Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, Chris Smith, CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Kyle Rockwell on May 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Coupeville High School baseball coach Chris Smith with the first of eight seniors, Joey Lippo. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Julian Welling
Hunter Smith
James Vidoni
Jacob Zettle
Jake Hoagland
Nick Etzell
Kyle Rockwell
If you thought we were done with baseball, you were wrong.
When Senior Night went down two weeks back, I ran portraits of all eight Wolves who are moving on, but neglected to showcase pics that each player took with CHS coach Chris Smith.
So, here ya go.
Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, playoffs, preview, Softball, Vashon Island on May 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Senior hurler Katrina McGranahan will carry the softball into the pitcher’s circle for Coupeville at districts this weekend. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Two wins from Richland.
That’s where the Coupeville High School softball team finds itself, as it preps for this weekend’s four-team, double-elimination district tourney.
Capture two victories without taking two losses, and the Wolves punch their ticket to the state tourney, earning a trip back to Eastern Washington.
The last time CHS softball went to the big dance was 2014, in David King’s final season as coach.
Now, after coming within a single strike of getting there last season, the Wolves are back to make another run under Kevin McGranahan, and with a little better set-up than a year ago.
Then, they faced a loser-out game in the first round, had to play game two mere seconds after game one finished and were on the diamond for four games in less than 24 hours.
This time around, Coupeville is guaranteed two games (and a decent break in the middle) Friday, and will only play one game, if any, Saturday.
A look at all the pertinent details:
The bracket:
http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2610&sport=15
The location:
Lacey-Thurston County Regional Athletic Complex
8345 Steilacoom Road SE
Lacey, WA
Admission prices:
Adults and students w/o ASB — $8
Students (with ASB) — $5
Elementary (under 12) — $4
Senior citizens (62+) — $5
Preschool (with parent) — free
Team capsules:
COUPEVILLE
Season record: 11-7
League finish: #1 in Olympic League
Run differential: 169-108
Record vs. district tourney foes: 3-1 (3-0 vs Klahowya, 0-1 vs Vashon)
Coach: Kevin McGranahan
Mascot: Wolves
Last trip to state: 2014
Best finish at state: 3rd in 2002
BELLEVUE CHRISTIAN
Season record: 15-5
League finish: #1 in Nisqually League
Run differential: 189-95
Record vs. district tourney foes: 3-1 (all vs Vashon)
Coach: Ryan Kelly
Mascot: Vikings
Last trip to state: 2017
Best finish at state: 3rd in 2016
KLAHOWYA
Season record: 10-6
League finish: #2 in Olympic League
Run differential: 111-73
Record vs. district tourney foes: 1-3 (0-3 vs Coupeville, 1-0 vs Vashon)
Coach: Jodie Gagnon
Mascot: Eagles
Last trip to state: 2004
Best finish at state: Never placed; won one game in 2003 tourney
VASHON ISLAND
Season record: 8-10
League finish: #2 in Nisqually League
Run differential: 131-145
Record vs. district tourney foes: 2-4 (1-3 vs BC, 1-0 vs Coupeville, 0-1 vs Klahowya)
Coach: Heather Jurs
Mascot: Pirates
Last trip to state: 1991 (slow-pitch)
Best finish at state: Lost both games they played in ’91
Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Jake Hoagland, Matt Hilborn, Stats on May 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Wolf senior Jake Hoagland was second on the team in triples this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
It’s not over till they publish the stats.
While the season ended Saturday for the Coupeville High School baseball team, the afterglow of a very-strong 15-6 run, which included a second Olympic League crown in three seasons, lingers.
Now, thanks to CHS coach Chris Smith and his dedicated book-keepers, you can marinate in the deep end of the stats pool.
Want to know Jake Hoagland’s on-base percentage or how many strikeouts Dane Lucero recorded while on the mound? Here you go.
And PS, it was .387 and 24, for those with limited time to poke around in the numbers.
For everyone else, dive in.
Hitting:
| Player | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | RBI | Avg. | OBP |
| H. Smith | 66 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 28 | .470 | .549 | |
| J. Welling | 40 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 22 | .425 | .593 | ||
| M. Hilborn | 66 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 17 | .364 | .506 | ||
| J. Lippo | 66 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | .333 | .457 | |
| J. Pease | 47 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 8 | .277 | .404 | ||
| D. Lucero | 70 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 17 | .271 | .350 | ||
| J. Hoagland | 59 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | .271 | .387 | |
| J. Zettle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .500 | |||
| N. Etzell | 42 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .214 | .353 | ||
| G. Knoblich | 38 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | .158 | .289 | |||
| K. Rockwell | 51 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | .157 | .328 | ||
| J. Vidoni | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | |||||||
| S. Losey | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .444 |
Pitching:
| Player | W/L | ERA | Gms | H | R | ER | BB | HBP | K | IP | WHIP |
| D. Lucero | 4-1 | 3.20 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 30.2 | 1.467 |
| D. Olson | 0-0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.000 | |||||
| H. Smith | 8-2 | 1.45 | 10 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 73 | 62.2 | 0.766 |
| J. Lippo | 0-1 | 10.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | 3.000 | ||
| J. Welling | 1-0 | 3.50 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.500 | |||
| M. Hilborn | 2-2 | 2.58 | 8 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 38 | 35.2 | 1.415 |
| N. Etzell | 0-0 | 9.54 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.364 |
Posted in Fundraisers, tagged CHS Wolves, Coupeville Booster Club, fundraisers, physicals on May 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Want to run track for Randy King, or play any of a billion other sports at CHS or CMS? You need a physical. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Want a sports physical, but don’t want to go out of your way to set up an appointment with a doctor?
The Coupeville Booster Club is here to make things easy for you with an event May 22 at the high school gym.
Tentatively called “Night of 1,000 Physicals” (OK, I made that part up…), the event runs from 6-9 PM and is open to all CMS and CHS athletes.
Cost is $45 and proceeds will fund a needs-based college scholarship for a CHS athlete, which will be awarded May 2019.
Cash, debit cards and checks are all accepted.
You need to sign up prior to the event, and can do so at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4eabaa2ba02-sports1
When you pop over there, you’ll also find a health history form to fill out and bring with you.
Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, Sarah Wright, season stats, Softball, Veronica Crownover on May 14, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Sophomore second-baseman Scout Smith is in the top four in eight of 11 offensive categories. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Turn the page, it’s time to start a new season.
As the Coupeville High School softball team prepares for the district tourney, which goes down May 18-19, one thing hangs around, though.
That’s the stats piled up by the Wolves through the first 18 games of the season.
With the postseason coming up fast, a look at the latest sweet statsy stats, as compiled by CHS coaches and posted on MaxPreps:
Hitting:
| Player | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | BB | RBI | Avg. | OBP |
| C. Caveness | 37 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .243 | .300 | |||
| H. Lodell | 54 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .278 | .339 | |
| E. Mathusek | 36 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .278 | .381 | |||
| S. Smith | 64 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .344 | .391 | ||
| L. Rose | 42 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | .286 | .423 | |
| C. Prescott | 54 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .259 | .322 | |
| M. Davis | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .174 | .296 | |||
| K. McGranahan | 60 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 16 | .450 | .548 |
| M. Bailey | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .300 | .417 | ||
| V. Crownover | 61 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .459 | .482 | ||
| S. Wright | 67 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .373 | .382 |
| N. Laxton | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .211 | .286 |
Pitching:
| Player | W/L | ERA | Gms | CG | SO | Hits | Runs | BB | K | IP | BF |
| K. McGranahan | 9-4 | 3.07 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 84 | 68 | 33 | 81 | 89 | 421 |
| S. Smith | 2-3 | 9.00 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 120 | |
| C. Prescott | 0-0 | 3.50 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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