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Tick-tock, almost time to rock

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on August 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“I’m (almost) back, baby!” (Bailey Thule photo)

The calendar rolls once more, and the countdown begins.

As of today — August 1, 2024 — there are 20 days left until Coupeville High School football begins fall practices.

The Wolf gridiron team hits the field Wednesday, Aug. 21, with soccer, volleyball, and cross country athletes making their returns on the following Monday — Aug. 26.

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Summer tackles help build fall success

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on July 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Can’t catch me!” (Courtney Sollars photos)

The countdown continues.

A new season of Coupeville High School football officially begins August 21, but that doesn’t mean the Wolves aren’t staying busy during the summer.

Bennett Richter’s team was in Adna recently for a team camp, and the photos seen above and below come to us from that event.

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Former Wolf coach convicted of wire fraud

Posted in Laying down the law, tagged , , , , on July 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Michael Golden

A former short-time Coupeville Middle School football coach has been sentenced to 71 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud.

Michael Golden worked with the Wolf gridiron program in 2017, before moving back to Alabama.

He was charged with a federal crime in 2023, one which carried a maximum sentence of 20 years.

U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples state that Golden bilked investors out of more than $4.7 million.

Golden pled guilty in April and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor this week.

He faces three years of supervised release after serving his sentence.

Golden was the founder and owner of three companies — Wolf-Tek, LLC, Mountain Top Timber, and DroneTek, Inc.

In the plea agreement, federal authorities state that between January 2018 and October 2023, he duped more than 40 investors.

They say he misrepresented the value of his businesses, telling investors the companies were about to be sold for millions of dollars to Amazon and other large companies.

Golden also stated, falsely, that he had “timber leases and an ability to harvest timber for profit,” and that “he had hundreds of pre-orders for drones that he simply needed capital to fulfill.”

Golden gave some investors Promissory Notes in which he falsely promised lucrative returns on investments within a short period of time.

Federal authorities also state that he is believed to have “defrauded a new victim eight days after originally signing a plea agreement” and had his bond revoked for “contacting victims and making false promises to them regarding payment.”

The FBI led the investigation, with assistance from the Alabama Securities Commission.

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Wolf frosh embraces faith, hard work

Posted in Boys Basketball, Football, tagged , , , , , on July 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Three-sport athlete Liam Blas is part of Coupeville’s incoming freshman class. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Blas)

Same family, new star.

Following in some big footsteps, talented Coupeville High School freshman Liam Blas arrives this fall ready to have an immediate impact on the sports scene.

The oldest son of former Miriam’s Espresso supernova Stephanie (Bonacci) Blas and husband Kevin, Liam hails from a family which features CHS Athlete of the Year winners in Aunt Sherry Bonacci and Cousin Lindsey Roberts.

But the three-sport athlete, who plays football, basketball, and track and field, is ready to make his own mark.

“My goals are to work hard, have fun, and glorify God while doing so,” Blas said.

A diligent worker and gifted student/athlete, the young Wolf doles out praise to many who have helped shape him.

“Jesus has made me the person I am through his holy spirit living inside me,” Blas said.

“My parents have made me who I am because of their care for my physical and spiritual health.”

Oak Harbor Youth Football League guru Junior Scroggins also gets a shout-out.

“Coach Junior coached me to be a strong running back and a physical defensive man,” Blas added.

While he enjoys all of his sports, the gridiron calls to him.

“Football is my favorite sport because I bond stronger with my fellow players more than basketball or track,” Blas said.

“I enjoy being an athlete because all the hard work I put in pays off on game day.”

When he’s not busy on the field, court, or oval, Blas “loves going to church and youth group, playing basketball in my neighborhood, playing video games, hanging with my family, and hanging out with friends.”

Liam is joined by younger brother Luke.

He picks bible and history as his favorite classes, with a shout-out to lunch, and enjoys listening to Christian rap. Some of his favorite musical artists include KB, Lecrae, Hulvey, NF, and Forrest Frank.

With the start of his high school career coming up this fall, Blas is ready for the transition.

“My strengths as an athlete are hustle, speed, and focus,” he said. “I’d like to work on the basics of sports such as dribbling, passing and agility, and sports IQ.”

As he makes his Wolf debut, Blas will also hold to the words of Philippians 4:13.

“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

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Farris, Downes earn Athlete of the Year honors

Posted in awards, tagged , , , , , , , on June 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris (left) celebrates another big winner. (Bailey Thule photo)

One smashed all the records, while the other was a master of consistency.

Now, Mia Farris and Logan Downes join a who’s-who list of Coupeville High School Athlete of the Year winners and will get their photos added to the collection in the hallway of the school’s gym.

The duo was honored Monday by retiring CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith during the year-end awards and scholarships ceremony.

Farris, a junior, played volleyball, basketball, and softball, and was a captain in all of her sports.

“Mia the Magnificent” was a First-Team All-Conference pick in volleyball and softball and helped lead the spikers to the state tourney.

Farris led the Wolves with 204 kills, while also racking up 215 digs, 47 service aces, four block assists, and three solo blocks.

During basketball season, she notched team MVP honors, playing stellar defense while scoring 104 points to tie for #2 on the squad despite missing a stretch of games with an injury.

Tearing up the diamond on a rare sunny spring day. (Parker Hammons photo)

When softball season rolled around, Farris was one of the veteran leaders for a very-young team which went 14-5, won a league crown, and narrowly missed a trip to state.

Chasing down anything and everything on defense, while crashing over the fence more than once, the centerfielder also wielded a wicked bat and fleet feet while hitting.

Farris tied for the team lead in at-bats, hitting a sweet .353 while compiling 26 runs, 21 RBI, 18 hits, 11 walks, four doubles, three triples, and a home run.

Angie Downes and her record-setting son. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Downes, a senior, capped his CHS run by shattering school records as both a quarterback and a hardwood assassin, earning First-Team All-League honors in both sports.

He was also voted Northwest 2B/1B League MVP in basketball and was selected to play in the All-State game.

On the gridiron, Downes owns the CHS mark for most touchdown passes in a game (5), season (20), and career (40), and was key in Coupeville winning a league title and advancing to state during his junior campaign.

That broke a 33-year dry spell for Wolf football in both categories.

He set individual records but played for team success. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not content to stop there, Downes became the only CHS hoops player, boy or girl, to record two 500+ point seasons.

After pouring in 554 as a junior, he torched the nets for 527 as a senior, the second and third-best campaigns for any Wolf at a school which began playing basketball in 1917.

Downes finished his run with 1,305 points, breaking the Coupeville boys career mark of 1,137 jointly held by Jeff Stone and Mike Bagby.

More importantly for a player who always seemed to care more about team success than individual highlights, he helped lead a senior-heavy squad back to the state tournament, the second time CHS made it to the big dance in the last three seasons.

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