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Ben there, won that!!

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on March 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ben Etzell

Former Wolf ace turned college hurler Ben Etzell. (Photo courtesy Kristi Etzell)

Ben Etzell’s back at it again, with the wins.

The Coupeville High School grad, now a sophomore pitcher at Saint John’s University in Minnesota, earned his first victory of the season Saturday.

Making the start for the Johnnies against Concordia-Wisconsin in Tucson, Arizona, Etzell went four innings, giving up six runs on eight hits and two strikeouts in a 10-7 win.

It was his second appearance on the mound for Saint John’s (3-3) this season, following a relief appearance against the University of Jamestown.

With the victory against Concordia, Etzell is 2-0 with two saves lifetime in college ball. He notched a 2.71 ERA as a freshman.

The former Cascade Conference MVP is swinging an active bat, as well, this season.

Etzell is 4-11 (.364) at the plate, with three runs, three RBI, a double and two walks.

In the field, he has an .875 fielding percentage, with three assists.

Saint John’s returns to action with a road trip to Ft. Myers, Florida over Spring Break (Mar. 20-25), where the Johnnies will play 10 games.

When he’s not playing baseball, Etzell is pursuing a degree in Elementary Education at the school that dad Mike, a CHS baseball coach, graduated from in 1988.

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Vidoni nets college VB award!!

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »

CHS grad Monica Vidoni (left), in Florida with her college softball squad. (Photos courtesy Vidoni)

   CHS grad Monica Vidoni (left), in Florida with her college softball squad. (Photos courtesy Vidoni)

Vidoni's academic work has been acknowledged.

Vidoni’s academic work has been acknowledged.

She’s killin’ it in the classroom as well as on the athletic stage.

Monica Vidoni, a 2015 graduate of Coupeville High School, was recently honored for her academic work while playing college ball.

Vidoni, who is a freshman at Rainy River Community College, was tabbed to the Minnesota College Athletic Conference’s All-Academic team for volleyball.

It was a pleasant surprise for the hard-working former Wolf.

“I didn’t think that would happen,” said a very happy Vidoni.

She is currently the only former CHS athlete to be playing three sports at the college level, competing for RRCC in volleyball, basketball and softball.

Vidoni and her Voyageur diamond teammates are off to a 4-2 start on their season.

Rainy River went 18-13 in volleyball and 15-11 in basketball.

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CHS grads crushin’ it, softball style!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on March 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Hailey Hammer (center) is suiting up for Everett Community College. (Photo courtesy Hammer)

   Hailey Hammer (center) is suiting up for Everett Community College. (Photo courtesy Hammer)

Madeline

   Slap-hitting sophomore sensation Madeline Roberts. (Photo property of Shoreline Community College athletics)

Monica Vidoni

   Monica Vidoni (back, center) and her team left frosty Minnesota for toasty Florida.

The Wolves are everywhere.

With spring upon us, at least three former Coupeville High School players are suiting up to play college softball.

Madeline Roberts is a sophomore at Shoreline Community College while Hailey Hammer and Monica Vidoni are freshmen at, respectively, Everett Community College and Rainy River Community College.

All three teams are slated to start play this weekend, with Hammer and Vidoni’s squads getting the first games.

Appearing at a tournament in the Tri-Cities, Hammer played two games against Columbia Basin College Friday, then took the field for a double-header Saturday against Yakima Valley CC.

Battling a balky back, she played defense only in the openers, but on day two, talked her coach into letting her swing a bat.

In her first official at-bat as a regular-season college player Hammer blasted a resounding double, then followed that up with a couple singles and a handful of RBIs.

Proving she can hurt foes in multiple ways, she also played small ball when necessary.

“My coach really preaches that it’s a team game and not personal,” Hammer said. “So I bunted to move the runners and hit behind the runners to get them to score.”

Vidoni and her team are in Florida, where the Voyageurs opened with a split against fellow Minnesota teams.

After losing 3-0 to St. Cloud in the opener (Vidoni had the lone Rainy River hit), RRCC rebounded to down Itasca 6-3 in its second game.

She rapped another base hit in the nightcap and hauled in several fly balls while roaming the outfield.

It was a strong opening for the Wolf grad, who also has played volleyball and basketball this season.

“I was excited,” Vidoni said.

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On to the playoffs for former Wolf!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on February 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Monica Vidoni, repping Rainy River.

Former Wolf Monica Vidoni, now reppin’ Rainy River. (Photo courtesy Vidoni)

The regular season is in the books. Now comes the playoffs.

Former Coupeville High School basketball player Monica Vidoni and her Rainy River Community College women’s basketball squad will play in the Region 13B tourney next weekend.

The Voyageurs finished the regular season at 15-10 overall, 9-5 in Minnesota College Athletic Conference play.

They tied with Mesabi Range and Itasca for second place, but will be seeded fourth in the postseason.

That puts them up against top seed Northland, which is ranked third in the country, in a loser-out game Saturday, Feb. 27 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.

Pull off the upset and they play the winner of Mesabi and Itasca Feb. 28 for a berth in the NJCAA national tournament in New York Mar. 12-14.

During her freshman season Vidoni, who is also playing volleyball and softball at the college, saw action in 19 games.

She’s scored 16 points, snatched 24 rebounds, rejected three shots and pilfered two steals while racking up 118 minutes of floor time.

During her time at CHS Vidoni was a three-sport athlete and was on the Wolf softball team which went to state in 2014.

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Forever the King!!

Posted in Cross Country, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on December 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King, forever The Man. (Photo property of University of Washington)

Tyler King, always The Man. (Photo property of University of Washington)

The King has been crowned. Again.

Coupeville running legend Tyler King is in the final moments of his stellar college career at the University of Washington, but the Huskies aren’t done singing his praises just yet.

As 2015 winds down, the U-Dub is picking its top 15 sports achievements from the calendar year and hailing them as “Montlake Moments.”

The run-down started Dec. 17 and wraps Dec. 31.

King, a high school cross country and track state champ during his days in Cow Town, was the pick of the day Sunday, when he was hailed for leading Washington to its first-ever NCAA West Regional mens’ cross country title.

A pic of a muddy but jubilant, fleet-footed beast in purple (seen above) hit the university’s web site and was promptly met with the shrieks of running fans everywhere.

To fully marinate in the moment, pop over to:

http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&ATCLID=210592116&KEY=

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