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Summer is for softball sluggin’

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, Madison McMillan, Softball, Teagan Calkins, Whidbey Thunder on July 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Teagan Calkins and her fellow Wolf diamond queens picked up a ton of experience this summer playing for a travel softball squad. (Photo courtesy Shawn Calkins)

The uniform may change, but the game remains the same.

Coming off another successful high school softball season, six Coupeville sluggers stayed on the diamond this summer, playing for the Whidbey Thunder travel team.

Allie Lucero, Taylor Brotemarkle, Madison McMillan, Teagan Calkins, Maya Lucero, and Mia Farris formed the core of the squad, which played almost every weekend in June and July.

“They had a very good and productive summer, getting in tons of extra reps with the bat and also in the field,” said CHS coach Kevin McGranahan, who played the role of fan this time around.

“The experience they gained will pay huge dividends for us next season,” he added. “And hopefully lead us to another league/district championship.”

McGranahan was in the stands in Federal Way this past weekend for the finale and came away pleased with what he witnessed.

“I got to see the work they are putting in firsthand, and it was impressive to see them leading their combined team of travel players and the overall growth they showed.”

The Wolves taking advantage of the extra work range from rising seniors (the Lucero twins) to sophomores-to-be (Brotemarkle, McMillan, Farris) and an incoming freshman (Calkins) who saw varsity playing time as an 8th grader.

Not only did the players benefit from their summer work, but they also helped inspire their high school coach.

“I took the summer off to regroup and rest a little,” McGranahan said. “But watching them play their hearts out has relit my passion for the game.”

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It’s a numbers game, man

Posted in Football, tagged CHS Wolves, countdown, fall sports, football, number cruncher on July 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »

In 24 days, Tim Ursu and Coupeville football kick off fall practice. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Sports are all about numbers.

So, with that in mind, even though we’re still comfortably mired in the middle of the summer, we can take a few moments to crunch some digits.

I mean, what else are we going to do with our time? There are no high school, middle school, or even little league games to write about right now.

And don’t get me started on why little league has to end play so early…

Yes, yes, it’s so the teams still alive can (seemingly) devote a month or more to postseason play and allows for summer vacations to not bump up against games.

But it also means your little league season competes with spring high school sports for eyeballs, instead of staking a claim to being the only game in town.

Like I said, don’t get me started…

Back in our world of lazy, hazy number-crunching, the countdown to the return of school sports has begun — even if few people are thinking about such things.

As of today — Sunday, July 24 — here’s where we sit:

It’s 24 days until Aug. 17, which is the first day of fall practice for Washington state high school football programs.

Then we hit Aug. 22 (which is 29 days out) and all other sports — volleyball, soccer, tennis, and cross country — kick into gear with the start of practice.

Getting biblical, for a moment, the first game of the 2022-2023 school year is exactly 40 days away, with Coupeville High School football slated to travel to Silverdale Sept. 2 to face Klahowya.

Finally, Sept. 6 — a mere 44 days ahead on the calendar — brings the first home games for the Wolves, with boys and girls soccer, plus volleyball, all hosting Auburn Adventist Academy.

So now you know, and can promptly return to your lazy, hazy summer Sunday content in the knowledge that at least one of us is spending way too much time focusing on random facts and figures.

Me. I’m talking about me.

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Support Coupeville’s Class of 2023

Posted in Fundraisers, Graduation, tagged CHS Wolves, Class of 2023, GoFundMe, graduation, seniors on July 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Just a fraction of the high achievers in the Coupeville Class of 2023.

It could be legendary.

Coupeville High School’s Class of 2023 is currently projecting 93 graduates for next spring, which would be double the average size of recent years.

Before they get to the moment when they walk across the stage at Micky Clark Field to accept their diplomas, Wolf seniors will be at the forefront of athletics and academics at the school this coming year.

In preparation for grad week festivities, Coupeville parents are hard at work raising money to celebrate their students’ accomplishments.

Race the Reserve goes down in August, concession sales will be open at volleyball, football, basketball, and track events during the 2022-2023 school year, and the class has launched a GoFundMe.

Money raised goes to fund a drug and alcohol-free graduation night celebration for the Class of 2023.

To donate to the cause (and get a warm, fuzzy glow in your chest), pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/hv6pg-support-coupevilles-class-of-2023?qid=77884e59d8ad37cd254e2c4acb95c64d

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Wait, there was more!

Posted in Softball, Track, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Softball, Tenley Stuurmans, track and field on July 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Aaron Lucero imparts wisdom to Maya Nottingham. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Just when you think you’re done, you’re not.

Sitting here in mid-July, I’ve stumbled across three photos from the spring which, for whatever reason, were never used in-season.

So, here you go, a flashback to former glory.

Tenley Stuurmans, ready to launch.

Melanie Navarro gets low to snag an incoming grounder.

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Gabriella Gebhard is kind of a big deal

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged Best in Show, CHS Wolves, dog showing, Gabriella Gebhard, Tacoma Kennel Club on July 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard is the top-ranked English Setter junior handler in the USA. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Gebhard)

She’s in a groove.

Coupeville High School rising sophomore Gabriella Gebhard continues to light up the world of dog shows, guiding her canine companions to a bonanza of trophies and ribbons.

Back in April she clinched an invitation to the Royal Canin AKC nationals, guaranteeing a second-straight appearance at the big dance.

That event runs Dec. 17-18 in Orlando.

But not content to rest on her laurels Gebhard has spent the spring and summer on a tear.

The CHS standout has claimed five “Best Juniors” and eight “Reserve Best Juniors” at recent dog shows and finds herself highly ranked in the national standings.

Gebhard is currently the top-ranked English Setter junior handler in the country and sits #4 in Sporting Dog and #6 in All-Breed.

Her main pooch, Walker (Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making) is mere points away from being crowned a Grand Champion.

Sharing the love (and the prizes).

The duo won multiple Best of Breed awards with Gebhard facing off with adult competition, then had a big day Friday in Oregon.

Competing at the Coos Bay Kennel Club, Walker helped Gebhard earn Owner Handler Reserve Best in Show.

While he’s a magnet for awards, Walker is not the only dog Gebhard has on the awards circuit.

She has also guided another English Setter — Set’r Ridge’s Eternal Faith — to a championship and is working with a puppy — Set’r Ridge’s Climbing to the Top (Everest) — which she bred herself.

A Blue Belton English Setter chasing his own championship, Everest looks strong, having won the Group 1 Puppy Sweeps in April at the Tacoma Kennel Club.