State champion Ashley Menges and her trusty steed. (Jennifer Menges photo)
Ally Roberts (center) keeps grinning, even after bring robbed by the judges. (Jennifer Roberts photo)
The judges were half right.
Coupeville High School’s horse-riding superstars, Ashley Menges and Ally Roberts, hit the state fair in Puyallup and returned with a state title and a little angina.
Menges, a freshman at CHS, wowed the judges, claiming a grand championship in bareback riding and now sits atop the horse world as a state champ.
Roberts, a Wolf junior, ran into some judges who had misplaced their seeing-eye dogs, but still enjoyed her trip East.
“We unfortunately had terrible judges and all the girls I went with will vouch for that,” Roberts said with a laugh. “But my horse and I had fun!”
The duo have now returned to the volleyball court and both will see action Friday afternoon when Coupeville plays host to non-conference foe Orcas Island.
Tip-off is 4 PM, with the Wolf varsity playing in the CHS gym and the JV playing across the hall in the CMS gym.
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