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Runners ready for their closeup

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Reagan Callahan spends quality time with her mom. (Morgan White photos)

They came, they ran, they heard the click of cameras.

The Coupeville High School cross country squad hosted its lone home meet of the season Wednesday at Fort Casey State Park, and photographers were hiding in every bush along the trail.

The pics above and below come to us from School Board Prez Morgan White, who was out and about with her camera enjoying the balmy early-October weather.

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Beautiful day, beautiful meet

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Aleera Kent flies across her home course. (Chloe Fergusen photo)

These are the days Elizabeth Bitting loves.

The Coupeville High School cross country coach was front and center at Fort Casey State Park Wednesday, as the Wolves hosted their lone home meet of the season.

And Bitting was stoked.

“It was a beautiful day!” she said. “So many spectators, so many cow bells ringing, a lot of hoarse voices, PR’s galore!”

Craig Pedlar, who coached CHS cross country in the ’70s, was the official starter, and seemingly the whole community came out in force to support the harriers.

“We had so many wonderful volunteers!” Bitting said.

“Thank you to all who came out on this glorious day and cheered on ALL THE runners! I LOVE THAT!”

Parents, school admins and teachers, middle school runners and the CHS cheerleaders were on hand to help keep things hopping.

Wolf cheerleaders were on hand to support their classmates. (Delanie Lewis photo)

“Today was seriously our biggest turnout yet!” Bitting said. “We had some big names out there! So many family members and friends.

“We definitely were feeling the love today!”

On the 5000-meter course, the Wolves won the girls’ team title, with their 42 points edging out Friday Harbor (46) and Mount Vernon Christian (47).

The CHS boys (32) claimed second, trailing just perpetual state power MVC (23), with Hurricanes Evangeline Fikkert and Isaac Betz earning individual crowns.

Coupeville placed four boys and three girls in the top 10, with junior Aleera Kent and sophomore Kenneth Jacobsen leading the way with fourth-place finishes.

The Wolves get back at it a week from today, Oct. 9, when they travel to Friday Harbor for another league meet.

Fab frosh Mikayla Wagner (664) leads a pack of runners. (Addie Russell photo)

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Aleera Kent (4th) 23:54.03
Mikayla Wagner (6th) 24:28.88
Ivy Rudat (9th) 24:51.04
Noelle Western (10th) 24:51.94
Devon Wyman (13th) 25:22.19
Aleksia Jump (16th) 26:07.34
Ari Armstrong (17th) 26:21.39
Reagan Callahan (20th) 27:31.53
Dahlia Miller (24th) 29:20.34
Ava Lucero (26th) 29:56.45
Mary Western (31st) 35:24.86

 

BOYS:

Kenneth Jacobsen (4th) 18:37.09
Ezekiel Allen (5th) 18:40.86
Carson Field (6th) 18:45.79
Landon Roberts (7th) 18:50.92
George Spear (11th) 19:11.59
Thomas Strelow (13th) 19:28.73
Beckett Green (25th) 21:03.98
Isaiah Allen (31st) 21:19.87
Johnathan Jacobsen (34th) 21:50.28
Ethan Walling (37th) 23:03.21
Will Tierney (41st) 24:26.53
Zach Blitch (51st) 32:21.44

Carson Field rocks the Cow Town shorts. (Duke Kutz photo)

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Some rankings love for Wolf spikers

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans keeps the Wolf offense flowing. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The rankings gods favor Coupeville on this day.

The Wolf varsity volleyball team lands in the top 10 in the assessments of two different organizations as Cory Whitmore’s squad prepares for a home match Thursday against Orcas Island.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has CHS, which sits at 5-0 and hasn’t dropped a set yet, at #3 among 2B schools, trailing just Adna (7-0) and Rainier (7-1).

Meanwhile, the Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association places the Wolves at #7 in their latest tally.

Adna, Manson (8-1), Freeman (7-0), Lind-Ritzville-Sprague (8-0 and Whitmore’s alma mater), Tonasket (8-2), and Rainier comprise the top six.

Cory Whitmore discusses strategy with his spike-happy squad.

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State? Earn it, you must

Posted in Administration, tagged , , , , , , , on October 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The WIAA makes life tough for District 1 schools like Coupeville. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The path to state tourney success is a narrow one.

Or, maybe more accurately, the path to getting to state in the first place is the trickiest part.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released allocation numbers for fall sports this week, allowing Coupeville and its fellow District 1 rivals to see where they stand.

The numbers, as shown in this graph, reflect this year (2024-2025) and next (2025-2026).

 

 

Volleyball is being squeezed this season, with just one slot available at the 16-team 2B state tourney for a District 1 team this go around, before it reverts to two next school year,

For cross country, two boys’ teams and one girls’ team advance in 2024, though individual runners can also qualify on their own.

The numbers reflect a second District 1 team getting the call on the girls side next year.

Boys’ soccer, which has just an eight-team state tourney, will draw three teams from District 1, where Coupeville’s current co-ed program resides.

Finally, football exists in its own unique world.

There are currently only two District 1 schools playing 11-man football — Coupeville and Friday Harbor.

Those squads play twice during the regular season.

Sweep, and your league champs. Split the games, and the Wolves and Wolverines will play a tiebreaker.

Either way, the team that emerges from District 1 will face off with a team from District #4 in a full game to decide who advances to the state bracket.

And why do Districts 4, 5, and 6 get so many more state qualifiers? Because there are a ton more 2B schools in those areas.

Every district has its strengths and weaknesses, and, looking at the numbers, District 1 is strongest in 3A schools, for some reason.

Which could help Oak Harbor come postseason time. So, the Wildcats have that going for them, which is nice.

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Wilson wows against fierce foe

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Cael Wilson (in headband) celebrates a goal with his teammates. (Finn Price photo)

Cael Wilson is making a run at family scoring supremacy.

The Coupeville High School senior, who is the only soccer player in school history to have scored a goal in five seasons, rattled home two more scores Tuesday in Bothell.

While Wilson’s outburst wasn’t enough to topple pitch powerhouse Providence Classical Christian, which claimed a 7-2 win in a non-conference soccer game between Northwest 2B/1B League rivals, it did propel the ginger sniper up the scoring chart.

His two-goal day gives him a team-best five tallies this season, and 11 for his prep career.

That ties Cael Wilson for #8 all-time on the CHS boys’ scoring chart with Zane Bundy, while leaving him just two goals shy of older brother Aidan Wilson, who punched in 13 goals during his run in the red and black.

Preston Epp leads the charge. (Bailey Thule photo)

Tuesday’s goals came off of assists from Preston Epp and Angel Partida.

Wilson’s first score was fired from the far corner, while on the second scoring run, he exchanged short passes with Partida, then slapped home a left foot shot to the corner of the net.

Providence, which finished third at the 2B/1B state tourney a year ago, has a potent scoring attack, but Coupeville coach Kimberly Kisch praised the play of her goalie, senior Hurlee Bronec.

“As always, Hurlee was a rock star, making big saves,” she said.

Now 2-4-1 on the season, Coupeville wrapped its non-conference schedule Tuesday and begins league play Oct. 11 with a road trip to Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood.

The Wolves have eight conference games ahead, including a rematch with Providence, as they chase a playoff spot while competing in the premier 2B/1B soccer league in the state.

Kisch, and fellow Wolf coach Robert Wood experimented a bit Tuesday, using the game as a learning exercise.

“With the final non-league game, we tried some new things with our lineup,” Kisch said. “It didn’t work out, but we gleaned valuable information about their defensive line.

“I am confident that when we see Providence again on our field, we will have a much different outcome.”

Eighth grader Tamsin Ward is a vital part of a co-ed soccer squad charging into league play. (Bailey Thule photo)

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