Coupeville Sports

Rumblin’ in the rain!!

October 24, 2016 by David Svien

Andrew Martin runs between the rain drops. (John Fisken photos)

Gavin Knoblich anchors the line for the Wolves.

A pack of Wolves including Ulrik Wells (25), Jake Hoagland (middle) and Trevor Bell (72) bring down an Eagle.

CHS receiver Matthew Shreffner gets lined up.

And then the sun went supernova.

Wolf QB Dawson Houston comes out flingin’ heat.

Where’s the lightning when you really want it?

A week after having their game stopped seven minutes early by flashes in the sky (from off-Island), the Coupeville High School JV football squad (and its fans) were left out in the rain and wind for the full duration Monday night.

The first half was a cascade of moisture, which always make one a bit hesitant to be camped out next to the electronics which operate the score board.

As we’re currently living through a year without a press box, the school’s athletic master of ceremonies, Aimee Bishop, was left to construct an intricate wall of blankets and umbrellas around the equipment.

Which worked until the rain was joined by a wall of wind which sliced ‘n diced its way right through the (thin) layer of protection.

All in all, it was the sort of evening where the crew in the stands, and the soaked coaches on the sideline, moaned a bit each time Klahowya threw a pass while up by four touchdowns in the fourth.

Why, you ask?

Because the clock stopped every time the slick ball evaded the grasp of an Eagle receiver, stretching out how long we got to enjoy the “balmy” Washington weather.

By the time we were all set free, Klahowya was headed back to the bus with a 36-0 win that never really felt like a blowout.

Coupeville, which got a strong rushing effort from freshman Andrew Martin — no one was keeping stats in the downpour, but he had to have made a nice run at a 100-yard night — hung close until midway through the third quarter.

With just 12 players available on the sideline, thanks to late-season injuries, the JV squad fought until the final play.

Wolf freshman Spencer Machen picked off a pass to stop one Klahowya drive, and CHS coach Ryan King praised the effort of other young guns such as Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim and Ulrik Wells.

To see more photos from this game (purchases fund college scholarships for Coupeville student/athletes) pop over to:

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Posted in Football | Tagged Andrew Martin, CHS Wolves, Dawson Houston, football, JV, Klahowya | Leave a Comment »

Pilin’ up the stats!!

October 24, 2016 by David Svien

Sage Renninger leads Coupeville in assists, and, if we believe MaxPreps, is (John Fisken photo)

Sage Renninger leads Coupeville in assists, and, if we believe MaxPreps, is #7 among all 1A players. (John Fisken photo)

This much we know for sure — Mia Littlejohn is having a heck of a season.

According to stats on MaxPreps, she’s the second-best goal scorer in the entire state this season, trailing Ashlyn Willis of Tonasket by the slimmest of margins at 26-25.

That puts Littlejohn #1 among all 1A players for goals, while she’s also #2 in points (#3 across all divisions, which run from 1B-4A).

Now, one caveat.

MaxPreps is still very much a work in progress (no matter what they want you to believe), and among the schools who have NOT reported stats this season is three-time 1A Olympic League champ Klahowya.

So, basically, great season, Mia. Still not 100% sure where you stand, though we know it’s near the top.

At least Littlejohn is not getting shafted like Wolf goalie Lauren Grove, who has 109 saves and yet somehow is missing from the state leader list, which starts at … 67.

And who knows if that’s right, as that goalie, Cate Caporicci of St. George’s, supposedly made those 67 saves while only playing 105 minutes.

There are 80 minutes in a high school soccer game, so, at 67 saves in less than a game-and-a-half, she is either All-World or her defense is the worst to ever take the pitch, or both.

So, as you gaze at the numbers below, be grateful CHS coach Troy Cowan is staying on top of his stat sheet, while shaking your head gently at everyone else.

Goals:

Mia Littlejohn 25 (#1 in 1A, #2 in all divisions)
Kalia Littlejohn 7 (#15 in 1A)
Lindsey Roberts 4
Tia Wurzrainer 3
Bree Daigneault 1
Anna Dion 1
Avalon Renninger 1
May Rose 1

Assists:

Sage Renninger 9 (#7 in 1A)
M. Littlejohn 4
Lauren Bayne 1
Daigneault 1
K. Littlejohn 1
Roberts 1
Wurzrainer 1

Points:

M. Littlejohn 54 (#2 in 1A, #3 in all divisions)
K. Littlejohn 15 (#19 in 1A)
S. Renninger 9
Roberts 9
Wurzrainer 7
Daigneault 3
Dion 2
A. Renninger 2
Rose 2
Bayne 1

Saves in goal:

Lauren Grove 109

Shutouts:

Grove 2

Posted in Girls Soccer | Tagged CHS Wolves, Lindsey Roberts, Mia Littlejohn, Soccer, Stats | Leave a Comment »

Everything’s coming up aces!!

October 24, 2016 by David Svien

Katrina McGranahan (left) and Payton Aparicio are both soaring on the stats charts. (John Fisken photos)

CHS coaches Cory Whitmore (far right) and Kristin Bridges impart wisdom during a timeout.

They like the aces.

The high-flying Coupeville High School volleyball squad has roared to a league title and a 9-3 record thanks in large part to its success at the service stripe.

The Wolves have six players who handle serving duties, and all of them land in the top 15 among 1A players for aces.

CHS junior Hope Lodell tops all 1A spikers whose teams have reported stats to MaxPreps, and her 72 aces is fourth-best across all divisions (1B-4A).

The three girls ahead of her have a huge advantage, with each having played 8-14 more sets and uncorked 36-87 more service attempts.

Lodell hits aces on 37.9% of her serves, the highest percentage by anyone in the top 10.

Coupeville stacks up quite nicely with other teams when you compare stats other than aces, as well.

Seven Wolves are currently among the top 20 performers in 1A in at least one stat category, with five of those spikers showing up in two categories.

Valen Trujillo (#5 in digs) and Payton Aparicio (#5 in aces) join Lodell in cracking the top five in a category.

CHS stats through Monday:

Sets Played:

Katrina McGranahan 42
Ashley Menges 42
Lauren Rose 42
Emma Smith 42
Valen Trujillo 42
Payton Aparicio 41
Hope Lodell 41
Tiffany Briscoe 40
Mikayla Elfrank 37
Ally Roberts 26
Sarah Wright 8
Allison Wenzel 4

Kills:

Katrina McGranahan 53 (#17 in 1A)
Lodell 51 (#18 in 1A)
Elfrank 49 (#20 in 1A)
Smith 33
Aparicio 32
Briscoe 25
Roberts 9
Wright 9
Trujillo 4
Wenzel 3
Menges 2
Rose 2

Kill Percentage:

Menges 66.7
Roberts 39.1
Elfrank 38.3
Wenzel 37.5
Wright 37.5
Smith 36.3
McGranahan 32.9
Lodell 30.2
Briscoe 28.7
Rose 25.0
Aparicio 24.8
Trujillo 19.0

Hitting Percentage:

Menges .333
Roberts .261
Wenzel .250
Wright .208
McGranahan .130
Briscoe .103
Smith .088
Elfrank .062
Aparicio .008

Digs:

Trujillo 141 (#5 in 1A)
Lodell 88 (#14 in 1A)
Aparicio 53
Roberts 28
Rose 27
McGranahan 17
Menges 16
Briscoe 10
Elfrank 6
Smith 5
Wright 3
Wenzel 2

Blocks:

Smith 10
McGranahan 7
Elfrank 4
Aparicio 2
Briscoe 1
Wright 1

Service Returns:

Trujillo 224
Lodell 151
Aparicio 95
Roberts 28
Wenzel 9
Briscoe 4
Elfrank 3
McGranahan 3
Smith 3
Menges 2
Rose 1
Wright 1

Assists:

Rose 121 (#9 in 1A)
Menges 93 (#11 in 1A)
Trujillo 6
Lodell 4
Aparicio 2
Briscoe 2
Roberts 2
Elfrank 1
McGranahan 1
Wright 1

Serving Percentage:

Elfrank 100.0
Rose 94.3
Trujillo 90.0
Aparicio 86.6
Lodell 84.2
Menges 83.0
McGranahan 81.5
Roberts 33.3

Service Points:

Lodell 115
Rose 103
Menges 84
McGranahan 83
Aparicio 78
Trujillo 65
Elfrank 3
Roberts 1

Service Aces:

Lodell 72 (#1 in 1A, #4 in all divisions)
Aparicio 42 (#5 in 1A)
McGranahan 41 (#6 in 1A)
Menges 36 (#8 in 1A)
Rose 29 (#12 in 1A)
Trujillo 28 (#15 in 1A)
Elfrank 1

Posted in Volleyball | Tagged CHS Wolves, Hope Lodell, Stats, Valen Trujillo, volleyball | 1 Comment »

Droppin’ buckets, snappin’ pics!!

October 23, 2016 by David Svien

Sarah Wright looks for some room to rumble during a fall ball game Sunday. (John Fisken photos)

Tiffany Briscoe clamps down on defense.

It’s up, it’s good for sweet-shooting Ema Smith.

Mikayla Elfrank, AKA “Dead-Eye.”

Avalon Renninger waits for a teammate to break free before triggering the play.

Kailey Kellner revs up to deliver some of that old-fashioned slice ‘n dice she does so well.

Being away from the court didn’t slow down the Wolves.

Bouncing back after a three-week break, the Coupeville High School girls’ basketball fall ball squad earned a split Sunday against strong competition.

Playing at Skagit Valley College, the Wolves drove over Van City (heh heh) in their opening game, then fell to undefeated Meridian in the nightcap.

While it lost to the Trojans, Coupeville rallied nicely in the second half, playing virtually even after the break.

Seven of nine Wolves scored, led by Mikayla Elfrank and Mia Littlejohn, who dropped in four points apiece.

Kailey Kellner and Lindsey Roberts both knocked down a three-point bomb, while Roberts (5) and Elfrank (4) paced CHS on the boards.

Game #1, by contrast, was domination nation for the Wolves, as they easily outpaced a team which came into play Sunday matching them at 2-2 in fall ball.

Using an aggressive 2-3 zone employed by Wolf round-ball guru Sherry Roberts, Coupeville disrupted Van City’s offense and made off with a ton of steals.

Using the thievery to fuel a fast-break offense, the Wolves rained down layups as they raced out to a 24-5 lead at the half and never looked back.

With the ball zipping around and everyone setting up their teammates, CHS spread the stats around.

All nine players who made the trip snagged at least one board, while seven made off with a steal and five garnered an assist.

Kellner scorched the nets for a game-high 14, while Ema Smith continued to impress with her growth on the court, draining 10 points.

Tiffany Briscoe and Kellner each pulled down six boards, with Elfrank, Smith and Roberts snagging five apiece.

Lauren Grove and Sarah Wright each hauled in three caroms, while Avalon Renninger, the lone CHS freshman playing fall ball regularly, never stopped hustling and scrapping until she got dropped off back at her house.

To see more photos from this game (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

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Posted in Girls Basketball | Tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, fall ball, John Fisken photos, Sarah Wright, Van City | Leave a Comment »

Total domination? It’s coming!!

October 23, 2016 by David Svien

Wolf spikers Hope Lodell (left) and Payton Aparicio get ready to kick some fanny. (John Fisken photo)

Inch by inch, sport by sport, Coupeville is taking the 1A Olympic League away from Klahowya.

When things started in the fall of 2014, the Eagles, who have the largest student body of the four league schools by a fair margin, were dominant.

Klahowya won titles in three of four fall sports (volleyball, boys tennis, girls soccer) in that first go-round, with Port Townsend claiming the football crown.

Jump forward a year and Coupeville, which sits at 227 students to Klahowya’s 445, took away the boys tennis title. The other three fall sports saw repeat winners.

Now skip forward to season #3 and the Wolves have held on to boys tennis and snatched volleyball away from the Eagles.

Klahowya just three-peated in girls soccer, but that’s it for the fall, as the football title is going to come down to next week’s clash between Port Townsend and Cascade Christian.

With the Nisqually and Olympic League joining together for gridiron action this year, there’s a (super) solid shot the pigskin kingpin will hail from the other league.

So, that means in three falls, Klahowya’s titles have gone from three to two to one, while Coupeville has gone from zero to one to two — the small tugboat chugging past the flailing ocean liner.

Overall, the Eagles, who led the title chase 5-2 after the 2014-2015 school year, are now barely hanging on to a 9-8 advantage in league championships won heading into basketball season, where the Wolf girls are two-time defending champs.

Chimacum has four titles (two each in boys basketball and softball) while Port Townsend, the second-largest league school, has just two football crowns and will need a colossal upset to earn #3 this coming Saturday.

With tennis done playing league matches, and the other three sports days away from heading to the postseason, Coupeville and Klahowya are tied with 16 varsity wins across the four fall sports.

Port Townsend has seven and Chimacum four.

Rain cost Coupeville the chance to be sitting alone at the top in the victory race. The final two league tennis matches were cancelled and not rescheduled, as the Wolves (4-0) had already clinched the title.

CHS has six more league games (1 soccer, 2 football, 3 volleyball) left to build their fall win total, while Klahowya has seven (2 soccer, 2 FB, 2 VB).

Standings through Sunday:

Olympic/Nisqually League football:

School	League	Overall
Cascade Christian	5-0	8-0
Port Townsend	5-0	6-2
Charles Wright	3-2	4-4
Klahowya	3-2	5-3
Bellevue Christian	2-3	2-6
COUPEVILLE	1-4	2-6
Vashon Island	1-4	1-7
Chimacum	0-5	1-7