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Farris hits major milestone

October 26, 2026 by David Svien

Mia Farris continues to excel on the volleyball court. (Photo courtesy Susan Farris)

She’s a social media star.

Coupeville grad Mia Farris was called out on Instagram Sunday by Whatcom College volleyball coaches — in a positive way — for hitting a major milestone number.

The former Wolf, now a college sophomore, was hailed for piling up 500 career digs (she actually has 509 and counting) while playing for the Orcas.

Farris has four regular season matches left to play, including a reunion with fellow CHS alumni Lyla Stuurmans October 30 when Skagit Valley College hosts Whatcom.

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Wolf harriers build new state meet legacy

October 26, 2026 by David Svien

Kenneth Jacobsen flies across the prairie. (Julie Wheat photo)

The goal is Pasco.

That’s where the state cross country meet is held each year, and it’s a target Coupeville High School runners have hit more often than not.

Since the school-wide harrier program was relaunched in 2018, after being shut down for 20+ years, the Wolves have reached the big dance in six of eight seasons.

Toss out 2020, when the pandemic erased state for everyone, and it’s actually six of seven, with the only other season-ending meet missing the red and black being 2018.

That includes five trips for an entire team, with the Wolf boys qualifying for state as a group in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while the girls advanced as a unit in 2022 and 2025.

Overall, 26 Coupeville runners — 13 girls and 13 boys — have competed at state in this new era, with Carson Field, Kenneth Jacobsen, George Spear, and Ezekiel Allen reaching the big race three times.

Jacobsen, a senior this year, can make it four-for-four if things break correctly this weekend.

Coupeville will be back at it this Saturday, running on Halloween morning at the Westside Classic district meet at University Place, with Elizabeth Bitting’s squad trying to add to its rapidly-building legacy.

The following breakdown covers the seasons of CHS having its own full program during the rebirth years of 2018-2026.

That means it doesn’t include, say, Danny Conlisk, who made it to state for Coupeville in 2017 while training and traveling with South Whidbey.

Or Tyler King, who won an individual state title in 2010 while doing the same with Oak Harbor.

And certainly not the earlier decades when CHS had its own full program before being shut down in the ’90s.

That time frame includes the boys finishing fifth as a team in 1976 and 1977, while the girls earned a program-best 4th in 1982, before Natasha Bamberger cruised to a state title in 1985.

Mikayla Wagner is a two-time state meet participant. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

CHS cross country at state meet in the modern era:

 

Team results:

Girls: 8th in 2022, 13th in 2025
Boys: 10th in 2023, 9th in 2024, 11th in 2025

 

Top finishers:

Girls: Mikayla Wagner (36th) in 2024
Boys: Mitchell Hall (19th) in 2022

 

Participants:

2019:

Catherine Lhamon

 

2021:

Helen Strelow
Claire Mayne

Mitchell Hall

 

2022:

Claire Mayne
Helen Strelow
Cristina McGrath
Reagan Callahan
Erica McGrath

Mitchell Hall
Carson Field

 

2023:

Noelle Western

Carson Field
Landon Roberts
Ezekiel Allen
George Spear
Thomas Strelow
Kenneth Jacobsen
Axel Marshall

 

2024:

Mikayla Wagner
Aleera Kent
Aleksia Jump
Devon Wyman

Carson Field
George Spear
Landon Roberts
Ezekiel Allen
Kenneth Jacobsen
Thomas Strelow
Ethan Walling

 

2025:

Mikayla Wagner
Ivy Rudat
Aleksia Jump
Devon Wyman
Allie Powers

George Spear
Ezekiel Allen
Cyrus Sparacio
Kenneth Jacobsen
Ossian Merkel
Beckett Green
Isaiah Allen

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Kyle King, forever faster than everyone else

October 25, 2026 by David Svien

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kyle King (left) receives an award from U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Thomas B. Savage. (Photo property U.S. Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Claudia Nix)

It’s kind of his thing to be at the front of the pack.

Coupeville grad Kyle King rampaged once again Sunday, winning the Marine Corps Marathon for the third straight time, and fourth overall.

Competing in the 51st edition of what is now the third-largest marathon in the United States, the former Wolf hit the finish line in a crisp two hours, 17 minutes.

The victory comes on the heels of title-winning trots in 2022, 2024, and 2025.

King, who is an active-duty Marine, was a five-time state track and field champion before graduating from CHS with the Class of 2008.

During his days in the red and black he won the 3200 three straight times while also snagging top honors in the 1600 and as part of a triumphant 4 x 400 relay unit.

After high school, Brianne and Tyler’s brother ran for two NCAA D-I schools – Eastern Washington University and the University of Oklahoma — and competed in the marathon at both the US Olympic Team Trials in Atlanta and the CISM Military World Games in China.

He was also honored as the Marine Corps 2025 Male Athlete of the Year.

The Marine Corps Marathon sends thousands of runners through Arlington and Washington, D.C., starting between the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.

The 26.2-mile course flows past the National Mall and finishes at the Marine Corps War Memorial.

King was joined in the winner’s circle this year by female champ Kaylee Slade and handcycle master Zachary Stinson.

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13,000 articles, no lessons learned

October 25, 2026 by David Svien

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Well, maybe something…

I’ve spilled a whole lot of words out onto the internet between August 15, 2012, and October 25, 2026, as I’ve obsessively documented the prairie sporting life.

And some stuff that wasn’t sports.

Cause I’m obstinate.

A fair number of them have been the 2 AM ramblings of a guy camped out on the shores of Penn Cove, fond of freaking out the feral cats outside with my rantings at the universe.

Some stories have made an impact. Some have faded.

Some had intricate word play. Others probably would have benefited from an editor.

A few have royally cheesed off someone, from the fan bases of South Whidbey to King’s to Archbishop Thomas Murphy to Friday Harbor, and back around.

Which, at the very least, means someone was reading them.

It is the blog which apparently can’t die, even if the occasional mush-brained South Whidbey School District school board member has tried in vain to get my supporters to boycott me.

Heck, I’ve even tried to kill it off a few times along the way myself, but like the star of a George Romero zombie flick, it rises again to stagger across the horizon.

What has Coupeville Sports accomplished as this article, ol’ #13,000, clicks into view? What’s my legacy here?

That’s for others to decide. Argue amongst yourselves.

Me? I’m going back to bed. The cats will appreciate the silence.

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One final push, then possible playoffs

October 25, 2026 by David Svien

Bettie Woolworth performs a ballet with the soccer ball. (Julie Wheat photo)

Let the tributes pour in.

Three Coupeville High School fall sports teams have Senior Night events slated for this coming week, though one doesn’t actually have any 12th graders on its roster.

Wolf volleyball and boys’ soccer will each acknowledge three players Tuesday, before playing Friday Harbor and Orcas Island, respectively.

Meanwhile, CHS girls’ soccer, which has a roster full of young’uns, hosts Friday Harbor on Thursday, and there has been talk the booters are reaching out to local senior citizens to take the place of their non-existent senior players.

A fourth Coupeville team, cross country, which has already held its Senior Night festivities, travels to University Prep Saturday for the district meet, putting a wrap on things.

Maybe.

Boys’ soccer could also end up hosting a tie-breaker game Thursday, and the booters may open district play Saturday, depending on where they finish in the final standings.

With the regular season rushing to a close and postseason activity heating up, here are where things sit through October 25:

 

Northwest League boys’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
Orcas Island 8-0-0 24 14-0-1
MV Christian 7-1-0 21 10-1-2
PC Christian 6-2-0 18 8-4-1
Coupeville 5-2-1 16 8-4-1
Friday Harbor 5-2-1 16 8-4-1
La Conner 3-5-0 9 6-7-1
Lopez Island 2-6-0 6 2-10-0
CPC-Lynnwood 1-6-1 4 4-9-1
Evangel Classical 1-6-1 4 5-6-2
Grace Academy 0-8-0 0 0-12-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League football — (11-Man):

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 2-0 6-2
Coupeville 0-2 1-6

 

Northwest League girls’ soccer:

School League Points Overall
MV Christian 11-0-0 33 13-2-1
Friday Harbor 7-3-0 21 7-7-0
Lopez Island 6-3-2 20 6-4-2
Coupeville 5-4-2 17 6-5-3
La Conner 3-5-2 11 3-9-2
PC Christian 2-8-0 6 2-8-0
Orcas Island 0-11-0 0 1-13-0

**3 points for a league win, 1 for a tie**

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
Darrington 7-0 16-2
MV Christian 7-1 13-1
La Conner 5-3 7-5
Coupeville 5-4 7-7
Orcas Island 2-6 5-10
Friday Harbor 2-6 3-7
Concrete 0-8 6-12

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