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Marcelo Gebhard has a reunion with mom Stephanie.

A pack of Wolves are living out their dreams of playing college sports this fall.

Coupeville grads are suiting up for football, volleyball, soccer, softball, and baseball teams across the state and the USA.

Madison McMillan (softball) and Landon Roberts (baseball) are involved in fall ball activities on the diamond at Edmonds College and Walla Walla College, respectively, while Nezi Keiper is anchoring the defense for an Edmonds women’s soccer squad which is 6-3-1.

Landon Roberts and Pops, AKA Jon Roberts.

Out on the gridiron, Marcelo Gebhard is suiting up at Lewis-Clark Valley College in Idaho, while Ben Smith is lining up for Lakeland University in Wisconsin.

Smith, a grad student, has racked up five tackles, a sack, and a quarterback hit in two games, while Gebhard’s team seemingly posts no stats on the internet, frustrating his hometown sports reporter.

Ben Smith checks in with his fan club president, mom Deb.

Back closer to home, former Wolf teammates Lyla Stuurmans and Mia Farris are slated to oppose each other for the first time as college rivals this Friday, Oct. 10, when Skagit Valley College hosts Whatcom College.

Stuurmans has played in 19 matches for an SVC squad which sits at 11-10 on the season and is filling up the stat sheet just like she did back in her days at CHS.

The always highlight reel-worthy hitter has compiled 110 kills, 53 digs, 31 block assists, 17 service aces, five solo blocks, and 147.5 points.

Farris, living up to her high school nickname of “Mia the Magnificent,” continues to soar high as one of three Whatcom spikers to have played in all 16 of her team’s matches.

Keaton and Vivian’s lil’ sis is a perpetual powerhouse, popping for 46 kills, 23 aces, 113 digs, eight assists, seven block assists, and 73.5 points.

She’s #1 on her team in digs and sets played (52) and #2 in aces.

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Ben Smith

He’s back racking up stats.

Coupeville grad Ben Smith made his season debut for the Lakeland University football team Saturday, recording three tackles and a sack as the Muskies crunched Rockford 35-7 in Plymouth, Wisconsin.

The victory lifts Lakeland to 1-0 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play, 1-2 overall.

The Muskies have a 10-game regular season schedule which stretches through mid-November.

Smith, an All-Conference pick at running back during his days as a Wolf, is in his first season at Lakeland, where he’s a linebacker.

A graduate transfer, he previously played ball at Concordia Chicago and Eureka College, after redshirting at Culver-Stockton College.

His degree from Concordia is in criminal justice, and Smith is working towards a master’s at Lakeland in leadership and organizational development.

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Former Wolf superstars (left to right) Lauren Marrs, Maddie Georges, and Nezi Keiper reunite at a college soccer game. (Emili Marrs photo)

The uniforms have changed, but the dream remains the same.

Former Coupeville High School athletes Nezi Keiper and Ben Smith are competing at the college level this fall, operating in different states and different sports.

Keiper is a freshman defender on the Edmonds College women’s soccer team and brings the same rough-and-tumble playing style to the pitch which endeared her to Wolf fans.

At a recent game against Skagit Valley College, she got to run into Lauren Marrs, a fab frosh goaltender who suits up for SVC.

Marrs was a standout athlete for Coupeville in her younger days, continuing through middle school, before attending Oak Harbor High School from her freshman season on.

Ben Smith is chasing that gridiron dream. (Photo courtesy Deb Smith)

Across the country, Smith is a senior linebacker for Concordia University in Chicago.

He’s racked up 10 tackles, including one for a loss, while playing his first season with the Cougars.

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Ben Smith poses with his biggest fan, mom Deb.

He’s bona fide.

Coupeville grad Ben Smith is officially a part of the all-time football record books at Eureka College after recording his first tackle Saturday.

The former Wolf, who plays on special teams for the Red Devils, took down the return man on a kickoff during a 27-13 road win over Concordia Chicago.

With the victory, Eureka, the alma mater of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, gets to 2-1 in league play, 2-3 overall.

Smith, a sophomore linebacker, is in his first season at the Illinois school.

A former First-Team All-Conference pick while playing for Coupeville High School, he is majoring in criminal justice.

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Coupeville grad Ben Smith is playing college football in Illinois. (Photos courtesy Deb Smith)

He’s traveled across the country in pursuit of his athletic dreams.

Coupeville High School grad Ben Smith is currently suiting up for the Eureka College football team in Illinois.

The NCAA D-III school is best known for a former football player named Ronald Reagan, who graduated in 1932 before going on to be a movie star, the Governor of California, and the 40th President of the United States.

The current Red Devils gridiron squad is 1-0 in conference play and 1-2 overall after whacking visiting Rockford 31-14 Saturday.

Smith, who was a First-Team All-Conference running back during his time at Coupeville, is listed at linebacker.

A college sophomore, he’s played on special teams in all three of his games, wearing #36 while chasing after kick returners.

Smith, whose older brother Jacob was a top track and field star at CHS, is studying criminal justice at Eureka when not playing football.

Reppin’ the Red Devils.

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