Coupeville Sports

Doubles duos spark huge win!!

March 27, 2018 by David Svien

Zara Bradley teamed with Jillian Mayne to pull out a three-set win Tuesday, lifting CHS tennis to its first team victory of the season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a day for surprises.

After non-stop rain soaked the prairie the last couple of days, Tuesday didn’t see a single drop, allowing the Coupeville High School girls tennis team a somewhat unexpected chance to play.

Then, once they took the court, the Wolf netters swept all four doubles matches, winning the final one in a third-set tiebreaker, to stun previously undefeated Granite Falls 4-3.

The non-conference victory, coming against a 2A school, lifts Coupeville to 1-4 on the season.

Their record doesn’t tell the whole tale for the Wolves, as a team repping one of the smallest 1A student bodies in the state has played 80% of it matches so far against 2A schools.

Learning under fire against schools with deep rosters is teaching the CHS netters to persevere, and it paid off handsomely against Granite.

Coupeville’s top two doubles duos swept to quick victories, its #3 unit pulled out a somewhat-tougher battle, and then the #4 tandem won the day.

With the match tied at 3-3, Zara Bradley and Jillian Mayne split the opening two sets of their match with their Tiger foes, then found some magic buried deep within.

The deciding third-set tiebreaker was over quickly, as the Wolf duo scorched Granite Falls 10-1.

With the win, Coupeville heads into its longest break of the season.

The Wolves aren’t scheduled to play again until Apr. 9, when they host another 2A school, North Kitsap.

That kicks off (weather permitting) an epic run of seven matches in nine days, including Coupeville’s first three Olympic League matches (two against Klahowya, one against Chimacum).

Complete Tuesday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Claire Mietus lost to Rosie Bradwisch 6-0, 6-1

2nd Singles — Genna Wright lost to Taylor Middleton 6-1, 6-2

3rd Singles — Heather Nastali lost to Brooklyn Lee 7-5, 6-2

1st Doubles — Payton Aparicio/Sage Renninger beat Hanah White/Sadie Hutchinson 6-1, 6-1

2nd Doubles — Avalon Renninger/Tia Wurzrainer beat Hanna Rossnagle/Miranda Russo 6-0, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Kameryn St Onge/Maggie Crimmins beat Jenasea Hott/Hannah Vadom 6-3, 6-4

4th Doubles — Jillian Mayne/Zara Bradley beat Emily Lundberg/Mackenzy Petit 6-3, 2-6, 10-1

JV:

5th Doubles — Nanci Melendrez/Megan Behan won 8-6

6th Doubles — Jaimee Masters/Emily Fiedler won 6-4

7th doubles — Elaira Nicolle/Claire Mietus lost 6-1

Posted in Girls Tennis | Tagged 1A vs. 2A, CHS Wolves, doubles, Granite Falls, Payton Aparicio, tennis | Leave a Comment »

Now serving daily beat-downs!!

March 26, 2018 by David Svien

CMS 7th grader Maya Lucero outscored Blue Heron by herself Monday afternoon. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

We arrive. We torch your gym. We leave. (Ryan Georges photo)

Rain drops were falling outside Monday, but inside the gym at Port Townsend, a storm was raging.

Dropping the hammer on their foes, both Coupeville Middle School girls basketball squads savaged host Blue Heron, then retreated to the bus to celebrate in style.

The CMS 7th graders opened things with a 37-3 crunching in which three different Wolves outscored their foes by themselves, then Coupeville’s 8th grade unit strolled to a 53-14 victory.

The wins lift the young guns to 7-2 on the season, while the older Wolves are 5-4.

Coupeville wraps its season Thursday with the longest road trip of the year, a jaunt to the land from which Ron Bagby sprang, the misty Twilight-land known as Forks.

8th grade:

The first half was a battle. The second, a rout.

Clinging to a 20-11 lead at the half, Coupeville went nuclear like the Rams in the NFL free agent market, scoring every time they tried anything.

The 33-3 surge after the break brought a smile to CMS coach Dustin Van Velkinburgh’s face.

“Didn’t play very well in the first half, but then we turned it up and played a lot better,” he said.

It was a two-woman show on the offensive end of the floor for the Wolves, with Audrianna Shaw (16 points) and Anya Leavell (12) combining to singe the nets.

They had plenty of help though, with Kylie Van Velkinburgh (9), Izzy Wells (7), Ella Colwell (4), Kiara Contreras (2), Abby Mulholland (2) and Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1) all rattling the rim.

7th grade:

Carolyn Lhamon dominated in the paint, throwing down 15 points to pace five Wolves who penned their name in the score-book.

She was backed up by Alita Blouin, who knocked down eight, Maya Lucero and Maddie Georges, who each tickled the nets for six and Gwen Gustafson, who banked home a bucket.

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School | Tagged Anya Leavell, Basketball, Blue Heron Middle School, Carolyn Lhamon, CMS Wolves | Leave a Comment »

Runnin’ for the top spot!!

March 26, 2018 by David Svien

Coupeville senior Jacob Smith (center) is among the fastest 1A runners in both the 100 and 200. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

A trio will lead them.

As it preps for its first home meet of the season (2:45 PM Wednesday), the Coupeville High School track and field team currently has three athletes vying for the top of the leader-board.

With two meets under their belts, Wolf senior Jacob Smith and juniors Lindsey Roberts and Danny Conlisk have all posted times which place them among the top 10 performances by a 1A athlete this spring.

Smith is a two-timer, currently sitting 3rd in the 200, with a time of 23.27 seconds, and sixth in the 100 at 11.57.

Roberts is sixth in the 100 hurdles (16.17) and Conlisk is 10th in the 400 (53.53).

There are six more regular-season meets after Wednesday’s home bout, where CHS welcomes Chimacum, Port Townsend, Klahowya and Mount Vernon Christian to town.

So, plenty of time for the Wolf trio (and others) to make even more of an impact on the state-wide standings as the season develops.

Smith finished 3rd and 4th at the state meet in the 200 the past two seasons, while Conlisk was 5th in the 400 a year ago.

Roberts claimed 4th in the hurdles in 2016, and made it back to Cheney as a sophomore, but was tripped up (literally) in the finals, finishing out of the medal count in the event.

Posted in Track | Tagged 1A top times, CHS Wolves, Danny Conlisk, Jacob Smith, Lindsey Roberts, track and field | Leave a Comment »

Peruse poppin’ prairie pics!!

March 26, 2018 by David Svien

Hunter Smith fires BB’s. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Wolf soccer fans (l to r) Julia García Oñoro, Lauren Bayne, Avalon Renninger and Sage Renninger enjoy a day out in the fresh air.

Softball slugging sensation Katrina McGranahan crunches another base-hit.

The Wolf soccer bench showcases all the emotions in the spectrum.

All the comforts of home, at the ballpark.

Axel Partida kick-starts Coupeville’s offensive attack.

The loudest fans in the park. “The cops are coming, have you heard? The cops are coming, she’s stealin’ third! WOO! WOO!”

Rusty Bailey is thrilled to be freezing his tushie off sitting on the wind-swept prairie for his 23,782nd softball game as a dad.

John Fisken stayed busy this weekend.

Bouncing between gigs, the noted camera bug hit two Coupeville High School games Friday and another Saturday afternoon.

The photos above, which are a mix of on and off-field action from softball, baseball and soccer, are courtesy him.

To see everything he shot, pop over to:

Softball:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Softball-2017-2018/2018-03-23-vs-North-Mason/

Boys soccer:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-2018-Coupeville-Soccer/2018-03-24-Boys-vs-Klahowya/

Baseball:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Baseball-2017-2018/2018-03-23-vs-North-Mason/

And, keep in mind, any purchases help support college scholarships for CHS student/athletes. So, circle of life.

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Softball | Tagged baseball, boys soccer, CHS Wolves, deer, fans, John Fisken photos, Rusty Bailey, Softball | Leave a Comment »

Make your move!!

March 25, 2018 by David Svien

Lauren Rose and Co. are gunning for Coupeville softball’s first league title since 2002. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re punching above their weight class.

Coupeville High School, which sits on the lowest rung of 1A, has played 10 of 18 games this spring against 2A schools.

That, naturally, has skewed the win-loss record a bit, as the Wolves are 4-4 against schools in their own (sorta) weight class, and 3-6-1 when playing teams from a higher berth.

The scheduling disparity will shift (a bit) this coming week, with six of the nine scheduled games against 1A competition, including five happening inside the Olympic League.

Wolf baseball and boys soccer have two conference games apiece, but the biggest thing on the schedule is softball’s visit Wednesday to Klahowya.

With Port Townsend and Chimacum having bailed on softball this season, dropping their teams for a year due to a lack of players, the Olympic League race for supremacy is just a two-team battle.

That means each of the three games the Coupeville diamond women play against Klahowya (Mar. 28, Apr. 20 and Apr. 30) take on a much-bigger emphasis than normal.

The path to hanging a league banner is simple — beat KSS and cue the celebration.

Current standings through Mar. 25:

Olympic League baseball: