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Dalton (John Fisken photos)

   Alien invasion? Zombie attack? Dalton Martin and his Discuses o’ Death will save the day. (John Fisken photos)

Bayne

   Drawn like a moth to the light, Kathy Bayne (middle) launches a photo bomb on Josh and Eileen Stone.

Hurlburt

   Kristin Hurlburt pops in to join daughter Sylvia and Stone, who has already seen this scenario play out … all freakin’ afternoon.

stand

That moment when you’ve won the race but realize you’re deathly afraid of the camera, unlike shoeless but eternally photo op-ready Hurlburt and Makana Stone.

relay

  Zippy (and color-coordinated) boys relay team (l to r) Connor Thompson, Jacob Smith, Lathom Kelley and Jared Helmstadter.

socks

Helmstadter’s socks (sort of) match Stone’s shoes.

marisa

   Marisa Etzell weighs in: “Yes, Jared, you’re pretty damn stylish. I get that. I just don’t want to talk about your socks anymore…”

Lauren

   Delaney Armstrong (left) and Lauren Grove kill time between events. “Jared’s socks are blowin’ up on Twitter!!”

It's official.

It’s official. Stone is fast.

Now we can talk about times and throws and who placed where.

Or, we can just bask in the glow of some pretty freakin’ awesome pics snapped at the Olympic League track and field championships by our resident Diet Coke-guzzlin’ lens man, John Fisken.

You’re not even reading these words, are you?

Fine, get yourself back to Eileen Stone droppin’ side eye, photo bombs goin’ off everywhere and the glory that is Jared Helmstadter’s socks.

#JaredsSocks, soon to be trending on Twitter. You read it here first!

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Sylvia Hurlburt: Queen of the Universe

Sylvia Hurlburt: Queen of the Universe

Sylvia Hurlburt is better than you and me, but she probably won’t admit it.

The Coupeville High School junior, who celebrates a birthday today, can pretty much do just about everything there is to do in this world, and do it all extremely well.

Dancer, tap and ballet and everything in between.

Speed demon track star.

Energizer Rabbit cheerleader with more pep than is humanly possible.

Intrepid photographer with an uncanny eye for detail.

The list goes on and on, and we’d be here all week (and maybe beyond) if we listed all her talents and accomplishments.

Not that she herself would take that time, because her greatest talent is this — Sylvia remains as easy-going, approachable, super-friendly and modest-about-her-own-awesomeness as any young woman you are likely to encounter.

If there’s an out of control ego raging away in there, she hides it really, really well.

So, it is up to us to frequently remind the world of how amazing Miss Hurlburt is on a daily basis.

To honor her for the way she dotes on her older brother, Larry, her parents, Kristin and Troy, and the trillions of friends she holds dear.

The way she brightens the world every time she steps out into it, a walkin’, talkin’ burst of happy radiance.

There is no artifice to Sylvia.

She is the real deal, a genuinely sweet, caring, smart as all get out superstar blazing a bright, burning trail across the universe on a daily basis.

She is going places, on her way to doing great things.

That we get to share a slice of her life, to witness her growth, is a treat.

May this day, and every day, be full of joy for her. Perfect karmic payback for a life lived well.

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Makana Stone (John Fisken photos)

   Makana Stone contemplates the beat-down she’s about to unleash. (John Fisken photos)

When he's not working on his interpretive dance moves, Dalton Martin is threat in both throwing and running events.

  When he’s not working on his interpretive dance moves, Dalton Martin is a threat in both throwing and running events.

Makana Stone can beat you a billion ways.

So far this spring, the fleet-footed Coupeville High School junior has chosen to focus on five ways, with her performances in each of those events putting her among the 13 best among all 1A competitors.

Stone sits third in the 400 and ninth in the 200, while helping anchor relay teams that currently have the second, fourth and thirteenth fastest times.

Her five top times puts her atop the Wolf team, but Sylvia Hurlburt, Marisa Etzell and Lauren Grove are hot on her heels, all boasting four Top-50 performances.

On the boys side, Lathom Kelley and Dalton Martin lead the way with three Top-50 finishes each.

Where the Wolves currently rank among all 1A track and field athletes (through four of nine regular season meets):

GIRLS:

100 — Sylvia Hurlburt (38th) 13.83; Marisa Etzell (49th) 13.98

200 — Makana Stone (9th) 27.11; Hurlburt (24th) 28.16; Kirsten Pelroy (49th) 29.24

400 — Stone (3rd) 1:01.09

1600 — Lauren Bayne (50th) 6:13.26

4 x 100 — Stone, Hurlburt, Lauren Grove, Etzell (4th) 52.17

4 x 200 — Stone, Hurlburt, Grove, Etzell (2nd) 1:49.75

4 x 400 — Etzell, Pelroy, Stone, Bayne (13th) 4:31.31

Shot Put — Skyler Lawrence (49th) 27-10.25

High Jump — Bayne (34th) 4-04

Long Jump — Grove (31st) 14-03

Triple Jump — Grove (35th) 27-10

BOYS:

200 – Lathom Kelley (13th) 23.83

400 — Jared Helmstadter (43rd) 56.30

110 Hurdles — Jesse Hester (47th) 21.00

4 x 100 — Helmstadter, Dalton Martin, Kelley, Mitchell Carroll (15th) 46.65

Shot Put — Martin (44th) 39-08

Discus — Martin (13th) 130-06

High Jump — Connor Thompson (45th) 5-04

Long Jump — Kelley (37th) 18-01

Triple Jump — Carroll (31st) 37-0.75; Thompson (47th) 35-10.75

To see the complete lists, pop over to:

http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Division/Top.aspx?DivID=62303

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Abby Parker (John Fisken photo)

   Wolf freshman Abby Parker set PRs in the 800 and discus Thursday. Proper stretching pays off. (John Fisken photo)

Sophomore Connor Thompson set PRs in the 100 and high jump, while grabbing 2nd in the high jump and triple jump.

   Sophomore Connor Thompson set PRs in the 100 and high jump, while grabbing 2nd in the high jump and triple jump.

Coupeville girls’ track just put the rest of the state on notice.

The Wolves don’t have the depth to win dual meets, but the athletes they do have are coming for all your titles.

Displaying a burst of dominance Thursday at a four-team meet in Langley, Coupeville’s relay squad (Makana Stone, Sylvia Hurlburt, Lauren Grove, Marisa Etzell) cruised to big wins in both of its races.

Along the way, they threw down times that match virtually any other school in 1A.

After their performance against South Whidbey, Granite Falls and Archbishop Thomas Murphy, the Wolves have the second-fastest 4 x 200 time in their class and the fourth-fastest in the 4 x 100.

Just for good measure, Stone added a third title, zipping past all comers in the 200.

On the boys side of things, sophomore Mitchell Carroll was the biggest star on the day, nipping teammate Connor Thompson to claim first in the triple jump.

Complete results:

GIRLS:

100 — Marisa Etzell (4th) 14.19; Allison Wenzel (14th) 15.32

200 — Makana Stone (1st) 27.11; Sylvia Hurlburt (5th) 28.16

800 — Abby Parker (5th) 2:50.64

1600 — Lauren Bayne (2nd) 6:13.26

4 x 100 — Stone, Hurlburt, Lauren Grove, Etzell (1st) 52.17

4 x 200 — Stone, Hurlburt, Grove, Etzell (1st) 1:49.75

Shot Put — Skyler Lawrence (2nd) 27-06; Alexxis Otto (10th) 20-03.75; Amanda Foley (11th) 19-11

Discus — Lawrence (8th) 65-00; Foley (12th) 53-09; Parker (13th) 53-06; Otto (15th) 50-05

Javelin — Mattea Miller (4th) 74-08; Wenzel (9th) 67-04; Naika Hallam (11th) 62-03; Lawrence (12th) 61-07; Otto (14th) 55-06

High Jump — Bayne (10th) 4-00

Long Jump — Grove (2nd) 13-05

BOYS:

100 – Lathom Kelley (3rd) 12.05; Jacob Smith (5th) 12.24; Connor Thompson (15th) 13.04; Jesse Hester (25th) 13.94

110 Hurdles — Hester (3rd) 21.0

4 x 100 — Kelley, Mitchell Carroll, Smith, Thompson (2nd) 49.91

Javelin — Hester (11th) 75-03

High Jump — Thompson (2nd) 5-04; Carroll (4th) 5-00

Long Jump — Carroll (5th) 16-05.50

Triple Jump — Carroll (1st) 35-09.50; Thompson (2nd) 34-06.50

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Ryan Freeman (right) blows up a defender. (Sylvia Hurlburt photos)

   Ryan Freeman (right) just wants to dance and no defender will ever stop him. (Sylvia Hurlburt photos)

The peanut gallery vamps it up for their favorite photographer.

The peanut gallery vamps it up for their favorite photographer.

Aaron Wright strikes a dramatic pose against the prairie sky.

Aaron Wright strikes a dramatic pose against the prairie sky.

Zane Bundy launches a laser.

Zane Bundy launches a laser.

Josh

Wright, Josh Datin (6) and Abraham Leyva (21) tangle with a grabby rival.

"NOOOOOOO! The camera will steal our souls!!"

“NOOOOOOO! The camera will steal our souls!!”

Datin

Datin unleashes the beast.

Guest photographer Sylvia Hurlburt, about to run really, really fast at a track meet. (John Fisken photo)

   Guest photographer Sylvia Hurlburt, about to run really, really fast at a track meet. (John Fisken photo)

Is there anything Sylvia Hurlburt can’t do?

No. The answer is no.

The Coupeville High School junior is an accomplished track runner, ballet star and cheerleader and now she’s putting all the other photographers to shame with her mad skills behind the camera.

It’s Sylvia’s world. We’re just living in it.

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