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Lone Wolf splashes back to state

Posted in Swim, tagged CHS Wolves, district meet, Finn Price, swim, Whitman on February 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price visualizes success. (Photo courtesy Rachel Price-Rayner)

The news came late but was just what everyone wanted to hear.

After originally thinking he had barely missed out on qualifying for state, Coupeville High School swimmer Finn Price earned a wild card berth in the 50 free Sunday night and will head to next weekend’s season-capping event in Seattle.

The boys swim/dive championships go down Feb. 20-21 at the King County Aquatic Center.

Price, a CHS senior, is making his third trip to state and will compete in the 1A/2A portion of the meet.

Nabbing the wild card berth at the last moment capped a wild weekend in which the Wolf water ace competed in both the 50 and 100 free at the District 1 meet in Anacortes.

Price won his heat in the 100 Friday but was narrowly edged out Saturday in both of his events while swimming against a very-fast field of competitors.

Coupeville, a 2B school, doesn’t have a pool or swim program of its own, so for the last four years Price has made frequent trips off-Island to train and compete with 4A Mukilteo.

He then goes his own way during the postseason, qualifying for state in both the 100 and 200 as both a sophomore and junior.

Once he wraps his prep pool career next weekend, Price will turn his sights towards making the leap to the next level.

He will join the swim program at Whitman College next year, having been recruited by one of the top athletic schools in NCAA D-III.

Jennifer Blomme, who leads Whitman’s men’s and women’s aquatic programs, is a 15-time Northwest Conference Coach of the Year and was very impressed with Price’s times, plus the effort required to even get in the pool while living in the middle of nowhere.

As the Lone Wolf preps for one final visit to the King County Aquatic Center, his future couldn’t be brighter.

“He’s proud of his high school swim career as he should be,” said mom Rachel Price-Rayner.

“He’s looking forward to seeing how he can improve in college with year-round coaching and a ten-minute commute,” she added with a laugh.

Price and Wolf wrestler Marquette Cunningham are celebrated on Senior Night. (Julie Wheat photo)

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Lone Wolf swimmer preps for busy postseason

Posted in Swim, tagged backstroke, CHS Wolves, district meet, Finn Price, swim on January 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price is enjoying a stellar swim season. (Katie Marti photo)

He’s on a tear.

Coupeville High School junior Finn Price, the school’s lone swimmer once again this winter, continues to tap the wall at a torrid pace.

So far, he’s qualified for districts in every event he’s swam this season.

After hitting the necessary mark in the 100 backstroke recently, Price added that to his previous qualifications in the 50, 100, 200, and 500 free, as well as the 200 medley and 100 breaststroke.

He has also swum a state meet-qualifying time in the medley relay, where he teamed up with athletes from South Whidbey High School.

Since neither CHS or SWHS has a swim program, Price and the Falcons train, travel, and compete with Kamiak during the regular season, before going their own way for the postseason.

The Lone Wolf prepares to enter the water. (Rachel Price-Rayner photo)

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Lone Wolf caps successful swim season

Posted in Swim, tagged Anacortes, CHS Wolves, district meet, Finn Price, swim on February 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price, Coupeville’s lone Wolf in the water. (Photo courtesy Rachel Price-Rayner)

A successful year one, in the books.

Coupeville High School freshman Finn Price, a one-man Wolf aquatic team, capped his season this weekend with an appearance at the 2A Northwest District 1 meet in Anacortes.

Competing against swimmers from bigger schools, the Wolf frosh, who joins three South Whidbey swimmers in training and traveling with 4A Kamiak, hit the water in two events.

Repping a 2B school, Price claimed 7th in the 200 free, winning the consolation finals Saturday in two minutes, 4.88 seconds.

He tapped the wall a solid eight seconds ahead of his nearest competitor in that race.

Price also finished 11th in the 100 free, slicing through the water in 56.47 seconds.

While he was the lone Wolf, he had three companions from South Whidbey along for the trek.

Jack Hemple claimed 4th in both the 50 and 100 free, while Rowan Jung finished 6th in both the 200 IM and 500 free.

Tyson Prendergast delivered an 8th place finish in the 100 butterfly, and a 9th place finish in the 100 breaststroke.

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Track fans, your wallets are ours

Posted in Track, tagged admission, CHS Wolves, concessions, district meet, track and field on May 9, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville football legend Sean Toomey-Stout will tackle you if you don’t have a ticket. Spoiler: It will probably hurt. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s the third most important meet of the season.

Coupeville High School hosts the District 1 track and field championships Saturday, May 14 — the stepping-stone to Bi-Districts and the state meet.

Things will be hoppin’, with 12 teams — three 2B schools and nine 1B ones — competing.

Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood, Fellowship Christian, Grace Academy, Lopez Island, Lummi Nation, Mount Vernon Christian, Providence Classical Christian, Shoreline Christian, and Concrete round out the 1B field.

On the 2B side, it’s Coupeville, La Conner, and Friday Harbor.

Field events begin at 11 AM, with running events kicking off a half-hour later.

Making it even more of a festive occasion, the CHS concession stand will be open for business all day.

But, and this is important — for the first time this season you’ll have to pay to attend a track meet, and you can’t do so with cash.

Spectators have to enter through the main entrance at Mickey Clark Field, which sits right behind Coupeville Elementary (6 S. Main).

The back entrance by the baseball field is reserved for athletes and coaches.

Tickets have to be purchased online through GoFan, and you’ll need your phone to show your ticket(s).

No cash sales will take place.

Admission prices:

Adults and students without ASB — $7
Children (5-12) — $5
Senior citizen (62+) — $5
Student with ASB — $5

To purchase tickets, pop over to:

https://gofan.co/app/events/612390?schoolId=WA86277

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Bow Down to Cow Town, ’80s-style

Posted in Track, tagged 1987, Bill Carstensen, CHS Wolves, district meet, track and field on January 19, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Marlene Grasser, seen here with husband Jim, was a district track and field champ in 1987. (Photo courtesy Grasser family)

They were on a mission to reclaim their spot atop the podium.

And they did, in blowout fashion.

Jump back to May 15, 1987, and the Coupeville High School boys track and field team was in Stanwood, intent on winning its third District 1 title in four years.

Champs in ’84 and ’85, the Wolves fell short in ’86 as Friday Harbor claimed the team title.

But ’87 was all about Cow Town once more, as CHS rolled up 123 points, finishing well ahead of its closest competitors, Concrete (90) and Watson-Groen (72).

All in all, a much more comfortable win for the Wolf boys than the Watson-Groen girls, who barely held on to claim a 108-106 battle with Friday Harbor.

Those numbers are scrawled in ink pen across the back of a relatively thick program from that year’s district meet, part of a collection of Coupeville sports memorabilia belonging to Sandy Roberts.

The cover of said program features an animated runner reproduced by the finest dot matrix printer in the land, while inside the program are numerous handwritten notes, including some of the times and finishes.

For someone like myself, who was still back in Tumwater in ’87, leafing through the program gave me something to do while waiting for the power to blink back on after a January wind storm.

And now, with electricity once again rippling through the lines, powering computers and cell phones, I pass on my findings to you.

The district meet brought together 11 “B” schools in ’87, from Coupeville (duh) to Lopez Island and La Conner.

Also included were Anderson Creek, Arlington Christian, Concrete, Friday Harbor, Mount Vernon Christian, Mountlake Christian, Snohomish County Christian, and Watson-Groen Christian.

While four of those schools — Concrete, Friday Harbor, MVC, and La Conner — remain key Coupeville rivals as the Wolves return to the Northwest 2B/1B League this year, a couple of others remain question marks for me.

I’ve never, ever heard of Anderson Creek, and can’t seem to find anything indicating it still exists. Anyone out there have a clue?

Anyways, on the day in question, Coupeville was in fine form, claiming seven titles, including five on the boys side of the ledger.

Chad Gale (110 hurdles and triple jump) and Bill Carstensen (100, 200) were the day’s big winners, each taking two individual firsts while also running a leg on a triumphant relay squad.

The zippy duo were joined by Jay Roberts and Allen Weddell on the fastest 4 x 100 unit in the stadium.

Also standing atop the podium were Tina Barker, tops in the 800, and Marlene Grasser, undisputed queen of the 100 hurdles.

But there were other Wolves competing on that spring day as well, so here’s a look back at what went down almost 34 years ago, at least according to the penciled notes on our program.

1987 district meet results:

GIRLS:

100 — Robyn Rolain (3rd) 14.02; Karen Bailey (4th) NO TIME LISTED

400 — Rolain — NO PLACE OR TIME LISTED

800 — Tina Barker (1st) NO TIME LISTED

100 Hurdles — Marlene Grasser (1st) 16.8

300 Hurdles — Grasser (2nd) 52.8

Long Jump — Barker (6th) NO DISTANCE LISTED; Bailey — NO PLACE OR DISTANCE LISTED

BOYS:

100 — Bill Carstensen (1st) 11.00; Karl Mueller (7th) 12.00

200 — Carstensen (1st) 22.6; Mueller (6th) 24.8

400 — Jay Roberts (3rd) 54.4