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Let all the PR’s rain down

March 17, 2022 by David Svien

Aidan Wilson, seen on the soccer pitch, won three events in a season-opening track meet. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Aidan Wilson was in fine form.

The Coupeville High School junior kicked off a new track and field season Wednesday in La Conner by claiming victory in three different events.

Competing in a nine-team meet at Jack Whitaker Field, Wilson captured titles in the 800 and long jump, while joining Reiley Araceley, Caleb Meyer, and Dominic Coffman on a victorious 4 x 100 relay squad.

Carolyn Lhamon (shot put) and Logan Martin (discus) also earned titles in the season opener, with both Wolf teams finishing second in the team standings.

The La Conner girls edged Coupeville 137.5-109.5, while the Mount Vernon Christian boys held off the Wolves 163.5-132.5.

Friday Harbor, Grace Academy, Lopez Island, Shoreline Christian, Lummi Nation, and Cedar Park Christian-Mountlake Terrace also competed.

Coupeville was strong across the board, recording 62 PR’s on the day.

“It was an amazing (long) day!,” said CHS girls coach Elizabeth Bitting. “These athletes now know where they stand and where they want to be.

“So much determination in them. So proud of them all!!!! SO PROUD!”

 

Complete Wednesday results:

GIRLS:

100 — Taygin Jump (10th) 15.61 *PR*; Ava Mitten (11th) 15.65; Issabel Johnson (15th) 16.16 *PR*; Mercedes Kalwies-Anderson (24th) 17.23 *PR*

200 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (3rd) 29.04; Lyla Stuurmans (4th) 29.19 *PR*; Mitten (7th) 32.39; Ayden Wyman (9th) 33.18 *PR*; Johnson (12th) 33.37 *PR*; Jump (14th) 33.82 *PR*

400 — Stuurmans (3rd) 1:08.24 *PR*

800 — Cristina McGrath (11th) 3:29.86 *PR*

1600 — Wyman (4th) 6:53.38 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (7th) 25.54 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Mayne (9th) 1:08.09 *PR*; C. McGrath (11th) 1:12.16

4 x 100 Relay — Mayne, Jump, Mitten, Johnson (5th) 59.40

4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, Wyman, Ryanne Knoblich, Hoskins (2nd) 2:01.20

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (1st) 29-08.50; Reese Wilkinson (7th) 20-10.75 *PR*; Erica McGrath (9th) 18-11.25 *PR*

Discus — E. McGrath (5th) 59-04.25 *PR*; Lhamon (6th) 59-03.25 *PR*; Wilkinson (7th) 54-11 *PR*; Aby Wood (8th) 47-02.75 *PR*

Javelin — Jump (4th) 66-06 *PR*; Wilkinson (6th) 58-08 *PR*; E. McGrath (8th) 52-04; Wood (10th) 51-07 *PR*; Mayne (13th) 42-08 *PR*

High Jump — Knoblich (3rd) 4-04; Kalwies-Anderson (6th) 4-02 *PR*

Long Jump — Hoskins (2nd) 13-05.50; Knoblich (3rd) 13-01 *PR*; Wyman (5th) 12-04 *PR*; C. McGrath (8th) 11-10

Triple Jump — Stuurmans (2nd) 29-01.50 *PR*; C. McGrath (6th) 25-09 *PR*

 

BOYS:

100 — Dominic Coffman (4th) 12.67; Preston Epp (26th) 14.21 *PR*

200 — Caleb Meyer (4th) 24.76 *PR*; Nick Guay (7th) 25.87 *PR*; Nehemiah Myles (10th) 26.48 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (24th) 29.48; Alex Bowder (29th) 33.75 *PR*

400 — Meyer (2nd) 54.81 *PR*; Reiley Araceley (8th) 1:04.01 *PR*

800 — Aidan Wilson (1st) 2:17.17; Hank Milnes (8th) 2:48.40

1600 — Carson Field (3rd) 5:09.11 *PR*; Mitchell Hall (6th) 5:23.30; Alex Merino-Martinez (10th) 5:59.01 *PR*; Tate Wyman (15th) 6:58.37

3200 — Hall (2nd) 12:19.98 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Araceley (3rd) 20.85 *PR*; Cael Wilson (6th) 46.96 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Araceley, Meyer, A. Wilson, Coffman (1st) 48.46

4 x 400 Relay — Field, Cameron Epp, Hall, A. Wilson (3rd) 4:08.63

Shot Put — Logan Martin (2nd) 39-04.25; Zac Tackett (5th) 31-07 *PR*; Josh Guay (18th) 18-06 *PR*

Discus — Martin (1st) 143-06; Tackett (7th) 74-11.75 *PR*; C. Epp (13th) 55-01.50 *PR*; Robinett (14th) 54-00.50; J. Guay (16th) 52-01 *PR*

Javelin — Hall (5th) 102-02 *PR*; Tackett (9th) 89-095 *PR*; C. Epp (10th) 89-00 *PR*; Field (11th) 87-05 *PR*; J. Guay (23rd) 32-02 *PR*

High Jump — Coffman (2nd) 5-06; Meyer (4th) 5-02 *PR*; N. Guay (5th) 5-00 *PR*; C. Wilson (9th) 4-06 *PR*

Long Jump — A. Wilson (1st) 18-00.50; N. Guay (6th) 16-05.00 *PR*; Araceley (10th) 15-10 *PR*; Myles (12th) 15-08 *PR*; Coffman (13th) 15-05; Robinett (13th) 15-05 *PR*; Milnes (15th) 15-04 *PR*; Field (16th) 15-03 *PR*; Bowder (22nd) 13-04 *PR*; J. Guay (24th) 12-01 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (26th) 11-07 *PR*

Triple Jump — Milnes (8th) 28-02 *PR*

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“I’m so very proud of them”

March 16, 2022 by David Svien

Lily Leedy smacked a pair of hits Wednesday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

More runs than there are stars in heaven.

Or close, at least.

Despite playing just five innings Wednesday, the JV softball teams from Coupeville and Lynden Christian combined to rack up an impressive 35 combined runs.

And, if we believe the scoreboard, the host Lyncs escaped with an 18-17 win.

But if we go with the scorebook, we actually come away with a 36th run, and an 18-18 tie.

Intrigue!

Mystery!!

A possible miscarriage of justice and…

OK, I’m being told Coupeville coach Katrina McGranahan isn’t all that worried about the final score and is much more focused on the improvement and hustle she saw from her young players.

Which is why the former CHS Female Athlete of the Year is well on her way to being a softball coaching guru, and I’m over here using a magnifying glass to decipher conspiracies behind squiggles of ink on a scorebook page.

For McGranahan, the on-field results are what matters most.

“Lynden Christian is a great and solid team; hats off to them,” she said. “I do not think they expected us to come out and give them a run for their money.

“All in all it was a great game.

“I told the girls that I wanted them to figure out a team goal for the game and they came up with effort. If you ask me, they definitely made that goal. I’m so very proud of them.”

Freshman Mia Farris had a busy day, bouncing from varsity to JV, and she stalked the pitcher’s circle for the young Wolves.

“Mia did a great job,” McGranahan said. “It’s definitely hard to go from one game to another with little warm up pitching-wise, but she handled it well.”

Coupeville swung big bats, with 8th grader Teagan Calkins bopping a double and Melanie Navarro walloping a dinger.

“Melanie definitely got ahold of one and it left the park, no questions asked,” McGranahan said. “She has put in so much work and effort, and it’s great to finally see it paying off for her.

“She was also a key player on defense — stopping balls at first, not allowing them to get extra bases.”

Lily Leedy added a pair of singles, while Chloe Marzocca smashed a base-knock as well.

Violette Huegerich and Jada Heaton topped the Wolves with three walks apiece, Katie Marti walked and scored, and two brand-new players brought a smile to their coach’s face.

“Camryn (Clark) and Edie (Bittner) both had great games,” McGranahan said.

“This is a hard sport to walk into and learn, but they are taking it on with a smile.

“Edie even surprised me by sliding into second base! WOW, that’s awesome just thinking about it.”

Teagan Calkins cracked a double and scored twice.

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Young Wolves stay scrappy

March 16, 2022 by David Svien

Adeline Maynes (16) clamps down on defense. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They finally get to go home.

Capping a three-game road trip Tuesday, the Coupeville Middle School girls basketball teams put up strong efforts in their clash at Granite Falls.

Now the Wolves get three consecutive bouts on their home floor, beginning with a matchup Thursday against King’s.

After that CMS hosts Lakewood Mar. 22 and Sultan Mar. 29, before finishing the season with a trip down-Island to Langley Mar. 31.

How the trip to Granite played out:

 

Varsity:

Squaring off with a rugged foe, the Wolves hung tough but fell 42-11.

“The entire team played good defense,” said CMS coach Kassie O’Neil, “But (we) couldn’t manage to keep the ball on offense, or make the buckets they did put up.

Hard-charging guard Haylee Armstrong “hustled hard the entire time and had a couple of breakaway layups” to pace the Wolves.

Kierra Thayer and Capri Anter joined her in the scoring column, with Anter rippling the net on a successful free throw.

 

JV:

Coupeville’s second squad was blanked 18-0 by the Tigers.

While the Wolves didn’t reach their offensive goals, they did score on defense, where the plan was to hold Granite to 25 points or less.

“The JV team is constantly improving their defense ability,” said CMS coach Kristina Forbes. “Still a few quirks to work out.

“One thing I can definitely say about my players is they always hold their head up high and have amazing composure with the losses and to me that is a win in itself!”

With many of the young Wolves in their first season of competitive basketball, Forbes is looking for improvement and hard work.

“My girls are slowly gaining their confidence on the court, and it shows,” she said. “Adeline Maynes worked that court last night with her hustle.”

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Walk-off winner denies hardball squad

March 16, 2022 by David Svien

CHS hurler Cody Roberts whiffed four Wednesday. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Two straight games with a walk-off winner.

Though, to be honest, the first time was a lot more fun.

A game after beating South Whidbey in its final at-bat, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad ended up on the other side of things Wednesday afternoon.

This time it was host Lynden Christian escaping with a 2-1 win, after the Lyncs used a pair of singles, a walk, and a Wolf error to push across the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The non-conference loss, coming against an always-tough Lync program, drops Coupeville to 1-2 on the season.

The Wolves get a chance to even out that mark Saturday when they host North Mason.

After that CHS kicks off Northwest 2B/1B League play, with seven straight games against conference rivals.

Wednesday’s game was a pitcher’s duel from start to finish, with Wolf hurlers Cody Roberts and Jonathan Valenzuela acquitting themselves quite nicely against Lynden.

The Lyncs plated one run in the second inning courtesy a sacrifice fly, then didn’t score again until the seventh.

Unfortunately, Coupeville couldn’t get its own offense into high gear for much of the day, scraping out its lone run in the top of the sixth.

Hawthorne Wolfe led off the frame with a triple, then scooted home on a groundout by Scott Hilborn, but CHS could have had more.

Valenzuela cracked a two-out double to give the Wolves a shot at snatching the lead away, only to find himself stranded at inning’s end.

Wolfe finished with two of Coupeville’s five hits, adding a single to his three-bagger, while Valenzuela (2B), Roberts (1B), and Jack Porter (1B) also collected base-knocks.

Hawthorne Wolfe and Co. came up just short in Lynden.

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Sluggers hang tough with top foe

March 16, 2022 by David Svien

Freshman Savina Wells had three hits, including a home run, in her second high school softball game. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not all losses are the same.

Yes, the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad fell 8-5 at Lynden Christian Wednesday, but there’s more at stake here than just the final score.

While the non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 1-1 on the still-young season, getting to play a bigger school — and one that is a sports powerhouse — is the kind of challenge CHS coach Kevin McGranahan craves.

Unlike last season — when there were no playoffs and no non-conference games — and unlike the season before — which was simply erased by the pandemic — the 2022 Wolves get a chance to flex their muscles against big-time foes.

That should help tremendously when Coupeville chases a return to the state tourney.

Wednesday the Wolves squared off with a school coming off of a girls basketball state title, in a game played in a town where wins are highly valued.

And take one inning out, and Coupeville likely heads home with a victory.

“We played seven innings of up and down softball tonight,” McGranahan said. “(The score) is deceiving.

“We started out strong and fell apart in one inning, giving up runs on a bunch of errors,” he added. “We take out those errors and we win, but unfortunately the errors still count.”

Coupeville drew first blood, pushing across a run in the top of the first thanks to some prime-time two-out hitting from Savina and Izzy Wells.

The freshman catcher punched a single, then came around to score when her big sis whacked an RBI double.

Izzy Wells played strongly on both sides of the ball against a tough foe.

A day after obliterating South Whidbey, Izzy Wells was strong in the pitcher’s circle again, and the game was knotted at 1-1 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning.

That was where Coupeville’s gloves went on strike, with a series of bobbled balls allowing Lynden to blitz the scoreboard for six runs.

The Lyncs added another run in the fifth to stretch their lead out to 8-1, but the Wolves dug in and gave their hosts some heart palpitations before things were done.

CHS sprang back to life with a three-run rally in the sixth, getting base-hits from Audrianna Shaw, Savina Wells, Madison McMillan, and Taylor Brotemarkle.

Not done just yet, Savina Wells came back around in the seventh to launch her first high school home run, a two-out solo shot which capped a three-hit day for the fab frosh.

Sparked by the round-tripper, the Wolves brought the tying run to the plate, thanks to back-to-back walks to Izzy Wells and McMillan, before Lynden escaped with the win.

The Wolves, who started four freshmen in the game, with Mia Farris joining McMillan, Brotemarkle, and Savina Wells, return to action Mar. 22, when they host La Conner in their league opener.

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