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Swing for the fences!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged baseball, Central Whidbey Little League, Chelsea Prescott, John Fisken photos, Mckenzie Meyer, playoffs on July 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Gavin Knoblich, giving pitchers nightmares every time he picks up a bat. (John Fisken photos)

Luke Vrable drops a sweet bunt.

Chelsea Prescott breaks off a nasty fastball.

CHS soccer/tennis star Mckenzie Meyer is happy, cause her little bro' is in the next photo.

CHS soccer/tennis star Mckenzie Meyer (right) is happy, cause her little bro’ is in the next photo.

See, told ya. Caleb Meyer drops down to snag an incoming ball.

Zach Ginnings is a man with a mission. A mission to crush the ball.

Knoblich shows off his ballet-like defensive moves, stretching out to snag a throw.

“Some day that could be you. Just gotta stretch those quads out…”

The photos were poppin’.

The runs, not so much, but tomorrow is another day.

Unable to scrape together much offense, the Central Whidbey Little League 11/12 All-Star Majors baseball squad fell 6-1 to arch-rival North Whidbey Sunday.

The loss evened Central’s record at 1-1 in the ongoing District 11 playoffs and drops them into a loser-out battle with South Whidbey Monday.

That game is set for 6 PM at the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation Fields.

North Whidbey will play Sedro-Woolley at the same time and place, with the winner advancing to the championship series.

The loser of Central vs. South will join Anacortes and turn in their gear, while the winner Monday advances to play the loser of the N. Whidbey/Sedro game.

While they have their backs to the wall now, Central Whidbey can look at the successful championship run of Coupeville’s 9/10 softball team for inspiration.

That squad also lost early, then ripped off a string of wins in loser-out games to win a district title and earn a berth at state.

As they prepare for their next hurdle Monday, now is a perfect chance to step back and enjoy some pics from Sunday’s game, courtesy John Fisken.

To see more (and possibly purchase a few), pop over to:

https://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf36117f1544

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“I wanted to be challenged!!”

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged baseball, Central Whidbey Little League, Chelsea Prescott, CMS Wolves on July 11, 2015| 1 Comment »

Chelsea Prescott flings heat. (John Fisken photo)

Prescott models her All-Star uniform. (Josie Prescott photo)

Chelsea Prescott is a diamond dandy.

Baseball or softball, doesn’t matter. Toss her a ball and a mitt and she’s at home.

Prescott, who will be a seventh grader at Coupeville Middle School in the fall, is currently part of Central Whidbey Little League’s 11/12 All-Star Majors baseball squad.

That team kicked off district tourney play with a win over Anacortes Saturday and advances to play North Whidbey next.

If things had gone as originally planned, though, Prescott wouldn’t have been on the squad.

After putting in two seasons of fall ball as a baseball player, she was planning to hop back to softball this summer.

But Central Whidbey was unable to field enough players — four girls ultimately traveled to South Whidbey to play — and Prescott’s options were limited.

“My goal was to play junior softball, but my mom, with her work schedule and my dad being deployed, going to South or North was not possible,” Prescott said. “It was a possibility to stick with baseball and I stayed with baseball because I wanted to be challenged.”

She had an immediate impact, toeing the rubber as a pitcher, while also pulling time at “short stop, third base, and, sometimes, outfield, when my coach needs an arm.”

Prescott enjoys pitching and hitting and is quick to assess the pros and cons of her game.

“My strengths are running,” she said. “I would like to work on pitching more and especially catching.”

An active athlete, Prescott also plays volleyball, basketball and soccer.

In the few moments in which she’s not competing as an athlete, she enjoys math, is in band and is a fan of romance, horror and comedy films.

Her support crew includes her family and local coaches, who have helped her shine since she was barely old enough to pick up a bat.

Prescott is quick to call them out for their support.

“My mom, dad, and coaches Kevin McGranahan and Ron Wright, for taking a chance on me being the only fourth grader on the team!”

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Diamond men swap uniforms, still dazzle!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged American Legion, baseball, CHS Wolves, CJ Smith, Hunter Smith, Joey Lippo, John Fisken photos on July 9, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Hunter Smith: “The ball tried to get away. I didn’t let it. You’re welcome…” (John Fisken photos)

Joey Lippo, ever-patient, waiting for his pitch.

Hunter Smith comes up firing.

Like a hawk, CJ Smith waits to pounce on his prey.

Hunter Smith fires BB’s.

They’re in disguise, but they’re still playing baseball.

Six Coupeville Wolves are wearing Falcon colors and logos this summer, joining South Whidbey for the American Legion baseball season.

Recent CHS grad Aaron Trumbull is being joined by seniors-to-be Cole Payne and CJ Smith and Wolf sophomores Hunter Smith, Nick Etzell and Joey Lippo.

Half of the Cow Town crew were in the lineup Wednesday, as South Whidbey played a doubleheader against Oak Harbor, while traveling photo man John Fisken was on the scene to catch things with his camera.

The photos above are courtesy him.

To see more (and possibly purchase some), pop over to:

https://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf3610345fb4

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Two sports, twice the awesomeness!!

Posted in Baseball, Football, Happy birthday, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, football, Halo, Happy birthday, Julian Welling on June 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Julian Welling is ready to make the same impact on the football field that he has already done on the baseball diamond. (John Fisken photos)

Welling hangs out at a Wolf basketball game with Katrina McGranahan (center) and Mckenzie Meyer.

Julian Welling is ready for the spotlight.

Today he celebrates his 15th birthday (happy cake day, Jo Jo!).

Tomorrow, he returns to preparing for his sophomore year at Coupeville High School.

A two-sport athlete for the Wolves, Welling has already been a huge hit for the CHS baseball squad.

Scrappy in the field and at the plate, he started a number of games at third base last season, including the team’s playoff game, joining Hunter Smith as the leaders of an extremely promising group of freshman ballplayers.

And while baseball is his favorite (“It’s what I do!”) and has taken him the furthest so far — he’s been playing travel baseball since he was an eight-year-old in Florida — football is coming up fast.

Welling first stepped on the gridiron when he was five, eventually putting in four seasons before taking a brief break to focus on baseball.

Now, he’s doing both, and doing well at both.

In brief comments fired off from between workouts at a football camp the Wolf team is attending, Welling said he enjoyed playing defense (“Mostly, hitting is my favorite”) and wants to continue to work on fine-tuning his skill set.

“I would like to work on my blocking and speed,” Welling said. “I think my best ability is being able to read the line.”

He credits his parents for shaping him (thereby winning him crucial points at a time when they would be considering getting him birthday cake) and has a wide array of interests away from sports.

If he’s not playing baseball or football, Welling can be found hunkered down playing Halo, smacking the drums or watching funny movies.

Regardless of what he’s doing, the rising young star has a simple outlook at what’s to come.

“Over the next few years, I would like to be a better student and teammate,” Welling said.

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Swing on, sluggers!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged baseball, Central Whidbey Little League, Diet Coke, John Fisken photos, Terminator on June 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

The last thing the base runner saw was the Terminator T-1000 turn and lock on to him. After that, it was all over in a millisecond. (John Fisken photos)

“Oh lord, I’m not gonna be able to sit down for a week!!! But … I am safe. Now, I’m just going to lie here and embrace the burning pain…”

Both the umpire and the catcher are mesmerized by the art of the bunt.

“You can either step back to the base, son, or I can embarrass you and your entire family by throwing you out. Your choice…”

Two feet? The best coaches only need one to fungo, baby.

Photos, we got yer snappy photos right here.

Ignoring for a second that I was detained and couldn’t be there to cover the game in person, let us instead offer a round of applause to travelin’ photo man John Fisken.

He, for one, did show up Thursday and document the Warriors, a Central Whidbey Little League Majors baseball squad, in action.

Plus one for the Diet Coke man.

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