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A final bow!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on May 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Kory Score (right) gets some face time with CHS coach Chris Smith on Senior Night. (John Fisken photos)

Ethan Marx kicks off our family portraits.

   Aiden Crimmins and parental units, both of whom had their own Senior Nights at CHS in days gone by.

Jonathan Thurston and his fan club.

Taylor Consford stood tall Monday, ripping a triple in his first at-bat.

Clay Reilly and associates.

Score and family.

   Lil’ sis Maggie takes a moment away from the tennis courts to celebrate her brother’s day.

It was the end, but not the end.

Monday marked Senior Night for six Coupeville High School baseball players, the final time they played a regular season game on their home field.

But, after two road games to cap things, the Wolves will be back to Robert Sherman Field May 9 for a home playoff game.

That will be the real swan song for Taylor Consford, Clay Reilly, Aiden Crimmins, Ethan Marx, Kory Score and Jonathan Thurston.

Postseason ball is about making a run at a state title, though, and Monday was about CHS coach Chris Smith having a chance to publicly praise his guys in front of friends, family and fans.

It was also a chance for local paparazzi John Fisken to snap some glossy pics to commemorate the moment.

The photos above are courtesy him, and, as always, we appreciate his charity.

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Bitter sweet swan song!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on May 1, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Aiden Crimmins (right) was one of six seniors honored Monday by CHS baseball coach Chris Smith. (Jodi Crimmins photo)

It was a mixed bag.

Score-wise, Monday’s baseball match-up with visiting Klahowya did not finish the way many Coupeville supporters would have liked.

Surrendering nine runs in the top of the first inning, the Wolves spent the afternoon fighting from behind and fell 15-4 in a game called after six innings.

The loss drops Coupeville to 5-3 in Olympic League play, 10-8 overall and snaps a three-game winning streak.

But there were positives for the Wolves, who have already locked in the conference’s #2 seed for the playoffs and will open the postseason May 9 at home.

For CHS coach Chris Smith, the game was a prime chance to honor his six seniors — Jonathan Thurston, Ethan Marx, Clay Reilly, Aiden Crimmins, Kory Score and Taylor Consford.

All of them started together for the first time this season, and, after the game, as a large group of fans and family remained in attendance, Smith said heartfelt words about each of the players.

Most of the group have played a full four seasons for CHS, and Chris Smith, first as an assistant under Willie Smith and Marc Aparicio, and then as head coach, has enjoyed the opportunity to work with the six.

“Just a good group of guys,” he said with a big smile as he reflected on their time together.

Three of the seniors played prominent roles during the game, as Consford bashed a triple, Score laced a single and Reilly knocked in two runs.

After falling behind 9-0 in the first frame, as Klahowya picked up seven of its 15 hits, Coupeville chipped away at the lead.

The Wolves plated one in the first, as a ground-out off the bat of Reilly plated Consford, then put together a three-run rally in the second.

Score and Matt Hilborn dropped in singles, wrapped around Marx reaching on an error, before Hunter Smith smashed a two-run double.

Reilly knocked in another run on a ground-out to first, but then the runs stopped cold.

The two teams, after combining for 13 runs in the first two innings, went the next three without a single runner reaching home.

Klahowya (8-0, 10-4), league champs for the second time in three years (Coupeville won in 2016), closed things out with a six-run sixth, then stepped to the side so the Wolves could honor their graduating players.

One player who won’t be leaving, junior shortstop Hunter Smith, paced the attack with two hits, but the Wolf bats were mostly muffled, as Coupeville totaled just five base-knocks.

The Wolves close the regular season with road games at Port Townsend Wednesday and South Whidbey Thursday, before prepping for the start of the district playoffs.

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Sweet swings on a spring night!!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, tagged , , , , on April 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   “Well, I understand she’s your friend … but I’m still gonna need you to strike her out, OK?” (John Fisken photos)

“A mile high, in the dirt, no pitch gets past me!”

  Rockin’ the electric green unis, Central Whidbey hitters were swinging big sticks.

“Taste sweet death, fool!!!”

Winner, winner, Dairy Queen dinner.

   Landon Roberts makes a bid to steal big sister Lindsey’s athletic spotlight. Word of advice, though — come for the queen, better not miss.

Central Whidbey ruled the little league world for a night.

Both Coupeville’s Minors softball and baseball teams pulled off home wins Friday, 12-11 and 15-3 respectively, while paparazzi John Fisken was on hand to nab photos of all the action.

To see more of his click-tastic work from these games, pop over to:

Softball — http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-CWLL/20170428-Minor-SB/

Baseball — http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-CWLL/20170428-BB-Minor-1/

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Drop a beatin’ before eatin’!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on April 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Clay Reilly whacked two hits and knocked in two runs in a 6-1 win Friday, then made sure to beat his teammates to Subway. (John Fisken photos)

Hunter Smith was back on center stage, and Chimacum never had a chance.

Bouncing back from struggles with an injured back, the Coupeville High School hurler made his first start in some time Friday and was lights out.

Retiring 15 straight Cowboys at one point, the Wolf junior tossed a three-hitter as the Wolves rolled to a 6-1 road win.

The third straight victory for CHS, it lifts them to 5-2 in Olympic League play, 10-7 overall.

With the win, the Wolves clinch second place in their four-team league and earn a home playoff game.

Klahowya beat Port Townsend 10-0 Friday to reclaim the league title they won in 2015.

The Eagles are 7-0 and sit two games up on Coupeville with two to play.

Even if the teams finish with identical records, KSS holds the tiebreaker, having beaten the Wolves twice this season.

CHS closes the regular season with three games next week (Klahowya, Port Townsend and non-conference foe South Whidbey), then opens the playoffs May 9.

Coupeville will host the Nisqually League’s #3 seed in a loser-out game.

Win and the Wolves advance to the double elimination portion of districts May 11-13, where three of four teams advance to state.

To see the bracket, pop over to: http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2268&sport=6

Needing a win Friday, CHS came out aggressively, scoring in each of the first four innings.

Getting a single run in the first, second and third, the Wolves tacked on two in the fourth, then capped things with another run in the sixth, running their lead to 6-0.

After giving up back-to-back one-out singles in the first, Smith mowed down the Cowboys in order from that point until there was one out in the sixth.

A single and two errors allowed Chimacum to plate their only run, but then the Wolves re-locked back down, with Smith retiring the final four batters in order.

Coupeville spread out its offensive attack, getting 10 hits, with seven different hitters recording at least one base-knock.

Julian Welling, swinging a mighty bat from the cleanup spot, blasted a pair of RBI doubles, while Clay Reilly (a single and double) and Dane Lucero (two singles) were a steady back-up combo.

Taylor Consford, Joey Lippo, Jake Hoagland and Matt Hilborn added singles.

Reilly joined Welling in driving home a pair of runs, while also proving to be the swiftest Wolf, at least in terms of sprinting from the team’s bus at the ferry to a nearby Subway.

As the two workers on Friday night sandwich duty silently cried as they watched the combined forces of Coupeville’s baseball and softball teams surge their way, Reilly nipped Jonathan Thurston through the front door, having dodged traffic like a (hungry) ballet dancer.

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Wolf alumni soar on college diamonds!!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on April 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Slick-fielding college first-baseman Aaron Trumbull. (Hannah Gluth photo)

They’ve all found their niche.

Four former Coupeville High School stars are playing ball on college teams this spring, and all four of them have found a way to contribute to their teams.

Up-to-the-moment updates, in alphabetic order:

Ben Etzell — A junior at Saint John’s University in Minnesota, where the Johnnies are 22-8 overall, 11-3 in league.

He’s the team’s closer, pitching in a squad-best 13 games, going 2-0 with five saves and a 2.38 ERA.

His 22 strikeouts are second-best for SJU, while he’s holding opposing teams to a .203 batting average.

Hailey Hammer — A sophomore at Everett Community College.

She’s hitting .329 with two home runs and 15 RBI for a squad which is 11-17 overall, 9-10 in conference.

She has 24 hits in 24 games, with 13 runs, 10 walks and a double.

Aaron Trumbull — A freshman at Olympic College, which is 6-22 overall, 3-13 in league action.

He has one hit and two walks, but is truly excelling in the field, where he’s played error-free ball.

He has 34 put-outs, three assists and the best fielding percentage on the team.

Monica Vidoni — A sophomore at Rainy River Community College in Minnesota, where the Voyageurs are 15-11 overall, 3-1 in conference play.

She’s hitting .372 in 25 games, with 16 hits (including three doubles), 13 RBI, 10 runs, five walks and four stolen bases.

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