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Gridiron shake-up!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , on January 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wolf football players like Jacob Martin (32) will tackle new conference foes starting next season. (John Fisken photo)

   Wolf football players like Jacob Martin (32) will tackle new conference foes starting next season. (John Fisken photo)

Get ready for round two with Bryce Hoisington.

A major shakeup to the Coupeville High School football schedule guarantees the Wolves will get a rematch with the Vashon running back who lit them up for a state record 573 yards in this season’s finale.

Only the second time around, it will be a conference game.

As reclassification shakes out across the state, leagues have latched on to the idea of combining to form football-only conferences, and the Wolves and their three mates in the 1A Olympic League have joined the dance.

According to a report in the Peninsula Daily News, the Olympic League will team up with the Nisqually League, which also has four football-playing teams.

The union will affect only the one sport.

Under the agreement, Coupeville will no longer face Port Townsend, Klahowya and Chimacum twice each season on the gridiron.

Instead, after playing non-conference games in the first three weeks (keeping alive the tradition of facing off with South Whidbey, one would assume), the Wolves will play seven conference games against seven opponents.

Along with the one game each against their three regular foes, they will now play conference games against Cascade Christian, Charles Wright Academy, Vashon and Bellevue Christian.

Cascade Christian will likely be the team to beat, having played in the 1A state title game five of the past eight seasons, winning titles in 2010 and 2014.

In previous seasons, week 10 was devoted to a non-conference crossover game (this season that was the Vashon bout), but that has been eliminated under the new agreement.

From the eight teams, the top two (or three, depending on each year’s allocation) will advance to the playoffs.

Both leagues will crown their own regular season champs.

While the new reclassification rules cover four-year intervals (a new count will happen in 2020), Olympic and Nisqually Athletic Directors plan to evaluate the football agreement after two seasons.

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#74 in your program, #1 in your hearts!!

Posted in Football, Happy birthday, tagged , , , , on January 14, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Brenden Gilbert (John Fisken photos)

Brenden Gilbert: American Bad-Ass. (John Fisken photos)

When Brenden Gilbert graduates this spring, it will leave a huge hole.

A one-man wrecking crew, he anchored the line for the Coupeville High School football squad, doing his best to hold things together even when being bull-rushed by a swarm of Port Townsend big bodies.

And while the Wolves weren’t always able to put together the kind of season they wanted this past fall, any shortcomings weren’t because of their senior leader.

Every time #74 strode on to that field, he more than held his own, going down swinging on every last play.

Kid had no quit in him, and there’s a reason his coaches and fellow players looked to him as a rock.

As Coupeville’s younger players continue to improve and the wins start coming back, a large chunk of any future success will come from players following the work ethic Gilbert always exemplified.

But even more than his athletic ability, what will be missed will be his personality.

Brenden, who celebrates a cake day today, could be a fearsome beast on the gridiron.

But, unlike a lot of other high school football players, he always looked like he was having fun playing his game of choice.

Huge grin creasing his face, he could mess around for photos, then snap back into being deadly serious when it was time to protect his quarterback or try and decimate the other team’s gunslinger.

Gilbert played hard, but he never missed out on the enjoyment part, and that is huge.

That wisecracking personality is always on display, as he is also one of the most faithful of fans when it comes to rooting for his classmates.

Every volleyball match possible, every basketball game, he’s right there, at the heart of the CHS student section, easily the loudest and proudest of any of them.

Waving a Wolf flag, leading the cheers or just laying back and dropping one-liners, he’s the king of the castle.

I hope this birthday, and the many to come, are great, Mr. Gilbert.

From all your Wolf fans (and there are a lot, believe me), thank you for leaving it all on the field.

But also, thank you for just being a righteous dude.

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Big heart, big hits!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on January 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ethan Kedrowski (John Fisken photo)

Ethan Kedrowski (John Fisken photo)

Ethan Kedrowski plays above his weight class.

During the football season, the Coupeville High School freshman was listed on the roster at five-foot-two and 120 pounds.

It would be safe to say that second number has little basis in reality.

But heart often trumps size, and it was very much true in Kedrowski’s case, as he made a solid impact on the field as a two-way warrior for the Wolves.

While he was a solid contributor for the JV squad, he also stepped up and recorded a tackle at the varsity level in a late-season home game against Concrete.

While that got him on the official stat chart, it was a play at the JV level (“getting a kick return for a touchdown”) that was his personal highlight.

Kedrowski, who plays receiver and defensive back, is a gridiron veteran, having put in eight years in the sport.

He’s been quick to make friends with teammates, and says that’s a big part of why he is drawn to the game.

“I like playing football because it is family,” Kedrowski said.

He is planning to run track in the spring — he competed in the 100, discus, high jump and long jump as a middle school athlete — and already has solid goals for his return to football.

“I want to get faster and stronger and to be a starter on JV,” Kedrowski said.

As he moves forward in his prep career, he draws inspiration both from family and from older Wolf players.

“My mom and dad and (senior Wolf lineman) JR Pendergrass,” he said when asked about role models. “They make me feel like I can do anything.”

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Bayne Train makes stop at award podium!!

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on December 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Josh Bayne, seen here on the way to one of his 25 touchdowns during his senior season at CHS. (John Fisklen photo)

   Josh Bayne, seen here on the way to one of his 25 touchdowns during his senior season at Coupeville High School. (John Fisken photo)

They like to give awards to Josh Bayne.

A year after he was tabbed as the 1A Olympic League MVP during his senior season at Coupeville High School, Awesome Joshsome was back at the podium this week.

This time he was being honored as the Rookie of the Year when the Simon Fraser University football team held its awards night.

Bayne played in eight games for the Clan as a true freshman, recording 13 solo tackles and five assists from his defensive back position. He also broke up three passes, defended three others and joined in on a tackle for a loss.

Fellow CHS alumni Jake Tumblin joined Bayne in Canada this season, recording four solo tackles, six assists and a tackle for a loss during his freshman campaign.

The duo faced off twice with former Wolf teammate Nick Streubel, who plays on the line for Central Washington, giving Coupeville five current college football players.

Mitch Pelroy (Montana Western) and Joel Walstad (Midland) round out that group.

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Forget it Jake, it’s Birthday Town!!

Posted in Band, Baseball, Football, Happy birthday, tagged , , , , on November 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jake Hoagland (John Fisken and Lisa Jenne photos)

   The multi-talented Jake Hoagland being … talented. (John Fisken and Lisa Jenne photos)

The kid can wail.

He can also play ball on all sorts of different ball-fields, he’s got some pep in his step and comes across as a genuinely nice guy.

So, for all those reasons, and many more, we take a moment to wish Jake Hoagland a happy cake day.

The Coupeville High School sophomore, now a two-sport (football, baseball) star who has been known to dabble in the band arts as well, hits his birthday today.

It’s the big 1-6 and I’m sure he’s probably got plenty of things to do besides sit around and listen to me go on and on about his good qualities.

Well, simmer down there buddy. It’s my blog and I’ll jabber on for as long as I want to.

But there’s cake to be gotten to!!!!!!!! Yeah, yeah, yeah…

Anyways, Jake, much like the law enforcement professionals doing double duty as his parents (Jim and Lisa) has always seemed like a stand-up guy.

On the field, regardless of the sport, he is one of those quiet players who let their hustle and work ethic do the talking for them, while off the gridiron and diamond, he seems like the epitome of laid-back calmness.

Put a sax in his hands, and he’s equally talented, one of the true bright lights in the CHS band.

But now, since he’s probably got better things to do with his time, let’s wrap this up and let him go.

From all of us here at Coupeville Sports, have a great birthday, Jake.

You make your parents, your school and your town look good, young Mr. Hoagland. Keep on keepin’ on.

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