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Huskies add a “Torpedo” to their arsenal

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 8, 2021| 2 Comments »

Sean Toomey-Stout, during his Coupeville days. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Sean Toomey-Stout is pursuing a big-time dream.

Having aced a walk-on tryout at the University of Washington, the Coupeville High School grad has taken the first step towards becoming an NCAA D-I football player.

Toomey-Stout, a 5-foot-9, 193-pound redshirt freshman, is now listed as a defensive back on the Husky roster as spring practices begin.

During his time in Coupeville, he was maybe the hardest-hitting Wolf of all time, earning the nickname “The Torpedo” for his bone-crunching style of play.

Toomey-Stout was a two-way force for CHS, providing most of the team’s offense, and scaring rival teams with his defensive intensity.

“The Torpedo” drops the hammer.

A true four-year letterman, Sean first hit the high school gridiron as a special teams player, as he and older brother Cameron, AKA “Camtastic,” raced each other to be the first to cream the dude trying to return a punt or kickoff.

From there, Sean excelled as a running back and receiver, while laying waste to any foes who dared to come within 70 yards of him while he chased down ball-carriers from one side of the field to the other.

He also received national attention when videos of one of his touchdowns went viral.

In a game against King’s, Toomey-Stout followed the blocking of a wayward deer which stumbled onto the field, taking back a kick 95 yards for a score.

Videos of the play reached everywhere from Sports Illustrated to British television.

Like his twin sister, Maya, AKA “The Gazelle,” Sean was a multi-sport athlete at CHS, making a huge impact as both a basketball and track and field star.

Spring football practices at U-Dub run April 10-30, with the annual Spring Game set for May 1.

The Huskies open the 2021 season at home Sept. 4 against the University of Montana.

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Wolves ready to tackle new season

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on April 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Alex Jimenez is one of four returning seniors for the CHS football team. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It seems like a lifetime.

Jump all the way back to November 1, 2019, and the Coupeville High School football team was on the field at Interlake, wrapping up the first winning season for the Wolf gridiron program since 2005.

Powered by departing seniors such as Sean Toomey-Stout and Dawson Houston, CHS finished 5-4 while playing an independent schedule, collecting wins against Vashon Island, La Conner, Kittitas, Northwest Christian, and Anacortes.

Now, after the pandemic wiped out a year-plus of prep sports, Coupeville returns to the field this Saturday with a home game against La Conner, kicking off an abbreviated four-game schedule.

That marks a 526-day break between CHS football games.

With traditional fall sports playing after spring sports during the 2020-2021 school year, the Wolves will play twice at home, and twice on the road — with no Homecoming game.

The plus is no Wolf lost a football season, and the short run gives CHS coach Marcus Carr and Co. a lead-in to what all hope will be a normal 2021 season come August/September.

For now, Coupeville opens with La Conner, travels to Friday Harbor and La Conner, then closes at home with Concrete — a short, but intense welcome to the Northwest 2B/1B League.

Ben Smith (16) leads the rushing attack.

When action heats up, the Wolves will be led by four returning seniors in Ben Smith (RB, DE), Sage Downes (WR/DB), Alex Jimenez (OL/LB), and Dakota Eck (RB/LB).

“They will play significant roles on both sides of the ball,” Carr said.

Other key returnees include juniors Brian Casey (OL/LB) and Isaiah Bittner (C/DL) and sophomores Scott Hilborn (RB/SS), Tim Ursu (WR/DB), Kai Wong (OL/DL), Daylon Houston (WR/CB/K), Josh Upchurch (OL/DL), and Dominic Coffman (RB/LB).

Junior Isaiah Bittner anchors the Wolf line.

Three freshmen have already begun to make names for themselves at well.

“Logan Downes, he will be in competition to start at QB,” Carr said.

“Mikey Robinett, he is getting some good reps as a running back right now, and Zane Oldenstadt is a great addition to the offensive and defensive line.”

The youngest of three brothers, Logan Downes follows Sage and the oldest of the trio, Hunter, who held down the starting QB job for three seasons before graduating in 2018.

Meanwhile, Robinett follows in the footsteps of his dad, the late Mike Smart, who earned team MVP honors and All-League recognition while playing at fullback and linebacker during his 2001 senior season.

While this season will clock in at less than 50% of a normal campaign, with no playoffs planned, Carr will use the opportunity to work on player development.

The team is “transitioning to a power spread, so timing and good QB play will be big for us.”

With their school having moved from 1A to 2B, the Wolves primary foes on the gridiron will be fellow 2B schools La Conner and Friday Harbor.

If Chimacum joins the NWL starting with the 2021-2022 school year, as expected, Coupeville will gain a third home-and-away rival during a normal season.

For now, Carr is ready for anything.

“Friday Harbor always fields a tough team,” he said. “La Conner has a new head coach, so they will have a different look. It is hard to tell at this point.”

If nothing else, the Wolf head coach wants his program to be part of a boom period for Coupeville athletics.

“I am just looking forward to all sports filling the trophy case in the gym!,” he said.

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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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