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Dig deep and help spikers fight cancer

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 15, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves stand tall in the battle against breast cancer. (Frankie Tenore photo)

The Wolves want your help to spike cancer.

Coupeville High School’s volleyball teams host La Conner Thursday (JV 5:00 PM, varsity 6:30), and the net crew are putting together a Dig Pink Cancer Awareness event at the same time.

The spikers are asking fans to wear pink if possible and donate to help fund cancer research through WhidbeyHealth.

You can donate in person or by using the QR code in this photo:

There will also be a goody table at the event, featuring beaded necklaces, bracelets, pins, and rubber ducks, while players will be lobbing candy into the stands.

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Sluggers, fans KO cancer

Posted in Fundraisers, Softball, tagged , , , , , on April 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »

CHS softball players designed snazzy signs for their cancer fundraiser. (Michelle Armstrong photos)

They’re united in the fight.

Coupeville and Forks softball players, coaches, and fans came together Saturday for a doubleheader on the prairie, with the Wolves sweeping two from the visiting Spartans.

But the day was about more than just on-field action, as the CHS diamond program held its annual Strike Out Cancer event.

There was a raffle for gift baskets, emotional words from Wolf players Danica Strong, Madison McMillan, and Mia Farris dedicated to family members touched by the disease, and a free barbecue lunch for everyone.

Some of the gift baskets up for grabs in the raffle.

Each Coupeville player took the field wearing socks which represented a different form of cancer, which they acknowledged during the break between games.

All total, the Wolf and Spartan backers combined to raise $1,603.42 for the fight against cancer, with the money going to WhidbeyHealth.

CHS assistant coach Michelle Armstrong, who was also celebrating her birthday, was a driving force behind the event, but she wanted to take a moment to thank everyone involved.

That includes:

 

Strike Out Cancer Raffle Baskets:

Amber (Movie Night)
Heather (Plants)
Colleen (Senior Parents)
Shawn, Kim & Jenn H. (Coffee)
Jennifer M. (Skagit Valley College)
Danette (Crab & bevies)
Qiana (Self Care)
Lara & Scott (Blue Fox movies)
Chris & Bettie (Stay Cool)
Fred (Whidbey Golf Club)
Kelly (Candy Bouquet)

 

Food Donations:

We express our sincere thanks to Prairie Center Market for the generous contribution of the hamburgers, hot dogs, and buns.

Armstrong family
Beckley family
Brotemarkle family
Calkins family
Cushman family
Farris family
Flowers family
Granny Chris
Heaton family
Leavitt family
Lucero family
Marzocca family
Maynes family
Stevens family
Van Dyke family
Western family

 

Special shoutout to the dads who provided grills and cooked:

Grant
Joe
Nate
Scott
Shawn

 

Raffle Queens:

Auntie Bettie & Danette

 

Coupeville Booster Club:

Donation of colored softball socks

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Big spikes, big bucks

Posted in Fundraisers, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Willow Leedy-Bonifas celebrates. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The spikers scored big, two ways.

Coupeville High School volleyball hosted its annual Dig Pink night last Thursday, with both the varsity and JV knocking off visiting La Conner on the court.

Now, Wolf coaches have revealed the cancer awareness event generated $1,420, with the proceeds earmarked to go to the WhidbeyHealth Foundation.

Coupeville’s net crew returns to action Thursday, Oct. 24 with a road trip to Concrete.

The Wolf varsity is a pristine 10-0 on the season, and a win against the Lions will clinch the Northwest 2B/1B League title and give the 2024 squad the best start in program history.

Meanwhile, the JV spikers aren’t too far off their varsity counterparts, boasting an 8-1 mark this season.

The Wolf varsity gets pumped, pre-game.

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Help softball sluggers “strike out” cancer

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s softball sluggers bring big hearts to the field. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Your donation can help “strike out” cancer.

The Coupeville High School softball squad is holding a gift basket fundraiser this Saturday, Mar. 30 during its home doubleheader with Onalaska.

The non-conference rumbles begin at 1:00 PM.

Coupeville’s sluggers will be selling raffle tickets for 6-7 baskets during the first game and intermission, with winners announced during the second game.

All proceeds benefit WhidbeyHealth and will aid locals who are fighting the battle against cancer.

Last year the Wolves raised almost $700 with their first “Strike Out Cancer” event.

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Put that baby’s spell on me

Posted in Babies, tagged , , , , on November 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »

David Bowie sang about them, and I get major page hits whenever I feature them.

Babies, they make the world go round.

As someone who has worked in a respite care center and driven three nephews batty, there are times where I think about leaving the whole writing thing behind and transitioning to an infant-centric work environment.

Somewhere out there is a place which wants to pay me to hold babies while they (and probably me) take a nap.

Certainly would reduce the number of angst-riddled phone calls I get…

Anyway, until then, take a gander at the photo above and do with the information as you will.

Or take four minutes to appreciate a world where Mr. Bowie serenades his babe.

 

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