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Murdy magnificent, Wolves impress

Posted in Track, tagged Alex Murdy, Bellingham, CHS Wolves, Ryanne Knoblich, track and field on April 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf senior Alex Murdy, who celebrated a birthday last month, was electric Saturday competing in the long jump at a 54-school meet. (Photo courtesy Sandi Murdy)

Welcome to the big show.

The Coupeville High School track and field team traveled to Bellingham Saturday to wage war with much larger schools during the 13th Annual Birger Solberg Track & Field Invitational.

The event drew 54 schools, covering every classification in Washington state (4A-1B), while also hauling in teams from Alaska and British Columbia.

Shorewood, a 3A school, won the team titles, with their girl’s squad holding off 2A Anacortes 76.5-65, and their boys nipping 4A Kamiak 71-68.

Coupeville, repping a 2B institution, scored above its weight class, claiming 20th (girls) and 26th (boys).

Wolf senior Alex Murdy delivered the day’s best performance, finishing 2nd out of 42 competitors in the long jump.

Senior Ryanne Knoblich was 3rd in the high jump while vying with 28 other athletes, while sophomore Lyla Stuurmans — already the fastest female 400 runner in 2B — set a PR in her event.

Coupeville is off for two weeks, at least in terms of competitions, returning to action Saturday, Apr. 22 at the GearUp Eason Invitational in Snohomish.

Saturday’s results:

GIRLS:

100 — Monroe Myles (41st) 14.35

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (8th) 1:03.83 *PR*

800 — Aleera Kent (27th) 2:45.84

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (12th) 18.78

300 Hurdles — Mayne (27th) 56.20 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Myles, Mayne, Carly Burt, Ryanne Knoblich (15th) 55.96

4 x 200 Relay — Burt, Knoblich, Issabel Johnson, Stuurmans (19th) 2:06.37

4 x 400 Relay — Mayne, Burt, Kent, Gwen Crowder (16th) 4:53.52

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (5th) 31-06.50; Katie Marti (14th) 26-11.25

Discus — Lhamon (18th) 80-03

Javelin — Marti (5th) 91-05

High Jump — Knoblich (3rd) 4-10

Long Jump — Knoblich (20th) 13-10

BOYS:

100 — Tim Ursu (38th) 12.17

200 — Ursu (30th) 25.17; Nick Guay (33rd) 25.25

400 — Aidan Wilson (17th) 53.65

800 — Wilson (9th) 2:04.98

1600 — Mitchell Hall (23rd) 4:46.76

3200 — George Spear (37th) 12:31.99

110 Hurdles — Tate Wyman (16th) 19.19; Reiley Araceley (20th) 19.32

300 Hurdles — Wyman (10th) 45.57

2K Steeplechase — Araceley (38th) 8:59.40 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Ursu, Wyman, Wilson, Guay (9th) 46.00

4 x 400 Relay — Guay, Hall, Wilson, Hank Milnes (14th) 3:47.45

4 x 800 Relay — Ezekiel Allen, Spear, Anthony Smolen, Ezra Boilek (25th) 10:36.35

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (29th) 31-00.50

Discus — Tackett (8th) 127-05 *PR*

Javelin — Hall (22nd) 112-02

High Jump — Guay (11th) 5-08

Long Jump — Alex Murdy (2nd) 19-08.25

Triple Jump — Araceley (16th) 33-09

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Wolf track soars at Rainier

Posted in Track, tagged Alex Murdy, CHS Wolves, Rainier, Ryanne Knoblich, track and field on March 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville runners (left to right) Lyla Stuurmans, Nick Guay, Aidan Wilson, and Claire Mayne won the 4 x 400 co-ed relay Saturday in Rainier. (Elizabeth Bittting photo)

Maybe call him “Murdy the Magnificent.”

Coupeville High School senior Alex Murdy brought the thunder Saturday, besting 42 competitors to win the long jump at the Rainier Icebreaker Invitational.

Splashing back to Earth with a PR-earning jump of 19 feet, 10.25 inches, he was almost eight inches ahead of his nearest rival.

Spurred by Murdy’s performance and a win in the 800 from Aidan Wilson, the Wolf boys claimed 4th place out of 27 schools.

Coupeville’s girls’ squad, which got 4th place finishes from Ryanne Knoblich (high jump) and Lyla Stuurmans (400), placed 9th in the team standings.

In addition to Murdy and Wilson’s individual achievements, the Wolves also brought home a third title thanks to a co-ed 4 x 400 relay team made up of Claire Mayne, Stuurmans, Nick Guay, and Wilson.

Saturday’s meet drew teams from multiple classifications, with Washington state 2A, 1A, 2B, and 1B schools represented.

There was also a school from Oregon, and another from British Columbia.

Coupeville, which made nearly a 250-mile round-trip to Rainier, gets right back at it next week, with three meets in a span of four days.

The Wolves host a seven-team league meet Wednesday, Mar. 22, then travel to Bellingham Mar. 24 and Stanwood Mar. 25 for large invitationals.

Ryanne Knoblich approves of the sunshine. (Bob Martin photo)

Complete Saturday results:

GIRLS:

100 — Monroe Myles (26th) 14.83; Ava Mitten (32nd) 15.57

200 — Ryanne Knoblich (22nd) 30.60 *PR*; Mitten (27th) 31.37

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (4th) 1:04.72 *PR*; Aleera Kent (8th) 1:10.43 *PR*

800 — Kent (6th) 2:51.27

1600 — Cristina McGrath (27th) 7:38.19 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (16th) 19.97

300 Hurdles — Liza Zustiak (22nd) 1:07.33 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Myles, Mitten, Carly Burt, Mayne (10th) 58.67

Shot Put — Katie Marti (8th) 28-07 *PR*; Carolyn Lhamon (10th) 27-11

Discus — Lhamom (5th) 90-09; Erica McGrath (17th) 75-01

Javelin — Marti (9th) 80-06; Taygin Jump (11th) 80-02

High Jump — Knoblich (4th) 4-08

Long Jump — Knoblich (13th) 13-08; Burt (19th) 12-03 *PR*

Triple Jump — C. McGrath (13th) 26-08

CHS throwers Zac Tackett (left) and Zane Oldenstadt contemplate roughing up the cameraman. (Bob Martin photo)

BOYS:

100 — Tim Ursu (8th) 12.05; Preston Epp (27th) 12.73 *PR*

200 — P. Epp (12th) 25.49 *PR*; Adrian Cunningham (24th) 26.28 *PR*

400 — Anthony Smolen (13th) 59.29 *PR*

800 — Aiden Wilson (1st) 2:08.59; Ezekiel Allen (19th) 2:30.74 *PR*

1600 — Mitchell Hall (10th) 4:55.10; Malachi Somes (15th) 5:10.43 *PR*

3200 — Cameron Epp (7th) 11:14.55; George Spear (20th) 12:41.69 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Tate Wyman (5th) 18.76 *PR*; Reiley Araceley (6th) 18.93

300 Hurdles — Wyman (12th) 47.97; Araceley (14th) 48.66

4 x 100 Relay — Araceley, Wyman, C. Epp, Ursu (9th) 47.80

Shot Put — Josh Upchurch (12th) 36-08 *PR*; Kai Wong (19th) 35-00 *PR*

Discus — Zac Tackett (6th) 119-04 *PR*; Zane Oldenstadt (32nd) 83-07

Javelin — Hall (18th) 108-05; Ursu (26th) 96-03

High Jump — Nick Guay (7th) 5-06

Long Jump — Alex Murdy (1st) 19-10.25 *PR*; Cunningham (26th) 14-07.25

Triple Jump — Wilson (4th) 37-10; Hall (20th) 27-02.25

CO-ED:

4 x 400 Relay — Guay, Mayne, Stuurmans, Wilson (1st) 4:04.36

Sprint Medley Relay (100-100-200-400) — Burt, Ursu, Knoblich, Hall (8th) 1:52.63

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Balanced Wolves clip Falcons

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged Auburn Adventist Academy, CHS Wolves, girls basketball, Katie Marti, Ryanne Knoblich on February 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Ryanne Knoblich cracked the 100-point club Thursday night. (Morgan White photo)

Consider it a warning shot across the bow.

Facing off with a potential playoff opponent Thursday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team made short work of their rivals.

Getting points from nine players, the Wolves roared out to a 28-point lead on the road at Auburn Adventist Academy, then coasted in for a comfortable 42-21 non-conference win.

The third-straight victory for Megan Richter’s squad, it lifts them to 8-8 heading into the final week of the regular season.

Coupeville hosts Northwest 2B/1B League leader La Conner next Tuesday, Feb. 7 on Senior Night, then travels to Friday Harbor Feb. 10.

Two of those three teams advance to the bi-district playoffs, which are Feb. 13-15 at Coupeville High School.

La Conner is currently 2-0 in the three-team round robin of 2B schools, with the Wolves at 1-1, and Friday Harbor 0-2.

The #1 team from District 1 (Coupeville’s district) opens the playoffs against the #2 team from District 2, with the #2 squad from D-1 facing the #1 group from D-2 in loser-out games.

If things in D-1 hold through the final week, that means La Conner would face Northwest Christian (Lacey), while Coupeville and Auburn Adventist would reunite in the other game.

The winners Feb. 13 return to CHS Feb. 15 to play for the bi-district title and a trip to the state tourney.

If Thursday’s game was a playoff preview, Wolf players have to feel pretty good about things, as they dominated Auburn from opening tip to final buzzer.

Lyla Stuurmans slipped a free throw through the net to open the scoring, and Coupeville had a lead it would never relinquish.

Like never, ever.

Hitting the boards hard and playing a brisk game of “give me the dang ball or die!” on defense, the feisty Wolves bolted out to an 8-2 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back.

And, if 8-2 doesn’t sound like a huge lead, it still felt like it, as Coupeville rarely let Auburn get anywhere close enough to the hoop to launch a shot in the early going.

If a whole bunch of Wolf shots hadn’t taken weird spins off the glass or popped backwards off an unforgiving rim, they would have been up by a solid 20+ points, instead of just six.

The baskets started falling at a more-satisfying pace in the second quarter, from Katie Marti slapping home a runner off of an Alita Blouin dish, to Marti returning the favor, feeding Ryanne Knoblich for a breakaway bucket.

Blouin splashed home a three-ball right before the buzzer, sending CHS to the halftime break up 21-7, before Coupeville really got going in the third quarter.

Or, more specifically, Knoblich strode out onto the floor, screamed “Ain’t no one in this joint can stop me!” and went on a tear.

Sure, it’s possible I’m putting words in her mouth, but the Wolf senior was most certainly a savage in the second half, brutalizing any defender who dared to (meekly) step to her.

Barreling through the paint, flinging bodies in all directions, Knoblich knocked down nine of her game-high 11 points in the third, with six of those points coming courtesy offensive rebounds.

The best one was the one where she slammed two hands on the ball, ripped the ball loose from an Auburn player’s less-than-sturdy grip and sent the Falcon sprawling to the hardwood.

When Knoblich wasn’t channeling Dennis Rodman on the boards, Wolf point guard Maddie Georges was flipping note-perfect passes left, right, and every direction, setting up her teammates for easy buckets.

Don’t mess with Maddie Georges, cause you’ll lose. (Bailey Thule photo)

One Georges pass in the third quarter went to Knoblich, one went to Marti, and a third found the waiting fingers of Madison McMillan, as Georges shredded the Falcon defense at every opportunity.

Up 36-9 heading into the fourth, Coupeville pushed the margin all the way out to 40-12 before Auburn salvaged some self-respect by closing the game on a 9-2 push.

Knoblich’s 11 points helped her achieve a personal milestone, as she cracked the 100-point club and now sits with 101 for her varsity career.

Marti dropped in a season-high 10 points in support, while Blouin (9), McMillan (4), Mia Farris (2), Gwen Gustafson (2), Carolyn Lhamon (2), Stuurmans (1), and Georges (1) also scored.

Jada Heaton and Skylar Parker brought hustle to their work on the defensive end of the floor, as all 11 girls on the Wolf varsity roster saw floor time.

No JV Game:

Auburn only has one girls’ team, so Coupeville’s second unit had the night off.

The Wolf young guns, who are 6-8 on the season, close their season next week with games against La Conner and Friday Harbor.

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The rim is a fickle mistress

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged CHS Wolves, Forks, girls basketball, long road trip, Ryanne Knoblich on December 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris powers to the hoop. (Andrew Williams photo)

Long trip, tired shooting touch.

Playing for the third time in four days, after a long trek to the wilds of Forks, and minus its leading scorer, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad struggled offensively Saturday afternoon.

Putting up a season low in points, the Wolves fell 50-21 to the Spartans, evening their non-conference record at 3-3.

The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for Coupeville, which hadn’t gone below 37 points in a game this season.

The Wolves were missing senior guard Alita Blouin, who has popped for 59 points in five games.

She suffered a wrist injury in practice Friday, but is expected to recover quickly, and should be back in the lineup when CHS heads to Eastern Washington for a tournament Dec. 27-28.

Alita Blouin’s scoring touch was missed Saturday. (Andrew Williams photo)

The Wolves have nine days off now between games.

By the time they take the court in Ellensburg, the memory of a rough shooting performance in Forks will hopefully have faded.

Trailing 9-2 after one quarter Saturday, Coupeville got really buried during a 20-5 Forks surge in the second frame.

The Wolves picked things up a bit after that, racking up seven points apiece in both the third and fourth quarters, but they were never able to pull themselves back out of the early hole.

Forks finished with an advantage in every phase of the game, netting five three-balls while CHS failed to hit from behind the arc.

The Spartans were just 11 of 25 at the free throw line, but even there, they topped the Wolves, who struggled in a 7-18 performance.

Senior Ryanne Knoblich accounted for a third of Coupeville’s offense, tallying seven points, while Katie Marti knocked down five.

Lyla Stuurmans (3), Maddie Georges (3), Mia Farris (2), and Carolyn Lhamon (1) also scored, with Skylar Parker, Jada Heaton, and Gwen Gustafson seeing floor time.

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