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Lo and behold, aquatic excellence!

Posted in Swim, tagged , , , , on November 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Alexandra Lo slashes through the water. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The lone wet Wolf continues to impress in the pool.

Coupeville High School freshman Alexandra Lo travels and trains with Oak Harbor since CHS doesn’t have a swim program.

Now, with the postseason upon her, Lo headed off to Anacortes this weekend, where she participated in the 1A/2A district meet.

All while still repping a 2B school.

Lo earned 6th place in the 200-meter freestyle and 12th in the 100-meter in her first run at postseason aquatic glory.

A Wolf ready to prowl the water in Anacortes. (Photo courtesy Brad Sherman)

The season is likely over for the Wolf fab frosh, though there is still a chance she could pick up a wild card entry to the state meet if things break right.

Either way, Coupeville’s swim ace will stay in the pool, as she competes with the North Whidbey Aquatic Club.

Lo is the lone Wolf girl currently involved in high school swimming — though former Coupeville student Riley White also made it to districts, but as a member of the Oak Harbor squad.

CHS junior Finn Price will hit the pool this winter, once again wearing Wolf red and black, but joining South Whidbey swimmers in training and traveling with Kamiak during the regular season.

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She’s young, talented, and state-bound

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on May 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans enjoys her day. (Photo courtesy Scott Stuurmans)

Tenley Stuurmans doesn’t believe in wasting time.

The Coupeville 8th grader hasn’t attended a day of high school yet, and still hasn’t played a home tennis match, but she’s off to the state tennis tournament just the same.

Sweeping three matches at the District 1/2 tourney Friday at the Amy Yee Tennis Center in Seattle, Stuurmans claimed the singles crown and punched her ticket to the big dance.

Now, like Cousin Payton Aparicio before her, she’ll make the long trek to Eastern Washington for the 2B/1B state championships.

They go down May 24-25 at the Yakima Tennis Club, and it’ll be a busy couple of days for the Stuurmans clan, as Tenley’s older sister, Lyla, a CHS junior, competes at the state track and field meet in the same town.

Coupeville, which has played its entire season on the road as mediocre spring weather slowed work on new courts, sent five girls to districts, and won four of six contests.

Wolf senior Skylar Parker teamed with younger sister Brynn at first doubles, splitting a pair of matches.

The siblings smoked a duo from Puget Sound Adventist Academy 6-2, 6-0, before falling 6-0, 6-1 to Northwest 2B/1B League rivals Kira Clark and Megan Mellinger of Friday Harbor.

Two of three Parker sisters — Skylar (left) and Brynn (right) — teamed up Friday at districts. (Photo courtesy Corinn Parker)

The other CHS doubles team in action — Sophia Phay and Kauri Hamilton — put up a strong battle before being knocked out 6-2, 6-0 by a tandem from Summit Atlas.

“The girls did great; fought their hearts out!” said Coupeville assistant coach Starla Seal.

For Stuurmans, the first 8th grader to play tennis for CHS since the school returned to being a 2B institution in 2020, Friday was her crowning achievement.

So far.

Despite not being a high schooler until this coming fall, Stuurmans made the jump to playing above her age group in two of three sports this school year.

After playing middle school volleyball, she played both high school and middle school basketball this past winter, taking the court with the JV high school squad.

The net program, with only eight players on the roster, offered a chance to play varsity all season, and Stuurmans has excelled in both singles and doubles.

Friday, she opened against Izabelle Maia of Puget Sound, and rolled her 6-0, 6-1.

After that came a 6-0, 6-3 win over Nikki Cole of Friday Harbor, which clinched her trip to state, and then a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Kendall Lee of La Conner, who will join her in Yakima.

It made for a long day, but Stuurmans, who was coming off a three-hour slugfest in one match at the end of the regular season, was up for it.

“She’s a fighter and a natural athlete,” Seal said. “Those two combined are a recipe for some good tennis.”

As her grandparents look on, the district champ gets a hug from dad. (Photo courtesy Scott Stuurmans)

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Track sending a pack to state

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Marquette Cunningham is one of 18 Wolf track stars headed to the state championships. (Parker Hammons photo)

Welcome to our track. Now prepare to bow to us.

Throwing down under sunny skies Saturday on the prairie, the Coupeville High School track and field team dominated at the District 1/2 meet.

The Wolves swept both team titles on the 2B side of things, while racking up 13 wins and 22 PRs.

“Good day all around,” said CHS coach Bob Martin. “Coupeville athletes putting in the work.”

Along with their wins and PRs, the Wolves qualified 18 athletes for the state championships, which go down May 23-25 in Yakima.

Of those Wolves, three — Preston Epp, Carson Field, and Nick Guay — punched their tickets in three events.

Meanwhile, Lyla Stuurmans, Cael Wilson, Katie Marti, Reese Wilkinson, and Marquette Cunningham advance in two categories apiece.

The number of Wolves headed to Eisenhower High School for the big dance could actually go higher than 18.

To qualify for state, you had to finish in the top two Saturday, so third-place finishers are alternates, just waiting for a top-two rival to have to decline their bid.

For now, the Wolves will bask in the glow of a magnificent Saturday in the spotlight, then get back to practice as they prep for the year’s biggest meet.

Bow before our magnificence. (Dina Guay photo)

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Issabel Johnson (3rd) 13.91 *PR*

200 — Jasmine Castellanos (3rd) 30.60 *PR*; Ivy Rudat (6th) 31.35 *PR*

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (2nd) 1:03.88 *STATE QUALIFIER*; Rudat (4th) 1:13.42 *PR*

800 — Stuurmans (1st) 2:35.81 *SQ*; Kayla Crane (3rd) 2:44.45 *PR*; Aleera Kent (5th) 2:56.23

1600 — Crane (1st) 6:07.70 *PR*/*SQ*; Kent (3rd) 6:15.64

3200 — Kent (1st) 13:17.15 *PR*/*SQ*; Lydia Price (4th) 15:14.92

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (4th) 20.58 *PR*; Lexis Drake (5th) 21.97; Frankie Tenore (7th) 23.88

300 Hurdles — Drake (3rd) 1:00.09; McDonald (4th) 1:00.39

4 x 100 Relay — Carly Burt, Drake, Johnson, Castellanos (3rd) 55.81

4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, Burt, Johnson, Castellanos (3rd) 1:54.75

4 x 400 Relay — Burt, Drake, Rudat, Crane (3rd) 4:45.75

Shot Put — Reese Wilkinson (1st) 29-06.25 *SQ*; Marti (2nd) 29-06 *SQ*; Erica McGrath (4th) 23-01.75

Discus — Wilkinson (2nd) 106-08 *SQ*; McGrath (3rd) 83-04; Marti (4th) 74-05

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 96-04 *SQ*; Alysia Burdge (7th) 61-02

High Jump — Ayden Wyman (3rd) 4-06 *PR*; Tenore (4th) 4-04; McDonald (5th) 4-00

Pole Vault — Burt (1st) 8-06 *PR*/*SQ*; Aleksia Jump (2nd) 6-06 *SQ*

Long Jump — Stuurmans (3rd) 14-10

Carly Burt is Yakima-bound in the pole vault. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

BOYS:

100 — Marquette Cunningham (3rd) 11.84; Davin Houston (5th) 12.31 *PR*

200 — Cunningham (2nd) 24.26 *PR*/*SQ*; Blake Burrows (3rd) 24.94 *PR*

400 — Preston Epp (1st) 53.75 *PR*/*SQ*; Cael Wilson (3rd) 57.30

800 — Carson Field (1st) 2:09.93 *SQ*; Kenneth Jacobsen (3rd) 2:14.07 *PR*; Thomas Strelow (5th) 2:23.46

1600 — Field (1st) 4:52.45 *SQ*; Malachi Somes (3rd) 4:59.61

3200 — Field (2nd) 11:15.71 *PR*/*SQ*; George Spear (3rd) 11:49.81; Strelow (4th) 12:15.73

110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (3rd) 19.46 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (4th) 21.80 *PR*; Spear (5th) 25.18

300 Hurdles — Robinett (3rd) 50.86; Spear (5th) 53.77 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Cunningham, Houston, Epp, Nick Guay (1st) 45.61 *SQ*

4 x 400 Relay — Epp, Burrows, Wilson, Guay (1st) 3:43.57 *SQ*

Shot Put — Zane Oldenstadt (2nd) 39-03.75 *PR*/*SQ*; Zac Tackett (4th) 36-11.75; Robinett (5th) 36-09

Discus — Tackett (1st) 126-00 *SQ*; Oldenstadt (3rd) 109-09; Mason Butler (5th) 94-09

Javelin — Marcelo Gebhard (4th) 117-07; Somes (5th) 114-05

High Jump — Guay (1st) 5-10 *SQ*; Wilson (3rd) 5-06; Houston (4th) 5-02

Pole Vault — Wilson (1st) 10-06 *SQ*; Marshall (2nd) 9-00 *PR*/*SQ*

Long Jump — Somes (4th) 15-07

Triple Jump — Matthew Ward (2nd) 36-05.50 *PR*/*SQ*; Cunningham (3rd) 35-09

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Whidbey Robotics Club wows the judges

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Now, gentlemen? Now we take over the world!” (Photo courtesy Alison Perera)

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Overcoming issues with their robot, the Whidbey Island Robotics Club scored big at an event in Bonney Lake this weekend and is now off to the district championship.

The team, which brings together students from Oak Harbor and Coupeville, will be in Portland April 4-6, where they will square off with foes from two states.

There are three current Wolves involved, with Natalie Perera, Orion Liedtke, and Gabe Smith repping Cow Town, while former CHS soccer star Eddie Perera now attends OHHS.

The team’s trip to Bonney Lake was a wild one, as robot glitches threatened to derail the Islanders.

But the big brain bunch were picked by another team to form an alliance for the playoffs, which kept alive their district hopes.

The windfall which put Whidbey over the top, however, came when it received the FIRST Impact award, the most prestigious judged award in the tourney.

That alone was enough to send the Pereras and pals to Portland, as the award came with an automatic ticket to districts.

Tourney judges hailed Whidbey’s students, saying the award “is presented to the team judged to have the most significant measurable impact of its partnerships among its participants and community over a sustained period, not just a single build season.

“The winner is able to demonstrate progress towards FIRST’s mission of transforming our culture.”

Whidbey’s use of STEM skills was noted, as was the team’s non-robot work, which includes “building ramps and modifying gardens to ensure accessibility and inclusion.”

“They’ve also tackled societal issues head-on, making significant strides in menstrual equity and empowering student voices through legislation,” said the judges.

“These wild Islanders are the PURR-fect model for other teams to emulate!”

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Robot overlords use powers for good

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on March 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Bow before the magnificence of our collective brain power, puny mortals! Pray we use our skills for good, instead of having our robots conquer the world!!” (Photo courtesy Alison Perera)

It’s not about building robots — it’s about building good people.

That’s the mantra for the Whidbey Island Robotics Club, which brings together students from Oak Harbor and Coupeville.

The group, when not scoring big in competitions, concentrates on helping shape “people who will go on to be leaders in their various professions” and “people who will change the world.”

The mix of Wildcats and Wolves — Natalie Perera, Orion Liedtke, and Gabe Smith hail from Coupeville — continue to shine at every event they attend.

This past weekend, the destination was Snohomish, where the 34-team PNW District Glacier Peak Event was held.

Whidbey Island emerged from the first level of competition ranked in the top five and were allied in the playoffs with the Iron Riders from Seattle and Stealth Robotics from Duvall.

Once there, they overcame two broken robots, collected the Gracious Professionalism award, and claimed third place overall.

Now, after two weeks of work, Whidbey’s robot overlords head back off-island Mar. 15-17 for the PNW District Bonney Lake Event.

Put in another stellar performance there, and they’ll join other top teams from Washington and Oregon in punching a ticket to districts.

The big showdown is set for Apr. 4-6 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, and you can support the brilliant young minds who operate on The Rock by popping over to:

https://team2980.wixsite.com/team2980/donate?fbclid=IwAR0ZTUsylCOMl35bOeGfe16QFQ9z88CLcpFGHoHy0m5IkNpE8jm10eNTQaE

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