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Class of 2029 movin’ on up

Posted in Middle School, tagged , , , , , on June 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Incoming freshman Allie Powers, here hitting as an 8th grader, is primed to be a five-year player for CHS softball. (David Somes photo)

One class rolls out, another rolls in.

Hot on the heels of Coupeville’s Class of 2025 graduating Saturday, the Class of 2029 makes the official transition from CMS to CHS this Wednesday.

There are 72 students currently on the roster, with some having already played on high school sports teams as 8th graders:

 

Hunter Atteberry
Henry Bailey
Sophia Batterman
Angela Ben Matzar
Maliha Breaux
KeeAyra Brown
Rylee Callahan
Brantley Campbell
Charles Cannon
Emmy Carlson
Elijah Cole
Savannah Coxsey
Jaxen Curry
Emma Cushman
Rebekah Dangerfield
Zayden Dees
Jacob Denney
Aaron DiDonna
Natylie Driscoll
Avery Eelkema
Lakshmi Erickson
Lily Fisher
Cora Fix
Marina Flood
Jaden Flores Garcia
Victoria Frisby
Isley Garcia Fernandez
Gabriella Garcia
Madison Skye Gates
Hailey Goldman
Gabereal Guzman
Liliana Harris
Nolan Hunt
Jaxson Jadwin
Makenzie Knott
Jonathan Kuzma
Emma Leavitt
Elizabeth Marshall
Olivia Martin
Kaleah Matros
Wesley McGee
Ossian Merkel
Collin Mirabile
Frank Morrell
Zoe Mudge
Kennedy O’Neill
Daniel Payan Vasquez
Crissy Pings-Dockery
Allie Powers
Cassandra Powers
Selah Rivera
Aden Rogers
Oliver Schooley
Vicktor Schoonover
Sophia Schuring
Annmarie Solis
Cyrus Sparacio
Sage Stavros
Ari Stewart
Kion Tellery
Brian Thompson
Trent Thule
Aiden Tingley
Chayse Van Velkinburgh
Samantha Wallace
Tamsin Ward
Ashlee Wells
Benjamin Wertz
Maci Wofford
Camilla Wolfe
Bettie Woolworth
Christopher Zenz

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Sunny snaps, soaring stars

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on June 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Winning ribbons and medals and taking names. (Photos courtesy Kelly Powers)

Step behind the curtain.

The photos seen above and below capture behind the scenes action featuring Coupeville Middle School track stars and come to us courtesy Wolf parents.

They provide a glimpse into the lives of young CMS athletes on the rise enjoying their prep sports careers to the full.

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Wolves score big in finale

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , , on June 5, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Annaliese Powers (left) and Sarai Dangerfield may need a bigger trophy case. (Kelly Powers photos)

They doubled up on day two.

Putting an emphatic stamp on the season Thursday, the Coupeville Middle School track and field team picked up three more titles at the Cascade League Championships.

Competing at Lakewood, the Wolves claimed wins in the shot put (Collin Mirabile and Diesel Eck) and high jump (Malachi Chapa).

That comes on the heels of three titles Monday in the opener of the two-day finale, when Tamsin Ward (shot put, high jump) and Les Queen (discus) reigned supreme.

With his victory, Eck, a CMS 7th grader, reaches 13 wins on the season — the most for a Wolf middle school boy in one go-round.

At least according to athletic.net, which goes back to 2008 with its middle school results.

Tamsin Ward exchanges well wishes with a rival.

Ward, who had two top-three performances in sprint races Thursday, finished her final CMS campaign with 16 wins, second-best all-time behind Lindsey Roberts 19-win season as an 8th grader in 2015.

With 39 wins across three seasons, Ward departs the middle school scene with the CMS career record.

While Monday’s meet featured a mix of prelims and finals, Thursday was all finals, with the Wolves holding up well.

Competing under the brightest spotlight, CMS athletes racked up 21 PRs on the final day of the season.

Zaydyn Dees streaks to a PR in the 800.

“An amazing fact about track and field is that PRs become increasingly more challenging to earn each time you get one,” said Coupeville coach Jon Gabelein.

“Despite this logic, several of our athletes were able to overcome that challenge today.”

Coupeville’s 6th/7th grade boys finished second in the team standings behind Lakewood, while both CMS girls’ teams claimed 4th.

The Wolf 8th grade boys were 5th in a seven-team field.

South Whidbey swept team titles in both girls’ competitions, with King’s coming out on top among 8th grade boys’ squads.

Wolf coaches preached growth and improvement, something their young athletes demonstrated all season.

“We hope that our athletes found this year’s track season to be a rewarding adventure,” Gabelein said.

“The hard work they put in has made them stronger and faster than they were when they started. I encourage them to stay active throughout their summer.

“They really came together as a team and supported one another.

“I enjoyed helping them stay on the path towards continued improvement and realize that even the not-so-great results can be steps towards further growth.”

Discus chuckers Claire Lachnit (left) and Zariyah Allen stand tall on the podium.

 

Thursday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (3rd) 13.44

200 — Ward (2nd) 28.50

100 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (4th) 20.17 *PR*; Elizabeth Marshall (5th) 20.20 *PR*

4 x 200 Relay — Marshall, O’Neill, Cassandra Powers, Sage Stavros (3rd) 2:18.05

Long Jump — Marshall (15th) 12-03.50; O’Neill (16th) 11-11.50; Stavros (17th) 11-05; Isley Garcia Fernandez (24th) 10-01.25 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

200 — Bella Sandlin (7th) 30.97 *PR*

400 — Sandlin (5th) 1:15.25

1600 — Annaliese Powers (3rd) 6:12.29 *PR*; Sarai Dangerfield (7th) 6:41.39 *PR*; Autumn Hunt (11th) 6:58.78

100 Hurdles — A. Powers (5th) 20.37 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Laurel Crowder, Mia Goers, Kaleigha Millison, Abbie Moss (5th) 1:00.07

Discus — Zariyah Allen (2nd) 73-08.50; Claire Lachnit (4th) 67-07.50 *PR*; Addison Jacobson (9th) 53-00 *PR*; Millison (15th) 47-07; Emma Green (16th) 47-01.50; Crowder (20th) 44-10 *PR*

Long Jump — Millison (10th) 11-07.50; Amira Anunciado (22nd) 10-08; Moss (27th) 10-01.75; Green (31st) 9-10; Ella Holm (33rd) 9-06

Malachi Chapa soared to a title in the high jump.

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 — Collin Mirabile (8th) 12.45 *PR*

400 — Brian Thompson (3rd) 1:01.82 *PR*

800 — Cyrus Sparacio (4th) 2:20.48 *PR*; Zaydyn Dees (13th) 2:47.29 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Henry Bailey, Mirabile, Sparacio, Thompson (4th) 51.02

Shot Put — Mirabile (1st) 37-06.50; Kion Tellery (16th) 28-03; Aaron DiDonna (18th) 26-03.50; Nolan Hunt (25th) 20-08

 

6th/7th grade:

200 — River Simpson (4th) 26.46 *PR*

400 — Malachi Chapa (3rd) 1:04.29

800 — Maverick Walling (4th) 2:37.51 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (5th) 2:37.63 *PR*; Archer Schwarz (10th) 2:47.27 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Jacob Lujan (6th) 19.81

4 x 100 Relay — Xander Beaman, Chapa, Simpson, Diesel Eck (4th) 54.27

Shot Put — Eck (1st) 32-03; Vincent Alguire (3rd) 29-09 *PR*; Asher Harris (23rd) 19-06

High Jump — Chapa (1st) 5-01 *PR*; Beaman (3rd) 4-10 *PR*; Jesse Kehoe (4th) 4-06; Liam Stoner (10th) 4-04

“And now we feast!!”

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“I am proud of all the growth and success”

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on June 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves marinate in the moment. (Kelly Powers photos)

Every day she’s making history.

Coupeville Middle School 8th grader Tamsin Ward won a pair of titles Monday at the Cascade League Track and Field Championships in Lakewood, continuing to add to her treasure chest of awards.

Rolling to victory in the shot put and high jump on day one of the two-day event, she sits with 16 wins this season and 39 for her CMS career, with five league titles to her credit.

Ward, who won the high jump as a 6th grader and the shot put and 100 as a 7th grader, will have two more shots at glory Thursday.

That’s when she and the Wolves head out for their final road trip of the season, returning to Lakewood to wrap up the seven-team meet.

Having qualified for the finals in the 100 and 200, Ward can put a stamp on her middle school days.

Her 16 wins this season are the second-most for a CMS athlete, trailing only Lindsey Roberts, who won 19 as an 8th grader in 2015, while her 39 career victories are a school record.

Tamsin Ward uncorks a winning throw.

Ward was joined on the winner’s podium Monday by 6th grade thrower Les Queen, who edged out teammate Diesel Eck to claim the discus title.

Overall, 15 of the 24 events Coupeville competed in on day one were prelims, as the fields in the sprints were trimmed down.

Along with strong work from Ward and Queen, the Wolves also got 2nd place performances in finals from Eck (Discus), Annaliese Powers (800), Brian Thompson (Long Jump), and Laurel Crowder (High Jump).

Mia Goers celebrates a PR.

Regardless of where each athlete finished, CMS coach Jon Gabelein came away impressed with his young stars and the weather.

“With the sun and a light breeze, it was a perfect day for a track meet,” he said.

“While we had lots of great performances, throwing, jumping, and running with the best in the league can make all of them even stronger.

“Being a part of this tougher competition may even be responsible for generating some of their PRs today.

“I am proud of all the growth and success that our athletes have worked so hard for throughout our season.”

Laurel Crowder burns up the track.

 

Monday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Tamsin Ward (3rd) 13.36 *PR*; Isley Garcia Fernandez (25th) 17.28 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — Ward (2nd) 28.48 *PR*

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Kennedy O’Neill (5th) 20.47; Elizabeth Marshall (7th) 20.93

Shot Put (Finals) — Ward (1st) 36-06; Cassandra Powers (8th) 23-05

High Jump (Finals) — Ward (1st) 4-09 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Bella Sandlin (10th) 14.85 *PR*; Laurel Crowder (14th) 15.05 *PR*; Abbie Moss (16th) 15.08 *PR*; Ella Holm (20th) 15.51

200 (Prelims) — Sandlin (5th) 31.23 *PR*; Emma Green (13th) 32.84 *PR*; Mia Goers (15th) 33.07 *PR*; Miah Patterson (22nd) 34.38 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (23rd) 34.64 *PR*; Victoria Quiroga Rivera (28th) 36.14 *PR*

400 (Prelims) — Sandlin (5th) 1:12.50 *PR*; Zariyah Allen (12th) 1:22.79 *PR*; Claire Lachnit (14th) 1:23.93 *PR*

800 (Finals) — Annaliese Powers (2nd) 2:49.72 *PR*; Sophia Burley (6th) 3:06.11 *PR*; Sarai Dangerfield (8th) 3:11.87 *PR*; Autumn Hunt (10th) 3:17.16

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — A. Powers (6th) 20.92 *PR*; Patterson (9th) 21.67 *PR*; Green (11th) 22.18; Finley Helm (13th) 23.05; Burley (17th) 24.27 *PR*

High Jump (Finals) — Crowder (2nd) 4-05 *PR*; Kaleigha Millison (4th) 4-03 *PR*

The race is on between Asher Harris and Tanner Kempton.

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 (Prelims) Collin Mirabile (8th) 12.65 *PR*; Brian Thompson (9th) 12.76 *PR*; Kion Tellery (30th) 14.44 *PR*; Hunter Atteberry (33rd) 15.22; Zaydyn Dees (34th) 15.44 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — Tellery (18th) 31.84; Frank Morrell (19th) 33.96

400 (Prelims) — Thompson (3rd) 1:02.64 *PR*; Henry Bailey (9th) 1:04.77; Dees (14th) 1:12.98 *PR*; Atteberry (17th) 1:26.83

1600 (Finals) — Cyrus Sparacio (4th) 5:08.35; Ossian Merkel (8th) 5:39.76 *PR*; Atteberry (16th) 6:30.85; Nolan Hunt (18th) 6:57.92

110 Hurdles (Prelims) — Morrell (17th) 24.69

Discus (Finals) — Tellery (14th) 73-11.50 *PR*; Aaron DiDonna (17th) 63-07.50; Sparacio (19th) 58-06; Merkel (21st) 55-01; N. Hunt (25th) 48-08 *PR*; Dees (28th) 34-05.50

Long Jump (Finals) — Thompson (2nd) 16-03; Mirabile (7th) 14-06.50; Bailey (12th) 13-10

 

6th/7th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Les Queen (16th) 13.95; Xander Beaman (17th) 14.19 *PR*; Jesse Kehoe (18th) 14.20 *PR*; Liam Stoner (28th) 14.72; Maverick Walling (31st) 14.95 *PR*; Vincent Alguire (32nd) 15.05 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — River Simpson (4th) 26.46 *PR*; Beaman (10th) 29.07 *PR*; Jacob Lujan (11th) 29.18 *PR*; Queen (15th) 29.66; Brenden Tumulty (24th) 41.03 *PR*

400 (Prelims) — Malachi Chapa (2nd) 1:01.63 *PR*; Ceiba Rusch (18th) 1:29.86

1600 (Finals) — Lincoln Wagner (9th) 5:52.39 *PR*; Archer Schwarz (11th) 6:00.97 *PR*; Tanner Kempton (17th) 7:01.12 *PR*; Rusch (19th) 7:46.38

110 Hurdles (Prelims) — Lujan (4th) 19.69 *PR*; Wagner (12th) 21.25 *PR*; Stoner (14th) 21.60; Kempton (18th) 22.82 *PR*; Asher Harris (19th) 22.92 *PR*; Rusch (24th) 29.99

Discus (Finals) — Queen (1st) 95-02 *PR*; Diesel Eck (2nd) 90-03.50; Tumulty (29th) 39-04

Annaliese Powers soars over the hurdles.

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“It was great to see so many smiles”

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on May 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Zariyah Allen prepares to launch a winning throw in the discus. (Kelly Powers photos)

“I can’t believe this was the last regular season meet. It feels like we just started this adventure!”

Coupeville Middle School track and field coach Jon Gabelein may be feeling like spring is flying by, but his Wolves continue to take advantage of their time in the spotlight.

Competing Wednesday at a three-team meet in Langley, CMS capped the regular season with 16 wins, a zillion PRs, and some history.

Squaring off with King’s and host South Whidbey, the Wolves won the boys 6th/7th grade team title, while earning second in the other three team tussles.

The history came courtesy 8th grader Tamsin Ward and 7th grader Diesel Eck.

Eck picked up three wins Wednesday, capturing shot put and discus titles while also running a leg on a triumphant relay squad.

That gives him 12 victories on the season, tying him with then-8th grader Alex Murdy (2019) for the most by a CMS boy in the modern era.

Ward went one better in Langley, sweeping to wins in the 100, 200, shot put, and high jump, which puts her at 14-0 heading into the Cascade League Championships June 2.

That’s second-best in CMS track history, trailing just Lindsey Roberts, who won 19 times as an 8th grader in 2015.

Ward has 37 wins across the past three seasons, most career victories by a Coupeville Middle School student.

One of Coupeville’s relay teams heads into action.

Across the board, Coupeville athletes seized the opportunity to shine Wednesday, with many of them picking up new events as the season winds down.

“Embracing that new event PR rush!” said CMS coach Kelly Powers.

“You never know what event will resonate with you until you try it in competition and even though one Wolf remarked ‘I’ll never do THAT again!’ it’s great they’re trying things on to see what fits!

“And who knows, sometimes we come back to what challenges us … at least I hope so!

“It was great to see so many smiles and athletes that don’t take themselves so seriously they can’t have some fun!”

Kaleigha Millison soars in the long jump.

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (1st) 13.76; Isley Garcia Fernandez (23rd) 17.86 *PR*

200 — Ward (1st) 29.44

100 Hurdles — Elizabeth Marshall (2nd) 20.68

4 x 200 Relay — Kennedy O’Neill, Sage Stavros, Garcia Fernandez, Marshall (2nd) 2:14.39

Shot Put — Ward (1st) 35-08.75

High Jump — Ward (1st) 4-08

Long Jump — Garcia Fernandez (21st) 9-01.50

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Andrea Gonzalez (2nd) 14.51 *PR*; Ava Alford (4th) 15.06; Laurel Crowder (6th) 15.19 *PR*; Abbie Moss (7th) 15.20 *PR*; Ella Holm (10th) 15.51 *PR*; Miah Patterson (11th) 15.89 *PR*; Finley Helm (12th) 15.99; Mia Goers (13th) 16.00; Claire Lachnit (15th) 16.15; Amira Anunciado (21st) 16.79; Evelyn Merino-Martinez (25th) 17.20 *PR*; Victoria Quiroga Rivera (26th) 17.32; Sophia Magdolen (27th) 17.45; Ruby Folkestad (31st) 17.88 *PR*; Reagan Green (34th) 18.76

200 — Bella Sandlin (1st) 32.68 *PR*; Emma Green (3rd) 33.78 *PR*; Patterson (4th) 34.44 *PR*; Folkestad (7th) 34.79 *PR*; Goers (9th) 35.48; Magdolen (10th) 36.33 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (15th) 38.26; Quiroga Rivera (16th) 38.34; Ari Vinson (17th) 40.10

400 — Sandlin (2nd) 1:13.10 *PR*; Zariyah Allen (6th) 1:24.20 *PR*; Lachnit (7th) 1:28.11 *PR*

800 — Annaliese Powers (2nd) 2:57.11 *PR*; Sophia Burley (5th) 3:10.16 *PR*; Autumn Hunt (7th) 3:14.81 *PR*; Sarai Dangerfield (8th) 3:24.02 *PR*

1600 — A. Powers (2nd) 6:15.27 *PR*; A. Hunt (5th) 6:58.58 *PR*; Dangerfield (6th) 7:10.73

100 Hurdles — A. Powers (4th) 21.24; E. Green (5th) 21.86; Alford (7th) 22.93; Helm (8th) 23.12; Patterson (9th) 23.78; Burley (10th) 25.94 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Kaleigh Millison, Crowder, Moss, Goers (2nd) 1:01.58; Gonzalez, Vinson, Quiroga Rivera, Sandlin (3rd) 1:04.23; Lachnit, Allen, A. Hunt, Magdolen (4th) 1:06.83; Merino-Martinez, Holm, R. Green, Burley (5th) 1:07.97; Addison Jacobson, Sabrina Judnich, A. Powers, E. Green (6th) 1:08.29

Shot Put — Jacobson (3rd) 23-02; Holm (4th) 21-06.50; Helm (7th) 21-00; Anunciado (16th) 15-02.25 *PR*; Gonzalez (19th) 11-00.75

Discus — Allen (1st) 69-00; Lachnit (4th) 49-04; E. Green (5th) 47-06 *PR*; Millison (6th) 43-05; Crowder (10th) 40-05; Judnich (15th) 36-05; Vinson (17th) 34-09; Jacobson (22nd) 31-04

High Jump — Millison (1st) 4-00; Crowder (2nd) 4-00

Long Jump — Millison (4th) 12-01.50; Holm (5th) 11-10 *PR*; Moss (12th) 10-10.50; Sandlin (16th) 10-07 *PR*; Patterson (21st) 10-01 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (23rd) 9-11.50 *PR*; Folkestad (24th) 9-10 *PR*; Allen (28th) 9-08.50; Anunciado (30th) 9-06.50; Magdolen (33rd) 9-00; Burley (36th) 8-09; Dangerfield (38th) 8-06.50; Vinson (39th) 8-04; R. Green (39th) 8-04

Malachi Chapa glides over the bar.

 

BOYS: 

8th grade:

100 — Brian Thompson (5th) 13.01 *PR*; Collin Mirabile (6th) 13.51; Kion Tellery (14th) 15.02; Hunter Atteberry (15th) 15.14 *PR*

200 — Tellery (2nd) 31.25 *PR*; Frank Morrell (3rd) 32.90 *PR*

400 — Thompson (1st) 1:04.04; Zaydyn Dees (4th) 1:13.53; Atteberry (6th) 1:25.02

800 — Cyrus Sparacio (2nd) 2:26.76; Dees (5th) 2:48.61 *PR*

1600 — Sparacio (2nd) 5:11.15; Ossian Merkel (3rd) 5:43.14 *PR*; Atteberry (5th) 6:50.74; Nolan Hunt (6th) 7:00.00

110 Hurdles — Morrell (3rd) 24.58 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay Team — NO NAMES LISTED (2nd) 52.02

Shot Put — Mirabile (1st) 37-11.50 *PR*; Tellery (7th) 28-04 *PR*; N. Hunt (13th) 20-00.75 *PR*

Discus — Sparacio (9th) 61-01; Merkel (11th) 58-01; Tellery (14th) 54-06; N. Hunt (18th) 45-03; Dees (19th) 42-05

Long Jump — Thompson (1st) 16-02; Mirabile (2nd) 16-00 *PR*; Henry Bailey (5th) 14-04

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Les Queen (1st) 13.92 *PR*; Xander Beaman (5th) 14.31 *PR*; Liam Stoner (6th) 14.64; Diesel Eck (11th) 14.77 *PR*; Vincent Alguire (14th) 15.23 *PR*; Asher Harris (23rd) 16.63; Brenden Tumulty (31st) 18.97

200 — River Simpson (2nd) 28.21; Beaman (4th) 29.16 *PR*; Queen (6th) 29.72; Jacob Lujan (8th) 30.83; Tumulty (17th) 44.16 *PR*

400 — Malachi Chapa (1st) 1:03.45 *PR*; Ceiba Rusch (11th) 1:29.48

800 — Archer Schwarz (3rd) 2:56.92

1600 — Lincoln Wagner (4th) 5:58.36; Schwarz (5th) 6:11.71; Tanner Kempton (9th) 7:09.44; Rusch (10th) 7:30.57 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Lujan (2nd) 20.33; Stoner (3rd) 21.35; Wagner (5th) 22.89; Kempton (6th) 24.43 *PR*; Rusch (7th) 29.18

4 x 100 Relay — Chapa, Beaman, Eck, Simpson (1st) 54.14; Lujan, Wagner, Maverick Walling, Stoner (4th) 58.72; Merkel, Atteberry, Dees, N. Hunt (5th) 1:04.37

Shot Put — Eck (1st) 31-09.25; Alguire (2nd) 28-02.75 *PR*; Harris (12th) 17-05 *PR*

Discus — Eck (1st) 96-08 *PR*; Queen (3rd) 68-04; Tumulty (7th) 51-05 *PR*

High Jump — Beaman (1st) 4-08 *PR*; Jesse Kehoe (2nd) 4-06; Chapa (3rd) 4-04; Stoner (4th) 4-02

Long Jump — Queen (3rd) 13-10 *PR*; Chapa (4th) 13-08 *PR*; Kehoe (7th) 13-05; Wagner (9th) 13-01 *PR*; Lujan (11th) 12-08; Schwarz (22nd) 11-06; Tumulty (42nd) 7-10

Annaliese Powers streaks for the finish line.

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