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Sunny skies, snappy pics

Posted in Baseball, Softball, tagged , , , , on March 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

International superstars Taylor Brotemarkle (top) and Katie Marti bask in a rare sunny day on the prairie. (Ember Light photo)

Plenty of things rained down Tuesday afternoon on the prairie. Just no actual rain.

There were tons o’ runs, a big softball win, enough sunshine for everyone, and glossy pics by the dozens.

Some of those photos, which come to us courtesy Ember Light, Ryan Blouin, and Jackie Saia, can be seen above and below.

“I am the style queen of this here Cow Town, son!” (Ryan Blouin photo)

“Bump me, baby, before I go blow up some more fools!” (Jackie Saia photo)

In their offseason, Logan Downes (left) and Mikey Robinett are available for fashion model work. (Ember Light photo)

“Sorry, slick, you’re too slow to catch me.” (Ryan Blouin photo)

Having earned the Hat o’ Power, Mia Farris makes her own bid for Prairie Style Queen. (Jackie Saia photo)

“You want to take my photo? Well … OK.” (Ember Light photo)

“Yeah, you better run away!!” (Jackie Saia photo)

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Silent bats haunt diamond men

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Aiden O’Neill tracks a fly ball. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The silence was deafening.

Held without a hit Tuesday afternoon, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad absorbed a 6-2 loss to visiting Friday Harbor in the conference opener for both teams.

Despite strong work on the mound from Landon Roberts and Camden Glover, the Wolves tumble to 1-3 on the season heading into another Northwest 2B/1B League tilt Friday afternoon.

That bout will be against Mount Vernon Christian, with the first pitch set for 4:00 PM.

The hope is to have the bats humming again, after a lack of solid contact killed Coupeville’s chances against Friday Harbor.

Held to just five baserunners — four reaching on walks and one via an error — the Wolves went down 1-2-3 in five of seven innings.

That gave the visitors, who had been outscored 47-0 across two non-conference losses prior to Tuesday’s game, a chance to capitalize on their own semi-limited opportunities.

Which Friday Harbor did.

The Wolverines, bouncing back after being whacked by Meridian (33-0) and Nooksack Valley (14-0), scraped out a run in the top of the first, and another in the second.

Both runners tapped home with two outs.

Heading into the third, Coupeville had just a single walk, with senior Cole White eking out the free pass, and then Friday Harbor stretched its lead to 5-0.

A couple of walks set the table, with an RBI double the big blow before a wild pitch and a fielder’s choice plated two more runs.

Any hopes of a quick comeback were blunted by the Wolves failing to get a runner aboard in their half of the third, or the fourth, with Johnny Porter finally breaking through after getting plunked in the fifth.

Roberts also reached base thanks to a dropped third strike, with an error and a wild pitch allowing CHS to finally put some runs on the scoreboard.

Friday Harbor responded by tacking on one final run in the top of the sixth, while the Wolves were set down boom-boom-boom in the final two frames.

Camden Glover fires a fastball. (Morgan White photo)

Glover and Peyton Caveness provided a final hurrah for CHS, with the hurler picking up two late strikeouts before his catcher nailed a runner trying to steal second.

“Not on my watch, skippy!” was the response as the senior sprang up firing and lobbed a perfect strike right onto the waiting mitt to erase the straying Wolverine.

Caveness was one of the four Coupeville hitters to earn a walk, joined by Aiden O’Neill, White, and Johnny Porter.

While the bats were cold, the defense was solid, as the Wolves played error-free ball.

Roberts whiffed eight batters across 5.2 innings of work, joining with Glover to give Coupeville 10 K’s on the afternoon.

Friday Harbor freshman hurler Jackson Feliz, who threw a complete game no-hitter, struck out 13.

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Weather warms, action heats up

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, standings, tagged , , , , , on March 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Taylor Brotemarkle is excited for a new season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

We’re in the thick of things now.

Spring sports are fully up and going, and the week ahead presents Coupeville High School fans with many viewing options.

Wolf baseball is at home twice, hosting Friday Harbor Tuesday, then welcoming Mount Vernon Christian to town Friday.

Meanwhile CHS softball has a split schedule.

The diamond women host Friday Harbor Tuesday, then travel to Blaine for the first of three-straight games on the road.

Track and field have a similar setup, hosting a Northwest 2B/1B League meet Wednesday, before venturing off to Stanwood Saturday for a freshman/sophomore invitational.

And Wolf girls’ tennis?

The netters are on the road all season, as they wait for new tennis courts to be finished.

Next week sees Coupeville’s hardcourt warriors visiting Granite Falls Friday.

As things really begin to heat up, a look at where early win/loss records sit through Mar. 17:

 

Northwest League baseball:

School League Overall
Concrete 0-0 0-0
Coupeville 0-0 1-2
Darrington 0-0 0-0
Friday Harbor 0-0 0-2
La Conner 0-0 2-0
MV Christian 0-0 1-2
Orcas Island 0-0 2-1

 

Northwest League girls’ tennis:

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 1-0 1-0
Coupeville 0-1 0-2

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Concrete 0-0 0-1
Coupeville 0-0 1-0
Darrington 0-0 0-1
Friday Harbor 0-0 0-3
La Conner 0-0 0-2
Orcas Island 0-0 0-2

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Blue skies, big win

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves bask in the sun, and the afterglow of a win. (Stevie Glover photo)

After a tough opening week, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad bounced back big Saturday, drilling visiting North Mason 5-2.

Sparked by a powerhouse performance on the mound from senior Peyton Caveness, the Wolves improve to 1-2 on the very-young season.

With their next three games being their first Northwest 2B/1B League tilts, the victory provides a nice spark for the young hardball squad.

Saturday’s rumble with North Mason played out in the best weather, by far, that the prairie has seen during the start of spring sports.

That seemed to put a little extra zing in the offense, as the teams combined to score four of the game’s seven runs in the first inning.

The Bulldogs scratched out a run in the top half of the frame but couldn’t get more as Caveness bore down with a little defensive help from shortstop Cole White.

Cole White (left), discussing the mysteries of the universe with Jack Farrell, pulled off several web gems Saturday. (Morgan White photo)

Given their first crack, the Wolves immediately responded, pushing three runs across to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

White led off with a single, before Matthew Gilbert and Caveness walked to load the bases with no one out.

North Mason momentarily looked like it might escape, thanks to back-to-back strikeouts, but then Coupeville stung the visitors.

Coop Cooper eked out a bases-loaded walk to tie the game up at 1-1, before Johnny Porter laced a two-run double to right field to push his team in front.

Once he had the lead, Caveness was relentless, striking out seven as he held the visitors scoreless over the next five innings.

CHS tacked on a run in the third, with Camden Glover streaking home to score on a wild pitch, before Yohannon Sandles plated Landon Roberts in the fourth with an RBI single to right field.

The Wolves almost busted things wide open in the fifth, loading the bases with one out.

Unfortunately, North Mason escaped thanks to a double play on a line drive.

Not that it ultimately mattered, as Wolf hurlers Caveness and Glover combined to keep the Bulldogs largely at bay the rest of the way.

Peyton Caveness moved to the mound against North Mason and was largely lights out. (Morgan White photo)

The visitors pushed one run across in the top of the seventh, before Glover ended the game with a bang, blowing a third strike past a hapless hitter to seal the deal.

The Wolves racked up five hits in the game, while showcasing eagle eyes as they garnered nine free passes.

Johnny Porter’s double was the big blow, with Roberts, Sandles, Glover, and White recording singles.

Cooper led the way with three walks, while Caveness twice was waved down to first after the North Mason pitcher couldn’t find the plate.

Gilbert, Roberts, Glover, and Jack Porter also got aboard thanks to showing patience at the plate, while Aiden O’Neill rounded out the Wolf lineup with some stellar defense.

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Quiet bats hurt Wolf diamond men

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Tom Fallon and South Whidbey won round one Friday, but Coupeville baseball gets a rematch in Cow Town Mar. 30. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

First batter, great.

After that, not so great.

Coupeville High School senior catcher Peyton Caveness led off his team’s road game at South Whidbey Friday with a double to center field.

But then the Wolves lost their groove offensively, and couldn’t find it defensively either, falling 11-1 to the Falcons in a game mercy-ruled after five innings.

The non-conference loss drops CHS to 0-2 on the still-young season, with another tilt in less than 24 hours.

Coupeville returns home Saturday to face North Mason (1-2) in a game set to begin at 1:00 P.M.

Friday’s Island rumble with their next-door neighbors was a fairly rough one for the scrappy Wolves, who were outhit 11-2. Overall CHS only put four runners aboard.

The mitts weren’t cooperating either for Coupeville, which committed six errors, allowing the Falcons to keep rallies alive.

One positive was the Wolves only walked three South Whidbey hitters, after surrendering 20+ free passes in their season opener.

Lanky lefty Landon Roberts got the start on the mound for Coupeville, and almost got out of the first relatively unscathed.

Unfortunately, a dropped third strike on what would have been the third out kept the frame alive, and the hometown mashers promptly responded with back-to-back RBI singles to make it 3-0.

South Whidbey tacked on a run in the second, helped by two Wolf errors, then pushed the lead out to 6-0 through three innings.

CHS, which had nine straight hitters go down after Caveness’s two-bagger, finally cracked the seal in the top of the fourth with Yohannon Sandles reaching on an error.

But then it was right back to it, as the Falcons erased the next three hitters to make it 12 of 13.

Roberts kept South Whidbey at bay in the bottom of the fourth, stranding a runner at second, and Coupeville notched its lone run of the day in the fifth.

Cole White eked out his squad’s only walk, then came around to tap home plate on a pinch-hit RBI single from Wolf sophomore Steven Gonzalez.

That would be it for the Coupeville offense, however, and South Whidbey ended the game early with a five-run surge in the bottom half of the inning.

Roberts struck out four across four frames, with Camden Glover coming on in relief for the Wolves.

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