Julian Welling, ready to open up a can of whup ass during the 2018 baseball season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Joey Lippo gets a bunt down.
CHS coach Chris Smith (in red) calls a conference.
With the COVID-19 pandemic having shut down spring sports, we’ve opened these pages up to athletes, coaches, and fans who want to reflect.
Today’s write-up comes to us from Kristi Etzell, whose husband Mike and sons Ben and Nick have all been vital parts of the Coupeville High School hardball program over the years.
2020 … best spring baseball season weather ever in the PNW!
2020 … unexpected, unprecedented cancellation of spring baseball season!
2020 vision means looking back in order to inform the future…
Today, I want to look back and highlight the 2018 Coupeville HS Wolves’ baseball team, families, and coaching staff.
Senior leaders — all of whom are continuing to be leaders in their young adult lives.
Juniors, who carried the torch in the 2019 baseball season.
Sophomores who, this year as seniors, along with their families, are experiencing more losses than any other season.
They are grieving not only a cancelled baseball season, but so many other activities, connections, “endings,” school related events, and spring rituals.
Our baseball caps are tipped to you today, 2020 senior baseball players, and all 2020 high school seniors across the globe!
We feel you!! ❤️❤️❤️
#CHSBaseball
#2020Seniors
#bettertogether
And a final nod to the freshmen of the 2018 CHS baseball season. You are impacted by these losses as well.
YOU will be the senior class of leaders as this (unusual) school year comes to an end.
Our Central Whidbey community is your village; we will stand for you and with you in your 2020-2021 school year.
And, you can bet that I, for one, will be in the stands for the first CHS Wolves’ baseball game in spring 2021 when they shout, “Play Ball!!”
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