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SWISH squads shoot, score

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s SWISH basketball players rule the gym. (Julie Wheat photos)

“There is real talent being developed here.”

Both the present and future of Coupeville boys’ basketball is a bright one, with Cow Town’s hardwood heroes filling out four successful SWISH teams this winter.

One of those squads, the 7th/8th grade team, earned third place in its league tourney, qualifying for the state tourney, which goes down in Spokane this weekend.

Meanwhile, the Wolf 4th/5th graders claimed second in their playoff rumble, while the 6th graders were fourth, and the 3rd graders doubled up, playing two tourneys and finishing first and second.

“This group of athletes makes us incredibly excited for the future of Coupeville basketball,” said Wolf coach Kassie O’Neil.

“All four teams in the program showed tremendous growth this season.

“It’s exciting to think about what’s ahead as these players continue to grow and move up through the program.

“We can’t wait to keep working with this group and see where their love of the game takes them next.”

 

The teams are:

3rd grade:

Allen Black (Coach)
Hudson Black
Shae Burgoyne
Gavin Fasolo
Asher Grinstead
Ender O’Neil
Kassie O’Neil (Coach)
Beau Sherman
Case Sherman
Maverick Stuurmans

 

4th/5th grade:

Hayden Cooper
Kevin Cooper (Coach)
Cruz Fasolo
Eddie Fasolo (Coach)
Lincoln Folkestad
Bentley Glover
Brody Glover
Cole Jackson
Lincoln Joiner
Holden O’Neil
Even Sierra
Ezra Tercero

 

6th grade:

Logan Flowers
Brayden Grinstead
Gabe Ketterling
Hayden Maynes
Mica McCloskey
Abel O’Neil
Braxten Ratcliff
RayLynn Ratcliff (Coach)
Brady Sherman
Willie Smith (Coach)
Nico Strong
Burke Winger

 

7th/8th grade:

Colton Ashby
Curtis Ashby (Coach)
Rick Beaman (Coach)
Xander Beaman
Luke Blas
Diesel Eck
Xander Flowers
Gracen Joiner
Remmy Nuqui
Kamden Ratcliff
River Simpson
Trey Stewart
Aiden Wheat

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Wolf trio compete at state championships

Posted in Swim, Wrestling, tagged , , , , , , , on February 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price made it to state three times in four years. (Photo courtesy Rachel Price-Rayner)

The “Lone Wolves” have reached the final weekend.

While Coupeville High School doesn’t have swim or wrestling programs of its own, several students have spent the winter training, traveling, and competing with other schools.

Having broken free for the postseason, splasher Finn Price and grapplers Marquette Cunningham and Deven Ogden all qualified for the state championships, which sent them on one more trip.

Price tapped the wall for the final time in a CHS uniform Friday, capping his third trip to state in four years with an appearance in the 50 free prelims.

The Wolf senior, competing in Seattle with swimmers from 2A and 1A schools while repping a 2B institution, finished 22nd with a time of 24.63 seconds.

After a stellar run as a prep athlete, Price is slated to compete for Whitman College, a top-level NCAA D-III program, beginning next school year.

Marquette Cunningham

Meanwhile, Cunningham and Ogden hit the mat at the crack of dawn Friday in Tacoma, taking part in day one of the two-day Mat Classic XXXVII.

Both Wolves won their opening matches, absorbed losses in their second bouts, and return Saturday to continue their big city adventures.

Cunningham, who is seeded #6 in the 132-pound class, beat Diego Gutierrez of Columbia (Burbank) 10-2, before falling 15-0 to Trevin Stauffer of Jenkins (Chewelah) his second time on the mat.

He’s scheduled to square off with Owen McAuliffe of Liberty Bell Saturday morning.

Ogden, the #4 seed at 165 pounds, thumped Guztavo Cortez of Tonasket 20-4, then came up short in a 7-0 bout with Thorne Tissue of Liberty (Spangle).

Awaiting him Saturday is Trenton Mulvaney of Highland.

Deven Ogden (right)

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Lone Wolf splashes back to state meet

Posted in Swim, tagged , , , , on February 15, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Overcoming illness, Coupeville’s Finn Price qualified for another trip to the state swim championships. (Rachel Price photo)

Federal Way is calling Finn Price one more time.

The Coupeville High School junior, battling his way through the winter crud Saturday, earned a return trip to the state swim championships.

The lone Wolf, who has been dealing with “his usual Districts cold/flu” according to mom Rachel, still claimed a third-place performance in the 200 free to punch his ticket to the big dance.

Price was ranked #2 in the 100 free, but “didn’t have much in the tank” and finished fourth.

He is likely to nab a wild card in the event, however, based on his time, and could be hitting the water in both events when state goes down Feb. 21-22 at the King County Aquatic Center.

The only current male swimmer at CHS, a 2B school, Price joins athletes from 1A South Whidbey during the regular season and they train and travel with 4A Kamiak.

Once the postseason begins, Coupeville’s aquatic star competes on his own.

For now, Price has a week to recuperate, before he does double duty next weekend, with the state swim meet and his Eagle Scout ceremony both on tap.

Price slices through the water. (Christi Messner photo)

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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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Coupeville whiz kids power robotics triumph

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on January 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Playing her trumpet or guiding a robot, Coupeville frosh Natalie Perera is a winner. (Photos courtesy Alison Perera)

Our robots are mightier than yours.

The Whidbey Island Robotics club, boasting team members from Oak Harbor and Coupeville High School working in tandem, devoured the competition Saturday at the FIRST Tech Challenge Interleague Tournament at Ridgeline High School in Liberty Lake.

Wildcat Robotics sent three teams to the royal rumble, with Team C besting foes from places such as Everett, Bellevue, and Redmond, to qualify for state.

That group features three Coupeville students — Natalie Perera, Orion Liedtke, and Wyatt Sylvester.

A fourth Wolf, Gabe Smith, was also involved in Saturday’s competition with a different ‘Cat team.

Looking spiffy.

Whidbey’s Team C survived a gauntlet to advance to state, having vied in 12 qualification matches prior to Saturday’s showdown.

With the frigid weather wailing outside, Whidbey went indoors and lit up the joint, making it through another five matches to qualify for the tournament playoffs.

Seeded #3 entering the semifinals, they upset the #2 team, then hung tough with the top seed in the finale, handing that team’s captain only their second loss this season.

Now it’s off to state for Whidbey, which will make its first-ever appearance at the big (robotics) dance.

Things go down Feb. 3 at the Amazon Doppler building in Seattle.

And punching a ticket to state wasn’t the only accomplishment for the Whidbey squad, which also received an award from the judges for its non-robot game performance, based on STEM education outreach and community service.

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