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Powers sizzles, Wolves zing

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Anna Powers (far left), seen here last year, has won back-to-back cross country races. (Amber Wyman photo)

Anna Powers is setting a torrid pace.

The Coupeville Middle School 8th grade cross country ace made it two wins in a row, outrunning a field of 65 girls Thursday at a seven-team home meet at Fort Casey State Park.

Powers finished nearly 13 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor to claim the title.

The boys individual crown went to South Whidbey 7th grader Wesley Samuelson, who out dueled 108 foes in his race.

Coupeville’s Henry Purdue and Lincoln Wagner were hot on his heels, finishing third and fourth, respectively, on the 1.7 mile-course.

The South enders claimed both team titles, with the Wolf boys landing in second place while their female counterparts finished fourth.

Coupeville returns to action almost immediately, hitting the trails at the John Payne XC Invitational Saturday at University Place.

 

Thursday results:

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (1st) 11:03.55
Sarai Dangerfield (4th) 11:32.38
Abby Hunt (20th) 12:56.12
Claire Lachnit (25th) 13:12.86
Ava Clark (34th) 14:06.58
Liberty Perez (42nd) 15:32.13
Seraphina Williams (46th) 16:20.48

 

BOYS:

Henry Purdue (3rd) 9:39.36
Lincoln Wagner (4th) 9:39.63
Colton Ashby (11th) 10:13.41
Archer Schwarz (13th) 10:19.29
Jesse Kehoe (18th) 10:43.69
Nicholas Strong (24th) 11:07.67
Mica McCloskey (35th) 11:48.04
Cole Van Dyke (58th) 12:51.53
Les Queen (63rd) 13:16.31
Johnathyn Driscoll (66th) 13:23.81
Miles Abram (71st) 13:39.48
Elijah Williams (78th) 13:56.89
Hayden Maynes (79th) 13:58.18
Oliver Miller (80th) 14:08.96

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Wolves zip through the rain

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Allie Powers heads into the heart of the rain. (Kelly Powers photo)

They ran so fast the raindrops never hit them.

Dodging Mother Nature’s liquid assault Wednesday, the Coupeville High School cross country squad hosted its lone home meet of the season at picturesque Fort Casey State Park.

The Wolves and rivals from five other schools covered a 5,000-meter course, with Mount Vernon Christian and Evangel Christian snagging team titles in girls and boys, respectively.

Evangeline Fikkert of MVC and Joshua Sarr of Evangel earned top individual honors, with senior George Spear and freshman Mikayla Wagner pacing CHS.

A rainbow sprouts for Beckett Green. (Laura Callahan photo)

While the weather got a bit wet ‘n wild, Coupeville coach Elizabeth Bitting was beaming like the sun afterwards.

“Beautiful day to set up; as soon as they started the race the skies opened up!” she said with a laugh. “IT POURED!!

“They all ran amazing! Such a beautiful course! Great PR’s! A memorable race for sure!”

The Wolves get right back at it this Saturday, Oct. 4, when they travel to University Place to take part in the John Payne XC Invitational.

The Wolves endure. (Kelly Powers photo)

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (5th) 23:57.44
Aleksia Jump (8th) 24:13.14
Ivy Rudat (12th) 24:49.14
Noelle Western (15th) 25:33.06
Allie Powers (17th) 26:08.45
Devon Wyman (18th) 26:08.73
Reagan Callahan (25th) 30:53.14
Ava Lucero (26th) 31:10.52

 

BOYS:

George Spear (2nd) 18:14.68
Cyrus Sparacio (8th) 19:04.39
Ezekiel Allen (10th) 19:18.03
Kenneth Jacobsen (15th) 19:38.17
Beckett Green (24th) 20:50.94
Ossian Merkel (28th) 21:29.64
Johnathan Jacobsen (36th) 22:33.59
Isaiah Allen (41st) 22:46.05
Nolan Hunt (52nd) 27:12.84
Zach Blitch (54th) 31:22:79
Donovan Fox (55th) 31:37.76
Zachary Saho (57th) 40:54:57

Noelle Western heads for the finish line. (Kelly Powers photo)

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“I am so proud of all my runners!”

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , , on October 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

They fear no foe. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The breeze just made them run faster.

Staying one step ahead of the cool air coming off the water at Fort Casey State Park Thursday, Coupeville Middle School cross country runners held up well in their lone home meet of the season.

The Wolves welcomed six other Cascade League schools to Whidbey, then presented them with an enticing 1.7-mile course.

South Whidbey claimed the girls’ team title, while King’s captured the boys’ crown. Coupeville finished third in both competitions.

Aleya Lewis of Lakewood and Ash Kline of South Whidbey earned individual honors, with the Wolves placing Henry Purdue and Cyrus Sparacio in the top 10.

CMS coach Amber Wyman sent 26 runners to the line Thursday and came away impressed with her young athletes.

“It was a beautiful day, and the runners really pushed hard!” she said.

“We had some tough competition, but I am so proud of all of my runners for how hard they work at practice and all the effort they give.

“It is really paying off!”

The Wolves get right back at it this Saturday, Oct. 5 when they travel to University Place to take part in the 28th annual John Payne Cross Country Invitational.

CMS runners enjoy clear skies at Fort Casey State Park. (Amber Wyman photo)

 

Thursday results:

 

GIRLS:

Allie Powers (12th) 13:04.59
Anna Powers (13th) 13:05.00
Claire Lachnit (16th) 13:20.13
Hazel Goldman (17th) 13:21.56
Mia Goers (38th) 14:54.81
Abby Hunt (41st) 15:17.21
Hailey Goldman (52nd) 15:58.16
Sophia Magdolen (77nd) 23:24.32

 

BOYS:

Henry Purdue (9th) 10:45.25
Cyrus Sparacio (10th) 10:46.17
Colton Ashby (12th) 11:03.30
Calvin Kappes (16th) 11:21.27
Archer Schwarz (18th) 11:25.00
River Simpson (20th) 11:36.16
Lincoln Wagner (21st) 11:38.80
Ossian Merkel (28th) 12:03.99
Jonathan Kappes (29th) 12:06.22
Jesse Kehoe (32nd) 12:15.65
Christopher Zenz (48th) 13:00.85
Jonah Meek (49th) 13:02.77
Jonathyn Driscoll (64th) 14:28.24
Magnus Western (66th) 14:31.83
Nolan Hunt (67th) 14:52.34
Cole Van Dyke (74th) 15:41.35
Hunter Attebury (77th) 16:43.36
Gunnar Merkel (91st) 21:49.73

 

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Runners ready for their closeup

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Reagan Callahan spends quality time with her mom. (Morgan White photos)

They came, they ran, they heard the click of cameras.

The Coupeville High School cross country squad hosted its lone home meet of the season Wednesday at Fort Casey State Park, and photographers were hiding in every bush along the trail.

The pics above and below come to us from School Board Prez Morgan White, who was out and about with her camera enjoying the balmy early-October weather.

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Beautiful day, beautiful meet

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Aleera Kent flies across her home course. (Chloe Fergusen photo)

These are the days Elizabeth Bitting loves.

The Coupeville High School cross country coach was front and center at Fort Casey State Park Wednesday, as the Wolves hosted their lone home meet of the season.

And Bitting was stoked.

“It was a beautiful day!” she said. “So many spectators, so many cow bells ringing, a lot of hoarse voices, PR’s galore!”

Craig Pedlar, who coached CHS cross country in the ’70s, was the official starter, and seemingly the whole community came out in force to support the harriers.

“We had so many wonderful volunteers!” Bitting said.

“Thank you to all who came out on this glorious day and cheered on ALL THE runners! I LOVE THAT!”

Parents, school admins and teachers, middle school runners and the CHS cheerleaders were on hand to help keep things hopping.

Wolf cheerleaders were on hand to support their classmates. (Delanie Lewis photo)

“Today was seriously our biggest turnout yet!” Bitting said. “We had some big names out there! So many family members and friends.

“We definitely were feeling the love today!”

On the 5000-meter course, the Wolves won the girls’ team title, with their 42 points edging out Friday Harbor (46) and Mount Vernon Christian (47).

The CHS boys (32) claimed second, trailing just perpetual state power MVC (23), with Hurricanes Evangeline Fikkert and Isaac Betz earning individual crowns.

Coupeville placed four boys and three girls in the top 10, with junior Aleera Kent and sophomore Kenneth Jacobsen leading the way with fourth-place finishes.

The Wolves get back at it a week from today, Oct. 9, when they travel to Friday Harbor for another league meet.

Fab frosh Mikayla Wagner (664) leads a pack of runners. (Addie Russell photo)

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Aleera Kent (4th) 23:54.03
Mikayla Wagner (6th) 24:28.88
Ivy Rudat (9th) 24:51.04
Noelle Western (10th) 24:51.94
Devon Wyman (13th) 25:22.19
Aleksia Jump (16th) 26:07.34
Ari Armstrong (17th) 26:21.39
Reagan Callahan (20th) 27:31.53
Dahlia Miller (24th) 29:20.34
Ava Lucero (26th) 29:56.45
Mary Western (31st) 35:24.86

 

BOYS:

Kenneth Jacobsen (4th) 18:37.09
Ezekiel Allen (5th) 18:40.86
Carson Field (6th) 18:45.79
Landon Roberts (7th) 18:50.92
George Spear (11th) 19:11.59
Thomas Strelow (13th) 19:28.73
Beckett Green (25th) 21:03.98
Isaiah Allen (31st) 21:19.87
Johnathan Jacobsen (34th) 21:50.28
Ethan Walling (37th) 23:03.21
Will Tierney (41st) 24:26.53
Zach Blitch (51st) 32:21.44

Carson Field rocks the Cow Town shorts. (Duke Kutz photo)

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