2024-01-26 04:14
Joey Lippo’s classroom game remains strong. The Coupeville High School grad, now a two-sport athlete at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, was one of 505 students named to the No… Read More
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2024-01-25 23:50
John Fisken may be obsessed with Nick Guay. Just sayin’… The wanderin’ photo clicker captured a whole bunch of pics featuring the lanky Coupeville High School senior Tuesd… Read More
2024-01-25 22:47
The Coupeville Education Association has sent a stern letter to school board directors. In it, CEA leaders assert “the district office has repeatedly failed to accurately and reliably… Read More
2024-01-25 06:40
Cole White bleeds, Coupeville leads. Whether it’s a full-blown geyser or a little scratch, when the pale prairie point guard displays even a little bit of red, the Wolf varsity boys&rs&hell…Read More
2024-01-25 05:58
Sometimes you’re the meat and sometimes you’re the grinder. Wednesday night it was Coupeville’s turn to do the chopping and shredding, as its JV boys’ basketball team… Read More
2024-01-24 23:21
The kid is a righteous lil’ dude. Samantha Wanek, who I used to work with, and Devin Prescott, who attended Coupeville schools like his siblings, are in need of our support. I wou… Read More
2024-01-24 20:10
He’s just here for the win. Logan Downes stayed businesslike Tuesday, even as everyone made a fuss over him. The Coupeville High School senior remained focused, leading his squad to a… Read More
2024-01-24 08:21
“We’d love it if every game was like this.” The Coupeville High School boys’ basketball coaching staff was in a righteous mood Tuesday, basking in the afterglow of a… Read More
2024-01-24 07:29
Teamwork makes the dream work, especially when you’re missing a star. With two-way warrior Mia Farris riding the bench while recovering from a nasty fall in a game this weekend, the Co… Read More
2024-01-24 06:42
Mama said knock you out, so Haylee Armstrong went and threw some haymakers. Raining down 20 of her career-high 30 points in the second half Tuesday, the Coupeville High School freshman turne… Read More
2024-01-22 14:44
The numbers keep trending up. Heading into a busy week of basketball, there are now eight Wolves who have cracked 100 points this season — six boys and two girls. Logan Downes, who rea… Read More
2024-01-22 05:15
Get comfortable, cause no one is going anywhere. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association finalized its classification numbers Sunday for the 2024-2028 cycle, and the seven-team… Read More
2024-01-22 04:02
How much traffic can Coupeville Sports handle?? Combining Lyla “The Franchise” Stuurmans, international art star Avery Parker, the rough ‘n rowdy Sherman boys, and multiple… Read More
2024-01-21 18:09
Tension mounts. Another week in the books, and the end of the regular season looms for Northwest 2B/1B League basketball teams. Coupeville sits with 15 games played, and five more on the sch… Read More
2024-01-21 07:05
It was a mixed bag, man. Saturday’s matchup with visiting Neah Bay was a Jekyll and Hyde sort of experience for the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad, with on… Read More
2024-01-21 06:13
It’s been a rough weekend. Paired off with two of the best teams in the state, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team absorbed a pair of bushwhacking beatdowns… Read More
2024-01-21 04:53
“I can’t wait to see what the future holds for these amazing humans!” While her squad narrowly missed out on punching its ticket to the state meet, Coupeville High School c… Read More
2024-01-21 04:25
One man stands alone. Coupeville High School boys’ basketball launched in 1917, and 107 seasons later Logan Downes has reached the mountain top. The Wolf senior officially became the #… Read More
2024-01-21 03:40
The long layoff is over. Coupeville grads Taygin Jump and Logan Martin returned to college track and field action Saturday in different parts of the country. Jump, a freshman at Plattsburgh… Read More
2024-01-20 22:27
There be fools in Arizona. Young women keep stepping to Coupeville alumni Izzy LeVine on the wrestling mat, and they keep ending up in the same place. Face down, being pinned by the former T… Read More
2024-01-20 17:41
He’s conquering one country after another. Coupeville grad Dominic Coffman made his Spanish gridiron debut Saturday and immediately blew up the field. The former Northwest 2B/1B League… Read More
2024-01-20 09:33
Let the hate flow through you, but channel that anger. Finding the balance between the light and the dark sides of the basketball force Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’… Read More
2024-01-20 08:39
Katie Marti is halfway home to having all the family bragging rights, female division. Banking in a trio of three-balls Friday night against Mount Vernon Christian, the Wolf junior moved int… Read More
2024-01-20 07:45
Pick your (Porter) poison. Powered by 28 points from the twin titans, Jack and Johnny, plus another 21 from their brother from another mother, Camden Glover, the Coupeville High School JV bo… Read More
2024-01-20 07:15
The young guns are ahead of the curve. Six of the 11 players on the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team are just 8th graders, pulling double duty. Starting Monday those sc… Read More
2024-01-20 06:15
Grab one for the road. The Penn Cove Brewing Company, which was launched by Coupeville High School grads Mitch and Marc Aparicio in 2016, is closing in two days. The closure affects all of t… Read More
2024-01-19 22:10
Senior Night will NOT be the last home game for the Coupeville High School girls’ basketball teams. CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith, working the phones until the end, has found an e… Read More
2024-01-19 21:41
Mia Farris shoots and scores, and she snaps and scores. The Coupeville High School junior is a deadly markswoman while livin’ large on the hardwood, and a talented photographer while p… Read More
2024-01-19 18:42
We are at a rare moment in time. Logan Downes stands just 36 points away from claiming ownership of the greatest individual record for male athletes at Coupeville High School. He enters play… Read More
2024-01-18 22:48
“I care about you; I care about you as a person and then you as an athlete. “You can do hard things. “Also, I don’t expect perfection; I just expect you to try.&rdquo&hell…Read More
2024-01-18 21:45
Rivals on the court, partners off the floor. Depending on how fast the snow melts, Coupeville High School basketball is primed to welcome Mount Vernon Christian to town Friday for big Northw… Read More
2024-01-18 20:44
Starla Seal is not your average Coupeville High School coach. Few of her new compatriots grew up on the “windy, blustery hot Texas Panhandle,” with a dad who was a watermelon far… Read More
2024-01-18 19:46
I saw your face in the usual place. Winter brings ’em out to the gym, which is where the paparazzi lay in wait, camera at the ready. The pics above and below, which come to us courtesy… Read More
2024-01-17 18:44
He has big footsteps to fill, but no fear. Timothy Stelling is succeeding Ken Stange as Coupeville High School tennis coach, taking the racket from a man who led the Wolf programs for two su… Read More
2024-01-17 08:44
It was a beautiful brawl in Cow Town. And while the good guys lost on points (or one point) this time out, it was far from a KO. Stung by a furious finish from visiting La Conner Tuesday, th… Read More
2024-01-17 07:47
What a difference a year makes. After struggling mightily to contain powerhouse La Conner the last couple seasons, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad came dange… Read More
2024-01-17 06:59
Easton Green could not be stopped by mortal hands. Dropping three-balls that made his coaches sit back in their seat and marvel in quiet wonder Tuesday night, the Coupeville High School soph… Read More
2024-01-17 06:39
Back on the floor and getting back in the groove. The Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team has been sitting a lot recently, with four of the last five schools the Wolf vars… Read More
2024-01-16 23:25
They’re 40% of the starting lineup for the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball team, and 100% of the Lions Club students of the quarter. Wolf seniors Ryan Blouin and Cole Whi… Read More
2024-01-16 22:34
A true prairie legend. Al Sherman, who died Jan. 5, was a vital part of one of Coupeville’s core families, and a greatly respected and beloved part of the community. Coupeville Sports… Read More
2024-01-16 17:10
The circle is unbroken once more. Previously postponed boys’ basketball games between Coupeville and South Whidbey have been plugged back into the schedule. The Falcons will hop on a b… Read More
2024-01-16 03:28
The pursuit of 2,000 nears its conclusion. After that, it’ll be the chase for 3,000 and 4,000 and on and on. With 10 games on the schedule this week — three for each varsity squa… Read More
2024-01-15 03:06
Lethal even in limited time. A banged-up knee restricted Coupeville grad Makana Stone to just 16 minutes Sunday in Norway, but she still slapped home 11 points, snagged five boards, and pilf… Read More
2024-01-14 18:55
Our robots are mightier than yours. The Whidbey Island Robotics club, boasting team members from Oak Harbor and Coupeville High School working in tandem, devoured the competition Saturday at… Read More
2024-01-14 18:17
God’s Chosen Sport is thriving in Cow Town. The Coupeville Youth Basketball Association kicked off a new season this week, with more than 160 future stars vying for dominance in the pa… Read More
2024-01-14 17:46
Abbie Moss is riding high. The Coupeville Middle School 6th grader (and her best boy Blu) continue to bring home awards swag from horse shows as they blaze a trail of success. With 2023 in t… Read More
2024-01-14 02:49
He’s danger from deep. Coupeville grad Caleb Meyer came off the bench Saturday in Mount Vernon and made good on his opportunities. The former Wolf ace got two shots in a 119-89 win ove… Read More
2024-01-14 02:27
Come at her and she’ll plant you. Coupeville alumni Izzy LeVine continues to wreck people on wrestling mats across the country, chewing up one foe after another. Her latest conquest ca… Read More
2024-01-14 02:08
Biggest week of the season, and every game at home. Coupeville High School basketball teams can control their own destiny this coming week, with La Conner, Mount Vernon Christian, and Neah B… Read More
2024-01-13 07:08
The Avengers had a Hulk. Coupeville has a Zane Oldenstadt. Pretty much the same thing, just with less green skin and more facial hair, but the same ability to crush a rival’s body and… Read More
2024-01-13 06:45
Change the rules, still gonna beat you. Having bounced across the briny sea on a Washington state ferry which was both slow and freezing cold — a delightful combo — the Coupevill… Read More
2024-01-13 06:17
Two of Coupeville’s best need Wolf Nation to rally around them. Former Wolf three-sport star Audrianna Shaw and her mom Bonnie have suffered a tragic loss with the sudden death of Mich… Read More
2024-01-13 04:22
The offense went back into the deep freeze. A season-long struggle to mount a consistent offensive attack resurfaced Friday night for the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketba… Read More
2024-01-12 01:51
Teens snapping teens. The photographers this time around are similar in age to the athletes performing in front of their cameras, with members of the Coupeville High School yearbook staff pr… Read More
2024-01-11 05:04
This one had everything from a buzzer-beater to a perp walk. Put the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad in prime time, on center stage in the big gym in the night’s… Read More
2024-01-11 03:50
The logs, my friends, are blowing in the wind. Whidbey Island was buffeted by a winter storm Tuesday, and while it wasn’t an all-timer, don’t tell that to the folks living down o… Read More
2024-01-11 00:24
The ink-stained wretches have heard of Cow Town. Hot on the heels of the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball team cracking the top 10 among 2B schools in the (possibly evil) eyes o… Read More
2024-01-11 00:01
Wham, bam, the gym is alive once more with the sound of spirit. With Christmas break in the rearview mirror, home basketball games have returned to Coupeville High School. And along with the… Read More
2024-01-10 22:10
From the watery depths they rise, bringing secrets of the deep blue sea with them. A duo calling themselves the Mutiny Mermaid Pod have surfaced and will be working their magic at the annual… Read More
2024-01-10 05:32
Psst, someone tell the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association its basketball rankings system is still broken. It was just days ago that the WIAA finally corrected — after th… Read More
2024-01-10 01:50
The new year is only nine days old, and yet the milestones are starting to pile up. Four different Coupeville High School basketball players recorded their first varsity buckets during the f… Read More
2024-01-10 01:24
Win big games, get big props. The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad dismantled Auburn Adventist Academy Monday, winning 69-57 in a game the Wolves controlled almost… Read More
2024-01-09 08:57
It’s all about the numbers. Auburn Adventist Academy entered Monday’s varsity boys’ basketball showdown with host Coupeville sporting a pristine 6-0 record and a higher RPI… Read More
2024-01-09 07:56
Some people eat chicken soup when they’re sick. For Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball coach Megan Richter, the best (temporary) cure for her illness is seeing her… Read More
2024-01-09 07:26
Mama said knock you out. So, following in the grand tradition of LL Cool J, Coupeville gunner Landon Roberts did just that Monday, tipping in a game-winning shot at the buzzer to lift the Wo… Read More
2024-01-09 06:58
Now that’s some depth. With 10 players scoring Monday night, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team blitzed visiting Auburn Adventist Academy from every angle. Lead… Read More
2024-01-08 23:38
Sean Toomey-Stout is still enjoying the brights lights of the big stage. The Coupeville High School grad, the only former Wolf to ever rack up stats for the University of Washington football… Read More
2024-01-07 22:10
Wolf Nation lost a diamond legend late last year. Jim Hosek, who passed away at age 76 on Oct. 30, 2023, was the most successful baseball coach in Coupeville High School history. During his… Read More
2024-01-07 18:49
That first quarter was a killer. Throw it out and Sunday’s Norwegian women’s pro hoops game between Ammerud and Ulriken was a close affair. Unfortunately for Coupeville grad &hell…Read More
2024-01-07 08:12
A little bit of everything. The Coupeville High School basketball schedule for next week features home games, a road trip, and even a spotlight contest for the boys’ JV. The Wolves ope… Read More
2024-01-07 08:11
It’s a blast from the past, featuring a who’s who of ’80s Coupeville track stars. The photo above, which comes to us courtesy Jennifer Marzocca, features the Cow Town oval… Read More
2024-01-06 20:29
You can have a big impact on the Coupeville Booster Club. The group, which supports Wolf athletics, has sold all of its “Elite Silver” and “Elite Gold” memberships fo… Read More
2024-01-06 17:44
Probably not the way they wanted to open a new year. Returning to action Saturday in Norway, the Ammerud professional women’s basketball squad rallied late, but couldn’t quite ge… Read More
2024-01-06 07:45
Almost everybody got some. Rolling into 2024, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad scorched host Darrington 72-30 Friday night to get to 2-0 in Northwest 2B/1B Lea… Read More
2024-01-06 06:56
The offense was en fuego. Kicking off 2024 in grand fashion, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team poured in a season-high Friday, thrashing host Darrington 57-14… Read More
2024-01-06 06:17
New year, same high-flying team. Kicking off 2024 with a bang, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad savaged host Darrington Friday night, running away with a sixth-stra… Read More
2024-01-06 05:56
It’s the gold standard. Across 107 seasons of Coupeville High School basketball, we’ve documented 762 different players — 416 boys and 246 girls — scoring in a varsit… Read More
2024-01-06 01:11
Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King has submitted a resignation letter to the school board. In an email to staff Friday, he said, “This decision comes after a great deal of re… Read More
2024-01-05 00:41
For the first time in two decades, there’s a new person currently in charge of keeping the beat going at Coupeville High School and Middle School. Jamar Jenkins, the school’s mus… Read More
2024-01-04 17:20
Kirsten Pelroy is a special human being. Utterly unique, her soaring spirit eclipsing even her often-amazing athletic talent, the 2016 Coupeville High School grad forever lives large in the… Read More
2024-01-04 08:16
Gabe McMurray was a beast. One of the big stars at Coupeville High School during my days as Sports Editor at the Whidbey News-Times in the early ’90s, he dominated in multiple sports a… Read More
2024-01-04 04:18
We are all witnesses. As 2024 begins to play out, Coupeville High School is deep into its 107th season of boys’ basketball and its 50th campaign for the girls. My detective work has un… Read More
2024-01-03 19:30
When the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association releases its RPI rankings, it wants us to take them seriously. And they do have an impact on more than just starting arguments. Whe… Read More
2024-01-02 19:07
The twists and turns keep coming. With the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association currently conducting the process to classify schools for sports competition between 2024-2028, th… Read More
2024-01-02 18:28
I trust the baby more than the bureaucrats. As we head into the new year, the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball team sits at a spiffy 7-2, with its losses coming against always-t… Read More
2024-01-02 18:00
They’re going to miss out on the hum of bus tires on asphalt. The schedule for the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad took a hit Tuesday, with both Orcas Island an… Read More
2024-01-01 15:47
Movie watching ain’t what it used to be. In so many ways. Gone are the days of me camping out in the Oak Harbor theater to the extent where the back row seats were shaped to my butt ch… Read More
2023-12-31 14:04
Izzy LeVine is chasing a state title and looking stronger each day. The former Coupeville supernova, now toiling on the wrestling mats in Arizona, closed 2023 with another stellar performanc… Read More
2023-12-31 13:37
We’re starting to come out of hibernation. After almost two weeks of no games, the Coupeville High School basketball teams return to action next Friday, Jan. 5 with a trip to the wilds… Read More
2023-12-31 03:23
Second-best win streak of his hoops career. Coupeville High School grad Caleb Meyer, who played a huge role in the Wolves hardwood squad ripping off 16 straight victories during his senior s… Read More
2023-12-30 13:08
Their moment is coming. Coupeville Middle School girls get their crack at basketball in the new year, with an eight-game season running from early February to early March. It’ll actual… Read More
2023-12-29 11:54
Stuff happened. A lot of stuff. And, while there are still three days left in 2023, we’re pausing to look back at what drew the headlines over the previous 362 or so days. In no partic… Read More
2023-12-28 14:00
The mat, and the wrestler standing on it, tremble when Izzy LeVine swaggers into view. The former Coupeville student, forever known as the little girl who gave me rocks at her older sister&r&hell…Read More
2023-12-28 09:31
Give him the ball and let him go to work. Scott Hilborn, like his brother Matt before him, was remarkably self-contained, or at least seemed that way to those watching his exploits from the… Read More
2023-12-28 02:45
Pledge your support today! As 2023 slips away and 2024 comes careening around the corner, now is a perfect time to get a jump on renewing your membership with the Coupeville Booster Club. Or… Read More
2023-12-27 08:47
Each life added something unique to Coupeville. As you look back at those who passed away in 2023, there are men and women whose impact was felt in both large and small ways. Some were invol… Read More
2023-12-26 18:50
Babies, basketballs, and binkies. All can be found at your local high school gym this winter, with the latter probably being for the former. Though if sucking on a pacifier keeps a hoops coa… Read More
2023-12-25 12:59
Emotion beats equipment. You can have all the fancy cameras in the world, and a grainier image which burrows deep to nail exuberant happiness or tender sadness will still win the day. At lea… Read More
2023-12-24 15:43
Now the numbers sit for a bit. The holidays are upon us, putting a temporary freeze on the pursuit of scoring excellence for Coupeville High School basketball players. Games return Jan. 5, w… Read More
2023-12-23 08:23
They’re shutting down for a bit. Well, not totally, as the Coupeville High School basketball teams will continue to practice during the holidays, but there are no more games on the sch… Read More
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