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No tennis for you (today)!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged , , , , , , on October 19, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Nick Etzell and his tennis teammates do NOT get to skip school today for the Olympic League tourney. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Chimacum’s plot is working.

Attempt #1 at playing the 1A Olympic League boys tennis tourney was washed away Thursday, after rampant rain the day before left things too soggy in Coupeville for netters to safely take the court.

They’ll try again Saturday, when the weather forecast shows 90% humidity for Cow Town.

If it’s a go, things will get underway on Coupeville’s snazzy new tennis courts at 10:45 AM and pit the Wolves against the combined forces of Klahowya, Chimacum and Port Townsend.

But, if rain (or some other form of devious weather) takes out Saturday as well, then the tourney will change locales for attempt #3.

If it gets that far, the tourney would return to Chimacum Monday, Oct. 23 (with a 10 AM start), where it’s been played the first three years the conference has existed.

The change in venues is because Klahowya would have transportation issues that day.

Whenever the tourney is played, it will feature eight singles and doubles teams (three each from KSS and CHS and two from Chimacum/PT’s combined program) vying for four slots to districts.

That event, scheduled for the Sprinker Tennis Center in Tacoma Oct. 25-26, is played on indoor courts, something Coupeville players can only wistfully dream about while practicing on the windswept, waterlogged prairie.

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Primed for the postseason!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged , , , , on October 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Joey Lippo and doubles mate William Nelson are a #1 seed entering Thursday’s Olympic League tourney. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Agony or ecstasy?

You take a look at Monday’s regular-season finale for the Coupeville High School boys tennis team and it could be read either way.

On the one hand, the Wolves fell 4-3 to host South Whidbey, in a non-conference match which essentially was decided by the slimmest of margins — a tie-breaker at #1 doubles which went the wrong way.

But, on the other hand, for Coupeville to come so close to knocking off an especially tough foe, after it got waxed the first time these two squads met this season, is a huge positive.

The Wolves, after surviving a brutal early-season schedule, finished the regular season strongly, winning five of their final seven matches.

Hopefully, that will serve them well as they progress into the postseason.

If the weather cooperates, Coupeville hosts the 1A Olympic League tourney this Thursday, with play kicking off at 10:45 AM.

If rain fouls things up, they’ll try again Saturday.

As the top two teams, Klahowya and Coupeville each get three singles and three doubles duos, while cellar sweller Chimacum/Port Townsend sends two.

The top four finishers on each side at the league tourney advance to districts Oct. 25-26 at the Sprinker Tennis Center in Tacoma.

Complete Monday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Pedro Gamarra beat Brent de Wolf 7-6(7-3), 6-2

2nd Singles — Jakobi Baumann beat Charlie Lewarne 6-3, 6-4

3rd Singles — Nile Lockwood lost to Joey Lane 6-0, 2-0 (injury retirement)

1st Doubles — William Nelson/Joey Lippo lost to Levi Buck/Ryan Wenzek 3-6, 6-3, 10-7

2nd Doubles — Nick Etzell/Mason Grove beat Aengus Dubendorf/Larsen Christiansen 7-5, 6-3

3rd Doubles — Drake Borden/Zach Ginnings lost to Michael Lux/Cormac Workman 6-1, 6-1

4th Doubles — Tiger Johnson/Jaschon Baumann lost to Jaden White/Ben Borson 6-1, 7-5

JV:

5th Doubles — Thane Peterson/Koby Schreiber won 6-2

6th Doubles — Harris Sinclair/Borden lost 6-4

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Welcome to sweep city!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged , , , , , on October 12, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Thane Peterson teamed with Koby Schreiber for a doubles win Thursday, as Coupeville swept all eight matches from Chimacum. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Wolf seniors (l to r) William Nelson, Joey Lippo and Nick Etzell hang out with coach Ken Stange. (Connie Lippo photo)

Different day, same results.

Well, actually, a little better, for that matter.

Playing Chimacum for the second straight day, the Coupeville High School boys tennis squad crushed the visiting Cowboys 7-0 Thursday afternoon.

The Senior Night win, which was achieved with a slightly mixed up lineup, was the fifth in the last six matches for the Wolves.

Now 4-2 in Olympic League play, 6-6 overall, CHS has a non-conference match at South Whidbey Oct. 16, then hosts its league tourney three days later.

Facing a Chimacum squad it had beaten twice this season, including a road match played Wednesday, the Wolves shook up the top of the pecking order.

Seniors Joey Lippo and William Nelson, who have been a doubles duo since the start of their freshmen year, broke apart for the day and played singles.

It was Nelson’s first official high school singles match and Lippo’s second, and both rolled to victories while adjusting to the smaller dimensions of the singles court.

Before the match started, long-time Coupeville net coach Ken Stange paid tribute to Nelson, Lippo and fellow senior Nick Etzell.

All three played a full four seasons, though Stange has known the trio from back in the days before they hefted a racket.

“Bearing witness to your growth as tennis players, and as people, has been a distinct pleasure for me,” he said in pre-match remarks. “It seems like yesterday when you all (well, not Will) were little pipsqueaks.

“The three of you have developed into players who can analyze and adjust in-match, which is a skill many adult players have yet to master,” he added. “What’s more, you share that knowledge with your younger teammates, passing the torch to them, so to speak.”

Looking back on his 13-year run as Wolf boys tennis coach, Stange compared his latest batch of seniors favorably to former greats like Connor Tasoff, Ben Hayes, Ben Etzell and Aaron Curtin.

“You’ve led our team to many wins, but you’ve also led our team in the more important intangible ways,” Stange said. “You’ve etched yourselves into my Hall of Coupeville Tennis Memories.

“Thank you for your time, effort and attitude,” he added. “More importantly, thank you for making my life richer. I love you guys!”

Complete Thursday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Joey Lippo beat JJ Klaric 6-0, 6-4

2nd Singles — William Nelson beat Isaiah Treibel 6-0, 6-2

3rd Singles — Jakobi Baumann beat Jonah Diehl 8-1

1st Doubles — Mason Grove/Nick Etzell beat Tawan Lamaichampa/Roman Powell 6-3, 6-2

2nd Doubles — Drake Borden/Zach Ginnings beat Nate Miller/Zach Eagle 8-6

3rd Doubles — Nile Lockwood/Pedro Gamarra beat Jack Treibel/Mason Lawson 6-0, 6-2

4th Doubles — Tiger Johnson/Jaschon Baumann beat Jack Gibbons/Eli Bufford 6-1, 6-2

JV:

5th Doubles — Thane Peterson/Koby Schreiber beat Gibbons/Bufford 8-4

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Sharpening those strings!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged , , , , on October 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Drake Borden teamed with Zach Ginnings to roll to a straight-sets win at #3 doubles Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The climb back to .500 continues.

Peaking at the right time, the Coupeville High School boys tennis team won for the fourth time in five matches, escaping from Chimacum Wednesday with a 5-2 victory.

The Wolves, who will turn around and host the Cowboys Thursday in their Olympic League finale, improved to 3-2 in conference play, 5-6 overall.

Coupeville’s team record is a tad misleading, as the early portion of the schedule was crammed full of big 2A schools and traditional 1A powers like Overlake and South Whidbey.

Win or lose, playing a strong schedule should help the Wolves prepare for the postseason, when they will be chasing individual glory.

Thursday’s match will be the team’s Senior Night.

Then, after a final non-conference road match with South Whidbey Oct. 16, the regular season comes to a close.

The postseason begins Oct. 19, with Coupeville hosting the Olympic League tourney for the first time.

So, basically, get new courts and you get to avoid a bus trip and ferry ride. Sweet.

Tourney play kicks off at 10:45 and goes all day, with the top four in singles and doubles advancing to districts.

Complete Wednesday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Pedro Gamarra beat Isaiah Treibel 6-3, 7-6(7-3)

2nd Singles — Jakobi Baumann lost to JJ Klaric 4-6, 7-5, 10-7

3rd Singles — Nile Lockwood lost to Jonah Diehl 6-3, 7-5

1st Doubles — William Nelson/Joey Lippo beat Tawan Lamaichampa/Roman Powell 6-1, 6-2

2nd Doubles — Nick Etzell/Mason Grove beat Nate Miller/Emmett Erickson 6-1, 6-1

3rd Doubles — Drake Borden/Zach Ginnings beat Jack Treibel/Mason Lawson 6-0, 6-4

4th Doubles — Tiger Johnson/Jaschon Baumann beat Jack Gibbons/Zack Eagle 6-0, 6-1

JV:

5th Doubles — Thane Peterson/Koby Schreiber lost to Klaric/Lamaichampa 6-4

6th Doubles — Harris Sinclair/Ginnings lost to Powell/Eli Bufford 6-3

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All the sports! All the pics!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, Fashionable Fans, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf fab frosh Genna Wright (7) dances a saucy tango on the pitch. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   After whipping the school flag back and forth at the volleyball match, gridiron giant Julian Welling stops to contemplate his place in the universe.

   Two titans firing as one, as CHS spikers Katrina McGranahan (left) and Mikayla Elfrank form an impenetrable wall.

   Volleyball moms (l to r) Konni Smith, Jennifer Menges and Maria Reyes get their well-deserved moment in the spotlight.

Nile Lockwood fires another winner while rockin’ eye-poppin’ shoes.

   Every step bursting with raw power, Ema Smith leads a mad charge down the field.

   Savannah Smith daydreams about hitting the pesky paparazzi with a “wayward” spike.

Dane Lucero (with sign) and Co. bring the spirit for Hope Lodell.

   Nick Etzell’s focus on the hard-court is so complete he can stare into the sun (and makes the sun blink).

Action everywhere.

If wanderin’ photo man John Fisken had swung his camera 360 degrees Tuesday, while clicking away the whole time, he would have had numerous targets to aim at.

And indeed, the mad clicker made off with tennis, soccer, volleyball and fan pics before the night was done.

The photos seen above are a taste of what he captured, but to see every last pixel you need to pop over to the links below.

When you do, keep in mind, purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes.

Plus, they make it more likely Fisken will keep returning to Cow Town, camera bag in hand.

Volleyball –– http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Volleyball/2017-10-10-vs-Sequim/

Soccer — http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-2018-Coupeville-Soccer/2017-10-10-vs-Sequim/

Tennis — http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-2018-Coupeville-Tennis/2017-10-10-vs-Sequim/

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