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   Katrina McGranahan was Olympic League MVP in 2016 as Coupeville High School volleyball roared to a league title. (John Fisken photo)

Fall has been Klahowya’s domain.

When you look at the three-year history of the 1A Olympic League, KSS has been the strongest across the board, the only one of the league’s four schools to post winning records in all four sports.

But Coupeville, which used a stellar winter and spring to take the varsity wins crown away from the Eagles in 2016-2017 (triumphing 51-48 across 10 sports), has been making inroads in the fall.

The Wolf volleyball squad has bounced from 1-5 to 3-3 to 8-1 over the past three seasons, unseating Klahowya for the league title in 2016.

CHS girls soccer has yet to topple the Eagles, but has finished in second place three years running.

Wolf boys tennis has back-to-back titles, hasn’t lost a league match since 2014, and would have more wins if bad weather hadn’t sliced away multiple matches the past two years.

The weak link for Coupeville has been football, but even there, the Wolves haven’t stunk up the joint like some other school’s fall teams — Chimacum boys tennis is winless — and they remain the only Olympic League rival to beat Port Townsend on the gridiron.

As we head into a new season, the goals are simple.

Repeat titles for volleyball and tennis, a miracle on the soccer pitch and continued growth on the football field.

And, if nothing else, hang tough and whisper “winter is coming.”

Those three words will assuredly haunt the rest of the Olympic League, as they herald the return of a Coupeville girls basketball squad which, at 27-0 in league play, is the best conference squad in any sport.

Olympic League varsity fall sports (2014-2017):

*League games only*

Football:

School W/L Points
Port Townsend 17-2 832-185
Klahowya 13-6 574-407
COUPEVILLE 6-13 415-656
Chimacum 1-18 267-821

Volleyball:

School W/L Sets
Klahowya 18-3 57-17
COUPEVILLE 12-9 43-34
Chimacum 9-12 35-40
Port Townsend 3-18 15-59

Girls Soccer:

School W/L Goals
Klahowya 20-0 109-5
COUPEVILLE 13-8 53-38
Port Townsend 5-16 26-79
Chimacum 3-17 18-90

Boys Tennis:

School W/L Matches
COUPEVILLE 11-2 62-25
Klahowya 10-5 64-37
Chimacum 0-14 16-78

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   In it to win it. Robin Cedillo (back) and Jae LeVine, who went to state as freshmen, are trying to get back as seniors. (John Fisken photos)

17-3 and ready to keep on singing through the postseason.

Six teams enter, two teams keep their dream alive.

The West Central District 3 softball tournament is May 19-20 in Tacoma, and the headline story (at least for readers of this blog) is Coupeville’s run at the state tourney.

As the #2 seed from the Olympic League, the Wolves, who sit at 17-3, have two goals.

First, they have to beat the Nisqually League’s #3 team, Vashon Island, in their opener Friday to keep playing.

Since CHS already thumped the Pirates 13-5 early in the season, that’s likely.

Get past that first hurdle and Coupeville advances to the double-elimination portion of the tourney, with a second game Friday night (against NL #1 Bellevue Christian) and one or two games Saturday.

Collect three wins total at districts and Coupeville returns to state for the first time since 2014.

To see the bracket, pop over to: http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2271&sport=15

And for some info on the teams:

 

Coupeville:

Overall record: 17-3

League record: 6-3 (#2 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 4-3 (3-0 vs. Klahowya, 1-0 vs. Vashon, 0-3 vs. Chimacum)

Run differential: 193-90

Coach: Kevin McGranahan

Seniors: Three – Tiffany Briscoe, Robin Cedillo, Jae LeVine

Mascot: Wolves

State tourney history: Two trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2002. All-time record is 4-3.

 

Bellevue Christian:

Overall record: 14-1 (one game left)

League record: 5-1 (#1 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 5-1 (3-0 vs. Vashon, 2-1 vs. Seattle Christian)

Run differential: 168-54

Coach: Ryan Kelly

Seniors: Three

Mascot: Vikings

State tourney history: Five trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2016. All-time record is 7-9.

 

Chimacum:

Overall record: 10-4

League record: 8-1 (#1 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 5-1 (3-0 vs. Coupeville, 2-1 vs. Klahowya)

Run differential: 148-67

Coach: Jim Eldridge

Seniors: Six

Mascot: Cowboys

State tourney history: 14 trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2010. All-time record is 19-27.

 

Klahowya:

Overall record: 9-7

League record: 4-5 (#3 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 2-5 (1-0 vs. Vashon, 1-2 vs. Chimacum, 0-3 vs. Coupeville)

Run differential: 125-102

Coach: Jodie Gagnon

Seniors: Three

Mascot: Eagles

State tourney history: Three trips. Never placed. All-time record is 1-6.

 

Seattle Christian:

Overall record: 8-5 (one game left)

League record: 3-3 (#2 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 3-3 (2-1 vs. Vashon, 1-2 vs. BC)

Run differential: 127-125

Coach: Rick Ronish

Seniors: Six

Mascot: Warriors

State tourney history: 12 trips. Best finish: 4th in 2005. All-time record is 12-22.

 

Vashon Island:

Overall record: 7-9

League record: 1-5 (#3 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 1-7 (1-2 vs. SC, 0-1 vs. Klahowya, 0-1 vs. Coupeville, 0-3 vs. BC)

Run differential: 114-111

Coach: Heather Jurs

Seniors: Five

Mascot: Pirates

State tourney history: One trip in 1991 as a slow-pitch team. All-time record is 0-2.

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   Willow Vick took down a pair of 2A foes Monday to win the high jump at the Olympic League JV Championships. (John Fisken photos)

Madison Rixe flies out of the blocks.

   Lincoln Kelley debates what’s more impressive — Vick winning her event or his own luxuriant beard.

Kyle Burnett is in a hurry to get places.

   The secret ingredient in Laurence Boado’s Sno-Kones? Love. Or Red Dye #40. One of those.

Thane Peterson gets epic.

Willow Vick closed out her first year of high school sports humming “We are the Champions.”

The Coupeville High School freshman, who suited up with twin sister Raven in volleyball and track, won the high jump Monday at the Olympic League JV Championships.

Making things better, Willow did it while competing on her home track, as CHS welcomed the other 10 league schools to the biggest event it’s hosted yet at its new track facilities.

The meet brought together seven 2A schools and four 1A schools, with North Kitsap, the biggest school in attendance, winning both team titles.

Coupeville, which had eight athletes competing, finished 7th on the boys side and 8th in the girls battle.

Willow Vick provided most of the Wolf points for the girls squad, out-dueling a pair of North Kitsap foes in the high jump.

She was one of six athletes from 1A schools to win an event, as the much-larger 2A schools captured titles in 25 of 33 events.

Chimacum’s Nina Haddenham (Discus), Ryan Caldwell (200, Shot Put) and Michael Gepitulan (Discus), Port Townsend’s Sierra Ruegg (200, 100 Hurdles) and Klahowya’s Mia Brill (Long Jump) joined Vick to uphold 1A honor.

Complete Coupeville results: 

Girls:

100 — Madison Rixe (8th) 15.52

200 — Rixe (6th) 32.97

Javelin — Jasmine Nastali (No place) DQ

High Jump — Willow Vick (1st) 3-08

Boys:

100 — Kyle Burnett (10th) 13.22 *PR*; Luke Carlson (12th) 13.34 *PR*; Greg Villareal (19th) 13.82

200 — Burnett (6th) 26.87 *PR*; Carlson (9th) 27.41 *PR*; Thane Peterson (17th) 28.71

Shot Put — Keahi Sorrows (5th) 31-02.25

Discus — Sorrows (3rd) 86-09.50; Peterson (5th) 78-02.50

Javelin — Carlson (4th) 92-06; Peterson (10th) 68-00

 

To see more photos from this meet (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Track/20170508-JV-Championships/

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   CHS freshman Gabe Carlson, shadowed by lil’ sis Emmy, set PRs in the 800 and pole vault Saturday at Sub-Districts. (Angi Carlson photo)

   Wolves (l to r) Raven Vick, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, Cassidy Moody (blanket) and Willow Vick hang out in the sun. (Maria Reyes photo)

   With wins in the 100, 200 and 4 x 400, Jacob Smith was picked as the 1A Male Track Athlete of the Meet. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

   After a strong day at Sub-Districts, Lauren Bayne is headed to Districts in the javelin and high jump. (Reyes photo)

They had themselves quite a day.

The Coupeville High School track and field team dominated Saturday at the 1A Olympic League Sub-District meet in Poulsbo.

Where to start?

At the top, where the Wolf girls ended up, and they will add a plaque to the school’s Wall of Fame.

Paced by freshman Maya Toomey-Stout and senior Skyler Lawrence, Coupeville collected five wins and 12 PRs while advancing at least 13 girls on to Districts.

With 102 points, the Wolves topped Klahowya (93), Port Townsend (50) and Chimacum (19) to reign as 1A League/Sub-District champs.

CHS finished 5th overall (out of 11 teams) in the Olympic League Championships.

That scoring system pitted the four 1A schools against the seven 2A schools which also sit under the league’s banner.

Toomey-Stout, who won the 100 and 200, while also running a leg on a victorious 4 x 200 relay team, was picked as the 1A Female Track Athlete of the Meet.

Lawrence, who claimed first in shot put and second in discus, was the 1A Female Field Athlete of the Meet.

Naika Hallam rounded out the female Wolf winners, capturing the javelin title.

On the boys side, CHS finished second in Sub-Districts, 5th in the OLC.

Port Townsend won the 1A boys title with 93 points, while Klahowya (75) narrowly edged Coupeville (74). Chimacum (19) was a distant fourth.

Ginormous 2A school North Kitsap won both team titles in the OLC tally.

The Coupeville boys were led by sprinter Jacob Smith, who was tabbed as the 1A Male Track Athlete of the Meet.

He won the 100 and 200 (a race in which his winning 1A time was better than any 2A runner) and ran a leg on a triumphant 4 x 400 unit.

Super sophomore Danny Conlisk joined Smith as a three-time winner, capturing the 400 and 800 in addition to being on the relay squad.

Ariah Bepler (High Jump) and Mitchell Carroll (Triple Jump) rounded out the Wolf boys who won league titles.

Carroll won his event by edging Port Townsend’s transcendent Seren Dances, who won three events (Long Jump, 110 Hurdles, 300 Hurdles).

Coupeville is off until May 19-20, when it clashes with the best of the Nisqually League at the District meet in Renton.

Top three finishers from Sub-Districts are guaranteed a berth at Districts, the last stop before state.

For those who finished fourth in Poulsbo, they have to wait a week until the Nisqually League holds its Sub-District meet.

With five 1A schools to the Olympic League’s four, the Nisqually is guaranteed four slots at districts.

The #4 finisher in each event from the OL will be compared to the #5 finisher in the NL, with the better time or distance getting the eighth and final slot to districts.

Coupeville had 12 fourth-place finishes, the most shocking coming in the girls 4 x 100.

That relay unit, which is ranked #9 in all of 1A, had a baton drop and scrambled to recover against teams they would have normally thrashed.

For now, CHS knows it will advance a minimum of 20 athletes (13 girls and seven boys), with six of them having qualified in three events.

Complete Sub-Districts results: 

Girls:

100 — Maya Toomey-Stout (1st) 13.33 *PR*; Mallory Kortuem (4th) 13.55 *PR*; Ja’Tarya Hoskins (6th) 14.27

200 — M. Toomey-Stout (1st) 27.10 *PR*; Lauren Grove (2nd) 27.78

400 — Ashlie Shank (5th) 1:11.14 *PR*; Natalie Hollrigel (6th) 1:13.79 *PR*

800 — Kortuem (4th) 2:44.34; Lucy Sandahl (5th) 2:45.97

1600 — Sandahl (4th) 5:56.31 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (2nd) 16.17 *PR*; Hoskins (4th) 19.84 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Mckenzie Meyer (2nd) 54.11 *PR*; Allison Wenzel (3rd) 1:00.60

4 x 100 Relay — Grove, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts (4th) 57.26

4 x 200 Relay — Grove, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts (1st) 1:48.62

4 x 400 Relay — Sandahl, Hollrigel, Shank, Meyer (2nd) 4:53.55

Shot put — Skyler Lawrence (1st) 29-02.50; Alexxis Otto (3rd) 28-00 *PR*; Emma Smith (5th) 26-03; Ema Smith (8th) 23-00

Discus — Lawrence (2nd) 84-09; Wenzel (3rd) 81-10 *PR*; Otto (4th) 79-06; Emma Smith (5th) 72-07

Javelin — Naika Hallam (1st) 91-07; Lauren Bayne (2nd) 87-09; Abby Parker (5th) 82-11 *PR*; Wenzel (6th) 82-00; Raven Vick (7th) 72-00

High Jump — Bayne (3rd) 4-06; Cassidy Moody (4th) 4-04

Pole Vault — Meyer (2nd) 6-00

Long Jump — Roberts (2nd) 15-05; Aurora Zanardi (4th) 13-08.75

Triple Jump — Zanardi (2nd) 29-08.50; Grove (5th) 29-00.50

Boys:

100 — Jacob Smith (1st) 11.60; Jacob Martin (5th) 12.03 *PR*

200 — J. Smith (1st) 23.05

400 — Danny Conlisk (1st) 52.01 *PR*

800 — Conlisk (1st) 2:11.73; Gabe Carlson (5th) 2:26.10 *PR*

1600 — Henry Wynn (5th) 5:13.06

110 Hurdles — Jakobi Baumann (5th) 22.66 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Baumann (5th) 53.14 *PR*

4 x 400 Relay — Wynn, J. Smith, Mitchell Carroll, Conlisk (1st) 3:40.18

Shot Put — Chris Battaglia (4th) 35-06; Ryan Labrador (7th) 33-01

Discus — Battaglia (4th) 109-02 *PR*; Grey Rische (6th) 104-08 *PR*

Javelin — Martin (4th) 127-11; Rische (5th) 121-08; Battaglia (7th) 115-09

High Jump — Ariah Bepler (1st) 5-06 *PR*; Battaglia (3rd) 5-06 *PR*

Pole Vault — Carlson (5th) 7-00 *PR*

Long Jump — Carroll (2nd) 19-06.25 *PR*; Cameron Toomey-Stout (3rd) 19-05.50 *PR*; Martin (4th) 18-06.75; Bepler (5th) 18-00.75 *PR*

Triple Jump — Carroll (1st) 42-06

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Eileen Stone and fellow CHS sports bigwigs are putting out the call for volunteers to work home track meets. (John Fisken photo)

   Eileen Stone and fellow CHS sports bigwigs are putting out the call for volunteers to work home track meets. (John Fisken photo)

This is your chance to get in on the ground floor.

Coupeville High School will officially debut its new track oval with an intra-squad meet Saturday, Mar. 11 and the Wolves are seeking volunteers who would like to be event judges.

Whether you have prior experience or want to learn on the go, this is perfect for you.

Since CHS hasn’t hosted a meet for at least five years, running an informal team event first will help everyone get on the same page in a low-stress environment.

“Anyone who enjoys track and field and/or working with some polite and appreciative youth is encouraged to contact us,” said Wolf track coach Randy King. “Catch the excitement!”

Coupeville is scheduled to host three regular meets this season, two for the high school and one for the middle school. There’s also work being done on possibly adding a fourth meet in late April.

The Wolves welcome Port Townsend, Chimacum, Klahowya and Mount Vernon Christian to Whidbey Mar. 30 for their first official home meet, then host the Olympic League JV meet May 8.

That second event will feature 11 schools in all.

With a brand spanking new oval, CHS would like to become a preferred destination point for future postseason events. To do that, the school needs to build a solid supporting cast.

“Building a cadre of experienced event judges will be a key to us being able to hold successful track meets in the future,” King said.

To volunteer contact King (678-2465) or Coupeville High School Athletic Director Willie Smith (678-2422).

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