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Hardball squad endures wet ‘n wild opener!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Clay Reilly, seen here eyeballing a pitch last year, reached base all three times he hit Saturday in a season-opening loss. (John Fisken photo)

As the field got wetter Saturday, the ball (and the game) slipped away from Coupeville.

Committing four of its five errors in the late going, the Wolf baseball squad saw a 2-2 tie turn into a 9-2 non-conference loss to host Lynden Christian in a season-opener called after five innings.

“Ugly weather. Hit well. Found some areas we need to work on,” said understated (and very damp) Coupeville coach Marc Aparicio.

The Lyncs, who only out-hit CHS 4-3, took advantage of wild throws and juggled balls to score four runs in the bottom of the third, then tack on three more in the fourth.

The miscues negated often-strong pitching from Coupeville, which racked up eight strikeouts combined from a four-pack of pitchers — Julian Welling, Jonathan Thurston, Nick Etzell and Hunter Smith.

The Wolves put runners on base in four of five innings, but only brought them around in the third.

Trailing 2-0, Coupeville seized an opportunity after Taylor Consford walked and Smith reached on an error to start the inning.

Clay Reilly and Thurston put together back-to-back one-out RBI singles to tie things up, before Lynden recovered to get out of the inning.

The Wolves put two runners on in both the first (walks to Reilly and Welling) and fifth (walks to Reilly and Kory Score) but couldn’t plate them.

A possible two-out rally in the fourth was also snuffed. Consford stroked a triple, but was left high and dry when a strikeout ended any Coupeville hopes.

With the rain coming down in waves, the varsity game was ended prematurely and the JV game, which was to follow, was called off.

The Wolves return to action Wednesday, when they launch defense of their 1A Olympic League title with a game at Chimacum.

After that, CHS plays six of its next seven at home.

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Swing into spring!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , on March 9, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf senior Bree Daigneault is ready to play a pleasant tune on the tennis courts. (John Fisken photos)

The CHS boys soccer squad kicks off a series of team portraits.

Up next, your Wolf softball squad.

The varsity baseball team is back in black.

   Rackets at the ready, the Wolf tennis team is intent on winning a third-straight league title.

The JV baseball team is ready to swing for the fences.

   They had to use the wide-angle lens to capture the largest track team in CHS history.

   Netters (l to r) Abby Hamilton, Sophie Fürtjes and Julie Bucio enjoy their time inside where it’s warm and dry.

Through rain and wind and all sorts of “spring”-like weather, the cameraman always delivers.

Mainly by staying inside where it’s dry and relatively warm.

Thursday was photo day for Coupeville High School spring sports teams, and wanderin’ paparazzi John Fisken was a busy, busy man.

The pics seen above are courtesy him.

As the various Wolf teams wade into action starting this Saturday (weather permitting), we’ll have much more here on Coupeville Sports.

But to see every Fisken pic and buy some (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), keep an eye on:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/

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Swing away (one more time)!!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, tagged , , , , on March 6, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Former Wolf ace Ben Etzell is back for a third season of college baseball. (Photo property of Saint John’s University)

The spring is alive with the sounds of former Wolves returning to the diamond.

At least four Coupeville High School grads are on college baseball and softball squads this season, with three of them having already seen action.

An early-season update (in alphabetic order):

Ben Etzell — The former Cascade Conference MVP is back on the mound for Saint John’s (Minnesota) after recovering from surgery.

Now a junior, he’s appeared in four games for the Johnnies (5-2), throwing 6.2 innings and collecting a save against Pitt-Bradford.

Etzell has an ERA of 1.35, has whiffed eight batters and is limiting opposing hitters to a .071 batting average.

Through two-plus seasons at Saint John’s, he’s 5-1 with three saves.

Hailey Hammer — After thumping a preseason home run, the Everett Community College sophomore is hitting .385 through five regular season games.

She has six runs, five hits, three walks, a stolen base and an RBI for a team sitting at 3-4.

Aaron Trumbull — The former Wolf first baseman has appeared in one game for Olympic Community College (1-2), eking out a walk and scoring a run in a 7-0 win over Gray’s Harbor.

Monica Vidoni — Wrapping up a two-year run in which she’s played softball, basketball and softball at Rainy River Community College in Minnesota, she’s off to Florida to kick-off her final season.

RRCC takes the field Tuesday in Titusville and will play six games in three days in the Sunshine State.

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Young sluggers needed!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , on March 4, 2017| Leave a Comment »

(John Fisken photo)

   Sign your child up for little league and they could be the next Landon Roberts. Well, maybe not as cool … but close. (John Fisken photo)

Four days to make the dream come true.

Central Whidbey Little League wraps up registration 8 PM Wednesday, Mar. 8, and there’s a definite need still existing for a specific type of child.

Know a kid between ages 9 and 10? Get them off the couch, off their phone and on the field.

CWLL needs at least three more girls for minors softball and has a bit of a quandary with minors baseball.

The league currently has too many players for one team, but not quite enough to field two teams.

So you, yes you, and that child you know, could be the difference. You could save your little league!!

For more info and a way to register (and get me off your back) pop over to:

http://www.centralwhidbeylittleleague.com/

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Wolf baseball wants to keep the magic alive!!

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

Senior Jonathan Thurston is one of several Wolf pitchers who will be counted on to help replace graduated staff ace CJ Smith. (John Fisken photos)

   Senior Jonathan Thurston is one of several Wolf pitchers who will be counted on to help replace graduated staff ace CJ Smith. (John Fisken photos)

Hunter Smith, a First-Team All-League pick last year as a sophomore, will anchor CHS on the mound and in the infield.

   Hunter Smith, a First-Team All-League pick last year as a sophomore, will anchor CHS on the mound and in the infield.

Last year they shocked the world. This year they have a bulls-eye on their chest.

Coming off its first league title in 25 years, the Coupeville High School baseball squad will look to keep the good times going in year two under coach Marc Aparicio.

“Our long term varsity goal this season is to win state,” Aparicio said. “Our JV goal is to support the varsity goal and to build a strong long-term future for our baseball program.

“Our short term goal is to win one game at a time.”

Coupeville returns almost every varsity player from a season ago, though two losses — CJ Smith and Olympic League MVP Cole Payne — are huge.

Smith was the team’s undisputed pitching ace, a serene strikeout artist who held his team together through good times and bad, while Payne was a rock behind the plate, a catcher who combined a potent bat with solid defensive skills.

On the mound, the Wolves won’t necessarily try to replace CJ Smith with just one hurler.

Younger brother Hunter Smith, himself an All-League pick as a pitcher, returns for his junior campaign, and he’ll have plenty of help as CHS “has about eight very good pitchers to try and replace CJ.”

Those include junior Julian Welling, senior Jonathan Thurston and sophomore Matt Hilborn, who was a First-Team All-League pick as an infielder in 2016.

“We are very fortunate this year to have a lot of kids that want to pitch,” Aparicio said.

Payne’s replacement will likely come in the form of Taylor Consford, a senior who transferred from Oak Harbor.

He was a starter for the 3A Wildcats last season, playing in 17 games and collecting five RBIs.

Other key returning players include catcher Jake Pease, infielders Kory Score, Dane Lucero, Joey Lippo and Nick Etzell and outfielders Clay Reilly, Gabe Wynn, Jake Hoagland and Ethan Marx.

The Wolves have also picked up a collection of new players, some of whom might start to contribute right away.

“Our freshman class is small, but all the players are looking very good so far,” Aparicio said. “A good fit to our already solid team.

“We will work hard this year to play as a team – play for the team and not as an individual.”

For Coupeville to repeat as league champs, it will need to scale Klahowya, which won in 2015, Chimacum and a Port Townsend squad that should be resurgent after an 0-16 year in which it never got to play at home thanks to field issues.

“Our league competitors will certainly put up a fight this year, as they did last year,” Aparicio said. “However, we’re confident we will go beyond league play.

“This is what we are practicing for.”

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