Coupeville Sports

Weather woes delay CHS softball game

March 31, 2023 by David Svien

Teagan Calkins is ready to play, but weather is not cooperating. (Jackie Saia photo)

No freezing on the prairie for you today.

A couple of hours after Friday’s home girls’ tennis match was postponed due to looming rain, school officials also bumped softball off the schedule.

Coupeville was slated to host Cedar Park Christian-Bothell, but the game has been moved to Thursday, Apr. 6, with first pitch set for 4:00 PM.

The Wolves are still set to host Orcas Island Saturday at noon, with the game dedicated to cancer awareness, but Mother Nature will have the final say.

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Mother Nature is a fickle mistress

March 31, 2023 by David Svien

Djina Radenovic is ready to launch serves, but Mother Nature has other ideas. (Jackie Saia photo)

The dance continues.

Keeping a tennis schedule in place during “spring” is always a tricky game, and 2023 is no exception.

Friday’s scheduled home match between Coupeville and Friday Harbor has been postponed because of weather, as liquid sunshine returns to the weather scene.

The match, which is a rumble between Northwest 2B/1B League foes, will be rescheduled, said Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith.

As the schedule sits now, the Wolves will be off for a bit, with spring break bearing down.

Currently, CHS is set to return to action Tuesday, Apr. 11 with a road trip to South Whidbey.

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Bad inning betrays hardball squad

March 30, 2023 by David Svien

Wolf seniors (l to r) Scott Hilborn, Jonathan Valenzuela, and Piotr Bieda play at home Saturday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Do we have to count every inning?

Take away the bottom of the fifth Thursday, and the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad returns from the road with a win in a first-place battle with Mount Vernon Christian.

Unfortunately, one bad frame — with the Wolves surrendering seven runs to the Hurricanes — was enough to send them to a 12-7 loss.

That drops Coupeville to 2-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-3 overall, while MVC (4-2) gets to 4-0 in conference action.

The Wolves built a 3-0 lead, let it slip away for a moment, then regained the advantage before the frame o’ death proved fatal.

MVC rapped out four hits in the bottom of the fifth, including an RBI double, but also benefited from drawing four walks — with three of those coming with the bases loaded, forcing in a run.

Coupeville also hurt itself in the inning by committing two errors and allowing another run to scamper home on a wild pitch.

The seven-run burst turned a 6-5 Wolf lead into a 12-6 deficit, which proved to be too much to recover from.

Things had looked much brighter in the early going, as starting pitcher Jonathan Valenzuela faced the minimum batters through two innings.

He gave up one walk, but immediately picked the runner off, rifling the ball to first-baseman Landon Roberts to catch the Hurricane straying.

After squandering a Chase Anderson double and a Cole White walk in the top of the first, the Wolves broke through to score a pair in the second, and another run in the third.

Coop Cooper put Coupeville up 2-0 with a two-run single to center, plating Camden Glover (walk) and Jack Porter (single), before Glover came back around to lash an RBI single an inning later.

MVC finally broke Valenzuela’s spell in the bottom of the third, scoring four runs thanks to a mix of walks, Wolf errors, and a well-placed sac fly.

Trailing for the first time, Coupeville responded in the top of the fourth, reclaiming the lead at 6-4 thanks to a bunch of steals and RBI singles from Anderson and White.

The Hurricanes nailed another sac fly to cut things to 6-5, but Glover ended the bottom of the fourth by snuffing out a would-be base thief trying to scramble to third base.

That seemed to set the stage for a back-and-forth battle, befitting the game being a battle for sole possession of first place in the NWL, but the terrible, horrible, no good fifth inning was fast approaching.

Once it fell behind for good, Coupeville put runners aboard in both the sixth and seventh but could only get one guy home.

That was Anderson, who walked, stole second, and lit out for home on a Valenzuela RBI single to center in the sixth.

While the loss stings, the Wolves get a chance to get right back on a win streak Saturday, when they host Orcas Island.

First pitch is at noon.

Thursday’s stats:

Chase Anderson — One single, one double, one walk
Coop Cooper — One single, one walk
Camden Glover — One single, one walk
Aiden O’Neill — One walk
Jack Porter — Two singles
Yohannon Sandles — One walk
Jonathan Valenzuela — One single, one walk
Cole White — One single, one walk

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Sluggers swing to KO cancer

March 30, 2023 by David Svien

The Coupeville High School softball team is using its platform to assist the fight against cancer.

The Wolves — Mother Nature willing — host Orcas Island this Saturday, Apr. 1 in a Northwest 2B/1B League clash.

First pitch is at noon, and the CHS sluggers are dedicating the game to cancer awareness.

The Wolf players will wear different colored socks to represent the different forms of cancer.

The softball squad is also collecting donations and will be raffling off 5-6 gift baskets during the game.

All proceeds go to the WhidbeyHealth Foundation to help support patients fighting cancer.

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Wolf track rocks the oval

March 30, 2023 by David Svien

Coupeville senior Cameron Epp won the 3200 Wednesday, then ran a leg on the day’s fastest 4 x 400 relay team. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Statement, made.

The Coupeville High School track and field team rolled into Mount Vernon Wednesday and lit up the joint at an 11-team meet.

By the time the day was done, the Wolves had racked up 11 wins, collected 70 PR’s, and won both girls and boys team titles.

Though CHS didn’t get proper credit for some of their performances until Thursday, as scoring and computer imputing issues plagued the meet.

Once things were (mostly) settled, the Wolf girls surged ahead of Mount Vernon Christian in the final team standings, winning a 198-191 duel.

Third place Friday Harbor was well back with 67 points.

On the boy’s side of things, the Wolves were dominant, racking up 212 points, putting them way ahead of MVC (128) and La Conner (96.5)

Coupeville’s wins came courtesy Lyla Stuurmans (400), Carolyn Lhamon (shot put), Aleera Kent (800), Cameron Epp (3200), Claire Mayne (100 hurdles), Zac Tackett (discus), Ryanne Knoblich (high jump), Alex Murdy (long jump), Dominic Coffman (high jump) and the boys 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay units.

The Wolves return to action quickly, traveling to Meridian Friday for the Trojan Twilight meet.

Wednesday’s results:

GIRLS:

100 — Monroe Myles (3rd) 13.52 *PR*; Ava Mitten (8th) 14.84; Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo (10th) 15.10 *PR*; Alysia Burdge (12th) 15.29 *PR*; Anna Annunziato (13th) 15.34 *PR*; Isabella Gaspio (18th) 15.95 *PR*; Sara Omega (28th) 17.28 *PR*; Desi Ramirez (30th) 17.45 *PR*; Frankie Tenore (31st) 17.65; Avery Williams-Buchanan (32nd) 17.93

200 — M. Myles (3rd) 28.70 *PR*; Lyla Stuurmans (4th) 29.47; Ryanne Knoblich (5th) 29.65 *PR*; Carly Burt (6th) 30.36 *PR*; Gaspio (11th) 33.23 *PR*; Gwen Crowder (16th) 34.80; Mercedes Kalwies-Anderson (19th) 36.36 *PR*; Williams-Buchanan (20th) 39.36 *PR*

400 — Stuurmans (1st) 1;05.52; Ayden Wyman (3rd) 1:12.73; Aleera Kent (4th) 1:14.27

800 — Kent (1st) 2:43.61 *PR*; Noelle Western (3rd) 3:01.04 *PR*

1600 — Cristina McGrath (7th) 8:00.53

3200 — C. McGrath (7th) 16:48.58

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (1st) 18.98; Katie Buskala (7th) 22.48 *PR*; Tenore (10th) 24.86; Crowder (12th) 28.64 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Mayne (3rd) 57.76 *PR*; Crowder (8th) 1:10.69 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — M. Myles, Mitten, Burt, Mayne (2nd) 56.25

4 x 200 Relay — Mitten, Knoblich, A. Wyman, Stuurmans (2nd) 2:03.60

4 x 400 Relay — Mayne, A. Wyman, C. McGrath, Kent (2nd) 5:09.74

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (1st) 33-09 *PR*; Katie Marti (4th) 24-06; Reese Wilkinson (6th) 22-11; Erica McGrath (8th) 22-09; Grier Mooney (9th) 22-00; Ilyshyanna Myles (10th) 19-09; Ramirez (12th) 19-06

Discus — Lhamom (2nd) 89-10; Wilkinson (3rd) 76-05; Marti (6th) 67-09; Mooney (8th) 58-10; E. McGrath (9th) 58-09; Aby Wood (10th) 56-00 *PR*; I. Myles (12th) 54-08; Ramirez (14th) 50-03; Jackie Contreras (20th) 41-01

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 89-07.50; Wood (9th) 62-09.50 *PR*; Burdge (10th) 60-08.50; Wilkinson (12th) 58-08.50; Valentina Nadela (16th) 51-08.50 *PR*; Contreras (18th) 50-00.50 *PR*; Marcos-Cabrillo (19th) 48-05 *PR*; Crowder (20th) 47-09.25 *PR*; Lavinia Tomba (33rd) 22-10.50 *PR*; Delanie Lewis (34th) 22-05

High Jump — Knoblich (1st) 4-10; Stuurmans (3rd) 4-04; Kalwies-Anderson (4th) 4-04; Buskala (7th) 4-00 *PR*; Marcos-Cabrillo (9th) 3-08 *PR*

Long Jump — Knoblich (2nd) 14-01.75; Burt (4th) 13-04; Buskala (7th) 12-09 *PR*; Tenore (10th) 11-06.50 *PR*; Lewis (20th) 10-10 *PR*; Nadela (21st) 10-08.25 *PR*; Annunziato (27th) 10-01; Omega (29th) 9-04.50 *PR*; Tomba (31st) 8-11.50 *PR*; Williams-Buchanan (32nd) 6-09.25

Triple Jump — C. McGrath (3rd) 28-00

BOYS:

100 — Tim Ursu (3rd) 11.64 *PR*; Aidan Wilson (7th) 11.94 *PR*; Dominic Coffman (8th) 12.02; Nehemiah Myles (11th) 12.34 *PR*; Preston Epp (12th) 12.36 *PR*; Alex Merino-Martinez (21st) 12.84 *PR*; Kris Sturtevant (29th) 13.53 *PR*

200 — Nick Guay (4th) 24.12 *PR*; Ursu (5th) 24.36 *PR*; Reiley Araceley (6th) 24.56 *PR*; Alex Murdy (8th) 25.11 *PR*; Adrian Cunningham (14th) 26.68; Hank Milnes (15th) 27.23; P. Epp (20th) 27.59; Cael Wilson (21st) 27.61; Sturtevant (22nd) 27.87 *PR*; Easton Green (24th) 28.07 *PR*; Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim (25th) 28.23 *PR*

400 — Milnes (4th) 59.24; Araceley (5th) 59.53 *PR*; Anthony Smolen (6th) 59.79; Cunningham (7th) 1:00.99 *PR*; Simpson-Pilgrim (10th) 1:03.51 *PR*

800 — Ezra Boilek (4th) 2:20.57 *PR*; Smolen (5th) 2:30.78 *PR*; Ezekiel Allen (6th) 2:33.69

1600 — A. Wilson (2nd) 5:02.38 *PR*; Murdy (5th) 5:25.63 *PR*; Green (15th) 6:02.06 *PR*; George Spear (17th) 6:03.72

3200 — Cameron Epp (1st) 11:05.71; Spear (2nd) 12:09.71

110 Hurdles — Tate Wyman (4th) 18.22 *PR*; Araceley (5th) 18.49; C. Wilson (7th) 20.02

300 Hurdles — T. Wyman (3rd) 44.45 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Ursu, T. Wyman, A. Wilson, Coffman (1st) 45.64; Cunningham, C. Wilson, P. Epp, N. Myles (6th) 50.18; Josh Guay, Merino-Martinez, Sturtevant, Boilek (8th) 53.73

4 x 400 Relay — N. Guay, Milnes, Boilek, C. Epp (1st) 3:53.72

Shot Put — Josh Upchurch (3rd) 34-01; Zac Tackett (6th) 31-01; Kai Wong (12th) 28-10; Zane Oldenstadt (13th) 27-11; J. Guay (30th) 18-08; Nick Shelly (33rd) 17-02

Discus — Tackett (1st) 127-02 *PR*; Oldenstadt (4th) 94-05; Wong (8th) 83-09; C. Epp (13th) 79-02; Upchurch (14th) 79-00; J. Guay (20th) 72-00; Shelly (27th) 66-01

Javelin — A. Wilson (5th) 119-10 *PR*; Boilek (14th) 93-08 *PR*; Wong (19th) 86-09.50; Upchurch (20th) 83-01.50 *PR*; Shelly (25th) 70-04.50; J. Guay (32nd) 58-05.25 *PR*

High Jump — Coffman (1st) 5-10; Murdy (2nd) 5-06; N. Guay (3rd) 5-06; C. Wilson (5th) 5-02; Simpson-Pilgrim (9th) 4-10

Long Jump — Murdy (1st) 19-11.75 *PR*; Ursu (2nd) 18-09.75 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (6th) 16-08 *PR*; N. Myles (7th) 16-05; Green (24th) 14-02 *PR*; Sturtevant (26th) 13-11; Allen (29th) 12-05.50; Cunningham (35th) 10-01

Triple Jump — Araceley (4th) 36-08 *PR*; Milnes (5th) 35-00