CHS track stars Makana Stone (left), Lathom Kelley (center) and Sylvia Hurlburt (sunglasses) will travel to every one of their meets in 2014. (Kristin Hurlburt photo)
The most dynamic athlete at Coupeville High School will NOT perform in front of home fans this spring.
Sophomore sprinter and relay ace Makana Stone, who smashed school records, placed at state and won her first 30+ races as a freshman, will spend the spring on the road.
She and fellow state meet veterans like Sylvia Hurlburt and Marisa Etzell will travel to every one of their 2014 track meets, as CHS, for the first time in memory, will not host a home meet.
The only time the Wolves will perform on Whidbey Island, in fact, is Thursday, March 20 when they kick off the season with an appearance at the Oak Harbor Jamboree (3:30 PM start).
After that, there’s trips to Sultan, Cedarcrest (twice) and Granite Falls, among other destinations, but no home meets and no trips to South Whidbey.
No reason has been given for the lack of a home meet.
Coupeville Middle School will host a home meet April 30, when King’s, Langley and Lopez Island will come to town.
But the lack of a home meet for the high school squad could derail one of the school’s traditions.
Does that mean that Senior Night for thrower Nick Streubel and others will take place on a bouncing school bus somewhere on the back roads of America as Coupeville completes its never-ending road trip?
Probably.
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