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(John Fisken photos)

“Scuse me, I got ankles to go break.” (John Fisken photos)

"Whoa ... who let the paparazzi in here?"

“Whoa … who let the paparazzi in here?”

kacie

The socks, they rock.

"I'm just sayin', that basketball looks delicious..."

“I’m just sayin’, that basketball looks delicious…”

Elbows

“I learned how to play defense watching Julia Myers. I call my elbows Thunder and Lightning and there’s a storm coming!!”

The next generation is already here.

Making their debut at halftime of the CHS girls’ basketball game Tuesday night, the youngest members of the Coupeville Boys and Girls Club hoops program made a solid debut.

While they came dangerously close to hitting a basket on the regulation 10-foot hoops, they also displayed some fancy dribbling skills and a very loose interpretation of traveling.

Roving photo man John Fisken caught these photos for us, and, who knows, come back in 10 years and we may have just gotten our first glance at a bevy of future Wolf stars.

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Start playing football today, and one day you could be suiting up for CHS like Hunter Downes (?). (John Fisken photo)

Start playing football today, and one day you could be suiting up for CHS like Hunter Downes (9). (John Fisken photo)

You’re never too young to be a gridiron warrior.

The Boys and Girls Club is starting a four-week flag football program for Coupeville kids in grades 3-6, which will give young athletes a chance to pick up the sport in a fun, low-key environment long before they reach middle and high school.

Cost is $25 and the clinics, which start this Thursday, Sept. 18, will cover offense, defense, throwing techniques, stretching, light conditioning, and rules.

To register, email Jamie@coupevilleboysandgirlsclub.org or call (360) 678-5640.

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Bob Martin, at work and rest.

Bob Martin, at work and rest.

Bob Martin is the unsung backbone of Coupeville sports.

Whether coaching football and basketball, working with the high school boosters or the Boys and Girls Club, volunteering for Race the Reserve road crew work or simply making sure the lights stay on and the PA system works in the CHS gym during games, he’s everywhere at once.

In a small town, you need people like Bob, who are willing to put a lot of time and work in for very little pay, to make things work.

He may not always be in the spotlight, which he seems quite happy about, but he is indispensable.

Plus, he upholds a proud tradition honored by myself and Wolf football coach Tony Maggio, among others, of wearing shorts almost 24-7-365, rain and/or snow be danged.

Good man.

So, on this, his birthday, take a moment to give a hand to the quiet man of Coupeville sports, the guy who helps keep everything running while building for the next generation.

There is a landmark that sits in front of the CHS gym — a rock that is spray painted every time someone has something to get off their chest.

When it comes to Wolf sports, from the pee wees to the big kids, Bob Martin is the real-life embodiment of that rock.

Just don’t go spray painting him any time soon…

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