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Wolf grads roar on big stage!!

Posted in Football, Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on October 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Nick “The Big Hurt” Streubel anchors the line for the nationally-ranked Central Washington University football squad. (Photo courtesy Nanette Streubel)

Brothers CJ (left) and Hunter Smith are trying to earn spots on the Green River College baseball team. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Ally Roberts, and her trusty steed, kick off the college equestrian season next month. (Photo courtesy Roberts)

Once they were Wolves, but now they wear a variety of uniforms.

At least seven Coupeville High School grads are either currently playing college sports, or about to start a new season.

From football to basketball to equestrian sports to baseball and softball, the Cow Town alumni can be found just about anywhere.

And I say “at least seven,” because as soon as I print this story, it’ll turn out I missed someone. Happens every time.

But, at this moment, to the best of my knowledge, and in alphabetic order, here are the former Wolves who are continuing to play on in their sport of choice:

 

Kailey Kellner:

The former All-Conference hoops player returns to D’Youville College, an NCAA D-III school in New York, for her sophomore campaign.

The first time around, she played in 25 games for the women’s basketball squad, starting in several, averaging 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds a night.

The Spartans open a new season Nov. 10 against non-conference foe Wells College.

 

Katrina McGranahan:

The Everett Community College freshman has been battling a nagging quad injury, but played through it as her softball squad went 6-0 in fall ball.

She has been splitting time between manning third-base and pitching, but is expected to mainly play in the field once the regular season begins in the spring.

At the plate, the former CHS Athlete of the Year bashed a string of extra-base hits in fall ball, narrowly missing a home run in her final game.

 

Ally Roberts:

A standout volleyball spiker in high school, she’s following her primary passion these days, competing in horse sports.

A member of the Western Washington University equestrian team, she will compete in Western gaming when the season starts in Nov.

 

CJ and Hunter Smith:

The brothers have taken their skills to Auburn, where they are in the final weeks of fall baseball with Green River College.

Both have seen time on the mound and in the infield, and will soon head into winter workouts with the goal of making the hardball squad next spring.

When they’re not fine-tuning their baseball skills, both are on educational paths as well, with CJ studying Criminal Justice and Hunter beginning his journey towards a Physical Therapy degree.

 

Makana Stone:

Coming off a trip to Brazil as part of a D-III all-star women’s basketball team, the former two-time Olympic League MVP returns for her junior season at Whitman College.

A First-Team All-Conference selection in 2017-2018, she has played in 57 college games across two seasons, pouring in 540 points, snatching 385 boards, doling out 83 assists, pilfering 34 steals and rejecting 18 shots.

As a sophomore, she averaged 12.3 points and 7.2 assists, while receiving multiple honors.

She was the MVP at the “Whitworth Holiday Classic,” made the All-Tournament team at the “Ramada at the Spokane Airport Whit Classic,” and was tabbed as the Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week.

The Blues, who have gone 48-10 since the former Wolf hit campus, open the season Nov. 1 with an exhibition road game at Lewis-Clark State College.

Whitman’s regular-season opener is Nov. 10 against NAIA heavy hitter Eastern Oregon, which went 31-2 a season ago.

 

Nick Streubel:

The red-shirt junior continues to anchor the line for one of the best football teams in D-II.

Central Washington is 5-2 overall, 5-0 in league play, and carries a 15-game winning streak in conference play dating back to Oct. 2016.

Ranked #21 in the latest national poll, the Wildcats have four regular-season games left, starting with a clash with Simon Fraser Oct. 20.

An All-Conference player during his days at CHS, “The Big Hurt” was an All-Region First-Team selection as Central went undefeated and won a league crown in 2017.

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Wolves storm the big stage!!

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , , on July 31, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Former Wolf gridiron star Jacob Martin will be pulling on this jersey for Feather River College this fall. (Photo courtesy Martin)

Ally Roberts, and her trusty steed, continue to tear up the equestrian world while attending Western Washington University. (Jennifer Roberts photo)

It’s still the middle of summer, but fall sports are closer than you might expect.

That goes for college athletics as well, where at least five former Coupeville standouts are slated to compete at the next level in the coming months.

Nick Streubel, Jacob Martin, and Zane Bundy will be on the gridiron, Mia Littlejohn will be running the soccer pitch and Ally Roberts will be astride her trusty steed.

A look at what’s ahead for each:

Bundy:

A two-sport star during his days in Coupeville (soccer, football), he’s one of two kickers currently listed on the roster at Tabor College in Kansas.

The Bluejays open their season Sept. 1 against the University of St. Mary’s.

Littlejohn:

The CHS girls soccer single-season and career scoring leader is beginning her freshman year at Santa Monica College, where she plans to play both soccer and basketball.

The Corsair booters have two scrimmages in mid-Aug., then open the regular season Aug. 28 against Oxnard.

Martin:

A two-way gridiron terror during his days as a Wolf, the red-shirt freshman is headed back to Feather River College in California.

He’s aiming to use his time on the field with the Golden Eagles as a springboard to netting a D-II offer.

“I’ll be a strong safety/outside linebacker hybrid, otherwise known as “Rover,” and I’ll be a big special teams player,” Martin said. “Heads will be knocked this year!”

Feather River opens Sept. 1 against the College of the Sequoias.

Roberts:

A sophomore at Western Washington University, she’s quickly moving up in the equestrian world.

After competing on the English team last year, Roberts has been placed on the Western section squad this time around, and kicks off her season in Nov.

Streubel:

The oldest of the former Wolves, and the one with the most college championship rings.

“The Big Hurt” is on target to graduate this year, but is a red-shirt junior on the field at Central Washington University.

Streubel is coming off a season in which he was a First-Team All-Conference and All-Region pick while anchoring a very-effective Wildcat line at left guard.

CWU went 11-0, won a league title, and went into the playoffs as a #1 seed, where it fell 34-31 in an epic double overtime game to eventual NCAA D-II national champ Texas A & M – Commerce.

The Wildcats, who open the season Sept. 1 against Eastern Washington, are ranked #6 in the College Football America Yearbook preseason poll.

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Wolf trio tackle college football glory!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on September 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville grad Nick Streubel (68) reunites with high school teammate Brett Arnold after Saturday’s Central Washington University game. (Nanette Streubel photo)

Jacob Martin (39) has taken his skills to Cali. (Photo courtesy Jonathan Martin)

They were once Wolves, but now they rep the Wildcats, Golden Eagles and Blue Jays.

Three Coupeville High School football alumni are chasing the college football dream this fall, in three different states.

Nick Streubel is the oldest of the trio, and the one having the biggest impact.

The Big Hurt, who’s now sculpted like a Greek god (while boasting the silkiest flowing locks in all the land) is a red-shirt sophomore at Central Washington University.

Having bounced back from an injury which kept him sidelined last year, Streubel is a starter on an offensive line which has carried the Wildcats to a 3-0 start.

Their latest win came Saturday, when Gavin Todd booted a 42-yard field with a second left on the clock, lifting CWU to a 17-16 thriller over Azusa Pacific.

Central, which entered the game ranked #23 in the latest D-II rankings (Azusa was #22) improved to a flawless 2-0 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

Meanwhile, Jacob Martin is a freshman linebacker/special teams player at Feather River College in California and Zane Bundy is a freshman kicker at Tabor College in Kansas.

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“I love to give back to all the athletes!!”

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on July 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Former Wolf coach Ryan King (right) has been working with Jacob Martin as he prepares to chase his college football dream. (Photo courtesy Martin)

You can take the coach out of the school, but you can’t take the coach out of the game.

For the first time in several years, Ryan King isn’t planning on being on the sidelines this coming school year.

The Coupeville High School grad, a captain on the last Wolf football team to post a winning season in 2005, has worked in recent years as a football and basketball coach for both CHS and CMS.

After finishing the middle school girls hoops season this past winter, King decided to take a break from both that sport and high school football, where he had been an assistant under Tony Maggio, Brett Smedley and Jon Atkins.

But while he’s no longer sporting official Wolf coaching gear, the lure of working with athletes is a hard one to resist, and King is reemerging as a personal coach.

This summer he’s been working with football players such as recent CHS grad Jacob Martin, who will be playing for Feather River College, and incoming Wolf senior Jake Hoagland.

The chance to impact players, and help them succeed, has driven King since he first moved from playing into coaching.

This summer’s one-on-one work has re-lit that fire.

“It’s been great; it’s really brought my love for coaching back to full-force,” he said. “There’s something there that reminds me why I’m doing this.”

King tailors his lessons to each player, based on their playing level and goals, with an emphasis on helping each of them improve their speed, skill set and attitude.

“My goal is to help them become better athletes in every way,” he said. “All athletes need one-on-one work, which they might not be able to get during a team practice, and this gives them that chance. It’s a tremendous opportunity.”

With a player like Martin, who is moving from linebacker to strong safety as he jumps up to the next level, King focuses on drills which will help the player in areas such as deep coverage and run pursuit.

“We want to work on his speed and agility, which he’ll need in college,” King said. “Jacob is a hard worker, and you can see tremendous improvement as we work.”

While football and basketball are his calling cards, King is open to working with athletes in any sport.

“Except tennis, cause I don’t know the game,” he said with a laugh. “I’d just tell them go hit the ball. I know that part!”

And while his clients so far are current or former Wolves, he would welcome working with athletes from Oak Harbor or South Whidbey.

King, who is attending school at Skagit Valley College and working at Sherwin-Williams, plans to be in the coaching biz for many years.

Whether that’s as a personal coach or coming back around to work at the school level, what drives him will remain the same.

“I love to give back to all the athletes, at whatever level and in whatever sport,” King said. “That’s why I do this.”

 

Cost is $10 an hour for middle school athletes and $20 an hour for high school athletes. To contact Ryan King, email him at king2233@msn.com.

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Dance for the camera!!

Posted in Prom, tagged , , , , on May 4, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Jacob Martin and Emma Smith kick off our Prom photo spectacular. (John Fisken photos)

   King and Queen Kory Score and Amanda Neitzel (center) are joined by soccer star Megan DePorter.

Gabe Wynn (left) and Zack Nall exchange dance tips.

   A who’s who of Wolf sports stars featuring (l to r) Lauren Bayne, Lauren Rose, Fanny Deprelle, Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger.

Jonathan Thurston and Kyla Briscoe.

The boys are back in town.

Ben Olson and Mia Littlejohn.

   Mckenzie Meyer (second from left) cracks up (l to r) Jaschon Baumann, Tamika Nastali, Madison Rixe and Jacob Smith.

227 photos and they’re all free.

Taking a break from shooting sports, local paparazzi to the stars John Fisken brought his cameras to Coupeville High School’s Prom Saturday and fired away.

The eight pics I have here on Coupeville Sports are just a taste. Follow the link below and you can see everything he shot.

And, there’s two ways to collect as many of the pics as you’d like.

Fisken is allowing these photos to be downloaded for free (there’s a button for that right next to the “buy” button on each image).

Or, if you want glossy prints, you can order those as well, with standard rates applying.

To see the pics, pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Events/Coupeville-Prom-2017/

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