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“Love this team! Love this town!!”

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on November 9, 2022| 1 Comment »

After busting big plays all season, Coupeville senior Dominic Coffman is the Offensive MVP of the Northwest 2B/1B League. (Renae Mulholland photo)

The Wolves ruled both sides of the ball.

Fresh off winning its first league title in 32 seasons, and just days before opening the state playoffs, the Coupeville High School football team dominated All-League selections.

Northwest 2B/1B League coaches selected CHS seniors Dominic Coffman (offense) and Scott Hilborn (defense) as conference MVPs, while Benett Richter was tabbed as Coach of the Year.

Coupeville finished the regular season 4-0 in NWL play, clinching the program’s first title since 1990, and 7-1 overall.

The Wolves open the 12-team 2B state tourney Saturday in Oak Harbor, when they host Onalaska in a loser-out game.

The winner advances to the state quarterfinals to face Okanogan.

Richter, in his first year as CHS head coach after several seasons as an assistant, offered thanks to everyone involved in the Wolf program.

“Coach of the year was made possible by the hard work of my dedicated and passionate staff and the unbelievable buy in and hard work of the kids who truly do the heavy lifting,” he said.

“Without these guys, I’m just another Joe Schmo with a whistle! Love this team! Love this town!!”

Josh Upchurch, a huge key to Coupeville’s impressive play on both sides of the line. (Brittany Kolbet photo)

 

Coupeville’s honorees:

 

OFFENSE:

 

MVP:

Dominic Coffman (RB)

 

First-Team:

Logan Downes (QB)
Scott Hilborn (RB)
Tim Ursu (WR)
Kai Wong (OL)
William Davidson (OL)
Zane Oldenstadt (OL)

 

Honorable Mention:

Daylon Houston (WR/K)

 

DEFENSE:

 

MVP:

Scott Hilborn (LB)

 

First Team:

Dominic Coffman (LB)
Tim Ursu (DB)
Logan Downes (DB)
Josh Upchurch (DL)
William Davidson (DL)

 

Honorable Mention:

Jonathan Valenzuela (LB)
Kevin Partida (LB)

Wolf juniors (left to right) William Davidson, Zane Oldenstadt, and Logan Downes all earned All-League honors. (Michelle Glass photo)

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Wolf spikers notch All-League honors

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on November 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville volleyball aces Grey Peabody (8), Maddie Georges (5), and Ryanne Knoblich (back) earned All-League honors. (Jackie Saia photo)

They were honored individually, and as a team.

When Northwest 2B/1B League coaches handed out All-Conference awards, Coupeville High School volleyball players were named six times.

The Wolves shared the league’s Team Sportsmanship honor with Orcas Island, while five CHS spikers were singled out for their play.

Jill Prince awaits the serve. (Jackie Saia photo)

Seniors Alita Blouin and Maddie Georges were named First-Team All-League picks, with junior Grey Peabody and senior Ryanne Knoblich landing Second-Team honors.

Jill Prince rounded out the Wolf honorees, earning Honorable Mention for her senior season.

In the year’s biggest non-surprise, La Conner senior Ellie Marble repeated as league MVP, while mom Suzanne Marble was named Coach of the Year in her 30th, and final season, with the Braves.

Alita Blouin launches a serve. (Bailey Thule photo)

 

First-Team All-League:

Alita Blouin – Coupeville – Senior
Bethany Carter – Orcas Island – Junior
Maddie Georges – Coupeville – Senior
Josie Harper – La Conner – Senior
Makayla Herrera – La Conner – Senior
Morgan Huizenga – La Conner – Junior
Claire Wright – Darrington – Sophomore

 

Second-Team All-League:

Mia Blackmon – Friday Harbor – Senior
Kelsey Edwards – Concrete – Sophomore
Allie Heino – Mount Vernon Christian – Junior
Kenadie Hoglund – Darrington – Senior
Ryanne Knoblich – Coupeville – Senior
Grey Peabody – Coupeville – Junior
Milana Schneider – Orcas Island – Junior
Abby Udlock – La Conner – Junior

 

Honorable Mention:

Ava Ashcraft – Orcas Island – Sophomore
Ayana Berube – Friday Harbor – Senior
Jill Prince – Coupeville – Senior

Ryanne Knoblich, comin’ at you. (Jackie Saia photo)

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Bow to our league, one and all

Posted in Football, soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on November 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville football is one of nine NWL fall sports teams still chasing state title dreams. (Bailey Thule photo)

Support your school, but also support your league.

While most of the readers of this blog want Coupeville High School sports teams to whomp on their rivals, there is some small satisfaction in seeing fellow Northwest 2B/1B League schools do well when they play outsiders.

Listen, all the titles should be hanging in the CHS gym, end of story.

But, if they can’t, when La Conner wins a state volleyball crown, or Orcas Island captures a boys soccer title, or Mount Vernon Christian girls’ basketball rules the hardwood, it helps builds a rep for the NWL.

We want people from far-flung locales to stop chattering about their own leagues and realize, “Hey, maybe we should learn some facts about the upper left corner of the state, cause those teams are kickin’ our sweet fannies.”

Coupeville comes first, but every time a fan from say, Kalama or Liberty (Spangle) goes quiet as their team loses to someone from our league, it’s a win for all of us in this region.

With that in mind, there are nine teams from six NWL schools still in there swinging for a state title.

Mount Vernon Christian (girls’ soccer, volleyball, boys’ soccer) tops the list, while Concrete is the lone league school with no shot left at hanging a new banner this fall.

Where NWL teams stand heading into this weekend:

 

BOYS SOCCER:

The NWL has three of the eight teams in the 2B/1B state tourney, with Friday Harbor seeded #1, defending state champ Orcas at #3, and Mount Vernon Christian at #7.

Orcas won the regular-season league crown, but Friday Harbor toppled the Vikings 2-1 in the bi-district championship game to claim front-runner status.

Fun fact – the top-seeded Wolverines have lost twice this season, and one of those was a 3-1 defeat while visiting Coupeville in late September.

Our seven-team league expands to nine schools for boys’ soccer, with Concrete and Darrington avoiding the pitch, while Grace Academy, Providence Classical Christian, Lopez Island, and Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood join the party.

Grace almost gave the NWL a fourth team at the season-ending tourney, but the Eagles were nipped 2-1 by Puget Sound Adventist in a loser-out, winner-to-state clash.

 

FOOTBALL:

Coupeville stands alone, the league champs and seeded #7 in the 12-team 2B tourney.

The Wolves first state playoff game in 32 years is Saturday against Onalaska at Oak Harbor’s Wildcat Memorial Stadium.

Darrington fell a game short of the big dance on the 1B side, blown out by Mossyrock in a loser-out, winner-to-state game.

 

GIRLS SOCCER:

The 2B/1B state tourney has 12 teams in the draw, with NWL champ Mount Vernon Christian seeded #2, behind just top-ranked Kalama.

Friday Harbor had a shot at joining the Hurricanes, but came up a win short, KO’d by Crosspoint Academy at bi-districts.

 

VOLLEYBALL:

Three-time defending 2B state champ La Conner heads back to Yakima, ranked #3 in a 16-team field after beating Coupeville in the bi-district final.

While there was just one ticket to state available for 2B teams in this region, it’s a far different tale over on the 1B side of things.

With a 20-team(!) state tourney, three NWL schools which were all handily beaten by Coupeville during the regular season advance to the SunDome.

MVC (#6), Orcas Island (#16), and Darrington (#19) are still alive, though the latter two teams do have to open with a loser-out match.

Win those rumbles, and the Vikings and Loggers join the double-elimination portion of the state tourney like the Hurricanes and La Conner.

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God’s chosen sport on the horizon

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans is ready to stop ‘n pop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

There’s something for everyone.

The 2022-2023 Coupeville High School basketball schedules include conference rumbles, non-league tilts, and even a visit to a far-away holiday tournament.

Both the Wolf girls and boys hoops squads are set to travel to Leavenworth in late Dec. for the Cascade Hoops Classic, where they’ll each play twice against top-level competition.

When it comes to Northwest 2B/1B League play, CHS faces fellow 2B schools Friday Harbor and La Conner twice, while also having a home-and-away series with 1B Mount Vernon Christian.

Coupeville only plays the other 1B schools — Orcas Island, Concrete, and Darrington — once, however.

That leaves plenty of time to play non-league schools, and the rivalry games with next-door neighbor South Whidbey lead off the season.

Who is missing? Oak Harbor, the 3A school to the north which fell hard to the Wolf boys last season.

Intentional? Not intentional?

Who’s to say, though last time the Wildcat boys lost to Coupeville on the hardwood, they didn’t play us again for a decade, so…

As you mull over various conspiracy theories, a look at the hoops schedules as they sit today, with varsity listed first, then JV, and * marking league games:

 

GIRLS:

Wed-Nov. 30 — @ South Whidbey (5:15/7:00)
Sat-Dec. 3 — Lakewood (5:15/7:00)
Tues-Dec. 6 — @ Auburn Adventist Academy (7:30/4:30)
Sat-Dec. 10 — Sultan (5:15/7:00)
Wed-Dec. 14 — Crescent (3:30) — Varsity only
Thur-Dec. 15 — @ Sedro-Woolley (7:15/5:30)
Sat-Dec. 17 — @ Forks (1:00/2:30)
Tues-Dec. 27 — @ Cascade Hoops Classic – Game #1 (TBA) — Varsity only
Wed-Dec. 28 — @ Cascade Hoops Classic – Game #2 (TBA) — Varsity only
Fri-Jan. 6 — Orcas Island (3:30/5:00) *
Tues-Jan. 10 — Mount Vernon Christian (5:15/7:00) *
Fri-Jan. 13 — Darrington (5:15/7:00) *
Sat-Jan. 14 — @ Neah Bay (1:30/3:00)
Wed-Jan. 18 — @ La Conner (5:15/7:00) *
Fri-Jan. 20 — @ Mount Vernon Christian (4:30/3:00) *
Tues-Jan. 24 — @ Concrete (6:00) * — Varsity only
Fri-Jan. 27 — Friday Harbor (4:00/5:30) *
Sat-Feb. 4 — Granite Falls (1:00/2:30)
Tues-Feb. 7 — La Conner (5:15/7:00) *
Fri-Feb. 10 — @ Friday Harbor (4:00/5:30) *

 

BOYS:

Wed-Nov. 30 — @ South Whidbey (7:00/5:15)
Sat-Dec. 3 — Lakewood (7:00/5:15)
Tues-Dec. 6 — @ Auburn Adventist Academy (7:30/4:30)
Sat-Dec. 10 — Sultan (7:00/5:15)
Wed-Dec. 14 — Crescent (5:00) — Varsity only
Thur-Dec. 15 — Sedro-Woolley (7:00/5:15)
Sat-Dec. 17 — @ Forks (2:30/1:00)
Tues-Dec. 27 — @ Cascade Hoops Classic – Game #1 (TBA) — Varsity only
Wed-Dec. 28 — @ Cascade Hoops Classic – Game #2 (TBA) — Varsity only
Fri-Jan. 6 — Orcas Island (5:00/3:30) *
Tues-Jan. 10 — Mount Vernon Christian (7:00/5:15) *
Fri-Jan. 13 — Darrington (7:00/5:15) *
Sat-Jan. 14 — @ Neah Bay (3:00/1:30)
Wed-Jan. 18 — @ La Conner (7:00/5:15) *
Fri-Jan. 20 — @ Mount Vernon Christian (7:00/3:00) *
Tues-Jan. 24 — @ Concrete (7:30/6:00) *
Fri-Jan. 27 — Friday Harbor (5:30/4:00) *
Sat-Feb. 4 — Granite Falls (2:30/1:00)
Tues-Feb. 7 — La Conner (7:00/5:15) *
Fri-Feb. 10 — @ Friday Harbor (5:30/4:00) *

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Look back in satisfaction

Posted in standings, tagged , , , , , on October 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »

With no more home football games, and his ice cream shop shut for the season, Joel Norris heads into hibernation until basketball starts. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Wolf spiker Issabel Johnson goes into launch mode. (Bailey Thule photo)

The end is here.

Not to the fall sports season, as teams chase various playoff paths.

But our weekly look at Northwest 2B/1B League standings ends here and will be picked back up once basketball season begins.

With the postseason upon us, all regular-season games have been played, and champions crowned.

Coupeville claimed its first conference football title since 1990, while adding crowns for both girls and boys cross country.

In non-Wolf news, La Conner volleyball, Mount Vernon Christian girls’ soccer, and Orcas Island boys’ soccer defended their regular-season championships.

Here in Cow Town, four of five fall sports teams are still alive, with only the female booters having packed up their gear.

CHS volleyball heads to La Conner Wednesday for the district tourney, while eight cross country runners motor to Pasco for Saturday’s state meet.

Wolf boys’ soccer kicks off bi-district play with a game against Atlas Summit either Monday or Tuesday, and a win gets them to a second game Wednesday at Mount Vernon Christian.

Meanwhile, Coupeville football players get some rest, as they’ve clinched a berth in the 12-team state tournament, which doesn’t start until Nov. 11.

The final league standings for fall sports 2022:

 

Northwest League boys soccer:

School League Overall
Orcas Island 8-0-0 13-1-0
Friday Harbor 7-1-0 10-2-0
MV Christian 6-2-0 9-4-1
Grace Academy 4-4-0 9-4-2
Coupeville 3-5-0 5-8-0
Lopez Island 3-5-0 4-7-0
PC Christian 3-5-0 6-7-1
La Conner 2-6-0 4-11-1
CPC-Lynnwood 0-8-0 0-13-0

 

Northwest League football:

School League Overall
Coupeville 4-0 7-1
Darrington 2-0 6-3
Friday Harbor 2-2 3-6
Concrete 0-2 1-7
La Conner 0-4 1-6

 

Northwest League girls soccer:

School League Overall
MV Christian 5-0-0 8-4-0
Friday Harbor 4-2-0 8-5-1
Coupeville 2-4-0 3-8-0
La Conner 0-5-0 0-14-0

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
La Conner 8-0 13-3
Coupeville 7-2 9-5
MV Christian 7-3 14-5
Orcas Island 6-4 13-7
Darrington 4-6 10-8
Friday Harbor 2-9 3-9
Concrete 0-10 4-15

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