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Wolf harriers shine on the big stage

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on November 7, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Cyrus Sparacio (216) and Beckett Green both ran strongly in Pasco. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting and Kelly Powers)

They put an exclamation point on the season.

Competing at the state cross country championships in Pasco Saturday, the Coupeville High School boys finished 8th in the 2B team race, the best showing for a Wolf team since the CHS girls earned 4th place in 1982.

Led by sophomore Cyrus Sparacio, who hit the tape in 7th place — best individual finish for a Cow Town runner since Tyler King won a state title in 2010 — this year’s squad nailed the third-best finish ever for a CHS boys team.

Competing as a full unit for a fourth straight season at the Sun Willows Golf Course, the 2026 Wolves trail only the 1976 and 1977 teams, which each finished 5th.

And with only one senior, four-time state meet participant Kenneth Jacobsen, Coupeville is primed to be back and even stronger next fall.

Coupeville running guru Elizabeth Bitting is joined by (left to right) Ossian Merkel, Kenneth Jacobsen, Green, Sparacio, Henry Purdue, Leo Davis, and Archer Schwarz.

This time around, the Wolves were hot on the collective heels of Colfax in the battle for 7th, with Freeman, Liberty Bell, Northwest Christian (Colbert), Cle Elum-Roslyn, Goldendale, and Chewelah comprising the top six.

Waylon Stoneburg-Schafer, a junior from Cle Elum, claimed the individual crown.

With his 7th place finish, Sparacio jumped 57 spots from his state meet performance as a freshman, while current fab frosh Henry Purdue surged 11 spots down the stretch Saturday to crack the top 50.

Beckett Green and Ossian Merkel joined Sparacio in making their second trip to state, while Leo Davis and Archer Schwarz made their big run debuts.

Ivy Rudat (left) and Anna Powers made a speedy duo this season.

On the girls’ side of things, freshman Anna Powers and senior Ivy Rudat held up well in a packed field which mashed together 2B and 1B runners, then sent them out across a 5,000-meter course.

Powers was the 10th fastest freshman in the field, while Rudat improved 22 seconds and jumped 19 slots from her performance at state as a junior.

Manson sophomore Grace Walsh repeated as the state champ in the 2B/1B classification, with trail powerhouse Pope John Paul II claiming the team title.

Coupeville, which revived a full in-school cross country program in 2018 after a 20+ year shutdown, has sent runners to state every year since, with the exception of 2020, when the pandemic erased the season.

Powers zips across the Eastern Washington tundra.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (50th) 22:27.7
Ivy Rudat (64th) 23:04.7

 

BOYS:

Cyrus Sparacio (7th) 16:57.0
Henry Purdue (50th) 18:26.4
Kenneth Jacobsen (86th) 19:01.8
Leo Davis (99th) 19:15.6
Archer Schwarz (101st) 19:16.6
Beckett Green (108th) 19:30.8
Ossian Merkel (125th) 20:09.0

Wolf runners Devon Wyman (left) and Mikayla Wagner made the trip to support their teammates – and produce more content for their page on Instagram.

Coupeville joins up with Northwest 2B/1B League rival Friday Harbor to rule the Wild, Wild West.

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Harriers sent off in style

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on November 6, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Anna Powers (left) and Ivy Rudat lead their crew to the bus. (Photos courtesy Kelly Powers)

Punch the gas for Pasco.

Coupeville High School cross country coach Elizabeth Bitting and a pack of her runners headed off to Eastern Washington Friday, with the state championship meet their destination.

But before they left there were cheers to be delivered and photos to be snapped as the wind whipped across the prairie.

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Wolf harriers build new state meet legacy

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Kenneth Jacobsen flies across the prairie. (Julie Wheat photo)

The goal is Pasco.

That’s where the state cross country meet is held each year, and it’s a target Coupeville High School runners have hit more often than not.

Since the school-wide harrier program was relaunched in 2018, after being shut down for 20+ years, the Wolves have reached the big dance in six of eight seasons.

Toss out 2020, when the pandemic erased state for everyone, and it’s actually six of seven, with the only other season-ending meet missing the red and black being 2018.

That includes five trips for an entire team, with the Wolf boys qualifying for state as a group in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while the girls advanced as a unit in 2022 and 2025.

Overall, 26 Coupeville runners — 13 girls and 13 boys — have competed at state in this new era, with Carson Field, Kenneth Jacobsen, George Spear, and Ezekiel Allen reaching the big race three times.

Jacobsen, a senior this year, can make it four-for-four if things break correctly this weekend.

Coupeville will be back at it this Saturday, running on Halloween morning at the Westside Classic district meet at University Place, with Elizabeth Bitting’s squad trying to add to its rapidly-building legacy.

The following breakdown covers the seasons of CHS having its own full program during the rebirth years of 2018-2026.

That means it doesn’t include, say, Danny Conlisk, who made it to state for Coupeville in 2017 while training and traveling with South Whidbey.

Or Tyler King, who won an individual state title in 2010 while doing the same with Oak Harbor.

And certainly not the earlier decades when CHS had its own full program before being shut down in the ’90s.

That time frame includes the boys finishing fifth as a team in 1976 and 1977, while the girls earned a program-best 4th in 1982, before Natasha Bamberger cruised to a state title in 1985.

Mikayla Wagner is a two-time state meet participant. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

CHS cross country at state meet in the modern era:

 

Team results:

Girls: 8th in 2022, 13th in 2025
Boys: 10th in 2023, 9th in 2024, 11th in 2025

 

Top finishers:

Girls: Mikayla Wagner (36th) in 2024
Boys: Mitchell Hall (19th) in 2022

 

Participants:

2019:

Catherine Lhamon

 

2021:

Helen Strelow
Claire Mayne

Mitchell Hall

 

2022:

Claire Mayne
Helen Strelow
Cristina McGrath
Reagan Callahan
Erica McGrath

Mitchell Hall
Carson Field

 

2023:

Noelle Western

Carson Field
Landon Roberts
Ezekiel Allen
George Spear
Thomas Strelow
Kenneth Jacobsen
Axel Marshall

 

2024:

Mikayla Wagner
Aleera Kent
Aleksia Jump
Devon Wyman

Carson Field
George Spear
Landon Roberts
Ezekiel Allen
Kenneth Jacobsen
Thomas Strelow
Ethan Walling

 

2025:

Mikayla Wagner
Ivy Rudat
Aleksia Jump
Devon Wyman
Allie Powers

George Spear
Ezekiel Allen
Cyrus Sparacio
Kenneth Jacobsen
Ossian Merkel
Beckett Green
Isaiah Allen

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CHS track squad hits finish line

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville freshman Cyrus Sparacio ran in the 1600 and 3200 at state. (Julie Wheat photo)

That’s a wrap.

Three Coupeville High School athletes competed Saturday at the 2B state track and field championships in Yakima, bringing a close to the Wolves three-day odyssey in Eastern Washington.

Freshman Tamsin Ward, who also vied in the shot-put Thursday, placed 10th in the high jump, setting a PR at four feet, 10 inches.

That’s two inches better than her previous top mark and puts her just four inches away from the school record for girls (5-02), jointly held by Yashmeen Knox and Ryanne Knoblich.

Coupeville sent its final competitors to the line late in the day Saturday, with freshman Cyrus Sparacio and senior George Spear running in the 3200-meter race.

The young gun claimed 12th in a time of 10 minutes, 30.32 seconds, while his older counterpart was 15th in 11:02.64 during his final high school race.

Overall, the Wolves, who had athletes in action all three days, earned four medals at the 2026 meet.

Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Davin Houston claimed 4th and 5th in the high jump, respectively, while Lillian Ketterling (Pole Vault) and Zachary Saho (Shot Put) were 8th in their events.

The Coupeville boys finished 21st in the team standings, while the Wolf girls were 34th.

Freeman’s boys and La Conner’s girls were the team state champs.

The Braves trailed Mount Vernon Christian at both the Northwest 2B/1B League meet and at districts, but soared on the biggest stage, sparked by state titles from freshman Faith Jenkins in the 100 and 200.

La Conner also claimed first place in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay, with Jenkins teaming with Maeve McCormick, Kiana Jenkins, and Nora McCormick to hit the tape first.

 

Tamsin Ward discusses strategy with Wolf coach Bob Martin. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

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Wolves enjoy four-medal day

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 29, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Lillian Ketterling is the 100th Wolf track and field athlete to earn a state meet medal. (Photos courtesy Jandellyn Ward and Elizabeth Bitting)

History was made in the heat.

Competing Friday during day #2 of the three-day 2B state track and field championships in Yakima, Coupeville High School athletes claimed four medals, with the first one a milestone.

Sophomore Lillian Ketterling soared to an even eight feet in the pole vault, earning 8th place in her first trip to the big dance.

That makes her the 100th Wolf to bring home a state meet medal since the modern era of the event began back in 1963.

Hot on her heels was teammate Zachary Saho, who matched her later in the day with an 8th place showing in the shot put.

The Wolf senior chucked his orb 44 feet, five-and-a-half inches to shatter his PR by more than a foot, officially becoming CHS medalist #101 all-time.

Zachary Saho celebrates with CHS coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Bob Martin.

The day’s other mementos went to high jumpers Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Davin Houston, who placed 4th and 5th while soaring 5-10 and 5-08, respectively.

It was the second state meet medal for both, with Fitch-Marron having finished 7th in the same event last season as a freshman.

Houston, a junior, was part of a 4 x 100 relay team which claimed 6th place a year ago.

Wyatt Fitch-Marron adds to his medal collection.

Rounding out Friday’s action, Ketterling placed 16th in the discus, letting loose with a heave of 85-01, while the boys 4 x 1 relay squad finished 17th.

The quartet of Marquette Cunningham, Liam Blas, Fitch-Marron, and Houston hit the tape in 45.76 seconds, but failed to make the cut for Saturday’s finals.

Coupeville closes out its run at state when the team parade kicks things off on the final day at Zaepfel Stadium.

Freshman Tamsin Ward will vie in the high jump Saturday morning, while freshman Cyrus Sparacio and senior George Spear will run in the 3200 late in the day.

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