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Make yourself useful, eh!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, Softball, tagged baseball, Central Whidbey Little League, Mariah Knoblich, Softball, volunteers on July 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Yellow Jackets players (l to r) Hope Sinclair, Gwen Gustafson and Vivian Farris will be playing in their All-Star tourney next week. (Paula Peters photo)

Want to get out of the house?

Then I have a job for you. Or, actually, several jobs.

Central Whidbey Little League is hosting two All-Star tournaments next week at Rhododendron Park and is looking for volunteers to help make things sail along smoothly.

The league needs people for scoring, concessions and field prep from July 5-9.

Tournaments in play will be 9-10 softball and 10-11 baseball.

If you’re interested in giving back to your community, call Mariah Knoblich at (360) 632-6846 or email her at mariahknoblich@yahoo.com.

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Fear their sting, fuel their dreams!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged Central Whidbey Little League, GoFundMe, Softball, state tourney, Yellow Jackets on June 28, 2016| 1 Comment »

Yellow Jackets catcher Maddy Georges frames the pitch. (Paula Peters photos)

Ready to rumble.

Put some buzz in the Yellow Jackets stride.

Central Whidbey Little League’s Minors softball squad, which went a spiffy 13-1 this season, opens the best-of-three District 11 championships July 5 in Oak Harbor.

The only one of Coupeville’s three softball teams to stay together for All-Star play this summer, the Yellow Jackets need to win two games to punch a ticket to the state tourney in Montesano.

Based on this season’s results and prior work put in by these players, expectations of going to the big dance are sky high.

With that in mind, team parents are running a fundraiser on GoFundMe to raise the money necessary to get 12 players, their families and their coaches 122 miles down the road.

The team would need to cover a hotel stay for a minimum of three nights, plus food and gas.

All money raised by the GoFundMe will go directly to the team and be split evenly among all players.

If they raise more funds than necessary, any extra money will be donated to Central Whidbey Little League to help out with its other programs.

To read more and help the Yellow Jackets, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/coupevilleallstars

Meet the players:

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Still queens of the diamond!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged Abby Mulholland, Central Whidbey Little League, Izzy Wells, mercenaries, Softball on June 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Izzy Wells may have switched uniforms, but she’s retained her intensity in the pitcher’s circle. (John Fisken photos)

Abby Mulholland, master of the web gem.

Wells comes in hot.

Different uniforms, same stellar results.

They’re softball mercenaries, willing to play for the highest bidder.

Well, not really … but they aren’t quite willing to bring their season to an end just quite yet.

After leading Central Whidbey Little League’s Majors softball squad to an undefeated season, Izzy Wells and Abby Mulholland have traveled up North for All-Star play.

The duo’s team, the Coupeville Crush, wasn’t going to have enough players available to move on as a team, so they signed on with North Whidbey as free agents.

The three CWLL softball squads went a combined 41-4-1 this season, but only the minors squad (the Yellow Jackets) have stayed together for All-Star play.

They face Sedro-Woolley in a best-of-three match-up starting July 5 at Oak Harbor’s Volunteer Park (6 PM).

Along with the Crush, Coupeville’s Juniors team (the Venom) also put away their mitts and bats at the end of the regular season.

There was an effort to put together a combined South/Central/North Whidbey Juniors team for All-Stars, but it ultimately didn’t happen.

Wells and Mulholland, however, are still at it, and they made their debut in purple Monday night as North Whidbey opened a three-game tilt with Sedro-Woolley.

While the Purple Thunder fell 9-5 in a hard-fought game, they’re still alive and return to action Tuesday.

Pull out a victory then and they’ll face a winner-take-all game Wednesday for the District 11 title and a state tourney berth.

To see more photos from Monday’s game, pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/SB-AllStars-20160627-vs-Sedro/

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“I’m willing to try new things!!”

Posted in Softball, Volleyball, tagged Arch Enemy, CHS Wolves, Mary Poppins, Venom, volleyball, Willow Vick on June 24, 2016| 1 Comment »

Willow Vick hits all the colors of the rainbow as she patrols the outfield for the Venom this spring. (John Fisken photos)

Vick dares the pitcher to try and throw the ball past her.

Willow Vick is not afraid of a challenge.

When Central Whidbey Little League was scrambling around this spring, trying to pull together enough athletes to form a Juniors softball squad, she came to their rescue.

And, despite never having played before, she acquitted herself quite nicely, growing in confidence as the season progressed and being a vital part of a Venom squad which finished 13-3.

Now, as she and twin sister Raven head into their freshman year at Coupeville High School this fall, Willow is ready for new challenges.

She plans to play volleyball in the fall, and is debating between a return to softball or heading out to take advantage of the school’s new track come spring.

Sports are just one part of Vick’s life, however, as she enjoys drawing, swimming, sleeping and working out.

Her musical tastes run to Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, while movie-wise she’s fond of Mary Poppins.

So, pretty broad spectrum there.

When she is competing, Vick picks volleyball as her primary sport.

“It’s fun, lots of work, keeps you mentally and physically fit,” she said.

She enjoys how sports help her keep in shape and build muscle, but is always working to become a more technically sound athlete.

“I want to get my serves over the net 95% of the time,” Vick said. “I need to work on being louder and more confident.”

She’s also got an eye on improving her softball hitting, and, away from the arena, would like to sharpen her drawing skills and keep her grades up.

Her positive traits are many.

“My technical abilities, I’m a good teammate, good setter I guess, lots of power,” Vick said. “I’m willing to try new things like playing softball for the first time, not afraid to ask for help.”

Whether it’s something she’s done once or a thousand times, she knows she can always turn to her fan club for support.

“My parents, for always pushing me to be my best and to never give up when things get tough,” Vick said. “Friends who support me.

“Lisa Toomey for giving crazy pep talks before, during and after games,” she added. “And my twin for always being someone to compete with and support me.”

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Polite but deadly!!

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, Marenna Rebischke-Smith, Softball, Venom on June 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Marenna Rebischke-Smith patrols center field for the high-flying Venom. (John Fisken photo)

Rebischke-Smith lashes a base hit.

Don’t ask her to beat up on people, and we’re good.

Marenna Rebischke-Smith enjoys athletics, just not ones that involve her having to elbow people in the face.

“My favorite sport is softball, because it doesn’t involve a lot of physical contact,” she said. “I tried basketball, but didn’t like it because I had to push people.

“I like softball because you can take your anger out on inanimate objects instead of other people.”

Rebischke-Smith, who will be a freshman at CHS in the fall, builds on that, embracing her teammates and pulling them close.

“I enjoy the fact that you have a whole other “family” out on the field,” she said. “I like that you can count on that family to have your back.”

This spring she played center field for the Venom, a Central Whidbey Little League Juniors softball squad which went a sparkling 13-3.

Now playing All-Stars with another team, she’d like to keep the softball express going in high school.

“My whole juniors team had a big impact on me,” Rebischke-Smith said. “I hope to play with them again in high school; they are all very fun and friendly.”

As the season played out, she became a much-more aggressive hitter at the plate, while also making some web gems in the outfield, chasing down balls on the fly several times.

Still, like any good player, she is always looking to improve her game.

“I am definitely not as great as some of my teammates I had in juniors,” Rebischke-Smith said. “But I would like to work to get better and hopefully be as good as they are, if not better.

“I believe I have a pretty strong hit when I have something to hit for, but I would like to improve my hit to have a great hit every time I go up to the plate.”

When she’s not practicing or playing, Rebischke-Smith likes to play the guitar and hang out with friends.

A solid student as well (“my goal for freshman year is to have fun and get my work done and not have to take summer school”), she looks to those she lives with for support and guidance.

“I would say that my dad helped me a lot,” Rebischke-Smith said. “He is always there to help me with my homework and play catch with me; he is really great.

“My mom helped too, even though she works a lot in Seattle. She has been to every one of my games and supported me.”

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