Coupeville Sports

Battle for league supremacy heats up

April 10, 2022 by David Svien

Elizabeth Lo attacks. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Cole Hutchinson gets low.

And now they get back at it.

Coming out of spring break, Coupeville High School spring sports teams pick up steam again with multiple contests this coming week.

Softball tops the field, with four games on the schedule, while every Wolf squad is in action.

The CHS diamond queens travel to Sultan Monday, host Cedar Park Christian-Bothell Wednesday, then close out the week with a doubleheader Friday at La Conner.

Meanwhile, Wolf baseball matches their softball counterparts with matchups against Sultan and La Conner, spending their week entirely on the road.

Coupeville girls tennis and track and field also ride the bus, with the netters traveling to Oak Harbor Wednesday.

After a long break, Wolf runners, jumpers, and throwers assemble in North Kitsap Saturday for the Lil Norway Invite.

As we look ahead, first a glance at league standings through games of Apr. 9:

Northwest League baseball:

School	League	Overall
Friday Harbor	5-0	8-1
Coupeville	4-1	5-4
MV Christian	3-2	5-2
Orcas Island	2-2	3-5
Darrington	1-4	1-4
La Conner	1-4	1-4
Concrete	0-3	0-3

Northwest League girls tennis:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	1-0	2-0
Friday Harbor	0-1	0-1

Northwest League softball:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	4-0	6-1
Friday Harbor	3-1	4-3
Darrington	2-3	3-4
Orcas Island	1-2	1-3
La Conner	0-4	0-5

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Stone sizzles, Riders back on track

April 9, 2022 by David Svien

Makana Stone scored her 200th point as a professional basketball player Saturday in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

It’s the taste of victory once again.

Sparked by their American assassin, the Leicester Riders snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday, shredding the Nottingham Wildcats 91-78.

With Coupeville grad Makana Stone knocking down 11 points and snagging six rebounds, the Riders solidified their hold on fourth place in the 13-team Women’s British Basketball League.

Leicester is 12-7 in league play, 16-9 overall, with another game coming up fast, as the Riders play Tuesday against the Newcastle Eagles.

The Riders entered play Saturday needing a bounce-back after a string of close losses, and they got it.

Stone and Co. zipped out to a 19-16 lead after one quarter of play, then stretched their advantage to 45-35 heading into the halftime break.

Nottingham proved pesky, however, slicing the lead back down to 64-61 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Riders responded in style, never relinquishing the lead and stretching it back out to double-digits by game’s end.

Stone added two assists and a blocked shot to the stat sheet, while teammates Oceana Hamilton and Hannah Robb led the scoring attack with 22 and 21 points, respectively.

Nottingham gunner Brooklyn Pannell topped all players with a game-high 33, but it wasn’t enough to save the Wildcats.

Stone, who is in her first season of pro ball after stellar collegiate runs at Whitman College and Loughborough University, passed a personal milestone Saturday.

Her third point of the game was her 200th as a professional, as she now sits with 208 points, 149 rebounds, 35 assists, 22 steals, and three blocks for her rookie campaign.

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CMS track plans for big season

April 8, 2022 by David Svien

Coupeville High School cross country coach Paige Spangler will also head up the town’s middle school track and field program. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Their rivals await.

With the pandemic waning, Coupeville Middle School track and field athletes return to competing against students from other schools this spring.

After being restricted to intramural events for a chunk of the Age of Coronavirus, the Wolves reunite with other Cascade League foes and have a six-meet schedule ahead of them.

Coupeville will draw competitors from grades 6-8, with all meets set to kick off at 3:30 PM.

The first day of practice is April 11.

The schedule:

Wed-Apr. 27 — HOME
Wed-May 4 — @ South Whidbey
Wed-May 11 — @ Lakewood
Wed-May 18 — HOME
Thur-May 26 — @ Cascade League Prelims (Lakewood)
Wed-June 1 — @ Cascade League Finals (Lakewood)

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You click me round (like a camera)

April 7, 2022 by David Svien

Yodnam Nakakul unleashes a blistering return shot. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

No games, but plenty of photos.

With spring break having sprung, Coupeville High School sports teams are taking a few days off between competitions.

But, thanks to photo whiz kid John Fisken, you can fill at least 11.2 seconds of the down time perusing the photos seen above and below.

They come from Wolf tennis, track, softball, and baseball games, and you can practically feel the rain, wind, and cold temps of spring sports in each new image.

To see more of what Fisken has shot this school year, and years past, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/

Chase Anderson delivers a pitch that’s so crisp, the baseball remains in focus while everything else slides away into soft focus.

Gwen Gustafson awaits the arrival of another strike.

Aidan Wilson catches some air.

Mia Farris keeps the numbers jumpin’ on the scoreboard.

Cole White gets in on this whole tapping home thing which is sweeping Wolf Nation.

Samara Maund flings her javelin into the great unknown.

Skylar Parker flicks another winner.

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Mighty mashers maul league rivals

April 6, 2022 by David Svien

Xavier Murdy had two hits Tuesday as Coupeville clobbered Orcas Island. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They like getting on base.

Rapping out nine hits Tuesday, then tacking on 12 walks, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad cruised to a big win on Orcas Island.

By the time the Wolves were done tapping home plate, they had a 16-4 win — in a game mercy-ruled after six innings — and headed home with their fourth victory in their last five games.

Now 4-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-4 overall, Coupeville sits a half-game out of first place in the NWL, trailing just defending champs Friday Harbor (4-0).

The Wolves get a few days off to enjoy spring break, returning to action Apr. 11 with a road trip to Sultan for a non-conference tilt.

Everyone chipped in Tuesday, with 10 different Wolves reaching base, and seven of those players slapping a hit.

Cody Roberts mashes.

Coupeville got out to a quick start, pushing three runs across in the top of the first thanks to singles from Hawthorne Wolfe and Scott Hilborn packaged around a walk to Jonathan Valenzuela.

Orcas scraped out a run in the bottom of the first, and another in the second, cutting the deficit to 3-2, before the Wolves slammed their foot on the gas pedal.

A six-run burst in the top of the third, keyed by a Xavier Murdy double and a single off of Jack Porter’s bat, busted things open.

From there, CHS cruised in for the win, tacking on three more runs in the fourth, before closing things out with a four-run rally in the sixth.

Wolf pitchers Cody Roberts and Hilborn combined to whiff nine Vikings, scattering five hits and not giving up more than a single run in any inning.

Tuesday stats:

Chase Anderson — 1 single, 1 walk
Peyton Caveness — 1 walk
Scott Hilborn — 2 singles, 1 walk
Alex Murdy — 2 walks
Xavier Murdy — 1 single, 1 double
Jack Porter — 1 single
Cody Roberts — 1 double, 1 walk
Sage Sharp — 2 walks
Jonathan Valenzuela — 1 single, 3 walks
Hawthorne Wolfe — 1 single, 1 walk