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“It’s an exciting start!”

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on March 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Mason Butler (left) made his CHS track debut Wednesday, competing in three events. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“Our team did great today!”

From unexpectedly nice weather to athletes performing in mid-season form, Wednesday was pleasant for Coupeville High School track and field coaches.

Competing in a season-opening 10-school meet at La Conner, the Wolves swept both girls and boys team titles.

Fueled by seven wins and an astonishing 87 PR’s, Coupeville was dominant all day.

“Thanks to our unique blend of young and seasoned athletes, we achieved early personal records, fantastic weather, and even clinched a team victory!” said CHS coach Bob Martin.

“It’s an exciting start that promises more successes ahead!”

Junior Lyla Stuurmans paced the Wolves with a pair of victories, sweeping to first in both the 1600 and 3200.

Meanwhile, Marquette Cunningham and Nick Guay came up huge, both winning an individual event while also running a leg on a pair of triumphant relay teams.

The former won the triple jump, while the latter claimed the high jump crown, joining discus chucker Zac Tackett in the winner’s circle.

Preston Epp also ran a leg on both winning relay units, with Hank Milnes (4 x 400) and Cael Wilson (4 x 100) chipping in as well.

The Wolf boys cruised to the team win, finishing with 155.5 points, with Mount Vernon Christian (128), La Conner (79), and Friday Harbor (76.5) rounding out the top four.

On the girls’ side, it was all-out war, with Coupeville (113) nudging past La Conner (110) and MVC (110) at the very last second to claim the title. Lopez Island was fourth with 73 points.

The Wolves get right back at it Saturday, when they compete at the Rainier Icebreaker.

The Wolves fill up the gym.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Issabel Johnson (7th) 15.03; Tirsit Cannon (8th) 15.23 *PR*; Ivy Rudat (21st) 16.11 *PR*; Myra McDonald (25th) 16.37 *PR*

200 — Jasmine Castellanos (6th) 31.62 *PR*; Lexis Drake (16th) 33.91 *PR*; I. Rudat (23rd) 34.76 *PR*

400 — Lydia Price (10th) 1:25.98 *PR*; Frankie Tenore (11th) 1:27.65

800 — Aleera Kent (4th) 2:57.60; Kayla Crane (5th) 2:59.83 *PR*; Reagan Callahan (14th) 3:45.93 *PR*

1600 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 6:15.89 *PR*; Kent (2nd) 6:27.38 *PR*; Crane (5th) 6:32.42 *PR*; Aleksia Jump (10th) 7:31.10 *PR*; Ayden Wyman (12th) 7:40.23; Callahan (14th) 8:42.14 *PR*

3200 — Stuurmans (1st) 14:21.98 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Tenore (10th) 25.53

300 Hurdles — McDonald (6th) 1:06.80 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Johnson, Drake, Carly Burt, Cannon (3rd) 58.86

4 x 200 Relay — Castellanos, Burt, Cannon, McDonald (5th) 2:07.11

4 x 400 Relay — Wyman, Cannon, Price, Kent (3rd) 5:11.33

Shot Put — Reese Wilkinson (2nd) 28-05 *PR*; Katie Marti (3rd) 26-04.50; Alysia Burdge (5th) 21-06 *PR*; Erica McGrath (9th) 20-08

Discus — Wilkinson (2nd) 96-01 *PR*; McGrath (3rd) 81-09; Marti (4th) 74-06; Burdge (17th) 44-09 *PR*

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 91-11; Wilkinson (9th) 60-03 *PR*; Burdge (13th) 54-08

Long Jump — Burt (8th) 13-03; Jump (12th) 11-01 *PR*; Tenore (14th) 11-00; I. Rudat (15th) 10-09 *PR*; Cannon (17th) 10-03.50 *PR*; Johnson (19th) 9-08

 

BOYS:

100 — Davin Houston (6th) 12.66 *PR*; Dayvon Donavon (16th) 13.24 *PR*; Matthew Ward (17th) 13.36 *PR*; Alex Merino-Martinez (22nd) 13.34 *PR*; Axel Marshall (27th) 13.71 *PR*; Ethan Walling (28th) 13.76 *PR*; Dane Hadsall (30th) 14.01 *PR*; Timothy Nitta (31st) 14.03 *PR*

200 — Marquette Cunningham (2nd) 26.25 *PR*; Donavon (5th) 27.10 *PR*; Ward (7th) 27.67 *PR*; Blake Burrows (10th) 27.85 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (11th) 28.10 *PR*; Hadsall (14th) 28.67 *PR*; Walling (15th) 28.67 *PR*; Nitta (16th) 29.19 *PR*

400 — Preston Epp (3rd) 56.22; Hank Milnes (8th) 1:03.19 *PR*; Burrows (9th) 1:03.47 *PR*; Solomon Rudat (11th) 1:06.06 *PR*; Marshall (12th) 1:07.56 *PR*

800 — Carson Field (5th) 2:30.21 *PR*; Thomas Strelow (6th) 2:35.75; Santiago Ojeda Fernandez (9th) 2:39.23 *PR*; S. Rudat (10th) 2:39.64 *PR*

1600 — Field (2nd) 5:10.96; Kenneth Jacobsen (7th) 5:26.28 *PR*; Strelow (8th) 5:27.35 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (18th) 6:30.61 *PR*; Damiano Giacobbe (19th) 7:24.53 *PR*

3200 — Field (4th) 11:43.59 *PR*; George Spear (6th) 11:57.79; Nick Wasik (7th) 13:05.84 *PR*; Marshall (8th) 13:16.69 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Cael Wilson (4th) 19.50

300 Hurdles — Wilson (5th) 48.45

4 x 100 Relay — Cunningham, Wilson, Epp, Nick Guay (1st) 47.80; Merino-Martinez, Donavon, Hadsall, Houston (5th) 50.60

4 x 400 Relay — Milnes, Cunningham, Epp, Guay (1st) 4:00.55

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (3rd) 34-04.50; Zane Oldenstadt (4th) 34-03.50; Marcelo Gebhard (8th) 30-00 *PR*; Robinett (12th) 27-11 *PR*; Zachary Saho (18th) 23-02 *PR*; Mason Butler (20th) 22-06 *PR*; Jacobsen (26th) 20-05.50 *PR*; Giacobbe (30th) 16-06 *PR*

Discus — Tackett (1st) 113-11; Oldenstadt (2nd) 110-04 *PR*; Butler (13th) 76-01 *PR*; Jacob Schooley (14th) 74-01 *PR*; Gebhard (18th) 70-11 *PR*; Saho (22nd) 62-08 *PR*; Peerapong Prombut (34th) 49-06 *PR*; Giacobbe (36th) 37-04 *PR*

Javelin — Gebhard (12th) 97-10 *PR*; Butler (17th) 87-10 *PR*; Robinett (18th) 86-06 *PR*; Ward (19th) 84-07 *PR*; Schooley (22nd) 82-02 *PR*; Ojeda Fernandez (30th) 64-04 *PR*; Giacobbe (38th) 43-11 *PR*; Prombut (39th) 43-10 *PR*

High Jump — Guay (1st) 6-00 *PR*; Houston (3rd) 5-04 *PR*; Wilson (7th) 5-02

Long Jump — Houston (3rd) 17-0.50 *PR*; Guay (5th) 16-08 *PR*; Burrows (10th) 16-00 *PR*; Field (11th) 15-10 *PR*; Robinett (14th) 15-05; Ojeda Fernandez (14th) 15-05 *PR*; Walling (16th) 15-02 *PR*; Marshall (17th) 14-09 *PR*; S. Rudat (24th) 11-11 *PR*

Triple Jump — Cunningham (1st) 36-08 *PR*; Milnes (3rd) 33-11 *PR*

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Hoops stars net awards, letters

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Hunter Bronec owns the paint. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They shoot, they score.

Whether on the hardwood or at a season-ending awards banquet, Coupeville High School basketball players racked up big-time success this season.

The Wolf boys’ varsity shared a league title, captured the Bi-District crown outright, and advanced to the state tourney for the second time in three seasons.

The Wolves celebrate adding more hardware to the trophy case.

Meanwhile the JV hoops stars torched nearly everyone in sight, racking up a 14-2 mark while running most foes off the floor.

With the basketballs put away and uniforms turned in, the Wolves gathered as a unit one final time Tuesday, with Brad Sherman and his coaching staff handing out letters and awards.

In the year’s biggest non-surprise, senior Logan Downes was hailed as the varsity Player of the Year.

That comes on the heels of the program’s all-time leading scorer winning Northwest 2B/1B League MVP and being tabbed as an All-State player.

Cole White snagged Defensive Player of the Year for the varsity, while Ryan Blouin earned the Wolf Award.

Rounding out the night’s honorees were Nick Guay (Sixth Man Award), Thomas Studer (Heart of Service Award), and Chase Anderson (Sunrise Award).

Eight of Coupeville’s nine seniors played all four years for the Wolves, with Zane Oldenstadt, William Davidson, Mikey Robinett, and Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim joining Downes, White, Blouin, and Guay.

On the JV side of things, Aiden O’Neill was tabbed as Player of the Year, with Camden Glover (Offense) and Landon Roberts (Defense) also hailed for their work.

Jack Porter took home the Wolf Award, with Riley Lawless noted for his work as Sixth Man of the Year.

Riley Lawless (right) gets down ‘n dirty.

 

Varsity letter winners:

Chase Anderson
Ryan Blouin
Hunter Bronec
Hurlee Bronec
William Davidson
Logan Downes
Nick Guay
Timothy Nitta
Zane Oldenstadt
Mikey Robinett
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim
Cole White

 

Varsity participation certificates:

Aiden O’Neill
Landon Roberts

 

JV participation certificates:

Sage Arends
Camden Glover
Easton Green
Davin Houston
Riley Lawless
Jayden McManus
Mahkai Myles
Aiden O’Neill
Jack Porter
Johnny Porter
Landon Roberts
Malachi Somes

 

Managers:

Kyle McCrimmon 
David Somes
Thomas Studer 

Throwing fear into rivals everywhere.

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Lexis Drake embraces chance to be all she can be

Posted in Cheer, Girls Basketball, Track, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on March 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lexis Drake gets the stadium rockin’. (Jackie Saia photo)

Lexis Drake has gone to a different level this school year.

As we note the 24 Coupeville High School students who are making the grade as three-sport athletes, we should also hail the Wolf freshman for actually beating that standard.

Drake is among the rarest of rare in that she’s a CHS athlete who has been a part of four separate teams.

Like legendary Wolf Breeanna Messner did back in the day, Jaje’s lil’ sis balanced playing volleyball with being a football cheerleader in the fall.

Lexis delivered spikes and sets for the Wolf JV volleyball crew, where she earned the Most Inspirational award, while also working the sidelines on fall Fridays as part of the varsity cheer squad.

Pulling double duty allowed her to have a front row seat to her big bro playing his senior season of football.

A key part of the support crew on older brother Jaje’s Senior Night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

After a super-busy fall, which all happened as Lexis made her own debut as a high schooler, she could have taken a break.

Instead, she immediately jumped into basketball, before picking up the track and field mantle this spring.

Throughout her odyssey, Lexis has shined brightly, putting in tons of hard work while always displaying great joy.

She is the epitome of everything a Wolf student/athlete can be, achieving greatness while remaining humble.

So, take a moment to tip your hat, or lift your drink, and acknowledge Lexis for all she has accomplished – and all she will likely continue to achieve as her high school career plays out.

She’s a jack of all trades, AND a master of them, too.

Her future’s so bright, she’s going to need shades. (Parker Hammons photo)

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No rest? No worries!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, tagged , , , , on March 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Wolf junior Jada Heaton is a busy bee, having played three sports for three seasons running. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

We have a record. I believe.

I’ve been tracking the number of three-sport athletes at Coupeville High School since the blog started in 2012, and an early look at spring rosters indicates this is the deepest year ever.

There are 24 Wolves — 14 boys and 10 girls — who are finishing their year-round odyssey.

That breaks the previous high of 23, achieved in 2014, 2017, and 2022.

Not counting 2020, where Covid restrictions erased spring sports and made the concept of three-sport athletes impossible to achieve, CHS has had 20+ iron men and women almost every year in the Coupeville Sports era.

The only sub-20 years were 2013, when 18 Wolves completed the journey, and 2016, when we hit our low of 17.

At a small school like CHS, having full rosters is huge, and it speaks strongly to the work put in by Athletic Director Willie Smith and his coaches.

And it’s also a testament to the work ethic of the Wolf athletes themselves, as they fully embrace the chance to get the most possible out of their prep sports careers.

So, tip your hat to the ones who are there, every season:

 

GIRLS:

Capri Anter – Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
Haylee Armstrong – Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
Teagan Calkins – Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
Lexis Drake – Volleyball, Basketball, Track
Mia Farris – Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
Jada Heaton – Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
Katie Marti – Volleyball, Basketball, Track
Madison McMillan – Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
Brynn Parker – Soccer, Basketball, Tennis
Lyla Stuurmans – Volleyball, Basketball, Track

 

BOYS:

Chase Anderson – Football, Basketball, Baseball
Camden Glover – Football, Basketball, Baseball
Easton Green – Cross Country, Basketball, Baseball
Nick Guay – Soccer, Basketball, Track
Davin Houston – Football, Basketball, Track
Zane Oldenstadt – Football, Basketball, Track
Aiden O’Neill – Football, Basketball, Baseball
Jack Porter – Football, Basketball, Baseball
Johnny Porter – Football, Basketball, Baseball
Landon Roberts – Cross Country, Basketball, Baseball
Mikey Robinett – Football, Basketball, Track
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – Soccer, Basketball, Track
Malachi Somes – Football, Basketball, Track
Cole White – Soccer, Basketball, Baseball

If there’s a sport to be played, Chase Anderson will be there.

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Trojans walk past Wolves

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville sluggers Peyton Caveness (left) and Landon Roberts endured a less-than-balmy “spring” day on the prairie Monday, kicking off a new season of Wolf baseball. (Sherry Bonacci photo)

March 11 is too dang early to be playing baseball on the prairie.

When you have off and on rain spatters, occasionally fiendish wind gusts, and an all-around soul-draining coldness that lingers for two-hours-plus, and you tell yourself, “Well … I’ve certainly seen worse,” I’m not sure that’s a good thing.

But this is Cow Town, so you suck it up, buttercup, and move on, thankful at least that you finally got some gloves, which help a bit.

I’ve covered high school baseball games in Coupeville since the ’90s, so Monday’s dank, dark season opener against Meridian was nothing out of the ordinary.

Which has never stopped me from complaining.

But anyways, to the diamond action itself, instead of this detour into my one-man play “It’s Too Dang Cold Out Here!!”

What we, the huddled masses saw, was a 20-6 non-conference win for the visiting Trojans, as they took full advantage of a lot of free passes.

It was the type of game where Coupeville slipped behind 8-0, put together one stellar inning to cut the margin down to 8-4, then gave up 12 more runs as pitch after pitch caught a ride on a wayward breeze and slipped just outside the strike zone.

Like the weather itself, there were a few bright rays of sunshine for the Wolves, but too many dark clouds to make the day a complete winner.

The good news?

Clean up some small stuff, like walks, passed balls, and wild pitches, and Coupeville has the potential to go off on another run like they did a season ago when their journey went all the way to the state tourney.

At which point we had one 60-degree day, and we’ve never stopped talking about it.

Monday’s melee on the prairie began at a hair past 4:00 PM, though the angry skies made things look like it was already time for the cows to go back in the barn.

Lanky lefty Landon Roberts got the start on the mound for the Wolves, and opened and closed the top of the first by whiffing Trojan hitters.

In between, however, Meridian scraped out a run thanks to walks and a sac fly, grabbing a lead it would never relinquish.

Roberts blanked the Trojans in the second, but a couple of soft infield choppers and more free passes allowed the visitors to stretch things out to 4-0 through three frames.

Coupeville struggled at the plate in the early going, getting just a Camden Glover walk and a Peyton Caveness single through the first four innings.

Meridian tacked on two runs in the top of the fourth and two more in the fifth, again without making much contact, and the Wolves found themselves in an 8-0 hole.

That was when CHS Athletic Director (and longtime former Wolf baseball guru) Willie Smith wandered in for a peek at the new-school diamond men.

Which seemed to light a fire under his school’s sluggers, as they erupted in the bottom half of the fifth inning.

Walks to Johnny Porter and Aiden O’Neill set the table, and Coupeville got its first run of the season thanks to Porter scooting home on a Meridian error.

Caveness and Yohannon Sandles promptly ripped back-to-back base-knocks, with the former sliding in with an RBI triple and the latter poking an RBI single into a gap.

Three more walks — eked out by Jack Porter, Glover, and Coop Cooper — forced in another run, and at 8-4 the Wolves were in full-on rally mode.

Unfortunately, that was where the good times came to a sudden halt, with the Trojans making a nice defensive play to rob Coupeville on a liner which looked like it was heading to pay dirt.

The score got skewed in the sixth, as Meridian racked up walk after walk to turn an 8-4 lead into a 20-4 margin, but the Wolves continued to fight.

Down to its final at-bats, Coupeville pushed two more runs across in the sixth.

Roberts and O’Neill whacked singles, while Sandles clubbed an RBI double, earning a huge round of applause from his fervent fan club in the stands.

The Wolves were only outhit 7-6 on the day, but gave up 24 walks, with Coupeville pitchers hitting Trojan batters eight times.

The “best” wayward pitch smacked off a Meridian thigh, making a sound sort of like a cow being hit by a stun gun.

That baby echoed, is what I’m saying.

Coupeville used five pitchers in the game, with Roberts, Caveness, O’Neill, 8th grader Carson Grove, and Cole White combining for seven strikeouts.

Caveness and Sandles led the Wolf hit parade with two apiece, while Roberts and O’Neill collected the other base-knocks.

Glover walked three times, with Cooper, O’Neill and both Porter boys also nabbing a free pass.

After a few days off, Coupeville gets back at it with a road trip to South Whidbey Friday, before hosting North Mason Saturday.

The Wolves are slated to play six of nine games in March at home.

Toss in the trip to Langley and they don’t leave The Rock until Mar. 26, when they venture off to Orcas Island.

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