2023-10-20 16:18
Always write your schedule in pencil, not pen. The Coupeville School Board has moved its regular board meeting from Thursday, Oct. 26 to Monday, Oct. 30. The event, which goes down in the Ka… Read More
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2023-10-20 05:37
The power of Grey Peabody compels you. Thursday night’s varsity volleyball rumble in the wilds of Darrington was close for a hot second, until the Coupeville High School senior middle… Read More
2023-10-20 05:04
Every point builds for the future. The Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad has a short bench, and not much experience, but the Wolves come out fighting every night. Case in point, Thu… Read More
2023-10-20 03:49
It came down to the wire. The Coupeville High School boys’ cross country team put four runners in the top nine Thursday at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships but missed out on a… Read More
2023-10-19 13:28
The camera is seemingly everywhere. With a record number of photographers clicking away on the prairie this fall, pics are falling like leaves bailing out of their former homes up in the tre… Read More
2023-10-19 06:13
They hit the tape for the final time this season. Running Wednesday at the Cascade League Championships in South Whidbey, the Coupeville Middle School cross country squad put a bow on the 20… Read More
2023-10-19 05:09
We’re going to break our rules for a second. Back in the early days of Coupeville Sports, I did a lot of “happy birthday” articles, until it became almost a daily ritual, a… Read More
2023-10-19 04:15
Coupeville Middle School volleyball played at home for the final time this season Tuesday, and the festivities drew in wanderin’ photographer John Fisken. The pics above and below capt… Read More
2023-10-19 03:10
Long day, all the feelings. The Coupeville High School soccer squad jumped island to island Wednesday, alighting on Lopez, where the Wolves played two games before making the long return tri… Read More
2023-10-18 17:07
It’s fashionable to be a fan. Coupeville High School volleyball matches attract a wide range of supporters, as seen in the photos above and below, which come to us courtesy photographe… Read More
2023-10-18 06:47
Different town, same big win. Less than 24 hours after polishing off a private school foe, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad went to Seattle Tuesday and repeated the feat… Read More
2023-10-18 06:12
The six-pack stands strong. Playing with no bench for a second-straight match, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad put up a strong fight Tuesday, before being nipped by The Bush S… Read More
2023-10-18 04:53
Longer than a Taylor Swift movie, and with more hits. Tuesday’s Coupeville Middle School volleyball home finale clocked in at three hours and 24 minutes, with 334 points spread across… Read More
2023-10-17 12:20
Get in on the ground floor. The newly formed Central Whidbey Volleyball Club is looking for coaches for its first season, and that means your spiker guru dreams could come true. The CWVC is… Read More
2023-10-17 05:39
Methodical and overpowering. Jumping out to a huge lead Monday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad mashed visiting Providence Classical Christian in straight sets. Putting t… Read More
2023-10-17 04:53
Six pistons firing as one. Playing with no reserves Monday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad scorched visiting Providence Classical Christian, dismantling their private school… Read More
2023-10-17 04:12
They got the solo spotlight, in a driving rainstorm. Playing through more than their fair share of liquid sunshine Monday, the Coupeville High School JV soccer players put up a good fight ag… Read More
2023-10-16 22:23
Blame it on the refs. Or, at least on a lack of refs. The ongoing state-wide shortage of prep sports officials will sting Coupeville next, as the Wolves Senior Night for football and cheer i… Read More
2023-10-16 07:38
Jack Porter and Chase Anderson are on the upswing. While Coupeville High School football didn’t win Friday night, those two Wolves added to their season scoring totals. Anderson crunch… Read More
2023-10-16 07:22
Makana Stone is so dominant on the floor, even the stat keepers have trouble keeping up with her. The Coupeville grad poured in a team-high 20 points and snatched 11 rebounds Saturday in her… Read More
2023-10-16 00:24
Show up ready to go this season, and you’re guaranteed plenty of floor time. Coupeville High School JV volleyball coach Ashley Menges has a short bench this time around, but that has a… Read More
2023-10-15 09:16
They’re the leaders of the pack. Coupeville High School cheerleaders are always front and center for Wolf sporting events, and Friday’s Homecoming football game was a prime examp… Read More
2023-10-15 08:08
The numbers don’t lie. Nine matches into the season, the Coupeville High School varsity spikers are filling up the stat sheet. All nine girls who suit up for the squad have written the… Read More
2023-10-15 08:07
It’s a three-man shootout. The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ soccer squad has played 75% of its regular season games, with nine in the books and three left on the schedule… Read More
2023-10-15 08:05
Gas up the busses. Coupeville High School fall sports teams hit the road for six of their eight contests this coming week. Cross country heads to Mount Vernon Christian Thursday for the Nort… Read More
2023-10-15 02:12
It’s the time of the season. Fall weather is starting to roll in, replacing sun with fog and a slight chill, and Homecoming is upon us. As Coupeville High School celebrated Friday nigh… Read More
2023-10-15 01:15
Let’s rock this joint. Coupeville’s pep band, which features students from both the high school and middle school, provided a musical background Friday to the 2023 Homecoming fes… Read More
2023-10-15 01:05
He’s still moving down the trail. Despite battling pain in his Achilles and knee, Coupeville grad Mitchell Hall competed in his fourth college cross country meet Saturday. The former W… Read More
2023-10-14 06:07
It was Friday the 13th after all. In between the action and the falling rain drops, there were highlights for Coupeville High School football fans, from the announcement of Homecoming royalt… Read More
2023-10-14 04:37
They brought the house down. Coupeville High School seniors William Davidson and Skylar Parker were voted Homecoming King and Queen Friday, with the duo honored at halftime of the Wolf… Read More
2023-10-13 07:57
They’re on a tear. Since coming dangerously close to ending four-time defending 2B state champ La Conner’s 12+ year conference winning streak in a five-set thriller, the Coupevil… Read More
2023-10-13 07:03
They were back, and faster than ever. Returning to Lake Padden in Bellingham, where many of them competed in a relay event back in August, Coupeville High School cross country runners sparkl… Read More
2023-10-13 06:19
It was only the first chapter. While the Coupeville Middle School volleyball squads fell at South Whidbey Wednesday, the Wolves will get an immediate chance at redemption. That’s becau… Read More
2023-10-13 05:17
This one stings. The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ soccer team entered Thursday ranked #4 in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association RPI rankings. They won’t… Read More
2023-10-12 09:27
Action on the floor, action in the bleachers. Coupeville High School volleyball squads crushed visiting Concrete Tuesday, sweeping both the JV and varsity matches. While they did so, the fan… Read More
2023-10-12 09:20
“Muddy trails and fishy smells, but no rain in Sultan! We call that a success!” Having survived its final regular season meet Wednesday, the Coupeville Middle School cross countr… Read More
2023-10-11 20:27
So much pink. Coupeville High School volleyball’s annual breast cancer awareness night, when the spikers raise money for the fight, went down Tuesday. And appropriately, with the event… Read More
2023-10-11 07:08
High school sports are larger than life, until they’re not. Tuesday night the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team rolled to its third-straight win, sweeping visiting Concret… Read More
2023-10-11 06:06
First came growth, now comes wins. The Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad is young — five of seven active players are freshmen — but they’re learning under the guid… Read More
2023-10-11 05:29
Closer, but not close enough. Playing defending state champ Friday Harbor for the second time this season, the Coupeville High School soccer squad shaved three goals off their margin of defe… Read More
2023-10-10 18:39
She’s back in the boat, directing traffic and keeping her rowers in line. Coupeville grad Lucy Sandahl was the coxswain for two Seattle Pacific University boats Sunday, as the Falcons… Read More
2023-10-10 17:54
Sweet revenge and big growth. Monday was a rock-solid day for the Coupeville Middle School volleyball program, as it defended its home gym, going toe-to-toe with always-tough Sultan. How the… Read More
2023-10-10 10:43
We had the wedding of the summer, and now we have the wedding of the fall. Following on the heels of former Coupeville High School Athlete of the Year winners Hunter Smith and Payton Aparici… Read More
2023-10-09 17:00
Where were you when they turned Wobble off? It’s been 11 years since the powers that be shut down use of the song, which came with its own dance, as the exit music for Coupeville High… Read More
2023-10-09 12:40
They’ve hit double digits again. Last season, during a run to a league title and a trip to the state playoffs, 12 Coupeville High School football players scored a touchdown. This year… Read More
2023-10-09 12:31
The race for Position #4 on the Coupeville School Board features two strong contestants in incumbent Alison Perera and challenger David Ford. Both are deeply committed to our local scho… Read More
2023-10-08 14:41
Back with a vengeance. Coupeville grad Makana Stone kicked off her third season of professional basketball, and second in Norway, with a bang. Having made the jump from Baerum to Ammerud, th… Read More
2023-10-08 14:15
There were spikes, and reunions, in the air. Bouncing between two locations Saturday, wanderin’ camera clicker John Fisken snapped a variety of volleyball-related pics. While there wer… Read More
2023-10-08 14:09
She’s part of Wolf Nation by virtue of her heritage. Gia Powell plays basketball for Meadowdale High School, but dad Caleb Powell, mom Terry (Perkins) Powell, and aunt Sarah (Powell) L… Read More
2023-10-08 14:05
We’re in the thick of things. Fall sports are chugging along, with the race for league titles and playoff seeding part of daily life. In that environment, Coupeville High School teams… Read More
2023-10-08 03:58
This time they sealed the deal. Striking with a great vengeance and not letting a talented team have too many opportunities to rally, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad deli… Read More
2023-10-08 02:22
It was a beautiful brawl. Playing with just one girl on the bench Saturday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad almost pulled off a stunning upset. Rallying from a set down agains… Read More
2023-10-08 01:15
Thousands of runners, thousands of degrees. OK, the second part might not be entirely correct, but it was roasty-toasty in Arlington Saturday as Coupeville High School competed in the Nike H… Read More
2023-10-07 19:15
One of Coupeville’s hardest-working young athletes needs our help. Liza Zustiak, a sophomore at CHS, plays basketball and competes in track and field for the Wolves, while also putting… Read More
2023-10-07 13:05
Homecoming week is almost upon us. The buildup to next Friday’s football clash between Coupeville and Forks begins Monday with the start of class competitions and continues through a p… Read More
2023-10-07 07:13
Does Ezra Boilek know who Jim Croce was? Maybe, maybe not, but Friday night the former lived up to the words sung by the latter during pregame warmups. And he’s bad, bad Leroy Brown. T… Read More
2023-10-07 06:12
A lot has changed in a year. Jump back to fall 2022 and 2B Coupeville pounded the crud out of 2A Bellingham to the tune of 48-6, part of a 7-2 season for the Wolves. Now, return to 2023 and… Read More
2023-10-07 05:29
Big meet, big results. Running at the Nike Hole in the Wall Cross Country Invitational in Arlington Friday, Coupeville Middle School athletes made their presence felt. The Wolf girls finishe… Read More
2023-10-06 23:10
All across the USA, sports leaders are being honored today. It’s National Coaches Day, continuing a tradition began in 1972. President Richard Nixon, he of the infamous helicopter ride… Read More
2023-10-06 04:20
“I am so proud of this young athlete.” Coupeville High School cross country coach Elizabeth Bitting loves all her runners, but Thursday she reserved a special dose of joy for Lan… Read More
2023-10-05 08:53
The halfway point is coming up fast. Saturday’s non-conference home rumble with Forks will leave the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad with seven matches in the books, an… Read More
2023-10-05 05:01
There was a middle-of-the-week feel to things. Head to the Coupeville Middle School gym for Wednesday’s volleyball match, and you were met with a variety of issues. The bleachers were… Read More
2023-10-04 20:46
Coupeville High School volleyball hosts its annual breast cancer awareness night this coming Tuesday, Oct. 10. The Wolves host Concrete in a Northwest 2B/1B League rumble that night, with JV… Read More
2023-10-04 18:16
He had places to be, and photos to take. John Fisken was in ultra-wanderin’ mode Tuesday, bouncing between Coupeville and Oak Harbor while snapping away at multiple events. While in Co… Read More
2023-10-04 14:10
Willie Smith is on the trail of culinary nirvana. The Coupeville High School Athletic Director recently headed off to Friday Harbor with one mission in life — to eat a hamburger covere… Read More
2023-10-04 13:28
They’ve got the magic toes. Five Coupeville High School soccer players have scored this season for a Wolf varsity squad which is sitting pretty at 4-2 at the halfway point of the regul… Read More
2023-10-04 13:07
She retires a Wildcat but remains part of Wolf Nation. Lauren Marrs is wrapping up a stellar four-year run as a goaltender on the Oak Harbor High School girls’ soccer team, and Tuesday… Read More
2023-10-04 05:43
Get in, get out, make it as painless as possible. Picking apart a winless Friday Harbor team which couldn’t generate much offense, or make much of a defensive stand, the Coupeville Hig… Read More
2023-10-04 04:52
They were down, but far from out. Rallying after dropping a tight first set Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad roared back to knock off visiting Friday Harbor. With all… Read More
2023-10-04 03:28
It was the nailbiter everyone expected. Playing on the road for only the second time in seven games this season, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad fell 3-2 Tuesday in a hea… Read More
2023-10-03 21:02
A former Coupeville Middle School football coach has been charged with a federal crime, with authorities alleging he defrauded investors more than $3 million. Michael Golden was an assistant… Read More
2023-10-03 20:22
One of Whidbey Island’s most well-known restaurants will permanently close before the end of the month. Chef Gordon Stewart is shuttering Gordon’s on Blueberry Hill Oct. 22, but… Read More
2023-10-03 13:18
The photos are falling faster than the leaves. Fall is upon us, with the calendar clicking over into October, and a vast pack of photographers spreads out across the prairie, cameras in hand… Read More
2023-10-03 05:26
They lit the joint up. Playing at home for the first time this season, the Coupeville Middle School varsity volleyball squad captured its first win Monday, crushing visiting Granite Falls. M… Read More
2023-10-02 17:42
Canada is the place to go if you’re serious about being a top-level hammer thrower, eh. Coupeville grad Logan Martin, now a sophomore at Central Washington University, continues to wor… Read More
2023-10-02 03:13
Ready, aim, fire, collect cash. Coupeville High School spikers each launched 100 serves Friday, as the Wolf volleyball teams held a Serve-A-Thon fundraiser. Each player collected pledges for… Read More
2023-10-01 12:19
It’s a perfect split. Coupeville High School fall sports teams have six contests next week, with three at home, and three on the road. Wolf volleyball has the sweetest schedule, hostin… Read More
2023-10-01 04:49
They outran the dying light. Competing in one of the few cross country events to take place in the late afternoon and evening, Coupeville High School harriers recorded strong times Saturday… Read More
2023-09-30 06:32
Flawless? No. Thrilling? Yes. The Coupeville High School soccer squad might not have delivered its best performance of the season Friday, but the Wolf booters still had way too much firepowe… Read More
2023-09-30 05:31
The path is perilous, but the road hasn’t washed out. Coupeville’s goals of winning back-to-back Northwest 2B/1B League football titles, and returning to the state playoffs, took… Read More
2023-09-30 04:48
Always in motion, morning, noon, or night. Coupeville grad Mitchell Hall continues to tear up the trails in college, and he was back in action Friday night in Terra Haute, Indiana. Competing… Read More
2023-09-29 11:34
It’s the sound of spirit. Coupeville High School cheerleaders remain among the hardest-working athletes in Wolf Nation, both on game day and at practice. With road football games the n… Read More
2023-09-29 10:54
Any foe, any time, any place. Showing resiliency, teamwork, and solid match-to-match growth, the Coupeville Middle School volleyball squads put a scare into big baddy King’s Thursday a… Read More
2023-09-29 03:51
They were weather warriors. Dodging liquid sunshine and slipping and sliding on the 1.7-mile course, Coupeville Middle School cross country runners held up well Thursday at the Granite Gallo… Read More
2023-09-28 18:02
Same field, different job. Coupeville High School senior Andrew Williams spends a fair amount of time at Mickey Clark Field, usually helping lead the defensive charge for the Wolf soccer squ… Read More
2023-09-28 01:52
The rain stayed away, but the top times flowed down. Putting three runners in the top seven Wednesday, the Coupeville High School boys’ cross country team defended its home turf at For… Read More
2023-09-27 23:08
They’re headed home for a long stretch. Fresh off a hard-fought loss at La Conner Tuesday night, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad gets five straight matches at home. The… Read More
2023-09-27 21:37
Coming out of a summer when budget cuts were all the buzz in Coupeville, a quick glance at non-represented employee contracts appear to show the school district paying more than it did a yea… Read More
2023-09-27 20:50
The respect grows. Coming off a win over pitch powerhouse Orcas Island, which has played in the state championship game in back-to-back seasons, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer… Read More
2023-09-27 11:23
Cow Town for the wet and wild win. A Coupeville quartet stood tall at the annual Penn Cove Classic, combining to shoot 14 under par to top a field which pushed 60 duffers. CHS grads Steven D… Read More
2023-09-27 05:55
The dynasty is dying in front of our eyes. La Conner, four-time defending state 2B volleyball champs, and a program which hasn’t lost a Northwest 2B/1B League match in more than a deca… Read More
2023-09-26 19:34
They rain never bothered them anyway. Coupeville High School’s soccer stars endured the liquid sunshine during recent matches — even when it was coming down in sheets — as… Read More
2023-09-26 10:19
It’s easy to sit in the stands and tell the world you know how things should be run. But it’s a lot harder to get off your duff, go through the process, and emerge as a coach cap… Read More
2023-09-26 10:17
The butterflies are out of the way. A new season of Coupeville Middle School volleyball is officially underway, after the Wolves travelled to the wilds of Sultan Monday for their openers. Th… Read More
2023-09-26 02:05
The final score was deceptive. While the record books will state that Mount Vernon Christian’s JV boys’ soccer squad beat Coupeville 3-0 Monday at Mickey Clark Field, it was a on… Read More
2023-09-25 21:43
They’re chasing big numbers. Last year’s Coupeville High School football team reached the end zone 52 times, scoring 363 points across nine games. That breaks down to a fairly as… Read More
2023-09-25 14:23
The Wolves were ready for their closeup. A day after leading the way during Coupeville’s rout of La Conner, the CHS cheerleaders trekked to Seattle to be part of Spirit Day at the Univ… Read More
2023-09-25 11:06
It’s Barbie’s world. The rest of us just live in it. The summer sensation has morphed into fall fashion, with Coupeville High School football fans flooding the prairie with pink… Read More
2023-09-24 08:02
The uniforms have been handed out, and the matches are ready to be played. Coupeville Middle School volleyball coaches Cris Matochi and Kristina Hooks have a deep roster, with 36 players rea… Read More
2023-09-24 07:56
The schedule is slim, but the games are big. The week ahead features just one contest apiece for Coupeville High School volleyball, football, and soccer, while cross country gets two events… Read More
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