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Wolf Nation loses a real one

Posted in In memory, tagged , , , , on February 22, 2024| 1 Comment »

Joe and Connie Lippo with the Wonder Twins, Skyy and Joey.

Wolf Nation took a major hit Wednesday with the sudden passing of Joe Lippo.

The father of Coupeville High School grads Skyy and Joey, he and wife Connie could be found at nearly every game or activity their children participated in during their time as Wolves.

Tennis, baseball, basketball, and dance — if his offspring was burning up the court or stage, Joe was front and center for it.

And that carried over to both home and road, as I climbed into a car and bounced down the backroads of America with him more than once as we chased (or passed) Wolf busses.

He was fervent in his support of both his own kids, and their classmates as well, and not shy about showing it.

Joe, a Navy man through and through and damn proud of it, was also a HUGE hockey fan, and would gladly tell you why the Detroit Red Wings ruled and anyone else who picked up a stick drooled.

Michigan football and crew of any kind — he was a high school rower of some renown — were also high on his list of approved topics for discussion.

When Coupeville sisters Sophie and Lucy Sandahl began their run with the Seattle Pacific University crew team, you would have thought Joe was directly related to them, as he gushed non-stop about their adventures.

While also gently guiding me when I used incorrect terms for the sport or failed to comprehend the glory and magnificence of oars hitting the water in unison with the first rays of sunshine.

Over the years, Joe was a fountain of opinions, a big-time supporter of my blogging efforts, and an excellent way to tell if my words were hitting right.

Even after his kids graduated and moved on to college, he and Connie popped into games on a semi-regular basis.

He helped me hold up the back wall of the gym at countless events, and he will be missed.

Next time I’m at a game, I will hear Joe’s words, usually delivered while giving me some side-eye.

“Why are you scribbling on a note pad, Svien? Get with the modern age and get a tablet!

“Now eat your hot dog … I didn’t buy it for you so it could sit there and get cold.

“And talking about cold, when are you going to start writing about hockey like a real writer????”

Dude was one of a kind.

“Are you still wearing shorts, Svien? Adults wear jeans.”

 

To help the family:

https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/mo8z13

 

Veterans Legacy Memorial:

https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/JOSEPHLLOYDLIPPO/a5e4e4?fbclid=IwAR3YsthoUNPqh4_x7sT8qFSeZqACAO_QqFo73Mw7hrBEZCKA51CUuCj-vEI

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All the rules (they want you to follow)

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 21, 2024| 1 Comment »

Wolf warrior Chase Anderson is bringing his A-game to Arlington. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The mainland is about to be invaded by Wolf Nation.

Coupeville High School fans travel in packs to almost all off-island sports events, so Saturday’s state tourney game against Tonasket should see a lot of red and black in the stands.

In anticipation of the event, Arlington High School, which is hosting, sent out a collection of pertinent info.

 

Site:

Arlington High School — 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. in … Arlington.

Your game-day destination.

 

Schedule:

4:00 — Coupeville “hosts” Tonasket

6:00 — Arlington hosts Marysville Getchell

8:00 — Tulalip Heritage “hosts” Columbia Adventist

 

Tickets:

Good for all three games; $13 for adults, $10 for students/senior citizens/military.

Must be purchased online through GoFan (with additional fees) or in person with a credit or debit card. NO CASH SALES.

 

https://gofan.co/event/1414313?schoolId=WIAA

 

Streaming:

They will tell you NFHS (and its cruddy cameras and terrible customer service) is your only option. Au contraire, Mon frere (if you’re a Coupeville fan)!

School board prez (and Wolf Mom) Morgan White livestreams on her Facebook page and offers a better picture and running commentary.

For free, unlike NFHS.

 

Seating:

The “home” teams will be on the East end of the court, while the visiting team will be on the West end.

Student sections will be located across the court from the team bench, while adults will sit behind the team bench.

In our current nanny state, you are “not permitted to make inappropriate comments toward officials and opponents” and can be ejected for doing so.

If you do get the heave-ho, wave at the camera as you go.

That way immature Gen X’ers like myself can pour one out for you while remembering a time when students sections were allowed to be rowdy, and everyone shockingly survived to grow up to become functioning adults.

Functioning adults who live to complain a lot about “the mollycoddlers ruinin’ our beloved game,” but functioning adults nonetheless.

Fresh off winning a Bi-District title, the Wolves want more hardware. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

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Time to break the drought!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on February 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Rockin’ the killer socks, Chris Chan and Co. went to state in 1979. (Photo courtesy Beverly Chan)

16,432 days.

When, not if, the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball team beats Tonasket Saturday in Arlington, it will break a 45-year dry spell for the Wolves.

The last time a CHS male hoops team won a state tourney game came Mar. 1, 1979, when the Whitney boys — Steve and Joe — and their associates smacked Montesano 62-51.

That was the second state victory for the program, with the other coming Mar. 4, 1976, when the Wolves throttled Columbia (Burbank) 80-63.

The first of those wins came in the 2B classification, against a school which holds the #1 seed in this year’s tourney, while the second was at the 1A level.

At any level, it’s been a bit since a Wolf boys’ hoops team came out on top in a state game.

The 45-year drought is the longest active one for a Coupeville program, not counting those which have never won a game at state (football and boys’ soccer) or never played a game at state (girls’ soccer).

In this scenario, track and field, cross country, and tennis don’t count, as none of them play games as a team.

CHS baseball has the most recent win, blanking Toledo 3-0 this past spring, while softball drilled Deer Park 14-2 in 2019.

For girls’ basketball, the last W came in 2005 — a 45-41 thriller over Zillah — while volleyball also beat Zillah, coming out ahead 3-1 in 2004.

For now, though, the spotlight is on the Wolf boys’ hoops stars, who have the chance to make some history of their own.

That 1978-1979 team they’re chasing was one of the best in school history, winning Coupeville’s fifth league title in the decade.

Their spotlight win came against dastardly King’s Garden (now known just as King’s), when Steve Whitney pulled in a pass from Keith Jameson and buried a jumper to net a 55-53 league title-clinching victory.

Those Wolves had three different players ring up 300+ points that season, with Wade Ellsworth (392), Roy Marti (342), and Steve Whitney (337) sharing top honors.

Joe Whitney, who went on to win a state title in later years with Lynden, rang up 213 points, with Jameson banking in 115.

Rounding out the scorers on the last Wolf boys’ team to win at state were future school board director Chris Chan (51), Shawn Ryan (43), Chris Marti (14), and future owner-of-a-magnificent-mustache Evan Tingstad (1).

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Dynamic duo shine in spotlight

Posted in Swim, Wrestling, tagged , , , , , on February 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Water wizard Finn Price (left) and mat masher Jaje Drake prepare for their send-off to the state championships. (Karissa Swain photos)

Time for a quick flashback.

Coupeville’s Finn Price and Jaje Drake have returned from the state swim and wrestling championships, respectively.

But ace photographer Karissa Swain, who snapped pics at last week’s send-off for the dynamic duo, was out sick for several days.

Now she’s back in the district office and doing all the work that keeps the joint humming and was nice enough to share her photos with us.

Living large in the CHS hallways.

Off to the big dance.

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Open your (digital) wallet!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on February 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Want to see Cole “Cash Money” White and Co. play at state? Put away that … cash. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Let the fleecing begin.

With the state basketball tourney upon us, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association and its chums are here to strip your wallet dry.

But only your digital wallet.

Plan on heading to Arlington High School this Saturday to watch the Coupeville boys clash with Tonasket in a loser-out game, with the victor heading off to Spokane for the remainder of the 2B tourney?

You’re going to pay more for the pleasure of sitting on old-school gym bleachers, and you’re not going to use cash.

Why? The better to charge you handling fees, my dear.

The only way to snag a ticket is to use GoFan’s digital service, where you’ll pay $13.00 (plus fees), or a sorta-modest $10.00 if you’re military, a student, or a senior citizen.

To do so, pop over here:

https://gofan.co/event/1414313?schoolId=WIAA

Now, to be fair, your ticket applies to all games played at the site Saturday.

So, along with Coupeville and Tonasket at 4:00 PM, you can catch two other boys’ hoops clashes.

3A Arlington plays at 6:00 on its own court, against the winner of a play-in game between Kelso and Marysville-Getchell.

Then, an 8:00(ish) tip features 1B boys Tulalip Heritage and either Mount Vernon Christian or Columbia Adventist.

And yes, you read that correctly.

Arlington, like Lynden and Grandview and a few others, gets to open the state tourney on its OWN court, as the WIAA scrambles to have enough sites to handle all the games.

What is that you say? Coupeville should apply to host a slate of state regional games?

Thus raising the possibility Brad Sherman and Megan Smith, if they get their teams ranked high enough, could play state games a mile from my house?

Or, at the very least, giving CHS a chance to rake in some sweet, sweet postseason cash — with Andreas Wurzrainer and associates also running a food truck in the parking lot??

You know who would LOVE a trip to Whidbey Island to see Cow Town and get a special off-season visit to Kapaw’s Iskreme?

Portland Trailblazer legend and man of the people Brandon Roy and his Garfield boys’ basketball dynasty, that’s who.

Just sayin’.

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