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Wolf track opens season with a roar

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Cael Wilson, seen here last season, won two events Wednesday in La Conner. (Bailey Thule photo)

They have the numbers and the talent.

Boasting one of its biggest rosters in program history, the Coupeville High School track and field team made its presence felt Wednesday at a season-opening 11-team meet in La Conner.

The Wolf boys ran away with the team title, racking up 182.5 points, while their nearest competition, Mount Vernon Christian and La Conner, finished with 88 and 87 respectively.

On the girls’ side of things, CHS earned third place with 100.67 points, trailing just MVC (144.5) and La Conner (129.5).

Three Wolves double-dipped on opening day, bringing home titles in a pair of events.

Lyla Stuurmans (800, 1600), Cael Wilson (Pole Vault, High Jump), and Carson Field (800, 1600) were two-time winners, while Aleksia Jump (Pole Vault), George Spear (3200), and Katie Marti (Shot Put) also claimed crowns.

Rounding out Coupeville’s winners were its 4 x 100 boys’ relay team comprised of Marquette Cunningham, Preston Epp, Davin Houston, and Chase Anderson.

“Great first meet!” said CHS coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting.

“A little rain, a little wind, and a lot of PRs – we’re so proud of the team!”

After finishing round one with 10 wins, 95 PRs, and a team title, the Wolves will get right back at it this Saturday, Mar. 22 when they compete at the Rainier Icebreaker.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Laken Simpson (18th) 15.85 *PR*; Isa Mc Fetridge (24th) 15.96 *PR*; Willow Leedy-Bonifas (29th) 16.22 *PR*; Violet Devine (35th) 17.38 *PR*; Denali Kalwies (38th) 18.35 *PR*; Emma McFadden (40th) 18.77 *PR*

200 — Simpson (13th) 32.76 *PR*; Mc Fetridge (17th) 33.59 *PR*; Noelle Western (23rd) 34.16; Olivia Hall (24th) 34.29 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (28th) 35.14 *PR*; Marin Winger (30th) 38.03 *PR*; Devine (32nd) 38.13 *PR*

400 — Lillian Ketterling (7th) 1:18.71 *PR*; Ayden Wyman (8th) 1:23.00

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 2:44.64; Mikayla Wagner (7th) 3:05.86 *PR*; Ketterling (9th) 3:13.17 *PR*; Ivy Rudat (11th) 3:15.93 *PR*; Lexis Drake (12th) 3:18.14 *PR*

1600 — Stuurmans (1st) 6:18.15; Wagner (5th) 6:42.93 *PR*

3200 — Western (3rd) 14:12.05 *PR*; Aleksia Jump (6th) 14:58.89 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (10th) 21.51; Ari Cunningham (11th) 21.89 *PR*

300 Hurdles — McDonald (9th) 1:08.55; A. Cunningham (10th) 1:09.23 *PR*; Frankie Tenore (14th) 1:16.75 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — A. Cunningham, Leedy-Bonifas, Hall, Simpson (7th) 1:01.43; Mc Fetridge, Devine, Kalwies, Winger (9th) 1:04.83

4 x 200 Relay — Drake, I. Rudat, Wyman, Hall (7th) 2:11.54

4 x 400 Relay — Ketterling, Simpson, Winger, Drake (2nd) 5:24.52

Shot Put — Katie Marti (1st) 32-08; McFadden (14th) 18-10.50 *PR*

Discus — Marti (2nd) 81-03; Ketterling (4th) 72-03 *PR*; McFadden (20th) 38-07 *PR*

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 90-02

High Jump — Tenore (8th) 4-00; Wyman (8th) 4-00

Pole Vault — A. Jump (1st) 6-00; I. Rudat (2nd) 5-09 *PR*

Long Jump — Leedy-Bonifas (10th) 12-06 *PR*; McDonald (14th) 12-01.50 *PR*; A. Cunningham (18th) 11-10.50 *PR*; Mc Fetridge (23rd) 11-02 *PR*; Kalwies (24th) 10-08 *PR*

 

BOYS:

100 — Chase Anderson (2nd) 12.22 *PR*; Marquette Cunningham (6th) 12.42; Matthew Ward (9th) 12.66 *PR*; Cael Wilson (11th) 12.69 *PR*; Davin Houston (12th) 12.70; Easton Green (19th) 13.00 *PR*; Marcelo Gebhard (20th) 13.01; Beckett Green (22nd) 13.11 *PR*; Nathan Coxsey (33rd) 13.40 *PR*; Edmund Wilson (41st) 13.62 *PR*; Jonah Weyl (48th) 14.07 *PR*; Richmond Bandong (51st) 14.31 *PR*; Max Ohme (56th) 14.74 *PR*; Shiloh Sandlin (57th) 14.75 *PR*; Nikolas Rogers (59th) 15.07 *PR*; William Hamm (68th) 18.12 *PR*

200 — Ward (3rd) 26.71; M. Cunningham (6th) 26.93; Blake Burrows (7th) 27.00; B. Green (11th) 27.40 *PR*; E. Green (12th) 27.58 *PR*; E. Wilson (20th) 28.85 *PR*; Coxsey (22nd) 29.44 *PR*; Bandong (25th) 30.70 *PR*; Sandlin (27th) 31.13 *PR*; Weyl (28th) 31.37 *PR*; Ohme (31st) 32.18 *PR*; Rogers (32nd) 33.01 *PR*; Hamm (35th) 40.59 *PR*

400 — Burrows (5th) 59.79; Dane Hadsall (8th) 1:01.96; Weyl (15th) 1:07.94 *PR*; Rogers (17th) 1:12.96 *PR*

800 — Carson Field (1st) 2:05.85; Joshua Stockdale (7th) 2:28.76 *PR*; Solomon Rudat (8th) 2:30.17 *PR*; Ethan Walling (12th) 2:34.29 *PR*; Finn Price (14th) 2:37.43 *PR*

1600 — Field (1st) 4:58.01; George Spear (3rd) 5:09.34 *PR*; Malachi Somes (4th) 5:22.07; Kenneth Jacobsen (7th) 5:28.39; Stockdale (12th) 5:42.53 *PR*; Walling (13th) 5:47.73 *PR*; Isaiah Allen (21st) 6:13.39 *PR*; Nicholas Wasik (22nd) 6:44.77 *PR*

3200 — Spear (1st) 11:08.77 *PR*; Walling (5th) 13:29.61 *PR*; Edmund Kunz (7th) 14:23.65 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (4th) 19.57

300 Hurdles — Liam Blas (6th) 52.02 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Houston, Preston Epp, Anderson (1st) 46.38; Hadsall, Gebhard, E. Green, Ward (4th) 48.57

4 x 400 Relay — Burrows, Hadsall, Anderson, Epp (2nd) 3:57.16; S. Rudat, Stockdale, Somes, K. Jacobsen (5th) 4:26.16

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (4th) 35-01; Gebhard (8th) 31-08; Khanor Jump (11th) 29-08 *PR*; K. Jacobsen (23rd) 22-10; Zach Blitch (30th) 19-06.50 *PR*

Discus — Tackett (3rd) 116-05; K. Jump (13th) 78-06 *PR*; Blas (15th) 75-10 *PR*; Wasik (23rd) 63-07; Blitch (31st) 50-02; Johnathan Jacobsen (35th) 34-10 *PR*

Javelin — Gebhard (9th) 104-00; Somes (13th) 90-10; Rogers (19th) 78-08 *PR*; J. Jacobsen (32nd) 51-01 *PR*; K. Jacobsen (34th) 43-07 *PR*

High Jump — C. Wilson (1st) 5-10 *PR*; Houston (3rd) 5-08 *PR*; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (7th) 5-04 *PR*; J. Jacobsen (13th) 4-10 *PR*

Pole Vault — C. Wilson (1st) 11-00; Marshall (2nd) 10-00; S. Rudat (5th) 7-06 *PR*

Long Jump — C. Wilson (5th) 18-09 *PR*; Burrows (12th) 16-02.75 *PR*; Blas (20th) 15-04.50 *PR*; Fitch-Marron (21st) 15-04 *PR*; E. Wilson (25th) 15-00.50 *PR*; Coxsey (34th) 13-11.50 *PR*; Weyl (35th) 13-10.75 *PR*; Sandlin (36th) 13-10.50 *PR*; S. Rudat (37th) 13-07; Ohme (40th) 13-00.25 *PR*; Kunz (49th) 11-06.75 *PR*

Triple Jump — Ward (2nd) 36-10.25 *PR*; Marshall (4th) 34-08

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Netters swing away on opening day

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville netters hit the court. (Starla Seal photo)

Tennis balls are flying once more.

The weather was decent Tuesday, and the Coupeville High School girls’ net squad took advantage, traveling to Port Townsend for the season opener.

After a ferry trip, the Wolves clashed with East Jefferson, which is the mashup between former CHS league rivals Chimacum and Port Townsend.

The visitors swept the varsity singles, with the hosts bouncing back to take the doubles matchups, ultimately pulling out a tense 3-2 non-conference victory.

It was a good start for a Wolf team which has increased numbers from a year ago and will get to host matches this season after work on new courts prevented that from happening last spring.

In fact, Coupeville will play its first match on the courts which now sit next to the CHS gym this Friday, when East Jefferson returns the favor and travels to Cow Town for a rematch.

 

Tuesday’s results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans beat Rennie O’Donnell 6-2, 6-1

2nd Singles — Dahlia Lewis beat Juliette O’Hara 6-1, 6-0

1st Doubles — Brynn Parker/Ember Light lost to Lucia Fields/Gracie Witherwidge 6-1, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Sofia Phay lost to Liuia Lee/Brooke Tomasetti 6-3, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Delanie Lewis/Miles Gerber lost to Olivia Larson/Calliope Mosher 6-1, 6-0

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Samantha Wallace/Hailey Goldman lost to Zinna Blachley/Ursla Schmidt 7-1

5th Doubles — Rowan Stoner/Chloe Ferguson lost to Sienna V./Risespan 4-3

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Blaine rain the main pain

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 15, 2025| Leave a Comment »

CHS baseball coach Steve Hilborn awaits sunnier days. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Mother Nature has entered the chat.

The season opener for Coupeville High School baseball was washed away Saturday, as a planned trip to Blaine was called off before the Wolves could hit the road.

The official prognosis: a night of steady rain left the Borderites field unable to host a game.

No word yet on whether the non-conference clash will be rescheduled.

For now, the Wolf diamond men turn their attention to their planned home opener, which is set for Tuesday, Mar. 18.

Meridian is slated to come to Cow Town for that rumble, with the first pitch set for 4:00 PM.

If Mother Nature agrees.

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Big rival, bigger win

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 13, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong and friends dodged bad weather Thursday and captured a season-opening win. (Photo courtesy Michelle Armstrong)

All in all, a pretty solid debut.

Dodging some tricky weather, overcoming the absence of an ill star, and outlasting a rival repping a much-bigger student body, the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad made new head coach Aaron Lucero a winner Thursday afternoon.

Getting a big-time performance from freshman pitcher Adeline Maynes, and key offensive contributions from everyone in the lineup, the Wolves thunked visiting Lakewood 8-4.

The non-conference win, coming against a 2A school, kicks off a run in which the 2B Wolves will play four straight bigger schools to start the season.

Up next is a trip to 3A Oak Harbor Saturday, then treks off-Island to play 1A schools East Jefferson and Meridian.

Thursday’s victory came despite Mother Nature throwing her annual early-season hissy fit.

The skies unleashed over the prairie about an hour before game time, delivering a mix of rain and hail, but Coupeville’s field held up under the assault.

“I’m glad our field drains well, but we still had to put down about 600 pounds of Field Dry and the game got started a bit late,” Aaron Lucero said with a chuckle.

“Not exactly what I normally do for pregame!”

When Coupeville took the field, it did so without starting centerfielder Mia Farris, who was home battling strep throat, but the Wolves never missed a beat.

They jumped on Lakewood for five runs in the bottom of the first inning, putting the first six batters on base to stake their claim as the dominant team.

Haylee Armstrong and Taylor Brotemarkle got things going, reaching on back-to-back errors, before Teagan Calkins, Madison McMillan, Sydney Van Dyke, and Jada Heaton smoked base knocks to make the scoreboard jump.

Chelsi Stevens pushed the fifth run across on an RBI groundout, and the visitors were rocked on their heels.

Lakewood couldn’t catch up to the smoke being thrown by Maynes, who opened her second season as the varsity ace by whiffing nine batters.

Coupeville pushed another run across in the second, and had the bases juiced in the fourth thanks to three straight walks but just missed out on busting things wide open.

A bang-bang defensive gem in the top of the third kept Lakewood at bay, with Maynes snagging a comebacker, getting the out at first, then watching approvingly as Ava Lucero pegged a throw to home where catcher Teagan Calkins was waiting.

“The Red Dragon” slapped the tag on the incoming runner to complete the double play, and the Wolves rolled into the fifth inning up 6-0.

While Lakewood took advantage of a brief CHS letdown to slice the deficit back to 6-4, Maynes shut down the rally, then her teammates tacked on two insurance runs.

Capri Anter and Stevens delivered big hits in the bottom half of the fifth, with Ava Lucero and Armstrong picking up RBIs.

That set up Maynes, who closed with a bang, retiring eight of the final nine batters to seal the win.

Aaron Lucero, who made the jump from Wolf assistant coach to head coach after former main man Kevin McGranahan moved across the country, came away pleased with a lot of what he witnessed.

“When we needed a bunt down to advance runners we did; we executed baserunning for the most part, and our defense was solid,” Lucero said.

“We pressured the defense every opportunity we could, and we really did the “little things” to be successful.

“I’m excited for this team for their commitment to excellence.”

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — One single
Haylee Armstrong — One single
Taylor Brotemarkle — One single, two walks
Teagan Calkins — Two singles, one walk
Jada Heaton — Two singles
Madison McMillan — Two singles, one walk
Chelsi Stevens — One single
Sydney Van Dyke — One single

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Jump off to a roaring start

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on December 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Taygin Jump

Year two is off to a strong start.

Coupeville High School grad Taygin Jump kicked off her sophomore season of college track and field with a stellar performance Saturday at the Saints Holiday Relays in Canton, New York.

The Plattsburgh State sophomore won a title in the weight throw, lobbing her implement 41 feet, 3.25 inches.

Jump also earned sixth place in the shot put, launching the ball 26-09.25.

Overall, she and her teammates finished second in the team standings at the six-team meet.

Plattsburgh returns to action after the holidays, getting back into competition Jan. 18 as the indoor track season begins to pick up full speed.

During her time in Coupeville, Jump, older sister of current Wolves Aleksia and Khanor, was a standout track and volleyball athlete.

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