout are among the best in 1A. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Nothing stays the same.

With the regular season winding down this week, the battle to be in the top 10 for state track and field marks has ramped up in intensity.

As they prep for the sub-district meet May 4 in Coupeville, seven Wolves are currently among the best in all of 1A in at least one category.

That’s down from nine a week ago, as the CHS girls relay teams were recently knocked out of the top 10 in both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200.

While that chops three names off the list (at least for a moment), another Wolf has popped onto the charts for the first time this season.

Senior Ariah Bepler hit a PR in the high jump last week and that propelled him all the way up to a tie for fourth among 1A male jumpers.

His fellow senior, Jacob Smith, remains the top Wolf, with his name showing up in three different categories at the moment.

Now, as soon as you finish reading this, a tardy coach or administrator may pop onto Athletic.net and drop a time or height or distance which throws all this asunder.

But, at this exact moment, 10:25 PM, Saturday, Apr. 28, here’s how Coupeville stacks up against the best of 1A:

 

Girls:

100 Hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (7th) 15.82 *Down one slot*

 

Boys:

100 — Jacob Smith (5th) 11.32 *Same position on charts*

200 — Smith (4th) 22.96 *Up three slots*

400 — Danny Conlisk (8th) 51.97 *Down two slots*

4 x 100 — Jean Lund-Olsen, Smith, Cameron Toomey-Stout, Sean Toomey-Stout, Smith (6th) 45.01 *Up four slots*

High Jump — Ariah Bepler (4th) 6-00 *Debut on the charts**

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“Our guys never quit!!”

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on June 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim was one of seven Wolves who attended a summer hoops camp in Bellingham. (John Fisken photo)

Put in the work in summer for success in winter.

That’s the mantra for the Coupeville High School boys basketball squad, which took the court under first-year head coach Brad Sherman at a hoops camp this weekend.

Getting maximum effort out of the seven players who attended, the Wolves played eight games in two days in Bellingham, before injuries curtailed efforts to keep playing Sunday.

Sherman, the former CHS star who is returning to lead the program he once played for, was joined by Hunter Downes, Kyle Rockwell, Ariah Bepler, Mason Grove, Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim, Ethan Spark and Jered Brown.

“The kids showed a tremendous amount of heart this weekend,” Sherman said.”Our final two games today (about 70 minutes of basketball), we played with five guys against schools who had a bench full of subs.

“Our guys never quit and never stopped pushing when it would have been easy to.”

Coupeville’s never-say-die attitude drew praise from other coaches and bystanders.

“Highlight of the weekend for me — against likely the best team at the camp in a lopsided game, a collegiate-level official had been sitting watching our team and made a point of telling me that several people had commented on our teams sportsmanship and attitude in the face of adversity,” Sherman said.

“There is no greater compliment and it made me proud as a coach, and should make our players and parents feel proud as well.”

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I’m just ’bout those PRs, boss!!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on May 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Emma Smith, seen here earlier this season, shattered her PR in the shot put Monday. (John Fisken photo)

   Wolf frosh Emma Smith, seen here earlier this season, shattered her PR in the shot put by 16 inches Monday. (John Fisken photo)

Some Wolves saved their best for last.

Competing Monday in Silverdale at the Olympic League JV Championships, four Coupeville High School track stars set a pair of personal bests.

Emma Smith, Ashlie Shank, Dominic Dausey and Ariah Bepler recorded two PRs apiece, part of a team-wide run of 10 on the day, at an event known as the “last chance qualifier.”

With all 11 Olympic League teams (seven 2A and four 1A schools) in attendance, athletes had a final chance to nail a time or throw which would qualify them for next weekend’s sub-district meet at Bremerton.

To gain entry to that event you have to be in the top eight for your event among all 1A athletes in the league.

From there, athletes have the chance to advance on to districts and state.

While Monday’s meet was mostly about individual achievement, team scores were kept, with Klahowya taking the boys title and the Eagles tying with Port Townsend for the girls title.

Coupeville, which had one of the smallest rosters in attendance, still did well, claiming fifth of 11 teams in the boys battle and 7th for the girls.

The Wolves were led by three second-place finishes, with Alexxis Otto (shot put), Jakobi Baumann (3200) and Bepler (long jump) besting most of the field.

Complete CHS results:

GIRLS:

100 — Ashlie Shank (8th) 14.63 *PR*; Madison Rixe (11th) 14.90

200 — Shank (4th) 30.81; Rixe (14th) 33.37

400 — Rixe (9th) 1:19.31

Shot put — Alexxis Otto (2nd) 25-05.50; Emma Smith (3rd) 23-10 *PR*

Discus — Otto (4th) 72-04; Smith (8th) 69-11 *PR*

Long Jump — Shank (4th) 11-11.75 *PR*

BOYS:

100 — Kyle Burnett (25th) 14.01; Hunter Downes (26th) 14.03

200 — Burnett (24th) 29.68

3200 — Jakobi Baumann (2nd) 13:01.20

300 Hurdles — Ariah Bepler (3rd) 50.51 *PR*

4×100 — Dominic Dausey, Burnett, Downes, Ryan Labrador (6th) 57.41

Shot Put — Labrador (3rd) 34-01; Dausey (4th) 33-10 *PR*

Discus — Dausey (3rd) 93-04 *PR*; Labrador (13th) 75-09

Javelin — Dausey (4th) 109-05; Bepler (10th) 99-03; Labrador (21st) 81-09 *PR*

Long Jump — Bepler (2nd) 16-08.75 *PR*; Downes (6th) 15-10 *PR*

Triple Jump — Bepler (3rd) 32-01.25

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Bepler writes another chapter in family’s success story!!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on May 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ariah Bepler (right) heads off to track practice with partner in crime Hunter downes. (John Fisken photos)

   Ariah Bepler (right) heads off to track practice with partner in crime Hunter Downes. (John Fisken photo)

Ariah Bepler is Wolf Nation royalty.

His parents (Mark and Kim (Stuurmans) Bepler) were both strong athletes during their time at Coupeville High School, and you spread out from there.

Uncles, brothers of uncles, aunts, cousins, all the way to grandpa Cec Stuurmans, who is one of the best-regarded coaches in school history, and it’s obvious athletic success is in the bloodlines.

Which was why it was so nice to see Ariah and his family return to Whidbey Island before the start of this school year, allowing the ever-growing sophomore to rejoin the family business.

He’s made an immediate impact this year, playing basketball in the winter and competing in track and field this spring.

Bepler has taken full advantage of the freedom track offers, trying nine events this year, with his best work in the 300 meter hurdles.

“This was my year to try out all the events I think I might like,” he said. “I like the freedom of choices, and the giant group of friends working together as a team.”

“I haven’t honed in on anything in particular this year. Just feeling like a jack of all trades right now,” Bepler added. “I’ll know more about my strengths and specialize more next year.

“I’d like to find the event that suits me best so I can focus more attention on that for the upcoming years.”

Bepler first picked up the sport as a seventh grader in Oregon, where he was lured in by getting to spend time with classmates.

“It was a huge team and I wanted to compete with a fun group of friends.”

The move back to his parents old stomping grounds has reunited him with much of his sprawling family, while offering Bepler the chance to shine in a more intimate arena.

“Being in Coupeville offers me more choices than the bigger schools I have attended previously,” he said. “It makes school so much more fun to be able to participate.”

Bepler greatly enjoyed his time on the hard-court, as well (“I played basketball this year and love that sport”) and is considering picking up a fall sport for his junior year.

Regardless of which sports he ends up in, he’s guaranteed a large fan base, for which he is appreciative.

“All my family has played sports in Coupeville, but my parents have had the biggest impact encouraging me,” Bepler said.

Away from the games, he enjoys action/adventure movies (“in particular well-choreographed fight scenes”), hanging out with friends and his engineering class, where he gets to apply his design and architecture skills.

He also has a lesser-known talent of which he is justifiably proud.

“I love to make up and draw animated characters and story lines.”

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