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Flashback to your grandpa’s field of dreams!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged 1930, baseball, Coupeville, Joe Libbey, Mickey Clark on September 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The Coupeville starting nine (and support crew) from 1930. (Photos courtesy Dale Libbey)

Mickey Clark (center), whose name you hear every time you attend a football game at the CHS field.

Someone recently said — Coupeville is so small, you write about a team from 80+ years ago, all the last names are still the same.

And, while it’s not totally true, as there are a few new families sprinkled inside city limits these days, there is a kernel of truth.

The photo above, which commemorates the Coupeville town baseball team of 1929-1930, reportedly hung in Whidbey Island Bank for many years.

Now, it’s up on the internet, for all to see.

And, yep, sure enough, there are names like Black, Race, Libbey and Vaughan, names which still carry weight in Cow Town.

Not to mention one guy in the back row, Mickey Clark, whose name every current school kid hears whenever they attend a CHS football game at the field named in his memory.

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Run, Sylvia, run!!

Posted in Running, tagged CHS Wolves, Coupeville, Pokemon Go, Ragnar, running, Sylvia Hurlburt on July 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Sylvia Hurlburt takes selfies while Larry Hurlburt (left) and Jacob Smith rest between runs. (Sylvia Hurlburt photos)

The artfully-crafted support vehicle.

Branded!

Hurlburt is joined by CMS track coach (and fellow runner) Elizabeth Bitting.

Well, sleeping in was apparently not an option.

With another Ragnar Relay Series run barreling right past my front porch, bringing with it early morning whooping and yelling the likes of which haven’t been heard since a Pokemon Go-addled idiot ran across an interstate highway in pursuit of Mewtwo, I’m up.

So, I’ll use my time well, which basically means poaching pics from Sylvia Hurlburt.

It’s kind of our thing.

So, thanks to the ever-industrious Miss Hurlburt, I present a smattering of Ragnar pics for your perusal.

Now, to the rest of you, shut up and get off my lawn.

But maybe don’t go play in traffic like the Pokezombies.

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Madness (at half price)!!

Posted in garage sales, tagged Coupeville, garage sales, John Fisken photos, Lions Club, sneak peaks on June 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Tents, tents and more tents (plus some blow-up beds) camp out in front of what will soon be a brand-new CHS track. (John Fisken photos)

Before you start your biker gang, you need some bikes…

The water calls to you.

The graveyard of New Year’s resolutions.

Pull up a chair, or three dozen.

So many benches, so much work. Good thing you already bought a chair to take a break in.

Bargains, bargains as far as the eye can see.

Tomorrow is D-Day.

The Coupeville Lions 37th annual garage sale extravaganza takes over S. Main St. this weekend.

That means two days of mass hordes of people descending on Coupeville Elementary School in pursuit of bargains.

The sale, which is the biggest fundraiser for the organization, is built on year-round donations.

Doors open Saturday from 9 AM-4 PM, then day two unfolds Sunday 9-1.

The photos above, which showcase just a bit of the massive amount of goodies waiting to be plundered, come to us courtesy wanderin’ photo man John Fisken.

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Keep spreading the word!!

Posted in Fundraisers, tagged aortic valve tear, Coupeville, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, fundraisers, GoFundMe, John Tristao on June 13, 2016| 1 Comment »

John Tristao with son Ty. (Photo courtesy Tristao family)

Local legend John Tristao continues to improve, three months after life-saving surgery.

The lead singer of Creedence Clearwater Revisited suffered an aortic aneurysm dissection, but doctors were able to catch it quickly and prevent him for bleeding out.

“Every day is a gift to all of us,” said wife Beth. “He continues to gain more strength daily, but it’s gonna take time.”

With both CCR and his other band, Johnny Bulldog, Tristao spent years donating time and talent to numerous fundraisers near and far, and his many fans have stepped up to help deal with his ongoing hospital bills.

Family friends started a GoFundMe, which we featured here on Coupeville Sports a while back, and I want to drop the link out there one more time.

Anything you can do to help a true stand-up guy is appreciated, by John, his family and his ever-expanding network of fans.

Chip in financially, send a message to the big guy, pass on the link. Every bit helps.

To help, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/74xxmmgk

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You got me runnin’!!

Posted in Running, tagged Coupeville, Duane Baumann, running, Sherry Roberts, Whidbey Island Marathon on April 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Former Coupeville High School Athlete of the Year Sherry Roberts completed her first half marathon Saturday. (Photo courtesy Sherry Roberts Fan Club)

The few, the proud, the local.

Now, only about 3% of the runners involved in the four races offered as part of Saturday’s Whidbey Island Marathon claimed Coupeville as their home town.

That just makes my work a tad bit easier, as, instead of listing all 1,243 runners who participated in the marathon, half marathon, 10K or 5K, I’m just focusing on the 38 from Cow Town.

Hey, this blog ain’t called Pocatello Sports, is it?

So here we go:

Marathon (138 runners):

James Steller (7th) 3:13:00
Maria Summers (104th) 4:52:45
Daniel Verble (113th) 5:02:30

Half Marathon (727 runners)

Reed Harbeck (9th) 1:34:13
Holly Salinger (32nd) 1:41:50
Luke Summers (47th) 1:44:16
Duane Baumann (205th) 2:06:23
Allyson Hockett (210th) 2:03:40
Stephen Edwards (226th) 2:04:52
Chris Bibby (232nd) 2:05:43
Phillip Renninger (296th) 2:10:03
Sherry Roberts (297th) 2:10:04
Denise Buys (354th) 2:14:49
John Fish (509th) 2:35:41
Bobbi Bradley (652nd) 3:14:18
Jessica Larson (663rd) 3:19:08
Brian Haight (677th) 3:22:31
Elizabeth Haight (678th) 3:22:33
Christopher Bradley (687th) 3:27:47
Jon Vermillion (696th) 3:32:12
Shari Murray (700th) 3:35:56
Sheryl Sato (702nd) 3:36:34
Joan Chochon (703rd) 3:36:34
Christine Niemann (727th) 4:30:31

10K (204 runners)

Zack Harris (17th) 52:13
Brian Hunt (47th) 56:43
Terri Eggers (136th) 1:14:18
Ben Robinett (139th) 1:14:40
John Eggers (157th) 1:19:42
Claire Mietus (163rd) 1:23:16
Brett Mietus (164th) 1:23:16
Everett Winsberg (187th) 1:39:35
Sheila O’Rourke (188th) 1:39:36

5K (174 runners)

Marian Quarrier (14th) 26:56
Jaschon Baumann (20th) 27:43
Betsy Brace (32nd) 29:55
Barbara Baumann (77th) 37:04
Karen Fletcher (149th) 55:02

Want to skim the results of all 1,243 runners? Pop over to:

https://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-20959

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