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Wolves moonlight as Wildcat aces

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on July 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville baseball stars Chase Anderson (12) and Landon Roberts catch up with Ryan Lange, who coached them in little league. (Jon Roberts photo)

Don’t get used to them wearing purple and gold.

Coupeville diamond men Chase Anderson and Landon Roberts suited up for Oak Harbor’s U15 baseball squad this weekend, but it was a temporary move, not a permanent one.

Both Wolves will be back in red and black when school starts, but, for a game or two, they played as Wildcats.

Oak Harbor was visiting Ellensburg for a hardball tourney and had a couple of open spots on its roster.

Needing something to fill their early July days, Anderson and Roberts agreed to be mercenaries for the Wildcats.

With help from the Wolf duo, Oak Harbor claimed a pair of ten-run mercy-rule wins, before losing a close one 4-0 and tying 8-8 in its finale, victim of the tourney’s two-hour limit on games.

Roberts held down first base and left field for the Wildcats, with Anderson pulling time at shortstop and on the mound.

The sophomore-to-be went the distance on the bump in game two, shutting down his foes across six innings to earn the win.

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Wolf duo taste college baseball life

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on June 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf baseball stars Landon Roberts (left) and Chase Anderson, fueling up for the day. (Jon Roberts photo)

They’re on a pizza-eating tour of Eastern Washington.

Coupeville High School athletes are spending some of the first days of summer hanging out at Gonzaga University, picking up pointers to help fine-tune their games.

The Wolf boys’ basketball team will be in Drew Timme land — no word on whether coach Brad Sherman grew a mustache for the trip — this weekend for a hoops team camp.

Two Cow Town stars made the trip a little earlier, with Landon Roberts and Chase Anderson attending the Zags Baseball Prospect Camp.

The event, aimed at Class of 2025 and 2026 athletes, attracted a strong group of diamond dogs who hailed from multiple states.

Players arrived from Texas, California, Idaho, and Montana, among others.

All in attendance worked with Gonzaga coaches, picking up defensive and offensive instruction, plus nabbing a session with the school’s strength and conditioning coach.

Coupeville’s best enjoy the smell of college baseball grass. (Jon Roberts photo)

Toss in pizza, talks laying out NCAA rules and recruiting info, and then a nine-inning game with coaches from other colleges eyeballing the action.

Anderson, who is headed into his sophomore year at CHS, took the mound, tossing two innings.

The lanky hurler whiffed four, while Roberts, an incoming junior, worked a frame in right field, then another at first base.

The Wolves switched up after that, with Roberts also working two innings on the bump, striking out a pair of rivals, while Anderson lurked in left field.

At the plate, Roberts walked, struck out, and lashed a laser to second base which was inches away from being a hit.

Anderson collected a base-knock, earned a free pass, and lofted a long fly out to cap things.

“Overall, this was an amazing day of baseball for these boys,” said Wolf Dad, and Coupeville coach, Jon Roberts.

“Most of these kids, we will see at D1 level teams in three years!”

Now, it’s off to the lake for a day, before a slight zig to meet back up with their basketball teammates at Gonzaga.

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Lippo hits a homer in classroom

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on June 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo can hurt you with his bat, or a pencil. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

He’s batting .1000.

Coupeville grad Joey Lippo made the All-Academic team for the North Atlantic Conference twice during the 2022-2023 school year, honored for his classroom work during both the golf and baseball seasons.

A junior at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the former Wolf is studying agricultural science and agribusiness.

To be eligible for the academic honor, a student had to notch a GPA between 3.5 and 4.0.

The NAC puts out two All-Academic Teams, one in the fall, and one in the spring, with the second one covering winter sports as well.

Lippo, who earned the Stanley H. Small Coach’s Award for his play on the field this spring, led the Owl baseball squad in runs (22), triples (2), and walks (12), while being one of five players to appear in all 35 games.

The former CHS star was second on UMPI in batting average (.295), at-bats (122), hits (36), total bases (46), and home runs (1), and third in OPS (.735), doubles (3), slugging percentage (.377), and stolen bases (6).

Normally an outfielder for the Owls, Lippo also made three appearances as a pitcher this season, whiffing four hitters in 11+ innings of work.

During his time in Coupeville, Joey, whose twin sister Skyy is pursuing a successful dance career, played tennis, basketball, and baseball for the Wolves.

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Wolves dominate All-League honors

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on June 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Scott Hilborn had an artful season. (Photo courtesy Wendi Hilborn)

MVP in the fall, MVP in the spring.

Coupeville’s Scott Hilborn doesn’t play basketball, but he did pretty well in the other seasons.

Coming off a trip to the state tourney, where he pitched the Wolves to their first win at the big dance since 1987, the CHS senior was tabbed for the Northwest 2B/1B League’s top baseball honor.

Hilborn shared MVP status with Mount Vernon Christian junior Nathan Symmank, just as their teams shared the NWL crown with 13-1 league records.

The duo both bounced around the diamond, playing three positions apiece.

Symmank plays first and third base when he’s not pitching, while Hilborn, who was also the league MVP for football, is a pitcher, catcher, and shortstop.

MVC head man John Burmeister was tabbed as Coach of the Year after leading the Hurricanes to a 2nd place finish at the 1B state tourney, while Darrington received the league sportsmanship award.

In addition to Hilborn, Coupeville, which finished 17-6 after splitting two games at state, had six other players honored by league coaches.

 

First-Team All-Conference:

Chase Anderson – Coupeville
Trevor Blom – MVC
Eddie Cunningham – Orcas Island
Gavin Garcia – Friday Harbor
Jack Porter – Coupeville
Joe Stevens – Orcas Island
Jesse Stewart – Darrington
Jonathan Valenzuela – Coupeville
Joel Votipka – MVC

 

Second-Team All-Conference:

Peyton Caveness – Coupeville
Mason Chittick – Darrington
Coop Cooper – Coupeville
CJ Edwards – La Conner
Jordan Feddema – MVC
Chris Gustafson – Friday Harbor
Charles Hill – Orcas Island
Moose Kinsey – Orcas Island
Liam Millenaar – MVC

 

Honorable Mention:

Adam Culver – Concrete
Jake Feddema – MVC
Camden Glover – Coupeville
Peyton Young – Darrington

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Diamond men dole out awards

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on June 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Sophomore Landon Roberts is one of 11 Wolf baseball players to letter this spring. (Morgan White photo)

The seniors shall lead the way.

Coupeville’s two oldest players brought home hardware Friday night, with Scott Hilborn and Jonathan Valenzuela topping the list as Wolf baseball handed out season-ending awards.

Hilborn was tabbed as the team’s Defensive Player of the Year and was honored for playing all four years, while Valenzuela earned Offensive Player of the Year.

They were joined by junior Cole White (Wolf Pack Leader Award), sophomore Jack Porter (Most Improved), and freshman Chase Anderson (Dirtbag Award) in receiving varsity honors.

JV awards went to Johnny Porter (MVP), Aidyn McDermott (Dirtbag Award), Skylar Sand (Most Improved), and Matthew Gilbert (Wolf Pack Leader Award).

Fab frosh Camden Glover smokes a hit down the left field line. (Morgan White photo)

 

Varsity letter winners:

Chase Anderson
Peyton Caveness
Coop Cooper
Camden Glover
Scott Hilborn
Aiden O’Neill
Jack Porter
Johnny Porter
Landon Roberts
Jonathan Valenzuela
Cole White

 

Participation certificates:

Piotr Bieda
Jayme Carranza
Myca Clarkson
David Dominici
Jaje Drake
Jack Farrell
Parker Fuller
Marcelo Gebhard
Matthew Gilbert
Ethan Gill
Aidyn McDermott
Skylar Sand
Yohannon Sandles
Seth Woollet

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