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CHS track squad hits finish line

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, George Spear, state meet, Tamsin Ward, track and field 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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CHS track stars kick off state meet run

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, Cyrus Sparacio, George Spear, state meet, Tamsin Ward, track and field on May 28, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Tamsin Ward begins her state meet odyssey. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

Day one is in the books.

A pack of Coupeville High School athletes traveled from moderately sunny Whidbey Island to blazing-hot Yakima Thursday, with three Wolves competing in the opening moments of the 2B state track and field championships.

With temps pushing the mid-90’s on the Eastern side of the state, CHS freshman Tamsin Ward finished 14th in the shot put.

One of just three fab frosh to make the cut for the big dance in the event, she chucked her weapon of choice 30 feet, seven inches.

It’s the first of two competitions for Ward at state, as she will vie in the high jump Saturday as well.

Rounding out Coupeville’s day one competitors, freshman Cyrus Sparacio and senior George Spear ran in the 1600-meter race.

Sparacio claimed 11th in a personal-best time of four minutes, 38.14 seconds, with his older teammate earning 18th in 5:12.49.

With his run to the tape, the Wolf frosh shattered his PR by five-plus seconds and missed out on a medal by just four ticks.

One of the three youngest runners in the event (two freshmen and an 8th grader), Sparacio was the fastest of the trio.

Liam Blas dreams of running really fast. (Photo courtesy Kevin Blas)

Coupeville returns to action Friday at Zaepfel Stadium for day two of the three-day royal rumble.

The Wolves are slated to have Lillian Ketterling (Discus, Pole Vault), Zachary Saho (Shot Put), and the duo of Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Davin Houston (High Jump) in action.

The latter two will also link up with Liam Blas and Marquette Cunningham to run in the 4 x 100 prelims.

The Thursday trio return to action in the meet finale Saturday, with Ward in the high jump and Sparacio and Spear in the 3200.

If the 4 x 1 relay unit makes it to the finals, they’ll also run that day.

The Wolves gather for a team photo op before heading off to Yakima. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

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CHS track sends nine to state

Posted in Track, tagged bi-districts, CHS Wolves, Cyrus Sparacio, Tamsin Ward, track and field on May 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolf senior George Spear qualified for state in two events. (Jackie Saia photo)

The spring bonanza continues.

Hot on the heels of the Coupeville High School softball team and three girls’ tennis players qualifying for state, the Wolf track and field team had nine athletes punch their tickets to the big dance.

Needing a top two finish at Saturday’s District 1 Championships to advance, two freshmen, three sophomores, a junior, and three seniors hit their marks while defending their home turf in Cow Town.

Fab frosh Tamsin Ward (Shot Put, High Jump) and Cyrus Sparacio (1600, 3200) each captured two district titles, while sophomore Wyatt Fitch-Marron (High Jump) also finished atop the medal stand.

Sophomore Lillian Ketterling (Pole Vault, Discus), junior Davin Houston (High Jump), and seniors George Spear (1600, 3200) and Zachary Saho (Shot Put) all finished second in their events, as did the boys 4 x 100 relay unit.

That foursome was comprised of Fitch-Marron, Houston, sophomore Liam Blas, and senior Marquette Cunningham.

Now, the nine (plus some soon-to-be-named alternates for the 4 x 100) head to Eisenhower High School in Yakima May 28-30 for the 2B state meet, where they’ll give chase to snagging some medals.

Three of the Wolves — Cunningham, Houston, and Fitch-Marron — already have one in the bank from last year.

Cunningham and Houston combined with Preston Epp and Chase Anderson to take 6th in the 4 x 100 in 2025, while Fitch-Marron earned 7th in the high jump a season ago.

Sparked by their seven state qualifiers, the Wolf boys finished in a tie with Mount Vernon Christian Saturday for the team title, with both squads totaling 129 points.

While many in the stands would have liked to have seen CHS and MVC go for a tiebreaker (maybe a pushup contest for point #130?), the stalemate goes into the history books as is.

La Conner (98), Orcas Island (87), and Friday Harbor (79) rounded out the boy’s battle.

On the girls’ side of things, a deep MVC team was in control, holding off La Conner 193-149 to claim top honors.

Friday Harbor (91), Coupeville (73), Orcas Island (26), and Summit Atlas (2) were also in contention.

Isa Mc Fetridge flashes for the finish line. (Jackie Saia photo)

Saturday’s results:

GIRLS:

100 — Isa Mc Fetridge (4th) 13.88

200 — Mc Fetridge (5th) 28.73

400 — Olivia Hall (4th) 1:04.74 *PR*; Taylor Marrs (6th) 1:15.33

800 — Laken Simpson (4th) 2:42.12 *PR*; Mikayla Wagner (6th) 2:57.16

3200 — Devon Wyman (4th) 14:01.79

100 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (7th) 19.60 *PR*; Lexis Drake (10th) 22.14; Frankie Tenore (11th) 24.34

300 Hurdles — O’Neill (7th) 59.60; Wyman (9th) 1:02.65 *PR*; Drake (12th) 1:08.50

4 x 100 Relay — Arianna Cunningham, Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Ward, Mc Fetridge (3rd) 54.60

4 x 200 Relay — Simpson, A. Cunningham, Leedy-Bonifas, Mc Fetridge (3rd) 1:58.75

4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Marrs, Lillian Ketterling, Simpson (4th) 4:45.03

Shot Put — Ward (1st) 33-02 *PR*

Discus — Ketterling (2nd) 85-08 *PR*; Marrs (10th) 55-09

Javelin — A. Cunningham (7th) 77-02

High Jump — Ward (1st) 4-08; Tenore (7th) 4-02

Pole Vault — Ketterling (2nd) 8-06

Long Jump — Leedy-Bonifas (7th) 12-09.25; O’Neill (8th) 12-00.25

Triple Jump — Leedy-Bonifas (6th) 28-06.75 *PR*; A. Cunningham (7th) 28-02

Johnathan Jacobsen keeps a laser focus. (Jackie Saia photo)

BOYS:

100 — Marquette Cunningham (4th) 11.84; Liam Blas (8th) 12.23; Beckett Green (12th) 12.47

200 — Davin Houston (3rd) 24.21; Green (6th) 25.10; Richmond Bandong (9th) 26.83

400 — Will Tierney (6th) 58.72; Brian Thompson (7th) 59.60; George Spear (8th) 1:00.59

800 — Cyrus Sparacio (4th) 2:13.37; Kenneth Jacobsen (5th) 2:23.26; Ossian Merkel (7th) 2:23.88; Johnathan Jacobsen (11th) 2:38.00; Hunter Atteberry (12th) 2:38.60

1600 — Sparacio (1st) 4:50.33; Spear (2nd) 4:55.16; K. Jacobsen (3rd) 5:13.75; Merkel (5th) 5:25.82 *PR*; Atteberry (8th) 5:41.65 *PR*

3200 — Sparacio (1st) 10:38.60; Spear (2nd) 10:48.16; K. Jacobsen (4th) 11:18.28; Edmund Kunz (5th) 12:08.93; Atteberry (7th) 14:21.71 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Edmund Wilson (5th) 46.71 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Blas, Wyatt Fitch-Marron, Houston (2nd) 44.73

4 x 400 Relay — Wilson, Thompson, Fitch-Marron, Green (4th) 3:43.65

Shot Put — Zachary Saho (2nd) 43-02 *PR*; Khanor Jump (6th) 37-07.50 *PR*

Discus — Jump (7th) 118-08 *PR*; Blas (8th) 115-11 *PR*; Saho (15th) 76-02

Javelin — Bandong (5th) 109-01; M. Cunningham (8th) 99-08 *PR*; Jump (10th) 94-05; Shiloh Sandlin (11th) 88-03; J. Jacobsen (12th) 87-01

High Jump — Fitch-Marron (1st) 6-00; Houston (2nd) 6-00; J. Jacobsen (4th) 5-06

Pole Vault — Kunz (3rd) 8-06 *PR*; Merkel (6th) 7-06 *PR*; Russell Miller (7th) 7-00

Long Jump — Sage Arends (6th) 18-01; Thompson (8th) 16-10; Wilson (9th) 16-07.75

Triple Jump — M. Cunningham (3rd) 39-04.75

Olivia Hall set a PR in the 400 Saturday afternoon. (Camden Glover photo)

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Track supernovas vie for top honors

Posted in Track, tagged 2B, CHS Wolves, Cyrus Sparacio, Tamsin Ward, Top 10, track and field on May 11, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Cyrus Sparacio glides on by. (Julie Wheat photo)

The long and winding road nears an end.

With just two meets left on the schedule — districts and state — Coupeville High School track and field athletes continue to chase top times, distances, and heights.

Currently six Wolves sit among the best in 2B statewide, landing in the top 10 in an event.

That’s up one from a week ago, as CHS senior Marquette Cunningham enters the fray, hurtling from off the board into the top four in the triple jump.

As the calendar turns towards the sprint to the finish line, a look at where Cow Town stars sit through May 11:

GIRLS:

Shot Put — Tamsin Ward (8th) 31-09

Pole Vault — Lillian Ketterling (8th) 8-06

BOYS:

3200 — Cyrus Sparacio (9th) 10:16.99

High Jump — Wyatt Fitch-Marron (3rd-tie) 6-02; Davin Houston (5th-tie) 6-00

Triple Jump — Marquette Cunningham (4th) 40-09

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Ward, Wolf boys rule at league meet

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, Cyrus Sparacio, Northwest League, Tamsin Ward, track and field on May 7, 2026| Leave a Comment »

CHS freshman Tamsin Ward, seen in the high jump, won a league title in the shot put. (Ana Paula Oliveira photo)

The crown is theirs.

Putting out a strong effort across the board Thursday, the Coupeville High School boys’ track and field stars stormed to a team title win at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships.

Sparked by wins from Cyrus Sparacio (800, 1600), Davin Houston (High Jump), Marquette Cunningham (Triple Jump), and George Spear (3200), the Wolves outdueled five other schools to claim top honors in Mount Vernon.

CHS finished with 136.5 points, with La Conner (124) and Mount Vernon Christian (94.5) giving chase. Friday Harbor (86.5), Orcas Island (68.5), and Concrete (8) rounded out the field.

“The boys came together with a true team effort!” said Wolf coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting. “Congratulations to the entire team on a well-earned accomplishment.

“Great job, boys!”

The champs. (Photo courtesy Bob Martin)

On the girl’s side of things, Coupeville got a win in the shot put from Tamsin Ward, finishing third in the team standings.

MVC racked up a meet-high 201 points to outduel La Conner (180), CHS (71), Friday Harbor (49), Orcas (16), and Concrete (12).

Overall, Coupeville racked up 30 PRs on the day, with the boys accounting for 21 of those.

The Wolves now have a little over a week to prep for their next event, the District 1/2 meet, which goes down in Cow Town Saturday, May 16.

That meet is a two-in-one affair, with Concrete and seven fellow 1B schools from District 2 competing against each other to qualify for Quad-Districts.

Meanwhile, Coupeville and league mates MVC, Orcas, Friday Harbor, and La Conner will be joined by Summit Atlas, with the top two finishers in each event qualifying for the 2B state meet.

Wyatt Fitch-Marron punches the gas pedal through the floor. (Aiden O’Neill photo)

Thursday’s results:

GIRLS:

100 — Isa Mc Fetridge (6th) 13.5 *PR*

200 — Mc Fetridge (6th) 28.5

400 — Olivia Hall (5th) 1:06.1 *PR*; Taylor Marrs (7th) 1:15.9

800 — Laken Simpson (4th) 2:45.8 *PR*; Mikayla Wagner (6th) 2:56.7 *PR*

1600 — Devon Wyman (5th) 6:31.6 *PR*

3200 — Wyman (2nd) 14:00.4 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (7th) 19.5 *PR*; Lexis Drake (11th) 22.2; Myra McDonald (12th) 22.3

300 Hurdles — O’Neill (7th) 58.2 *PR*; Wyman (10th) 1:06.2; Drake (11th) 1:11.2; McDonald (12th) 1:14.5

4 x 100 Relay — Arianna Cunningham, Drake, Mc Fetridge, Tamsin Ward (3rd) 54.2

4 x 200 Relay — A. Cunningham, Simpson, Drake, Mc Fetridge (2nd) 1:59.3

4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Marrs, Lillian Ketterling, Simpson (2nd) 4:45.1

Shot Put — Ward (1st) 31-09 *PR*

Discus — Ketterling (2nd) 77-10; Marrs (8th) 58-02

High Jump — Ward (5th) 4-06; Frankie Tenore (6th) 4-04

Pole Vault — Ketterling (2nd) 8-06

Long Jump — O’Neill (11th) 12-05.25; McDonald (16th) 10-01.75

Triple Jump — A. Cunningham (6th) 28-07

Arianna Cunningham pushes for the line. (Jackie Saia photo)

BOYS:

100 — Marquette Cunningham (6th) 11.8; Nathan Coxsey (9th) 12.1 *PR*; Liam Blas (10th) 12.2; Beckett Green (14th) 12.4; Sage Arends (20th) 12.9

200 — Green (6th) 24.6; Coxsey (10th) 25.0 *PR*; Richmond Bandong (17th) 26.6; Arends (19th) 27.1; Shilo Sandlin (20th) 27.7; Davin Houston (25th) 32.9

400 — George Spear (4th) 57.2; Brian Thompson (10th) 58.7; Will Tierney (11th) 58.8

800 — Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 2:13.7; Ossian Merkel (2nd) 2:22.9 *PR*; Johnathan Jacobsen (5th) 2:27.4 *PR*; Hunter Atteberry (9th) 2:43.9; Nolan Hunt (10th) 3:10.1 *PR*; Zach Blitch (11th) 3:17.1; Zachary Saho (13th) 3:50.0

1600 — Sparacio (1st) 4:43.5; Spear (2nd) 4:50.7 *PR*; Kenneth Jacobsen (4th) 5:16.2; Merkel (5th) 5:26.5 *PR*; Atteberry (9th) 5:48.5; Hunt (12th) 6:39.9 *PR*; Blitch (13th) 8:14.4

3200 — Spear (1st) 10:34.3 *PR*; Sparacio (2nd) 10:49.7; K. Jacobsen (3rd) 11:08.7 *PR*; Edmund Kunz (5th) 12:27.7

300 Hurdles — Edmund Wilson (3rd) 47.0 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Blas, Wyatt Fitch-Marron, Houston (3rd) 45.3

4 x 400 Relay — Wilson, Thompson, Fitch-Marron, Green (2nd) 3:45.2

Shot Put — Saho (3rd) 39-10.50; Khanor Jump (6th) 35-05.50; Blitch (18th) 26-06 *PR*

Discus — Blas (6th) 115-00 *PR*; Jump (8th) 106-05.50; Saho (11th) 98-01 *PR*; Tierney (21st) 67-06.50 *PR*; Sandlin (26th) 61-08.50; Blitch (28th) 56-02.50; J. Jacobsen (29th) 53-09.50

Javelin — Bandong (5th) 114-03; K. Jacobsen (12th) 99-00 *PR*; J. Jacobsen (13th) 98-08 *PR*; M. Cunningham (15th) 97-07 *PR*; Sandlin (20th) 72-10; Hunt (25th) 26-10

High Jump — Houston (1st) 6-00 *PR*; Fitch-Marron (3rd) 5-08; J. Jacobsen (4th) 5-02

Pole Vault — Kunz (4th) 7-06; Merkel (6th) 7-00 *PR*; Russell Miller (7th) 7-00

Long Jump — Wilson (6th) 16-08; Thompson (7th) 16-06.50

Triple Jump — M. Cunningham (1st) 40-09 *PR*