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Hammer’s a slammer!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on March 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

  Dads dig the long ball, which is why Hailey Hammer loves to mash home runs.

Get out the rye bread and mustard, Grandma, it’s grand salami time!

The words of longtime Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus echoed across the Northwest once again Thursday, as former Wolf Hailey Hammer pounded a grand slam in her college softball game.

Hammer, a sophomore at Everett Community College, connected in game two of a doubleheader sweep of Skagit Valley, as the Trojans opened Northwest Athletic Conference play.

Everett shredded the Cardinals 7-3 and 10-0.

Hammer’s homer was a game-winner, though no one knew it at the moment.

The game was knotted in a scoreless tie and the bags were juiced when she locked on to a pitch and smashed all the hopes and dreams of the SVC pitcher.

With the sweep, Everett improved to 4-7 overall, 2-0 in league play.

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Oh, my sweet lord!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 14, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Stay dry(!!!) at CHS softball games by winning an auction for the best seat in the house. (Amy Briscoe photo)

If you’ve ever attended a softball game at Coupeville High School’s field, you know weather is a crap-shoot.

Wind, rain, even the chance of frogs falling from the skies — they’re all in play.

With that in mind, the Wolves are offering a prime opportunity.

Yes, the chance to hold the “best” seat in the house, thanks to a chair that’s covered on all sides.

Wolf moms are auctioning off the dream chair all season, with each winner locking down the seat for two games at a time.

The first auction kicks off as soon as you read this article, with bidding closing Friday, Mar. 17 at 8 PM.

First winner gets exclusive access to the chair for home games Saturday, Mar. 18 against South Whidbey and Saturday, Mar. 25 against Vashon Island.

To bid, go to my Facebook page — https://www.facebook.com/david.svien — and make your bid in the comment section for this story.

Amy Briscoe, mom of Wolf sluggers Tiffany and Kyla, will contact the winner.

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Cool weather, hot hits!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Sarah Wright (left) and Lauren Rose wait for their turn at bat while Kayla Rose (back) is pretty dang sure it’s too cold for spring. (John Fisken photos)

Mikayla Elfrank gets ready to crank one.

Melia Welling goes downtown.

    CHS coach Kevin McGranahan fires up another pitch to one of his waiting sluggers.

Veronica Crownover, about to send one into the produce aisle at Prairie Center.

   They call Hope Lodell “The Surgeon,” but right now she’s in full-on mash-the-ball mode.

Wright gets ready to inflict some lasting damage on an unsuspecting softball.

And then the sun came out. Ha! No it didn’t.

Eyes tracking the ball, freshman Emma Mathusek is a picture of concentration.

The weather might not have been warm, but the swings were crisp.

Braving the “spring”-like conditions Friday afternoon, Coupeville High School softball players took the field and held a Hit-A-Thon to raise funds for the program.

As the afternoon unfolded, wanderin’ camera clicker John Fisken, down for a visit from Oak Harbor, was nice enough to snag these pics for us.

To stay on top of his work this spring (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) keep an eye on:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/

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Swing into spring!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , on March 9, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf senior Bree Daigneault is ready to play a pleasant tune on the tennis courts. (John Fisken photos)

The CHS boys soccer squad kicks off a series of team portraits.

Up next, your Wolf softball squad.

The varsity baseball team is back in black.

   Rackets at the ready, the Wolf tennis team is intent on winning a third-straight league title.

The JV baseball team is ready to swing for the fences.

   They had to use the wide-angle lens to capture the largest track team in CHS history.

   Netters (l to r) Abby Hamilton, Sophie Fürtjes and Julie Bucio enjoy their time inside where it’s warm and dry.

Through rain and wind and all sorts of “spring”-like weather, the cameraman always delivers.

Mainly by staying inside where it’s dry and relatively warm.

Thursday was photo day for Coupeville High School spring sports teams, and wanderin’ paparazzi John Fisken was a busy, busy man.

The pics seen above are courtesy him.

As the various Wolf teams wade into action starting this Saturday (weather permitting), we’ll have much more here on Coupeville Sports.

But to see every Fisken pic and buy some (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), keep an eye on:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/

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Swing away (one more time)!!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, tagged , , , , on March 6, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Former Wolf ace Ben Etzell is back for a third season of college baseball. (Photo property of Saint John’s University)

The spring is alive with the sounds of former Wolves returning to the diamond.

At least four Coupeville High School grads are on college baseball and softball squads this season, with three of them having already seen action.

An early-season update (in alphabetic order):

Ben Etzell — The former Cascade Conference MVP is back on the mound for Saint John’s (Minnesota) after recovering from surgery.

Now a junior, he’s appeared in four games for the Johnnies (5-2), throwing 6.2 innings and collecting a save against Pitt-Bradford.

Etzell has an ERA of 1.35, has whiffed eight batters and is limiting opposing hitters to a .071 batting average.

Through two-plus seasons at Saint John’s, he’s 5-1 with three saves.

Hailey Hammer — After thumping a preseason home run, the Everett Community College sophomore is hitting .385 through five regular season games.

She has six runs, five hits, three walks, a stolen base and an RBI for a team sitting at 3-4.

Aaron Trumbull — The former Wolf first baseman has appeared in one game for Olympic Community College (1-2), eking out a walk and scoring a run in a 7-0 win over Gray’s Harbor.

Monica Vidoni — Wrapping up a two-year run in which she’s played softball, basketball and softball at Rainy River Community College in Minnesota, she’s off to Florida to kick-off her final season.

RRCC takes the field Tuesday in Titusville and will play six games in three days in the Sunshine State.

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