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Wolf harriers hailed by state coaches

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Elizabeth Bitting’s pack is on the prowl.

The Coupeville High School boys’ cross country team, which returns all seven runners from the squad which finished 10th at last year’s state meet, is garnering some preseason hype.

The Wolves sit at #6 among 2B/1B schools in a preseason poll released Thursday by the Washington State Cross Country Coaches Association.

That puts them one slot ahead of Northwest 2B/1B League archrival Mount Vernon Christian.

Not bad for a CHS harrier program which only returned in 2017 after a two-decade absence.

The Wolves are not the only team from The Rock to get some love, as South Whidbey’s boys are currently ranked #4 among 1A schools by WSCCCA.

But this blog is called Coupeville Sports, so we’re focusing on Cow Town, where state meet veterans Carson Field, Landon Roberts, Ezekiel Allen, George Spear, Thomas Strelow, Kenneth Jacobsen, and Axel Marshall are all back in action.

And while the Coupeville girls might not be ranked as a team (yet), they also boast a two-time state meet qualifier in Noelle Western.

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They know us, they (sorta) respect us

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Brad Sherman tries to remember the last time he read a newspaper. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The ink-stained wretches have heard of Cow Town.

Hot on the heels of the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball team cracking the top 10 among 2B schools in the (possibly evil) eyes of the computers, the Wolves have attracted the notice of the humans as well.

The Associated Press voters — that’s newspaper writers for you whippersnappers — have CHS at #10 in their latest poll, which is hot off the presses as of Wednesday afternoon.

The Wolves collected six points, while Columbia (Burbank) tops the polls with 47. Math and all.

 

The complete poll:

1 – Columbia (Burbank) — (13-0) — 47 points
2 – Colfax — (13-0) — 44
3 – Napavine — (11-0) — 41
4 – Lake Roosevelt — (11-0) — 38
5 – Tri-Cities Prep — (11-1) — 29
6 – Toutle Lake — (10-2) — 24
7 – St. George’s — (9-5) — 10
8 – Kettle Falls — (12-2) — 10
9 – Adna — (9-3) — 9
10 – Coupeville — (9-2) — 6

 

Others receiving votes:

Liberty Bell — 3
Northwest Christian (Colbert) — 3
Tonasket — 3
Wahkiakum — 3
Toledo — 2
Ilwaco — 2
Brewster — 1

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To respect or not to respect?

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on November 2, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Mikey Robinett is here to crush fools and take names. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Evans Rankings rules, the rest of you drool.

Matt Evans, the seer of Washington state high school football, and his trusty computer, Newman, are the one outlet truly buying in to Coupeville’s gridiron giants being a state tourney threat.

As the Wolves await Sunday’s reveal of who, where, and when they will play in the 12-team royal rumble, a scan of various pollsters and rankers finds a fair amount of disrespect for a 7-1 CHS squad.

Now to be fair, when you’ve just won your first league title, and punched your first ticket to state, in 32 years, it’s easy to see why.

Out of sight means out of mind, and it’s easy for many to just plug in the same old names “cause they were there before.”

It happened to Coupeville boys’ basketball earlier in 2022, when a 16-0 record didn’t always earn the Wolves a full amount of respect.

After CHS hoops made its first state tourney trip since 1988 and played prime-time teams Kalama and Lake Roosevelt tough, however, several rival coaches had nice things to say about the Wolves.

Now they know who we are.

The same thing can happen for football, especially if the Wolves make some noise in the state tourney.

For now, Evans Rankings has Coupeville at #7 among 2B schools (I bow to my computer overlords), while the Associated Press and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association both plunk the Wolves at #10.

SB Live leaves CHS out of its Top 10 but does have it third in its “next teams up.”

So, the Wolves, having punched a ticket to the 12-team state tourney, have already outplayed what is essentially a #13 ranking…

And Ryland Spencer, noted hamburger fiend and prep football savant?

He leaves Coupeville completely out of his Top 10 on Cascadia Preps, which proves Cow Town needs to produce a good enough burger to lure the man, the myth, the meat-eatin’ machine, to Whidbey to watch a game in the future.

Get on it, chefs!

In the end, of course, none of these pollsters or rankers, whether they be man or computer, matter as much as the guys who step on the field reppin’ the red and black.

Win, and they have to give you respect, whether they want to or not.

 

Associated Press 2B poll for Nov. 2:

1. Napavine – (9-0) – 90 poll points
2. Okanogan – (9-0) – 80
3. Lind/Ritzville/Sprague – (7-1) – 70
4. Toledo – (7-1) – 65
5. River View – (8-1) – 45
6. Chewelah (Jenkins) – (6-2) – 41
7. Columbia (Burbank) – (7-2) – 29
8. Pe Ell/Willapa Valley – (6-3) – 24
9. Raymond – (7-2) – 20
10-tie. Coupeville – (7-1) – 9
10-tie. Liberty (Spangle) – (6-2) – 9

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Gridiron giants play rankings roulette

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Kevin Partida (55) and Daylon Houston (3) are key players on a 6-1 Coupeville High School football squad. (Alia Houston photo)

There’s no consensus.

Coming off of a 78-0 win over La Conner, the Coupeville High School football team sits at 6-1 on the season, and finds itself ranked differently by three different sources.

Evans Rankings has the Wolves at #6 among 2B schools, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association RPI has them #7, and the newest Associated Press poll, released Wednesday, sticks them at #10.

With the AP poll, that’s down one slot from last week, when Coupeville held its highest ranking of the campaign at #9.

Ultimately, though, it all comes down to what the Wolves do on the field, and they’ll get back at it Friday when they travel to Friday Harbor.

A win there — and CHS beat the Wolverines 35-3 earlier this season — and Coupeville claims the Northwest 2B/1B League title and the program’s first trip to the state tourney since 1990.

 

Associated Press 2B poll for week 9:

1. Napavine – (8-0) – 90 poll points
2. Okanogan – (8-0) – 80
3-tie. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague – (6-1) – 65
3-tie. Toledo – (6-1) – 65
5. River View – (7-1) – 46
6. Columbia (Burbank) – (6-2) – 35
7. Chewelah (Jenkins) – (5-2) – 26
8. Raymond – (6-2) – 24
9. Pe Ell/Willapa Valley – (5-3) – 19
10. Coupeville (6-1) – 17

Others receiving 6 or more points: Liberty (Spangle) – 12

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Pollsters lovin’ CHS gridiron giants

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on October 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Wolf QB Logan Downes airs it out. (Brenn Sugatan photo)

Maybe they just shouldn’t play.

Despite having last Friday’s road rumble against Cascade (Leavenworth) cancelled by wildfire smoke, the Coupeville High School football team moved up in the Associated Press state poll.

The Wolves cracked the chart a week ago at #10 and moved up a slot to #9 Wednesday when the latest vote totals were released.

Coupeville, which received seven points a week ago, is up to 18 points, just a single point behind #8 Pe Ell/Willapa Valley.

The Wolves put their 5-1 mark on the line Friday when they host Northwest 2B/1B League rival La Conner.

A win on Senior Night will clinch at least a tie for Coupeville’s first football league title since 1990.

And now that we know what the human voters think of the Wolves, what do the computers say?

Both Evans Rankings and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s RPI data have CHS at #6 among 2B teams.

 

Associated Press 2B poll for week 8:

1. Napavine – (7-0) – 90 poll points
2. Okanogan – (7-0) – 81
3. Toledo – (6-1) – 61
4. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague – (6-1) – 58
5. Columbia (Burbank) – (6-1) – 54
6. Raymond – (6-1) – 42
7. Chewelah (Jenkins) – (5-2) – 36
8. Pe Ell/Willapa Valley – (4-3) -19
9. Coupeville – (5-1) – 18
10. River View – (6-1) – 11

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