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Bundy still a badass

Posted in Alumni, tagged CHS Wolves, Kittitas County, Law Enforcement Academy, Soccer, Zane Bundy on January 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville alumni Zane Bundy (right) continues to excel as a member of law enforcement. (Photo property Kittitas County Sheriff’s Department)

From the aisles at Videoville to the streets of Ellensburg, Zane Bundy continues to shine brightly.

The 2016 Coupeville High School grad, who is a deputy with the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Department, has spent the past year achieving milestones.

He married fellow Wolf alum Rebecca Robinson, became a deputy, and, as of Tuesday, is a graduate of Washington state’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy.

The path to graduation, which he took alongside fellow Kittitas deputy Beau Hazzard, was not an easy one, as the ongoing pandemic threw things out of whack.

“Beau and Zane succeeded their way through an academy that was repeatedly interrupted by COVID-related closures and modifications,” the Kittitas County Sheriff Department said in a Facebook post.

“They made the most of delays, spending time helping the Sheriff’s office with its own COVID response and modifications, getting ahead of the game in some more advanced training, and preparing for the field training phase they will now start.”

Bundy, son of Mark Bundy and Janine Coutts, spent a great deal of his younger days camped out in the video game section at Videoville, perusing the N64 games.

A soccer prodigy from a young age, Zane was a top goal-scorer for both select and school teams, then added football to his resume during his senior year at CHS.

Utilizing his powerful kicking leg, he smashed field goals and PAT’s for the Wolves, leading Coupeville’s gridiron team in scoring that season.

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Have foot, will dazzle

Posted in soccer, tagged Chris Cernick, CHS Wolves, Soccer, TikTok, trick shot on January 15, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Chris Cernick is using the COVID shutdown to work on his soccer skills. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The COVID-19 shutdown has been good for Chris Cernick’s soccer game.

The Coupeville grad has spent a considerable amount of time working on his skill set, up to and including making trick shots such as the one seen in the video below.

Cernick has built a strong following on Instagram and other social media sites, showcasing his work.

Now, he’d just like to get another shot at playing in a real game.

“Quarantine has had me improve so much, I can’t wait till I can play for a team off-Island!,” he said.

@chriscernick

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♬ wasted potential – chillytunees

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He sets the nets afire

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged Chayse Van Velkinburgh, Deception FC, goals, Soccer, win on November 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Chayse Van Velkinburgh and dad Dustin – two generations of goal-scoring soccer hotshots. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

You can’t contain him, and you certainly can’t stop him.

While his playing time has been limited as the world battles through a pandemic, Coupeville soccer ace Chayse Van Velkinburgh has taken advantage of his opportunities.

Back on the field Sunday, the CES 4th grader knocked in a pair of goals to spark his U9 NWU squad to a 5-2 win over Deception FC.

What made the two-goal game an even bigger feat was Van Velkinburgh spent the game playing on the back line, anchoring the NWU defense.

But given a brief shot at blue sky, he made like dad Dustin back in the day, and sent the ball careening towards the net, hitting pay dirt.

It was the second game for the younger Van Velkinburgh and his teammates this season.

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“I love being part of a team”

Posted in Basketball, soccer, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, freshman, Lauren Marrs, Soccer, The Goonies on August 15, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Lauren Marrs basks in the glow of helping her basketball team win a SWISH championship. (Emili Marrs photo)

Lauren Marrs is the type of player every coach appreciates.

She can control a game by herself, seems to have little fear on the hardwood or pitch, and is already quite-polished for an athlete headed into her freshman year of high school.

But as talented as Marrs has been while playing with middle school and select squads, it is the way she embraces being part of something bigger which truly sets her apart.

She can be a star, if that’s what you need, but she can also be part of an ensemble, if that’s what you require.

All while displaying the same passion and positive attitude, regardless of her role.

For Marrs, that just comes naturally.

“I enjoy everything about being an athlete,” she said. “I love being a part of a team.

“I just want to keep working hard and learning,” Marrs added. “I want to keep improving in all areas of the sports I play.”

In her middle school days, the younger sister of former Wolf standout Jaden Marrs played sports year-round, with volleyball, basketball (school and SWISH), and select soccer on her resume.

As she makes the jump to Coupeville High School, Lauren plans to fine-tune her focus, putting an emphasis on basketball, where she’s a deadly shooter and fluid ballhandler, and soccer, which is her burning passion.

“My favorite sport is soccer,” Marrs said. “I have been playing for 10 years, select for the last six.”

On the pitch, she’s a lock-down enforcer in net, playing goaltender for the SW Reign the past three seasons.

“I love the position I play and I would like to continue on playing it throughout high school and college,” Marrs said.

She plans to play both sports all four years of high school, and pledges, “I want us to work hard and win.”

Off the field, Marrs enjoys her health and PE classes, is a big fan of The Goonies and the Indiana Jones movies, and finds numerous ways to stay busy.

“I like to spend my time playing and watching sports,” she said. “I also like to swim, hike, play b-ball, go to the beach, and spend time with my friends and my family.”

Whether she’s knifing big, bad King’s on the hardwood, nailing a three-ball from somewhere out in the parking lot as mom Emili high-fives everyone within a five-mile radius, or pulling off a sweet shutout on the soccer pitch, Lauren keep things simple.

“I look up to my parents and listen to and respect what my coaches say.”

Sounds like a star to me.

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Learn her name, respect her game

Posted in Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis, Hall o' Fame, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Hall of Fame, Soccer, tennis, Tia Wurzrainer on July 21, 2020| 1 Comment »

Tia Wurzrainer: three sports, 1000% effort. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Numbers don’t always tell the full story.

And that’s why, to fully appreciate what Tia Wurzrainer brought to Coupeville High School athletics the past four years, you needed to see her play in person.

From a distance, she didn’t score a staggering amount of goals on the soccer field, and didn’t net a record-busting number of baskets on the hardwood.

But watch Tia play in person, whether it was soccer, basketball, or tennis season, and you would quickly gain an appreciation of why she was so valued by coaches, and so beloved by her teammates.

The young girl who once sat quietly eating her sandwich back in a corner at her family’s restaurant, Christopher’s on Whidbey, emerged as one of the hardest-working, far-tougher-than-expected athletes to ever pull on a Wolf jersey.

Tia did the dirty work, and then asked for more, always with a smile.

On the soccer field, she sacrificed her body game after game, a defender who seemingly feared no scoring ace, and wasn’t gonna take no crap from no one, no matter how fancy the rival school might be.

She protected her side of the field with a burning intensity, slamming into frays, chasing down breakaways, fighting for every 50/50 ball, making life considerably easier for the CHS goalkeepers who camped out behind her.

Give her a chance to score, and she could, but Tia made her name holding down the backline, where she netted All-Conference honors and earned mad respect from anyone foolish enough to challenge her.

As fall faded into winter, she would move from the pitch to the basketball court, but her persona as a quietly tough-as-nails roustabout never changed.

Tia slices to the hoop for a bucket in a big win over arch-rival South Whidbey.

The kind of “glue” player every coach needs, she was that rare teen athlete who not only accepted her role, but openly embraced it.

Need a lock-down defender?

A hustler and a scrapper?

A pass-first player who could help keep her team flowing under big-time pressure?

A staunch supporter of each and every one of her teammates?

Tia was the answer for all those needs, and she always seemed to play with the same intensity and effort regardless of whether she was starting or coming off the bench.

Proving she was a true three-sport star, she never skipped a season, joining Avalon Renninger to form a deadly doubles duo on the tennis court each spring.

Always a deadly assassin on the tennis court.

The pair meshed almost flawlessly, both in playing style, and with the grace and drive they exhibited match after match.

Team leaders, captains, and stellar competitors, the duo were on the fast track to make it to the state tourney, only to see their senior season derailed by COVID-19.

While Tia and Avalon didn’t get the chance to make a run at glory in Eastern Washington, that shouldn’t detract in the slightest from what they accomplished when given a chance to play.

While reflecting on their net careers, CHS tennis guru Ken Stange marveled at what Wurzrainer had brought to his program.

“Tia … calm, cool, and collected.

“She would probably argue with me, but I think Tia is perfect.

“Kind, intelligent, intuitive, and hard working. I don’t think I ever heard a single negative word pass through her lips.

“Her work ethic was second to none. Anyone would be happy to have her as a partner, me included.”

Some athletes get a chance to put up big numbers, making it easy for people in far-off states or other countries to have at least a loose idea of what they accomplished.

But it’s those like Tia, the ones you need to be camped out in the bleachers, or on the bench, or out there on the floor with her, to really appreciate, who make an impact which can’t be matched.

If you know, you know.

And, if you don’t know, you really, truly missed out.

Today, we swing open the doors at the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame and welcome Tia to our hallowed digital hideaway, where she is reunited with Avalon, her tennis doubles partner.

After this, you’ll find them at the top of the blog, hanging out under the Legends tab.

All in all, a very appropriate choice of words to describe two of the best, as athletes and as people, to ever emerge from Coupeville.