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Throwback Thursday: Something’s fishy!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, Throwback Thursday, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on June 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Valen (left) and ? Trujillo show off their catch back in the olden days of 2007.

Valen (left) and Zoe Trujillo show off their catch back in the olden days of 2007.

Back alley brawlers Valen Trujillo (left) and Micky LeVine rule the tennis courts.

Modern-day Valen (left), now dominating the tennis courts with Micky LeVine.

Pick a sport and Valen Trujillo will shine.

The Coupeville High School sophomore-to-be was a standout volleyball and tennis player as a freshman and the tales of her middle school basketball exploits — when she made two King’s players run out of the gym crying — are legends still echoing through the hallways of the gym.

As she heads into summer vacation, we take a quick look back at an earlier moment, when she and little sis Zoe showed they were champion fish catchers, as well.

Once a champ, always a champ.

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Wolf ace nets a happy birthday!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, Happy birthday, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on June 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Happy birthday, Allie Hanigan! (John Fisken photo, tweaked on PicMonkey)

Queen of the court. (John Fisken photo)

Waiting to unleash the fury. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Waiting to unleash the fury. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Zen master.

Zen master.

Kelso’s loss was Coupeville’s gain.

When Allie Hanigan and her family moved to town, the Wolves got a two-sport superstar who played with elegance and grace.

Whether exploding skyward at the volleyball net, where she used her height to great effect as a blocker, or controlling play on the tennis court, she was a standout during her time in the red and black.

Now, having graduated from CHS just a few short days ago, she’s moving on to bigger and better things.

As she celebrates her birthday today, we wish her the best because that’s what she has always been — the best.

Wherever she goes, whatever she does, Miss Hanigan will always be a superstar. And we’ll be able to say we knew her when her star was just beginning to spark skyward on its journey.

Get ready to watch the fireworks go off as she moves from small town wonder to all-world sensation.

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Netters kick off awards season!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on May 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Back alley brawlers Valen Trujillo (left) and Micky LeVine rule the tennis courts.

Valen Trujillo (left) and Micky LeVine, ready to throw down a beatin’.

Sam

Samantha Martin moves in for the kill. (John Fisken photo)

Sydney Aparicio (left) and Wynter Thorne celebrate their Player of the Match honors. (Ken Stange photo)

Sydney Aparicio (left) and Wynter Thorne celebrate Player of the Match honors.

It’s not over until the last cupcake is eaten.

The Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad and coach Ken Stange officially closed out the 2014 season Thursday with an awards shindig, honoring 15 players for their efforts.

Senior Allie Hanigan, who anchored the Wolves at #1 singles all season, led the way, taking home the MVP as well as sharing Captain honors with Samantha Martin.

Jazmine Franklin earned Most Improved, Valen Trujillo was tabbed as Most Inspirational and Wynter Thorne nabbed the Coach’s Award.

Earning varsity letters:

Sydney Aparicio
Sydney Autio
McKenzie Bailey
Bree Daigneault
Haleigh Deasy
Jazmine Franklin
Jacki Ginnings
Allie Hanigan
Micky LeVine
Ana Luvera
Ivy Luvera
Samantha Martin
Maureen Rice
Wynter Thorne
Valen Trujillo

And, just because the season is over doesn’t mean you can’t start preparing for next year.

In a team vote, Martin, Thorne and Ginnings were elected as captains for the 2015 team.

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Throwback Thursday: Sister Power!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, Softball, Throwback Thursday, tagged , , , , , on May 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The Bailey sisters never shied away from a camera. Ever. (Donna Bailey photo)

McKenzie Bailey (left) and big sis McKayla have never shied away from a camera. Ever. (Donna Bailey photo)

McKayla, modern day. "Hello camera, my old friend." (John Fisken photo)

McKayla, modern day. “Hello camera, my old friend.” (John Fisken photos)

McKenzie

McKenzie, cheering on little sister Mollie at her softball game.

McKayla and McKenzie Bailey are the best thing to happen to photographers since the camera was invented.

The dandy duo, who star for about 26 different Wolf teams, tend to light up whenever they hear the faint click of a photographer at work.

The day they leave Coupeville High School will be the day I have to shut this blog down, because they represent about 37% of all photos I run and … wait, they have a younger sister, the equally camera-happy Mollie?!?!?!?

Life goes on.

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Court Queen bids adieu!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , on May 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Allie Hanigan caps her high school tennis career. (John Fisken photos)

Allie Hanigan caps her high school tennis career. (John Fisken photos)

Graceful and gritty.

That’s Allie Hanigan, who capped a standout run as a Coupeville High School athlete with a fourth-place finish at the district tennis tourney.

After she and her family moved to The Rock from Kelso, Hanigan made an immediate impact for the Wolves as both a volleyball player — flying high above the net to deliver knee-buckling spikes — and as a netter.

She always made it look easy, yet never took the easy way out, always fighting to the last point regardless of the sport or the competition.

As she and her tennis teammates prepare for their final moments together at an awards shindig Thursday, we offer up this compilation of photos taken by John Fisken as Hanigan fought through her final match as a high school player.

Well done, Miss Hanigan. A class act to the end.

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