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Raise ’em high! Raise ’em proud!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Girls Tennis, tagged Basketball, championship banners, CHS Wolves, Class of 2015, tennis on June 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »

The first new league championship banners in 13 years at CHS. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Wynter Thorne (big pic) and (clockwise from top right) Hailey Hammer, Kacie Kiel, the Luveras, Madeline Strasburg, Monica Vidoni, Micky LeVine, Haleigh Deasy, Julia Myers, Jacki Ginnings. (John Fisken photos)

They’re up!

Just in time for graduation, which will allow the 11 seniors who played on those teams to witness them on their final trip through the gym, league championship banners have been raised.

Both the Coupeville High School girls’ basketball and girls’ tennis teams went undefeated in 1A Olympic League play this year.

The titles were the first the school had won since 2002.

Playing key roles on both teams were members of the Class of 2015, with six seniors on each team.

Wynter Thorne was the lone Wolf senior to play on both teams (joined by junior McKenzie Bailey).

Monica Vidoni, Hailey Hammer, Kacie Kiel, Julia Myers and Madeline Strasburg joined Thorne on the hoops squad while Micky LeVine, Jacki Ginnings, Haleigh Deasy, Ana Luvera and Ivy Luvera also played for the netters.

CHS graduation is 6 PM tonight.

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Awards banquet? Aced it!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged awards banquet, CHS Wolves, Jacki Ginnings, Jazmine Franklin, tennis on May 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Freshmen Sage Renninger (left) and Payton Aparicio played #1 doubles for the Wolves all season.

McKenzie Bailey won the Coach’s Award for a very successful junior campaign.

Haleigh Deasy was named Most Inspirational.

Jacki went out on top.

After leading the Coupeville High School girl’s tennis squad all season with grace and quiet fire, senior Jacki Ginnings was tabbed as the team’s MVP Thursday during the season-ending awards shindig.

She also shared captain honors with fellow senior Wynter Thorne, junior McKenzie Bailey and sophomore Valen Trujillo.

Bailey, who copped the Coach’s Award, will reunite with Trujillo as captains in 2016, with Jazmine Franklin and Sydney Autio set to join them.

Franklin (Most Improved), Haleigh Deasy (Most Inspirational) and Ana and Ivy Luvera (4-Year Awards) also walked away with hardware.

CHS coach Ken Stange, in his 10th year at the helm, guided the Wolves to an 11-3 record and an Olympic League title.

Varsity Letters:

Payton Aparicio
Sydney Autio
McKenzie Bailey
Bree Daigneault
Haleigh Deasy
Jazmine Franklin
Jacki Ginnings
Micky LeVine
Ana Luvera
Ivy Luvera
Mckenzie Meyer
Sage Renninger
Wynter Thorne
Valen Trujillo

JV certificates:

Maggie Crimmins
Kenzi LaRue
Hanna Seiffert
Ashley Smith
Kameryn St Onge

Managers:

John McClarin
Joseph Wedekind

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Two down, one alive!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged Charles Wright Academy, CHS Wolves, Jacki Ginnings, tennis, Valen Trujillo on May 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jacki Ginnings capped a strong three-year run Wednesday, exiting at the district tennis tourney. (John Fisken photos)

Valen Trujillo, heir to the throne.

Aaron Curtin is headed back to Yakima for the 1A state tourney.

“She was very kind and respectful, but would always hold her ground.”

Over the last three years, Jacki Ginnings has been a rock for the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad, a player Wolf coach Ken Stange could always count on, match after match.

“She has been a tough competitor for us, and she will be missed,” Stange said. “She could possibly be made of iron. She didn’t miss a single contest this season, and many of her matches were of the 2+ hour variety.

“I’m going to miss her tenacity,” he added. “She had a way with opponents. Early in her career, she would let players cheat, but, by her second year, she would hold her foes accountable for bad calls.”

Ginnings, a senior, capped her career Wednesday with a strong showing at the district tourney, falling 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals to eventual champ Alexis Schorno of Charles Wright Academy.

Schorno claimed the lone spot at state being offered from the highly-competitive District 3 tourney.

Ginnings traveling partner, sophomore Valen Trujillo, also made it to the semifinals, before being knocked out 6-1, 6-2 by Taryn Mulvihill of Vashon Island.

“They both fought hard, but came up short against a pair of talented players,” Stange said.

The Wolf tradition of having a strong #1 singles player carried down from Amanda d’Almeida to Allie Hanigan to Ginnings in recent seasons, with Trujillo set to inherit the mantle next year.

“Jacki put up a 10-4 record at #1 this year. Those are excellent numbers,” Stange said. “Luckily, Valen seems fit to take over the role as our top singles player.”

Extra match:

A quirk in the schedule forced Wolf netter Aaron Curtin, who had qualified for state back in the fall, to go back out and beat a player he had already taken down to reaffirm his trip to Yakima.

The CHS senior did just that, dispatching Steen Jennings of Vashon 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

“I’ve never seen Aaron hit serves harder than he was hitting them today,” Stange said.

Curtin will take his second consecutive trip to the 1A state tourney May 29-30. He advanced as a doubles player with Ben Etzell during his junior season.

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“Jacki and Valen were on point!!”

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged 1A Olympic League, Jacki Ginnings, Payton Aparicio, tennis, Valen Trujillo on May 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jacki Ginnings (left) and Valen Trujillo swept the top two singles spots at the Olympic League tourney. (Ken Stange photo)

Jacki Ginnings (left) and Valen Trujillo swept the top two singles spots at the Olympic League tourney. (Photos courtesy Ken Stange)

Wolf coach Ken Stange jumps into the celebration.

They were the best all season, and nothing changed in the postseason.

Riding a one-two finish from singles players Jacki Ginnings and Valen Trujillo, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad swept to a team title Tuesday at the 1A Olympic League tourney.

The Wolf duo now advance to districts, which will be held at Charles Wright Academy May 20.

Only the winner from what will be a super-tough districts draw chock full of private school players advances to state this year.

“We will travel and we will fight,” said CHS coach Ken Stange.

Powered by Ginnings and Trujillo, Coupeville outpaced Klahowya 10-5 to capture the league team title. Chimacum (3) and Port Townsend (2) rounded out the field.

Klahowya and Chimacum each sent a doubles team on to districts, with the Wolves narrowly missing out on a spot.

Freshmen Payton Aparicio and Sage Renninger took third, while Micky LeVine and Sydney Autio placed fourth.

Complete results:

Singles:

Round One (single elimination)

Jacki Ginnings beat Makenzie Richey (Chim) 8-0
Valen Trujillo beat Sydney Jackson (Kla) 8-3
McKenzie Bailey lost to Laura De Michelli (PT) 8-3

Semifinals:

Ginnings beat Montano (Kla) 8-2
Trujillo beat De Michelli (PT) 8-4

Championship:

Ginnings beat Trujillo 8-4

“While we played well in doubles, we shined in singles, as we have all season long,” Stange said. “McKenzie nearly upended De Michelli. Jacki and Valen were on point.

“Valen had a bit of trouble in the opening round, playing against a soft hitter, but once she figured out how to generate her own pace, she was good to go,” he added. “Jacki rolled over everyone, until she met Valen in the final. She certainly had to earn her title.”

Doubles:

Round One (Single Elimination):

Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Amelia Breithaupt/Casi Rowland (PT) 8-2
Sydney Autio/Micky LeVine beat Sophia Kovaleskie/Hailey Sargent (Kla) 9-7
Ana Luvera/Ivy Luvera lost to Sarah Allen/Ray Maki (Chim) 8-0

Semifinals:

Aparicio/Renninger lost to Shania Rose/Danielle Frederick (Kla) 8-1
Autio/LeVine lost to Allen/Maki (Chim) 8-2

Semifinal Loser Bracket:

Aparicio/Renninger beat Autio/LeVine 8-4

2nd/3rd Place:

Aparicio/Renninger lost to Allen/Maki (Chim) 8-2

“Chimacum and Klahowya each had a strong doubles team. They were pretty dominant, especially Shania Rose,” Stange said. “She was certainly the day’s hardest hitter.

“All three of our teams stood their ground but were unable to overcome the pair of duos from our rival schools. Next year…”

The tourney brought an end to the careers of LeVine and the Luvera twins.

“The three seniors gave a combined eleven years to CHS tennis,” Stange said. “I’m grateful for all they’ve done.

“Over the last four years, those three have accounted for many wins and even more great memories,” he added. “They’ve left a positive mark on CHS and its team.”

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“This has been the perfect season!!”

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, Ken Stange, league champs, mooning, tennis, undefeated on May 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ken Stange, tennis guru and racket-waving defender of his player’s honor. (John Fisken photo)

It was a day for butt-whuppin’.

First, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad closed out a flawless debut in the 1A Olympic League, crushing host Chimacum 6-1.

The victory, the tenth straight for the Wolves, brought their final record to 11-3 overall, 6-0 in league (they join the CHS girls’ basketball team as league champs during the 2014-2015 school year).

“The girls could have stepped off the gas,” Wolf coach Ken Stange said. “That’s just not how they roll, though.”

Then, as the team headed back to the ferry, with celebratory dinner from Port Townsend’s legendary Waterfront Pizza in hand, the Wolves found themselves the victims of a drive-by mooning by local high school boys.

At which point Stange, racket in hand, chased the ruffians down the town’s main drag, thoroughly freaking out the whippersnappers, who departed in great haste.

Hailed as a champion by his team — who decreed he should be named Player of the Match for his actions — Stange and his squad headed home, where the celebration raged on.

“We’ve been home for more than an hour. I live across the street from the school, and I can still hear a bunch of the girls who are still in the parking lot, whooping and hollering,” Stange wrote on Facebook.

“I love it. This has been the perfect season!”

Complete results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Jacki Ginnings beat Laura De Michelli 6-0, 6-1

2nd Singles — Wynter Thorne beat Casi Rowland 6-2, 4-6, 10-8

“Wynter dominated in the first, and then was able to hold off the pesky Cowboy player in the third.”

3rd Singles — Ivy Luvera beat Amelia Breithaupt 6-1, 7-6(7-5)

1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger lost to Ray Maki/Sarah Allen 6-1, 6-1

2nd Doubles — Micky LeVine/Sydney Autio beat Holly Taylor/Alyssa Wolfe 6-4, 6-4

“These two have been playing well lately, and it was good to see them bag a solid straight set win.”

3rd Doubles — McKenzie Bailey/Jazmine Franklin beat Sophia Thurston/McKenzie Richey 2-6, 6-1, 10-7

“This was a fine match. I was proud of McKenzie and Jazmine for being able to make adjustments and fight adversity.”