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It’s the coaching life for them

Posted in coach chatter, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, coaches, girls tennis, Jordan Ford, Softball, track and field on April 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Steve Hilborn can sniff out the other team’s game plan. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coaching is an art, and the men and women leading Coupeville High School spring sports programs are painting masterpieces.

Baseball, softball, and girls’ tennis are all in the mix for league titles, while track and field has big numbers and bigger talent.

As we work our way through the regular season and heads towards the postseason, a look at some of those coaches in their natural habitat.

Wolf softball coaches, buffeted by the prairie wind, dream about a covered stadium.

The brain trust behind the successful CHS track squad, which has its deepest roster in years.

Ken Stange has coached for two decades, and he’s got wisdom for Hayley Fiedler and Vivian Farris. “Hit the ball where they ain’t!”

Morgan Payne ponders getting a shave, or flashes a sign. It’s the trickery of baseball.

Kevin McGranahan points out where he wants his players to go. “Home! I want you to score!!”

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Former Wolf ace soars skyward

Posted in Track, tagged Fernandina Beach, Florida, high jump, Savina Wells, track and field on April 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Savina Wells, circa spring 2022. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

If she was still in Coupeville, she’d be two inches off the school record.

Of course, Savina Wells, onetime Wolf supernova, now lives in Florida, where she’s a sophomore at Fernandina Beach High School.

So, while her current accomplishments have no impact on the CHS track and field record board, her high-flying exploits still reverberate with her Whidbey fan club.

Wells cleared the high jump bar at an even five feet Thursday, tying her PR, to win a title at the district meet, and advance to regionals.

The CHS all-time mark for girls, set by Yashmeen Knox in 1999, is 5-02.

Wells has also vied in the long jump and 100 in her first season at Fernandina Beach, after delivering strong volleyball and basketball campaigns.

While growing up in Coupeville, Savina, younger sister of fellow Wolf stars Ulrik and Izzy Wells, was a marquee player in multiple sports.

Volleyball, basketball, softball, track and field, and doing cartwheels across the little league fields at Rhododendron Park — she was the undisputed queen.

And might have been referred to as “The Chosen One” in stories written at 2:00 AM by overly excitable bloggers.

Or at least that’s the rumor.

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Their track, their spotlight

Posted in Track, tagged Carolyn Lhamon, CHS Wolves, Mitchell Hall, Senior Night, track and field on April 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo has fun in the sun. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a clean sweep. Sort of.

The Coupeville High School track and field team won every event at a home meet Wednesday, though that came with a wrinkle.

The Coupeville Classic Invitational was a late addition to the calendar, created to give Wolf coaches a chance to honor their 26 seniors.

It was also an opportunity to get all their athletes back in action after a 10-day break between meets, even if the Wolves were the only team on the oval.

And finally, the event gave CHS coaches and helpers a chance to work out the kinks prior to hosting multiple teams during the district meet in May.

Competing against their teammates under sunny skies, the Wolves seized the opportunity, combining to post 69 PR’s.

That included the team’s first foray into the world of pole vaulting this season.

Carly Burt, Cael Wilson, and Adrian Cunningham made their debuts in the event, with school record holder Jordan Ford helping coach.

“Old school” pole vaulter Jordan Ford imparts wisdom to a new generation.

Coupeville returns to action this Saturday, traveling to Snohomish for the GearUp Eason Invitational.

That meet currently lists 92 schools planning to attend, drawing teams from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia.

Wednesday’s results:

GIRLS:

100 — Monroe Myles (1st) 13.31; Issabel Johnson (2nd) 14.34 *PR*; Isabella Gaspio (3rd) 14.62 *PR*; Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo (4th) 15.10; Alysia Burdge (5th) 15.15; Anna Annunziato (6th) 15.46; Frankie Tenore (7th) 17.00 *PR*

200 — Claire Mayne (1st) 28.92 *PR*; Gwen Crowder (2nd) 32.25 *PR*; Noelle Western (3rd) 32.53 *PR*

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 1:05.00; Aleera Kent (2nd) 1:09.00 *PR*; Ayden Wyman (3rd) 1:12.09 *PR*

800 — Stuurmans (1st) 2:43.69 *PR*; Kent (2nd) 2:53.12

100 Hurdles — Mayne (1st) 17.41 *PR*; Katie Buskala (2nd) 22.47; Tenore (3rd) 23.53 *PR*; Crowder (4th) 26.35 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Mayne (1st) 58.00; Crowder (2nd) 1:07.28

4 x 100 Relay — M. Myles, Ryanne Knoblich, Mayne, Carly Burt (1st) 55.35

4 x 200 Relay — Burt, Knoblich, A. Wyman, Stuurmans (1st) 2:02.39

4 x 400 Relay — Stuurmans, Knoblich, A. Wyman, M. Myles (1st) 4:38.25

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (1st) 33-11.50 *PR*; Katie Marti (2nd) 26-07; Reese Wilkinson (3rd) 24-07.50; Erica McGrath (4th) 22-05.00; Anna Myles (5th) 21-08.75 *PR*; Desi Ramirez (6th) 19-09.75

Discus — Lhamon (1st) 91-01; Wilkinson (2nd) 89-01 *PR*; Marti (3rd) 86-09 *PR*; McGrath (4th) 83-02 *PR*; Taygin Jump (5th) 80-03 *PR*; Ramirez (6th) 58-03 *PR*; A. Myles (7th) 57-04; Jackie Contreras (8th) 47-09 *PR*

Javelin — Marti (1st) 100-04 *PR*; Jump (2nd) 89-10; Burdge (3rd) 62-09; Contreras (4th) 55-06 *PR*; Wilkinson (5th) 52-03; Crowder (6th) 42-05; Marcos-Cabrillo (7th) 36-06; Lavinia Tomba (8th) 25-01 *PR*; Delanie Lewis (9th) 23-10

High Jump — Knoblich (1st) 4-10; Buskala (2nd) 4-04 *PR*; Burdge (3rd) 3-10 *PR*; Marcos-Cabrillo (4th) 3-08

Pole Vault — Burt (1st) 6-06 *PR*

Long Jump — Burt (1st) 13-09; Buskala (2nd) 13-03 *PR*; Tenore (3rd) 11-03; Lewis (4th) 10-10; Sara Omega (5th) 10-09 *PR*; Valentina Nadela (6th) 10-06; Annunziato (7th) 10-02; Tomba (8th) 9-02 *PR*

BOYS:

100 — Dominic Coffman (1st) 11.36 *PR*; Nehemiah Myles (2nd) No time listed; Tim Ursu (3rd) 11.47; Tate Wyman (4th) 12.00 *PR*; Preston Epp (4th) 12.00 *PR*; Hank Milnes (6th) 12.56 *PR*; Matthew Kuzma (7th) 13.69 *PR*

200 — Nick Guay (1st) 24.06; Reiley Araceley (2nd) 24.53; P. Epp (3rd) 25.12; N. Myles (4th) 25.56; Adrian Cunningham (5th) 26.34; Milnes (5th) 26.34 *PR*; Alex Merino-Martinez (7th) 27.16 *PR*; Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim (8th) 27.50 *PR*; Easton Green (9th) 27.78 *PR*; Kris Sturtevant (10th) 28.50

400 — Milnes (1st) 58.09 *PR*; Cunningham (2nd) 1:00.00 *PR*; Anthony Smolen (3rd) 1:00.84; Simpson-Pilgrim (4th) 1:04:00; Kuzma (5th) 1:05.00 *PR*

800 — Ezra Boilek (1st) 2:22.07; Cameron Epp (2nd) 2:25.94; Malachi Somes (3rd) 2:27.05 *PR*; Ezekiel Allen (4th) 2:31.92

1600 — Somes (1st) 5:04.00; George Spear (2nd) 5:49.00; Allen (3rd) 5:52.00 *PR*; Green (4th) 6:02:00 *PR*

3200 — Mitchell Hall (1st) 10:31.00 *PR*; C. Epp (2nd) 11:37.00; Spear (3rd) 12:19.00

110 Hurdles — Araceley (1st) 17.69 *PR*; Aidan Wilson (2nd) 17.94 *PR*; Cael Wilson (3rd) 18.16 *PR*

300 Hurdles — T. Wyman (1st) 45.35

4 x 100 Relay — Ursu, T. Wyman, N. Guay, Coffman (1st) 45.53; N. Myles, Cunningham, C. Wilson, P. Epp (2nd) 51.69

4 x 400 Relay — Boilek, T. Wyman, Araceley, C. Epp (1st) 4:06.66

Shot Put — Kai Wong (1st) 36-04.75 *PR*; Josh Upchurch (2nd) 35-02.75; Zane Oldenstadt (3rd) 34-10.50 *PR*; Zac Tackett (4th) 33-10.25; Josh Guay (5th) 20-11.50; Nick Shelly (6th) 19-10

Discus — Tackett (1st) 120-07; Oldenstadt (2nd) 103-00 *PR*; C. Epp (3rd) 90-10 *PR*; A. Wilson (4th) 90-09 *PR*; Wong (5th) 83-05; Upchurch (6th) 82-01; J. Guay (7th) 76-06 *PR*; Shelly (8th) 68-08 *PR*

Javelin — Somes (1st) 108-10 *PR*; Upchurch (2nd) 103-07 *PR*; Wong (3rd) 98-08 *PR*; Shelly (4th) 93-10 *PR*; Boilek (5th) 88-07; J. Guay (6th) 54-06

High Jump — Coffman (1st) 5-10; N. Guay (1st) 5-10; C. Wilson (3rd) 5-06 *PR*; Simpson-Pilgrim (4th) 5-00; Spear (5th) 4-06 *PR*

Pole Vault — C. Wilson (1st) 8-03 *PR*; Cunningham (2nd) 7-00 *PR*

Long Jump — A. Wilson (1st) 19-07 *PR*; Alex Murdy (2nd) 18-10; N. Myles (3rd) 17-06 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (4th) 16-05; Green (5th) 15-07 *PR*; Sturtevant (6th) 14-06 *PR*; Allen (7th) 12-08

Triple Jump — A. Wilson (1st) 42-00 *PR*; Cunningham (2nd) 35-01 *PR*; Milnes (3rd) 34-11.75; Araceley (4th) 34-11.50

The largest CHS track team in recent memory.

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Wolf senior girls hailed

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, Claire Mayne, Gwen Crowder, Senior Night, track and field on April 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Sara Omega (left) and Anna Annunziatio lead off a collection of seniors. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They could fill up a stadium.

Coupeville High School track and field honored 26 seniors Wednesday — 13 girls and 13 boys.

Photo-wise we did pretty well, with pics of 24 of 26 being sent my way.

So, a quick shoutout to Mercedes Kalwies-Anderson and Jermiah Copeland, who are not pictured, but were also part of what is likely the biggest group of seniors to ever come through a Wolf sports program.