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Fall sports make their return

Posted in schedules, tagged , , , , , on March 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Maddie Vondrak and the CHS spikers return to the court. (Brian Vick photo)

Wolf senior Drake Borden is back to chase down a few more tennis balls. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Everything’s a bit topsy-turvy.

As sports return from a pandemic shutdown, things are being played out of order this school year, with fall sports following on the heels of spring sports, with winter sports going last.

Also, the schedules are pared down, with games against only conference foes from the Northwest 2B/1B League.

With Coupeville High School moving from 1A to 2B, there’s also another new wrinkle to scheduling, as boys soccer bounces from spring to fall, now being played in the same season as girls soccer.

In addition, the male booters have a somewhat different set of opponents from other Coupeville teams.

While they face Friday Harbor, Orcas Island, La Conner, and Mount Vernon Christian, both Concrete and Darrington don’t play boys soccer.

They are replaced, for this sport only, by Grace Academy, Providence Classical Christian, and Cedar Park Christian (Lynnwood).

While a sister school, that CPC is not the same one which Coupeville played as a member of the 1A North Sound Conference. That former foe springs from Bothell.

Then there’s tennis, which draws only a single opponent — Friday Harbor — across a six-match death rumble.

The Wolverines join the Wolves as the only NWL teams to embrace the art of the drop shot, and, as mentioned above, there are no non-conference matches to supplement the schedule this time around.

And what of ye olde annual tradition of hosting a Homecoming football game, you ask?

With no dance, limited fan attendance at games, and only two home football games (out of four total), probably best to plan for that returning (hopefully) in fall 2021.

Coaching wise, Ken Stange (boys tennis), Kyle Nelson (girls soccer), Marcus Carr (football), and Cory Whitmore (volleyball) are back.

They’re joined by Robert Wood (boys soccer) and Elizabeth Bitting (cross country), both making their debuts in new coaching positions.

The schedules for this COVID-impacted first season back:

 

BOYS SOCCER:

Wed-Apr. 7 — Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 10 — Mount Vernon Christian (1:00)
Tues-Apr. 13 — @ Orcas Island — (4:00)
Fri-Apr. 16 — Cedar Park Christian (Lynnwood) — (6:00)
Wed-Apr. 21 — @ Grace Academy — (3:30)
Sat-Apr. 24 — @ Friday Harbor — (12:30)
Tues-Apr. 27 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 29 — Providence Classical Christian — (6:00)
Mon-May 3 — Orcas Island — (4:00)
Wed-May 5 — @ La Conner — (7:00)

 

BOYS TENNIS:

Wed-Apr. 7 — Friday Harbor — (3:30)
Wed-Apr. 14 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Wed-Apr. 21 — Friday Harbor — (3:30)
Wed-Apr. 28 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Mon-May 3 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Thur-May 6 — Friday Harbor — (3:30)

 

CROSS COUNTRY:

Thur-Apr. 15 — HOME — (3:30)
Fri-Apr. 23 — @ Orcas Island — (3:00)
Fri-Apr. 30 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00)
Thur-May 6 — HOME — (3:30)

 

FOOTBALL:

Fri-Apr. 9 — Friday Harbor — (5:00)
Fri-Apr. 23 — @ Friday Harbor — (6:00)
Fri-Apr. 30 — @ La Conner — (7:00)
Sat-May 8 — Concrete — (7:00)

 

GIRLS SOCCER:

Fri-Apr. 9 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Wed-Apr. 14 — La Conner — (6:00)
Sat-Apr. 17 — Mount Vernon Christian — (1:00)
Tues-Apr. 20 — Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Fri-Apr. 23 — @ La Conner — (6:00)
Wed-Apr. 28 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00)
Sat-May 1 — @ Friday Harbor — (12:30)
Tues-May 4 — La Conner — (6:00)
Fri-May 7 — Mount Vernon Christian (6:00)

 

VOLLEYBALL:
**JV plays first in CMS gym, varsity second in CHS gym**

Thur-Apr. 8 — @ Concrete — (5:00/6:30)
Sat-Apr. 10 — Friday Harbor — (3:30/5:00)
Tues-Apr. 13 — La Conner — (5:00/6:30)
Thur-Apr. 15 — @ Darrington — (5:00/6:30)
Sat-Apr. 17 — Mount Vernon Christian — (5:00/6:30)
Fri-Apr. 23 — @ Orcas Island — (4:00/5:30)
Sat-Apr. 24 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00/5:30)
Tues-Apr. 27 — Concrete — (5:00/6:30)
Thur-Apr. 29 — @ La Conner — (5:00/6:30)
Sat-May 1 — Darrington — (5:00/6:30)
Tues-May 4 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (5:00/6:30)
Sat-May 8 — Orcas Island — (3:30/5:00)

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Run today, run tomorrow

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard leads off a collection of Coupeville Middle School cross country pics. (Photos by Jackie Saia and Teagan Calkins)

They’re still running.

While Coupeville Middle School students aren’t competing against other schools during this pandemic-shortened athletic year, they’re still getting a chance to stay active.

CMS Athletic Director Willie Smith, in tandem with his coaches, has arranged for intramural activities, keeping the Wolves in stride.

Cross country has a booming program, pandemic or not, and coach Elizabeth Bitting is putting on a four-race campaign.

Race #3 went down Thursday, and photo bugs Jackie Saia and Teagan Calkins were on hand to capture pics for us.

The portraits are by mom, the action shots by Teagan, a very-talented athlete in her own right.

Nic Wasik

Jack Porter

Bryley Gilbert

Ayden Wyman

Thomas Strelow

Matthew Gilbert

Ivy Rudat

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Like trains passing in the night

Posted in Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Cross Country, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Alita Blouin and other Coupeville High School fall sports athletes begin practice in the next few days. (Brian Vick photo)

We’re ready to … fall … into a new sports season.

In the jumbled Age of Coronavirus, the schedules are a little out of place, with fall sports coming on the heels of spring sports this time around.

Also, with everything compressed into a short time frame, one season begins even as another hasn’t finished.

The final spring sports contests hit next Saturday, April 3, with the first day of practice for at least one Coupeville High School fall sports squad beginning a week before.

Fall sports contests run April 7 to May 8, with winter sports starting practice during the last week of the improvised fall sports season.

Looking ahead to the first cross-over event, CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith exudes the laidback calm of a young Matthew McConaughey.

“It will be an interesting transition as our first week of practice overlaps our last week of competition,” he said.

“Our coaches have worked hard at creating a practice schedule that will benefit both seasons, so our multi-sport athletes can finish strong as well as begin to transition to their next season.”

 

The first day of practice for CHS fall sports teams:

Boys Soccer — March 29 (2:30-4:30 PM) @ Ebey Practice Field
**Coach — Robert Wood — rwood@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Boys Tennis — March 30 (2:30-4:30 PM) @ CHS tennis courts
**Coach — Ken Stange — kstange@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Cross Country — March 29 (2:30-4:00 PM) @ CHS gym
**Coach — Elizabeth Bitting — ebitting@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Football — March 27 (8:00-10:00 AM and 2:00-5:00 PM) @ CHS gym
**Coach — Marcus Carr — mcarr@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Girls Soccer — March 29 (2:30-4:30 PM) @ Ebey Practice Field
**Coach — Kyle Nelson — knelson@coupeville.k12.wa.us)

Volleyball — March 29 (6:00-8:00 PM) @ CHS gym
**Coach — Cory Whitmore — cwhitmore@oupeville.k12.wa.us

 

As the season progresses, expect changes to the schedule. To stay on top of things, try these sites:

Coupeville High School:

Coupeville School District 204 Calendar (tandem.co)

Northwest 2B/1B League:

Coupeville – Team Home Coupeville Wolves Sports (coupevilleathletics.com)

 

CHS will livestream four of its six fall sports, with football, volleyball, and both soccer teams getting the camera treatment.

To watch varsity games, check out High School Sports Online – Stream Live & On Demand (nfhsnetwork.com), which requires a subscription fee through their site.

JV volleyball matches will be streamed through Justgame Web Services (justagamelive.com), which requires an app download and a $4 fee per match.

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A run to remember

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on February 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »

CHS cross country runners (l to r) Helen Strelow, Erica McGrath, and Catherine Lhamon prepare for a race Saturday. (Photos by Elizabeth Bitting)

Coupeville cross country’s home.

Ready and rarin’ to go.

The best backdrop in Washington state.

One last run together.

With Coupeville High School launching an official return to sports Monday, the open coaching season came to an end for all Wolf teams this weekend.

Over the course of several months, coaches at both the high school and middle school were able to work with their athletes under strict pandemic rules.

CHS athletes will kick off their return to semi-normalcy with spring sports, with baseball, softball, girls tennis, and track up first.

Cross country, along with other traditional fall sports, is scheduled to compete March 29 to May 8.

With compressed seasons, limited access to fields, and likely a shortage of available refs, middle school athletes will likely not have conventional athletic seasons this school year.

CHS/CMS Athletic Director Willie Smith is working on various options, however, and still hopes to give CMS students a chance to compete in some way.

Saturday marked the end of the road for the CHS and CMS cross country runners working together, and the athletes and coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Jon Gabelein went out in style.

Capping workouts which started back in the summer, the Wolves had 17 runners show up at Fort Casey State Park for an honest-to-goodness in-person meet.

Masks in place, at least for the start and finish, as dictated by the state health department, Coupeville’s harriers tackled the course with gusto.

“Each of those athletes set a PR for themselves!,” Bitting said. “The snow made some sections a bit muddy and slippery, we had a few falls, but all enjoyed what we hope to dub ‘our home course.’

“We heard lots of praise for the course and parents couldn’t get over the backdrop their athletes were running against,” she added.

“The Olympic mountains, the Puget Sound, the ferry coming and going, the lighthouse and the big guns. Who could ask for anything more?”

While she was proud of the 17 Wolves who competed Saturday, Bitting was equally thrilled with the fact she had 40 different runners take part in the open coaching season.

“We are so proud of each and every athlete who participated!”

 

Complete Saturday results:

 

Middle School (1.5 mile-course)

 

GIRLS:

Gabby Gebhard (1st) 14:10
Ayden Wyman (2nd) 14:18

 

BOYS:

Thomas Strelow (1st) 12:13
Jack Porter (2nd) 12:23
Nic Wasik (3rd) 12:24
Johnny Porter (4th) 13:58
Jack Farrell (5th) 14:33
Dylan Robinett (6th) 18:38

 

High School (2.96-mile course):

 

GIRLS:

Catherine Lhamon (1st) 25:20
Helen Strelow (2nd) 28:29
Erica McGrath (3rd) DNF

 

BOYS:

Aidan Wilson (1st) 21:32
Mitchell Hall (2nd) 21:40
Hank Milnes (3rd) 24:22
Reiley Araceley (4th) 24:50
Alex Wasik (5th) 27:48
Tate Wyman (6th) 30:55

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No masks (mostly) for cross country

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on February 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Under new guidelines, Coupeville cross country runners like Cristina McGrath may be allowed to compete this season without masks. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

At least one Coupeville High School sports program could go largely mask-less when it returns to play.

After a new ruling Tuesday by the Washington State Department of Health and Governor Jay Inslee’s office, cross country has been given leeway not afforded most other sports.

Under the change, harriers will be allowed to drop their masks once a race begins.

Runners will still have to wear masks prior to the beginning of each race, and once they finish their running.

Instead of having runners bunched up at the beginning, as in pre-COVID times, cross country races will feature staggered starts.

Cross country and gymnastics, which Coupeville doesn’t compete in, are the only sports currently allowed to compete without masks.

Under current Northwest 2B/1B League plans, cross country and other traditional fall sports will run from March 29 to May 8.

Spring sports (baseball, track, softball, girls tennis) are supposed to signal a return to play, running Feb. 22 to April 3, with winter sports going May 3 to June 12.

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