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More PRs than stars in the heavens!!

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on May 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Cassidy Moody

  Cassidy Moody puts in work on the hurdles during practice. (John Fisken photos)

Jean Lund-Olsen (left) and Ja'Tarya Hoskins work on the relay hand-off. Sort of...

  Jean Lund-Olsen and Ja’Tarya Hoskins work on the relay baton hand-off. Sort of…

Let the PRs rain down.

Competing at a three-team meet in Port Townsend Wednesday, the Coupeville Middle School track and field squads racked up 44 personal bests, spreading those out among 28 competitors.

The Wolves also brought home a new school record, courtesy the 8th grade boys 4 x 100 relay team of Jean Lund-Olsen, Jaylen Nitta, Sean Toomey-Stout and Nick Wielandt.

When it came to personal accomplishment, Ashleigh Battaglia was the front-runner, nabbing PRs in all four of her events (100, 75 hurdles, long jump and discus).

Jake Mitten, Ben Smith and Sam Wynn paced the boys with three PRs each.

Complete results:

GIRLS:

60 — Ja’Tarya Hoskins 9.20, Lily Zustiak 9.24; Cassidy Moody 9.25; Helen Sinclair 9.94; Raven Vick 10.04

100 — Mallory Kortuem 14.08 *PR*; Morgan Pease 14.97; Mica Shipley 15.87; Natalie Hollrigel 15.87; Zustiak 16.01; Ashleigh Battaglia 16.04 *PR*; Mikaela Labrador 16.07 *PR*; Zara Bradley 17.30

200 — Moody 32.58; Lucy Sandahl 33.00; Zoe Trujillo 35.88; Labrador 35.98; Jillian Mayne 38.50

400 — Sandahl 1:11 *PR*

800 — Pease 2:58.53 *PR*; Tia Wurzrainer 3:02.51

75 hurdles — Hoskins 14.77; Moody 15.00; Battaglia 15.08 *PR*

200 hurdles — Kortuem 35.05

4 x 100 relay  — Hoskins, Sandahl, Kortuem, Moody 59.21; Bradley, Hollrigel, Avalon Renninger, Wurzrainer 1:02.78

4 x 200 relay — Hollrigel, Renninger, Trujillo, Wurzrainer 2:13

Discus — Renninger 63-09 *PR*; Battaglia 47-05 *PR*; Shipley 35-04 *PR*

Javelin — Vick 69-10.5; Sinclair 47-01; Labrador 40-9.5 *PR*

Long Jump — Battaglia 11-2 *PR*, Pease 10-11; Shipley 9-05 *PR*; Sinclair 8-11

BOYS:

60 — Sean Toomey-Stout 8.14; Nick Wielandt 8.64; Jaylen Nitta 9.03; Ethan Clavette 9.16; Sage Downes 9.20; Gabe Carlson 9.28; Ben Smith 10.46 *PR*

100 — Toomey-Stout 12.09 *PR*; Jean Lund-Olsen 13.03 *PR*; Wielandt 13.81; Jake Mitten 13.84 *PR*; Clavette 14.36 *PR*; Downes 14.63; Carlson 14.87; Smith 16.79 *PR*; James Mayne 17.94; Trystan Ford 18.79 *PR*; Ricky Rebischke-Smith 19.19 *PR*

200 — Wielandt 26.20 *PR*; Nitta 28.80; Sam Wynn 30.96 *PR*; Chris Cernick 31.18; Thane Peterson 31.69; Zach Ginnings 36.51 *PR*; Mayne 39.31

400 — Aram Leyva 1:05.20; Downes 1:05.49 *PR*; Peterson 1:07.86 *PR*

800 — Leyva 2:30.22 *PR*

1600 — Leyva 5:32; James Wood 5:33; Tucker Hall 5:43 *PR*; Wynn 6:04 *PR*

75 hurdles — Lund-Olsen 13.06 *PR*; Mitten 13.19 *PR*; Cernick 15.70

200 hurdles — Cernick 35.88 *PR*; Smith 40.99

4 x 100 relay — Lund-Olsen, Toomey-Stout, Nitta, Weilandt 51.87

4 x 400 relay — Koa Davison, Hall, Leyva, Wood 4:39

Shot Put — Ford 16-10; Tian Yu 16-09; Rebischke-Smith 16-06

Discus — Peterson 91-03; Clavette 61-08 *PR*; Mason Grove 61-08 *PR*, Mayne 43-04 *PR*; Yu 38-09 *PR*; Ford 26-01; Rebischke-Smith 26-01

Javelin — Carlson 93-06 *PR*; Ginnings 67-10 *PR*; Ford 60-01.5; Yu 48-09 *PR*; Rebischke-Smith 40-04

High Jump — Matthew Kelley 4-04; Mitten 4-04 *PR*; Grove 4-0; Smith 4-0 *PR*; Wood 4-0 *PR*

Long Jump — Lund-Olsen 15.05; Toomey-Stout 15-04.5; Downes 13-00, Carlson 12-06 *PR*, Kelley 11-10 *PR*; Wynn 11-06.5 *PR*; Ginnings 9-09.5

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Shanks for being you, Ashlie!!

Posted in Happy birthday, tagged , , , , , on May 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ashlie Shank

Ashlie Shank: A legend in her own time. (John Fisken photos)

The force is strong with this one.

Coupeville High School freshman Ashlie Shank has a lot to live up to, following in the footsteps of older brothers/gentlemen around town Matt and Brian and her dad, Dr. Jim Shank, the snappiest Superintendent in school history.

But, to no one’s surprise, the youngest Shank may surpass them all (plus her older siblings who never got a chance to attend CHS).

Ashlie, in her time here in Coupeville, has set the gold standard for being an exceptionally smart, kind, friendly young woman who also happens to go full tilt in the athletic arena.

She’s a fast-rising star in the basketball world, where her gentle exterior barely masks the killer who lurks inside.

Whether she’s shanking (heh heh) Klahowya with a buzzer-beater that blew the roof off the CHS gym or throwin’ elbows down low while pursuing a rebound, Shank is the kind of eager young player Wolf coaches David and Amy King love.

Toss her on the track oval this spring, and she’s won over the other King, Randy, consistently bringing her times down and signalling her willingness to try whatever events the track guru asks of her.

When she’s not competing, Shank is almost always to be found in a gym or camped on the bleachers outside, supporting her close friends and random classmates alike.

She might not be as loud as some of her companions, but Ashlie is as dedicated as any of them in her support, and is always willing to go the extra mile for any wandering photographers, which makes her especially well-liked here at Coupeville Sports.

Like her brothers before her, she has been a true gift to our town. Utah’s loss continues to be a boon to Cow Town.

As she celebrates her birthday today, we just want to take a moment to wish the very classy Miss Shank the happiest of cake days. And add the hope that all of her days are just as note-worthy.

We are very lucky to have you grace our school and town with your presence.

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Bepler writes another chapter in family’s success story!!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on May 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ariah Bepler (right) heads off to track practice with partner in crime Hunter downes. (John Fisken photos)

   Ariah Bepler (right) heads off to track practice with partner in crime Hunter Downes. (John Fisken photo)

Ariah Bepler is Wolf Nation royalty.

His parents (Mark and Kim (Stuurmans) Bepler) were both strong athletes during their time at Coupeville High School, and you spread out from there.

Uncles, brothers of uncles, aunts, cousins, all the way to grandpa Cec Stuurmans, who is one of the best-regarded coaches in school history, and it’s obvious athletic success is in the bloodlines.

Which was why it was so nice to see Ariah and his family return to Whidbey Island before the start of this school year, allowing the ever-growing sophomore to rejoin the family business.

He’s made an immediate impact this year, playing basketball in the winter and competing in track and field this spring.

Bepler has taken full advantage of the freedom track offers, trying nine events this year, with his best work in the 300 meter hurdles.

“This was my year to try out all the events I think I might like,” he said. “I like the freedom of choices, and the giant group of friends working together as a team.”

“I haven’t honed in on anything in particular this year. Just feeling like a jack of all trades right now,” Bepler added. “I’ll know more about my strengths and specialize more next year.

“I’d like to find the event that suits me best so I can focus more attention on that for the upcoming years.”

Bepler first picked up the sport as a seventh grader in Oregon, where he was lured in by getting to spend time with classmates.

“It was a huge team and I wanted to compete with a fun group of friends.”

The move back to his parents old stomping grounds has reunited him with much of his sprawling family, while offering Bepler the chance to shine in a more intimate arena.

“Being in Coupeville offers me more choices than the bigger schools I have attended previously,” he said. “It makes school so much more fun to be able to participate.”

Bepler greatly enjoyed his time on the hard-court, as well (“I played basketball this year and love that sport”) and is considering picking up a fall sport for his junior year.

Regardless of which sports he ends up in, he’s guaranteed a large fan base, for which he is appreciative.

“All my family has played sports in Coupeville, but my parents have had the biggest impact encouraging me,” Bepler said.

Away from the games, he enjoys action/adventure movies (“in particular well-choreographed fight scenes”), hanging out with friends and his engineering class, where he gets to apply his design and architecture skills.

He also has a lesser-known talent of which he is justifiably proud.

“I love to make up and draw animated characters and story lines.”

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Gun it for the finish line!!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Dalton Martin (John Fisken photo)

   Dalton Martin has the third-best discus throw by a 1A athlete this spring. (John Fisken photo)

The Magnificent Seven still rides high.

As track and field teams move towards the start of the postseason, the competition is getting ever more cutthroat, and it shows up when you look at the top 10 lists.

A week ago, 10 Wolves could claim a time or distance which put them among the best 1A had to offer.

Seven days later, three of those CHS athletes — Danny Conlisk (1500), Jakobi Baumann (3000) and Jordan Ford (pole vault) have been bumped, through no fault of their own.

For the moment, at least.

But while the list is an ever-changing beast, seven Coupeville athletes are holding strong, led by senior Makana Stone, who appears four times — twice as an individual, twice as a relay runner.

And one of those relay squads, the 4 x 200 girls team of Lauren Grove, Lindsey Roberts, Stone and Sylvia Hurlburt, remains on target to do something that has happened only once in school history — win a state title.

Currently ranked #1, and by almost a full two seconds, they are the team to beat going forward through league, district and state meets.

While CHS has multiple state track title winners in individual events, the only time the Wolves have brought home a title in a relay event was in 2006, when Chris Hutchinson, Jon Chittim, Kyle King and Steven McDonald won the 4 x 400.

Wolves who have one of this year’s 10 best performances in 1A:

Girls:

400 — Makana Stone (6th in 1A) 1:00.78

800 — Stone (7th in 1A) 2:21.89

4 x 100 — Lauren Grove, Lindsey Roberts, Stone, Sylvia Hurlburt (4th in 1A) 51.10

4 x 200 — Grove, Roberts, Stone, Hurlburt (1st in 1A) 1:47.00

Boys:

200 — Jacob Smith (9th in 1A) 23.08

300 hurdles — Lathom Kelley (4th in 1A) 41.48

Discus — Dalton Martin (3rd in 1A) 158-05

To see how Coupeville compares to the rest of the track world, hop over to:

http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Division/Top.aspx?DivID=73261

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Big day, big wins!!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 29, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Tomi Herrera set a PR in the javelin Thursday at Kingston. (John Fisken photos)

  Tomi Herrera set a PR in the javelin Thursday at Kingston. (John Fisken photos)

Lathom Kelley, practicing the look he gives foes before he rips out their very soul.

  Lathom Kelley, practicing the look he gives foes before he rips out their very soul.

Lathom Kelley is The Natural.

In six years of high school and middle school track, the Coupeville High School senior had never competed in the triple jump before Thursday.

So, how did he do in his debut on the big stage at Kingston High School?

Crushed it.

Soaring six and a half inches further than any of his foes in a 14-man field, Kelley made off with the win, one of two for him on the day.

Toss in his other victory (long jump), plus wins for Dalton Martin (discus), Makana Stone (800) and the girls 4 x 200 relay team, and Coupeville more than held its own on a day in which it faced off with three 2A schools and a pair of 1B teams.

The Wolf boys, who set 15 PRs on the day, finished second in the team standings, while the girls, who notched 14 PRs of their own, claimed third.

2A Olympic ran away with both titles, while Kingston, Port Angeles, Clallam Bay and Neah Bay also participated in the meet.

Complete CHS results:

GIRLS:

100 — Makana Stone (3rd) 13.35; Madison Rixe (12th) 14.75; Ashlie Shank (13th) 14.77 *PR*; Julia Jones (22nd) 18.11 *PR*

200 — Sylvia Hurlburt (3rd) 27.78; Shank (5th) 30.68

400 — Rixe (4th) 1:17.20 *PR*

800 — Stone (1st) 2:25.56; Abby Parker (8th) 2:52.75

3200 — Lauren Bayne (6th) 15:02.35

100 hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (2nd) 17.39 *PR*

300 hurdles — Allison Wenzel (5th) 1:02.21

4 x100 — Lauren Grove, Roberts, Stone, Hurlburt (2nd) 51.70; Wenzel, Parker, Rixe, Shank (5th) 58.57

4 x 200 — Grove, Roberts, Hurlburt, Stone (1st) 1:48.11

Shot put — Skyler Lawrence (3rd) 29-11.50; Alexxis Otto (7th) 25-03.25; Emma Smith (10th) 21-11; Naika Hallam (11th) 21-07.50

Discus — Wenzel (5th) 77-11 *PR*; Lawrence (7th) 75-10; Otto (8th) 73-03; Parker (9th) 70-04 *PR*; E. Smith (12th) 62-02; Tomi Herrera (17th) 43-08 *PR*; Jovanah Foote (19th) 41-09

Javelin — Bayne (2nd) 91-01; Wenzel (3rd) 88-04 *PR*; Hallam (5th) 84-02 *PR*; Parker (8th) 78-10 *PR*; Lawrence (11th) 66-09; Foote (14th) 60-02 *PR*; Otto (16th) 55-03, Herrera (17th) 54-03 *PR*

High Jump — Bayne (3rd) 4-04

Long Jump — Roberts (2nd) 14-11 *PR*; Shank (9th) 11-07.50 *PR*

Triple Jump — Grove (5th) 29-02

BOYS:

100 — Lathom Kelley (6th) 12.07; Gabe Eck (11th) 12.58; Mitchell Losey (17th) 13.15; Kyle Burnett (22nd) 13.58; Hunter Downes (24th) 13.92

200 — Jacob Smith (4th) 23.53; Jared Helmstadter (7th) 24.51; Jacob Martin (10th) 24.92 *PR*; Losey (18th) 27.78; Burnett (20th) 28.48

1600 — Henry Wynn (9th) 5:18.53; Jakobi Baumann (14th) 5:56.62 *PR*

3200 — Wynn (3rd) 12:12.54 *PR*; Baumann (4th) 12:53.55 *PR*

110 hurdles — Ariah Bepler (9th) 22.13

300 Hurdles — Bepler (8th) 52.04 *PR*

4×100 — J. Smith, Eck, Helmstadter, Jordan Ford (3rd) 46.83; Downes, J. Martin, Grey Rische, Connor Thompson (4th) 50.14

Shot Put — Dalton Martin (2nd) 44-04.50 *PR*; Thompson (6th) 35-11.75 *PR*; Ryan Labrador (7th) 34-11.50; Rische (9th) 29-00.75 *PR*; Luke Carlson (11th) 26-02.25 *PR*

Discus — D. Martin (1st) 151-06; Chris Battaglia (6th) 82-04; Labrador (7th) 76-01

Javelin — Rische (3rd) 118-11; Battaglia (4th) 118-09 *PR*; J. Martin (8th) 103-00; Losey (9th) 102-04; Carlson (12th) 88-03 *PR*; Labrador (16th) 79-01

High Jump — Ryan Griggs (2nd) 5-10 *PR*; Battaglia (6th) 5-02; Ford (6th) 5-02

Pole Vault — Ford (2nd) 11-06

Long Jump — Kelley (1st) 19-00 *PR*; J. Martin (4th) 17-11; Eck (5th) 17-10; Griggs (6th) 17-06; Mitchell Carroll (7th) 17-02; Ford (8th) 16-11; Battaglia (10th) 16-00; Bepler (11th) 15-05.50; Downes (13th) 14-05

Triple Jump — Kelley (1st) 38-09 *PR*; Carroll (3rd) 37-11; Griggs (4th) 36-05; Thompson (7th) 35-01.25; Bepler (11th) 32-09.25 *PR*

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