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One big fling!!

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Dalton Martin, back when he was crushing it as a high school thrower. (John Fisken photo)

A year ago, Dalton Martin was headed to the 1A state track and field meet in Cheney, where he would earn three throwing medals for Coupeville High School.

While he doesn’t spend as much time with the shot put or javelin anymore, Martin is still flinging the discus, but at a higher level now.

A freshman at Everett Community College, he spent Monday in Gresham, Oregon, finishing 6th in his event at the Northwest Athletic Conference track and field championships.

Hitting 130 feet, two inches, he had the third-best throw by a freshman, and beat out eight athletes overall in the 14-man finals.

Colton Paller of Olympic College won the event with a heave of 156-00.

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Hammer Time has left the diamond!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 15, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville High School grad Hailey Hammer, with mom Linda, closed out a stellar two-year college softball run. (Photo courtesy Hailey Hammer)

Hailey Hammer is one of the most successful softball players to ever spring from Central Whidbey, and she closed her career in style Sunday afternoon.

The Coupeville High School grad, a 12-time letter winner (volleyball, basketball, softball) during her days as a Wolf, smacked two hits and knocked in a run in her final collegiate softball game.

While Everett Community College fell 18-10 to Pierce CC (wrapping up a 13-28 season), Hammer continued to fill up the stat sheet.

She finished her sophomore campaign at EVCC hitting .330 with four home runs and 22 RBIs, while also racking up 218 put-outs while patrolling first base.

During her two years as a Trojan, Hammer played in 64 games, hitting .309.

Even while fighting through injuries, she racked up 28 runs, 54 base-knocks (including 10 extra-base hits), 29 RBI, 22 walks and one memorable stolen base.

Afterwards, she briefly reflected on her run in the sport, which carried her from little league all the way to college success.

“It’s all done now,” Hammer said. “Thank you to all of the coaches I’ve had over these years, all of my teammates on every team, and most importantly, my family.”

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Etzell nabs college baseball honors!!

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on May 15, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Ben Etzell gets nasty. (Libby Auger photo)

Big Ben is still dealing heat.

He may have moved on from Coupeville High School several years back, but Ben Etzell continues to excel on the baseball diamond.

Now a junior at Saint John’s University, he was named a First-Team All-League pick Monday when Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference coaches announced their postseason honorees.

Etzell was joined on the first team by sophomore pitcher Jake Dickmeyer and freshman outfielder Wyatt Ulrich, who was also named the league’s MVP and Freshman of the Year.

Ulrich is the first frosh to win MVP since 1999, and the third Johnnie overall to bring home the top award.

Etzell, who’s playing for dad Mike’s alma mater, switched in 2017 from being primarily a starting pitcher to being St. John’s answer to Mariano Rivera.

He appeared in a team-high 18 games, going 3-1 with five saves and a 2.23 ERA.

His 28 strikeouts were third-best among St. John’s hurlers, but he produced K’s at a much-higher rate than any of his teammates.

Along with leading the squad in saves and appearances, Etzell had the team’s top ERA and lowest opponent batting average of any pitcher to throw 10 or more innings.

For his three-year collegiate career, he is 8-2 with seven saves and 76 strikeouts in 37 appearances.

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Fab Five kills it in college!!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on May 6, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Dalton Martin (left) hangs out with the brain trust. (Abbie Martin photo)

Still rackin’ up those numbers.

As we head through the first week of May, former Wolf stars continue to pile up stats in the world of college softball, baseball and track.

A peek in on how the Fab Five are doing (in alphabetic order):

Ben Etzell — A junior at Saint John’s University in Minnesota, he’s the main man in the bullpen for a Johnnies baseball team sitting at 25-11 headed into the playoffs.

He’s 3-1 with five saves, a 2.37 ERA and 28 strikeouts and is holding opposing teams to a .194 batting average.

Currently, he sits #1 on the team in saves and appearances (17) and #2 in ERA and K’s.

For his three-year career, he’s 9-2 with seven saves and 76 strikeouts while pitching in 36 games.

Hailey Hammer — A sophomore at Everett Community College, where she’s hitting .322 in 30 games for a 12-22 softball squad.

She has 28 hits, including a double, triple and three home runs, 20 RBI, 14 runs and 13 base on balls.

That puts her #3 on the team in RBI and hits and #4 in batting average.

Dalton Martin — A freshman at Everett Community College, where he’s throwing the discus.

Saturday, he finished 10th in the event at the Ken Shannon Invitational at the University of Washington’s outdoor track facility.

The meet reunited him with U-Dub freshman Jose Padilla, who won the discus toss.

Padilla, who hails from Chelan, and Martin finished 1st and 2nd at the 1A state track and field meet last spring as high school seniors.

Aaron Trumbull — A freshman at Olympic Community College, where he’s played in 16 games for an 11-23 team.

His claim to fame this season has been his work with the glove, where he’s recorded 42 put-outs and three assists while playing first base.

He’s one of only three Olympic baseball players to boast an error-free 1.000 fielding percentage, but he’s far in front of the other two guys, having played 45 innings to their combined two innings.

Monica Vidoni — A sophomore at Rainy River Community College in Minnesota, where the Voyageurs are 21-15.

She’s played in 29 games for the softball sluggers, collecting 17 hits, including three doubles, on her way to a .340 batting average.

Also has 14 RBI, 11 runs, seven walks and four steals.

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Let her fly!!

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Dalton Martin (right), reunited with CHS track guru Randy King. (Abbie Martin photo)

Former Wolves can be found in places other than baseball or softball diamonds.

Dalton Martin, a freshman at Everett Community College, is busy pursuing his dream of chucking the discus at the next level, and his latest stop was in Bellingham.

Competing at the 36th annual Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Stadium Saturday, he unleashed a throw of 137 feet, 10 inches.

That gave him 10th place in a field of 20 competitors.

During his high school days, Martin became the first Coupeville High School athlete in 116 years to earn three throwing medals at the same state track meet.

He finished 2nd in the discus and 8th in the shot put and javelin as a senior.

That last event was a bit of a surprise, as Martin had only thrown the javelin once in competition before that postseason.

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