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Survive and thrive!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged 1A vs. 2A, CHS Wolves, Genna Wright, girls tennis, Kingston on March 20, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Sage Renninger and doubles partner Payton Aparicio fought down to the wire Tuesday in a tough three-set loss. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The trial by fire continues.

Coupeville High School, among the very smallest of all 1A schools in Washington state, is opening its season with a run of non-conference tilts against large 2A schools.

Tuesday afternoon it was undefeated Kingston, which boasts a student body two-and-a-half times that of CHS, visiting Whidbey.

Somewhat predictably, the Buccaneers left town with a 6-1 non-conference win, running their record to 4-0 and dropping the Wolves to 0-4.

But all of this has been prep for Coupeville facing off with its own 1A Olympic League foes, and the pursuit of a fourth-straight league title.

The Wolves, who are 15-0 in the three-year history of the league, get their first taste of conference play Thursday, when they welcome Klahowya (0-3) to town.

When the Eagles show up, Coupeville’s doubles duos will be the featured attraction.

Sophomores Tia Wurzrainer and Avalon Renninger romped to a straight-sets win at #2 doubles Tuesday, while seniors Sage Renninger and Payton Aparicio pushed their Kingston rivals to a third-set tiebreaker in a very close match.

Complete Tuesday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Claire Mietus lost to Montana Thoroughman 6-1, 6-0

2nd Singles — Genna Wright lost to Emily Ramirez 6-2, 6-2

3rd Singles — Heather Nastali lost to Sanni Wilder 6-2, 6-3

1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger lost to Emily Shaleen/Lily Beaulieu 6-4, 3-6, 10-4

2nd Doubles — Avalon Renninger/Tia Wurzrainer beat Elizabeth Ramirez/Sam Young 6-2, 6-3

3rd Doubles — Kameryn St Onge/Maggie Crimmins lost to Ana Horne/Taylor Sanville 6-3, 6-2

4th Doubles — Jillian Mayne/Zara Bradley lost to Cierra Franklin/Rachael Winn 6-0, 6-3

JV:

5th Doubles — Nanci Melendrez/Megan Behan lost 6-1

6th Doubles — Jaimee Masters/Emily Fiedler trailed 4-3 (ferry)

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Forward we go!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Softball, tagged 1A Olympic League, baseball, CHS Wolves, Soccer, Softball, tennis on March 18, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School baseball coach Chris Smith checks to see if any raindrops are falling. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

And we’re off.

The first days of spring sports played out this past week, at least when the rain drops weren’t putting a damper on things.

Three of the four spring Coupeville High School varsity teams to keep track of a win-loss record are sitting with winning records as you read this, which is always a nice start.

Very few Olympic League contests have been played so far, with one of the big rain-outs preempting Coupeville and Chimacum from meeting on the baseball diamond.

But, the few that have made it into the books have gone exactly the way expected, with Coupeville and Klahowya coming out on top.

The two schools have fought for the varsity wins crown the past four years, with the Eagles coming out on top in years #1 and #2 and the Wolves claiming top dog status in year #3.

This year, in the final go-round for the four-team league (Coupeville is hopping conferences in the fall), CHS is out in front once again.

The Wolves exited winter with a 31-28 lead, based on girls soccer, football, volleyball, boys tennis and girls and boys basketball.

With a pair of early wins over Port Townsend in baseball and soccer, Klahowya has narrowed the gap to 32-30, ensuring what should be a fairly thrilling stretch run.

The week ahead, while chock full of games, won’t have much of an impact on the wins race.

Most of Coupeville’s games between Mar. 19-24 are non-conference tilts, though the two which are Olympic League clashes are both head-to-head with Klahowya.

The two teams are scheduled to meet on the tennis court Mar. 22 and the soccer pitch Mar. 24, with both contests on Whidbey.

Standings through Mar. 18:

Olympic League baseball:

School	League	Overall
Klahowya	1-0	2-2
COUPEVILLE	0-0	2-1
Chimacum	0-0	0-4
Port Townsend	0-1	0-2

Olympic League boys soccer:

School	League	Overall
COUPEVILLE	1-0	2-1
Klahowya	1-0	1-0-1
Chimacum	0-1	0-2
Port Townsend	0-1	0-2

Olympic League girls tennis:

School	League	Overall
COUPEVILLE	0-0	0-3
Chimacum	0-0	0-1
Klahowya	0-0	0-2

Olympic League softball:

School	League	Overall
COUPEVILLE	0-0	1-0
Klahowya	0-0	2-1

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Another match, another lesson!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, girls tennis, Island rivalry, Sage Renninger, SWHS Falcons on March 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Tia Wurzrainer is teaming with fellow Wolf sophomore Avalon Renninger to form a potent doubles duo. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Tennis is a tricky game.

They record the team score, yet individual development is the primary objective.

Coupeville High School girls tennis coach Ken Stange has been hanging around the courts for most of his life, and has developed a nice Zen attitude about the whole thing.

So, while his Wolf squad fell to 0-3 on the season after taking a 4-1 non-conference loss at South Whidbey Friday, he can be at peace, seeing each of his netters develop their own story arc at their own pace.

Coupeville will have a tough time putting together a string of team wins, with seven matches against 2A schools, several others against tough 1A rivals like South Whidbey, and a Wolf lineup still very much in flux.

Friday’s match, while it ended in a team loss, had its positives, though, especially in doubles.

Stange’s top duo, seniors Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger, bounced back after a narrow loss to a Sequim tandem, pulling out an epic three-set win in Langley.

“Sage and Payton really figured it out today,” Stange said. “South Whidbey had a tough duo.

“It took a while for them to find the groove, but once they did, it was lights out for SW.”

Coupeville’s #2 duo, sophomores Avalon Renninger and Tia Wurzrainer, have only played three matches together, but their coach already sees a bright future for his young netters.

“Avalon and Tia continue to grow,” Stange said. “They may have lost, but I see them evolving into one entity.

“They remind me of my 1’s, in a way.”

The final varsity doubles match presented Coupeville’s coach with a bit of a quandry.

While he was fully in support of his own players — seniors Kameryn St Onge and Maggie Crimmins — one of the Falcon rivals happened to be Oliana Stange.

The SWHS sophomore was making her varsity debut, and she and her partner pulled out a win as Ken Stange carefully juggled two roles, that of an aggressive coach and a justifiably-beaming father.

“Between sets, I told Kam and Maggie to hit it to the less-experienced player. That was O,” chess-master Ken Stange admitted with a small smile. “I told my girls that she’d either wilt or rise up.

“O stepped up. I was quite proud.”

After another clash with a 2A school, this time Kingston, next Tuesday, Mar. 20, Coupeville begins its run at a fourth-straight Olympic League crown when it hosts Klahowya Thursday, Mar. 22

Complete Friday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Claire Mietus lost to Farriss Jokinen 6-2, 6-1

2nd Singles — Genna Wright lost to Ashley Ricketts 6-0, 6-0

1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Mary Zisette/Ainsley Nelson 4-6, 6-1, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Avalon Renninger/Tia Wurzrainer lost to Robynn Maciel/Alison Papritz 6-4, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Kameryn St Onge/Maggie Crimmins lost to Ally Lynch/Oliana Stange 6-2, 6-2

JV:

4th Doubles — Jillian Mayne/Zara Bradley lost to Annika/Chloe 6-1

5th Doubles — Heather Nastali/Nanci Melendrez beat Capri/Amara 6-1

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One to learn from!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged 1A vs. 2A, CHS Wolves, Sage Renninger, Sequim, tennis on March 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »

After two straight home matches to open the season, Megan Behan and her Coupeville tennis teammates hit the road Friday and travel to Langley. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Some days are about winning and losing, and some days are about learning.

Thursday afternoon the Coupeville High School girls tennis team got to experience the latter, as the Wolves ran into a buzz-saw in 2A Sequim.

“They’re good. No, I mean … they’re GOOD,” said a philosophical CHS coach Ken Stange as he ambled past, watching the action unfold through the chain-link fence.

The visitors, who are coached by Mark Textor, brother of Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Famer Phyllis Textor, cruised to a 7-0 win.

The non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 0-2, but they get an immediate chance to bounce back, as CHS travels to Langley Friday to face arch-rival South Whidbey.

Coupeville’s closest match against Sequim came at #2 doubles, where sophomores Avalon Renninger and Tia Wurzrainer fought through three tension-soaked sets before falling.

Complete Thursday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Claire Mietus lost to Isabelle Hugonoit 6-0, 6-0

2nd Singles — Genna Wright lost to Olivia Preston 6-0, 6-2

3rd Singles — Heather Nastali lost to Emily Bundy 6-2, 6-0

1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger lost to Jessica Dietzman/Kali Wiker 6-2, 7-6(7-5)

2nd Doubles — Avalon Renninger/Tia Wurzrainer lost to Mckenna Hastings/Ashley Rosoles 4-6, 6-1, 7-5

3rd Doubles — Kameryn St Onge/Maggie Crimmins lost to Arlene Law/Amanda He 6-2, 6-3

4th Doubles — Jillian Mayne/Zara Bradley lost to Eden Johnson/Amanda Dietzman 6-0, 6-4

JV:

5th Doubles — Nanci Melendrez/Megan Behan lost 6-0

6th Doubles — Jaimee Masters/Emily Fiedler lost 6-1