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Queen, Simpson pace CMS in track opener

April 29, 2026 by David Svien

Wolf 8th grader River Simpson picked up three wins Wednesday in the middle school track season opener, giving him 15 for his career. (Photo courtesy Rainy Simpson)

As debuts go, this one was pretty flawless.

Coupeville 7th grader Les Queen, already an accomplished basketball player, competed in his first middle school track and field meet Wednesday and promptly won all four events he participated in.

Coming out on top in the 200, 400, discus, and as a member of a 4 x 100 relay squad, the lanky Wolf was one of 25 CHS athletes to nab a victory while clashing with visiting Sultan and Northshore Christian.

Also making a big early impact was 8th grader River Simpson, a triple winner in the 200, long jump, and 4 x 2, while Laurel Crowder, Henry Purdue, Sarai Dangerfield, Malachi Chapa, Kaleigha Millison, Liam Stoner, and Jesse Kehoe each picked up two first-place finishes.

Defending its home turf in style, Coupeville also stormed to big wins in the team standings.

The Wolf boys racked up 123 points, outpacing Northshore (82) and Sultan (35), while the CMS girls edged NSC 95-78, with Sultan bringing up the rear with 60.

While the points and wins are nice, Coupeville coach Jon Gabelein was also thrilled to see all the PRs rain down.

“Our athletes enjoyed starting their season right here at home,” he said. “I am very proud of the hard work they are doing at practice as it will be this daily effort that allows them to enjoy even stronger abilities.

“Several returning veterans were excited to share that they earned a PR today compared to their best results from last year.

“Being a team of 64 middle school students, their positive attitudes and supporting each other’s participation will keep making our adventures fun and rewarding for everyone throughout the upcoming season.”

Coupeville returns to action next Wednesday, May 6, when it travels to the wilds of Sultan for a rematch with the Turks.

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

 

8th grade:

100 — Ava Alford (4th) 15.49; Amira Annunciado (7th) 16.25 *PR*; Claire Lachnit (11th) 16.81; Vicky Quiroga Rivera (14th) 17.89 *PR*

200 — Alford (2nd) 33.18 *PR*; Emma Green (5th) 35.04; Sabrina Judnich (6th) 37.17 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (7th) 40.31 *PR*

400 — Lachnit (2nd) 1:29.25

800 — Anna Powers (2nd) 2:59.26

1600 — Powers (2nd) 6:28.15

100 Hurdles — Powers (3rd) 21.28; Kaleigha Millison (4th) 22.77

4 x 200 Relay — Lachnit, Judnich, Millison, Addison Jacobson (1st) 2:26.85

Shot Put — Jacobson (3rd) 23-06; Alford (6th) 19-01; Annunciado (7th) 18-06 *PR*

Discus — E. Green (4th) 51-11 *PR*; Lachnit (5th) 51-08; Jacobson (6th) 49-11; Millison (10th) 45-09; Judnich (12th) 45-00 *PR*; Powers (13th) 43-11 *PR*

High Jump — Millison (1st) 3-10

Long Jump — Annunciado (6th) 11-08 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (10th) 8-10 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Laurel Crowder (2nd) 14.89 *PR*; Josilyn McColl (3rd) 14.93 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (4th) 14.93 *PR*; Mia Goers (8th) 15.91 *PR*; Eden Weeks (11th) 15.97 *PR*; Ava Clark (13th) 16.09 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (15th) 16.52 *PR*; Ruby Folkestad (16th) 16.78 *PR*; Jasmine Allen (16th) 16.78 *PR*; Daisy Leedy-Bonifas (18th) 17.22 *PR*; Evelyn Merino Martinez (24th) 17.74 *PR*; Emma Roberts (25th) 17.79 *PR*; Dresden Rusch (26th) 18.04 *PR*; Reagan Green (27th) 18.07 *PR*; Dani Halsing (29th) 18.46 *PR*; Milly Somes (31st) 19.88 *PR*

200 — Crowder (1st) 30.69 *PR*; Sandlin (2nd) 32.48 *PR*; Weeks (4th) 34.31 *PR*; Magdolen (5th) 4.55 *PR*; Goers (7th) 35.17; Maja Govorcin-O’Connell (8th) 37.18 *PR*

400 — Sandlin (1st) 1:14.10 *PR*; Magdolen (3rd) 1:20.20 *PR*; Allen (4th) 1:22.85 *PR*; Diana Teran Herrera (7th) 1:34.96 *PR*

800 — Sarai Dangerfield (1st) 4:05.25; Teran Herrera (2nd) 4:06.90 *PR*

1600 — Juniper Dotson (2nd) 6:07.48 *PR*; Dangerfield (3rd) 6:43.85

100 Hurdles — Dotson (1st) 21.18 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (12th) 29.19 *PR*; Kolby Johnson (14th) 36.95 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Leedy-Bonifas, Dotson, McColl, Allen (2nd) 1:02.53; Goers, Abby Hunt, Folkestad, R. Green (4th) 1:05.86

4 x 200 Relay — Merino Martinez, Dangerfield, Rusch, Clark (1st) 2:32.28

Shot Put — Weeks (5th) 19-10 *PR*; Govorcin-O’Connell (6th) 19-07 *PR*; Roberts (9th) 15-06 *PR*; Rusch (12th) 15-05 *PR*; Clark (17th) 12-09 *PR*

Discus — McColl (4th) 46-11 *PR*; Halsing (6th) 45-01 *PR*

High Jump — Crowder (1st) 4-06 *PR*; Hunt (2nd) 3-08 *PR*; Govorcin-O’Connell (3rd) 3-08 *PR*; Halsing (4th) 3-06 *PR*

Long Jump — Dotson (2nd) 12-00 *PR*; Sandlin (3rd) 11-08 *PR*; Goers (5th) 11-01 *PR*; Allen (8th) 10-09 *PR*; Halsing (10th) 10-04 *PR*; Dangerfield (12th) 9-11 *PR*; Magdolen (13th) 9-09 *PR*; Roberts (13th) 9-09 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (16th) 9-06 *PR*; Johnson (26th) 7-05 *PR*; Teran Herrera (31st) 5-06 *PR*

 

BOYS:

 

8th grade:

100 — Aiden Wheat (8th) 13.96 *PR*; Xander Beaman (13th) 14.55; Diesel Eck (16th) 14.64 *PR*; Vincent Alguire (17th) 14.71 *PR*; Maverick Walling (18th) 15.12; Maverick Light (23rd) 17.18 *PR*

200 — River Simpson (1st) 26.26 *PR*; Wheat (4th) 28.59 *PR*; Beaman (5th) 29.28; Jacob Lujan (7th) 33.17

400 — Malachi Chapa (1st) 1:01.22 *PR*; Lujan (3rd) 1:09.83 *PR*

800 — Henry Purdue (1st) 2:27.50 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (2nd) 2:38.08; Archer Schwarz (5th) 2:49.50

1600 — Purdue (1st) 5:16.06 *PR*; Schwarz (2nd) 5:58.15 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Lujan (1st) 20.80

4 x 100 Relay — Wheat, Beaman, Simpson, Chapa (2nd) 52.00

4 x 200 Relay — Walling, Simpson, Wagner, Sawyer Rudat (1st) 1:58.80

Shot Put — Alguire (1st) 35-09 *PR*; Eck (2nd) 33-11; Rudat (12th) 14-09 *PR*

Discus — Eck (1st) 112-00 *PR*; Wagner (6th) 75-04 *PR*; Light (14th) 45-00 *PR*

High Jump — Chapa (1st) 5-03 *PR*; Purdue (2nd) 5-01 *PR*; Beaman (3rd) 5-00 *PR*; Alguire (4th) 4-10 *PR*; Wheat (6th) 4-08 *PR*

Long Jump — Simpson (1st) 15-11 *PR*; Chapa (3rd) 15-06 *PR*; Wagner (5th) 15-00 *PR*; Walling (9th) 13-01 *PR*; Lujan (9th) 13-01; Schwarz (12th) 12-07; Rudat (13th) 12-06 *PR*; Light (17th) 10-08 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Liam Stoner (1st) 13.63 *PR*; Jesse Kehoe (3rd) 13.74; Logan Dees (6th) 14.75 *PR*; Henry Tierney (8th) 15.12 *PR*; Cyrus Badger (15th) 16.84 *PR*; LJ Schultz (17th) 17.10 *PR*

200 — Les Queen (1st) 28.84 *PR*; Stoner (2nd) 29.26 *PR*; Dees (4th) 31.76 *PR*; Miles Abram (7th) 34.26 *PR*; Badger (12th) 35.98 *PR*; Schultz (13th) 37.02 *PR*; Jackson Coxsey (14th) 42.79 *PR*

400 — Queen (1st) 1:05.96 *PR*

800 — Abram (3rd) 3:09.42 *PR*

1600 — Abram (2nd) 6:16.02 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Stoner, Queen, Alton Hansen, Dees (1st) 55.55

Shot Put — Coxsey (5th) 14-08 *PR*

Discus — Queen (1st) 116-00 *PR*; Tierney (5th) 63-03 *PR*

High Jump — Kehoe (1st) 5-02 *PR*; Abram (3rd) 4-0 *PR*; Hansen (4th) 4-0 *PR*

Long Jump — Kehoe (1st) 16-02 *PR*; Stoner (4th) 13-11 *PR*; Dees (5th) 13-08 *PR*; Hansen (6th) 13-05 *PR*; Teirney (7th) 12-11 *PR*; Schultz (17th) 9-04 *PR*

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“Red Dragon” rules, Wolves romp

April 29, 2026 by David Svien

Teagan Calkins? There ain’t ever been another one quite like her. (Jackie Saia photo)

It ended the only way it could, the only way it should.

“A fly got in my mouth! And it doesn’t want to get out!!”

And with that Teagan Calkins, one of the best to ever wear a Coupeville High School softball uniform, coughed her way to the finish line in her final diamond game on the prairie.

Of course, the Wolf catcher also smashed three hits and threw a runner out trying to steal second, powering the Wolves to a 15-0 mercy-ruled win over visiting Orcas Island.

But the knowledge that the irrepressible Calkins, “The Red Dragon” who has carved out a legendary career of high achievement and great joy, accidentally carried a pesky piece of the prairie away with her, doing its best to dodge her gulps of water?

Chef’s kiss…

Of course, Calkins and the Wolves are far from done.

With Wednesday’s win, coming on Senior Night for its catcher, Coupeville gets to 10-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 16-1 overall.

Ranked #7 in the latest RPI rankings from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the Wolves have the most wins of any 2B diamond program, with non-conference road trips to Klahowya, South Whidbey, and East Jefferson still left on the schedule.

After that comes the district and state tourneys, with CHS softball going to the big dance in back-to-back seasons for the first time ever.

But first they had one last game to play in front of their hyped-up fans, and the day was a smash.

Flawless weather — the prairie offering one tantalizing taste of sunshine after a season of freezing wind and dark skies — the return of power-hitting Capri Anter to the lineup after a stint on injured reserve, and a soaring performance of the national anthem sung by Wolf first-baseman Ava Lucero.

Adeline Maynes was prowling the pitcher’s circle, firing BBs into Calkins glove, and only got into danger once during a 10-strikeout performance.

That came in the top of the first, when Orcas loaded the bags thanks to a walk and a couple of shallow hits.

To which Maynes said, “Not today, sister,” and promptly ended the frame by pouring liquid heat past a hapless Viking who meekly went down swinging and missing.

Coupeville, which pounded out 18 hits on the afternoon, got on the board quickly, before steadily pulling away.

Three runs in the bottom of the first, with Chelsi Stevens plating one on a sac fly before Sydney Van Dyke and Ava Lucero walloped back-to-back RBI hits, got things started.

Haylee Armstrong, a danger to pitchers everywhere. (Aleksia Jump photo)

Another tally went up on the scoreboard in the second, thanks to Haylee Armstrong smashing a low, sinking liner to center, the ball skidding past the fielder as the Wolf leadoff hitter turned a sure thing double into an inside-the-park home run with a mad dash around the basepaths.

It wouldn’t be Coupeville’s only four-bagger, as Maynes lashed her own tater in the middle of a game-busting 16-batter, 11-run explosion in the third inning.

Like Armstrong, the sophomore hurler spanked the ball hard, then showed off her wheels, careening around third and storming home ahead of the throw.

The big blast was part of a run of six straight Wolf batters collecting a base knock to open the frame, with Calkins, Stevens, and Sydney Van Dyke mashing doubles to provide extra pop.

Before the inning was done, 8th grader Zariyah Allen would collect two hits, Maynes would get nicked by a wayward pitch (payback for the homerun??), and Stevens would launch another laser to left, each Wolf making a major impact.

Up 15-0, CHS got playing time for many of its bench players, while also giving its lone senior two final moments to remember.

In the bottom of the fourth a Viking player, surprised to get on base, attempted to steal second.

Springing up from behind the plate Calkins zipped a missile of a throw right onto the glove of shortstop Cami Van Dyke, who alertly slapped the tag on the incoming runner with the fury of an in-his-prime John Cena, dropping the Viking face-first to the infield dirt with a sweet thump.

Chef’s kiss…

To which Calkins, ever the show woman, turned to a prairie fly minding his own business and said “Hey, you all wanna top that?”

“The Red Dragon” abides. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

Wednesday stats:

Zariyah Allen — Two singles
Haylee Armstrong — Two singles, one home run
Teagan Calkins — One single, two doubles
Ava Lucero — Three singles
Adeline Maynes — One home run, one walk
Chelsi Stevens — Two doubles
Cami Van Dyke — One single, one walk
Sydney Van Dyke — One single, two doubles

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Vikings ace frustrates Wolves

April 29, 2026 by David Svien

Coop Cooper and company need to regroup before facing league leader Mount Vernon Christian next week. (Jackie Saia photos)

Joe Stephens had a pretty impressive game Wednesday afternoon on the sun-drenched Coupeville prairie.

Unfortunately for Wolf Nation, he plays baseball for Orcas Island and not CHS.

Thus, when Stephens whiffed 16 batters in 6.2 innings of work, plus belted an over-the-fence home run, it led to the visiting Vikings collecting a 9-2 win and a season-sweep of their two-game series with the Wolves.

Now stuck in a three-game losing skid, Coupeville falls to 7-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 9-7 overall, with two games left on the regular season schedule.

Those come May 5 and 7, when the Wolves, who sit a half-game up on Orcas (7-4) in the battle for second place, square off with league leader Mount Vernon Christian (8-0).

When Coupeville takes the field against the Hurricanes, they’ll be hoping for a higher-charged offense than the one on display Wednesday afternoon.

Held to just two hits by Stephens, the Wolves also got five batters on board thanks to walks, but were outdone by Orcas, which had eight base knocks and 11 free passes.

Six errors in the field didn’t help either for Steve Hilborn’s squad.

Still, the game was tight for two innings, with the teams knotted up at 1-1, before Orcas began to pull away.

Aiden O’Neill thumped a three-bagger against Orcas.

Coupeville got on the board in the second thanks to the big bat and fleet feet of Aiden O’Neill, who socked a triple to right field before stealing home to send the crowd into a tizzy.

That was where the offense stalled out for CHS however, as Orcas tacked on two runs in the third and a game-busting four in the fourth to go up 7-1.

The tally which broke the tie was a home run belted over the left field fence by Stephens, who was intentionally walked the next three times he came to the plate.

The Wolves finally got a run back in the fourth, with walks to Chase Anderson and Camden Glover starting a brief rally, but a prime opportunity failed in the fifth, with Stephens picking up an inning-ending strikeout to escape a brief bases-loaded jam.

While they didn’t match the totals of their Vikings rival, Wolf pitchers Glover and Anderson did combine for 10 strikeouts, with both seniors picking up five K’s while on the mound.

 

Wednesday stats:

Chase Anderson — Two walks
Camden Glover — One walk
Riley Lawless — One single
Aiden O’Neill — One triple, one walk
Trent Thule — One walk

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Net thriller sets stage for fiery finale

April 29, 2026 by David Svien

Jade Peabody fires off a backhand. (Jackie Saia photos)

It comes down to the finale.

Coupeville and Friday Harbor, the only two schools to play girls’ tennis in the seven-team Northwest 2B/1B League, have battled through three tense tussles this season.

Now, with a 3-2 win Wednesday in Cow Town, the visiting Wolverines have the edge in the battle, but there’s still one more match to play.

That comes May 6, when Coupeville island-hops to face the Wolverines a fourth and final time.

CHS will enter that match at 1-2 in league play, 4-4 overall, while Friday Harbor currently sits at 2-1, 3-3.

Come out on top and the Wolves will earn a share of the league crown, before wrapping regular season play at home May 7 against non-conference foe Forest Ridge.

Wednesday’s rumble, in which Friday Harbor swept the doubles matches, and Coupeville claimed both singles contests, was Senior Night for CHS.

Aleksia Jump, Dahlia Miller, and Miles Gerber were honored for their contributions to Wolf tennis.

 

Wednesday results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Milana Light won 6-1, 6-1

2nd Singles — Savannah Coxsey won 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

1st Doubles — Dahlia Miller/Aleksia Jump lost 7-6, 6-4

2nd Doubles — Jade Peabody/Rowan Stoner lost 6-3, 6-3

3rd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Jovanah Villagomez lost 6-4, 6-4

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Hazel Goldman/Miles Gerber won 8-7

5th Doubles — Lakshmi Erickson/Annabelle Cundiff lost 6-5

Annabelle Cundiff awaits a serve.

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Sluggers maintain strong RPI rankings

April 29, 2026 by David Svien

Cami Van Dyke guns down a runner. (Julie Wheat photo)

They’re #1 and #7.

With Liberty (Spangle) taking a loss to Freeman Tuesday, every softball team in 2B has two or more losses — except Coupeville, which sits at 15-1 heading into action Wednesday against visiting Orcas Island.

But while the Wolves have the highest win percentage among the 47 schools playing the diamond game in their classification, they are tripped up a bit by their opponent’s winning percentage when it comes to tallying RPI rankings.

Coupeville currently lands at #7 when the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association and its Ratings Percentage Index have the final say.

That’s up one slot from last week and can only be helped by the rise of Forks, the only team to take a game from the Wolves this season.

Those Spartans, who split a home doubleheader with CHS, are on a nine-game winning streak to get to 11-3 and crack the top 10 for the first time in the latest rankings.

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