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Runners ready for their closeup

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Reagan Callahan spends quality time with her mom. (Morgan White photos)

They came, they ran, they heard the click of cameras.

The Coupeville High School cross country squad hosted its lone home meet of the season Wednesday at Fort Casey State Park, and photographers were hiding in every bush along the trail.

The pics above and below come to us from School Board Prez Morgan White, who was out and about with her camera enjoying the balmy early-October weather.

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Beautiful day, beautiful meet

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Aleera Kent flies across her home course. (Chloe Fergusen photo)

These are the days Elizabeth Bitting loves.

The Coupeville High School cross country coach was front and center at Fort Casey State Park Wednesday, as the Wolves hosted their lone home meet of the season.

And Bitting was stoked.

“It was a beautiful day!” she said. “So many spectators, so many cow bells ringing, a lot of hoarse voices, PR’s galore!”

Craig Pedlar, who coached CHS cross country in the ’70s, was the official starter, and seemingly the whole community came out in force to support the harriers.

“We had so many wonderful volunteers!” Bitting said.

“Thank you to all who came out on this glorious day and cheered on ALL THE runners! I LOVE THAT!”

Parents, school admins and teachers, middle school runners and the CHS cheerleaders were on hand to help keep things hopping.

Wolf cheerleaders were on hand to support their classmates. (Delanie Lewis photo)

“Today was seriously our biggest turnout yet!” Bitting said. “We had some big names out there! So many family members and friends.

“We definitely were feeling the love today!”

On the 5000-meter course, the Wolves won the girls’ team title, with their 42 points edging out Friday Harbor (46) and Mount Vernon Christian (47).

The CHS boys (32) claimed second, trailing just perpetual state power MVC (23), with Hurricanes Evangeline Fikkert and Isaac Betz earning individual crowns.

Coupeville placed four boys and three girls in the top 10, with junior Aleera Kent and sophomore Kenneth Jacobsen leading the way with fourth-place finishes.

The Wolves get back at it a week from today, Oct. 9, when they travel to Friday Harbor for another league meet.

Fab frosh Mikayla Wagner (664) leads a pack of runners. (Addie Russell photo)

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Aleera Kent (4th) 23:54.03
Mikayla Wagner (6th) 24:28.88
Ivy Rudat (9th) 24:51.04
Noelle Western (10th) 24:51.94
Devon Wyman (13th) 25:22.19
Aleksia Jump (16th) 26:07.34
Ari Armstrong (17th) 26:21.39
Reagan Callahan (20th) 27:31.53
Dahlia Miller (24th) 29:20.34
Ava Lucero (26th) 29:56.45
Mary Western (31st) 35:24.86

 

BOYS:

Kenneth Jacobsen (4th) 18:37.09
Ezekiel Allen (5th) 18:40.86
Carson Field (6th) 18:45.79
Landon Roberts (7th) 18:50.92
George Spear (11th) 19:11.59
Thomas Strelow (13th) 19:28.73
Beckett Green (25th) 21:03.98
Isaiah Allen (31st) 21:19.87
Johnathan Jacobsen (34th) 21:50.28
Ethan Walling (37th) 23:03.21
Will Tierney (41st) 24:26.53
Zach Blitch (51st) 32:21.44

Carson Field rocks the Cow Town shorts. (Duke Kutz photo)

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State? Earn it, you must

Posted in Administration, tagged , , , , , , , on October 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The WIAA makes life tough for District 1 schools like Coupeville. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The path to state tourney success is a narrow one.

Or, maybe more accurately, the path to getting to state in the first place is the trickiest part.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released allocation numbers for fall sports this week, allowing Coupeville and its fellow District 1 rivals to see where they stand.

The numbers, as shown in this graph, reflect this year (2024-2025) and next (2025-2026).

 

 

Volleyball is being squeezed this season, with just one slot available at the 16-team 2B state tourney for a District 1 team this go around, before it reverts to two next school year,

For cross country, two boys’ teams and one girls’ team advance in 2024, though individual runners can also qualify on their own.

The numbers reflect a second District 1 team getting the call on the girls side next year.

Boys’ soccer, which has just an eight-team state tourney, will draw three teams from District 1, where Coupeville’s current co-ed program resides.

Finally, football exists in its own unique world.

There are currently only two District 1 schools playing 11-man football — Coupeville and Friday Harbor.

Those squads play twice during the regular season.

Sweep, and your league champs. Split the games, and the Wolves and Wolverines will play a tiebreaker.

Either way, the team that emerges from District 1 will face off with a team from District #4 in a full game to decide who advances to the state bracket.

And why do Districts 4, 5, and 6 get so many more state qualifiers? Because there are a ton more 2B schools in those areas.

Every district has its strengths and weaknesses, and, looking at the numbers, District 1 is strongest in 3A schools, for some reason.

Which could help Oak Harbor come postseason time. So, the Wildcats have that going for them, which is nice.

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Big city, big times

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Landon Roberts (459) and Ezekiel Allen stand tall on the awards podium. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)

Speedy, on or off Whidbey Island.

Coupeville High School cross country runners invaded the heart of Seattle Saturday and put together a stellar showing.

Competing at the 17th annual King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run, the Wolves earned second place in both the boys’ and girls’ team standings.

Traversing “three hilly miles of trails and some track, with no concrete” according to the brochure, Coupeville put four runners in the top 10.

Senior Landon Roberts was the fastest Wolf on the day, claiming seventh place in his race.

Coming off their big city jaunt, the CHS harriers return home this coming week.

The Wolves will host their lone home meet of the season Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Fort Casey State Park.

Mikayla Wagner, speed demon.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS-Varsity:

Mikayla Wagner (9th) 23:34.34
Aleera Kent (10th) 23:38.12
Noelle Western (11th) 23:46.67
Devon Wyman (12th) 24:23.13
Ivy Rudat (15th) 24:43.22
Aleksia Jump (17th) 25:10.61
Ari Armstrong (23rd) 26:35.88
Reagan Callahan (27th) 27:05.45
Dahlia Miller (29th) 29:15.16
Ava Lucero (30th) 29:33.74
Mary Western (39th) 35:16.76

 

Elizabeth Bitting and her fleet foursome.

 

BOYS-Varsity:

Landon Roberts (7th) 18:07.72
Ezekiel Allen (9th) 18:18.77
Kenneth Jacobsen (13th) 18:43.52
Thomas Strelow (16th) 18:57.64
George Spear (17th) 18:58.16
Isaiah Allen (30th) 21:01.78
Ethan Walling (31st) 21:01.95

 

BOYS-JV:

Beckett Green (15th) 21:04.04
Johnathan Jacobsen (17th) 21:18.11
Will Tierney (39th) 24:01.90
Zach Blitch (59th) 31:13.42

Aleera Kent is ready to run a second race if necessary.

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CMS harriers chase trail glory

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on September 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The bright future, and present, of Wolf cross country. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The fish are back, apparently, and so are the harriers.

The Coupeville Middle School cross country team sent 27 runners to the line Friday in Sultan at the uniquely named Return of the Salmon Invitational.

The six-team event, which went down at Osprey Park, featured a 3,000-meter course.

Two Wolf girls and four boys cracked the top 10, with 7th grader Henry Purdue leading the way with a third-place finish.

Overall, the Wolf boys claimed the team title, while their female counterparts finished second.

“Amazing meet today!” said CMS coach Amber Wyman. “This is such a determined group, and they were so excited!

“They were cheering for each other, giving advice to each other and helping out others,” she added. “Nothing better than that!

“A beautiful day and amazing running!”

Sultan gave out special prizes, with top 10 finishers earning a commemorative t-shirt, and finishers in slots 11-20 being awarded a fish necklace.

Coupeville gets back at it next week, but a lot closer to home, when it hosts a meet Thursday, Oct. 3 at Fort Casey State Park.

Enjoying the ferry ride home. (Amber Wyman photos)

Flexin’ in the sun.

The open water calls to them.

 

Friday results:

 

GIRLS:

Allie Powers (6th) 13:33.10
Anna Powers (7th) 13:33.40
Claire Lachnit (11th) 13:55.70
Abby Hunt (12th) 14:11.10
Hazel Goldman (13th) 14:19.50
Hailey Goldman (32nd) 16:37.40
Mia Goers (46th) 22:08.70
Sophia Magdolen (48th) 22:14.50

 

BOYS:

Henry Purdue (3rd) 10:52.80
Cyrus Sparacio (5th) 10:56.80
Calvin Kappes (6th) 11:01.80
Colton Ashby (7th) 11:06.50
Archer Schwarz (12th) 11:26.70
Ossian Merkel (14th) 11:46.00
River Simpson (15th) 11:47.80
Lincoln Wagner (17th) 11:52.60
Jesse Kehoe (18th) 11:57.90
Asher Harris (19th) 12:06.00
Jonah Meek (25th) 12:53.60
Jonathan Kappes (28th) 13:00.90
Christopher Zenz (32nd) 13:28.30
Nolan Hunt (44th) 15:01.60
Johnathyn Driscoll (45th) 15:05.20
Avery Eelkema (49th) 15:30.20
Magnus Western (52nd) 15:57.10
Cole Van Dyke (53rd) 15:59.80
Hunter Attebury (62nd) 18:00.50

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