Coupeville boys win league track title with 21 personal records

Cyrus Sparacio doubled up in the 800 and 1600, Davin Houston won the high jump, Marquette Cunningham took the triple jump and George Spear claimed the 3200 as Coupeville turned the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships in Mount Vernon into a postseason statement. The Wolves did not just collect points. They showed that a small-school roster can peak at the right time, with the boys driving the night’s most decisive surge.

Coupeville finished with 30 personal records at the league meet, and 21 of those came from the boys. Against five other schools in the six-team Northwest 2B/1B League, that kind of improvement mattered as much as the wins themselves. The Wolves left Mount Vernon with proof that their best performances were not isolated spikes, but part of a larger rise that has carried them through the spring.

The meet standings underscored how competitive the league remained. Mount Vernon Christian won with 201 points, La Conner was second with 180 and Coupeville finished third with 71. But for the Wolves, the headline was the way Sparacio, Houston, Cunningham and Spear turned individual events into momentum that stretched beyond one afternoon. Sparacio’s sweep of the middle distances anchored the boys effort, while Houston’s high jump win, Cunningham’s triple jump victory and Spear’s 3200 finish gave Coupeville points across the track and field program.

Tamsin Ward added another bright spot on the girls side, winning the shot put and helping Coupeville place third overall. Ward’s name has already become familiar around Island County athletics. As a freshman, she had been described as the Coupeville Middle School record holder with 39 career victories, the most by any CMS athlete, and she opened the high school season by winning both shot put and high jump in La Conner. She also entered the spring within striking distance of Coupeville school records in both events, a sign that her league win was part of a larger climb.

The schedule now narrows to the postseason. The Northwest 1B/2B District 1 track meet is set for Saturday, May 16, at Coupeville High School, and state follows after that. For Coupeville, the league championships in Mount Vernon offered more than a result. They showed a program arriving at the right time, with depth, individual distinction and a clear chance to turn league success into something bigger.