Sebastian Davis celebrates a goal during his junior soccer season. (John Fisken photos)
Jared Helmstadter goes strong to the hoop.
Davis and teammate Loren Nelson enjoy the fruits of their labors at a tennis banquet. (Wendy McCormick photo)
Helmstadter leads the cheers for his teammates. (Fisken photo)
The circle is complete.
All school year John Fisken snapped photos, he was nice enough to send a ton my way, I directed readers to where he sold his pics and, when they bought some, a portion of the money was stashed away.
Tuesday night, as Coupeville High School held its senior awards night, that money came back out, with Fisken handing $250 apiece in scholarship money to two Wolves who appeared in a fair amount of photos.
Walking off with the cold, hard cash, winners of the Olympicleague.com Scholar Athlete Award were CHS seniors Jared Helmstadter and Sebastian Davis.
They join previous honorees Breeanna Messner, Brandon Kelley, Aaron Trumbull and Julia Myers.
The award honors student/athletes who played at least two sports for all four years of high school, while maintaining a 3.0 or better GPA.
To be eligible, athletes couldn’t receive an athletic scholarship from a college, and they needed to submit a 500-word essay, “How Sports Made Me A Better Person,” and take part in 1-on-1 interviews with the prolific camera clicker.
The duo emerged from an especially strong final five this year, making the decision the hardest he’s faced in the three years he’s bestowed money to Coupeville athletes, Fisken said.
Helmstadter, who plans to be an electrician, is the lone member of the CHS Class of 2016 to play a sport in all 12 of his high school seasons.
He was a four-year participant in tennis, basketball and track and capped his final moments as a high school athlete by competing in the 4 x 400 relay at the state track meet.
During his time on the tennis court, Helmstadter often had the chance to play as a doubles team with younger brother Grey Rische.
Davis was also a four-year tennis player, finishing as the Olympic League singles champion as a senior.
Having inherited the mantle from graduated teammate Aaron Curtin, he also put in a considerable amount of time as an unpaid assistant coach, working with younger players on their games.
A veteran of the theatrical stage and a gold medalist in Science Olympiad, Davis split time between track and soccer as well.
During their sophomore track season, Helmstadter and Davis ran on 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay teams together.
Another teammate on those relay units? Fellow award winner Brandon Kelley, then a senior.
Davis will attend the University of Washington in the fall.
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