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The tennis court calls you. (Ken Stange photo)

It’s a golden opportunity.

When I played tennis at Tumwater High School in the late ’80s, I was fighting for playing time with about 30 other netters.

Jump forward to 2025 and if you attend Coupeville schools, the court can belong to you.

The Wolves are attempting to resurrect their boys’ tennis squad this fall, and they need six players to accomplish the goal.

Through the first two days of practice, they have two.

Which means, if you’re in grades 8-12 and have any desire to play the sport of Roger Federer, CHS coaches Tim Stelling and Starla Seal want to meet you — regardless of whether you’re a seasoned court ace or want to make your first bid to rep the red and black.

If interested, practices are set for 3:00-5:00 PM at the CHS courts, Monday-Friday. Those swanky courts can be found just down from the high school gym.

Don’t throw away your shot.

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CHS volleyball coaches show their players how it’s done. (Photos courtesy Cory Whitmore)

They win in every way.

Coupeville High School volleyball players have combined to go 24-1 this season, with the varsity at 13-0 and JV at 11-1 heading into the regular season finale.

As the Wolves prepare for that showdown with Sultan, which arrives Monday, Nov. 4, they showed up for practice Thursday in a celebratory mood.

Combining Halloween with spikes and sets, the net crew put a different spin on the workday.

The freshmen.

The sophomores.

The junior.

The seniors.

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Coupeville football players clash. (Photos by Nikki Breaux and Michelle Glass)

They made the day count.

Beating the arrival of wildfire smoke in the air, Coupeville High School football players stayed busy Saturday, combining a bluff run with a team breakfast and a full practice.

The gridiron giants will be joined by volleyball, cross country, cheer, and soccer players Monday, as practices for fall sports get into full gear.

But, for the moment, football had all the cameras pointed its way.

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Get in on the ground floor.

Coupeville elementary school students dreaming of being the next generation of Wolf volleyball stars can get started today.

Or April 12 to be exact, when Coupeville High School coaches and players relaunch the Wolf Pups program.

Sidelined by the pandemic, the series of practices open to students in grades 3-5 is back and you can be part of it.

For all your details, jump up to the photo above.

“I’m very excited to get this started again and hopefully there won’t be any disruptions,” said CHS head coach Cory Whitmore.

Coming off of a high school season where young athletes had a huge impact for his program, Whitmore gives a lot of the credit to Wolf players getting in the gym as soon as possible.

“I think this is a huge reason why our current freshman class has excelled,” he said. “They were involved early and joined club (teams) soon thereafter because of the introduction.

“I’m hoping to build that back up.”

The program is meant to offer a boost for young players, but Whitmore also understands the need to be flexible if his athletes are pursuing more than one activity.

“I often get questions about how people are interested but their kids are already committed to other sports, hobbies, groups, etc.,” he said.

“I always tell them if their kid needs to leave early, arrive late or only make it to one of the two days a week, that is perfectly fine.”

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Logan Martin slashes to the hoop Monday during the first day of high school basketball practice. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Basketball is back.

Thanks to the pandemic, games are being played in spring/early summer this time around, instead of winter, but it’s important to note — they are going to be played.

Both the Coupeville High School girls and boys hoops programs have 12-game schedules (down from the normal 18-20), with the first live action on the road May 18 in Mount Vernon.

Home openers are set for May 20, with Orcas Island the foe, and the season runs through June 17.

The pics above and below, capturing the first day of practice for the Wolf boys, come to us courtesy John Fisken.

To see his work from other sports, pop over to:

John’s Photos (johnsphotos.net)

 

Ryan Blouin debates his options.

Hawthorne Wolfe visualizes tossing the ball over his shoulder and hitting absolutely nothing but net.

Xavier Murdy rambles to the hoop.

“See the basket, be the basket.”

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