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The bats were barkin’

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , , on April 25, 2023| 1 Comment »

Jonathan Valenzuela, ready to ruin the pitcher’s day. (Morgan White photo)

A hit for you, a hit for you, and what the hey, three hits for you.

With 10 different players picking up at least one base knock Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad rapped out 20 hits en route to cracking host Concrete.

Erupting for 12 runs in one inning alone — with all but one tally coming with two outs — the Wolves decimated the Lions 18-1 in a game mercy-ruled after five frames.

Winners of eight of its last nine games, Coupeville gets to 10-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 12-4 overall.

The victory pulls the Wolves dead-even with Mount Vernon Christian (10-1, 11-3), which was idle Tuesday, for possession of first place in the NWL.

The two teams, who split their two-game season series, each have three league games remaining on their schedules.

Next up for Coupeville is a road trip to Darrington (5-6, 6-6) Thursday and a home clash with La Conner (2-9, 3-11) Saturday on Senior Night.

Tuesday’s romp in Concrete was actually close for two innings, with the Wolves up 3-1 headed to the top of the third.

CHS pushed three runs across in the first, courtesy a two-run double to left from Jonathan Valenzuela and an RBI single off the bat of Cole White.

But the Wolves came up empty in the second frame, with a would-be base thief thrown out at second.

Coupeville returned the favor quickly, with freshman catcher Chase Anderson gunning down a too-slow Lion runner in the bottom of the inning, and then he and his teammates went medieval on their hosts.

A fielder’s choice groundout from White bumped the lead to 4-1, but left Coupeville one out from ending the top of the third a bit prematurely.

Never fear, however.

From that point on, 12 straight Wolf hitters reached base safely, using a mix of seven hits, four Concrete errors, and one hit batsman.

Jack Porter eyeballs the pitcher. (Morgan White photo)

The biggest blows were a two-run triple to right field by Jack Porter and a two-run single by Coop Cooper, with eight different Wolves picking up an RBI in the inning.

Freshman Aiden O’Neill capped the 12-run explosion by flying home to score on a wild pitch, making it 15-1, while the scorekeeper lost feeling in their writing hand.

Coupeville coasted in from there, tacking on a two-run single from Peyton Caveness in the fourth and an RBI single from Johnny Porter in the fifth.

While the Wolves played whack-a-mole with Concrete’s pitching, the CHS hurlers were almost as dominating.

Camden Glover whiffed four in two innings of work, then turned the ball over to Valenzuela, who closed with three no-hit frames while setting five down on strikes.

Wolf coach Steve Hilborn got action for everyone on the bench, with Seth Woollet, Jaje Drake, and foreign exchange student Piotr Bieda picking up at-bats.

 

Tuesday stats:

Chase Anderson — Three singles
Peyton Caveness — Two singles
Coop Cooper — One single
Camden Glover — Three singles
Scott Hilborn — One single, one triple, one walk
Jack Porter — One triple
Johnny Porter — One single
Landon Roberts — Two singles
Yohannon Sandles — One walk
Jonathan Valenzuela — Three singles, one double
Cole White — One single

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Falcons rally late, edge Wolves

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on April 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Camden Glover whacked a double Wednesday in Langley. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Missed it … by that much.

The Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad stranded too many runners Wednesday in Langley, leaving host South Whidbey a chance to rally late for a 4-2 win.

The non-conference loss snaps a five-game winning streak for the Wolves, who tumble to 9-4 on the season.

With the victory, the Falcons even their mark at 7-7 and earn a split in the season series, after Coupeville clobbered them 13-2 in the season opener.

This time around the Wolves had plenty of chances to blow the game open, but left runners aboard in each of the first five innings.

Trailing 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, South Whidbey finally broke through thanks to Coupeville’s lone error and a two-out RBI double from Tyson Henry.

With Falcon hurlers retiring the final nine Wolf hitters, the hosts capitalized on their chances in the sixth, pushing three runners across to claim the lead for the first time.

Three walks jammed the basepaths, with a Josh Sterba sac fly knotting things up at 2-2.

Coupeville was an out away from escaping, but Grady Davis delivered the game-buster, launching a two-out, two-run double to center to knife the Wolves.

The game opened as a pitcher’s duel, with CHS hurler Coop Cooper carrying a shutout through the first four innings.

The freshman flinger whiffed six Falcons and didn’t surrender a hit until the third, but his own team struggled to provide run support.

The Wolves stranded four runners through the first three frames, before finally breaking through to score in the top of the fourth.

Starting with the bases loaded and no outs after a Camden Glover double, a Peyton Caveness single, and Cooper being plunked by a pitch, things were looking explosive.

But while CHS did score twice, forcing in a run when Aiden O’Neill was hit by another pitch, and netting another tally off of a Scott Hilborn smash to third base, the Wolves offense sputtered out after that.

Other than a Jack Porter walk to open the fifth, Coupeville came up empty across the final three innings.

While the Wolves outhit the Falcons 4-3, South Whidbey walked 10 times to Coupeville’s five free passes.

The CHS hardball squad gets an immediate chance to fix that, as it plays its third game in as many days Thursday, when it hosts Mount Vernon Christian.

That game pits the top two teams in the Northwest 2B/1B League, with MVC sitting at 9-0 in conference action, and Coupeville right behind them at 7-1.

First pitch is 4:00 PM at Robert Sherman Field.

 

Wednesday stats:

Peyton Caveness — Two singles
Coop Cooper — One walk
Camden Glover — One double
Scott Hilborn — One single
Aiden O’Neill — One walk
Jack Porter — Two walks
Cole White — One walk

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Fab frosh spark diamond rally

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on April 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover delivered big pitches and big hits to spark a come-from-behind win Saturday. (Photo courtesy Stevie Glover)

The rally caps worked.

Sparked by big plays from freshmen Camden Glover and Coop Cooper, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad roared from behind Saturday, scoring four runs in the final two innings to topple visiting Orcas Island 5-4.

The victory lifts the Wolves to 3-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-3 overall, and gives them sole possession of second place in the seven-team NWL heading into spring break.

Coupeville, which trails just Mount Vernon Christian (5-0) in the race to defend its league crown, returns to action next Saturday, Apr. 8, when it travels to Concrete.

Saturday’s showdown pitted the Wolves against a very-tough Orcas squad, and Mother Nature let the showdown go on, opting not to bust out rain as expected.

The two teams delivered a pitcher’s duel early, with the game knotted at 1-1 after three innings.

Coupeville pushed a run across in the bottom of the second thanks to consecutive singles from Jonathan Valenzuela, Jack Porter, and Glover, while Orcas responded with a run of its own in the top of the third.

That tally was set up by a walk and a pair of Wolf errors, as the hometown hardball squad struggled a bit with its glovework.

Orcas crept ahead with two runs in the fourth, and another in the fifth, with another error and a wild pitch being daggers which pierced the Wolves.

Even down 4-1, CHS wasn’t ready to accept its impending loss, however.

The Wolves manufactured a run in the bottom of the fifth, with leadoff hitter Scott Hilborn earning a two-out walk, before stealing second, moving to third on a balk, and scampering home on a passed ball.

That cut the margin to 4-2, and Glover, on in relief to start the sixth, closed the game with two scoreless innings of work on the mound.

After surrendering a single to kick things off, he retired the next three Vikings in a row, setting the stage for the big rally.

The bottom of the sixth was a showcase of steady Wolf nerves, with Valenzuela and Porter nabbing walks, the latter after being plunked by a wayward pitch.

Then came the crunch time base knocks, as Glover and Cooper delivered back-to-back blows which found openings in the defense.

Glover’s single to left sliced the deficit to 4-3, while Cooper’s shot up the middle — with a little help from an Orcas error — plated two runners to give CHS a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.

The Vikings didn’t go down easy, drawing two walks in the top of the seventh, but Coupeville’s young hurler wasn’t having it.

Rearing back and throwing heat, Glover got the final two outs of the game on big strikeouts, as he finished with three K’s.

Coupeville’s starting pitcher, Hilborn, rang up seven Vikings across five innings of work, giving the Wolf duo a combined 10 punchouts on the afternoon.

 

Saturday stats:

Chase Anderson — One walk
Coop Cooper — One single
Camden Glover — Two singles
Scott Hilborn — One walk
Jack Porter — One single, one walk
Jonathan Valenzuela — One single, two walks

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JV hardball squad debuts

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School JV baseball coach Jon Roberts surveys the action. (Morgan White photo)

Consider it the first building block.

The Coupeville High School JV baseball team made its season debut Saturday, and immediately faced a stern test, tangling with 3A Oak Harbor.

While the 2B Wolves ultimately fell 10-0 in the non-conference rumble, they got a chance to play at home in front of their own fans.

Plus, eight of the 12 CHS players to see the field were doing so for the first time this season, giving JV coach Jon Roberts a chance to see how his young charges would respond to live action.

The Wolves second unit, which currently has eight games on the schedule but is looking for more, racked up three hits and three walks against Oak Harbor.

Johnny Porter led the way with a single and a walk while Seth Woollet and Aidyn McDermott both whacked base hits.

Johnny Porter, ready to rip a liner. (Morgan White photo)

Marcelo Gebhard and Camden Glover earned walks to round out Coupeville’s offensive attack.

Freshmen Glover and Coop Cooper shared pitching duties, with the former whiffing four Wildcats and the latter gunning down a pair.

Ethan Gill, Jaje Drake, Piotr Bieda, Skylar Sand, Myca Clarkson, and David Dominici also saw action for the Wolf JV, which returns to action Apr. 4 with a rematch against Oak Harbor, this time up North.

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Burn the nets to the final bucket!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Hurlee Bronec sticks a jumper. (Morgan White photo)

They would not be denied.

Fighting from behind in the fourth quarter Friday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team ended its season with a stirring 56-51 win at Friday Harbor.

The victory was the 10th straight for the high-flying Wolves, who finish 11-3 on the season.

It was a wild ‘n woolly campaign, with Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts taking the coaching reigns for the final three games after head coach Hunter Smith left to start fire school.

Along the way, swing player Chase Anderson moved up full-time to varsity, and big man Mikey Robinett moved out of state with his family.

But no matter who was on the floor, this pack of Wolves was a ferocious one, attacking on defense and spreading the love on offense.

Three different JV players topped 100 points, while a fourth one missed by just a three-ball.

That willingness to share the ball was on full display Friday, as seven different Wolves hit the bottom of the net with at least one shot.

Freshman Camden Glover led the way, torching Friday Harbor for 23 points, while Jack Porter knocked down 13.

Aiden O’Neill (8), Hunter Bronec (4), Johnny Porter (4), Hurlee Bronec (2), and Landon Roberts (2) also scored, with Malachi Somes putting the fear of God into his rivals while scrambling on defense.

The bright future of Wolf basketball. (Photo courtesy Morgan White)

Friday Harbor opened the game strongly, jumping out to a 20-12 lead after one quarter, but Coupeville took control after that, moment by moment, quarter by quarter.

A 17-13 surge in the second frame, fueled by eight points from Glover and a big three-ball off the electric fingertips of O’Neill, cut the deficit to 33-29.

From there, the Wolves narrowed things to 42-41 heading into the fourth, before closing the night on a 15-9 tear.

Jack Porter poured in nine of his 13 points in the final frame, while Coupeville, which was 0-4 at the free-throw line previously, went 5-8 in the waning moments.

 

Final season scoring stats:

Aiden O’Neill – 108
Jack Porter – 105
Hunter Bronec – 102
Camden Glover – 97
Chase Anderson – 71
Johnny Porter – 59
Hurlee Bronec – 46
Malachi Somes – 43
Landon Roberts – 38
Mikey Robinett – 6
Carson Field – 4
Yohannon Sandles – 2

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