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Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Golf, Softball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, fashionable fans, golf, John Fisken photos, refs, Soccer, Softball on May 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville Middle School track star Kalia Littlejohn patrols the soccer field as a certified, uniform-wearing ref. (John Fisken photos)

Aaron Wright flies into action.

It’s Breeanna Messner’s plate, and don’t you forget it!

Christine Fields goes long off the tee.

McKayla Bailey puts extra effort into her pitch.

CHS baseball fans (l to r) McKenzie Bailey, Julia Felici and James Vidoni enjoy a Wolf win in the sun.

Jake Tumblin dares you to run on his arm.

Ryan Freeman shoots up-field, keeping his body between the ball and an opposing player.

Monday morning, time to clean out the drawer of photos.

Madly skipping around the Central Whidbey sports world, as travelin’ photo man John Fisken is prone to do from time to time, we offer up a medley of moments, captured on film for your education and enjoyment.

To see more, head over to a few of the links offered below.

And remember, a percentage of all purchases goes to fund college scholarships for Coupeville High School student athletes.

Boys’ soccer JV:

http://www.cascadeathletics.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=6192&league=2&page_name=photo_store&school=24&school_year=2013-14&sport=0

Boys’ soccer varsity:

http://www.cascadeathletics.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=6194&league=2&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

Softball:

http://www.cascadeathletics.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=6190&league=2&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

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Car buff swings a big bat!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, cars, CHS Wolves, Jake Davis on May 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Jake Davis with his two loves — baseball and cars.

Baseball is a family tradition for Jake Davis.

The Coupeville High School sophomore, who ripped a two-run single at Sultan Friday to cap the JV season, is following in the footsteps of multiple family members every time he puts on the spikes.

“I started baseball because I thought it would be a really cool hobby,” Davis said. “All of my cousins played baseball and I was always excited to watch them play.”

A three-sport athlete (he also plays football and soccer), Davis is still a work in progress on the baseball field. But he continues to work hard at fine-tuning his game.

“I’m good at running fast, but I’m slow on making consistent plays,” he said.

It’s worth it, however, when he nails a big play such as his key hit against the Turks.

“The reason I play baseball is that when you get that adrenalin rushing through your body as you make a fantastic play,” Davis said.

“I like to complete goals and want to be able to tell great stories to my kids,” he added. “And hopefully be able to get them playing this amazing sport, as well.”

If he one day passes down his love of baseball to his own children, Davis will be doing what his own father is currently doing.

“My dad is a big influence on me,” Davis said. “He’s the one that got me into sports.”

When he’s not on the diamond, he enjoys his PE class and likes to work on automobiles.

“Outside of school, I involve my self around cars,” Davis said. “I enjoy tinkering with my car and improving it.”

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On to the playoffs!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged 1A playoffs, baseball, CHS Wolves, Cole Payne on May 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Cole Payne drops down a bunt in an earlier game. Saturday he smashed a double. (John Fisken photo)

A little sputter at the end.

Playing for the fifth time in six days, as it raced the clock to wrap up a rain out-plagued regular season, the Coupeville High School baseball squad finally ran out of gas Saturday.

Back on the bus less than 24 hours after a trip to Sultan, the Wolves rolled into Arlington and suffered a 12-4 loss, as the 2A Cougars managed to steal one game out of the three-game season series.

The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Coupeville and brought its record to 10-9 overall, 9-9 in Cascade Conference play.

It was the final baseball game CHS will play in the 1A/2A league, as the school makes the jump to the 1A Olympic League in the fall.

In their final go-around, the Wolves took games from five of six league opponents.

They finished two games off of South Whidbey (12-7, 11-7) in the race for the top 1A playoff seed and will start the double-elimination district playoffs on the road Tuesday.

Sophomore Cole Payne swung the big bat for CHS Saturday, bopping a double, while Josh Bayne and Wade Schaef shared mound duty.

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“Great game for our boys!!”

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Clay Reilly, JV, Sultan on May 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Clay Reilly, strikeout king and photo bomber. (John Fisken photo)

They finally got back on the field, plus got fed.

So, even if the Coupeville High School JV baseball squad ultimately lost its season finale Friday, falling 12-7 at Sultan, it was a feel-good loss.

“Great game for our boys,” said Wolf coach Willie Smith. “Ended up losing, but oh, what a game!”

The mere fact they were playing was a bonus, as injuries to a thin CHS varsity roster forced the last two JV games to be cancelled. With several JV players being called on for varsity time, there simply wasn’t enough bodies to field a full nine.

But this day they saw the field and put on a show, earning a bevy of nicknames from the ol’ ball coach.

On the mound, Johnny “Just give me the ball, coach” Thurston started and threw three solid innings, with a mix of “fastballs, curveballs, and menacing smiles.”

Jimmy “Mix and match” Myers, making his pitching debut, and Clay “Rack ’em up and mow ’em down” Reilly came on in relief, with Reilly throwing straight heat in his first mound duty in seven years.

At the plate, Myers kicked things off, smoking an RBI double that plated Thurston.

The Wolves then got run-happy in the sixth, scoring six more.

Tim “The Terminator” Goss walked and scored on an RBI single from Gabe Wynn.

Jake Davis crunched a two-run single and Goss, in a return to the plate, stroked an RBI single of his own.

With the JV game being played after the two school’s met in a varsity game, it was a long afternoon in the Sultan sun. Afterwards, the locals stepped up and fed everyone, which impressed Smith.

“Great day, two great games, then the Turks fed the boys with a barbecue in a show of class and sportsmanship and sent us on our way.”

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Trumbull has the magic stick!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged Aaron Trumbull, baseball, CHS Wolves, win streak on May 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Aaron Trumbull swung a big bat Friday. (John Fisken photo)

Ben Etzell goes low to snag a ball. (John Fisken photo)

Ben Etzell will start on the mound for the Wolves in the first playoff game.

Hot at the right time.

That’s what the Coupeville High School baseball squad is, as it’s playing its best ball as the playoffs loom.

Rallying for five runs in the top of the fifth Friday, the Wolves completed a three-game sweep of host Sultan.

The 9-4 win was their fourth straight victory and lifted CHS to 10-8 overall, 9-8 in Cascade Conference play.

Coupeville closes the regular season with a game in Lakewood Saturday — its fifth game in the season’s final six days.

After that, the postseason will be here, with the Wolves going to either Meridian or Nooksack Valley Tuesday, May 6 to kick off the double-elimination district tourney.

Friday, it was junior first baseman Aaron Trumbull who had the hot bat. He smashed a double and a triple and knocked in three runs.

Senior catcher Jake Tumblin, who has been red-hot at the plate of late, belted an RBI double to backup Trumbull.

Wade Schaef added a double and Ben Etzell, Kurtis Smith and Josh Bayne each had two hits, as Coupeville thrashed Sultan (0-18) for the third straight time, collecting 12 hits Friday and scoring 28 runs total in the series.

“It was great to see our boys hit the ball so well against three different types of pitchers: soft, firm, then soft again,” said Coupeville coach Willie Smith. “We really had great approaches throughout the lineup.”

Korbin Korzan and Schaef combined for the win on the mound.

“It was probably Wade’s best outing of the year,” Willie Smith said. “Which is great because we will need that kind of performance throughout our playoffs.”

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