Chimacum’s Kyah McKinlay
With Coupeville leaving the 1A/2A Cascade Conference and joining Port Townsend, Chimacum and Klahowya in the 1A Olympic League this fall, now is a great time to learn a bit about some of the players who will face off with the Wolves in the future.
Kyah McKinlay is an equal opportunity athlete.
The Chimacum High School junior-to-be plays year round, bouncing from soccer to basketball to track, where she throws the javelin, discus and shot put and her favorite sport changes with the season.
“I don’t have a favorite sport, I love every sport I play,” McKinlay said. “I enjoy how many friends I get to make. Also the memories we make as a team.”
A strong student who enjoys a wide range of classes (“My favorites are biology, history, Spanish, leadership and English”), she’s also involved in her school’s ASB.
On the field or court McKinlay prides herself on being receptive to the advice she receives from her coaches.
“My athletic strengths are being a coachable person,” she said. “I’m willing to work hard.
“I would like to work on my physical strength.”
With the Cowboys going head-to-head with their arch-rivals from Port Townsend, as well as new league mates Coupeville and Klahowya, McKinlay would like to be one of the building blocks in Chimacum becoming an athletic power.
“My goals for next year are to win more games and get more commitment out of my teams,” she said.
McKinlay credits her coaches for helping her develop her skills and for always being there for her, win or loss.
“My family, my basketball coaches, Trevor Huntingford and Mike Dowling, and my track coaches, Tony Haddenham and Josh Chapman, have helped me improve throughout the seasons and helped me keep my head up after tough losses.”
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