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Let the beat-down commence!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on April 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Melia Welling smacked a double Thursday, one of 10 hits as the Coupeville JV softball squad routed Concrete’s varsity. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Their bats were smokin’.

Pounding out 10 hits Thursday, including a home run from freshman pitcher Chelsea Prescott, the Coupeville High School JV softball squad drilled Concrete’s varsity 20-6.

The road win, which came in five innings thanks to the mercy rule, lifts the Wolf young guns to a pristine 3-0 on the season.

After winning its first two on its home field, Coupeville proved a bus ride would be no deterrent.

The Wolves jumped on Concrete for six runs in the first, eventually stretched the lead out to 11-0, then cruised in for the win.

The biggest blow, Prescott’s tater, came in the first inning, capping a run of four straight Wolves to reach base.

Coral Caveness kicked off the day by reaching on an error, Thora Iverson walked and Mollie Bailey singled before Prescott laid down the law with one booming swing of her super-charged bat.

If Concrete thought the destruction was done at that point, the Lions were sadly mistaken.

While there were no more round-trippers after Prescott’s moon launch, the Wolves picked up four doubles.

The first came from Nicole Laxton in the fourth inning, then CHS got back-to-back-to-back two-baggers in the fifth from Marenna Rebischke-Smith, Melia Welling and Chloe Wheeler to put a final stamp on things.

The Wolves, who have outscored their foes 37-14, had a sizzling on-base-percentage of .700 on the day.

Prescott (HR, 1B) and Caveness (two singles) led the hit attack, while Bailey, Laxton, Rebischke-Smith, Welling, Wheeler and Mackenzie Davis all collected a base-knock of their own.

The only Wolves not to collect a hit, Thora Iverson and Jenna Dickson, were still plenty busy.

The duo each reached base twice thanks to walks and Concrete errors, with Iverson coming around to score twice and Dickson stamping on home plate once.

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All we do is win!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on April 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville softball manager extraordinaire Kayla Rose is baffled by the rare sight of sunlight streaming through her camera. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Scout Smith gets nasty, firing BBs at hitters who couldn’t hit watermelons.

   Rumble, young woman, rumble. Frosh Chelsea Prescott cranks out another solid hit.

Mackenzie Davis, master of multi-tasking.

   Coming in hot, Veronica Crownover is already ready to get a high-five for scoring.

Backed by a substantial fan club, Katrina McGranahan is ready to rake.

   “Just take a deep breath, coach. It’s me; I’m gonna kill it, babe!” Mollie Bailey was born for the spotlight.

   Sarah Wright and the Meridian catcher dance a ballet on their knees. Spoiler: the ball popped loose, Wright slapped home. Winner, winner, chicken dinner, CHS.

The camera was clicking almost as fast as the runs were scoring.

Blessed with a rare sunny day, and absolutely no prairie wind in the slightest, wanderin’ photo bug John Fisken clicked madly away Friday afternoon as Coupeville softball destroyed Meridian 18-0.

The photos above are courtesy him.

To see everything he shot, pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Softball-2017-2018/2018-04-06-vs-Meridian/

And, when you do, remember, purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes.

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Wolves tame Lions!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , on March 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Chelsea Prescott struck out nine Friday as Coupeville’s JV softball squad thumped Concrete’s varsity. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Chelsea Prescott already knows how to crack Concrete.

The Coupeville High School freshman made her high school softball debut Friday, and blitzed the visiting Lions, using her arm and bat to propel the Wolf JV to a 9-2 win over Concrete’s varsity.

Flinging mad heat all game long, Prescott, who will see a fair amount of time as a varsity player once that squad finally kicks off its season, whiffed nine and retired another five batters on bouncers back to the mound.

She was only hit hard once, maybe twice, and teamed up with freshman catcher Mollie Bailey, her former Little League teammate, to blitz Concrete at every step.

The Wolf JV, which got to make its Opening Day splash a day before the varsity travels to South Whidbey for its opener, controlled every aspect of the game.

On defense, Coral Caveness and Melia Welling came up with laser throws from short and third, respectively, while Coupeville’s hitters spread the love around from the top of the lineup to the bottom.

Prescott whacked a pair of singles to spark the Wolf attack, but it was Nicole Laxton and Caveness who had the biggest base-knocks.

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the first, courtesy Bailey walking before Prescott and Welling were plunked, Laxton sauntered to the plate ready to get rowdy.

Hefting her bat, a small smile playing at the corners of her mouth as varsity catcher Sarah Wright kept up a steady stream of positive chatter from the bench, Laxton found her pitch and made Concrete’s pitcher weep silent tears of despair.

Ripping the hide off the ball, she sent a low, screaming shot down the left field line, plating two runners and effectively ending the game in one sweet swing.

Coupeville tacked on another run a batter later, with Welling beating a throw home after Marenna Rebischke-Smith got on base when the Concrete catcher failed to catch a third strike.

The Wolves stretched their lead to 5-0 in the second inning, netting two runs thanks to smart base-running.

Thora Iverson, who got aboard on a walk, scampered home on a passed ball, before Bailey psyched out Concrete’s first-baseman on a stop-and-go move between third and home.

Coming halfway down the line, the one true Photo Bomb Queen faked like she was headed back to third, then, when her frazzled rival paused for a split-second, suddenly spun and shot home.

Faked out of her shoes by a prime-time bit of Bailey magic, the Lion fielder was slow on her throw, and Bailey was quick on her slide under the tag, making for pure kismet.

Coupeville had a runner gunned down at the plate in the third, then hit a two-inning dry spell at the plate, giving Concrete a chance to crawl to back within 5-2.

That would be the last gasp from the Lions, however, as Prescott continued to heat up on the mound, and the Wolf bats recovered at a crucial moment.

Blowing the doors off the barn, the Wolves exploded for four runs in the bottom of the sixth to put an exclamation point on things.

Chloe Wheeler led off with a walk, stole second, got to third when Concrete was slow to respond, then strolled home after Caveness crunched an RBI double to deep center field.

From there it was a hail of runs, as Prescott and Laxton each stroked an RBI single and Rebischke-Smith brought the game’s final run around on a hard-hit grounder to the right side.

Coupeville collected six hits on the afternoon, with Bailey, Caveness, Prescott, Jenna Dickson and Laxton leading the hit parade.

Ivy Leedy came within an inch or two of joining them, but her wicked liner back up the middle in the fifth was snagged in a reflexive move by the Concrete pitcher, who was just trying to keep from taking a softball to the noggin.

Prescott’s nine K’s were spread out nicely, with the Wolf hurler ringing up at least one batter in six of seven innings.

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Rough night on the road!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 6, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Freshman Chelsea Prescott tossed in seven points Friday in a varsity loss. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Sometimes it’s just not your night.

A combination of a depleted roster, unfriendly refs and a cold shooting touch doomed the Coupeville High School girls basketball squad Friday deep on the road.

By the time the Wolves pulled away from North Mason, they had endured a 39-17 non-conference loss which left coach David King to simply say “very few positive highlights tonight.”

The defeat, which came in Coupeville’s first game after losing leading scorer Mikayla Elfrank to a possibly season-ending ankle injury, drops the Wolves to 2-9.

CHS gets an immediate chance to bounce back Saturday, when it travels to Klahowya for an Olympic League game.

The three-time defending conference champs, who are still trying to find their groove during a rebuilding season, are 0-1 in league play.

With just seven players on their active roster Friday, and some of those suited-up battling illness and injury, the Wolves struggled to find a rhythm on offense.

Down 10-4 after the first quarter, CHS hung tough in the second (being edged just 10-8), then went belly-up in the third.

A 17-4 surge coming out of the halftime break sealed the deal for North Mason, while the fourth quarter was a relatively modest war of attrition with the Bulldogs coming out on top 2-1.

“We didn’t compete on the offensive end,” King said. “Just not seeing open teammates and our passing led to a very high number of turnovers.”

While his team spent huge chunks of the game unable to buy a bucket, the Wolves did bring a strong defensive effort.

“Defensively in the first half I was pleased,” King said. “We were scrambling and causing them to rush. Kyla (Briscoe) did a great job getting deflections and getting some steals.”

Most of Coupeville’s offense came from junior Sarah Wright, who worked down low for a team-high eight, and freshman Chelsea Prescott, who swished seven.

Lindsey Roberts added a bucket to round out the scoring.

With the game out of hand in the late going, King called a timeout “to get a quick break and see if we could dig down deep and finish strong.”

The Wolves responded and finished with a final burst which gives their coach hope for the second half of the season.

“It was good to see from a coaches perspective,” King said.

JV falls in rough one:

“Mouth guardsh and shpit … JV didn’t win the war, but we won several battles.”

Facing a rough-and-tumble North Mason squad (if we’re being polite), the Wolf JV girls, who only suited seven of their own thanks to injuries and illness, got to play old-school, forearm-to-the-head ball.

And, while her squad fell 29-22, dropping their record to 5-5 on the season, coach Amy King, still getting over her own illness, liked the spirit she saw from her players.

“Something about this group, they didn’t care about the numbers and they fought each and every quarter until the game ended,” King said. “Many of the North Mason team wore mouth guards, spitting as they talked; they were overly aggressive for no apparent reason.

“Their fouling was relentless, but our girls fought through.”

Ashlie Shank lit the spark for the Wolves, piling up rebounds and steals as a one-woman wrecking crew.

“She was on fire all night,” King said. “Sprinting down the floor, directing on offense and an animal on defense.

“In the third she had a really nice offensive rebound put back – just came out of nowhere and did her thing.”

Others making big impressions included defensive wizard Tia Wurzrainer, who played all 32 minutes and was ruthless while patrolling the back court (“I love the way her game keeps progressing”), and the duo of Maddy Hilkey and Genna Wright.

Hilkey was a leader on the floor, helping the Wolves break the North Mason press, while Wright, recently returned from injury, was “a rebounding beast!”

As her squad makes the turn to head into the heart of league play (the JV is 1-0 in conference), King sees many reasons to be proud.

“Despite the loss, we knew that we played out best and never let up,” she said. “I believe North Mason was freaked out that we stayed so close to them with only seven players.”

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Roll on, mighty Wolves!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Nicole Lester collected two points, five rebounds, three steals and an assist Tuesday in a Wolf JV win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Chelsea Prescott, getting her hair done by Catherine Lhamon, scored 19 points, with 13 coming in the fourth quarter.

Imagine how good they’ll be when they have a full roster.

Despite playing every game this season with multiple players in street clothes, the Coupeville High School JV girls basketball team has set the standard.

Now 4-2 overall, 1-0 in Olympic League play after polishing off host Port Townsend 27-14 Tuesday, the Wolf young guns are red hot and rolling.

And that’s even though they played with just seven of 11 players active against the RedHawks.

With a few dings healing up, some practice time caught up, and a hoped-for banishment of the flu, Amy King’s squad could be at full force as early as its next game, which arrives Saturday.

If not, no big whoopee, as whomever is in uniform will surely step up and play huge.

Facing off with Port Townsend, the Wolves had seven in uniform, but swing players Avalon Renninger and Chelsea Prescott were restricted to just two quarters apiece.

No problem, as Prescott dumped in 13 of her game-high 19 in the fourth quarter, turning a close, defensive-minded game into a rout.

“We spread them (Chelsea and Avalon) out to cover all quarters and keep the stability on the court,” King said. “Both stepped up and did their part, strong on defense and getting scrappy off an on throughout the game.”

While she always enjoys a win, King was less thrilled with how drowsy a game it was.

“Something about playing in that gym. The game seems to slow down,” she said. “We were very quiet on defense most of the night, even though we did a pretty good job shutting down their main player.

Maddy Hilkey, Mollie Bailey and Tia Wurzrainer formed a three-headed defensive dynamo, “cutting off shots and slowing down drives.”

Nicole Lester played a strong all-around game, ripping down five boards and making off with three steals while Spanish sensation Julia García Oñoro collected a career-high three rebounds.

“Julia looked more comfortable; she has shown so much improvement since this season started,” King said.

While the game was a snooze for a big chunk, and Port Townsend’s crew struggled mightily with its shot clock and possession arrow duties, the Wolves rose to the moment when it was required.

“The girls battled and did pick up when they needed to,” King said. “We took good shots all night, and I tell the girls to keep looking at the basket and keep shooting – those shots will fall.”

Hilkey tossed in four points to back Prescott, while Lester and Wurzrainer rounded out the attack with a bucket apiece.

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