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Local hoops stars earn state berth

Posted in Basketball, Special Olympics, tagged , , , , on February 28, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Back, l to r, are Coach Quinten Thompson, Dave McBroom, Carl Cloud, Coach Steve Thompson, Ryan Hagar, Connor Weaver, Dylan Matros-Borkowski, Lucas Etzell, Coach Mike Etzell. Front: Michael Hawkins-Crummel, Stacie Lanners, Zoe Thompson, Nicole Nagle, Dagny Schellenberg, Nicky Whitehouse.

Some of Coupeville’s finest are at the big dance.

CMS student Connor Weaver and CHS grads Lucas Etzell and Dagny Schellenberg all play basketball for the South Whidbey Wind, which qualified two teams for this weekend’s Special Olympics Winter Games in Wenatchee.

The opening ceremonies are Friday, with games beginning Saturday.

If either South Whidbey squad wins the state tourney, they advance to nationals.

Weaver, who has played several seasons with the Wind, helped guide his team to 2nd place at districts in late January.

He then came back around to hit crucial shots in a February game in which the Wind won a gold medal and punched their ticket to the state games.

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Come together, for dance and community

Posted in Dance, Fundraisers, tagged , , , , on June 9, 2019| Leave a Comment »

All your pertinent details, in a snazzy poster. (Photo courtesy Ben Etzell)

You can dance the afternoon away, and also support a good cause.

Former Coupeville High School baseball star Ben Etzell is back on the Island and is throwing a “Down 2 Boogie” event next Sunday, June 16.

The event runs from 2:30-5:30 at the Coupeville Rec Hall, and is free to the public.

It will also double as the kickoff to Lucas Etzell’s campaign for Mr. South Whidbey.

Lucas is Ben’s younger brother and one of four children in the family to graduate from Coupeville High School.

“I created the event in celebration of everyone’s unique abilities,” Ben Etzell said.

“Inspired by my brother Lucas, his experience with Down Syndrome, and the impact he’s had on others, my goal is to bring together communities for an afternoon of music, movement, and true connection.”

There will be a donation station at the event, with proceeds benefiting the Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund.

You can find out more about the group, which helps South Whidbey families pay medical bills, by popping over to http://fofmedicalsupportfund.org/.

Every dollar donated also counts as a vote for Lucas as he competes for Mr. South Whidbey, which awards its title in October.

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Do we have enough cake for everyone?!?!

Posted in Happy birthday, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Birthday

Birthdays for everyone. Everyone, I said!

The birthdays, they are raining down today.

CHS assistant baseball coach Chris Chan (bottom, with son Drew and wife Bev in the photo above), Wolf seniors Marisa and Lucas Etzell (top, left and right) and the superstar of superstars — Ashley (Ellsworth-Bagby) Heilig (she gets two photos).

All have made a positive impact on Cow Town and the sports world therein, whether playing or coaching or doing some of both.

Coach Chan is one of the true class acts, both in the dugout and on the school board.

The Etzells, while different in nature (Lucas is a born politician, glad-handing and smooth-talking everyone in sight while Marisa has a softer, quieter, but no less out-going personality) are smart, talented and full of drive.

And then there is Ash, the Queen of everything.

Her athletic accomplishments on the volleyball court, the basketball court and softball diamond are legendary.

She is among the best the red and black has ever seen, or will ever see.

But it’s the pig-tail rockin’ girl who used to work the counter at Videoville with me who was even more impressive. And has never stopped getting more impressive with each passing year.

As she sits (possibly mere hours away) on the edge of becoming a mom herself, I hope Ashley knows how truly amazing and wonderful, such a vibrant lil’ firecracker, we all think she is.

Her son or daughter will be blessed to have a mom whose mere presence makes the world infinitely better.

Pretty good way to start their journey.

To all four, may your joint birthday be an awesome one. And, if Ashley’s first-born wants to join the party today, so much the better.

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Let’s get Proactive!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , , , on March 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jared Helmstadter, Makana Stone and McKenzie Bailey (pink) threaten to break the door down. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Jared Helmstadter, Makana Stone and McKenzie Bailey (pink) threaten to break the door down … with their charisma. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

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Wolf freshmen (l to r) Payton Aparicio, Sage Renninger and Lauren Bayne hang out.

Bayne

Josh Bayne (lefts) gets dangerously close to Aaron Curtin.

Oscar

The Three Musketeers, (l to r) Lucas Etzell, Oscar Liquidano and Colin Belliveau.

Dalton

Helmstadter leans in while Dalton Martin gets intense.

Abby

Abby Parker (right) strikes a pose.

Monica

Monica Vidoni (red jacket) and fellow seniors hold down the big table.

Logan

Logan Martin, the setup/cleanup master.

Give them free food and they will come.

Virtually every athlete affiliated with a sport at Coupeville High School poured into the school Friday night for a retreat put on by the Coupeville Booster Club and Proactive Coaching.

Hanging around, camera in hand, to document the goings-on, was Booster Club bigwig/baseball mom Shelli Trumbull, who provides us with the pics that reside above.

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Bronze, baby!!

Posted in Basketball, Special Olympics, tagged , , , , on March 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(Kristi Etzell photo)

   Whidbey’s warriors claimed bronze at the state tourney. (Photos courtesy Kristi Etzell)

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Lucas Etzell draines a shot.

Coaches David Bishop (left) and Mike Etzell with sons

Coaches David Bishop (left) and Mike Etzell with their sons.

Whidbey to Wenatchee and back, medals in hand.

That’s the trip a group of Special Olympics basketball players from The Rock made this week, as the six-player South Whidbey Wind squad captured bronze at the state tournament.

The Junior/Senior team (for players 21 and under) included Talia Petosa, Andrew Bishop, Zoe Thompson, Lucas Etzell, Amira Jackson and Dylan Matros.

The squad, which draws players from South, Central and North Whidbey, had previously won gold at regionals.

They are coached by Mike Etzell and David Bishop.

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