Coupeville Sports

“I stare into the abyss. I need a miracle to prove that spring approaches…”

“I got you, Messner! I’ll throw this ball out of winter…”

“And catch it in spring!!”

“Hot dang!!”

As you stare out into a gray, rainy February afternoon, the thought that baseball and softball and track and all the other spring sports will soon be upon us probably seems slightly ridiculous.

But it’s true. 16 days from now (Monday, Feb. 25 — the day after the Oscars), Wolf athletes will hit the great outdoors for the first day of practice.

Led by Paul Mendes (boys’ soccer), Willie Smith (baseball), Randy King (track), Ken Stange (girls’ tennis) and David and Amy King (softball), CHS athletes will head into a new season, full of promise and hope.

At the same time, Wolf golfers Austin and Christine Fields will pack their clubs in the family car and head South, as they will train and travel with South Whidbey, since Coupeville doesn’t have a links program.

Storylines abound.

Will Madison Tisa McPhee return to dominating in the hurdles? Just how fast is Makana Stone? Can the Fields return to the state meet (senior Austin has been twice, sophomore Christine is 1-for-1)? Will a baseball team led by the players who won a state title in little league make a splash at the high school level?

But, that’s why they play the games.

First home contest is a girls’ tennis match Wednesday, March 13, followed by baseball games Friday and Saturday, March 15-16.

Hopefully Whidbey will have rained itself out by then.

P.S. — I didn’t want to ruin the flow of the photos above with extra words. Picture #1 is by Shelli Trumbull, #3 by Chris Chan and #2 and #4 by John Fisken.