Posted in Softball on May 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
We’re going in the dugout for a different look.
You’ve seen plenty of action shots from in-game action, but now Coupeville High School softball coach Amy King takes you behind the scenes with these rare photos.
It’s the Wolves unplugged and carefree.
Posted in Softball on May 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Elena Jimenez Guerra, looking cheerful as always, with teammates Sydney Aparicio (left) and Breeanna Messner. (Amy King photo)
“Go Maria! You got this!! Go Madi!! You got this, babe!!!”
There is no better support crew on the Coupeville High School softball bench than Spanish foreign exchange student Elena Jimenez Guerra. She may be new to the sport, but she has picked up the game’s chatter like a pro.
“She is our best cheerleader in the dugout, throwing out the cheers in her great accent,” said Wolf coach Amy King. “She is talking the entire game, cheering and encouraging to her entire team.”
Jimenez Guerra has seen some limited playing time — she played an inning in right in her team’s regular season finale Thursday at Sultan — but has taken full advantage of her opportunities at the plate and in the field.
For Amy King and her husband, co-coach David King, the Spanish Sensation has been a most welcome part of their squad.
“She was brand new to the sport and has really come a long ways with her hitting, fielding and throwing,” Amy King said. “Not an easy sport really to throw yourself into for a single season, but she has worked hard, kept a great attitude and been a nice addition to the team.”
Posted in Golf on May 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
“They call me the Lone Wolf.”
One leg down, two to go.
Austin and Christine Fields sailed through their first postseason challenge Thursday, carding strong scores at the 1A Northwest District golf tournament in Bellingham.
Austin, a Coupeville High School senior, shot a 78 to finish in a tie for fourth, while Christine, a sophomore, chipped away for an 86, which left her just four strokes off the lead.
Blaine’s Ryan Wallen and the duo of Meridian’s Abbi Rautenberg and South Whidbey’s Jenna Kiak took home medalist honors.
Both Wolf golfers easily advanced to the Tri-District tourney, which runs May 13-14.
There, golfers from five leagues — Cascade, Northwest, Emerald City, Olympic and Nisqually — will vie for spots at the state meet. 33 boys and 17 girls will make the cut for state, which will be in Lake Spanaway May 21-22.
Christine was 8th at state as a freshman, while Austin has back-to-back top 35 finishes.
Posted in Football on May 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Nick Streubel, lookin’ stylish with Julia Felici. (Nanette Streubel photo)
The Big Hurt is becoming a wanted man.
As Nick Streubel enters the final weeks of his junior year at Coupeville High School, the 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive lineman is drawing sustained interest from NCAA Division 1 football programs.
First it was a visit to the University of Washington, where he met with Husky coaches and watched a practice.
Thursday, it was an informal in-person visit from University of Wyoming assistant coach Nick Danielson, who stopped on Whidbey Island while out on the recruiting trail.
“I am so excited for that young man!,” Wolf football coach Tony Maggio said. “That would be a HUGE pickup for Wyoming.”
Streubel came away happy with the meeting, saying “It went well! Coach Maggio is extremely excited for what can happen down the road.”
Wyoming plays in the high-profile Mountain West Conference, which is expanding to 12 teams this fall with the addition of San Jose State and Utah State.
Boise State, the little school with the bright blue field that shocked the nation and became a Top 25 powerhouse, heads up the conference.
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Madeline Roberts made the defensive play of the day Thursday, gunning down a runner at home. (John Fisken photo)
Discipline. Discipline. Discipline.
That’s what Coupeville High School softball coach David King wants to see from his players at the plate, and it’s what will make all the difference as they head into the district tournament.
The Wolves will enter the double-elimination tournament in Sedro-Woolley Friday as the #1 seed out of the Cascade Conference. Not bad for a team that’s lost 10 of its last 11 games, including dropping its regular season finale 4-1 at Sultan Thursday.
The lone win in that stretch gives hope, however, as Coupeville crushed Archbishop Thomas Murphy pitching for 17 runs on 20 hits. They may be 5-14, but they have the ability to erupt.
If they show discipline.
“We aren’t as a team squaring up the ball when the count is in our favor,” King said. “We are swinging on 0-0, 1-0 or 2-0 counts at bad balls. We need to be more disciplined at bat.
“Our season is still alive,” he added. “These players are good hitters and before our games tomorrow we will make some minor adjustments and look to come out strong.”
Facing Sultan, a team they had split their first two games with, the Wolves rapped out five hits, but didn’t walk and went down on strikes seven times.
Pitchers McKayla Bailey and Maria Rockwell combined to keep things close, striking out seven Turks, but were undone by a throwing error that allowed two runs to score.
Bessie Walstad cracked a pair of singles for Coupeville, while Sydney Aparicio, Bailey and Rockwell each chipped in with a hit.
Rockwell scored her team’s lone run in the second inning, when Sultan fielders combined to make two errors on the same play, allowing her to come all the way around from first.
The best moment of the game came from Madeline Roberts, when she saved the day on a busted play.
On a Turk steal at third, Coupeville had the runner nailed, but missed the catch. As the ball bounced into left, the runner shot for home, only to be gunned down when Roberts, charging hard, recovered the errant ball and whipped it on a line to Wolf catcher Breeanna Messner.
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