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Poached pics, summer success

Posted in Cheer, Girls Soccer, Softball, tagged , , , , , on July 14, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville booters (left to right) Taylor Marrs, Lillian Ketterling, and Tamsin Ward continue to chase soccer dreams with their select squad. (Photos courtesy Jandellyn Ward, Kristi Stevens, Lindsey Helm, and Spirit of Cheer Booster Club)

The uniforms are different, but the success is the same.

With summer vacation in full swing, a number of Coupeville High School and Middle School athletes are staying busy, working on their skill sets in far-flung locales.

Whether it’s soccer, cheer, or softball, the Wolves are setting the stage for more triumphs when they return to school this fall.

The calendar changes, but the commitment doesn’t.

Power hitter Chelsi Stevens is part of a travel ball team which recently won a state softball title.

CHS cheerleaders came out to offer big-time support for runners at a recent Ragnar event.

Finley (left) and Scotlyn Helm are the queens of the soccer pitch.

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They came, they saw, they improved

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on June 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Kennedy O’Neill flew further and further in the long jump as her freshman season progressed. (Jackie Saia photos)

Every track and field athlete has one huge rival, and it’s the face they see in the mirror.

Wins and losses matter, but the hunt for PRs is at the core of the sport, as each competitor vies to take a couple seconds off their time or increase the distance they fling an implement.

During the just completed 2026 spring season, Coupeville High School coaches kept a running list of how the Wolves did, tracing their first performance of the season to their best.

As they did so, CHS athletes recorded improvements across a multitude of events, with the jumps ranging from minute to life changing.

Sophomore Richmond Bandong had the single biggest increase, improving a staggering 62% in the javelin, with his distance jumping from 77 feet, three inches to 125-02 by the end of the season.

The top Wolf girl was sophomore Lillian Ketterling, who bounced up 41.7% in the pole vault, from 6-00 to 8-06, eventually medaling at the state meet in the event.

Zachary Saho had the second-biggest increase of any Wolf in an event this spring.

 

The top 26 in-season improvements from 2026:

1 — Richmond Bandong (Javelin) — 77-03 to 125-02 — 62.0%
2 — Zachary Saho (Discus) — 66-06 to 98-01 — 47.5%
3 — Khanor Jump (Shot Put) — 26-01.50 to 37-07.50 — 44%
4 — Lillian Ketterling (Pole Vault) — 6-0 to 8-06 — 41.7%
5 — Zachary Saho (Shot Put) — 32-09 to 44-05.50 — 35.8%
6 — Johnathan Jacobsen (Discus) — 48-01 to 65-02 — 35.5%
7 — Liam Blas (Discus) — 89-00 to 115-11 — 30.2%
8 — Johnathan Jacobsen (Javelin) — 76-00 to 98-08 — 29.8%
9 — Lillian Ketterling (Discus) — 66-03 to 85-08 — 29.3%
10 — Shiloh Sandlin (Javelin) — 73-05 to 94-05 — 28.6%
11 — Marquette Cunningham (Triple Jump) — 31-09 to 40-09 — 28.3%
12 — Russell Miller (Pole Vault) — 5-6 to 7-00 — 27.3%
13 — Willow Leedy-Bonifas (Long Jump) — 10-0.75 to 12-09.25 — 26.9%
14 — Inara Maund (Javelin) — 32-01 to 40-07 — 26.5%
15 — Khanor Jump (Javelin) — 80-03 to 99-00 — 23.4%
16 — Edmund Kunz (Pole Vault) — 7-0 to 8-06 — 21.4%
17 — Kennedy O’Neill (Long Jump) — 10-04.25 to 12-05.50 — 20.3%
18 — Zach Blitch (Shot Put) — 22-02 to 26-06 — 19.5%
19 — Zach Blitch (Discus) — 48-08 to 58-00 — 19.2%
20 — Marquette Cunningham (Javelin) — 83-08 to 99-08 — 19.1%
21 — Hunter Atteberry (1600) — 7:02.2 to 5:41.65 — 19.1%
22 — Will Tierney (Discus) — 57-04 to 67-06.50 — 17.8%
23 — Davin Houston (High Jump) — 5-02 to 6-00 — 16.1%
24 — Wyatt Fitch-Marron (High Jump) — 5-04 to 6-02 — 15.6%
25 — Zachary Saho (800) — 4:16.39 to 3:36.86 — 15.4%
26 — Taylor Marrs (Discus) — 52-04 to 59-10.5 — 14.4%

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Wolves enjoy four-medal day

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 29, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Lillian Ketterling is the 100th Wolf track and field athlete to earn a state meet medal. (Photos courtesy Jandellyn Ward and Elizabeth Bitting)

History was made in the heat.

Competing Friday during day #2 of the three-day 2B state track and field championships in Yakima, Coupeville High School athletes claimed four medals, with the first one a milestone.

Sophomore Lillian Ketterling soared to an even eight feet in the pole vault, earning 8th place in her first trip to the big dance.

That makes her the 100th Wolf to bring home a state meet medal since the modern era of the event began back in 1963.

Hot on her heels was teammate Zachary Saho, who matched her later in the day with an 8th place showing in the shot put.

The Wolf senior chucked his orb 44 feet, five-and-a-half inches to shatter his PR by more than a foot, officially becoming CHS medalist #101 all-time.

Zachary Saho celebrates with CHS coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Bob Martin.

The day’s other mementos went to high jumpers Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Davin Houston, who placed 4th and 5th while soaring 5-10 and 5-08, respectively.

It was the second state meet medal for both, with Fitch-Marron having finished 7th in the same event last season as a freshman.

Houston, a junior, was part of a 4 x 100 relay team which claimed 6th place a year ago.

Wyatt Fitch-Marron adds to his medal collection.

Rounding out Friday’s action, Ketterling placed 16th in the discus, letting loose with a heave of 85-01, while the boys 4 x 1 relay squad finished 17th.

The quartet of Marquette Cunningham, Liam Blas, Fitch-Marron, and Houston hit the tape in 45.76 seconds, but failed to make the cut for Saturday’s finals.

Coupeville closes out its run at state when the team parade kicks things off on the final day at Zaepfel Stadium.

Freshman Tamsin Ward will vie in the high jump Saturday morning, while freshman Cyrus Sparacio and senior George Spear will run in the 3200 late in the day.

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Fab five fight for top honors

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 4, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Davin Houston is among the best high jumpers in 2B. (Jackie Saia photo)

Everything continues to move.

As we say farewell to the regular season and look towards the postseason run of league, districts, and state, there are five Coupeville High School track and field stars who land in the top 10 among all 2B athletes statewide.

That’s up from four a week ago, as freshman distance runner Cyrus Sparacio moves back among the leaders in the 3200.

Meanwhile, Wolf sophomore pole vaulter Lillian Ketterling, who broke her PR by three inches, moves up a slot, while freshman shot putter Tamsin Ward slips a spot.

With the Northwest 2B/1B League meet on the schedule for this Thursday, here’s where things sit statewide through May 4:

 

GIRLS:

Shot Put — Tamsin Ward (9th) 31-07

Pole Vault — Lillian Ketterling (7th-tie) 8-06

 

BOYS:

3200 — Cyrus Sparacio (9th) 10:16.99

High Jump — Wyatt Fitch-Marron (3rd) 6-02; Davin Houston (8th-tie) 5-10

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Fab Four make a statement

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on April 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Lillian Ketterling gets airborne. (CHS Yearbook photo)

Every jump, every race changes something.

Or so it seems as the top performances statewide among 2B track and field athletes continue to ebb and flow as the spring plays out.

In the past week members of the Coupeville High School squad competed at two different meets in two different towns, and as we take a pause to scan the leader board, four Wolves are among the best of the best currently.

They aren’t the same four as a week ago, however, with sophomore Lillian Ketterling having moved back into the top 10 in the pole vault while freshman Cyrus Sparacio has, for the moment, been bumped out in the 1600.

Where things sit through April 20:

 

GIRLS:

Shot Put — Tamsin Ward (9th) 30-10

Pole Vault — Lillian Ketterling (7th-tie) 8-00

 

BOYS:

High Jump — Wyatt Fitch-Marron (5th-tie) 5-10; Davin Houston (5th-tie) 5-10

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