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CHS track squad hits finish line

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville freshman Cyrus Sparacio ran in the 1600 and 3200 at state. (Julie Wheat photo)

That’s a wrap.

Three Coupeville High School athletes competed Saturday at the 2B state track and field championships in Yakima, bringing a close to the Wolves three-day odyssey in Eastern Washington.

Freshman Tamsin Ward, who also vied in the shot-put Thursday, placed 10th in the high jump, setting a PR at four feet, 10 inches.

That’s two inches better than her previous top mark and puts her just four inches away from the school record for girls (5-02), jointly held by Yashmeen Knox and Ryanne Knoblich.

Coupeville sent its final competitors to the line late in the day Saturday, with freshman Cyrus Sparacio and senior George Spear running in the 3200-meter race.

The young gun claimed 12th in a time of 10 minutes, 30.32 seconds, while his older counterpart was 15th in 11:02.64 during his final high school race.

Overall, the Wolves, who had athletes in action all three days, earned four medals at the 2026 meet.

Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Davin Houston claimed 4th and 5th in the high jump, respectively, while Lillian Ketterling (Pole Vault) and Zachary Saho (Shot Put) were 8th in their events.

The Coupeville boys finished 21st in the team standings, while the Wolf girls were 34th.

Freeman’s boys and La Conner’s girls were the team state champs.

The Braves trailed Mount Vernon Christian at both the Northwest 2B/1B League meet and at districts, but soared on the biggest stage, sparked by state titles from freshman Faith Jenkins in the 100 and 200.

La Conner also claimed first place in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay, with Jenkins teaming with Maeve McCormick, Kiana Jenkins, and Nora McCormick to hit the tape first.

 

Tamsin Ward discusses strategy with Wolf coach Bob Martin. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

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CHS track stars kick off state meet run

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on May 28, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Tamsin Ward begins her state meet odyssey. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

Day one is in the books.

A pack of Coupeville High School athletes traveled from moderately sunny Whidbey Island to blazing-hot Yakima Thursday, with three Wolves competing in the opening moments of the 2B state track and field championships.

With temps pushing the mid-90’s on the Eastern side of the state, CHS freshman Tamsin Ward finished 14th in the shot put.

One of just three fab frosh to make the cut for the big dance in the event, she chucked her weapon of choice 30 feet, seven inches.

It’s the first of two competitions for Ward at state, as she will vie in the high jump Saturday as well.

Rounding out Coupeville’s day one competitors, freshman Cyrus Sparacio and senior George Spear ran in the 1600-meter race.

Sparacio claimed 11th in a personal-best time of four minutes, 38.14 seconds, with his older teammate earning 18th in 5:12.49.

With his run to the tape, the Wolf frosh shattered his PR by five-plus seconds and missed out on a medal by just four ticks.

One of the three youngest runners in the event (two freshmen and an 8th grader), Sparacio was the fastest of the trio.

Liam Blas dreams of running really fast. (Photo courtesy Kevin Blas)

Coupeville returns to action Friday at Zaepfel Stadium for day two of the three-day royal rumble.

The Wolves are slated to have Lillian Ketterling (Discus, Pole Vault), Zachary Saho (Shot Put), and the duo of Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Davin Houston (High Jump) in action.

The latter two will also link up with Liam Blas and Marquette Cunningham to run in the 4 x 100 prelims.

The Thursday trio return to action in the meet finale Saturday, with Ward in the high jump and Sparacio and Spear in the 3200.

If the 4 x 1 relay unit makes it to the finals, they’ll also run that day.

The Wolves gather for a team photo op before heading off to Yakima. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

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Trio notch WIAA honors

Posted in awards, tagged , , , , , on May 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Jeann Nitta abides. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

A trio of Wolves were honored Wednesday for “excelling in scholarship, citizenship, and participation.”

Coupeville High School seniors Jeann Nitta, Aiden O’Neill, and George Spear each received the Cliff Gillies Award at the school’s awards night, putting a cap on their time as hard-working prep athletes.

The honor, handed out by schools across the state, is named for a former longtime Executive Director of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

Previous CHS winners include Teagan Calkins, Cole White, Alita Blouin, Hailey Hammer, and Noelle Daigneault.

George Spear slashes through the rain. (Julie Wheat photo)

This year’s honorees played key roles for multiple Wolf athletic teams.

Nitta was manager for both the CHS cross country and track squads, while also competing as a harrier and basketball player during her time at the school.

Spear, who is set to compete at the state track meet in two events this weekend, has been a stellar distance runner for the Wolves. He is a three-time qualifier for the state cross country championships.

Battling through injuries, O’Neill has been a standout three-sport athlete when his body has held up.

On the football field, the basketball hardwood, and the baseball diamond, he has delivered numerous big plays while always being noted for his strong work ethic by Wolf coaches.

Aiden O’Neill, the quiet assassin. (Davin Houston photo)

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Big meet, huge win

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on April 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Richmond Bandong was part of a record-setting relay unit Saturday. (Marquette Cunningham photo)

One of the smallest schools made some of the biggest noise.

Competing at the 23-team Dave Snyder’s Lil’ Norway Meet in Poulsbo Saturday, Coupeville High School shocked the track and field world in the mixed 4 x 100 relay.

Lining up against big school rivals North Kitsap, Bremerton, Lindbergh, and Clover Park, the Wolves, repping a 2B-sized student body, hit the tape first in a meet record 52 seconds, almost two seconds ahead of the second-place school.

The CHS unit, comprised of Lillian Ketterling, Richmond Bandong, Tamsin Ward, and Liam Blas, includes three sophomores and a freshman.

“Great way to end the meet!!!” said CHS coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Bob Martin as they likely exchanged high fives all the way back to Cow Town.

The spoils of (track) war. (Bob Martin photo)

Coupeville made a last-second detour to even attend the Lil’ Norway meet, as it was originally slated to travel to Forks Saturday before shuffling things.

Bellarmine Prep and Aberdeen took full advantage of deep rosters to claim the girls and boys team titles, respectively, while the Wolves were 17th and 19th.

Along with the huge win in the mixed 4 x 100, Coupeville picked up 12 PRs on the day.

CHS is back in action next Saturday, April 25, but much closer to home, when the Wolves host the Cow Town Classic Invite at Mickey Clark Field.

Lexis Drake debates how many relay teams she wants to run with. (Marquette Cunningham photo)

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Isa Mc Fetridge (29th) 14.09 *PR*

200 — Mc Fetridge (16th) 28.95 *PR*

400 — Taylor Marrs (20th) 1:14.52 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (25th) 23.05; Frankie Tenore (26th) 24.54

300 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (22nd) 59.98 *PR*; Devon Wyman (27th) 1:11.16

4 x 100 Relay — Arianna Cunningham, Lexis Drake, Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Mc Fetridge (13th) 56.72

4 x 200 Relay — Lillian Ketterling, Leedy-Bonifas, Drake, Mc Fetridge (15th) 2:03.62

DMR 4000 Relay — Mikayla Wagner, A. Cunningham, Wyman, Laken Simpson (7th) 15:37.79

Shot Put — Ward (10th) 30-03

Discus — Ketterling (11th) 74-04; Ward (23rd) 58-02

Javelin — A. Cunningham (11th) 76-10

High Jump — Ward (10th) 4-08; Tenore (15th) 4-04

Pole Vault — Ketterling (7th) 7-06

Long Jump — McDonald (33rd) 9-05.75; O’Neill (35th) 9-02.75

Triple Jump — Leedy-Bonifas (13th) 28-00.50 *PR*; A. Cunningham (14th) 25-11.25

 

BOYS:

100 — Marquette Cunningham (29th) 12.26; Liam Blas (36th) 12.46

200 — Nathan Coxsey (33rd) 25.55 *PR*; Shiloh Sandlin (38th) 27.83 *PR*

400 — Brian Thompson (21st) 58.55 *PR*

800 — Ossian Merkel (27th) 2:24.07 *PR*; Johnathan Jacobsen (33rd) 2:33.58 *PR*

1600 — George Spear (22nd) 5:01.66; Hunter Atteberry (37th) 5:56.87 *PR*

3200 — Spear (15th) 11:24.72; Kenneth Jacobsen (20th) 11:34.53

300 Hurdles — Edmund Wilson (22nd) 50.12

4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Blas, Beckett Green, Houston (16th) 47.79

4 x 200 Relay — Richmond Bandong, Sage Arends, Coxsey, Wilson (10th) 1:43.25

4 x 400 Relay — Wilson, Thompson, Will Tierney, Green (14th) 4:00.69

DMR 4000 Relay — Merkel, Tierney, K. Jacobsen, Cyrus Sparacio (4th) 11:56.71

Shot Put — Zachary Saho (11th) 38-09.75 *PR*; Khanor Jump (29th) 33-03.25

Discus — Jump (18th) 105-03; Blas (24th) 97-01

Javelin — Bandong (25th) 101-05; J. Jacobsen (30th) 78-10

Long Jump — Arends (12th) 18-05; Thompson (26th) 17-01

 

CO-ED:

Mixed 4 x 100 Relay — Ketterling, Bandong, Ward, Blas (1st) 53.80

Heading home after a successful day on the mainland. (Amber Wyman photo)

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Harriers run strongly at state meet

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on November 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »

No rain in Pasco for the Coupeville High School boys’ cross country squad. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)

Year #8 is in the books.

The revival of Coupeville High School’s cross country program continues to roar along, with 12 Wolves competing Saturday at the state meet in Pasco.

CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting had full boys’ and girls’ teams on the line at the Sun Willows Golf Course, with the former finishing 11th in the 2B team standings and the latter 13th in a 1B/2B mashup.

“It was STATE! They put in the hard work and made it!” the Wolf running guru said. “Each team ran great races.”

Liberty Bell (girls) and Freeman (boys) claimed team crowns, with freshman Grace Walsh of Manson and sophomore Waylon Stoneburger-Schafer of Cle Elum-Roslyn earning individual titles while zipping across a 5,000-meter course.

For Coupeville, senior George Spear and sophomore Mikayla Wagner were the top placers, with Spear making his third appearance at the year’s biggest meet.

The Wolf girls enjoy the last day of the season.

In the girls’ race, the Wolves ran as a pack, with the time spread between their #1 and #5 runners the third smallest of any school, trailing just Liberty Bell and third-place finisher Pope John Paul II.

“The girls pushed themselves hard,” Bitting said. “Ivy (Rudat) and Allie (Powers) were our first time state runners. They both ran solid races and have goals for next season.

“Mikayla (Wagner) has been battling an injury but didn’t let that hold her back. She left it all out on the course and has earned some well-deserved healing time off.

“Devon (Wyman) has been fighting off a cold the past few weeks but today you would not have known. She ran one of her best races of the season,” Bitting added.

“Aleksia (Jump), our lone senior in the pack, ran her last state race of her high school career. She pushed herself, encouraged her teammates, her presence within the team will be missed.

“This girls’ team was more than just a team, they bonded, enjoyed each other’s company, laughed, they became family. I am excited to see what’s to come next season.”

CHS seniors (l to r) George Spear, Aleksia Jump, and Ezekiel Allen.

Bitting also came away impressed with her boys’ squad, which captured league and district titles in the same season for the first time since the 1970’s.

“The boys, the school history making boys! They ran amazingly,” she said. “What a group!

“The freshmen in the group, Cyrus (Sparacio) and Ossian (Merkel), truly added to the team. Their talents will take them far. This first year shaped them some but they still have so much more to give.

“Beckett (Green) and Isaiah (Allen), our sophomores, last year attended state as nonrunners #8 and #9, this year they made it and ran!! They both ran a strong race. They encouraged and pushed each other. The pack mentality is within them. Keep your eyes on them.

“Our lone junior Kenny (Jacobsen) always pushed himself and will continue to push himself. He ran a strong solid race.”

Topping things off are her two senior boys, Spear and Ezekiel Allen, who will depart along with Jump.

“George and Zeke – wow! Just wow! They will be missed!” Bitting said.

“They added so much to the team. Today they left it all on the course and both PR’d! So impressive.”

For now, the run is done, but with nine of Saturday’s 12 state meet participants scheduled to return, plus a solid group at home to join them, the future is bright.

“Next season there will be new faces, but the energy and dedication will be the same,” Bitting said.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (46th) 21:58.90
Ivy Rudat (83rd) 23:26.90
Aleksia Jump (92nd) 23:47.80
Devon Wyman (101st) 24:20.80
Allie Powers (114th) 24:53.80

 

BOYS:

George Spear (40th) 18:08.10
Ezekiel Allen (46th) 18:18.20
Cyrus Sparacio (64th) 18:41.20
Kenneth Jacobsen (86th) 19:08.30
Ossian Merkel (117th) 20:06.50
Beckett Green (127th) 20:21.10
Isaiah Allen (130th) 20:41.50

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