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CMS harriers splash to PR’s

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged CMS Wolves, cross country, Easton Green, Granite Falls, Ivy Rudat on October 1, 2021| 1 Comment »

Ready and rarin’ to run in the rain. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

“Bring on the liquid sunshine!”

Rain and mud never stopped a Wolf.

Attacking a soaking-wet course which came complete with “two-inch deep puddles” and “one big, muddy, slippery hill,” the Coupeville Middle School cross country team shined brightly in the gloom Thursday afternoon.

The Wolves were competing at a multi-team event in Granite Falls which attracted 118 runners and probably needed a different name this time around.

“Granite Gallop? You mean Granite Galoshing!,” CMS coach Elizabeth Bitting said with a laugh.

“Historically this is our wettest and flattest course of the season! As soon as we arrived the rain began! As soon as the last race finished the rain stopped and rainbows started appearing.

“It was a fun, muddy mess of a run, and all had a great time.”

Despite being soaked, many of the Wolf runners set PR’s, and the girls team finished second in the team race out of six squads, trailing just powerhouse King’s.

Coupeville also made a very positive impression on rival coaches.

“There were athletes smiling as they ran through the puddles,” Bitting said. “A coach from another school even commented to me, ‘Your team ran so well today, coach! Their smiles when you cheer for them is everything!!’

“Compliments like that make a coach proud.”

Complete Thursday results (1.7 miles):

GIRLS:

Noelle Western (7th) 12:51 *PR*
Ivy Rudat (14th) 14:30
Aleksia Jump (16th) 14:32
Mikayla Wagner (19th) 14:46
Laken Simpson (20th) 14:50 *PR*
Marin Winger (25th) 15:56
Emma McFadden (33rd) 17:50 *PR*
Devon Wyman (35th) 17:57
Mary Western (42nd) 19:58 *PR*

BOYS:

Easton Green (13th) 11:39 *PR*
Beckett Green (19th) 12:27
Wyatt Fitch-Marron (23rd) 13:01
Axel Marshall (35th) 14:01
Zack Blitch (52nd) 16:52 *PR*

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Run as a pack, win as a pack

Posted in Cross Country, tagged CHS Wolves, cross country, Helen Strelow, Mitchell Hall, Mount Vernon Christian on September 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Thomas Strelow flies by. (Morgan White photos)

Coupeville’s girls cross country squad joined the boys in winning a team title Thursday afternoon.

All the way back.

The reborn Coupeville High School cross country program, now in its fourth season of full-time running after a 20-year-plus shutdown, reached the top of a major hill Thursday afternoon.

Running in Mount Vernon, the Wolves captured team wins in both the girls and boys races, though the second one is the shocker.

Coupeville, with a season-high seven girls running, was the only one of three schools to have enough athletes to form a full team, guaranteeing that victory.

On the boys side of things, Concrete and Lummi had a handful of runners, but the team race was a showdown between the Wolves and host Mount Vernon Christian.

As in the program which is the absolute gold standard for Northwest 2B/1B boys cross country.

The big dog. The alpha warriors. The kings.

Consider the throne toppled, at least for a day.

Twice Coupeville’s male harriers came for MVC this season, only for the Hurricanes to pull out the team win.

The first time it was 25-36 for Mount Vernon Christian (low score wins), the second time 23-32.

Third time was the charm, as the Wolves put five runners in the top eight Thursday, nailing down a 27-29 win with major implications moving forward.

The league championship meet is three weeks from today, on Coupeville’s home course at Fort Casey State Park.

Intrigue, and not just fog, swirls in the air.

But for now, in the moment, the celebration echoes far and wide across Wolf Nation.

Coupeville Middle School cross country coach Elizabeth Bitting filled in as the high school coach last season, then returned to her dream job when Paige Spangler was hired by CHS.

Thursday, Bitting’s CMS runners did really well in Granite Falls, but part of her heart will always be with the older runners, and she let the exclamations fly.

“So excited for them!!!!!! Way to go WOLVES!!! You’ve worked so hard for this!!!!!!!”

Complete Thursday results (5,000 meters):

GIRLS:

Helen Strelow (2nd) 25:57.6
Claire Mayne (3rd) 26:29.9
Svetlana Vanina (4th) 26:44.1 *PR*
Cristina McGrath (5th) 27:13.9
Bryley Gilbert (6th) 27:36.4 *PR*
Erica McGrath (8th) 33:01.7 *PR*
Edie Bittner (10th) 39:03.5 *PR*

BOYS:

Mitchell Hall (3rd) 19:20.1
Carson Field (4th) 19:44.5 *PR*
Cole White (5th) 19:47.5 *PR*
Landon Roberts (7th) 20:21.1 *PR*
Thomas Strelow (8th) 20:26.2 *PR*
Hank Milnes (10th) 21:40.2
Tate Wyman (16th) 25:42.9

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Wolves climb the ladder to success

Posted in Boys Soccer, Cross Country, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, cross country, football, Northwest League, Soccer, standings, volleyball on September 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville sophomore Mikey Robinett rumbles for yardage in a lopsided win over La Conner. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Wolf booters Audrianna Shaw (left) and Sophie Martin celebrate a goal.

Welcome to life on a bus (and a ferry).

Seven of the eight contests next week for Coupeville High School teams are road affairs, with just Monday’s volleyball match at home.

It’ll be a nice test for the Wolves, to see how they respond to playing outside their comfort zones.

And a good way for the school district to test the gas mileage on those aforementioned buses.

So, there’s that.

CHS volleyball gets that lone home contest Monday against South Whidbey, then travels to Friday Harbor Tuesday afternoon.

For soccer, the girls also travel to Friday Harbor Tuesday, then trek to La Conner Thursday, while the boys go to La Conner Tuesday and Grace Academy Friday night.

Wolf football heads to Friday Harbor for a first-place showdown Friday, while cross country runs at Mount Vernon Christian a day before.

Where things stand through Sept. 26:

Northwest League boys soccer:

School	League	Overall
PC Christian	4-0-0	4-0-0
Orcas Island	3-0-0	3-0-0
MV Christian	5-1-0	5-1-0
La Conner	3-2-0	3-2-0
Friday Harbor	2-3-0	2-3-0
Grace Academy	2-3-0	2-3-0
Coupeville	1-3-0	1-3-0
Lopez Island	1-4-0	1-4-0
CPC-Lynnwood	0-5-0	0-5-0

Northwest League football:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	1-0	1-2
Friday Harbor	1-0	2-2
Concrete	0-0	0-1
Darrington	0-0	2-1
La Conner	0-2	0-3

Northwest League girls soccer:

School	League	Overall
MV Christian	2-0-0	5-1-1
Coupeville	1-1-0	2-2-0
Friday Harbor	1-1-0	1-5-0
La Conner	0-2-0	0-2-0

Northwest League volleyball:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	4-0	4-1
La Conner	1-0	2-0
Orcas Island	3-1	3-2
Friday Harbor	1-2	1-4
MV Christian	1-2	2-3
Darrington	1-3	4-3
Concrete	0-3	0-3

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“It was glorious!”

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged CMS Wolves, cross country, Ivy Rudat, King's, Mikayla Wagner on September 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Wolves (l to r) Ivy Rudat, Mikayla Wagner, and Noelle Western celebrate making the medal stand Saturday in Shoreline. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

The Wolves went 15 strong.

The weather was hot, the times hotter.

Running on the “most difficult course of the season” Saturday in Shoreline, eight of 15 Coupeville Middle School cross country runners set PR’s.

The event was the King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run, which sent harriers across a 1.6-mile course in a race which featured 74 middle school racers.

There were another 155 high school runners taking part in their own races, though Coupeville’s team was not present.

It wasn’t missed, however, as the CMS squad was ready to own the spotlight.

The Wolves sent three runners to the awards podium, with Mikayla Wagner (6th), Ivy Rudat (9th), and Noelle Western (10th) all earning medals for their performances.

On the boys side, Easton Green just missed, finishing in 12th.

Bear Creek won the boys team race, while host King’s came out on top in the girls competition.

CMS was fourth, and third, respectively.

Wolf coach Elizabeth Bitting headed back to Whidbey feeling good about her young athletes, and how they handled the day.

“The sun was out, and it was hot, hot, hot, but not as hot as the eight athletes that PR’D on a hilly, hilly course!,” she said.

“It was glorious!!!”

Making the day better were the Wolf faithful who made the trek to the big city with the team.

“Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who made it out to cheer the team on!,” Bitting said. “We appreciate your support and you!”

Complete Saturday results:

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (6th) 12:59.48 *PR*
Ivy Rudat (9th) 13:17.95 *PR*
Noelle Western (10th) 13:24.14
Aleksia Jump (14th) 13:55.66 *PR*
Marin Winger (23rd) 15:53.88 *PR*
Liza Zustiak (24th) 16:21.70
Laken Simpson (26th) 16:52.89
Devon Wyman (27th) 17:17.18 *PR*
Emma McFadden (31st) 18:39.70 *PR*
Mary Western (33rd) 20:14.89

BOYS:

Easton Green (12th) 11:53.48
Beckett Green (17th) 12:24.14
Wyatt Fitch-Marron (21st) 13:07.79
Axel Marshall (24th) 13:26.54 *PR*
Zack Blitch (39th) 18:09.23 *PR*

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Run, sun, and some fun

Posted in Cross Country, tagged Bryley Gilbert, CHS Wolves, cross country, John Fisken photos, Mitchell Hall on September 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Mitchell Hall is running on sunshine. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

If you build a course, they will run.

Coupeville High School’s revived cross country program is charging hard into its fourth year of competition, and hosting home meets at Fort Casey State Park is one of the bonuses.

The course is the best one in the region, and wanderin’ photographer John Fisken even pops up sometimes to snap pics.

To see everything he shot Friday, and possibly purchase some glossies to send to the in-laws in Albuquerque, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-XC-2021-2022/XC-2021-09-24-at-Ft-Casey/