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Diamond vets get their props

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on May 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »

CHS seniors Landon Roberts (left) and Jesus Madrigal take one final bow. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The dynamic duo called it a career.

Coupeville High School baseball honored seniors Jesus Madrigal and Landon Roberts Thursday before the Wolves played their season finale on the prairie.

Along for the ride was semi-retired photo whiz kid John Fisken, who snapped the pics seen above and below.

“Who’s gonna cry more, mom or dad?”

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Wolves endure, build for future

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on May 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coop Cooper got aboard twice Thursday in Coupeville’s finale. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They endured until the end.

Coming off back-to-back trips to the state tourney, the 2025 season didn’t go as planned for the Coupeville High School baseball squad.

The Wolves lost players to graduation, others to family moves or injury rehabs, and still more to a simple failure to turn out.

That left Steve Hilborn’s crew scrambling to field a roster, but they did, making do with 11 players, some of whom had never played before.

And, after a rough start, the Wolves showed promise, winning six of eight in the middle part of the campaign.

The end came Thursday, with the CHS diamond squad falling 12-0 to Northwest 2B/1B League champ Mount Vernon Christian, capping a 6-13 season.

But, in their play Thursday, where they stretched the Hurricanes out to the full seven innings on Senior Night, and in their resilience all spring, the Wolves are not defined entirely by their record.

They endured, and they continued to build for the future.

Seniors Landon Roberts, who played all four years, and Jesus Madrigal will depart, but the core of the squad can return next spring.

Hopefully with more reinforcements.

Thursday, after honoring their veterans, the Wolves handed the ball one last time to Roberts, and he gave them four innings on the mound, whiffing seven.

His final moment as a CHS pitcher was a called third strike, as Lindsey’s lil’ bro painted the corner one final time.

MVC pushed two runs across in the first, another in the second, and a game-busting five in the top of the third, taking advantage of a couple of errors.

Carson Grove has three more seasons to chuck heat.

After that, Roberts and freshman Carson Grove, who came on in relief in the fifth, shut down the ‘Canes, tossing three consecutive scoreless innings.

While Mount Vernon tossed four runs on the board in the seventh to stretch out the final margin, the game felt closer than the score.

Coupeville had its chances, getting runners aboard in five of the seven frames, but came up just short of that one big base knock that would of have potentially launched a comeback.

Twice the Wolves had two runners on the basepath at the same time, but both times MVC escaped unscathed thanks to solid work on defense.

With the win, the Hurricanes will carry the top seed into the District 1 tourney next week and are a win away from punching their ticket to state.

Coupeville is done for this season, but at 5-7 in league play, finish fourth in the seven-team NWL.

Better yet, the Wolves endured, and the future of the program is brighter for that.

Camden Glover (17) and Cooper should be back on the diamond next spring.

 

Thursday stats:

Coop Cooper — One single, one walk
Riley Lawless — One single
Landon Roberts — One walk
Leo Rodriguez — One walk
Trent Thule — One single

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Wolf sluggers inspire next gen stars

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , on May 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Work on your game while young and one day you can hit like this. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Build the present, build the future.

Softball success is booming on the prairie, and a big part of that is the older girl’s willingness to work with their younger counterparts.

Current Coupeville High School players, who are flying high with a 17-1 record this spring, took time Wednesday to mentor the sluggers who will follow in their footsteps.

The Central Whidbey Little League Minors team — 14 players and four coaches — trekked over to the CHS fields, where they worked with the Wolves on a typically breezy “spring” day in Coupeville.

CHS and CWLL players unite on the prairie. (Aaron Lucero photo)

“The varsity players did a fantastic job running the show,” said CHS coach Aaron Lucero.

“Windy and cold, but nobody complained.

“Bethany Hopkins and her (CWLL) coaches have done a great job instilling passion for the game in their team.”

Tomorrow’s stars swing for success. (Lucero photo)

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“They made a statement!”

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Chase Anderson feels the burn. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The postseason is off to a roaring start.

Kicking off the final three meets of the season, the Coupeville High School track and field team put on an impressive show Wednesday at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships.

Competing in La Conner, the Wolves racked up 13 wins and 25 PRs, with the boys romping to a team title.

Led by senior Carson Field, who swept to titles in the 800, 1600, and 3200, Coupeville’s male athletes piled up 208 points.

That put them way ahead of runner-up Mount Vernon Christian, which finished with an even 100.

Orcas Island (80), La Conner (71), Friday Harbor (53), and Concrete (11) rounded out the field.

On the girl’s side of things, MVC (211) held off La Conner (135) and Coupeville (100), with Friday Harbor (65), Orcas Island (24), and Concrete (9) bringing up the rear.

Gone with the wind. (Photo courtesy Bob Martin)

The stellar team-wide performance brought a smile to the faces of Wolf coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting on a wild ‘n woolly day.

“They made a statement!” the coaches said.

“Throw in some wind, a couple of flying canopies, a bit of blood, and unwavering grit – Coupeville tough, through and through.”

The next hurdle for the Wolves is the District 1 meet May 17, which they host.

After that is the state meet May 29-31 in Yakima for those who qualify.

Lillian Ketterling soars into the skies. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Laken Simpson (8th) 14.44; Isa Mc Fetridge (9th) 14.57 *PR*

200 — Mc Fetridge (7th) 31.18

400 — Olivia Hall (6th) 1:09.25; Marin Winger (7th) 1:21.60

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 2:38.13; Lillian Ketterling (8th) 3:08.86; Ivy Rudat (9th) 3:09.78

1600 — Stuurmans (1st) 5:54.23; Mikayla Wagner (5th) 6:37.21; I. Rudat (7th) 6:58.41 *PR*; Devon Wyman (9th) 7:13.79 *PR*

3200 — Wagner (2nd) 13:43.29 *PR*; Aleksia Jump (4th) 14:15.56 *PR*; D. Wyman (5th) 16:00.48 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (8th) 21.71; Ari Cunningham (9th) 21.82; Frankie Tenore (11th) 24.19

300 Hurdles — McDonald (11th) 1:11.14; Tenore (12th) 1:13.93

4 x 100 Relay — A. Cunningham, McFetridge, Ayden Wyman, Willow Leedy-Bonifas (3rd) 59.17

4 x 200 Relay — Simpson, Leedy-Bonifas, Lexis Drake, Mc Fetridge (4th) 2:05.19

4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Ketterling, Winger, Simpson (3rd) 5:09.21

Shot Put — Katie Marti (1st) 31-05

Discus — Marti (1st) 105-02 *PR*; Ketterling (3rd) 83-07 *PR*

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 93-05

High Jump — Tenore (4th) 4-04; A. Wyman (6th) 4-02

Pole Vault — Ketterling (3rd) 6-06; A. Jump (5th) 6-0; I. Rudat (5th) 6-0

Long Jump — A. Cunningham (8th) 10-09

Triple Jump — A. Cunningham (8th) 24-05

Myra McDonald glides over the hurdles. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

BOYS:

100 — Chase Anderson (1st) 11.71; Marquette Cunningham (3rd) 11.90; Matthew Ward (4th) 11.96; Davin Houston (12th) 12.45; Marcelo Gebhard (14th) 12.52; Beckett Green (17th) 12.65; Nathan Coxsey (21st) 12.92; Edmund Wilson (25th), Richmond Bandong (30th) 13.46; Khanor Jump (32nd) 13.58; Will Tierney (36th) 13.76; Diego Gonzalez (38th) 14.12; Nikolas Rogers (39th) 14.24

200 — Houston (3rd) 24.95; M. Cunningham (8th) 25.70; Green (11th) 26.01; Coxsey (19th) 27.64; Dane Hadsall (21st) 27.96; Tierney (22nd) 27.98 *PR*; E. Wilson (23rd) 28.13; Jonah Weyl (24th) 28.15 *PR*; Bandong (25th) 28.42; Rogers (27th) 29.64; Gonzalez (29th) 30.11 *PR*

400 — Preston Epp (2nd) 53.94; Blake Burrows (4th) 56.61; Hadsall (7th) 1:00.76; Weyl (12th) 1:02.88

800 — Carson Field (1st) 2:03.07; Joshua Stockdale (4th) 2:19.85; Solomon Rudat (6th) 2:24.27 *PR*; Ethan Walling (9th) 2:32.40; Finn Price (12th) 2:39.74; Johnathan Jacobsen (13th) 2:39.89; Isaiah Allen (15th) 2:46.95 *PR*

1600 — Field (1st) 4:55.32; George Spear (2nd) 5:03.44; Malachi Somes (3rd) 5:05.31; Stockdale (5th) 5:09.31; Kenneth Jacobsen (6th) 5:19.24; Walling (10th) 5:37.26 *PR*; Edmund Kunz (11th) 5:47.39 *PR*; Allen (13th) 6:06.12; Nicholas Wasik (14th) 6:30.21 *PR*

3200 — Field (1st) 11:09.60; Spear (2nd) 11:26.72; K. Jacobsen (4th) 11:44.66; Kunz (6th) 12:54.74; Walling (7th) 12:54.84

110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (4th) 18.58; Liam Blas (10th) 20.87

300 Hurdles — Blas (4th) 47.69; Marshall (5th) 47.89 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Houston, Epp, Anderson (1st) 45.30

4 x 400 Relay — Anderson, Burrows, Cael Wilson, Epp (1st) 3:42.64

Shot Put — Gebhard (2nd) 40-01.50 *PR*; Zac Tackett (8th) 31-02.50; K. Jump (10th) 29-11.50; David Somes (13th) 26-03.25; K. Jacobsen (15th) 25-01; Zach Blitch (19th) 20-04

Discus — Tackett (3rd) 119-04; Blas (7th) 93-06 *PR*; Wasik (15th) 66-06; D. Somes (16th) 66-00; J. Jacobsen (18th) 59-05; Blitch (21st) 50-05

Javelin — Anderson (2nd) 141-11 *PR*; Gebhard (4th) 125-09; Ward (13th) 95-07 *PR*; Rogers (16th) 82-00; M. Somes (23rd) 76-10; D. Somes (27th) 74-02; J. Jacobsen (29th) 63-00; Price (30th) 55-02

High Jump — C. Wilson (1st) 6-00; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (6th) 5-02; J. Jacobsen (11th) 4-10; Tierney (13th) 4-08

Pole Vault — C. Wilson (1st) 12-06 *PR*; Marshall (5th) 10-06; S. Rudat (9th) 7-06; Kunz (11th) 7-0 *PR*

Long Jump — C. Wilson (3rd) 19-04.25; E. Wilson (10th) 16-02.50 *PR*; Fitch-Marron (10th) 16-02.50; Green (18th) 14-06.25; Coxsey (19th) 14-04.25; S. Rudat (20th) 14-03; M. Somes (21st) 14-00.75

Triple Jump — Ward (1st) 39-09.75; M. Cunningham (2nd) 39-09 *PR*; Marshall (5th) 35-06.75

Richmond Bandong hits warp speed. (Duke Kutz photo)

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Seniors celebrated, victory claimed

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on May 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville senior netters Ember Light (left) and Delanie Lewis are celebrated. (Photos courtesy Starla Seal and Shannon Hilborn)

The weather was cloudy, but the atmosphere was sunny.

Coupeville High School girls’ tennis hailed its veterans on Senior Night Wednesday, then went out and bounced visiting Friday Harbor off the court.

The Wolves celebrated 12th graders Delanie Lewis and Ember Light, with the former teaming up with young gun Brynn Parker to seal the deal in a 3-2 victory for CHS in Northwest 2B/1B League action.

Lewis and Brynn Parker celebrate with their biggest fan (and the ball boy for their match).

CHS finishes 2-9-1 this season, but that record is deceptive.

The Wolves increased their roster size from a year ago, debuted their new home courts, showed great growth, and were highly competitive, with all of their losses coming by razor-thin 3-2 scores.

As it has all season, Coupeville swept both singles matches Wednesday, while this time out also breaking through in a doubles bout.

The match brought an end to the regular season for the Wolves, but the postseason beckons.

Coupeville will travel to Seattle May 15, taking two singles players and two doubles teams to compete in the District 1/2 tourney at the Amy Yee Tennis Center.

Things will be intense there, as the two districts only get to send one singles player and one doubles team on to the state tourney this year.

Which means you win a bi-district crown and you’re off to Yakima. Don’t, and you’re not.

Next spring, a different district loses a slot, and two singles players and two doubles teams will once again advance from the District 1/2 tourney to state.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans beat Nikki Clark Cole 6-0, 6-1

2nd Singles — Dahlia Miller beat Lyla Ovenell 6-2

1st Doubles — Ember Light/Mila Light lost to Kira Clark/Megan Mellinger 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Sofia Phay lost to Hazel Leighton/Norah Leighton 6-2, 6-4

3rd Doubles — Brynn Parker/Delanie Lewis beat Ava Gamez/Sofia Ramirez 6-2, 6-3

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Ashley Wells/Samantha Wallace lost to Charisse Ho/Frankie Pignatiello 6-1, 6-0

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