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Take a victory lap, Wolf Nation!!

Posted in Fundraisers, tagged , , , , , on August 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »

“Your wallet, take it over there, son!” (Mandi Black photo)

We did it.

Working together as a community, as Wolf Nation, we turned a negative into a positive.

Budget cuts originally claimed the Athletic Trainer position at Coupeville High School, but we weren’t having it.

Thanks to contributions through GoFundMe and in person, we made a solid run at collecting the $8,600 necessary to fund the job for the 2023-2024 school year.

Then, Sunday, spurred by a large group of volunteers, a car wash got us the rest of the way.

The district agreed to accept a donation from the public to fund the position.

The Athletic Trainer’s direct supervisor, Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith, has confirmed Wolf grad Jessica Caselden will remain in the position.

When Sept. 1 rolls around, and the Wolves host Klahowya in the football opener, a daughter of the prairie will be exactly where she should be — providing care and inspiration to your children.

Take a victory lap, Wolf Nation. You deserve it.

Surviving the smog for a good cause. (Mandi Black photo)

“Let the sponges hit the floor!” (Dina Guay photo)

Smooth operators. (Mandi Black photo)

Future CHS athletic stars make a stand in support of one of their best role models. (Mandi Black photo)

They will … rock you. (Mandi Black photo)

Jessica Caselden (in red shirt) with some of her many fans. (Dina Guay photo)

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Push hard for the finish line!

Posted in Fundraisers, tagged , , , , on August 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Jessica Caselden (right), and her fellow daughters of the prairie. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Two weeks from today should be cause for celebration.

The Coupeville High School football team steps onto the gridiron at Mickey Clark Field that night, hosting Klahowya in the first athletic contest of the 2023-2024 school year.

When the Wolves make their debut, the cheers will be even louder if CHS Athletic Trainer Jessica Caselden joins them on the sidelines.

If that happens, it will mean that we, Wolf Nation, rose up as one and righted a potential wrong.

That while we understand budget cuts are part of the new reality for many schools, that cutting the athletic trainer position, especially when it’s filled by a daughter of the prairie, is a step in the wrong direction.

Coupeville administrators decided they couldn’t fund the $8,600 necessary to provide protection for our town’s student/athletes, so we did.

We saved the position for a year and are sending a clear message something has to change before the next budget is crafted.

Having an athletic trainer in place, especially one as talented and committed as Caselden, who returned to The Rock and bought her childhood home, shouldn’t even be a question.

The position is too important to be reduced to a line item on a piece of paper.

It is your sons and daughters’ health and well-being.

It is having a trained pro on scene when the unthinkable happens, it is preventing and lessening injuries, it is a woman inspiring a new generation with her words and actions.

It is everything this school district says it wants in its core principals.

And we’re almost there.

The community has raised $6,420 as of Friday morning, leaving us $2,180 shy of saving the position.

There’s a car wash this Sunday, Aug. 20 from 10-2 at Ebey Academy, which sits on NE Terry, right across from the high school.

Suggested donation is $10, and you are certainly welcome to add tips.

 

Our GoFundMe, which has attracted 65 supporters, can be found here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/protect-inspire-wolf-athletes

 

You can also contact me at davidsvien@hotmail.com if you would like to donate in some other manner.

 

This is the weekend to make this a reality.

Whether you can donate $5 or $500, every dollar pushes us closer to sending a positive message across the prairie and out into the world.

We are Wolf Nation, hear us roar!

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They came to run in the sun

Posted in Fundraisers, Running, tagged , , , , on August 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Jeannie (left) and Sophie Sandahl competed in the 10K Saturday. (Photo courtesy Sandahl family)

They turned out in force.

Official stats show 277 runners competing Saturday in the annual Race the Reserve, the biggest fundraiser for Coupeville High School’s next graduating class.

The 5K was the most-popular event, attracting 107 competitors.

Meanwhile, the 10K snagged 99 runners, and the half marathon featured 71 people ambling across the prairie.

Two of the day’s three winners have a direction connection to Coupeville Middle and High School cross country.

Andrew Wyman, husband of CMS harrier coach Amber Wyman, claimed the crown in the half marathon.

George Spear, who will be a Wolf sophomore this fall, outran the field to win the 10K, while the 5K title was copped by Levi DeBoard, who seems to have no connection to the Wolf running programs.

 

Complete results:

 

Half Marathon:

Andrew Wyman (1st) 1:28:22.8
Zack Rikkinen (2nd) 1:32:49.7
Nikki Leith (3rd) 1:35:31.6
Kim VanSant (4th) 1:40:40.7
Rich Frazier (5th) 1:41:18.6
Jon Leachtenauer (6th) 1:47:38.3
Jakobi Baumann (7th) 1:49:33.1
James O’Brien (8th) 1:50:56.5
Ayla Gizlice (9th) 1:51:17.0
Pin Laurent (10th) 1:54:39.3
Terry Wadkins (11th) 1:55:31.8
Alexander Zarifis (12th) 1:55:57.1
Roy Seliber (13th) 1:56:05.0
Anna Smukowski (14th) 1:58:53.8
Jakob Kirschenmann (15th) 1:59:14.6
Josh Collins (16th) 2:00.31.7
Brian Austin (17th) 2:02.39.8
Andrey Kuksyuk (18th) 2:04:00.7
Steve Zarafis (19th) 2:04.09.8
Hank Milnes (20th) 2:05:18.5
Diana Mladosich (21st) 2:05:40.6
Genevieve Tedder (22nd) 2:05.56.3
Vivian Tedder (23rd) 2:06:40.1
Renee Tedder (24th) 2:06:54.9
Jen Swanson (25th) 2:07:10.7
Gina Salama (26th) 2:08:56.4
Randy DeWolde (27th) 2:08:56.8
Kate Anderson (28th) 2:09:14.6
Shelley Jackson (29th) 2:11:42.9
Griff Overturf (30th) 2:13:31.9
Landon Overturf (31st) 2:13:33.2
Vesa Rikkinen (32nd) 2:14:36.8
Jonathan Roberts (33rd) 2:15:25.3
Debbie St. Aubin (34th) 2:15:43.5
Tina Beus (35th) 2:16:20.2
Matthew Moberly (36th) 2:19:21.0
Rob Bevis (37th) 2:19:38.2
Loren Osborn (38th) 2:21:07.2
Kaylee Giles (39th) 2:21:32.9
Kay Sterner (40th) 2:22:07.7
Melissa Clarke (41st) 2:22:19.6
Jake Martel (42nd) 2:22:24.6
Lindsey Martel (43rd) 2:22:25.4
Selen Gizlice (44th) 2:22:37.6
Cassidee Beus (45th) 2:23:13.7
Jim Sterner (46th) 2:24:30.2
Trenton Mueller (47th) 2:24:47.8
Nikki Garcia (48th) 2:27:01.4
Misty Martin (49th) 2:27:55.8
Rayna Burke (50th) 2:29:15.0
Alysha Best (51st) 2:30:30.0
Pat McFaul (52nd) 2:33:11.9
Taylor Kirschenmann (53rd) 2:35:03.2
Nicole Rikkinen (54th) 2:35:09.1
Luke Kruger-Howard (55th) 2:36:02.5
Brina Hatcher (56th) 2:36:16.0
Karen Hatcher (57th) 2:36:16.1
Rachel Ruddell (58th) 2:37:37.2
Kelly Powers (59th) 2:41:57.8
A. Powers (60th) 2:41:58.1
Kevin Lavering (61st) 2:42:10.1
Theresa Manns (62nd) 2:44:10.8
Hiusze Noom (63rd) 2:45:42.9
Kimberly Hutchins (64th) 2:46:20.1
Andrew Strappazon (65th) 2:47.31.9
Andrew Jenkins (66th) 2:55:40.5
Chiage Zediker (67th) 2:56:46.3
Elizabeth Walker (68th) 2:58:41.6
Jeremy Walker (69th) 2:58:42.4
Katrina Riippa (70th) 3:09:18.4
Gerard Lopez (71st) 3:24:08.8

 

10K:

George Spear (1st) 43:50.0
Tom FitzMacken (2nd) 45:23.9
Stephanie Ballard (3rd) 45:26.3
Shawn Ross (4th) 46:02.0
Charles Arndt (5th) 46:09.9
Sam Howat (6th) 46:50.9
Cristian Rivas (7th) 48:17.5
Michael Hutchinson (8th) 48:53.9
Ralph Gamble (9th) 50:52.0
Vincent Tramonte (10th) 51:20.9
Cyrus Sparacio (11th) 51:40.1
Emily Starks (12th) 51:45.2
Michael Briddell (13th) 52:37.1
Amy Harper (14th) 53:37.5
Lydia Li (15th) 53:59.7
Dale Haley (16th) 54:16.8
Elizabeth McKeon (17th) 55:02.0
Van Gamble (18th) 55:11.5
Kevin Wunderly (19th) 55:14.0
Laura Evelle (20th) 55:27.9
Marti Murphy (21st) 56:18.9
Dina Deliyanides (22nd) 56:28.5
Sandra Johnson (23rd) 56:31.1
Susan Jones (24th) 56:35.8
Nick Abbott (25th) 57:02.2
Theresa Sanders (26th) 57:11.4
Katelyn Kean (27th) 58:03.2
Dana Montgomery (28th) 58:22.2
Maddie Miller (29th) 58:50.4
Miguel Razo (30th) 1:00:36.4
Erica Hendricks (31st) 1:00:48.9
John Basso (32nd) 1:00:55.2
Tessie Robertson (33rd) 1:01:02.8
Ivan Mauricio Navarro Martinez (34th) 1:01:03.5
Sophie Sandahl (35th) 1:01:22.0
Maddy McLain (36th) 1:01:32.0
Eyonna Mason-Vaughn (37th) 1:02:26.0
Hazel Busic (38th) 1:02:38.2
Richard Bourcier (39th) 1:03:53.0
Holden Usherwood (40th) 1:04:05.4
Tova Barden (41st) 1:04:15.7
Nathan Nicholson (42nd) 1:04:33.0
Shaelyn Pitta (43rd) 1:04:33.7
Tyra Mulligan (44th) 1:05:14.4
Ian Sebastian (45th) 1:05:14.9
Rebecca Rhodes (46th) 1:05:19.3
Dillon Sylte (47th) 1:05:21.2
Ali Mollhoff (48th) 1:05:21.7
Trina Gardner (49th) 1:05:48.5
Wade Gardner (50th) 1:05:49.2
Ellen Haley (51st) 1:05:52.0
Alondra Rivas (52nd) 1:06:17.6
David King (53rd) 1:06:24.5
Vasilios Andrews (54th) 1:06:40.9
Madeleine Winslow (55th) 1:08:05.0
Claire Sites (56th) 1:08:44.0
Kurtis Smith (57th) 1:08:45.5
Christina Jump (58th) 1:08:51.8
Brian Hickey (59th) 1:08:55.2
Anonymous Participant (60th) 1:09:54.9
Melissa Van Buhler (61st) 1:09:57.4
Ava Ford (62nd) 1:10:13.4
Hannah Nicholson (63rd) 1:10:13.7
Rachel Delshad (64th) 1:11:00.9
Mary Ann Duhrkopf (65th) 1:11:01.7
George Thawley (66th) 1:11:51.7
Thierry Lopez (67th) 1:12:12.3
Alexa Sandefur (68th) 1:12:13.3
Carolyn Pape (69th) 1:12:18.8
Patrick Kreek (70th) 1:14:01.9
Brittany Kreek (71st) 1:14:02.1
Catherine Hoover (72nd) 1:15:22.2
Tawnya Wavada (73rd) 1:15:51.9
Susan Briddell (74th) 1:15:56.3
Robin Murphy (75th) 1:16:03.5
Lindsay McClellan(76th) 1:16:59.4
Kyle McClellan (77th) 1:16:59.7
Zane Bennett (78th) 1:17:00.0
Thomas Moffitt (79th) 1:17:49.9
Maribeth Wunderly (80th) 1:17:56.0
E. Bookwalter (81st) 1:18:10.1
Kearstyn Small (82nd) 1:18:12.6
Madeleine Orton (83rd) 1:18:58.3
Pasi Rikkinen (84th) 1:21:32.6
Jeannie Sandahl (85th) 1:21:32.7
Lori Holt (86th) 1:27:45.0
Peter Kettler (87th) 1:27:55.2
Joy Hickey (88th) 1:28:19.2
James Bookwalter (89th) 1:28:27.5
Dawn Stobaugh (90th) 1:29:10.7
Lincoln Kelley (91st) 1:30:24.9
Heidi Ford (92nd) 1:30:38.5
Mike Simpson (93rd) 1:30:56.5
Olesya Matson (94th) 1:31:57.6
Chris Holt (95th) 1:34:00.3
Brandy Bookwalter (96th) 1:37:08.2
Chelsea Stobaugh (97th) 1:37:10.6
Kasha Portrey (98th) 1:48:36.2
Mikel Bryant (99th) 1:48.37.7

 

5K:

Levi DeBoard (1st) 16:44.9
Jeroam Wood-Pina (2nd) 19:09.5
Nolan Saltonstall (3rd) 20:58.7
Cael Wilson (4th) 21:29.6
Nicholas Wasik (5th) 21:54.1
Larry DeBoard (6th) 24:08.3
David Harris (7th) 24:26.1
Joseph Lawrence (8th) 25:02.0
Matthew Kern (9th) 25:15.3
Bridget Perkins (10th) 25:24.2
Jill Tsuchitori (11th) 26:31.6
Cameron Marley (12th) 26:33.5
Edmund Wilson (13th) 26:37.4
Madeleine Howat (14th) 27:15.2
Natalie Jamison (15th) 27:34.4
Brandon Bailey (16th) 27:39.6
A. Powers (17th) 28:47.0
River Simpson (18th) 29:16.3
Isabelle Tsuchitori (19th) 29:16.5
Chase Simpson (20th) 29:16.7
John Teutsch (21st) 29:48.7
Kate Reef (22nd) 30:04.8
M. Howat (23rd) 30:10.0
Ross Labrenz (24th) 30:48.3
Nathan Howat (25th) 30:54.7
Jon McGinnis (26th) 30:56.5
Tyler Domitrovich (27th) 31:25.6
John Hughes (28th) 31:39.5
Pam Sanstrom (29th) 32:22.5
Amber Austin (30th) 32:32.2
Rhianna Olson (31st) 33:10.6
N. Farnum (32nd) 33:15.6
N. Farnum II (33rd) 33:17.5
Alexandra Farnum (34th) 33:20.7
Andrew Farnum (35th) 33:31.1
Natalie Perera (36th) 33:49.0
Lynn Hyde (37th) 33:55.4
Brenden Hansen (38th) 35:20.2
Katheryne Crowe (39th) 35:54.3
Laurrin Bates (40th) 36:24.1
Cameron Davies (41st) 36:31.6
Taygin Jump (42nd) 37:00.1
Tate Wyman (43rd) 37:00.1
Rachel Gonzalez (44th) 37:18.8
A. Bosler (45th) 37:24.1
Rebecca Albright (46th) 37:31.7
Liliya Kuksyuk (47th) 37:56.6
Lynn Baldwin Rhoades (48th) 38:02.7
Jay Gainer (49th) 38:05.1
Cynthia Sebastian (50th) 38:38.6
Alison Perera (51st) 38:40.3
Michael P. Abercrombie (52nd) 39:33.5
Anonymous Participant (53rd) 39:46.3
Jim Smith (54th) 39:52.0
Jen Wuest (55th) 40:24.3
Shannon Tumblin (56th) 40:29.5
Providence Phelps (57th) 40:32.1
Desi Greene (58th) 41:00.1
Kaniu Eckart (59th) 41:01.0
O. Glaze (60th) 41:05.4
Albert Estrada (61st) 41:06.5
Kathy Glaze (62nd) 41:06.5
Ace Jones (63rd) 41:28.9
Candy O’Neal (64th) 42:39.1
Rainy Simpson (65th) 43:40.8
Ron Pedersen (66th) 43:46.7
Kristina Morris (67th) 44:22.6
Matt Bepler (68th) 44:28.3
Kristine Davies (69th) 44:40.7
Megan Dean (70th) 45:12.4
Brittany Britz (71st) 45:55.1
K. Britz (72nd) 45:55.3
Marie Salerno (73rd) 46:40.3
Alexis Macias (74th) 46:41.4
Lori Heimbuch (75th) 47:28.6
Colleen Nelson (76th) 47:38.5
Lisa Olds (77th) 48:09.4
Tim Bright (78th) 49:12.8
Nicole Marley (79th) 51:09.5
Kayla Moreno (80th) 51:18.1
Raynee Hayes (81st) 51:36.0
Kirsten Smith (82nd) 51:40.2
Elya Howat (83rd) 53:01.0
Stefanie Schultz (84th) 53:01.4
Anthony Hernandez (85th) 54:30.4
Pat Hernandez (86th) 54:32.9
Stone Simpson (87th) 55:51.4
Esteban Hernandez (88th) 57:44.0
Kellie Sites (89th) 59:21.9
Bill Sites (90th) 59:22.0
Haley Sites (91st) 1:00:01.4
Nathan Harris (92nd) 1:02:01.3
Mark Mulligan (93rd) 1:02:02.1
Christie Martel (94th) 1:02:13.7
Anthony Martel (95th) 1:02:14.1
Chris McFaul (96th) 1:02:14.1
Siri Barden (97th) 1:03:54.8
Patricia Nielsen (98th) 1:05:30.5
Alice Jones (99th) 1:05:34.4
Amy Emery (100th) 1:05.34.7
Susanna Jones (101st) 1:05:35.0
Alan Frisby (102nd) 1:07:23.2
Tom Nielsen (103rd) 1:07:34.4
Julie Beck (104th) 1:09:37.3
Deann Whipple (105th) 1:09:37.5
LeAnn Bright (106th) 1:09:37.7
Ted Gage (107th) 1:21:51.6

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Prairie run attracts a crowd

Posted in Fundraisers, Running, tagged , , , , on August 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Ready to run as a family. (Photo courtesy Rainy Simpson)

The prairie was alive with the sound of footsteps.

The annual Race the Reserve extravaganza returned to Coupeville Saturday, with runners conquering 5K, 10K, and half-marathon routes while raising money for the Class of 2024.

The year’s biggest fundraiser for the next batch of Wolf seniors, the event played out under sunny skies this time around, as you can see in the pics above and below.

College rowing sensation Sophie Sandahl returns to Coupeville for a chance to run with mom. (Photo courtesy Jeannie Sandahl)

The support crew, hard at work. (Photo courtesy Corinn Parker)

Lincoln Kelley (and his magnificent beard) enjoys the day. (Photo courtesy Shawna Kelley)

Casting a giant shadow. (Photo courtesy Matt Bepler)

Skylar Parker is a tough, but fair, course monitor. (Photo courtesy Corinn Parker)

This year’s snazzy ribbons. (Photo courtesy Jeannie Sandahl)

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Wash a car, support a movement!

Posted in budget cuts, Fundraisers, tagged , , , , , on August 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School Athletic Trainer Jessica Caselden will be on the sidelines during the 2023-24 school year, if Wolf Nation stands in support of her. (Mandi Black photo)

Have a spare hour?

Wolf Moms are planning to host a car wash at Ebey Academy, with proceeds going to the fundraiser to save Coupeville High School’s Athletic Trainer position.

They have the equipment and the staging area — on SE Terry Road, right across from CHS — now they just need volunteers, adults and kids, willing to give a bit of time to the cause.

Christi Messner has set up a sign-up list, with three possible dates for the car wash.

Possibilities include this Saturday or Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13, or the following Sunday, Aug. 20, depending on which date draws the most interest from volunteers.

The athletic trainer position was a victim of budget cuts, but the school district has agreed to accept donations from the community to fund the invaluable position for the 2023-2024 school year.

Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith, the trainer’s direct supervisor, has confirmed the district would retain Wolf alumnus Jessica Caselden if funding is available.

The cost to fund the position for 23-24 is $8,600, with the ongoing fundraiser nearing $6,000 as of Thursday afternoon.

 

The primary driving force has been a GoFundMe, which can be found here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/protect-inspire-wolf-athletes

 

Those wishing to donate through other means can contact me at davidsvien@hotmail.com.

 

To sign up for a car wash shift, pop over to:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a49a4ac2ba1f85-carwash1?fbclid=IwAR2mZX_jE3JHz4hNv1Rg3a_EF2SUOrNeknlQ6mKuWJbMZmYhfnxYbjw4Hqc#/

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