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Track stars hit the tape!!

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, Gabe Carlson, letter winners, Madison Rixe, Randy King, track and field on May 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Gabe Carlson was one of 30 CHS track athletes to letter this spring. (Angi Carlson photo)

Madison Rixe zinged her way to a letter as well. (John Fisken photo)

A season of highlights ended with one final one.

Capping a successful track and field campaign in which Coupeville brought home five state meet medals and debuted its new home facilities, Wolf coach Randy King awarded letters to 30 athletes Wednesday.

From sprinters to distance runners to jumpers and throwers, the list includes 18 girls and 12 boys.

Varsity letter winners:

Chris Battaglia
Jakobi Baumann
Lauren Bayne
Ariah Bepler
Gabe Carlson
Mitchell Carroll
Danny Conlisk
Lauren Grove
Naika Hallam
Natalie Hollrigel
Ja’Tarya Hoskins
Mallory Kortuem
Ryan Labrador
Skyler Lawrence
Mckenzie Meyer
Alexxis Otto
Abby Parker
Grey Rische
Madison Rixe
Lindsey Roberts
Lucy Sandahl
Ashlie Shank
Emma Smith
Jacob Smith
Keahi Sorrows
Cameron Toomey-Stout
Maya Toomey-Stout
Raven Vick
Allison Wenzel
Henry Wynn

Participation Certificates:

Kyle Burnett
Luke Carlson
Jean Lund-Olsen
Jasmine Nastali
Thane Peterson
Ema Smith
Willow Vick
Aurora Zanardi

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Every fling, spike carries Chernikoff closer to stardom!!

Posted in Track, Volleyball, tagged CMS Wolves, discus, Kylie Chernikoff, track and field, volleyball, wood shop on May 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Fast-rising track/volleyball sensation Kylie Chernikoff. (Submitted photo)

Kylie Chernikoff is exiting middle school on top of the athletic world.

The Coupeville Middle School 8th grader capped her track season by winning a title in the discus at the Olympic League Championships last week, an event in which she shattered her PR by 13 feet.

As she continues to surge in the event, her future is a bright one.

Chernikoff’s final discus throw as a middle schooler — 78 feet — was just eight feet shy of what it took for a thrower from Coupeville High School’s district to make it to state this season.

One day earning that trip to Cheney for the 1A championships is something already on her mind.

“I would like to work on my spin, to get the disc further,” Chernikoff said. “To keep on improving on my PR and maybe make it to state.”

Track is not her only sport, as she also loves volleyball and has an interest in tennis, though admits it’s “a bummer that track and tennis are at the same time (in the spring).”

While she’s excelling in track, volleyball is where her heart resides.

“My favorite sport would have to be volleyball,” Chernikoff said. “Because you can always get better and you can always count on your teammates when you need them.”

Away from the athletic stage, she enjoys wood shop, spending time with family and friends and going to the beach.

But when she’s competing, or hard at work in practice, Chernikoff remains focused on the job at hand.

“My best memories playing would be being on the court with my team or in the ring warming up to throw the disc,” she said. “The thing I enjoy the most of being an athlete would be when I get that adrenaline rush when you get a spike or you improve your PR.

“I think my strengths would be always wanting to improve more,” Chernikoff added. “Something I would like to work on is my digging for volleyball, and to make my jump serves and, overall, improve my game.”

Like most successful athletes, she draws support from a wide range of people who are there to help and encourage her.

“I would have to thank my mom, Joanne, and dad Bob, and my sisters and brothers,” Chernikoff said. “They have always supported me with everything I have done.

“And my friends have always been there if I have a bad game,” she added. “My friend Genna (Wright) has always helped me to not be nervous and shake off the mistakes in the game.”

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Time for a track flashback!!

Posted in Track, tagged action shots, CHS Wolves, Lindsey Roberts, state meet, track and field on May 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Wolf super buddies Lauren Grove (left) and Lindsey Roberts are here to save the day. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

Just a man and his watermelon, cruising through life. (Deb Smith photo)

The future is now, as fab frosh Mallory Kortuem (left) and Maya Toomey-Stout show off the first of likely many state meet medals coming their way. (Beth Stout photo)

Speed demons, frozen in time. (Stout photo)

Jacob Smith (938) hurtles for the line. (Stout photo)

“Sunscreen and hats, man … sunscreen and hats!!” Mckenzie Meyer lays down the law to the parent section. (Smith photo)

Ariah Bepler stands guard over the CHS tent. (Stout photo)

All around her is chaos, but The Gazelle remains hyper-focused. Always. (Stout photo)

The 1A state track and field meet wrapped Saturday, but you don’t have to let go just yet.

Thanks to pics snapped by Wolf moms Deb Smith, Beth Stout and Dawnelle Conlisk, you can take a trip back to Cheney from the comfort of your couch.

So crank up the AC, scroll through the photos and feel the Eastern Washington heat oozing out of every glossy frame.

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Heart and hustle!!

Posted in Track, tagged 1A state meet, Cheney, CHS Wolves, Eastern Washington, Jacob Smith, track and field on May 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Lauren Bayne hangs out with Danny Conlisk, and the pool toy he earned for winning his 400 prelim heat. (Photos courtesy CHS track supporters)

The Wolves get ready to march in the parade of schools before day two of the 1A state track and field championships.

Wolf coach Chad Felgar gets strafed by Eileen Stone (left) and Lindsey Roberts.

Sherry Roberts and Bob Martin argue over what brand of sunscreen is preferable in the Cheney heat.

Wolf relay runners (l to r) Lindsey Roberts, Mallory Kortuem, Maya Toomey-Stout and Lauren Grove celebrate medaling in the 4 x 200.

A healthy breakfast is crucial to track success.

Ariah Bepler soared in the high jump 31 years after dad Mark claimed 4th at the state meet in the discus.

Kortuem flexes in the early morning sun as she waits for the sound of the starter’s pistol.

Big poppas Tim Grove (left) and Jon Roberts, up to shenanigans most likely. Security was alerted.

Conlisk (and his buddy) are back for a photo op with relay mates Mitchell Carroll (936), Jacob Smith (938) and Henry Wynn (940).

Smith and proud (and now hoarse) mom Deb after he shattered his school mark in the 200.

Don’t get into a leaning contest with Jacob Smith.

The Coupeville High School junior showed off his ability to stretch every last centimeter of his body while in motion Saturday, holding off a rival runner by .01 of a second to claim 3rd in the 200 at the 1A state track and field championships.

Running under scorching skies in Cheney, Smith shattered his own school record in the event, hitting the line in 22.41 seconds.

It was the second straight year he medaled in the event, and, with the lean, he improved a slot after finishing fourth in 2016.

Caleb Perry of King’s topped Keyhon Ross of Medical Lake to claim the title, reversing their finish from last season.

With both of those runners seniors, that moves Smith into the role of favorite heading into his senior campaign.

Smith’s sizzling finish was one of three medals the Wolves claimed Saturday, along with 5th place finishes in the 400 from sophomore Danny Conlisk and by the girls 4 x 200 relay squad.

It was the first state medal for Conlisk, whose time of 50.59 seconds was just .04 off of his PR set Friday in the prelims.

The CHS relay unit, made up of freshmen Maya Toomey-Stout and Mallory Kortuem, sophomore Lindsey Roberts and senior Lauren Grove, put together a 1:46.58 run.

That was just off the school mark of 1:46.41 set last year by Roberts, Grove, Sylvia Hurlburt and Makana Stone.

It earned the two freshmen their first medals, while the veteran duo each ran away with the fourth of their career.

That ties them for the fourth-most state medals won by a CHS girl, trailing just Makana Stone (7), Natasha Bamberger (6) and Yashmeen Knox (5).

With the three medals earned Saturday, added to Mitchell Carroll’s 5th place showing in the triple jump Friday, Coupeville exited Cheney with four medals.

The Wolf boys finished 19th in the team standings, second-best showing of any 1A Olympic League schools.

Port Townsend, which was led by Seren Dances winning state titles in the 110 and 300 hurdles as well as the long jump, finished third, while King’s won the team title.

Coupeville’s fellow Olympic League school, Chimacum, was 37th while Island rival South Whidbey finished 40th.

In the girls battle, Lakeside rolled to a team win, with South Whidbey (19th), Port Townsend (25th) and Coupeville (34th) well back.

Chimacum’s girls, and both Klahowya squads, failed to score any points this time around.

The Wolves had two other shots at adding to their team point totals, but Carroll and Ariah Bepler missed out on medals Saturday by the slimmest of margins.

Carroll, a senior, hit a PR of 20 feet, 5.25 inches in the long jump, finishing 10th, while Bepler, a junior, tied his PR of 5-10 in the high jump and claimed 9th.

Bepler’s final try at 6-00 (a height which would have earned him a medal) was super-close, but the pole refused to stay up after he brushed it slightly with his foot on the way over.

Still, it was an impressive state meet debut for the lanky one, who was competing in front of family including dad Mark, who claimed 4th in the discus for CHS back in 1986.

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Carroll, Conlisk sail into spotlight!!

Posted in Track, tagged 1A state meet, Cheney, CHS Wolves, Maya Toomey-Stout, track and field on May 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Wolf sophomore Danny Conlisk won his heat Friday and is seeded #2 for the finals in the 400 at the 1A state track championships. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

Jacob Smith and Mckenzie Meyer enjoy some down time. (Deb Smith photo)

The loudest ‘n proudest part of the stands, featuring Wolf moms (clockwise, starting in back left) Deb Smith, Eileen Stone, Sherry Roberts, Mindy Grove and Dawnelle Conlisk.

The relay squad of (l to r) Lauren Grove, Maya Toomey-Stout, Lindsey Roberts and Mallory Kortuem advanced to the finals in the 4 x 200. (Mindy Grove photo)

The Wolves went East and found joy and heartbreak.

With day one of the 1A state championships in the books, the Coupeville High School track and field squad can reflect on a Friday full of huge highs and a few unexpected lows.

The biggest thrill came from senior Mitchell Carroll, who shattered the school record in the triple jump for the second straight meet en route to nabbing the Wolves first medal.

Flying 8.75 inches further than he had at districts, Carroll nabbed 5th place.

Coupeville guaranteed itself at least three more medals Saturday, after Jacob Smith (200), Danny Conlisk (400) and the girls 4 x 200 relay unit (Lauren Grove, Maya Toomey-Stout, Mallory Kortuem and Lindsey Roberts) successfully made it through prelims.

Conlisk roared to a win in his heat, and will enter finals seeded #2.

While Smith and the girls relay team will each be bringing home a medal, they missed out on doubling up their hardware by the slimmest of margins.

We’re talking .13 of a second to be exact, which is how close Smith was to advancing in the 100, and the relay squad was in the 4 x 100.

Roberts, who was running in three events despite suffering through a horrible sinus cold, suffered the day’s biggest heartbreak.

After finishing 4th in the 100 hurdles as a freshman, she entered Friday’s race as a top contender.

But in a very short race, with no margin for error, she lost her stride after accidentally clipping her trail leg and couldn’t recover.

Still, when she and Grove run in the 4 x 200 Saturday, both will capture the fourth state meet medal of their careers.

That puts them in lofty territory, as only five other CHS girls have matched that total in the 117-year history of the school.

While Grove is a senior, Roberts has two years to keep chasing former Wolf legends Makana Stone (seven medals), Natasha Bamberger (6) and Yashmeen Knox (5).

Sylvia Hurlburt and Madison Tisa-McPhee also had four medals apiece when they graduated.

Hot on her heels is Toomey-Stout, who became the first girl in school history to compete in four events at the same state meet.

While she didn’t advance in the 100, “The Gazelle” came dangerously close to the school record.

The fab frosh broke the line in 12.97 seconds, just off of Coupeville’s top mark of 12.89, set in 2005 by Janiece Jenkins.

The Wolves compete in five finals Saturday, with Carroll (Long Jump) and Ariah Bepler (High Jump) joining Smith, Conlisk and the girls 4 x 200.

Complete Day 1 results:

Girls:

100 (Prelims) — Maya Toomey-Stout (13th) 12.97

200 (Prelims) — Toomey-Stout (13th) 27.07

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Lindsey Roberts (18th) 17.00

4 x 100 Relay (Prelims) — Lauren Grove, Mallory Kortuem, Toomey-Stout, Roberts (9th) 51.04

4 x 200 Relay (Prelims) — Grove, Kortuem, Toomey-Stout, Roberts (5th) 1:46.73

High Jump (Finals) — Lauren Bayne (13th) 4-08 *PR*

Boys:

100 (Prelims) — Jacob Smith (10th) 11.36

200 (Prelims) — Smith (5th) 22.87

400 (Prelims) — Danny Conlisk (2nd) 50.55 *PR*