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Strong to the finish!!

May 16, 2017 by David Svien

The Wolves continue to stride through a successful season. (John Fisken photo)

They’re peaking at the right time.

Competing in the final regular season meet of the season Tuesday, the Coupeville Middle School track squad set 22 PRs.

All together, 17 of the 21 Wolves who participated at Sequim broke records, led by Connor Barton.

The CMS 7th grader was fairly flawless, posting his best performances yet in the 1600, long jump and 200 hurdles.

Coupeville has one more meet left on its schedule, and it requires the longest bus ride of the season.

The Wolves head to the wilds of Forks May 24 for the league championships.

Mostly complete CMS results from Tuesday:

Girls:

60 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins 8.78; Emily Fiedler 9.03 *PR*; Angelina Gebhard 9.10 *PR*

100 — Kylie Chernikoff 16.03

200 — Kiara Contreras 33.00 *PR*

800 — Adair De Jesus-Ramirez 3:02 *PR*; Alana Mihill 3:22

1600 — Catherine Lhamon 6:26 *PR*

75 Hurdles — Contreras 16.07; Fiedler 16.48

200 Hurdles — Bella Velasco 36.00 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — De Jesus-Ramirez, Gebhard, Noelle Daigneault, Velasco 1:04

4 x 200 Relay — Hoskins, Contreras, Gebhard, Velasco 2:10

4 x 400 Relay — Velasco, Mihill, Maddy Andrews, De Jesus-Ramirez 5:42 *PR*

Shot Put — Chernikoff 24-00 *PR*; Lhamon 19-03 *PR*

Discus — Chernikoff 64-00

Turbo Javelin — Fiedler 50-08; Mihill 38-02; Lhamon 34-04

Long Jump — Gebhard 14-02 *PR*; Hoskins 12-04; Contreras 10-07

High Jump — Fiedler 4-00

Boys:

60 — Sam Wynn 8.09; Sage Downes 8.16

100 — Jake Mitten 12.93; Downes 13.40 *PR*; Ben Smith 13.71 *PR*; Gabe Shaw 15.34 *PR*; Alex Jimenez 16.91; Trystan Ford 17.04

200 — Mitten 26.16 *PR*

1600 — Connor Barton 5:46 *PR*; TJ Rickner 6:40 *PR*

75 Hurdles — James Mayne 16.43 *PR*

200 Hurdles — Smith 33.40; Barton 33.63 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Wynn, Zach Murtha, Downes, Mitten 53.84 *PR*; Smith, Mayne, Shaw, Barton (time not legible in book)

4 x 400 Relay — Smith, Logan Wertz, Rickner, Murtha 5:11 *PR*

Shot Put — Ford 23-05; Jimenez 23-03; Shaw 22-09

Discus — Wertz 56-06; Ford 56-04; Jimenez 50-01

Turbo Javelin — Ford 75-00; Jimenez 55-00

Long Jump — Barton 15-02 *PR*; Wynn 14-09.50 *PR*

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Swing for playoff glory!!

May 16, 2017 by David Svien

   In it to win it. Robin Cedillo (back) and Jae LeVine, who went to state as freshmen, are trying to get back as seniors. (John Fisken photos)

17-3 and ready to keep on singing through the postseason.

Six teams enter, two teams keep their dream alive.

The West Central District 3 softball tournament is May 19-20 in Tacoma, and the headline story (at least for readers of this blog) is Coupeville’s run at the state tourney.

As the #2 seed from the Olympic League, the Wolves, who sit at 17-3, have two goals.

First, they have to beat the Nisqually League’s #3 team, Vashon Island, in their opener Friday to keep playing.

Since CHS already thumped the Pirates 13-5 early in the season, that’s likely.

Get past that first hurdle and Coupeville advances to the double-elimination portion of the tourney, with a second game Friday night (against NL #1 Bellevue Christian) and one or two games Saturday.

Collect three wins total at districts and Coupeville returns to state for the first time since 2014.

To see the bracket, pop over to: http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2271&sport=15

And for some info on the teams:

 

Coupeville:

Overall record: 17-3

League record: 6-3 (#2 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 4-3 (3-0 vs. Klahowya, 1-0 vs. Vashon, 0-3 vs. Chimacum)

Run differential: 193-90

Coach: Kevin McGranahan

Seniors: Three – Tiffany Briscoe, Robin Cedillo, Jae LeVine

Mascot: Wolves

State tourney history: Two trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2002. All-time record is 4-3.

 

Bellevue Christian:

Overall record: 14-1 (one game left)

League record: 5-1 (#1 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 5-1 (3-0 vs. Vashon, 2-1 vs. Seattle Christian)

Run differential: 168-54

Coach: Ryan Kelly

Seniors: Three

Mascot: Vikings

State tourney history: Five trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2016. All-time record is 7-9.

 

Chimacum:

Overall record: 10-4

League record: 8-1 (#1 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 5-1 (3-0 vs. Coupeville, 2-1 vs. Klahowya)

Run differential: 148-67

Coach: Jim Eldridge

Seniors: Six

Mascot: Cowboys

State tourney history: 14 trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2010. All-time record is 19-27.

 

Klahowya:

Overall record: 9-7

League record: 4-5 (#3 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 2-5 (1-0 vs. Vashon, 1-2 vs. Chimacum, 0-3 vs. Coupeville)

Run differential: 125-102

Coach: Jodie Gagnon

Seniors: Three

Mascot: Eagles

State tourney history: Three trips. Never placed. All-time record is 1-6.

 

Seattle Christian:

Overall record: 8-5 (one game left)

League record: 3-3 (#2 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 3-3 (2-1 vs. Vashon, 1-2 vs. BC)

Run differential: 127-125

Coach: Rick Ronish

Seniors: Six

Mascot: Warriors

State tourney history: 12 trips. Best finish: 4th in 2005. All-time record is 12-22.

 

Vashon Island:

Overall record: 7-9

League record: 1-5 (#3 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 1-7 (1-2 vs. SC, 0-1 vs. Klahowya, 0-1 vs. Coupeville, 0-3 vs. BC)

Run differential: 114-111

Coach: Heather Jurs

Seniors: Five

Mascot: Pirates

State tourney history: One trip in 1991 as a slow-pitch team. All-time record is 0-2.

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Hammer Time has left the diamond!!

May 15, 2017 by David Svien

   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!!

May 15, 2017 by David Svien

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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Coach, my coach!!

May 15, 2017 by David Svien

L to r, Aparicio, Atkins, Bridges, Lucero, Manker, B. Martin, Cowan, Eck, Etzell, J. Martin, K. McGranahan, J. McGranahan, Felgar, J. Ford, L. Ford, Nelson, Rixe, Sherman, Henning, Herndon, Hilborn, Shulock, A. Smith, C. Smith, Kelley, A. King, Stange, Van Velkinburgh, D. King, Ra. King, Ry. King, Welshans, Whitmore, Wright.

There can only be one.

Many coaches enter the arena, and, 48 hours from now, one will exit with the title of 2016-2017 CHS Coach Supreme.

We’ve been running the CHS Athlete Supreme award for five years now — an annual slug-fest at the polls to determine which Wolf sports star wants to be crowned winner of an imaginary (yet strangely prestigious) honor.

This year it was Joey Lippo, following on the heels of Nick Streubel, Amanda Fabrizi, CJ Smith and Hunter Smith.

Now, after getting several recent requests to expand the battle royal to include coaches, we’re doing just that.

The rules for year one? No rules.

You can vote as many times as you like, with no restrictions.

Voting starts at 3:15 PM Monday, May 15, and closes 3:15 PM Wednesday, May 17, at which point we’ll crown a mythical champion, who can then quote Sally Field, “You like me. You really like me!”

Let the battle begin.

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