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Faces of fandom!!

Posted in Fashionable Fans, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, fans, John Fisken photos, Luke Merriman, moms, Softball on April 22, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Luke Merriman is just here to sign autographs. (John Fisken photos)

Ashlie Shank (left) and Ema Smith are happy to see that their personal paparazzi has shown up once again.

Jim Hoagland, man of mystery.

Christine Wright gazes into a bright Wolf sports future which includes her two youngest, multi-sport stars Sarah and Genna.

Baseball moms enjoy the sunshine, since a week or two back they were all huddled under blankets and umbrellas, dodging rain, wind and bitter cold.

Wolf track star Lauren Bayne spends a few minutes of down time taking in a ballgame.

CHS quarterback Hunter Downes ponders the meaning of life.

Genna Wright’s own athletic future is so bright, she has to wear shades.

It wouldn’t be the same without the fans.

Sure, you could play the games, keep the scores, hand out the trophies, but, without people hollering, things would feel off.

As he clicked away at recent CHS baseball and softball games, wanderin’ cameraman John Fisken let his lens slide into the stands and snapped these glossy pics for us.

Proof that fans can hold the spotlight just as strongly as the players they’ve come out to watch.

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Steve Marx laughs at your puny weather!!

Posted in Baseball, Fashionable Fans, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, open-toed-shoes, rain, Steve Marx on April 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Steve Marx, back at it with the open-toed shoes. (John Fisken photo)

And I get grief for wearing shorts to spring sports…

March and April on Whidbey Island are way too dang early to be playing anything outdoors on a consistent basis, as proven by the rain, cold and often brutal, non-stop wind we have endured so far.

Look outside and see a sunny day and you know nothing is on the schedule.

Look outside and see the cows trying not to be blown off the prairie and into Penn Cove and you know there are at least three home games scheduled for that afternoon … and they’re all going to be played.

Unless it’s tennis.

Tennis always takes the easy way out. Always.

Hey, it’s true.

I put in three years on the hard-courts at Tumwater High School back in olden times, but even I have to admit — one rain drop hits the court and everyone is ankling for home.

The worst weather we’ve seen this spring was during a Wolf softball win over Bellevue Christian.

Three hours of non-stop tornado erupting over second base and kicking the entire infield into fans’ faces.

I still have grit between my teeth.

A close second was last Saturday’s baseball doubleheader in Langley, which, while not the least bit windy, was damp, cold and fairly miserable.

Enter a hero, however.

Steve Marx, dad of CHS baseball player Ethan (and former Wolf star Haley) showed up not only matching me in shorts, but taking it one step further with … open-toed shoes.

Man is a beast. A beast.

Your move, Mother Nature.

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Gone with the wind (again)!!

Posted in Fashionable Fans, Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Katrina McGranahan, Softball, windy on March 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Jae LeVine can’t keep her eyes open in the wind, but her glove always knows where to be to make the play. (John Fisken photos)

Wolf volleyball/basketball ace Kyla Briscoe, the only fan even remotely warm on this day.

Fighting the wind all the way, CHS first baseman Veronica Crownover stretches out to haul in a throw headed towards Oak Harbor.

Wolf spikers Ashley Menges (left) and Maddy Hilkey miss being in a heated gym.

If the catcher and ump could open their eyes in the heart of the gale, they’d see Katrina McGranahan crushing the ball.

Wolf mom Jennifer Kellner: “Remember how warm the gym was during basketball season?”

Lauren Rose’s papa: “YES, sweet lord, YES, I do!!!!!!!!!!!”

Adjusting for winds of 200+ MPH (at least…), catcher Sarah Wright takes a chance on throwing the ball back to the pitcher’s circle.

“It’s like freakin’ Acapulco out here!!!!”

It was not pleasant on the prairie Wednesday.

While there was not a drop of rain to be found, the wind roaring down from straightaway center field was even more brutal than normal.

And it never, ever let up as Coupeville and Bellevue Christian played the longest game of the spring.

And yet, very few Wolf faithful departed until the end of a mind-boggling 17-16 come-from-behind, how-did-that-happen CHS win.

To prove it, we have a selection of wind-swept pics from travelin’ photo man John Fisken (who did leave before the final run…) to document the inner steel of Coupeville’s players and fans.

To see more, and possibly purchase some, thereby helping fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes, pop over to:

http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=11014&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

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I’ve got my eye on you!!

Posted in Basketball, Fashionable Fans, tagged Ally Roberts, Basketball, CHS Wolves, Dalton Martin, eyes, fashionable fans, Inception, John Fisken photos on February 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ally Roberts always knows where the camera is. Always. (John Fisken photos)

Brenden Gilbert is ready to settle down.

The 8th graders have moved in. “One day, soon, this gym is gonna be ours and they’re gonna run out of places to hang championship banners by the time we’re done!!”

Boot or no boot, Luke Merriman always has skills.

Former Wolf hoops star Katie Kiel, best nanny in the biz, hangs out with her favorite guy.

It’s a volleyball reunion, as spikers (l to r) Payton Aparicio, Hope Lodell and Kayla Rose enjoy the view from the bleachers.

Sage Renninger (middle), with the best reaction ever to McKenzie “Photo Bomb Queen” Bailey suddenly appearing in frame.

A selfie inside a regular photo. It’s like freakin’ Inception around here.

Dalton Martin’s stylish headgear draws an appreciative audience.

See and be seen.

For fans at Coupeville High School sports events, it works both ways.

They’re there to watch the action, watch each other, and, sometimes, be watched by the ever-rovin’ camera of John Fisken, who provides us with the pics above.

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Welcome to the big show!!

Posted in Band, Fashionable Fans, tagged babies, Band, CHS Wolves, fashionable fans, John Fisken photos, moms on January 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »

“Nervous? Do I look nervous? Please. I’m here to blow this joint down, baby!!” (John Fisken photos)

Moments later, these four small children took the floor and beat Port Townsend. Ooh, you’ve been zinged, RedHawks.

Kalia Littlejohn tries to bribe her CHS soccer coach, Troy Cowan, with candy, but he has a laser focus and will not be deterred from the on-court action.

Wolf moms (l to r) Eileen Stone, Kristi Etzell and Kristin Hurlburt threaten to get rowdy in the stands. It wouldn’t be the first time.

CHS band teacher Jamar Jenkins: “You’re not ready for this beat, but I’m going to lay it down anyway.”

Dalton Martin, always the center of attention, even when he’s just here to drink some milk.

Wolf softball sensation Katrina McGranahan swings by the gym to root for her classmates, and, possibly, sign autographs.

“I swear, these are the hardest bleachers known to man. I can’t feel either of my legs right now … and I may be stuck.”

Basketball is not the only game in town.

The games bring out a bevy of other side shows, from band to cheer to coaches from other sports stopping by to show their support (and possibly recruit players) to fans busy in the stands.

Wandering around, in between the action Friday night, travelin’ photo man John Fisken was nice enough to snap us some pics of the whole wide show, and the pics above are courtesy him.

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