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Help fuel Wolf cheer dreams

Posted in Cheer, tagged , , , , on December 30, 2019| 2 Comments »

Emily Fiedler and friends will compete at the national championships in Florida, if Wolf fans help them get there. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Your dollar bills, plus their sterling work ethic, can equal cheer nirvana.

Having found out late in the game that they qualified for nationals, the Coupeville High School cheer squad is in scramble mode right now.

The Wolves, in just their second year back on the competition cheer mats, are hitting big heights under second-year coach BreAnna Boon.

CHS, which fielded only a sideline cheer squad between 2012-2017, claimed 3rd place at the 1A state meet in 2018, giving the program its fourth top-four finish at the big dance.

Wolf cheer won a state title in 2006, then finished 2nd in 2007, and 4th in 2011, all under legendary coach Sylvia Arnold.

Now, Coupeville has an invite to Florida, having qualified for the National High School Cheerleading Championship.

That event runs Feb. 7-9, 2020 at the Walt Disney World Resort’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, and is televised on ESPN2 and ESPNU.

The Wolves could be seen in 32 countries and 100 million homes.

But, they need some help getting from Cow Town to Trophy Town.

Or, more specifically, they need to raise $8,000 to cover expenses for the trip, and are looking for sponsorship help from Wolf fans.

Individuals or businesses, cheer addicts or people who have no clue what a back spot, bow and arrow, or straight cradle might be – doesn’t matter.

If you’re loyal to the red and black, and want to see 12 extremely hard-working Wolf athletes and their coaches rewarded for their efforts, now is the time.

You’d be helping Ashleigh Battaglia, Ella Bueler, Karyme Castro, Coral Caveness, Emily Fiedler, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, Dawson Houston, Marenna Rebischke-Smith, Mica Shipley, Gavin St Onge, Bella Velasco, and Melia Welling, as well as CHS coaches Boon and Sarah Reinstra.

To donate, you can swing by Peoples Bank (107 S. Main) or contact Boon at Chscheer@outlook.com.

CHS cheer has a 501(c)(3) number, so any and all donations can be used as a tax write-off, with receipt provided.

Whether you’re Bill Gates or merely someone willing to shake out the couch cushions, everything helps.

“No donation is too big or too small,” Boon said, with her customary … cheery … outlook.

 

The Wolves at work:

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Big Hurt a big star

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on September 30, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Nick Streubel is featured on the program for Central Washington University football games. (Susan Wenzel photo)

The Big Hurt with two of his biggest fans, sister Amanda and niece Natalie. (Photo courtesy Nanette Streubel)

He’s their poster boy.

Coupeville High School grad Nick Streubel is front and center for Central Washington University football this fall, the featured star in all their advertising.

The Big Hurt, who is playing his final season for the Wildcats, who are off to a 1-3 start, is featured on the program and the media guide.

CWU has a new head coach and starting quarterback this season, and there have been some growing pains, but the guy anchoring the offensive line has been a rock.

An All-League and All-Region pick in previous seasons, Streubel, a redshirt senior, has played in 33 games during his stellar career in Ellensburg.

While lineman often don’t get the notice that skills players do, since they don’t have a chance to pile up gaudy stats, no one is ignoring the former Wolf.

During a recent ESPN broadcast of a Central game, the 6-foot-3, 305-pound Streubel was singled out by the announcers as being someone they believed could play in the National Football League.

That came shortly after he knocked his guy on his butt, went down, popped back up, then charged down the field to catch up to the runner.

Once there, he slammed into the pile and drove his man forward several yards on sheer willpower and brute strength.

Regardless of whether the NFL comes calling or not, Streubel has already accomplished his first goal, of graduating with a college degree.

He earned a bachelors in Safety and Health Management, and has a post-college job already set up.

But first Streubel has a final run on the collegiate gridiron to finish.

Central has seven games left on its regular-season schedule, beginning with a road rumble Saturday, Oct. 5 at West Texas A & M.

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