Clockwise from upper left: Iris Ryckaert, Cameron Boyd (center), Christy Kellison (left), Fawn Gustafson (left), Gabe and Ty Eck, Jazmine Franklin, Noah Roehl, Caleb Valko.
OK, this is out of hand.
Nine birthdays covering three days, all with solid links to Wolf Nation. I already missed two, got three today and four more hit tomorrow.
Only one way to deal with this. I’m going Oprah on you all.
You get a Happy Birthday! And you get a happy birthday!! And on and on and on…
Who we are honoring (in alphabetic order):
Cameron Boyd — Wolf grad who sacrificed part of a tooth to help beat South Whidbey in a soccer game. A freakin’ CHS legend.
Gabe Eck — Fast-rising star who will hit CHS next fall. Football, basketball, baseball — does it all and does it all well.
Ty Eck — Just re-read what I said about his twin brother.
Jazmine Franklin — Sparkling Wolf cheerleader who doubles as a net master on the tennis court.
Fawn Gustafson — One of the moms who makes things hum behind the scenes.
Also gave CHS daughter Amanda Fabrizi, a hoops/volleyball superstar, son Clay Reilly, a three-sport terror and (one day) daughter Gwen Gustafson, who could be the greatest of them all.
Christy Kellison — Indispensable member of the Coupeville Booster Club and mom of Kole Kellison (and a bunch of others), who once tackled a ref in the end zone (on purpose). Still my favorite play ever. So there’s that.
Noah Roehl — Former Wolf star who grew up at CHS. Part of one of the families who are the very foundation of Wolf sports.
Just finished running another successful alumni basketball tourney in honor of his dad, the late, revered CHS coach Tom Roehl.
Iris Ryckaert — The Belgian Queen who hit Cow Town for a year and dazzled us all. Super sweet, bright young woman who dabbled in cheer, volleyball and tennis, spreading sunshine everywhere she went, before returning to rule her native land.
Forever a Wolf, regardless of where she lives.
Caleb Valko — The one true Page Hit King. The man who made Coupeville Sports what it is.
Cheeky bastard (and I mean that with a great deal of respect) who sometimes tries to play off what a good guy he is.
Too bad. Truth is out. Everyone knows you love your family and would go to the wall (and through it) for your friends.
A rock-solid athlete and team leader who left every last thing he had on the gridiron and basketball court, and a quality dude off of them.
To all nine of you, thank you for giving Wolf Nation a slice of your life. And may the next year be your best yet.
Coupeville Sports 