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Savanna Dohner is a golden god!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, tagged , , , , on July 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Savanna Dohner, American Bad-Ass. (John Fisken photo)

Savanna Dohner, American Bad-Ass. (John Fisken photo)

The Bass Queen of Cow Town is going big time.

Savanna Dohner, the most talented person we know (it’s not even close, so stop arguing) is taking her bass and hitting the road.

For reals.

The one-time wild child of the Coupeville High School band is joining Seattle-based rock band Valadares for their West Coast tour, which includes a slot in the Battle of the Bands when the Vans Warped Tour hits Auburn.

Other dates Dohner’s scheduled to slap the bass at include:

July 24 — Seattle/ El Corazon
July 27 — Portland/ Hawthorne Theatre
July 29 — Hollywood/ Whiskey A Go Go
Aug. 1 — Tucson/ The Rock
Aug. 7 — Boise/ The Crux

To find out more about the people Savanna will be hanging out with, check out these handy links.

The band’s web site:

http://www.valadaresband.com/valadaressite/

The band’s Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/valadaresband?fref=ts

A link to one of their songs, “Manifesto,” on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQOo9bTqUU

So, now you know.

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Um … it’s national Jonathan Thurston Day!!

Posted in Baseball, Football, Happy birthday, tagged , , , on July 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jonathan Thurston (Shelli Trumbull and John Fisken photos)

Jonathan Thurston (Shelli Trumbull and John Fisken photos)

Jonathan Thurston bleeds red and black.

The Coupeville High School junior, who celebrates his 16th birthday today, is part of a pack of (still) young Wolves who have brought the noise and costumes back to the student cheering section.

Working with Aiden Crimmins, Uriel Liquidano, Jimmy Myers, Jacob Martin and others, Thurston has helped to reclaim both the loud and the proud part of being a CHS fan.

When he’s not busy on the field himself, of course, since he’s a baseball and football player for the Wolves.

As he celebrates his big day today, we want to wish him the best.

Stay loud. Stay proud. Keep on excelling, on and off the field, Mr. Thurston.

You are a key part of Wolf Nation, and it wouldn’t be the same without you being around.

May the next two years be your finest as an athlete, a student and a young man coming into his own.

Now, while the rest of the readers are busy gazing at the photo montage of your exploits, go grab some birthday cake and bask in the moment.

This way, I gave you a head start.

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Ermahgerd! I know these dudes!!!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, Baseball, tagged , , , , , , on July 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »

CHS grads Will Butela (left) and Mike Duke. (Esurance ad photo)

CHS grads Will Butela (left) and Mike Duke. (Photo copyright Esurance)

They were always superstars. Now the whole world knows about it.

Coupeville High School grads Will “The Thrill” Butela and Mike Duke kept the student section jumpin’ during their days as Wolves.

Now, they’re chillin’ at Major League Baseball’s All-Star game in Cincinnati,  having won the trip in a contest run by Esurance.

Even better, the dynamic duo are starring in their own ad, in which they reveal their undying love for all things Seattle Mariners-related and meet MLB legends Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan.

To see two minutes and 11 seconds of scruffy-bearded awesomeness, pop over to:

https://www.facebook.com/Esurance/videos/10153485011087400/?pnref=story

You’re welcome.

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Inches from a win!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on July 14, 2015| 1 Comment »

Daniel Olson (John Fisken photos)

Daniel Olson drops some heat on a hapless batter. (John Fisken photos)

Chelsea

Chelsea Prescott puts her whole arm into it.

Time ran out.

Despite mounting an impressive late-game rally Monday, the Central Whidbey Little League 11/12 All-Star Majors baseball squad couldn’t quite get all the way back, falling 9-7 to host South Whidbey.

The loss was the second in three games for Central Whidbey and knocked them out of the District 11 playoffs.

South Whidbey will live on to play North Whidbey in a loser-out game Tuesday in Langley.

The winner of that one advances to play Sedro-Woolley in the championship series.

A run of errors doomed Central Whidbey, which got solid pitching from Daniel Olson and Chelsea Prescott.

Down 9-3 entering the fifth, the squad rallied for four runs, all coming on a grand slam off the bat of Noah Meffert.

Central looked like it might pull off a come-back win, sending the winning run to the plate in the sixth.

But, it wasn’t to be, as Ashton Leland cranked a shot to the deepest, darkest region of the outfield, only to have the ball fall just a hair shy of sailing over the fence for a walk-off home run.

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Bundy snags a banner!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , on July 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Zane Bundy operates up in the clouds early in his high school career. (John Fisken photo)

   Zane Bundy operates up in the clouds early in his high school career. (John Fisken photo)

They saved their best for last.

Capping a stellar four-day run at the Nike Crossfire Challenge in Redmond, the Washington Rush select soccer squad won a pair of thrillers Monday to claim a title in the mens’ U19 gold group.

The team, which counts Coupeville High School senior Zane Bundy as a captain, finished the tourney with a 3-0-2 record.

After winning its group, the Rush faced off with Crossfire Oregon 97 Black in the semifinals.

Oregon came in to the match with a flawless 3-0 mark from group play, but couldn’t get a ball past the Rush and fell 1-0.

That sent Bundy and Co. into the finals against Tynecastle FC, and the Rush repeated the earlier success with another 1-0 victory to grab the championship banner.

The tourney, which drew teams from all across the western states, as well as Canada, is a showcase where players get a chance to play in front of college scouts.

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