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Rumble in the mud!!

Posted in Football, Middle School, tagged CMS Wolves, football, Gavin Knoblich, Sean Toomey-Stout, Trystan Ford on October 21, 2015| 1 Comment »

Mason Grove (1) gets congratulations from his lil’ bro. (Mindy Grove photo)

Gavin Knoblich (72), Trystan Ford (74) and assistant coach Ron Wright confer during a break in the action. (Lisa Schlesner-Ford photos)

Having survived a mud bowl, the Wolves celebrate.

They were back in action, and hard at work.

A week after postponing a game due to a lack of eligible players, the Coupeville Middle School football squad returned Wednesday, taking the long ride down to Forks.

Once they got to the town that former CHS football coach Ron Bagby once owned as a young gridiron warrior, the Wolves battled through a mud bowl, falling 34-14.

Jean Lund-Olsen grabbed the spotlight, scoring a touchdown and snaring a pair of sacks on defense.

Not to be outdone, Mason Grove opened the scoring for Coupeville with a touchdown of his own, then tacked on PAT runs after both scores.

Sean Toomey-Stout was a beast on both sides of the ball, while the Wolf line — led by Trevor Bell, Trystan Ford and Gavin Knoblich, operated with great efficiency.

Coupeville returns to action next Wednesday, Oct. 28, when it travels to Port Townsend.

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Big picks, big kicks!!

Posted in Football, tagged CHS Wolves, football, Hunter Smith, Stats, Wiley Hesselgrave, Zane Bundy on October 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Zane Bundy has kicked four field goals this season, which is tied for the most by a 1A player. (John Fisken photo)

OK, before you all start whining, I know these aren’t 100% correct.

For some reason, special teams is incomplete this week, as both the punting and return totals from Friday’s game against Chimacum weren’t entered on MaxPreps.com by the Coupeville High School coaches.

So, if your name is say, Clay Reilly or Wiley Hesselgrave or Hunter Smith, you may have something to discuss with the higher-ups at the next team meeting.

Other than that, though, we’re pretty close.

The big highlight is Smith claiming the single season record for interceptions with seven. Or, at least, the record from the past 15 years or so.

Snatching three more picks Friday, he slipped past Josh Bayne, who netted six INTs a year ago.

Celebrate the record, Hunter, go add to it in the remaining games, and don’t think about the fact that one day we may finally retrieve all of the lost CHS sports records and discover Bayne never really owned the record.

Also of note is Wolf kicker Zane Bundy moving up into a third-place tie for most field goals kicked this season by a Washington state football player.

Notching his fourth of the season Friday, he’s tied for the lead in 1A with Port Townsend’s Gerry Coker, and they sit one field goal behind Bryce Bendixen of 4A Bellarmine Prep.

Jack Crane of 4A Sammamish is way out in front with 11.

The (semi-complete) stats through week 7:

Offense:

Passing:

Gabe Eck 57-116 for 714 yards with 4 TD and 2 INTs
Hunter Downes 25-46 for 239 yards with 1 TD and 3 INTs
CJ Smith 1-1 for 10 yards
Wiley Hesselgrave 0-1

Receiving:

Hunter Smith 27 receptions for 336 yards
C. Smith 18-257
Ty Eck 14-136
Hesselgrave 10-87
Jordan Ford 6-85
Ryan Griggs 3-33
Lathom Kelley 2-22
Jake Hoagland 2-7

Rushing:

Hesselgrave 70 carries for 346 yards
Kelley 39-150
Jacob Martin 7-12
G. Eck 52-8
Chris Battaglia 1-4
C. Smith 1 (-1)
Mitchell Losey 1 (-3)
Downes 12 (-49)

Total yards:

G. Eck 722
Hesselgrave 433
H. Smith 336
C. Smith 266
Downes 190
Kelley 172
T. Eck 136
Ford 85
Griggs 33
Martin 12
Hoagland 7
Battaglia 4

Touchdowns:

T. Eck 2
Hesselgrave 2
H. Smith 2
Martin 1
C. Smith 1

PATs:

Zane Bundy 4

Field Goals:

Bundy 4

Points:

Bundy 16
T. Eck 12
Hesselgrave 12
C. Smith 12
Martin 6
H. Smith 6

Defense:

Tackles:

Kelley 65
Hesselgrave 45
T. Eck 42
Battaglia 34
Uriel Liquidano 33
Brenden Gilbert 23
Mitchell Carroll 22
Julian Welling 20
Martin 19
Tyler McCalmont 16
Clay Reilly 15
H. Smith 15
Ford 13
Losey 13
Jake Lord 7
C. Smith 6
Josh Lord 4
JR Pendergrass 4
Griggs 1
Matt Hilborn 1
Teo Keilwitz 1
Josh Robinson 1
James Vidoni 1

Sacks:

Battaglia 2
Ford 2
Gilbert 2
Kelley 2
Carroll 1
Hesselgrave 1
Martin 1
McCalmont 1

Interceptions:

H. Smith 7
Hesselgrave 1
Martin 1
Reilly 1

Fumble recoveries:

Martin 3
Ford 2
H. Smith 2
T. Eck 1
Hesselgrave 1
Kelley 1
Liquidano 1

Blocked kicks:

Hesselgrave 1
Kelley 1
Liquidano 1

Special Teams:

Kickoffs:

Bundy 8 for 253 yards

Punts:

Reilly 17 for 555 yards
Bundy 12-308

Kickoff/punt returns:

Hesselgrave 16 for 237 yards
T. Eck 8-93
Kelley 5-68
H. Smith 4-39
Martin 2-2
Reilly 1-0

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Back in stride!!

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged Central Washington University, CHS Wolves, football, Jake Tumblin, Josh Bayne, Mitch Pelroy, Nick Streubel on October 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Mitch Pelroy, being awesome. (Haylee Sauer photo)

They all hit the road, but only one is heading home a winner.

Two of three college football teams boasting former Coupeville High School players on their roster fell Saturday, but the one with the graybeard came away a winner.

Montana Western and Mitch Pelroy pulled out a come-from-behind 30-23 win against Eastern Oregon in La Grande, snapping a two-game losing streak.

Now 4-2, the Bulldogs have won eight of their last ten games going back to last season, but needed a blocked punt taken back for a touchdown with less than two minutes to play to escape this week.

Pelroy, a junior, brought back a kickoff for 22 yards, which is almost exactly his season average.

He’s returned seven kicks for 155 yards (22.1 average), giving him 755 return yards over his 26-game college career.

Pelroy has also amassed 38 tackles, 10 assists, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack from his defensive back position.

Things didn’t go quite as well for Pelroy’s fellow CHS alumni, as lineman Nick Streubel and Central Washington were nipped 31-25 by Western Oregon in Monmouth. The Wildcats are 3-4 on the season.

Simon Fraser University, which carries two Wolves in Josh Bayne and Jake Tumblin, left Canada and was shut-out 19-0 in Rapid City by the South Dakota School of Mines. The Clan are 0-5.

Bayne notched a tackle in the loss, running his totals to 12 tackles and four assists. His fellow frosh has four tackles and five assists.

P.S. — Once again, a big thank you to Montana Western’s Haylee Sauer, who has been nice enough to let me use of her photos of Mitch during his college gridiron days.

To see more of her really snappy pics, pop over to:

https://www.facebook.com/hayleesauerphotography?fref=ts

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Hard knocks, fast clicks!!

Posted in Football, tagged CHS Wolves, football, Hunter Smith, John Fisken photos, Lathom Kelley, Wiley Hesselgrave on October 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Flying solo, having lost his defender, Hunter Smith hauls in a TD pass. (John Fisken photos)

Wiley Hesselgrave (10) makes a play to rip the ball free.

And, on this play, with an assist from Brenden Gilbert (74), it works.

Lathom Kelley heads to daylight.

Super fans Kacie Kiel (left) and Kailey Kellner eye the action.

Gang tackling at its finest, as Mitchell Carroll (16), Kelley, Jordan Ford (88) and Gilbert team up to take down a Cowboy runner.

Wolf QB Gabe Eck lets fly…

…and Smith hauls in another bomb.

The end result wasn’t pretty, but the action leading up to Friday’s Homecoming loss had its fair share of big plays and camera-friendly moves.

Snapping away was travelin’ photo man John Fisken, who provides us with the pics above.

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=9402&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

P.S. — Use coupon code EB94024962 before Oct. 31 and get 15% off your purchase.

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Ever faithful!!

Posted in Fashionable Fans, Football, tagged Amanda Neitzel, CHS Wolves, football, Homecoming, John Fisken photos, Joker, Sherry Roberts on October 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

“Hold the line, men! Hold the line!!” (John Fisken photos)

Alert the media. Wolf cheerleaders Amanda Neitzel (left) and Brittany Starr have arrived on scene.

We need a bigger camera. Photo Bomb Queens McKenzie Bailey (left) and big sis McKayla, reunited and ready to break the internet.

We need a bigger camera. Photo Bomb Queens McKenzie (left) and McKayla Bailey, reunited and ready to break the internet.

Freshmen, all full of spirit. Left to right, it’s Homecoming Princess Lindsey Roberts, Ema Smith and Sarah Wright.

Suited up to play The Joker on a halftime float, Jacob Smith contemplates all the trouble he could cause.

Wolf moms have spirit, too.

Senior cheer captain Allison Dickson prepares to lead her squad onto the field of battle.

Randy King, laying down sweet knowledge from the press box.

Freshman cheerleader Gaby Halpin stares into a bright future.

Or, maybe, she’s just watching her classmates go bonkers.

They arrived, in all shapes, sizes and ages.

Wolf fans crammed the bleachers, the sidelines and every nook and cranny at Mickey Clark Field Friday night.

They were there for a football game, for Homecoming festivities and to enjoy a relatively balmy October night under the lights.

Capturing the action, before he skedaddled for Oak Harbor and another football game, was travelin’ photo man John Fisken, who delivers unto us the pics above.

Go, marinate in the pictorial excellence. We’ll talk more later.

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