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Coupeville connection equals football excellence

February 2, 2026 by David Svien

Rain or shine, Chase Anderson is a gridiron giant. (Julie Wheat photo)

Chase Anderson will be traveling East in June.

The Coupeville High School senior was named to the West Roster for the Earl Barden Classic, the annual all-star game which pits the top football players in classes 2A, 1A, 2B, and 1B.

The game will be played at Spokane’s East Valley High School Saturday, June 20, with a 1:00 PM kickoff.

Anderson, who was a First-Team All-Conference pick at three positions (quarterback, kicker, and linebacker), is listed as a running back on the all-star roster.

The West will be coached by Devin Snyder of Cascade Christian, while the East is led by Eric Berg of East Valley.

Coupeville’s top gun is the only Whidbey Island player and only Northwest 2B/1B League player to make the cut this year, and one of just two from this region, with Shia Webster of 2A Anacortes also included.

Lyal Viers (1) and Andy Penrod (9) share a moment with Coupeville’s Camden Glover after their teams played earlier this season. (Tammy Glover photo)

Two of Anderson’s teammates do have Coupeville connections, however, as cousins Lyal Viers and Andy Penrod from 1A Cedar Park Christian are both on the West roster as well.

Viers and Penrod are the sons of sisters (and CHS grads) Sarah and Stephanie Engle, respectively, while Andy’s dad is Videoville alumni Isaiah Penrod.

Grandparents include the “Dave’s” — former Coupeville Town Marshal Dave Penrod and the late, great Pastor Dave Engle.

For Anderson, the selection continues a trend of Wolf gridiron stars getting the call to the big game, as he follows in the footsteps of former Coupeville stars like Mike Bagby, Josh Bayne, Dominic Coffman, and Ryan Labrador.

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They come bearing gifts for the hoops gods

February 2, 2026 by David Svien

Tenley Stuurmans, breaking ankles and taking names. (Jackie Saia photo)

The buckets keep droppin’ and the stat keepers stay busy.

We’re another week into the high school basketball season, and several milestones popped up along the way.

Chase Anderson reached 300+ points for the second season in a row — while also tallying his 900th career point — and fellow Coupeville senior Camden Glover passed 200 points during his final campaign.

Also, CMS 8th graders River Simpson, Kamden Ratcliff, and Diesel Eck made their high school hoops debut, and the entire trio recorded points in a JV win over La Conner.

Overall, the Wolves have combined to rattle the rim for 2,421 points as we head into the final week of the regular season.

Where we sit through Feb. 2:

 

GIRLS:

Varsity
(17 games):

Haylee Armstrong – 168
Tenley Stuurmans – 136
Teagan Calkins – 133
Danica Strong – 76
Arianna Cunningham – 46
Adeline Maynes – 40
Kennedy O’Neill – 40
Capri Anter – 8
Lexis Drake – 8
Sydney Van Dyke – 8

 

JV
(12 games):

Ava Lucero – 104
Cami Van Dyke – 50
Anna Powers – 43
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 35
Zayne Roos – 22
Taylor Marrs – 20
Olivia Hall – 12
Finley Helm – 12
Emma Cushman – 4
Elizabeth Marshall – 3

 

BOYS:

Varsity
(17 games):

Chase Anderson – 304
Camden Glover – 207
Aiden O’Neill – 95
Davin Houston – 92
Malachi Somes – 60
Carson Grove – 32
Riley Lawless – 27
Easton Green – 21
Liam Blas – 16
Mahkai Myles – 12
Sage Arends – 10

 

JV
(15 games):

Jayden McManus – 124
Josh Stockdale – 103
Liam Lawson – 92
Khanor Jump – 77
Nathan Coxsey – 65
Carson Grove – 49
Ayden Warren – 21
River Simpson – 13
Brian Thompson – 13
Trent Thule – 8
Diesel Eck – 4
Chris Zenz – 4
Jaden Flores Garcia – 2
Kamden Ratcliff – 2

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Hardwood teams ramp up for playoffs

February 1, 2026 by David Svien

Teagan Calkins explodes skyward to win the tip. (Jackie Saia photo)

The first finish line is in sight.

Concrete and Darrington, the 1B schools in the Northwest 2B/1B League, have wrapped regular season basketball play, and begin playoff action this coming week.

Meanwhile, the conference’s five 2B teams play their finales Tuesday and Friday.

For Coupeville that means hitting the road Friday, Feb. 6 for a trip to Friday Harbor.

After that is the double-elimination District 1/2 tourney for the Wolves and their fellow 2B schools, with play kicking off Feb. 12.

As we head down the stretch, a look at where things currently sit:

 

Northwest League boys’ basketball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 8-0 15-4
Orcas Island 7-1 12-6
Darrington 5-3 12-6
Friday Harbor 4-4 4-14
Coupeville 4-5 7-10
Concrete 1-7 5-16
La Conner 0-9 0-18

 

Northwest League girls’ basketball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 8-0 16-2
La Conner 8-1 13-5
Concrete 5-3 15-5
Orcas Island 4-4 10-8
Friday Harbor 3-5 7-11
Coupeville 1-8 4-13
Darrington 0-8 4-12

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Jump throws her way to success

January 31, 2026 by David Svien

Taygin Jump prepares to launch. (Photo property Plattsburgh State track and field)

Saturdays are for throwing.

Coupeville grad Taygin Jump, now a junior at Plattsburgh State in New York, was back at it this weekend, chucking things as a college track and field athlete.

The former Wolf was competing at the Bomber Invitational, hosted by Ithaca College, where she placed 24th out of 47 competitors in the weight throw.

Jump tossed her implement 40 feet, 00.75 inches, while her college PR is 44-6.75.

With the indoor track season hitting full stride, Plattsburgh State has a busy schedule.

Next up for the Cardinals is the Blue and Orange Invitational in Utica, New York next Saturday, Feb. 7.

When she’s not throwing things into the wild blue yonder Jump is majoring in Environmental Planning and Management.

Aleksia and Khanor’s big sis, a standout volleyball and track and field athlete during her CHS days, has been on the Honor Roll during each of her collegiate seasons.

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He scores, he makes history

January 30, 2026 by David Svien

Chase Anderson drains a jumper. (Jackie Saia photo)

Let’s not get cute about it.

You only win a basketball game one way – by scoring more points than the other team.

Yes, defense, hustle plays, making the right pass, sacrificing your body to take a charge, they all matter greatly.

Because they set up a team to score, which is how wins and losses are made.

Points are also the one and only stat which it has been halfway possible to track across the 109-year history of varsity basketball at Coupeville High School.

So, we celebrate the scorers, and we document as best we can who has put the ball in the bucket, whether it’s Roy Armstrong in 1925, Danette Beckley in 1984, or the girls and boys currently repping the red and black.

And Friday night, we reached a milestone in the long and winding road of Wolves hitting the bottom of the net, as CHS senior Chase Anderson cracked the 900-point club.

He did it against La Conner, as part of a 20-point performance in a 66-36 win over the Braves.

How rare is the accomplishment for a player repping Wolf Nation?

Of the 687 Wolves who I’ve been able to document scoring in a varsity game — 432 boys and 255 girls — Anderson is just the ninth boy, and 14th player overall, to reach the mark.

Broken down further, that means he’s part of the top 2% of scorers among all basketball players who have pulled on a varsity Coupeville uniform.

 

Welcome to the club:

Brianne King – 1,549
Logan Downes – 1,305
Zenovia Barron – 1,270
Makana Stone – 1,158
Mike Bagby – 1,137
Jeff Stone – 1,137
Randy Keefe – 1,088
Megan Smith – 1,042
Mike Criscoula – 1,031
Jeff Rhubottom – 1,012
Bill Riley – 934
Ann Pettit – 932
Pete Petrov – 917
Chase Anderson – 903 (active)

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