Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Posts Tagged ‘Sean Toomey-Stout’

“Torpedo” shines on the big stage

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on January 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Sean Toomey-Stout, now with mustache, hits the big time. (Michael Davidson photo)

Sean Toomey-Stout is still enjoying the brights lights of the big stage.

The Coupeville High School grad, the only former Wolf to ever rack up stats for the University of Washington football team, had to take a medical retirement at the start of the season.

But the Huskies have kept Maya’s twin brother as part of their program, and he’s been with his U-Dub teammates every step of the way during a miracle campaign.

That run included an undefeated regular season, with numerous close calls, a #2 ranking in the national polls, a narrow win over Texas in the Sugar Bowl, and, finally, an appearance in the national championship game Monday against top-ranked Michigan.

Sean is in the program, he’ll be wearing his #30 jersey on the sidelines, and he may even make an appearance on ESPN — if they want to see their ratings spike.

Following in the footsteps of older brother Cameron, “The Torpedo” was a football, basketball, and track and field standout at CHS, before beating the odds to become an NCAA D-I gridiron warrior for the storied Husky program.

Making the team as a walk-on, Sean played in six games, collecting five solo tackles and two assists.

He also made the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll twice and became the first Coupeville athlete to get his own trading card.

Welcome to ThunderDome. (Michael Davidson photo)

Grabbing a pic with the parentals. (Photo courtesy Beth Stout)

Looking snazzy and snappy. (Photo courtesy Beth Stout)

Part of history. (Photo courtesy Beth Stout)

Family and friends pack the stands. (Photo courtesy Beth Stout)

Read Full Post »

“Torpedo” calls it a career

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on August 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Sean Toomey-Stout, preparing to destroy you. (Chelle Herbruger photo)

The spirit is still willing, but the body has spoken.

Coupeville High School grad Sean Toomey-Stout, who beat considerable odds to make the jump from Cow Town to playing at the highest level of college football, is retiring from the sport.

University of Washington coach Kalen DeBoer confirmed the news after practice Tuesday, on a day when the Huskies lost three players to season-ending injuries.

Toomey-Stout, a two-time Male Athlete of the Year winner during his days in Coupeville, will take “a medical retirement” due to “a chronic injury getting to the point he could no longer continue playing.”

Believed to be the first Coupeville athlete to grace a trading card, Toomey-Stout joined Husky football as a walk-on player in 2021.

He was twice named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll, and played in six games last season, including making an appearance in the team’s Alamo Bowl win over Texas.

Toomey-Stout, the only CHS grad to ever rack up stats for Washington’s NCAA D-I football program, collected seven tackles, with a high of three against Colorado and Kent State.

He also saw the field against Oregon, Arizona State, and Portland State.

“The Torpedo” with his former high school coach, and fellow NCAA D-I football player, Kwamane Bowens. (Photo courtesy Bowens)

The twin brother of Maya, “The Torpedo” was a viral video star while in a Coupeville uniform.

Recordings of the night he took a kick to the house behind the blocking of a wayward deer popped up everywhere from Sports Illustrated to CNN.

Sean played football, basketball, and track for the Wolves, winning two state meet medals in the latter sport.

He also competed with older brother Cameron for the unofficial “Best Damn Hair in the Western Hemisphere” award, with the duo usually separated only by a single (well-coiffed) strand.

The shot? Beautiful. The hair? Impeccable. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Read Full Post »

“Torpedo” still blowing up

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on August 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Sean Toomey-Stout, urban legend. (Chelle Herbruger photo)

It’s the run everyone still talks about.

Back in 2018, Sean Toomey-Stout had a kickoff bounce off his hands — one of the few times the Coupeville High School four-year, two-way starter ever juggled a live ball.

Not that it mattered, as “The Torpedo” snatched the ball up, then took it to the house while escorted for 95 yards by a wayward deer which had entered the playing field right as the kick descended from the clouds.

At the time, multiple videos of the run cropped up across the internet, from local sites to international ones, and Maya’s twin brother became a viral sensation.

Now, as Sean prepares for another season of college football at the University of Washington, continuing to beat the odds as a walk-on player getting significant playing time, the video is still never far away.

The latest mention comes to us from Dan Raley, who covers the Huskies for Sports Illustrated:

https://www.si.com/college/washington/football/huskies-toomey-stout-turns-video-into-game-time-viral-fame

Read Full Post »

Wolf grads prep for fall glory

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on August 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Mica Shipley (right) is back for a fourth year as an NCAA D-I cheerleader.

Seasoned vets and fresh-faced newbies.

There are at least six Coupeville High School grads set to play college sports this fall, and they run the gamut from freshmen to seniors.

Leading off the Wolf alumni is Mica Shipley, who will be in her fourth year as an NCAA D-I cheerleader at Eastern Washington University.

The high-flying cheer supernova has been a two-season star at EWU since she arrived on campus, helping anchor the Eagle squad through football and basketball season.

Joining her at the D-I level is Sean Toomey-Stout, a junior at the University of Washington.

A two-time member of the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll, Maya’s twin brother played in six games for the Huskies last fall, including making an appearance in the Alamo Bowl.

“The Torpedo” made his trading card debut and became the first CHS grad to ever record stats for U-Dub football, which kicks off a new season Sept. 2 against Boise State.

Three other Wolves return as well.

Joey Lippo golfs at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Ben Smith suits up for the football team at Eureka College in Illinois, and Lucy Sandahl gets back in the boat for Seattle Pacific University crew.

UMPI begins play Sept. 5, and Lippo, a senior, is also slated to return to the Owls baseball squad next spring.

Eureka football debuts at home Sept. 2.

There isn’t a public schedule posted yet for SPU crew, but if things stay true to tradition, Sandahl and her teammates will likely compete in a handful of regattas this fall.

The majority of the season unfolds for the Falcons in spring 2024.

Rounding out the Coupeville grads vying for glory this fall — unless I’m missing someone — is freshman Mitchell Hall, on the cross country squad at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana.

The Fightin’ Engineers kick off their season Sept. 1.

Read Full Post »

Onward and upward, Wolves

Posted in awards, tagged , , , , , on May 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

A new display in the CHS gym honors Wolf alumni currently playing sports at the next level. (Willie Smith photos)

The school’s Athlete of the Year wall has been updated, as well.

They spiffed up the joint.

Coupeville High School Athletic Director Willie Smith and Wolf boys’ basketball coach Brad Sherman have been hard at work in the gym, and it shows.

The school’s display recognizing its Athlete of the Year winners has been updated, with photos added to cover every honoree.

There’s also a new twist, with a display called “Onward Coupeville” recognizing former Wolves who are currently playing at the next level.

That includes professional basketball star Makana Stone, who just wrapped her season in Norway, semi-pro football QB Dawson Houston, and a bevy of college athletes.

The display is set up so it can be updated as other CHS grads make the move to college, semi-pro, or prfessional sports.

The updates and new display bring a sparkle to the gym hallway, while proving once again Smith can always find a new project to add to the 17,000 he’s already doing.

Cause he loves it when a plan comes together.

“In the words of the great Canadian, (TV star) Red Green, if they don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy!” the AD said with a chuckle.

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »