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Home football opener shuffled

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on March 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Dakota Eck returns an interception last season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

One bad test, lots of fall-out.

A positive COVID-19 result for a member of the Friday Harbor High School boys track and field team will derail its scheduled football opener.

That’s because many of the school’s track athletes are also football players, and will have to sit out for two weeks.

That game, set for April 9, was supposed to be a road contest at Coupeville.

The Wolves will instead pick up a game with La Conner to take its place, but will play Saturday, April 10 instead.

Kickoff is 6 PM.

“It was better for the officials (to move to Saturday),” said Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith.

The move creates a bit of a conflict for CHS workers, as Coupeville also hosts its home volleyball opener the same day, with JV at 3:30 and varsity at 5:00.

But, it is what it is, in this Age of Coronavirus.

“We don’t have a lot of wiggle room in our short seasons this year,” Smith said.

With opponents flipped out, the hope is Coupeville football will still have a four-game schedule in this pandemic-shortened campaign.

After the opener, the Wolf gridiron squad is off until Friday, April 23, when it travels to Friday Harbor.

A road game at La Conner April 30, and a home contest May 8 versus Concrete comprise the pared-down schedule.

As we transition from spring sports into traditional fall sports, info on how fan seating will be handled for football, volleyball, and soccer will be released later this week, Smith said.

 

UPDATE — 3/30 @ 2:45 PM:

Volleyball start times changed to 11 AM for JV and 12:30 PM for varsity. So no conflict.

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Tackle some gridiron pics

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on March 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Here comes youth football. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Oak Harbor Football and Cheer League is back in business — minus the cheer part for now — bringing together young athletes from across Whidbey Island.

Working the sidelines every weekend is photo bug John Fisken, who delivers the pics seen above and below.

To peruse (and possibly purchase) the fruits of his labor, pop over to:

OHFCL 2020-2021 – John’s Photos

 


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Fall sports make their return

Posted in schedules, tagged , , , , , on March 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Maddie Vondrak and the CHS spikers return to the court. (Brian Vick photo)

Wolf senior Drake Borden is back to chase down a few more tennis balls. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Everything’s a bit topsy-turvy.

As sports return from a pandemic shutdown, things are being played out of order this school year, with fall sports following on the heels of spring sports, with winter sports going last.

Also, the schedules are pared down, with games against only conference foes from the Northwest 2B/1B League.

With Coupeville High School moving from 1A to 2B, there’s also another new wrinkle to scheduling, as boys soccer bounces from spring to fall, now being played in the same season as girls soccer.

In addition, the male booters have a somewhat different set of opponents from other Coupeville teams.

While they face Friday Harbor, Orcas Island, La Conner, and Mount Vernon Christian, both Concrete and Darrington don’t play boys soccer.

They are replaced, for this sport only, by Grace Academy, Providence Classical Christian, and Cedar Park Christian (Lynnwood).

While a sister school, that CPC is not the same one which Coupeville played as a member of the 1A North Sound Conference. That former foe springs from Bothell.

Then there’s tennis, which draws only a single opponent — Friday Harbor — across a six-match death rumble.

The Wolverines join the Wolves as the only NWL teams to embrace the art of the drop shot, and, as mentioned above, there are no non-conference matches to supplement the schedule this time around.

And what of ye olde annual tradition of hosting a Homecoming football game, you ask?

With no dance, limited fan attendance at games, and only two home football games (out of four total), probably best to plan for that returning (hopefully) in fall 2021.

Coaching wise, Ken Stange (boys tennis), Kyle Nelson (girls soccer), Marcus Carr (football), and Cory Whitmore (volleyball) are back.

They’re joined by Robert Wood (boys soccer) and Elizabeth Bitting (cross country), both making their debuts in new coaching positions.

The schedules for this COVID-impacted first season back:

 

BOYS SOCCER:

Wed-Apr. 7 — Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 10 — Mount Vernon Christian (1:00)
Tues-Apr. 13 — @ Orcas Island — (4:00)
Fri-Apr. 16 — Cedar Park Christian (Lynnwood) — (6:00)
Wed-Apr. 21 — @ Grace Academy — (3:30)
Sat-Apr. 24 — @ Friday Harbor — (12:30)
Tues-Apr. 27 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 29 — Providence Classical Christian — (6:00)
Mon-May 3 — Orcas Island — (4:00)
Wed-May 5 — @ La Conner — (7:00)

 

BOYS TENNIS:

Wed-Apr. 7 — Friday Harbor — (3:30)
Wed-Apr. 14 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Wed-Apr. 21 — Friday Harbor — (3:30)
Wed-Apr. 28 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Mon-May 3 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Thur-May 6 — Friday Harbor — (3:30)

 

CROSS COUNTRY:

Thur-Apr. 15 — HOME — (3:30)
Fri-Apr. 23 — @ Orcas Island — (3:00)
Fri-Apr. 30 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00)
Thur-May 6 — HOME — (3:30)

 

FOOTBALL:

Fri-Apr. 9 — Friday Harbor — (5:00)
Fri-Apr. 23 — @ Friday Harbor — (6:00)
Fri-Apr. 30 — @ La Conner — (7:00)
Sat-May 8 — Concrete — (7:00)

 

GIRLS SOCCER:

Fri-Apr. 9 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Wed-Apr. 14 — La Conner — (6:00)
Sat-Apr. 17 — Mount Vernon Christian — (1:00)
Tues-Apr. 20 — Friday Harbor — (4:00)
Fri-Apr. 23 — @ La Conner — (6:00)
Wed-Apr. 28 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:00)
Sat-May 1 — @ Friday Harbor — (12:30)
Tues-May 4 — La Conner — (6:00)
Fri-May 7 — Mount Vernon Christian (6:00)

 

VOLLEYBALL:
**JV plays first in CMS gym, varsity second in CHS gym**

Thur-Apr. 8 — @ Concrete — (5:00/6:30)
Sat-Apr. 10 — Friday Harbor — (3:30/5:00)
Tues-Apr. 13 — La Conner — (5:00/6:30)
Thur-Apr. 15 — @ Darrington — (5:00/6:30)
Sat-Apr. 17 — Mount Vernon Christian — (5:00/6:30)
Fri-Apr. 23 — @ Orcas Island — (4:00/5:30)
Sat-Apr. 24 — @ Friday Harbor — (4:00/5:30)
Tues-Apr. 27 — Concrete — (5:00/6:30)
Thur-Apr. 29 — @ La Conner — (5:00/6:30)
Sat-May 1 — Darrington — (5:00/6:30)
Tues-May 4 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (5:00/6:30)
Sat-May 8 — Orcas Island — (3:30/5:00)

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Once a Wolf, forever a Marine

Posted in military, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Jonathan Partida is now a member of the United States Marine Corps. (Photo courtesy Michelle Cernick)

Partida and younger brother Kevin were part of the first CHS football team to post a winning record since 2005. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Few … The Proud … The Wolves.

Coupeville High School alumni Jonathan Partida has made the jump from one pack to another, graduating from Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego.

The 2020 CHS grad, who played multiple sports during his time at the school, now goes into infantry training.

During his time as a Wolf, Partida was part of a unique class which lost many of the traditional senior class events, as the country went through the beginning of the pandemic.

Before COVID seeped into everyday life, he was part of the first CHS football team to post a winning record since 2005.

A receiver and defensive back, Jonathan was joined on the team by younger brother Kevin.

News of Partida’s rise as a Marine has brought joy to family and friends.

“I couldn’t be more proud of him if it was my own son,” said Coupeville Middle School soccer coach Reese Cernick.

His wife, Michelle, couldn’t agree more.

“Jonathan and (my son) Chris were best friends and Jonathan is like an adopted son to us,” she said.

“We love him and are so grateful to have him in our life.”

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Sellgren family still rules athletic world

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on March 13, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Donavan Sellgren hangs out with his sister. (Misty Sellgren photo)

Wolf Nation is everywhere.

While Donavan Sellgren never attended Coupeville High School, he is a vital part of one of our town’s most-successful athletic families.

Mom Misty was a three-sport star at CHS (volleyball, basketball, softball), one of the best during my run as Sports Editor at the Whidbey News-Times.

Uncle Nick also shone brightly during his time as a Wolf, and actually still holds the school career record for sacks.

And then there’s grandpa Vinny, who gave Ron Bagby a run for the title of the Wolf football coach with the shortest shorts.

But we’re in 2021 now, and Donavan, who graduated from Arlington High School, is the Sellgren currently front and center in the sports world.

Saturday, he made his season debut on the gridiron with Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana.

The sophomore wide receiver came up big, teaming up with quarterback Drew Korf on a 95-yard touchdown pass, but the Battlin’ Bears were nipped 14-12 by six-time NAIA national champ Carroll College.

It’s the first of four games for Donavan and Co. during this pandemic-shortened spring football season.

When he’s not hauling in touchdown passes, Dawn and Vinny Sellgren’s grandson is majoring in Health and Human Performance: Exercise Science.

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