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CHS trio run on big stage

Posted in Cross Country, tagged CHS Wolves, Claire Mayne, cross country, Helen Strelow, Mitchell Hall, state meet on November 6, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Mitchell Hall was one of three Wolves to run at the state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Helen Strelow (485) and Claire Mayne (486) capped their season with strong work in Pasco. (Morgan White photo)

Best team showing since the ’80s.

Coupeville High School sent three cross country runners to the line at the state meet in Pasco Saturday, the most since Natasha Bamberger was leading the Wolf girls to glory during the “Greed is Good” decade.

Marking the end of the fourth season for the CHS harrier comeback story, juniors Helen Strelow, Claire Mayne, and Mitchell Hall all hit the trails at the Sun Willows Golf Course.

Coupeville previously sent Danny Conlisk and Catherine Lhamon to state — in separate seasons — after reviving its in-house cross country program in 2018.

Hall had the fastest finish of the three Wolves Saturday, claiming 58th while covering the 5,000-meter course in 18 minutes, 44.4 seconds.

There were 112 runners in the boys 1B/2B race.

Mount Vernon Christian, which Coupeville dueled with all season in Northwest 2B/1B League action, finished sixth in the boys team race, with top Hurricane Devin Van Zanten (16:58.9) notching 5th in the individual competition.

Strelow (24:49.0) and Mayne (25:06.1) finished 58th and 62nd in their race, which featured 77 harriers chuggin’ away.

Pope John Paul II and Liberty Bell netted girls and boys team titles, respectively, with Chloe Overberg of Asotin (18:36) and Daniel Quintana of Ilwaco (16:30.9) winning individual crowns.

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Fall pics keep … falling

Posted in Boys Soccer, Cross Country, Football, tagged boys soccer, Bryley Gilbert, CHS Wolves, cross country, football, Tony Garcia on November 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Bryley Gilbert pounds towards the finish line. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Fall sports can’t totally fade out until we’ve used up all our photos.

Today’s collection is a mix of cross country, football, and boys soccer images, with a fan pic tossed in for good measure.

To see more of John Fisken’s photographic work, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/

Scott Hilborn catches up with an old friend.

Edie Bittner hits the finish line.

Xavier Murdy goes for a run.

Cristina McGrath flies across the grass.

Logan Downes sprints to freedom.

Wolf fans support their team.

Tony Garcia: “I’m kicking it way over there!”

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Wolf trio state-bound

Posted in Cross Country, tagged CHS Wolves, Claire Mayne, cross country, Helen Strelow, Mitchell Hall, Tri-Districts on October 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville junior cross country runner Mitchell Hall is off to the state meet. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

He’ll be joined in Pasco by Helen Strelow.

As well as Claire Mayne. (Morgan White photo)

Cue up the Madonna and Duran Duran playlist. We’re going back to the ’80s!

After a strong performance Thursday at Tri-Districts, the Coupeville High School cross country squad is sending three runners to state, the most since the “Greed is Good” decade.

Helen Strelow, Claire Mayne, and Mitchell Hall all earned their first invites to the big dance, while the Wolf girls missed qualifying as a team by a single point.

Pope John Paul II, a private school from Lacey, won both the girls and boys team titles, with the JP2 girls finishing 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 in the race.

Mount Vernon Christian’s boys and Covenant’s girls claimed second-place, in a meet where the top two teams and top 14 individual runners advanced to state.

Both Coupeville teams finished third, though the Wolf boys were well off MVC at 53-90.

The CHS girls, however, came within 62-63 of Covenant, which hails from Tacoma.

There were runners representing 12 schools Thursday at Ft. Steilacoom.

Two of those schools — Auburn Adventist Academy and Northwest Yeshiva — had their results listed as “exhibition,” however.

Neither school can run at the state meet, since it’s held Saturday, Nov. 6 in Pasco, and religious restrictions prevent athletes at both schools from competing on weekend days.

For Coupeville, sending three runners to state in the same year is a major milestone in year four of the program’s rebirth.

The Wolves sent entire teams to state in the ’80s, when Natasha Bamberger won an individual title.

But the school’s program shut down in the ’90s and stayed dormant for two decades.

During the sabbatical, Tyler King joined Bamberger as an individual state champ, while training and traveling with Oak Harbor, but competing as a one-man Coupeville wrecking crew.

Cross country returned to CHS in 2018, and, since then, the now-graduated Danny Conlisk and Catherine Lhamon both made it to state, but in different years.

Strelow — who won the Northwest 2B/1B League individual title last week — Mayne, and Hall are all juniors.

The other nine Wolves to run for coach Paige Spangler at Tri-Districts included four freshmen, three sophomores, and two other juniors.

Complete Thursday results (5,000 meters):

GIRLS:

Helen Strelow (12th) 24:44.4
Claire Mayne (13th) 24:55.1
Cristina McGrath (16th) 26:18.3
Bryley Gilbert (17th) 26:24.6
Erica McGrath (23rd) 30:55.0

BOYS:

Mitchell Hall (12th) 19:15.8
Cole White (15th) 19:24.7
Carson Field (22nd) 20:20.5
Thomas Strelow (24th) 20:29.5
Landon Roberts (25th) 20:34.6
Hank Milnes (31st) 21:29.3
Tate Wyman (39th) 22:47.0

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Run fast, snap faster

Posted in Cross Country, tagged CHS Wolves, cross country, Helen Strelow, Morgan White, Thomas Strelow on October 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Thomas Strelow leads off a collection of Coupeville High School cross country pics. (Morgan White photos)

Run hard to the finish line.

That’s the goal for the Coupeville High School cross country team as it nears the end of a strong season.

This coming Thursday, Oct. 28, the Wolves head to Lakewood for the tri-district meet, where they’ll attempt to punch tickets to the state championships.

As they prep, a collection of recent photos courtesy Morgan White.