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JV hardball squad crushes Turks

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, Camden Glover, CHS Wolves, JV, road trip, Sultan on April 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover bashed two hits Monday as Coupeville’s JV waxed Sultan 12-0. (Photo courtesy Stevie Glover)

It was really close to perfection.

Despite the weather being lousy in Sultan Monday, the Coupeville High School JV baseball team was hitting on all cylinders.

Paced by a dominant pitching performance by hurlers Coop Cooper and Landon Roberts, the Wolves strolled to a 12-0 win in a game called after three innings.

The victory lifts Coupeville’s second squad to 3-1 on the season, with a home game against Mount Vernon set for this Wednesday, Apr. 13.

The Wolves came out aggressively Monday, pushing five runs across in the top of the first.

After tacking on two more scores in the second, Coupeville put the game on ice by dropping another five-spot in the final frame.

All 11 Wolves to see action reached base against the Turks, with CHS smacking five hits, walking nine times, and picking up free bases thanks to an error and a dropped third strike.

Hard-hittin’ 8th grader Camden Glover had the hottest bat on the day, bashing a single and double, while Cole Hutchinson, Cooper, and Roberts all collected a base-knock apiece.

Seth Woollett walked twice, with Peyton Caveness, Johnny Porter, Yohannon Sanders, Kai Wong, Roberts, Glover, and Cooper also picking up free passes.

Rounding out the offensive attack, Aiden O’Neill (error) and Gabe Reed (dropped third strike) both alertly took advantage of Sultan miscues to reach base.

The Turks didn’t have quite so much luck in getting base runners aboard, however.

Cooper and Roberts combined to toss a no-hitter, with just one Sultan batter reaching on an error.

The Wolf duo largely gave their defense the day off — except for Caveness, who was catching — recording all nine outs by way of strikeouts.

For Coupeville varsity coach Will Thayer, the win provided a cherry on top of an otherwise miserable day, as weather and a varsity loss combined to dampen spirits early.

“Good pitching and good plate discipline,” he said, then nodded and headed to the bus, hopeful of finally getting warm for the first time in hours.

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Wolves whiff in Sultan

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, road trip, Scott Hilborn, Sultan on April 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Scott Hilborn delivered the only hit in Monday’s varsity game, but Coupeville fell at Sultan. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’ve had better days.

Returning from spring break only to find miserable weather awaiting them in the wilds of Sultan Monday, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad stumbled.

Held to one hit over seven innings, while striking out a season-high 16 times, the Wolves fell 4-1 to the host Turks in a sloppy non-conference game.

The loss drops Coupeville to 5-5 on the season, but it gets a chance to bounce back with a Northwest 2B/1B League doubleheader Friday at La Conner.

For now, Monday’s clash against Sultan is one the Wolves would like to forget about quickly.

“Snow, rain, and freezing temps,” said CHS coach Will Thayer. “Just an all-around bad game.”

The Wolves fell behind 2-0 in the first inning and were never able to mount much of an offensive charge.

By the time it finally did score, pushing a run across in the top of the fifth thanks to a Sage Sharp walk, two errors and a Sultan wild pitch, Coupeville trailed 3-0.

The Wolves did mount a brief rally in the top of the seventh, putting two runners aboard after Jack Porter reached on an error and Scott Hilborn was plunked by a wayward pitch.

But that final hope died almost as quickly as it began, sending the Wolves back to the bus with their fourth non-conference defeat of the season.

Hilborn collected Coupeville’s lone hit on the afternoon, rapping a third-inning single, while Xavier Murdy and Sharp joined the Wolf junior in collecting walks.

Sultan did commit four errors in the game, but Turk pitchers TJ Hallsson and Derek Feltner were able to escape relatively unscathed thanks to frequent K’s.

Coupeville batters suffered strikeouts in every inning, with the third being the only frame in which the Wolves didn’t take at least two punch-outs.

CHS hurlers Jonathan Valenzuela and Hilborn countered the Turks, combining to whiff 10 Sultan hitters while tossing a no-hitter.

But the Turks used seven walks and two untimely Wolf errors to push their runs across.

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Lippo launches twin-bill of terror

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, doubleheader, Joey Lippo, University of Maine at Presque Isle on April 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo swung a big bat this weekend. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

There was no escaping from Joey Lippo’s booming bat.

The Coupeville grad carved up rival pitchers Sunday, collecting five hits — including a three-run triple — and five RBI, as he and the University of Maine at Presque Isle baseball squad returned to action.

After sitting idle for eight days, Lippo and Co. split a doubleheader with Central Maine Community College, winning the nightcap 11-5 after being nipped 6-5 in the opener.

With the split, the Owls get to 3-16 on the year.

Lippo was locked in all day, opening with three hits and scoring a run in the first game.

But it was game #2 where he really went wild, launching a bases-clearing three-bagger followed by a two-run single.

Another run scored on a Lippo fly ball which was misplayed for an error, while the former Wolf also stole two bases.

Through 19 games, Skyy Lippo’s twin sibling leads UMPI in at-bats (65), runs (16), triples (2), home runs (1), RBI (13), walks (8), and steals (3).

He’s second on the Owls in batting average (.385), on-base percentage (.440), slugging percentage (.523), and hits (25).

UMPI returns to action next weekend, when it plays four games against Thomas College.

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Battle for league supremacy heats up

Posted in standings, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, league standings, Northwest League, Softball on April 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Elizabeth Lo attacks. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Cole Hutchinson gets low.

And now they get back at it.

Coming out of spring break, Coupeville High School spring sports teams pick up steam again with multiple contests this coming week.

Softball tops the field, with four games on the schedule, while every Wolf squad is in action.

The CHS diamond queens travel to Sultan Monday, host Cedar Park Christian-Bothell Wednesday, then close out the week with a doubleheader Friday at La Conner.

Meanwhile, Wolf baseball matches their softball counterparts with matchups against Sultan and La Conner, spending their week entirely on the road.

Coupeville girls tennis and track and field also ride the bus, with the netters traveling to Oak Harbor Wednesday.

After a long break, Wolf runners, jumpers, and throwers assemble in North Kitsap Saturday for the Lil Norway Invite.

As we look ahead, first a glance at league standings through games of Apr. 9:

Northwest League baseball:

School	League	Overall
Friday Harbor	5-0	8-1
Coupeville	4-1	5-4
MV Christian	3-2	5-2
Orcas Island	2-2	3-5
Darrington	1-4	1-4
La Conner	1-4	1-4
Concrete	0-3	0-3

Northwest League girls tennis:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	1-0	2-0
Friday Harbor	0-1	0-1

Northwest League softball:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	4-0	6-1
Friday Harbor	3-1	4-3
Darrington	2-3	3-4
Orcas Island	1-2	1-3
La Conner	0-4	0-5

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You click me round (like a camera)

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, John Fisken photos, Softball, track and field on April 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Yodnam Nakakul unleashes a blistering return shot. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

No games, but plenty of photos.

With spring break having sprung, Coupeville High School sports teams are taking a few days off between competitions.

But, thanks to photo whiz kid John Fisken, you can fill at least 11.2 seconds of the down time perusing the photos seen above and below.

They come from Wolf tennis, track, softball, and baseball games, and you can practically feel the rain, wind, and cold temps of spring sports in each new image.

To see more of what Fisken has shot this school year, and years past, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/