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The brain trust behind CMS girls basketball is (l to r) Kassie O’Neil, Kristina Forbes, Brooklyn Thayer, and Mandi Black. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Onwards and upwards.
The Coupeville Middle School girls basketball players continue to stand in the middle of the ring, dropping haymakers, even when facing rivals with much-more experience and floor time.
Tuesday brought Lakewood — which sends its players on to a 2A high school — to town for another rugged test for the Wolves.
How the day played out:
Varsity:
Ready for the spotlight.
“The girls continue to fight, get better, and focus on having fun while doing it.”
While Coupeville fell 41-6 to Lakewood, CMS coach Kassie O’Neil was appreciative of the effort she sees each time out.
“Haylee (Armstrong), Brynn (Parker), Tenley (Stuurmans), Marin (Winger), and Liza (Zustiak) kept up their hustle all the way through,” she said.
“We know we aren’t the winningest team, but I think we’ll definitely be the most improved.”
Coupeville is scrambling to play catch-up with many of the off-Island hoops programs, which benefit from inheriting players who have already fine-tuned their skill-set.
“For most the girls on our team having only five weeks of basketball under their belts, I’m proud of how they go against girls who play year-round, for probably years until now,” O’Neil said.
“We have been outmatched in skill, but not in desire to play.”
Kierra Thayer, Armstrong, and Stuurmans each went for a bucket to account for Coupeville’s scoring.
JV:
A pack of strong young women.
“I couldn’t be more proud of my girls!!!,” said Wolf coach Kristina Forbes.
Coupeville’s second unit delivered its best offensive performance of the season, outscoring Lakewood in the second half during a 29-11 loss.
The Wolves set and reached two goals in this game, breaking their own “five-point scoring curse” and holding the visitors to under 30.
“My girls were excited to meet their goals for the game,” Forbes said. “My girls definitely have the drive to play hard.
“My girls are seeing just how important free throws are, with Ava Carpenter sinking her last two at the line!” she added.
“All of my girls hustled and let Lakewood know they weren’t about to mess around this time!”
Adeline Maynes tossed in a career-best five points to spark the Wolf offense, with Carpenter, Melanie Wolfe, and Rhylin Price each adding two points.
Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School | Tagged CMS Wolves, girls basketball, Kassie O'Neil, Lakewood, Tenley Stuurmans | Leave a Comment »
Jonathan Valenzuela and friends racked up 19 runs, 13 hits, and 15 walks Tuesday afternoon in a big win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Back on track.
After absorbing a couple of close non-conference losses, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball team bounced back with a vengeance Tuesday afternoon.
Raining down runs and getting a strong pitching performance from 8th grader Chase Anderson, the Wolves walloped visiting La Conner 19-9 in a game mercy-ruled after five innings.
The victory, coming in Coupeville’s conference opener, lifts it to 1-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 2-3 overall.
It’s also a nice kick-off to a stretch where the Wolves play seven straight games against league foes.
Coupeville dominated in the early going, ringing up seven runs in the bottom of the first, then tacking on another two in the second and four in the third.
That left CHS up 13-0 when Anderson departed the mound after three innings of work in his high school pitching debut.
After playing in the infield previously this season, the middle school ace was darn near impeccable on the mound Tuesday, retiring nine of the 11 Braves hitters he faced.
Anderson whiffed five while giving up just a single hit and a lone walk.
“Chase pitched awesome, especially for an 8th grader,” said Coupeville coach Will Thayer.
La Conner got to the Wolf bullpen a bit, pushing across six runs in the top of the fourth, and another three in the fifth, but the CHS hitters matched them step-for-step, ending the game early.
On the day, 15 Wolves saw action, with eight of them recording at least one base-knock.
Coupeville leadoff hitter Hawthorne Wolfe crunched a double and single to pace the hit attack, while Scott Hilborn, Cody Roberts, Jack Porter, and Anderson each delivered a pair of singles.
Sage Sharp, Xavier Murdy, and Jonathan Valenzuela also rapped out a hit apiece, as the Wolves piled up 13 base-knocks and 15 walks.
Three of those free bases carried a sting however, as La Conner pitchers plunked a trio of CHS sluggers with wayward pitches.
Thayer was able to keep most of his players busy, with Cole White, Alex Murdy, Aiden O’Neill, Zane Oldenstadt, Camden Glover, Johnny Porter, and Cole Hutchinson also seeing the field.
It was the high varsity debut for 8th graders Glover and O’Neill.
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Mckenna Somes whacked a pair of hits as Coupeville softball drilled visiting La Conner. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
The weather was nice, the offense nicer.
Playing under actual sunshine Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad racked up 14 hits and 13 walks, rolling to a 17-0 win over visiting La Conner.
The victory, coming in the Northwest 2B/1B League opener for the Wolves, lifts them to 1-0 in conference play, 2-1 overall.
Tuesday was a March rarity on the prairie.
No rain. Mild temps. Not even a lil’ gust of wind.
A perfect setting for a full-on beatdown, as Coupeville decimated Brave pitching, ringing up those 17 runs while only coming to the plate four times.
And it could have been much, much worse, but the Wolves danced a fine line between being dominant and not wanting to unnecessarily embarrass their foes.
CHS gave away outs by having runners leave the base early, and shuffled its lineup around, giving all 14 varsity players a chance to shine.
Mission accomplished.
Coupeville pitchers Izzy Wells, Allie Lucero, and Maya Lucero combined to chuck a five-inning no-hitter, with La Conner’s lone runner getting aboard thanks to a two-out walk in the top of the first inning.
Wells struck out nine in three innings of work, with Allie (2) and Maya (1) also recording K’s in their inning of work.
At the plate, the Wolves mashed all day long, with 10 different hitters recording at least one base-knock.
Senior centerfielder Audrianna Shaw provided an early highlight when she led off the bottom of the first with a resounding triple to left field, and the rout was on.
Coupeville put up six runs in the opening frame, with the first half of the tally coming around on a pair of errors and a bases-loaded walk to Sofia Peters.
After that, RBI singles from Melanie Navarro, Violette Huegerich, and Shaw plated another three runs.
The Wolves settled for just a lone run in the second, with Izzy Wells golfing an RBI single to left field after Lily Leedy singled and Madison McMillan walked.
CHS closed things out by tacking on five more runs in both the third and fourth.
Mckenna Somes, who enjoyed a stellar day both hitting at the plate and working behind it as a catcher, delivered a two-run single in the third, while Peters crunched an RBI single to center.
Some of the day’s biggest blows were saved for Coupeville’s final at-bats, with McMillan and Allie Lucero popping triples to deep, dark corners of the playing field.
McMillan’s laser, which skidded off her bat and landed in left field, brought a runner around, while Lucero cleared the bases with a three-run three-bagger to right-center.
Coupeville returns to action this Saturday, Mar. 26, when it travels to South Whidbey for a non-conference bout.
After that, the Wolves play four straight against league foes.
Tuesday stats:
Taylor Brotemarkle — 2 walks
Mia Farris — Walk
Gwen Gustafson — Single, walk, RBI
Violette Huegerich — Single, 2 walks, RBI
Lily Leedy — 2 singles
Allie Lucero — Triple, 3 RBI
Maya Lucero — Walk
Madison McMillan — Single, triple, walk, RBI
Melanie Navarro — Single, walk, RBI
Sofia Peters — Single, walk, 2 RBI
Audrianna Shaw — Single, triple, 2 walks, RBI
Mckenna Somes — 2 singles, 2 RBI
Izzy Wells — Single, walk, RBI
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Violette Huegerich, a relative newcomer to Wolf Nation, makes her photo debut in Coupeville Sports. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
No games, but plenty of pics.
The only action on the prairie Monday will be of the type which Allen Iverson used to hate — practice.
Until contests against other schools return Tuesday, here’s a handful of Coupeville High School baseball and softball photos to keep you busy.
The pics come to us from John Fisken, and you can see a lot more by popping over to:
Cody Roberts makes his catcher’s mitt pop.
Maya Nottingham vacuums up a grounder.
Hawthorne Wolfe beats the throw.
Cole Hutchinson is ready for his close-up.
Mckenna Somes awaits your best fastball.
Xavier Murdy (left) and Will Thayer discuss how Kentucky’s loss blew up their March Madness brackets.
Izzy Wells fires darts.
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