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Back in stride!!

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on October 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Mitch Pelroy (Haylee Sauer photo)

Mitch Pelroy, being awesome. (Haylee Sauer photo)

They all hit the road, but only one is heading home a winner.

Two of three college football teams boasting former Coupeville High School players on their roster fell Saturday, but the one with the graybeard came away a winner.

Montana Western and Mitch Pelroy pulled out a come-from-behind 30-23 win against Eastern Oregon in La Grande, snapping a two-game losing streak.

Now 4-2, the Bulldogs have won eight of their last ten games going back to last season, but needed a blocked punt taken back for a touchdown with less than two minutes to play to escape this week.

Pelroy, a junior, brought back a kickoff for 22 yards, which is almost exactly his season average.

He’s returned seven kicks for 155 yards (22.1 average), giving him 755 return yards over his 26-game college career.

Pelroy has also amassed 38 tackles, 10 assists, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack from his defensive back position.

Things didn’t go quite as well for Pelroy’s fellow CHS alumni, as lineman Nick Streubel and Central Washington were nipped 31-25 by Western Oregon in Monmouth. The Wildcats are 3-4 on the season.

Simon Fraser University, which carries two Wolves in Josh Bayne and Jake Tumblin, left Canada and was shut-out 19-0 in Rapid City by the South Dakota School of Mines. The Clan are 0-5.

Bayne notched a tackle in the loss, running his totals to 12 tackles and four assists. His fellow frosh has four tackles and five assists.

P.S. — Once again, a big thank you to Montana Western’s Haylee Sauer, who has been nice enough to let me use of her photos of Mitch during his college gridiron days.

To see more of her really snappy pics, pop over to:

https://www.facebook.com/hayleesauerphotography?fref=ts

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College ball draws pack of Wolves!!

Posted in Football, Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on October 10, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Monica Vidoni (Photo property of Rainy River Community College

   Former Wolf Monica Vidoni (back, far left) and her college volleyball teammates. (Photo property of Rainy River Community College)

Spikers one, gridiron warriors zero.

Of the five former Coupeville High School athletes competing in college sports this week, only one came away a winner.

That was Monica Vidoni, who saw action as her Rainy River Community College volleyball squad rolled to wins Oct. 7 against Hibbing and Oct. 9 against Fond du Lac.

None of her former classmates could say the same Saturday, as three teams, featuring four former Wolves, all fell in college football games.

Central Washington University and former CHS lineman Nick Streubel lost 49-44 to the South Dakota School of Mines, snapping their three-game winning streak.

Also taking a loss was Simon Fraser University, which was edged 38-35 by Dixie State.

The Clan boast two Wolf alumni, Josh Bayne and Jake Tumblin, and Bayne snared a tackle from his defensive back position.

Rounding out the Coupeville contingent was Mitch Pelroy, who brought back a kick-off 37 yards and had a tackle in Montana Western’s 37-30 overtime loss to second-ranked Southern Oregon.

It was the second straight loss for the Bulldogs, who had previously put together a seven-game winning streak covering parts of two seasons.

While her male counterparts are a combined 6-9 this year (Western is 3-2, Central 3-3 and Simon Fraser 0-4), Vidoni and her Voyageurs teammates are 14-11 on the season, 6-3 in conference play.

Vidoni, a freshman, has played in 11 sets over seven matches, compiling four kills and a dig.

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Reunion on the gridiron!!

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on September 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Nick Streubel (Joan Payne photo)

   Coupeville High School Class of 2014 mates (l to r) Nick Streubel, Morgan Payne and Jake Tumblin reunite at Central Washington University Saturday. (Joan Payne photo)

(Bob Martin photo)

   Current and former Wolves share the field. Left to right: Brenden Gilbert, Cole Payne, Josh Bayne, Streubel, Lathom Kelley, Morgan Payne, Dalton Martin. (Bob Martin photo)

(Nanette Streubel photo)

  Streubel poses with the guys he blocked for in high school. (Nanette Streubel photo)

The gang’s all here.

Well, if “here” is Ellensburg, it was true.

Saturday afternoon brought college football to the forefront once again.

Taking advantage of it, a pack of Coupeville fans headed East to see three former Wolves face off on the gridiron.

Former teammates Nick Streubel, Josh Bayne and Jake Tumblin reunited for the first time at the college level, with Streubel’s Central Washington University squad knocking off Simon Fraser 40-7.

Tumblin and Bayne didn’t go down without a fight, however, as the two freshman combined for five tackles and six assists for The Clan.

Bayne had three tackles and three assists (and got half of a tackle for loss), while Tumblin had two tackles and two assists.

The duo will meet back up with the lineman who used to open running paths for them when the two schools play Nov. 6 in Burnaby.

Win streak snapped: Meanwhile, off in in Dillon, Montana, another former Wolf saw his team’s run of success momentarily halted.

Montana Western and Mitch Pelroy fell 10-9 to Carroll College, ruining the Bulldogs Homecoming and snapping a seven-game winning streak that had dated back to last year.

Pelroy recorded a tackle from his defensive back position, but Montana Western (3-1) stalled out time and again on offense, netting just three field goals.

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Once a Wolf, always a beast!!

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Nick "The Big Hurt" Streubel, college football sensation. (Nanette Streubel photo)

   Nick Streubel — in high school he was “The Big Hurt,” in college he’s “Toaster.” Either way, he’s a star. (Nanette Streubel photo)

College football raged across the land Saturday, and everywhere you looked, a former Wolf was in there fighting.

Four Coupeville High School alumni suited up for action in games stretching from Montana to Canada, and all had an impact.

Redshirt freshman lineman Nick Streubel and his Central Washington University teammates cruised to their first win of the season, clobbering visiting Western Oregon 40-19.

Meanwhile, freshmen defensive backs Josh Bayne and Jake Tumblin gave it their all, but couldn’t quite save Simon Fraser University from falling 16-10 to visiting Azusa Pacific.

Bayne collected six solo tackles and one assist, while Tumblin had two tackles, two assists and was in on a tackle for a loss as they and the rest of the Clan celebrated Homecoming.

Tumblin, Bayne and Streubel will be reunited next Saturday, Sept. 26, when Simon Fraser travels to Ellensburg to face Central.

Up Montana way, the elder statesman of former Wolf gridiron gods, junior Mitch Pelroy, doesn’t know what it’s like to lose these days.

Pelroy and his Montana Western squad crushed host Montana State-Northern 44-2 to go to 3-0 on the season.

The Bulldogs have won seven straight dating back to last season.

With MSN having no luck scoring, Pelroy only had one kickoff to deal with and he brought it back 22 yards.

He’s averaging 18.5 yards per return this season.

Pelroy also chipped in on defense, recording a tackle and an assist, while teammate Sam Rutherford lit up the scoreboard with four touchdowns.

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EXCLUSIVE: Get an eraser, baby!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on August 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ian Barron, the one true CHS rushing king. (Photo courtesy Devyn Barron Nixon)

   Ian Barron, the one true Coupeville High School rushing king. (Photo courtesy Devyn Barron Nixon)

The CHS football record board as it stands today. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

The CHS football record board as it stands today. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

This 2000 letter from Tom Roehl to the Everett Herald backs (David Svien photo)

   This 2000 letter from Tom Roehl to the Everett Herald backs the long-held belief that Barron truly holds the school records. (David Svien photo)

I’m sorry, but the record board is wrong.

When Coupeville High School recently installed glossy new boards to honor Wolf football and volleyball players from years past, it was a huge step forward for the school.

I give the coaches and those who went through the records they had, all the credit in the world.

They did the best they could with the limited records they could retrieve.

But I have to semi-officially blow up two of those records right now.

With all due respect to Josh Bayne, who was an electrifying rusher and exited as the 1A Olympic League MVP last year, you don’t own the school’s single season and career rushing marks.

Sorry.

You’re still one of the best players I have personally seen play in the past 25 years, Mr. Bayne, a back-cracker on ‘d’ and a wild man with the ball.

But, having obtained a great deal of paperwork once owned by longtime CHS football assistant coach Tom Roehl, I discovered a smoking gun today.

It’s a two-page letter from Roehl and Wolf head coach Ron Bagby to Everett Herald Prep Editor John McDonald, sent in 2000 in support of senior running back Ian Barron.

In the document, Roehl details Barron’s remarkable four-year run at CHS, and the numbers don’t lie. But they do astound.

Barron, and not Bayne, owns both the single season and career rushing records. And it’s not even close.

Bayne is listed with 2,154 yards gained in his stellar career. Which is dang impressive.

But Barron had 2,178 yards … at the halfway point of his career.

He gained 425 yards as a freshman, then put together a 1,753-yard campaign (the true school record) as a sophomore.

If he never played another down after that, he would still rightfully own the record.

But Ian did take the field again, tossing up 1,087 yards as a junior … in just three games.

A broken ankle in the second half against Chief Leschi ended his season prematurely, otherwise he would have likely scorched his sophomore mark. Can you say 2,000+ yards, cause I certainly can.

Barron came back strong as a senior, gutting out an additional 1,448 yards to run his all-time total to 4,713 yards, more than double the mark that currently owns the top slot on the board.

The CHS record boards were a long time coming. They are a great addition to keeping Wolf athletic history alive.

But they are a work in progress.

The next step in that progress — paying homage to the one true rushing king.

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