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Parents pop prairie pics

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Audrianna Shaw takes a cut during a team scrimmage. (Tiffani Blazek photo)

Sage Sharp frames a pitch. (Morgan White photo)

“Stop … hammer time!” (Blazek photo)

Abby Mulholland (left) offers a helping hand to a rival. (Renae Mulholland photo)

Zane Oldenstadt (13) watches hardball action unfold under the fading prairie light. (Michelle Glass photo)

Mckenna Somes is locked and loaded at the plate. (Megan Somes photo)

The pandemic has changed many things, but there is one constant for CHS athletes — frequent ferry rides. (Glass photo)

The CHS softball sluggers are (sorta) ready for their closeup. (Aaron Lucero photo)

Take a picture. It’ll last longer.

As this pandemic-shortened spring sports season zips by, Coupeville parents are taking heed of that bit of wisdom.

Cameras are clicking, and the return to school athletics in the Age of Coronavirus is being documented from many angles.

Thanks to some of those parents, here’s a collection of images from the prairie and beyond.

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Netters swing by Title Town

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on March 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Noelle Daigneault and her Coupeville tennis teammates are the 2021 Northwest 2B/1B League champs. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Time to hoist another tile.

The Coupeville High School girls tennis team has the most league titles of any sport played at the school, and now coach Ken Stange and Co. can add a new one.

Bouncing host Friday Harbor 5-0 Monday afternoon, the Wolves improved to 4-0 during this pandemic-shortened season, officially clinching the Northwest 2B/1B League crown.

With two matches left in their six-match rumble royal, Coupeville and Friday Harbor — the only NWL schools to play the net game — meet again March 26 and 29.

The first of those remaining matches, set for this Friday on Whidbey Island, is Senior Night for the Wolves.

Monday, the highlight came courtesy of Helen Strelow, who was making her debut as a singles player.

The CHS sophomore split the first two sets of her match, before falling behind 4-1 in the deciding frame.

At that point, Strelow made Stange’s heart soar, reaching down deep to run off five straight games en route to a 6-4 win in the third set.

Also coming up big was Coupeville’s #3 doubles duo, Noelle Daigneault and Sophie Martin, who also pulled out a three-set victory to keep the Wolves flawless on the season.

On their way to 4-0 as a team, the CHS netters have combined to go 20-0 in varsity matches.

 

Complete Monday results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Abby Mulholland beat Allie Fleming 6-3, 6-4

2nd Singles — Helen Strelow beat Lucy Martin 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

1st Doubles — Jaimee Masters/Emily Fiedler beat Liliia Gamez/Emilie Mason 6-2, 6-3

2nd Doubles — Kateline McCormick/Eryn Wood beat Amelia Eltinge/Ava Martin 6-3, 6-3

3rd Doubles — Noelle Daigneault/Sophie Martin beat Lucy Marinkovich/Eleanor Rollins 6-2, 5-7, 10-7

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Lucy Tenore/Hayley Fiedler beat Trinity Cullen/Isabella VanderYacht 8-1

5th Doubles — Vivian Farris/Nozomi Hagihara beat Sonora Tate/Eva Sanabria 8-3

6th Doubles — Hayley Thomas/Gwen Crowder lost to Elanor Gislason/Sidney Herda 6-3

7th Doubles — Tenore/H. Fiedler beat Lilli Turnbow/Annabelle Mountford 6-0

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Wolf netters in peak form

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Emily Fiedler played strongly Wednesday, teaming with Jaimee Masters to claim a decisive win at first doubles. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

There was a little bit of everything.

Big routs, tense back-and-forth affairs, and a handful of debuts.

When it was all over Wednesday, the Coupeville High School girls tennis team walked away with a 5-0 win over visiting Friday Harbor, and at least a share of a league title.

CHS is 3-0 at the halfway point of this pandemic-shortened season, with all its matches coming against the Wolverines, who rep the only other school in the Northwest 2B/1B League to play tennis.

The two squads face off again March 22, when the Wolves travel to Friday Harbor.

A win there — and Coupeville is 15-0 in varsity matches this season — and you can officially add another league title banner to the collection in the CHS gym.

While Wednesday’s match finished decisively in favor of Coupeville, their arch-rivals put up a spirited fight.

The match of the day came at first singles, with Coupeville ace Abby Mulholland dueling with Friday Harbor’s talented top gun, Allie Fleming.

After a back-and-forth battle, Fleming claimed the first set 6-4, but couldn’t quite hold on to claim the full victory.

Mulholland, utilizing her height advantage, begin to spend more time at the net, dominating by spraying overhead winners to all the nooks and crannies of the court.

Fleming scrambled to the last point, showing a nice touch for keeping rallies going, but was eventually undone by Mulholland, who mixed in some sparkling drop shots as well as she claimed the final sets 6-2 and 6-0.

She wasn’t the only Wolf to bring their A-game, as Jaimee Masters and Emily Fiedler made for a formidable #1 doubles duo.

The two have different playing styles — Fiedler moves like a dancer on the court, while Masters unleashes blistering power off both her serves and her net game — but they mesh together fairly flawlessly.

Wednesday’s match also marked the high school tennis debuts of three younger Wolves, with Helen Strelow, Hayley Thomas, and Nozomi Hagihara taking the court for the first time this season.

All three showed potential, with Strelow a particular standout, teaming with Noelle Daigneault to win at the varsity level.

 

Complete Wednesday results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Abby Mulholland beat Allie Fleming 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

2nd Singles — Eryn Wood beat Lucy Martin 6-0, 6-3

1st Doubles — Jaimee Masters/Emily Fiedler beat Liliia Gamez/Emilie Mason 6-0, 6-2

2nd Doubles — Kateline McCormick/Mary Milnes beat Amelia Eltinge/Ava Martin 6-1, 6-1

3rd Doubles — Noelle Daigneault/Helen Strelow beat Lucy Marinkovich/Eleanor Rollins 6-0, 6-2

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Lucy Tenore/Sophie Martin beat Trinity Cullen/Isabella VanderYacht 8-0

5th Doubles — Vivian Farris/Hayley Fiedler beat Elanor Gislason/Sidney Herda 8-1

6th Doubles — Hayley Thomas/Nozomi Hagihara lost to Eva Sanabria/Lilli Turnbow 8-3

7th Doubles — H. Fiedler/Farris beat Annabelle Mountford/? 6-0

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Wolves killin’ it

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, tagged , , , , , on March 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Katelin McCormick and Coupeville tennis are a flawless 2-0 on the season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s a strong start.

After a year-plus off because of the pandemic, plus a switch from 1A to 2B and a move to the Northwest League, Coupeville High School athletic teams have come out of the gate hot.

When you look at the three spring sports which tabulate win/loss records, the Wolves have already nabbed seven wins, with runner-ups Friday Harbor (4) and Darrington (3) on their heels.

La Conner, Mount Vernon Christian, Orcas Island, and Concrete are all still hunting their first victory.

It’s still early of course, but with COVID shortening each sports season this school year, we’re also already a chunk into the schedule.

After playing entirely at home to start the spring, Coupeville hits the road this coming week.

Baseball plays at Darrington Tuesday and Friday Harbor on Friday, while softball matches those games, then tosses in a trip to Concrete Saturday.

Meanwhile, Wolf girls tennis nabs the only home event of the week, hosting Friday Harbor Wednesday, with CHS track traveling to La Conner Thursday.

Where things stand through March 14:

 

Northwest League baseball:

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

 

Northwest League girls tennis:

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

 

Northwest League softball:

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

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Road warriors net shutout win

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on March 12, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Abby Mulholland bounced from doubles to singles Friday, capturing a straight-sets win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Different island, same result.

Hitting the road for the first time during this pandemic-shortened season, the Coupeville High School girls tennis team swept to a second-straight win Friday afternoon.

Bouncing host Friday Harbor 5-0, the Wolves headed back to the ferry carrying a flawless 2-0 record.

Match three of six against the same foe — Coupeville and Friday Harbor are the only Northwest 2B/1B League schools to play the net game — arrives Wednesday, March 17 back on Whidbey.

Friday’s match featured two new twists from the opener.

Abby Mulholland replaced Noelle Daigneault at second singles, with her teammate sliding over into doubles, where she teamed up with Eryn Wood.

And Wolf sophomore Lucy Tenore made her high school tennis debut, uniting with Sophie Martin for a win.

 

Complete Friday results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Genna Wright beat Allie Fleming 6-0, 6-0

2nd Singles — Abby Mulholland beat Lucy Martin 6-1, 6-0

1st Doubles — Jaimee Masters/Emily Fiedler beat Amelia Eltinge/Ava Martin 6-0, 6-2

2nd Doubles — Noelle Daigneault/Eryn Wood beat Lucy Marinkovich/Eleanor Rollins 6-0, 6-0

3rd Doubles — Katelin McCormick/Mary Milnes beat Trinity Cullen/Tate Sonora 6-1, 6-1

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Lucy Tenore/Sophie Martin beat Elanor Gislason/Eva Sanabria 8-0

5th Doubles — Vivian Farris/Hayley Fiedler beat Lilli Turnbow/Isabella VanderYacht 8-2

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