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Throwback Thursday: Let’s get Fab!!

Posted in Throwback Thursday, tagged , , , on August 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

"Some day I will rain down buckets on you from every angle!" Future CHS hoops star Amanda Fabrizi hangs out with lil' bro Clay Reilly.

   “Some day I will rain down buckets on you from every angle!” Future CHS hoops star Amanda Fabrizi hangs out with lil’ bro Clay Reilly.

Fabrizi during her senior basketball season.

Fabrizi during her senior basketball season. (John Fisken photos)

Reilly, now a high school baseball star.

Reilly, now a high school baseball star.

Amanda Fabrizi was one of the most dynamic athletes in recent Coupeville High School history, but there’s one milestone she never accomplished.

So, today we fix that.

She can now say that she (and younger brother Clay Reilly) have joined the exclusive Coupeville Sports Throwback Thursday club.

I know. I know. The excitement is probably overwhelming.

Good thing Fabrizi has some experience as a lifeguard now. If she gets too light-headed from the rush of making the “big time,” she can always perform CPR on herself.

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Throwback Thursday: the Birthday Kids!!

Posted in Happy birthday, Throwback Thursday, tagged , , , , on August 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Carson Risner (right), back in his little league days.

Carson Risner (right), in his little league days. Aaron Trumbull is right behind him. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Risner (right) and Aaron Trumbull, mostly grown up.

Risner and Trumbull, mostly all grown up.

Valen Trujillo: the beginning.

Valen Trujillo: the beginning.

Trujillo, heading into her sophomore year at CHS.

Trujillo, heading into her sophomore year at CHS.

Their birthdays were yesterday, but today is Throwback Thursday, so we’ll talk about them some more.

Carson Risner and Valen Trujillo hit 18 and 15, respectively, Wednesday, and both are accomplished athletes for Coupeville High School.

But there was a day, back in olden times, when both were just getting going.

So, let’s hop into the Wayback Machine and see those lazy, hazy days of the … early 2000’s.

OK, maybe just Back Machine and not Wayback…

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Throwback Thursday: A new Hope!!

Posted in Softball, Throwback Thursday, tagged , , , , on August 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Hear me roar! A young Hope Lodell vents with aunt Teresa Terry.

Hear me roar! A young Hope Lodell vents with aunt Teresa Terry.

Modern-day hoops star.

Modern-day hoops star.

Flexin' the guns for the CWLL Venom, which crushed teams by 10+ runs all summer.

Flexin’ the guns for the Central Whidbey Little League Venom, who crushed foes by 10+ runs all summer long.

There can only be one!!

From an early age (I’ve known her since she was born) Coupeville High School freshman Hope Lodell has lived by the credo of “Highlander.”

A rampaging force of nature whether playing basketball, volleyball or softball (where she crushed it as a key member of a little league team that went to the state tourney this summer), Hopey is a beast.

Who just happens to be one of the nicest, sweetest, most endearing young women you’ll ever meet, a devoted sister to big bro Noah and a complete charmer.

But don’t buy the nice girl act, cause she’ll rip your heart out and show it to you if you line up opposite her.

While beaming a huge smile.

If you look at the top photo above, which captures her in the days when she was rockin’ the bangs look, you can see a warrior being born.

I am Hope. Hear me roar!!

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Throwback Thursday: Birth of the smile!!

Posted in Cheer, Horse sports, Throwback Thursday, Track, tagged , , , , on August 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Sylvia Hurlburt (center) is not quite 100% sure about this whole horse thing.

Sylvia Hurlburt (center) is not quite 100% sure about this whole horse thing.

She's a wee bit more confident these days.

She’s a wee bit more confident these days.

Spreading joy on a trip to Mexico with her church youth group.

Spreading joy on a trip to Mexico with her church youth group.

Sylvia Hurlburt is a bright, shining star.

Whether operating on the track oval, as a Wolf cheerleader, or as a ballet dancer, the Coupeville High School junior excels at about a billion and a half things.

Plus, she does most of it while sportin’ a mega-watt smile of epic joy.

But there were a few moments, early on, when the smile was just barely beginning to creep out around the edges.

One such sliver of time is depicted in the first photo above, which captures Miss Hurlburt when she was still Lil’ Miss Hurlburt.

You can see the smile coming, but there’s a wee bit of “what was I thinking getting up here in the first place” also on her face.

No worries. The smile won out in the end.

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Throwback Thursday: Sister, Sister!!

Posted in Throwback Thursday, tagged , , , , , on July 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Kacie (left) and Katie Kiel.

Kacie (left) and Katie Kiel.

The Kiels, still smilin' years later.

The Kiels, still smilin’ years later.

Ally (left) and Madeline Roberts, the early days.

Ally (left) and Madeline Roberts, the early days.

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Madeline (center) and Ally, with mom Lisa.

Coupeville has a long tradition of sisters excelling in sports.

Two recent combos to make waves are the Kiels (big sis Katie and lil’ sis Kacie) in volleyball, basketball and cheer and the Roberts (Madeline and Ally) in softball, volleyball, cheer and horse riding.

Thanks to the wonders of the Wayback Machine, we can jump back in time to see the Wolf stars when they were on their way up.

They all got at least a little taller over the years, but the personalities were already in place, as well as the bond that only sisters can share.

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