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One final state splash, then recovery

Posted in Swim, tagged CHS Wolves, Finn Price, King County Aquatic Center, state championships, swim on February 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price contemplates the state of the universe. (Rachel Price photo)

Still sick, still in the water.

Battling his way through a double ear infection, Coupeville High School junior Finn Price completed his run at the state swim championships Saturday morning.

The Lone Wolf finished fifth in the 100 free consolation finals, hitting the wall in 52.93 seconds, after swimming in the 100 and 200 free prelim events Friday.

This was his second appearance at the 1A/2A championships, having also earned a trip to the King County Aquatic Center as a sophomore.

Price, the only active male swimmer at Coupeville, a 2B school which doesn’t have its own pool or team, trains and travels with South Whidbey during the regular season.

The group hooks up with 4A Kamiak, then the small-school swimmers go their own way during the postseason.

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Price splashes past sickness to compete at state

Posted in Swim, tagged CHS Wolves, Finn Price, King County Aquatic Center, state championships, swim on February 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price cuts through the water at an earlier meet. (Rachel Price photo)

Nothing can keep The Lone Wolf down, apparently.

Having qualified for the state swim meet for a second straight season, Coupeville High School junior Finn Price was bound and determined to be in the water Friday.

And he was, slicing through the wetness at the King County Aquatic Center … despite being in the ER at the crack of dawn with a double ear infection.

Both his coach and parents preached caution, but Price wasn’t going to miss out on his chance, even though his body is fighting him every step of the way.

The Wolf water wizard, who reps a 2B school, but has to compete against rivals from bigger schools in the 1A/2A championships, finished 11th in the 100 free prelims and 18th in the 200 free.

His times of 52.46 and 1:57.00 were better than decent, but not what he had aimed for at the start of the season.

“He was lucky to swim at all today and it was touch and go with his coach,” said mom Rachel Price.

“He feels pretty awful and of course, sad about the whole thing actually as he was predicting bigger things this season and was setting up that way.

“I’m just impressed he was able to do a single turn, and he wouldn’t take a “no” on staying out of the pool.”

Price, if his body cooperates, is slated to swim in the consolation finals Saturday in the 100 free.

During his three years at CHS, the aquatic ace has been the only active male swimmer at the school, which does not have its own pool, or team.

Price joins swimmers from South Whidbey, with the group training and traveling with 4A Kamiak during the regular season.

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Special Olympics hoops stars dazzle

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, Special Olympics, state championships, Wenatchee, Whidbey Island on March 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Team Whidbey is ready to rumble. (Photos courtesy Tiffany Wheeler Thompson)

Put a basketball in their hands, and they soar.

Two Whidbey Island hoops teams participated in the Special Olympics state championships in Wenatchee this weekend, with both nabbing top finishes.

South Whidbey Wind claimed silver after enduring a nail-biting triple-overtime affair, while Team Whidbey earned fourth place in their division.

“It was a long day for our athletes, but they made all of us so proud,” said Tiffany Wheeler Thompson.

South Whidbey Wind players sport their medals.

The 2024 Special Olympics State Winter Games ran from Mar. 1-3, with athletes competing in events such as alpine skiing, basketball, cheerleading, figure skating, snowboarding, and speed skating.

There were 495 athletes taking part in the basketball competition.

Spring sports kickoff:

While basketball has capped its season, Team Whidbey is moving on to swimming and track.

The events are open to ages eight and up, with no skill required.

To sign up, or for more, info contact Shari Mays at wispecialolympics@gmail.com.

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One-man wrecking crews make statement

Posted in Swim, Wrestling, tagged CHS Wolves, Finn Price, Jaje Drake, Mat Classic XXXV, state championships, swim, wrestling on February 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Finn Price, reppin’ the red and black at the year’s biggest swim event. (Photo courtesy Paul Lagerstedt)

One athlete. No teams. Big results.

Coupeville’s Finn Price and Jaje Drake closed out their respective state meets Saturday with strong finishes, standing tall as lone Wolves.

CHS doesn’t field swimming or wrestling programs, so the duo persevered, training and traveling with other schools during the regular season, than forging their own paths in the postseason.

Price, a sophomore, won the consolation finals in the 200 free Saturday at the 2A state championships at the King County Aquatic Center, while also claiming fifth in the 100 free.

His times of one minute, 55.06 seconds in the 200, and 52.41 in the 100 were both better than his results in Friday’s prelims.

Overall, 2B Coupeville (which is just Price, remember) finished 30th out of 34 schools in the team standings.

Jaje Drake (right) brings the gun show to Cow Town. (Sophia Broderick photo)

Drake lost a close match with Rainier’s Matthew Kenney Saturday, ending his run at Mat Classic XXXV at the Tacoma Dome.

The Wolf senior, competing in the 2B/1B boys 215-pound class, finished his tourney with a 2-2 record.

That ties him with current CHS football coach Alex Turner, who also went 2-2 at state in 2019 during his own senior season.

Drake, a one-man demolition crew hefting the torch for the Wolves by himself, carried Coupeville to a 33rd-place performance (out of 50 schools) in the team standings.

“I’ll be back!” (Jackie Saia photo)

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Anacortes shocks football universe

Posted in Football, tagged Anacortes, football, Husky Stadium, state championships, Tumwater on December 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Our neighbor to the North just completed one of the most stunning turnarounds in Washington state prep sports history.

Four years after the program was on life support, and getting beat by 2B schools like Coupeville, the Anacortes High School football squad won the program’s first 2A state title Saturday at Husky Stadium, destroying six-time champ Tumwater 60-30.

The Seahawks scored 34 unanswered points in the first half and put up the most points a T-Bird gridiron squad has ever given up in a loss.

Anacortes rang up 552 yards in the win, with quarterback Rex Larson throwing for 346 yards and four touchdowns.

The Seahawks, who have a Coupeville connection in cheerleader Kate McFadyen, daughter of former Wolf QB Jason, scored on nine of 11 drives.

Anacortes also currently claims Kwamane Bowens, who formerly coached football at CHS and attended school in Coupeville in his early days.

Kwamane Bowens

Tumwater, which entered the day ranked #1, also has a Coupeville connection, as All-Conference tight end Jake Dillon is the son of former Wolf Sean.

His mom, the former Becca Jenson, was a year behind me at Tumwater.