The most clicked-on photo in Coupeville Sports history.
Chelsea Randall, Mistress of Awesome (Kelsey Simmons photo)
Savanna Dohner, Mistress of Awesome, Jr. (Jenn Dohner photo)
Someone keep an eye on this Chelsea Randall kid, cause she’s about to break all the records.
The most talented person I know, the dancer/choreographer/writer/director/editor/restaurant manager/ferocious cookie eater/owner of the awesomeness gene has the second most-viewed ad on Coupeville Sports, and she’s done it in less than two months.
And it’s not even really an ad.
One day, when I had too much time on my hands, I put up a fake ad for the Chelsea Randall Fan Club (cause, as I said, she’s awesome) and people started clickin’ on it on a regular basis.
What did they find when they did?
One of the best photos I’ve ever seen, a pic that captures Chelsea and her very talented younger sister Savannah when they were just gettin’ going on rulin’ the world.
So, take a moment. Go over to the right side of this page and click on the ad. It’s right there under Sherman’s Pioneer Farm.
OK, you’re back? See, don’t you feel better about life in general now that you basked in the patented Randall Awesome Glow ™?
Yes, yes you do. You’re welcome.
So, anyway, as I hit 23 months of doing this blog tomorrow, I decided to take a look at my stats. I do it from time to time. As I said, I have a LOT of time on my hands, now that I’m out of the dish pit.
And what did I find, other than confirmation that Chelsea is popular?
I found that the top photo above, a collage of female CHS athletes, is the number one most clicked-on photo in the history of Coupeville Sports.
The infamous Brian Norris-provided boys’ shower pic that I’m haunted by on a daily basis (“shower boys” brings folks my way EVERY DAY and I don’t think they’re finding what they’re looking for…) is #4 all-time.
So, there’s that…
Most viewed ad of all-time?
Kelsey Simmons Design, but Chelsea’s comin’ up fast on the outside. Gazing In (my sister’s blog), Island Jenn and the B & B at Crockett Farms round out the top five.
By coincidence, a story about Kelsey’s dog, Sitka, going on a walkabout (she was found after a bizarre 36-hour adventure) is my highest-rated story about an animal. #26 all-time (out of 2,234 stories).
What are people searching for when the web brings them my way?
“Cold water challenge” is by far the runaway winner, and, of course, “shower boys.” Yes, thank you Brian…
Most searched athlete? It’s Aaron Curtin, followed by Wiley Hesselgrave, Kwamane Bowens, Nick Streubel and the Luvera sisters, Ana and Ivy.
Iris Ryckaert (at #6) is the most-searched foreign athlete, and former CHS volleyball coach Kim Meche is the most-searched non-athlete, closely followed by Wolf mom Amy Briscoe, former coaches Henry Pope and Paul Mendes and (her again) Chelsea Randall.
When you break down the stories, four of my ten most-viewed articles were centered around polls, with the recent battle royal for the banner photo at the top of the blog my #1 story (by a HUGE margin).
CJ Smith for the win.
Also making the top ten, my exclusives on the woman behind the “I Support the OLF” movement and my most controversial story of all time, the tale of Hayley Newman walking out on the South Whidbey girls’ basketball team — still the only story where I eventually had to freeze the comment section.
Memories. Sweet, sweet, profanity-riddled memories…
If we’re talking about feature stories, the old guard holds up well, with five of the ten most-viewed being stories about former Wolf greats.
Brad Sherman, Sherry (Bonacci) Roberts, Mike Engle, Jerry Helm and Mitch Aparicio — gone, but never forgotten.
The single most-viewed feature of all time, though? Not an athlete and proof that, from time to time, it pays to branch outside of my main area of coverage.
Savanna Dohner, bass player of the Gods, holds off Wolf football/soccer star Brett Arnold and GU18 Whidbey Islanders soccer ace Jacalyn Hefflefinger to claim the #1 feature, and she sits at a very impressive #12 all-time.
And what does that prove? People respect talent.
What about me? I am thrilled to provide people a chance to catch a glimmer of greatness, to get a moment with supernovas like Savanna Dohner and Chelsea Randall.
But, at the end of the day, of the 2,234 articles, if I have to pick one, I go with this one starring Caleb Valko and Hunter Hammer:
https://coupevillesports.com/2013/01/30/caleb-valko-wants-your-sweet-sweet-cupcakes/
Cause it still makes me laugh every time.
But then, I’m easy and I have a lot of time on my hands.
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