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Wolf swimmer rules the pool

Posted in Swim, tagged , , , , on October 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

CHS freshman Alexandra Lo zips through the water. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

There’s a second Wolf in the water.

Coupeville High School swim ace Finn Price has spent the past two seasons training and traveling with South Whidbey and Kamiak, as CHS doesn’t have its own pool program.

Now, Wolf freshman Alexandra Lo is making the journey up to Oak Harbor, where she competes as a Wolf while sharing the water at the John Vanderzicht Pool with the Wildcats.

A veteran of the chlorine world from a three-year run with the North Whidbey Aquatic Club, Lo has been swimming in events such as freestyle, medley, and breaststroke.

After the high school seasons wraps, she’ll hop right back in the pool and rejoin her NWAC teammates.

Alexandra Lo, whose older sister Elizabeth is the CHS cheer manager this fall, previously ran cross country in middle school, where she earned the Cascade League’s first-ever sportsmanship award as a 7th grader.

Heading for the finish line.

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Dynamic duo shine in spotlight

Posted in Swim, Wrestling, tagged , , , , , on February 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Water wizard Finn Price (left) and mat masher Jaje Drake prepare for their send-off to the state championships. (Karissa Swain photos)

Time for a quick flashback.

Coupeville’s Finn Price and Jaje Drake have returned from the state swim and wrestling championships, respectively.

But ace photographer Karissa Swain, who snapped pics at last week’s send-off for the dynamic duo, was out sick for several days.

Now she’s back in the district office and doing all the work that keeps the joint humming and was nice enough to share her photos with us.

Living large in the CHS hallways.

Off to the big dance.

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One-man wrecking crews make statement

Posted in Swim, Wrestling, tagged , , , , , , 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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Water wizard makes waves at state

Posted in Swim, tagged , , , , on February 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville sophomore Finn Price (far left) trains with Falcon swimmers (l to r) Tyson Prendergast, Caleb Lewis, Jack Hempel, and Rowan Jung. (Jackie Saia photo)

He beat the odds to make a big splash.

Finn Price is the lone swimmer at Coupeville High School, and there’s no pool in Cow Town.

That means the Wolf sophomore heads South six days a week, picks up a gaggle of Falcon water wizards, then hops on a ferry and completes the trek to Kamiak High School.

Once the postseason arrives, Price and his fellow Whidbey pool men head off their own way, with Coupeville’s splash king still punching above his weight class.

Though CHS is a 2B school, the lowest rung for swim is 1A/2A, and that’s where Price qualified for the state meet.

Friday, he hit the water at the King County Aquatic Center, powering to a 15th place finish (out of 20 competitors) in the 100 free, hitting the wall in 52.83 seconds.

Price wrapped his big city odyssey with an 11th place showing in the 200 free, finishing in 1:55.83, beating his seeding time in both events.

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Lone Wolf splashes to state meet

Posted in Swim, tagged , , , , on February 12, 2024| 1 Comment »

Coupeville’s lone Wolf swimmer, sophomore Finn Price, is splashing to the state meet this coming weekend. (Jackie Saia photos)

Cold or no cold, he’s off to the big swim.

Coupeville High School sophomore Finn Price, a one-man aquatic team, overcame poor health to qualify for the state swim meet in two events.

After training and traveling with Kamiak since CHS doesn’t have a pool program, the lone Wolf went his own way for the postseason.

Vying in multiple events at the district meet in Anacortes this past weekend, Coupeville’s water king overcame foes from bigger schools to advance.

Now Price, who reps a 2B school, will swim in the 100 and 200 free at the 2A state meet Feb. 15-17 at the King County Aquatic Center.

He’s seeded 11th in the 200 and 16th in the 100, an event where he’s not the only Finn in the water.

Squalicum’s Finn Smith, also a sophomore, is ranked 15th in that event.

Two Finns, one pool, let the water war begin.

Even sharks are afraid when Wolves are unleashed in the water.

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