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Sandahl sisters rule the water

Posted in Rowing, tagged , , , , on November 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Lucy (back) and Sophie Sandahl enjoy some sisterly bonding during Seattle Pacific University rowing media day. (Photo courtesy Lucy Sandahl)

Splish-splash, Seattle University can’t catch them.

Sparked by their Coupeville sister supernovas, Lucy and Sophie Sandahl, the Seattle Pacific University rowing team held off its main challenger Sunday at the Head of the Lake Regatta.

Sophie Sandahl was in the bow seat for SPU’s first boat, while her younger sister was coxswain in boat #2.

Both boats carried eight Falcons apiece, with 15 boats in the water between the two races.

Head of the Lake starts at Gas Works Park in Seattle, and finishes on the other side of the cut.

Sunday’s regatta capped the fall racing schedule for SPU and the Sandahl sisters.

The Falcons have one more week of practice, then take a month off for winter break.

Training starts again Jan. 4, with spring racing kicking off in March.

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Sandahl sisters splash to more success

Posted in Rowing, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on October 9, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Lucy Sandahl (center) and Sophie Sandahl (far right) are back for another season of Seattle Pacific University rowing.

The sisters that row together stay together.

Coupeville’s Sophie and Lucy Sandahl are back in the boat, competing with Seattle Pacific University.

The Falcons kicked off a new season Sunday with an appearance at the American Lake Fall Classic in Lakewood.

The Sandahl sisters shared the same boat in the 4+ race, with Lucy directing the boat as coxswain, while Sophie rowed out of the second seat.

Sophie actually pulled double duty on the day, also rowing in the 8+ race as well, which meant she put in a full 10K in the water.

Seattle Pacific returns to action Nov. 6 with an appearance at the Head of the Lake Regatta in Seattle.

That race, which is a 5-6K, starts at Gas Works and ends on the other side of the cut.

Lineups are still being worked out, but the chances of the Sandahl sisters making an appearance are remarkably high.

Coupeville’s best.

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Wolf grads prep for college sports action

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on August 14, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Mica Shipley, seen here in her Coupeville days, is an NCAA D-1 cheerleader. (Photo courtesy Tammy Akard)

Fall creeps closer, and with it the return of high school and college sports action.

Several Coupeville High School grads are confirmed to be in the mix to play at the next level when leaves start to fall.

Topping the list is Mica Shipley, an NCAA D-1 cheerleader at Eastern Washington University.

She’s a junior and is headed into her third season on the sidelines with the Eagles.

EWU football, backed by the high-flying Shipley and her teammates, kicks off a new season Sept. 3 at Roos Field in Cheney, when Tennessee State University visits.

At least two other former Coupeville athletes are chasing college football dreams.

Purple pride. (Chelle Herbruger photo)

Sean Toomey-Stout, a sophomore, is listed as a safety and sports the #30 for the University of Washington.

“The Torpedo” has been participating in fall practices and is fighting for a chance to make his debut as a D-1 gridiron star.

The Huskies begin play Sept. 3 at home against Kent State.

Football has carried Ben Smith from Coupeville to Illinois. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Toomey-Stout’s former Wolf teammate, Ben Smith, has landed at Eureka College in Illinois, where he’s listed at outside linebacker.

The Red Devils host Nebraska Weslyn Sept. 3 in their season opener.

Lucy (red) and Sophie Sandahl row for Seattle Pacific University. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville sisters Lucy and Sophie Sandahl return to the Seattle Pacific University rowing program, which will compete in fall regattas before conducting the majority of its season next spring.

With the departure of several strong seniors, the boat lineups for the Falcons are still being determined.

Rounding out the Wolves participating in fall college sports — at least as far as I know at the moment — is Joey Lippo, who confirms he’ll be back on the links at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

It’ll be the second college golf campaign for the lanky duffer, who has also played two seasons of baseball at UMPI.

Coupeville alumni Joey Lippo (far left) plays multiple college sports. (Photo property University of Maine at Presque Isle)

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Splash Sisters row with big Dawgs

Posted in Rowing, tagged , , , , , on May 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Lucy (in red) and Sophie Sandahl, back in 2019. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Sophie and Lucy Sandahl aren’t afraid to cross oars with anyone.

The Coupeville sisters took to the water Saturday, helping NCAA D-II Seattle Pacific University vie in one of the premier rowing events in Washington state.

The Sandahl siblings and their Falcon teammates participated in the Windermere Cup regatta, which went down on the Montlake Cut in Seattle and celebrates the opening day of boating season.

SPU’s open eight boat, with Lucy as coxswain and big sis Sophie rowing from the bow, gave regatta host University of Washington a strong push in their race before finishing second.

The Huskies compete for a D-I rowing program with a long tradition of excellence, but the Sandahls — in a boat with six novice college rowers — stayed close.

The Falcons zipped across the 2,000-meter course in seven minutes, 38.14 seconds.

Coupeville’s finest were joined on the journey by teammates Megan Rouse, Bella Sangston, Addie Clark, Meghan Rustemeyer, Nicole Svoboda, Ingrid Erickson, and Emma Ely.

Up next for SPU is the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships May 14 at Dexter Lake in Lowell, Oregon.

When not in the boat, both Sandahl sisters are hard at work pursuing degrees.

Sophie is a junior studying art history, while Lucy, a sophomore, studies physiology.

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Splash Sisters rule the water

Posted in Rowing, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville rowing stars Lucy (far left) and Sophie Sandahl, hanging out with the parentals. (Photo courtesy Jeannie Sandahl)

The Splash Sisters are back at it.

Coupeville’s Sophie and Lucy Sandahl shone brightly this weekend, helping Seattle Pacific University rowing teams to strong finishes at a major meet.

The duo was at Lake Natoma in Gold River, California for the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships.

Sophie was in the bow of her boat as SPU’s #2 varsity eight crew won their grand finals race Sunday, fending off runner-up Pacific Lutheran University by a crisp 22 seconds.

The Falcons crossed the 2,000-meter course in seven minutes, 29.62 seconds.

Meanwhile, lil’ sis Lucy was the coxswain for SPU’s novice four boat, which claimed second in Saturday’s heats — on dad Michael’s birthday.

Her first-year crew, repping an NCAA D-II school, then went oar to oar with top-level D-1 schools Sunday, finishing sixth in the grand finals.

SPU returns to action next Saturday, May 7, when it participates in the Windermere Cup on the Montlake Cut in Seattle.

That event is hosted by the University of Washington and celebrates the opening of boating season in our state.

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