Coupeville Sports

Rackets roar, cameras click

March 25, 2022 by David Svien

Eryn Wood brings the thunder. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The court is finally open for business.

Mother Nature delayed the first Coupeville High School girls tennis match a couple of times, but the Wolves finally put racket to fuzzy yellow ball Thursday afternoon.

Wandering past the hardcourt during a visit to town, intrepid photo whiz kid John Fisken stopped to snap the pics seen above and below.

While he wasn’t able to stay for the entire match, he did pile up more photos, which you can see by popping over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Tennis-2021-2022/GT-2022-03-24-vs-Friday-Harbor/

Katelin McCormick

Helen Strelow

Noelle Daigneault

Abby Mulholland

Mary Milnes

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“I love seeing the progress they make!”

March 24, 2022 by David Svien

Sofia Peters helped out the Coupeville JV softball squad Thursday, with the Wolves beating Island rival Oak Harbor. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Melanie Navarro can’t be contained by your puny walls.

Delighting her home fans, the Coupeville High School slugger cleared the fence for the second time this season, cracking a thunderous three-run homerun to spark the Wolf JV to a 12-11 win over visiting Oak Harbor.

The victory lifts the CHS diamond queens to 2-1, with their triumphs coming against 3A and 2A foes.

Not bad for a lil’ 2B school.

Not that either Wolf softball squad, varsity or JV, enters games worrying about the size of the school their opponents come from.

As always, the Coupeville JV went into play with their eyes firmly set on nabbing a win, something coach Katrina McGranahan loves to see.

“Oak Harbor was a great competitor, and it was awesome to play someone who challenges us,” she said. “Without that challenge we wouldn’t know where we need to work.”

The Wolves rang up five runs in the bottom of the first — with 60% of that total coming around to score on Navarro’s tater — and eventually built an 8-2 lead.

Oak Harbor kept chipping away, however, cutting the margin to 8-7 before surging ahead 11-10 heading into the bottom of the fifth, and final, inning.

Coupeville had an answer, pulling out the win thanks to big blows off the bats of Katie Marti and Jada Heaton.

“Jada had a beautiful shot to deep right field, maybe about two feet from the foul line,” McGranahan said. “It was a great hit and a hit we definitely needed.”

The Wolves rapped out nine hits off of Oak Harbor pitching, but played a complete game, bringing top effort on both sides of the ball.

“Everyone did an amazing job batting, and I think everyone made it on base or hit the ball at least once,” McGranahan said.

“Offense wasn’t the only place we did great things,” she added. “We also were outstanding on defense.”

Wolf catcher Teagan Calkins, already making an impact as an 8th grader, had “two amazing diving tag outs at home plate, which stopped them from scoring any extra runs,” and second-baseman Maya Nottingham “had a great backhand that was deep in the hole!”

McGranahan also praised the play of newcomers Alondra Cruz and Edie Bittner, who “are brand new to the sport and both of them had balls in play.”

A fastball-flinging ace in her own CHS softball days, the JV coach also appreciates seeing young Wolves like Jada Heaton embrace life in the pitcher’s circle.

“Jada is an up-and-coming pitcher,” McGranahan said. “She has been working hard to learn how it’s done and taking it on with a huge smile and a ton of effort.

“Today she had her first game experience as a pitcher, and though it was short lived I think very beneficial for her.

“I’m proud of her and so happy she is willing to learn this difficult position. We will continue to work on it and she will continue to grow and be great.”

Navarro, Heaton, Taylor Brotemarkle, and Marti each collected two hits against the Wildcats, with Mia Farris adding a base-knock to the cause.

“All in all, it was a great game and I love seeing the progress they make,” McGranahan said.

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If they play, they win

March 24, 2022 by David Svien

Coupeville tennis coach Ken Stange offers some words of wisdom. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Third time was the charm.

After rain washed away the first two scheduled matches of the new season, the Coupeville High School girls tennis team finally hit the court in a competitive bout Thursday afternoon.

And it went just as planned, with the Wolves dumping visiting Friday Harbor 5-0 in the first of two battles between the only Northwest 2B/1B League schools to play the sport.

“Twas a good day,” said longtime CHS net guru Ken Stange, whose squad previously had non-conference matchups with South Whidbey and Oak Harbor delayed by liquid sunshine.

Complete Thursday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Abby Muholland won 6-2, 6-4

2nd Singles — Helen Strelow won 6-2, 6-3

1st Doubles — Eryn Wood/Noelle Daigneault won 6-4, 6-3

2nd Doubles — Mary Milnes/Katelin McCormick won 6-2, 6-0

3rd Doubles — Sophie Martin/Lucy Tenore won 6-2, 6-2

JV:

4th Doubles — Hayley Fiedler/Vivian Farris won 6-1

5th Doubles — Kim Castro/Leni Raduenz won 6-2

6th Doubles — Sophia Milasich/Yodnum Nakakul lost 6-3

7th Doubles — Maylin Steele/Karyme Castro lost 6-0

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Track titans enjoy home cookin’

March 24, 2022 by David Svien

Caleb Meyer roars to the finish line. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a long, but very successful day.

Hosting their first home meet of the season Wednesday, the Coupeville High School track and field team outdueled 12 other schools to claim seven individual titles and 39 PR’s.

Not bad for a day full of rain spatters, and one in which everyone raced the setting of the sun.

“They ran/jumped/threw amazingly!” said CHS girls coach Elizabeth Bitting.

“The races in the twilight and into the dark were the most fun,” she added. “Seeing them come out of the darkness was very cool.”

The La Conner girls and Mount Vernon Christian boys notched team titles, with the Wolf squads claiming third and second, respectively.

Senior thrower Logan Martin paced Coupeville, earning titles in both the shot put and discus.

Joining him atop the victory stand were teammates Taygin Jump (javelin), Lyla Stuurmans (400), Aidan Wilson (long jump), Carolyn Lhamon (discus), and Ryanne Knoblich (long jump).

Reese Wilkinson set a PR in the discus.

Complete Wednesday results:

GIRLS:

100 — Ava Mitten (14th) 15.19; Taygin Jump (16th) 15.39; Issabel Johnson (19th) 15.76 *PR*; Mercedes Kalwies-Anderson (29th) 16.48 *PR*; Kaitlyn Leavell (45th) 19.07 *PR*

200 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (2nd) 29.34; Lyla Stuurmans (4th) 29.46; Mitten (8th) 32.36; Johnson (11th) 33.14 *PR*; Leavell (18th) 43.27; Samara Maund (19th) 45.48

400 — Stuurmans (1st) 1:04.73 *PR*

1600 — Ayden Wyman (7th) 6:54.27

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (6th) 24.63 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Mayne (9th) 1:10.67

4 x 100 Relay — Mayne, Jump, Mitten, Johnson (4th) 1:00.51; Kalwies-Anderson, Cristina McGrath, Leavell, Carolyn Lhamon (6th) 1:03.79

4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, A. Wyman, Ryanne Knoblich, Hoskins (3rd) 2:01.11

Shot Put — Lhamon (2nd) 27-06; Reese Wilkinson (6th) 22-09.50 *PR*; Erica McGrath (13th) 18-00

Discus — Lhamon (1st) 82-10 *PR*; Wilkinson (6th) 69-01 *PR*; Jump (11th) 53-08; E. McGrath (13th) 46-08; Aby Wood (14th) 45-08

Javelin — Jump (1st) 86-11 *PR*; A. Wyman (10th) 59-03 *PR*; Wilkinson (10th) 59-03 *PR*; E. McGrath (12th) 59-02; Mayne (19th) 44-02; Maund (30th) 27-06

High Jump — Knoblich (3rd) 4-08; Kalwies-Anderson (6th) 4-02

Long Jump — Knoblich (1st) 13-04.50; A. Wyman (4th) 12-08.50 *PR*

Triple Jump — Stuurmans (2nd) 28-00

BOYS:

100 — Dominic Coffman (4th) 12.09 *PR*; Cael Wilson (36th) 13.94 *PR*; Alex Bowder (52nd) 15.66 *PR*

200 — Caleb Meyer (2nd) 24.46; Nick Guay (5th) 25.87; Reiley Araceley (8th) 26.59; C. Wilson (13th) 28.06 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (17th) 29.06; Bowder (23rd) 32.58 *PR*

400 — Meyer (2nd) 53.57 *PR*

800 — Aidan Wilson (2nd) 2:18.11; Thomas Strelow (7th) 2:44.44 *PR*; Hank Milnes (9th) 2:45.97; Alex Merino-Martinez (10th) 2:46.96 *PR*

1600 — Carson Field (2nd) 5:02.23 *PR*; Mitchell Hall (5th) 5:13.65 *PR*; Strelow (10th) 5:46.74 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (16th) 6:05.34; Tate Wyman (18th) 6:27.80

110 Hurdles — Araceley (3rd) 19.42 *PR*; C. Wilson (4th) 19.91 *PR*

300 Hurdles — T. Wyman (10th) 58.00

4 x 100 Relay — Araceley, Meyer, A. Wilson, Coffman (1st) 47.01; Strelow, Milnes, N. Guay, Robinett (6th) 52.40

4 x 400 Relay — Field, Cameron Epp, Hall, A. Wilson (3rd) 4:04.06

Shot Put — Logan Martin (1st) 44-08; Zac Tackett (8th) 31-05; Josh Guay (27th) 17-03.50

Discus — Martin (1st) 148-09; Tackett (5th) 91-02 *PR*; C. Epp (11th) 69-08 *PR*; J. Guay (24th) 51-02

Javelin — Hall (4th) 104-11 *PR*; C. Epp (8th) 91-05 *PR*; Field (12th) 81-0; Preston Epp (17th) 74-10; J. Guay (29th) 50-02 *PR*

High Jump — Coffman (2nd) 5-06; N. Guay (3rd) 5-04; Meyer (4th) 5-04; C. Wilson (9th) 4-08 *PR*

Long Jump — A. Wilson (1st) 18-04.50; Coffman (3rd) 17-05 *PR*; N. Guay (8th) 16-03; Araceley (9th) 16-00 *PR*; Robinett (12th) 15-05.25 *PR*; Field (23rd) 14-01.50; Milnes (26th) 13-07.50; J. Guay (30th) 13-03 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (32nd) 13-00 *PR*; Bowder (35th) 11-04