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Wolves send dynamic duo to state

Posted in Swim, Wrestling, tagged , , , , on February 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price (possibly) hums a few bars of “The Final Countdown” while preparing to unleash a watery beat-down. (Jackie Saia photo)

Make some noise.

Coupeville High School and Middle School will briefly dismiss classes Thursday so that students can give a send-off to state-bound athletes Finn Price and Jaje Drake.

Price, a Wolf sophomore, is headed to the King County Aquatic Center for the 2A swim championships, while Drake, a senior wrestler, is slated to appear at Mat Classic XXXV at the Tacoma Dome.

CHS/CMS students will be freed at 9:50 AM, with the state duo walking through the commons and on to the high school gym at approximately 10:00 AM.

Coupeville doesn’t have wrestling or swim programs of its own but has agreements with South Whidbey and Kamiak, respectively, allowing Wolf athletes to train and travel with those schools during the regular season.

Jaje Drake (in red jacket) poses with South Whidbey senior grapplers. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

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Yakima is calling their names

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on November 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville volleyball aces Jada Heaton (left) and Mia Farris, off to the bright lights of Yakima. (Jennifer Heaton photo)

Next stop, the wilds of Eastern Washington.

The Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad is off to the state tourney for the first time since 2017, with the bus departing Cow Town Tuesday afternoon.

The Wolves open play in the 16-team double-elimination royal rumble Wednesday at 9:45 AM in the SunDome against Lind-Ritzville-Sprague.

Win or lose, CHS is back on the floor later in the day, with hopes of advancing to day #2, which goes down Thursday.

As they departed, the spikers were sent off by fellow students, teachers, administrators, parents, and fans, as you can see in the pics above and below.

Chloe Marzocca is ready for the long trip. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Marzocca)

Ten talented young women, one exquisite dream of kickin’ fanny and takin’ names. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Heaton)

JV spikers (l to r) Capri Anter, Haylee Armstrong, and Lexis Drake root for their varsity counterparts. (Michelle Armstrong photo)

Jada Heaton lets mom snag a forever memory. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Heaton)

Wolf coach Cory Whitmore works the reception line. (Coupeville Schools photo)

“When are we stopping for coffee???” (Photo courtesy Jennifer Marzocca)

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Bound for glory

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans is off to Cheney for the state track and field championships. (Photo courtesy Sarah Stuurmans)

They’re off!

The Coupeville High School track and field team sent 16 athletes and a couple of coaches towards Cheney, and the 2B state track meet, Thursday morning.

It’s the first state championships since 2019, with the pandemic having taken a bite out of a whole lot of prep sports careers.

There are a handful of events Thursday at Eastern Washington University, but Coupeville’s athletes are only scheduled to compete Friday and Saturday.

Before they left town, the Wolves were hailed by their classmates, teachers, parents, and various hangers-on as they boarded the bus.

The photos above and below, capturing some of the farewell, come to us courtesy a bevy of CHS parents, all nice enough to let me poach their pics.

 

PS — And a big shoutout to Ashley’s Design owner Eric Peterson, who went above and beyond in the final moments to make sure the Wolves would have specially crafted state t-shirts.

“His customer service is unbelievable,” said Wolf mom Sarah Stuurmans.

“He does everything he can to help coaches and athletes get the things they need as quickly as possible.”

Nick Guay smiles for his dad. (Dylan Guay photo)

Always time for a photo op. (Kim Robinett photo)

Giddy with excitement. (Photos courtesy Mariah Madsen)

It’s a race to Eastern Washington, car vs. bus. (Photos courtesy Mariah Madsen)

Wolves (l to r) Mikey Robinett, Issabel Johnson, and Aidan Wilson are ready to hit the road. (Kim Robinett photo)

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May all your swishes come true!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on March 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Greg (left) and Cole White hit the road to Spokane. (Morgan White photos)

Let the 27-hour trip begin!

Well, OK, the trip from Coupeville to Spokane probably takes a little less time than that – though sitting in a school bus, it’s likely to feel that long.

The CHS boys basketball team is bound for the 2B state tournament, where it will put its 16-1 record on the line against Lake Roosevelt (16-6) Wednesday.

That game tips off at 9 PM and is a loser-out affair.

Win Wednesday, and Coupeville is guaranteed to play at least twice more, and maybe three times, at the Spokane Arena.

This is the first trip to the big dance for the Wolf boys hoops program since 1988.

The photos above and below, which capture the town-wide celebration send-off this morning, come to us courtesy Morgan White.

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Be there (or be dead to me)!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , on May 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »

McKayla Bailey and Co. are state-bound. (Robert Bishop photos)

McKayla Bailey and Co. are state-bound. (Robert Bishop photos)

Fuel the fire

The Wolves fuel the fire between playoff games. Left to right are Madeline Roberts, Madeline Strasburg, Haley Sherman and Hailey Hammer.

OK, you might need to be a few minutes late to work.

Better yet, just take the day off.

Thursday morning you need to get yourself to the Coupeville High School gym by 9:45 AM or so, as we rally in the parking lot to give the Wolf softball squad a proper send-off to the state tourney.

The team that wouldn’t give in or back down, the team that baked and bought me more cookies than all the other CHS sports combined, departs for Richland and the 1A championships at a few minutes after 10 AM.

14 girls and two coaches making a trip that Coupeville hasn’t taken in 12 years, since the glory days of 2002, when the Wolves finished 3rd at state in their first-ever appearance in the fastpitch era.

Tennis players Ben Etzell and Aaron Curtin and track sensation Makana Stone also depart for various Eastern Washington locales tomorrow morning, hopeful of bringing home their own state trophies.

Golfer Christine Fields is a little closer to home, playing Wednesday and Thursday in Lake Spanaway for a state title.

And, of course, Wolf baseball made their own trek last weekend, though going to Anacortes was a little shorter trip. If they had made it through to the Final Four and were headed to Yakima, we’d do the same for them.

The seniors on this year’s team (Breeanna Messner, Haley Sherman and Madeline Roberts) were six the last time Wolf softball went to the Big Dance.

There are no guarantees of a return trip.

Granite Falls stormed through the Cascade Conference this season, winning the regular season title with only one league loss. But they’re sitting at home now, as the 2A state tourney gears up to start without them.

This is special.

It would be great if the Wolves went back every year, but there’s just as much chance these young women will be approaching 30 the next time a CHS squad gets this far.

Don’t miss what could be a one-time opportunity to send them off in style.

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