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Back on track!!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on March 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Estefanny Liquidano lets fly with the shot put Thursday. (John Fisken photos)

   Wolf freshman Estefanny Liquidano lets fly with the shot put Thursday. (John Fisken photos)

Jacob Martin (right) takes the hand-off from Gabe Eck and sprints away in the 4 x 100.

  Jacob Martin (right) takes the hand-off from Gabe Eck and peels out in the 4 x 100.

The veteran and the (sorta) newbie owned the day.

Coupeville High School senior track and field stars Makana Stone and Jordan Ford took home a pair of first-place finishes Thursday, highlighting the Wolves performance at the season-opening Island Jamboree in Oak Harbor.

Stone, who has been ripping up ovals while carrying Coupeville’s colors for the past three years, won handily in her 800 debut, while also running a leg on a victorious 4 x 100 relay unit.

That squad included fellow senior Sylvia Hurlburt, junior Lauren Grove and freshman Lindsey Roberts, who is replacing the graduated Marisa Etzell.

Ford, who moved to Coupeville for his senior year, made an auspicious debut, winning the high jump and teaming with Gabe Eck, Jacob Martin and Jacob Smith to place first in the 4 x 100.

Full disclosure: both CHS relay units ran in uncontested races, so they were competing against the clock only.

Mitchell Carroll rounded out the Wolf winners, out-dueling teammate Connor Thompson in the triple jump.

The jamboree, which featured Coupeville, South Whidbey, Lakewood and host Oak Harbor, limited athletes to two events.

Complete CHS results:

GIRLS:

100 — Madison Rixe (23rd) 15.10; Ashlie Shank (25th) 15.35

200 — Sylvia Hurlburt (5th) 28.02; Shank (17th) 31.49

800 — Makana Stone (1st) 2:40.15

100 hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (6th) 18.87

4 x100 — Lauren Grove, Hurlburt, Roberts, Stone (1st) 52.42

Shot put — Skyler Lawrence (2nd) 32-06; Naika Hallam (6th) 23-09; Alexxis Otto (9th) 23-03; Emma Smith (12th) 20-09; Estefanny Liquidano (15th) 16-09

Discus — Lawrence (5th) 78-02; Allison Wenzel (7th) 73-05; Abby Parker (9th) 65-09; Otto (10th) 64-09; E. Smith (13th) 56-02; Jovanah Foote (16th) 42-05; Liquidano (17th) 38-03

Javelin — Lauren Bayne (8th) 80-03; Hallam (10th) 75-01; Wenzel (11th) 73-03; Parker (12th) 72-00; Foote (20th) 50-11; Tomi Herrera (23rd) 38-03

Long Jump — Grove (5th) 14-05.50

BOYS:

100 — Jacob Smith (2nd) 12.00, Jared Helmstadter (7th) 12.30; Gabe Eck (11th) 12.44; Hunter Downes (29th) 13.46; Mitchell Losey (32nd) 13.51; Kyle Burnett (36th) 13.74

200 — Danny Conlisk (7th) 25.31; Burnett (21st) 28.91

1600 — Conlisk (7th) 5:08.90

4×100 — Eck, Jordan Ford, Jacob Martin, J. Smith (1st) 47.83

Shot Put — Ryan Labrador (21st) 31-04; Keahi Sorrows (23rd) 28-10; Grey Rische (27th) 27-01

Discus — Dominic Dausey (13th) 87-11; Sorrows (19th) 76-11; Jakobi Baumann (30th) 44-11

Javelin — Losey (16th) 116-06; Rische (19th) 108-07; Dausey (26th) 99-06; Ariah Bepler (28th) 88-00; Labrador (33rd) 80-02; Nile Lockwood (34th) 79-09

High Jump — Ford (1st) 5-06; Chris Battaglia (3rd) 5-02; Connor Thompson (6th) 5-00

Long Jump — Martin (4th) 18-07; Mitchell Carroll (7th) 17-08.50; Bepler (16th) 14-07.50; Lockwood (17th) 14-06.50

Triple Jump — Carroll (1st) 37-03; Thompson (2nd) 35-03

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The few, the strong, the committed!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, tagged , , , on March 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Jared Helmstadter, the only Class of 2016 athlete to play a sport in all 12 seasons of his prep career. (John Fisken photos)

   Jared Helmstadter, the only CHS Class of 2016 athlete to play a sport in all 12 seasons of his prep career. (John Fisken photos)

Wolf three-sport athletes

   Row 1 (l to r): Tiffany Briscoe, Lindsey Laxton, Gabe Eck, Nicole Lester. Row 2: Hunter Smith, Allison Wenzel, Lindsey Roberts, Ty Eck. Row 3: Lauren Grove, Cameron Toomey-Stout, Jordan Ford, Kyla Briscoe. Row 4: Hunter Downes, Lauren Rose, Sarah Wright, James Vidoni.

It takes dedication to be a three-sport athlete in high school, and a little luck.

Injuries, drivers ed, club sports, specialization, an unwillingness to play basketball (the only winter sport Coupeville High School offers) — there are a lot of things which can keep the modern athlete from living out what used to be routine.

So, we want to take a moment to honor the 17 Wolves (nine girls, eight boys) who kept the flame lit in 2015-2016.

Cause they may be a dying breed.

Of the four years Coupeville Sports has existed, that number is the smallest we’ve seen.

After we had 18 in 2012-2013, we topped out at 23 the next year, then slid to 20 and now 17.

But, maybe we’re jumping too fast to conclusions, because the core of the three-sport athlete group is young and appears to be deeply committed.

There are six freshmen and seven sophomores on the list.

Also, if you take the 9th graders out of the equation, nine of the 11 are repeat three-sport athletes.

Only two are seniors, which ties ’12-’13 and ’13-’14, while being down from a high of five 12th graders who went out strongly last year.

Jared Helmstadter exits on top, the only member of the Class of 2016 to have played a sport in all 12 seasons of his high school career.

Meanwhile, fellow senior Jordan Ford, having just arrived on the scene, went 3-for-3 in his one year at CHS.

The complete (I believe) list of Wolf three-sport athletes in 2015-2016:

*R* = repeated from 2014-2015

Kyla Briscoe (volleyball, basketball, track) *R*
Tiffany Briscoe (volleyball, basketball, softball) *R*
Hunter Downes (football, basketball, track)
Gabe Eck (football, basketball, track)
Ty Eck (football, basketball, baseball)
Jordan Ford (football, basketball, track)
Lauren Grove (soccer, basketball, track) *R*
Jared Helmstadter (tennis, basketball, track) *R*
Lindsey Laxton (soccer, basketball, softball)
Nicole Lester (volleyball, basketball, softball)
Lindsey Roberts (soccer, basketball, track)
Lauren Rose (volleyball, basketball, softball) *R*
Hunter Smith (football, basketball, baseball) *R*
Cameron Toomey-Stout (football, basketball, baseball) *R*
James Vidoni (football, basketball, baseball) *R*
Allison Wenzel (volleyball, basketball, track) *R*
Sarah Wright (volleyball, basketball, softball)

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It’s been an honor!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on March 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wiley Hesselgrave was named First-Team All-League by 1A Olympic League coaches for the second straight season. (John Fisken photos)

   Wiley Hesselgrave was named First-Team All-League by 1A Olympic League coaches for the second straight season. (John Fisken photos)

Cameron Toomey-Stout took home a Mr. Hustle Award Tuesday night.

Cameron Toomey-Stout took home a Mr. Hustle Award Tuesday night.

So did Jordan Ford.

So did Jordan Ford (5).

Back-to-back.

Coupeville High School senior Wiley Hesselgrave capped his prep basketball career with a second straight selection as a First-Team All-League player.

Hesselgrave’s honor, which came after a vote by coaches in the 1A Olympic League, topped the awards given out Tuesday at a season-ending banquet for the Wolf boys’ hoops squads.

Fellow senior Jordan Ford (varsity) and sophomore Cameron Toomey-Stout (JV) were given the Mr. Hustle award by CHS coaches Anthony Smith and Dustin Van Velkingburgh.

Varsity letter winners:

Andre Avila
Desmond Bell
Beauman Davis
Jordan Ford
Jared Helmstadter
Wiley Hesselgrave
JJ Johnson
Risen Johnson
Dante Mitchell
DeAndre Mitchell
Hunter Smith
Gabe Wynn
BayLee Dunsmore (manager)

Participation certificates:

Ariah Bepler
Hunter Downes
Gabe Eck
Ty Eck
Luke Merriman
Brian Shank
Cameron Toomey-Stout
James Vidoni

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They had the magic touch!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wiley (John Fisken photos)

    Wiley Hesselgrave surged in the last week to slide past Jordan Ford and claim the season scoring title. (John Fisken photos)

HUnter Smith

   Hunter Smith, who was fourth on the team in scoring despite missing time with an injury, is one of two Wolves who could return next season.

It came down to the final game.

With a balanced offense all year, the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball squad had three players with a chance to finish atop the scoring charts.

In the end, senior Wiley Hesselgrave dropped in nine points in the season finale last Thursday to break a tie and edge Jordan Ford.

That gave him back-to-back team scoring titles.

As a team, Coupeville improved its scoring, jumping to 1,092 points this season after racking up 1,057 a year ago.

While the team leading total was down (Hesselgrave knocked down 273 as a junior and 217 as a senior), part of that was because other players stepped up.

Three Wolves topped the 200 point barrier in 2015-2016, while only Hesselgrave did the season before.

Five of the seven returning players topped their individual scoring marks from a year ago.

A lot of this year’s scoring will now vanish with graduation, though.

Nine of the 11 players who were full-time varsity players in 2015-2016 were seniors, with only sophomore Hunter Smith (4th in scoring) and junior Gabe Wynn (5th) slated to return.

Four other players saw action in one game, but none of them scored.

Seniors Andre Avila and Beauman Davis played on Senior Night, while freshman Ty Eck and junior Brian Shank debuted in the fourth quarter of their team’s playoff loss.

The final (unofficial, but pretty sure we’re right) scoring stats for the Wolf boys’ varsity hoops squad:

Wiley Hesselgrave — 217
Jordan Ford — 210
Risen Johnson — 204
Hunter Smith — 130
Gabe Wynn — 84
JJ Johnson — 76
DeAndre Mitchell — 54
Ryan Griggs — 50
Dante Mitchell — 34
Jared Helmstadter — 22
Desmond Bell — 11

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Let the buckets rain down!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Jordan Ford (John Fisken photos)

Jordan Ford (5) is tied for the team lead in scoring. (John Fisken photos)

Lauren Rose knocked down her first varsity bucket Saturday.

Lauren “Mouse” Rose knocked down her first varsity bucket Saturday.

Defense wins titles. Offense gets page hits.

Plus, while I don’t have any stat sheets listing all the rebounds, steals and blocked shots for the Coupeville High School varsity squads, I have kept a fairly-complete tally of points.

So, as we head into the district tourney, with the Wolf girls (15-4) a #1 seed and the boys (9-10) a #3 seed, here are the regular season scoring totals.

Girls:

Makana Stone — 368
Mia Littlejohn — 124
Kailey Kellner — 119
Tiffany Briscoe — 57
Lindsey Roberts — 50
Lauren Grove — 51
Kyla Briscoe — 17
Allison Wenzel — 12
Skyler Lawrence — 6
Lauren Rose — 2

And, before we get to the Wolf boys, a quick look at where Stone’s current output places her in CHS girls basketball single-season scoring history.

1) Brianne King (2000-2001) 446 points/24 games/18.6 avg
2) King (2002-2003) 442/28/15.8
3) King (2001-2002) 386/28/13.8
4) Zenovia Barron (1996-1997) 378/23/16.4
5) Barron (1997-1998) 376/22/17.1
6) Makana Stone (2015-2016) 368/19/19.4

And on to the guys, where a three-man battle for the top continues.

Boys:

Jordan Ford — 208
Wiley Hesselgrave — 208
Risen Johnson — 200
Hunter Smith — 116
Gabe Wynn — 80
JJ Johnson — 68
DeAndre Mitchell — 54
Ryan Griggs — 50
Dante Mitchell — 32
Jared Helmstadter — 20
Desmond Bell — 11

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