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Kortuem blazing trail of success

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Mallory Kortuem continues to excel in the world of NCAA D-II track and field. (Photo courtesy Kortuem)

Mallory Kortuem had a busy afternoon.

The Coupeville High School grad competed in three events Saturday at the 39th annual Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Invitational in Bellingham.

For Kortuem, it marked the first time she’s run in a relay while at Western Washington University, and the first time she’s appeared in more than two events during a college meet.

The speedy former Wolf, now a freshman at WWU, ran a leg on a 4 x 400 unit which snagged third place, hitting the tape in four minutes, 17 seconds.

She also stepped to the line in the 400, finishing 5th in 1:03.57, and the 200, where she claimed 13th in 28.34.

Kortuem came dangerously close to breaking her college PR’s in those last two events, with her best times this season being 1:03.31 and 28.28, respectively.

During her time in Coupeville, the standout soccer and track star brought home four state meet medals — despite the pandemic wiping out her senior season — and still holds four school records.

Scan the big board in the CHS gym entranceway and Kortuem can be found atop the standings in the 400 and pole vault, and as part of record-setting 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 teams.

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Another day, another double-double

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone racked up 21 points and 13 rebounds Saturday in England. (Photo property Loughborough University)

Too much firepower.

Despite another stellar performance from Coupeville’s Makana Stone, the Loughborough University women’s basketball squad couldn’t contain powerhouse Ipswich Saturday.

The former Wolf pounded away for a 21-point, 13-rebound performance while playing on the road, but the Riders fell 92-54.

With the win, Ipswich earns a split in the season series, improves to 15-2, and claims a second-straight National Basketball League title.

Loughborough, 11-5 overall, 11-3 with Stone in the lineup, sits in second-place in the 10-team league with two regular season contests left to play.

The Riders close with games May 5 against CoLA Southwark and May 8 versus Nottingham Trent, then head to the playoffs.

The first time Loughborough and Ipswich faced off, back in December, Stone knocked down a buzzer-beater to lift her team to a 77-76 victory.

Saturday’s contest wasn’t as close, however.

Loughborough was playing without its #2 scorer, Robyn Ainge, while Ipswich had all of its weapons ready to fire, and bolted out to a 26-9 lead after one quarter of play.

The Riders stayed much closer the rest of the way, but couldn’t get all the way back, as the league champs blunted every rally thanks to their terrific trio of Harriet Welham, Cameron Taylor-Willis, and Gonzaga recruit Esther Little.

Those three combined for 59 points, 29 rebounds, and eight blocked shots, making life tough for Loughborough.

The Riders cut a 20+ point deficit back to 16 early in the third quarter, only for Ipswich to use its speed on offense to stretch things back out again.

Stone did what she could do, and got some help from Molly James and Lauren Dabbs, who went off for 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Through her first 14 games in England, Stone sits with 220 points, 201 rebounds, 29 assists, 53 steals, and eight blocked shots.

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It’s a wrap for Wright

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Sarah Wright

It was a fab finale.

They sat for three weeks, then had the first of two season-ending doubleheaders cancelled by weather, but the Sewanee: University of the South softball squad finally got back on the diamond Sunday.

With Coupeville grad Sarah Wright among those pounding the ball, the Tigers swept a twinbill from visiting Johnson (TN) to put a cap on their pandemic-shortened campaign.

Winning 11-10 and 13-3, Sewanee finished the season 4-6, winning three of its final five games.

The Tigers only played home games this time around, and had a much more limited schedule than many of its foes.

Johnson, for example, played 28 games to Sewanee’s 10.

Wright, a sophomore catcher, had an RBI single in the opener, then came back around to collect two hits in the nightcap, including a double.

The former Wolf finished her second season in Tennessee with a .407 batting average, collecting 11 hits, including two doubles, and driving in five runs.

Last spring, Wright’s season ended abruptly after 16 games, when the pandemic shut down college sports.

Despite not yet having played a full season of college ball, the former CHS valedictorian has piled up positive numbers when given the chance.

Through 26 career games at Sewanee, Wright sits with a .309 batting average, 68 at-bats, 21 hits, including two home runs and two doubles, and 12 RBI.

She has walked nine times, come around to score six times, and anchored the Tigers with her quick glove and explosive throwing arm behind the plate.

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Lippo a Maine masher

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Former Wolf Joey Lippo is playing college baseball in Maine. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

Joey Lippo had a strong Sunday, but it wasn’t quite enough to save his team.

The Coupeville High School grad racked up two hits, scored a run, and knocked in another, but the University of Maine at Presque Isle fell 6-4 to host Husson University.

The loss drops the Owls to 0-10 on the season, while the high-flying Eagles sit at 15-4.

Lippo lashed an RBI single to right in the top of the second Sunday, but UMPI couldn’t hold on to an early 2-1 lead.

Husson broke things open with a four-run surge in the bottom half of the inning, then held on when the Owls rallied late.

UMPI pushed two runs across in the top of the seventh, and final, inning to tighten things up, with Lippo singling and coming around to score.

On the season, the former Wolf is third on his team in hits (six) and RBI (two), while playing strong defense in the outfield.

Lippo has also appeared as a pitcher, throwing 1.1 innings for the Owls, who play at the NCAA D-III level.

UMPI has 10 games left on its schedule, with five games apiece against Northern Vermont University-Lyndon (April 30-May 2) and the University of Maine-Farmington (May 6-10).

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Two Wolves, one race

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Ja’Tarya Hoskins (second from left) and Mallory Kortuem (second from right) are both running track at NCAA D-II schools. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Oval life will keep them together.

Coupeville grads Ja’Tarya Hoskins and Mallory Kortuem are attending different colleges, but NCAA D-II track and field meets keep bringing them to the same stadiums.

Saturday, the former Wolves, who share a CHS school record in the 4 x 100 relay, competed at the Peyton-Shotwell Invitational in Tacoma.

And they did so in the same race, both lining up for the 400.

Kortuem, a freshman at Western Washington University, placed 6th in one minute, 4.27 seconds, while Hoskins, a frosh at Saint Martin’s University, claimed 12th in 1:15.15.

The duo both compete in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, and may come up against each other again before their debut season ends.

WWU is scheduled to host the Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet next Saturday, May 1, and Saint Martin’s is among the schools planning to attend.

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