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Run as a pack, win as a pack

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , 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 , , , , , , 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 , , , , 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 , , , , 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/

 

Bryley Gilbert knows this course by heart.

“Can I speak to you about our lord and savior, Peter Cottontail?”

“I’m comin’ for you, bunny!!”

“Cripes, it’s the po-po!!”

Helen Strelow can’t be caught.

Carson Field (front) and Cole White tear up the course in tandem.

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Wolf harriers shine on home trail

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville freshman Edie Bittner made her high school cross country debut Friday afternoon. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Closer and closer.

Mount Vernon Christian’s boys cross country team is still the gold standard in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

But Coupeville is coming up fast in the rearview mirror.

Three days after coming within 11 points of catching the Hurricanes in the team standings at a multi-team meet, the Wolves shaved their deficit down to nine while running Friday at Fort Casey State Park.

MVC had the first three runners across the line, led by Alexander Hoksbergen, but Coupeville slotted in at 4-5-6-7, then added 10-11-12 to stay close.

The final margin of victory for the Hurricanes this time around was 23-32, after winning 25-36 at Orcas three days earlier.

Concrete didn’t have enough runners to score as a team in the boys race, while MVC and Coupeville each had four female runners, not enough to form full teams.

Hurricane junior Maddy Nielsen outdueled Wolf Helen Strelow to claim the girls individual title.

Coupeville gets right back into action Saturday, with a trip to Shoreline for the King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run.

 

Complete Friday results (3.1 miles):

 

GIRLS:

Helen Strelow (2nd) 26:30
Bryley Gilbert (4th) 29:11
Erica McGrath (7th) 33:31
Edie Bittner (8th) 43:36

 

BOYS:

Mitchell Hall (4th) 19:52
Cole White (5th) 20:32
Carson Field (6th) 20:43
Landon Roberts (7th) 20:43.50
Thomas Strelow (10th) 21:53
Hank Milnes (11th) 22:01
Tate Wyman (12th) 22:53
Reiley Araceley (15th) 23:52
Alex Clark (21st) 29:13

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