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Wildcats and Falcons? My oh my!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, tagged baseball, John Fisken photos, OHHS Wildcats, Softball, SWHS Falcons on March 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

An Oak Harbor ace dials up some big-time heat. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re wearing the wrong uniforms.

OK, now that we have that out of the way, there is one thing which will occasionally lure me into focusing on Oak Harbor and South Whidbey.

Free photos.

So, for the moment, we’ll ignore the fact the blog is explicitly named Coupeville Sports and throw some semi-muted love to the Wildcats and Falcons.

The pics above and below, showcasing OHHS baseball and softball, as well as SWHS baseball, come to us from Friday’s jamboree action and are courtesy wanderin’ photo whiz kid John Fisken.

To see everything he shot, pop over to the links below.

And for Coupeville baseball and softball, just go back one story previous, cause that’s where they are.

Oak Harbor baseball:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Oak-Harbor-Baseball-2021-2022/BB-2022-03-11-Jamboree-at-OHHS/

Oak Harbor softball:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Oak-Harbor-Softball-2021-2022/SB-2022-03-11-at-OH-Jamboree/

South Whidbey baseball:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/South-Whidbey-HS/BB-2022-03-11-Jamboree-at-Oak-Harbor/

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Swing big, click bigger

Posted in Baseball, Softball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Cody Roberts, Gwen Gustafson, John Fisken photos, Softball on March 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Cody Roberts brings the high, hard heat. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s the crack of the bat, the click of the camera.

Diamond action officially began Friday, with Coupeville High School varsity baseball and softball teams taking part in a jamboree in Oak Harbor.

As both Wolf squads played a pair of three-inning games, wanderin’ photo clicker John Fisken prowled the area, cameras working overtime.

The pics above and below are courtesy him but are just the beginning of everything he shot.

To see more photos, and ponder purchasing some glossies for the cousins in Carlsbad, pop over to:

Baseball:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Baseball-2021-2022/BB-2022-03-11-Jamboree-at-OH/

Softball:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Softball-/SB-2022-03-11-at-OH-Jamboree

Allie (left) and Maya Lucero are smiling now, but they’ll terrorize rival teams on the diamond.

Xavier Murdy watches to make sure younger brother Alex taps home as he flies by.

Taylor Brotemarkle fires the cannon.

Audrianna Shaw mashes the crud out of the softball.

Peyton Caveness reaches to the heavens to snag a ball.

Hawthorne Wolfe watches the ball fly far, far away.

Gwen Gustafson wishes a fool would run on her.

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“Gonna be a great season”

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, jamboree, Melanie Navarro, Softball, Taylor Brotemarkle on March 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Melanie Navarro cracked a triple Friday as Coupeville softball played in a jamboree. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The softball field is open for action.

Coupeville High School’s varsity diamond sluggers ambled up to Oak Harbor Friday, playing a pair of three-inning games in a season-opening jamboree.

The Wolves, repping a 2B-sized school, more than held their own against big-school rivals, beating 3A Oak Harbor 5-0, while falling 2-1 against 2A Anacortes.

Facing off with its next-door neighbors, which it will play for real later this season, Coupeville jumped all over the Wildcats.

Senior Izzy Wells prowled the pitcher’s circle, with her younger sister, freshman Savina, snagging the blazing fastballs.

“Izzy pitched well and got to get a little work in before the season,” CHS coach Kevin McGranahan said. “Savina caught for her sister and did well in her high school debut.”

Maya Lucero and Taylor Brotemarkle had their bats booming, thumping a double and triple respectively.

“All in all a good way to break in a season,” McGranahan said.

Melanie Navarro crunched a triple against Anacortes, with the ball zinging to right, then skipping madly to freedom.

She came around to score Coupeville’s run on a fielder’s choice, and the Wolves had a chance to snag the win in the bottom of the third.

Instead, they stranded runners, leaving McGranahan and crew to wonder what might have happened in a full game.

“Anacortes has a REALLY good pitcher; way better than anything we will see in our league,” Coupeville’s coach said.

“We hung with them and battled a very good pitcher and almost got the best of her.”

Most of all, the jamboree gave the Wolves a chance to get the butterflies out and lock-in before regular season games begin Mar. 15.

“It was good practice for all of us and will pay off in the long run, getting to see how we look live,” McGranahan said.

“We have things to work on, but more positives than negatives,” he added. “Gonna be a great season.”

Ready to flex their muscles and capture some wins.

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Concrete softball cracks, crumbles

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, Concrete, Northwest League, schedule change, Softball on March 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Izzy Wells and Coupeville softball lost a league opponent Thursday, when Concrete cancelled its season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

A crisp 15% of the schedule just vanished.

Concrete High School announced Thursday it would not be able to field a softball team this season, due to a lack of players.

That erases three games from Coupeville’s 20-game schedule.

The Lions and Wolves were slated to play a doubleheader in Concrete Mar. 25, before facing off for a single game Apr. 19 in Coupeville.

The loss of Concrete leaves five of seven Northwest 2B/1B League schools active on the softball field, with La Conner, Friday Harbor, Darrington, and Orcas Island joining Coupeville.

Mount Vernon Christian doesn’t play the sport.

UPDATE #1:

A non-conference home game against Meridian Apr. 20 has been added, bumping the Wolves back to 18 contests.

UPDATE #2:

A non-conference road game at Oak Harbor Apr. 22 has been added, bumping CHS back to 19 tilts.

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