Coupeville Sports

Wolf sluggers crunch Vikings

April 5, 2022 by David Svien

Maya Lucero was a hit machine Tuesday as Coupeville High School softball rolled to its fifth-straight win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The hits (and the wins) keep raining down.

Pounding out 17 base-knocks Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad squashed host Orcas Island 15-0.

The game, which was mercy-ruled after five innings, sends the Wolves into the remainder of spring break carrying a five-game winning streak.

Now 4-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-1 overall, Coupeville is off until Apr. 11, when it travels to Sultan for a non-conference clash with the 1A Turks.

Tuesday’s tilt was one-sided all the way, with Coupeville softball running its NWL mark to 16-0 since returning to the league before the 2020-2021 school year.

“Another long trip to the islands, but very successful,” said CHS coach Kevin McGranahan.

“Izzy (Wells) was dominant in the circle and we hit well again.”

Coupeville’s senior hurler did all of the work on the defensive side of the ball, whiffing 14 Orcas hitters, only letting one Viking slip away for a very brief moment.

That Orcas batter grounded out on a comebacker to the circle, with Izzy Wells flipping the ball to Melanie Navarro at first.

Izzy Wells gets nasty.

At the plate Coupeville gave its hosts a flicker of a hope, not scoring until the top of the second.

Izzy Wells reached on an error, before Allie Lucero, Maya Lucero, and Sofia Peters whacked back-to-back-to-back singles to plate a pair of runners.

The Wolves blew things open with five runs in the third, thanks to seven straight hits.

The big blows came from Taylor Brotemarkle, Savina Wells, and Izzy Wells, who crunched doubles one after another.

Three more tallies in the fourth, and a final five-spot in the top of the fifth inning set the final margin in a game where Coupeville could have been much more savage if it wanted.

The Wolves have won their four league games this season by a combined score of 83-0, balancing the need to keep improving with not wanting to overly embarrass their overmatched NWL rivals.

Tuesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 2 doubles
Mia Farris — 1 walk
Lily Leedy — 2 singles
Allie Lucero — 2 singles
Maya Lucero — 3 singles, 1 double
Madison McMillan — 1 single
Sofia Peters — 1 single, 1 walk
Audrianna Shaw — 1 single, 1 walk
Izzy Wells — 1 single, 1 double, 1 walk
Savina Wells — 2 doubles

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Track stars put state on notice

April 4, 2022 by David Svien

CHS freshman Lyla Stuurmans has the second-fastest 400 time among 2B girls this season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The hunt is on.

As we enter April, the ebb and flow of high school track continues, with top times, heights, and distances being tossed on to the leader board.

The state meet isn’t until the end of May, but this is prime time to flash your credentials and, thanks to athletic.net, make sure the entire state knows what you’re up to.

A scan of the 2B leaders shows a number of Coupeville athletes present, with freshmen Lyla Stuurmans and seniors Logan Martin and Caleb Meyer currently ranked #2 in their classification in at least one event.

Top 10 Wolves through Apr. 4:

GIRLS:

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (2nd) 1:04.73

4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, Ayden Wyman, Ryanne Knoblich, Ja’Kenya Hoskins (7th) 2:01.11

4 x 400 Relay — Ava Mitten, Carolyn Lhamon, Hoskins, Claire Mayne (9th) 5:10.04

High Jump — Knoblich (6th-tie) 4-10

BOYS:

200 — Caleb Meyer (8th) 24.38

400 — Meyer (2nd) 53.57

800 — Aidan Wilson (10th) 2:15.67

1500 — Mitchell Hall (4th) 5:07.85; Carson Field (6th) 5:13.71

4 x 100 Relay — Reiley Araceley, Meyer, Wilson, Dominic Coffman (4th) 46.55

Shot Put — Logan Martin (2nd) 45-04

Discus — Martin (2nd) 148-09

High Jump — Coffman (5th-tie) 5-08

Caleb Meyer is top-eight in three events.

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Stone superb in narrow loss

April 3, 2022 by David Svien

Coupeville’s Makana Stone had 15 points and eight rebounds in a pro hoops game Sunday in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

She gave them hope until the end.

Coupeville’s Makana Stone poured in 15 points Sunday, including hitting a three-ball with just six ticks to play, but it wasn’t quite enough to save the Leicester Riders.

Unable to hold on to an early lead, the Riders eventually fell 84-80 to the visiting Essex Rebels in Women’s British Basketball League action.

The loss drops Leicester to 11-7 in league play, 15-9 overall.

Stone and Co. put together their best offensive stretch of the game in the opening period, jumping out to a 30-25 lead by the first break.

Essex proved to be scrappy, however, retaking the lead at 49-46 heading to the halftime break, before clinging to a 63-62 advantage entering the fourth quarter.

The Rebels stretched the margin back out to as many as eight points in the final frame, before Leicester made a late run to keep things interesting.

Stone drilled the bottom out of the net to cut the deficit to 83-80, but Essex hit one final free throw and time ran out on the Riders.

Leicester spread its offense around, with Oceana Hamilton leading the way with a team-high 18 points.

Brooklyn Mcalear rattled the rims for 16, Stone added eight rebounds, three assists, and a steal to her 15 points, and Hannah Robb popped the nets for 13.

Essex was led by the one-two combo of Claire Paxton and Ashleigh Munns, who each finished with 20.

Stone, who is in her first season of pro hoops after stellar high school and college careers, has racked up 197 points, 143 rebounds, 33 assists, 22 steals, and two blocked shots on the season.

Leicester returns to action next Saturday, Apr. 9, when it faces off with the Nottingham Wildcats.

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Standings? We’re talking about standings?

April 3, 2022 by David Svien

Helen Strelow and Coupeville tennis are serving up nothing but winners. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Cody Roberts beats the throw to first during a win over Darrington.

Hit the pause button.

Just as outdoor sports get really rolling, spring break arrives and radically reduces the number of games being played.

The week ahead features just one game apiece for Coupeville High School baseball and softball, with both varsity teams traveling Tuesday to Orcas Island.

Meanwhile, Wolf girls tennis and track and field have nothing to look forward to except practice.

While we wait for things to kick back into high gear — it’ll happen the next week — take a gander at season-to-date Northwest 2B/1B League standings for three spring sports which keep track of win/loss records.

Where things sit through Apr. 3:

Northwest League baseball: