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Curtin on the short list!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged Aaron Curtin, Aaron Trumbull, All-State, baseball, CHS Wolves, Josh Bayne, Kyle Bodamer on June 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kyle Bodamer, breaking bats (and hearts) wherever he goes. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Wolf seniors (l to r) Aaron Curtin, Aaron Trumbull, Josh Bayne and Bodamer get serious for one last group photo op.

Bayne has places to go and he always believes in arriving early.

South Whidbey’s Trent Fallon (middle) and Mo Hamsa (beard) joke around with their Coupeville counterparts.

Trumbull and Curtin, who played together since little league, exchange one last fist bump.

Trumbull and Curtin, who have played together since little league, exchange one last fist bump.

One hurdle down, one to go.

Coupeville High School senior pitcher Aaron Curtin was nominated for the All-State baseball series Wednesday after playing in the 1A/2B/1B Northwest Regional Feeder Games in Bellingham.

Curtin was one of 10 players to be nominated, and the only one from the four Wolf players who participated in the feeder games.

Fellow CHS seniors Aaron Trumbull, Kyle Bodamer and Josh Bayne wrapped up their high school careers by playing in the two-game series at Joe Martin Field.

Final decisions on the All-State rosters will be announced June 7, with the games in Yakima June 13-14.

If Curtin makes the final cut, it would give Coupeville a representative for the second straight year.

Last year, Ben Etzell got the call and pitched in the second game at All-State.

The feeder games in Bellingham were part of a state-wide effort to showcase senior diamond men.

Coupeville’s quartet played for the Americans team, which was coached by South Whidbey’s Tom Fallon.

They tied 6-6 in the opener Wednesday, then lost 4-3 in the nightcap.

Nooksack Valley’s Cole Mattice won the second game when he singled home Meridian’s Tanner Tutterrow with two outs in the seventh inning.

The winning rally included a boost from a player who could have been a Wolf.

Taylor Gardner attended elementary school in Coupeville, before a family move took his baseball skills to Nooksack Valley.

His walk in the seventh, packaged between singles from Tutterrow and Overlake’s Mike Lau, juiced the bags for Mattice.

Along with Curtin, the other nominees for All-State include Tuterrow, Ryan Gelwicks (Nooksack), David McLaurin (Cedar Park Christian), Andrew Young (Darrington), Curtis Handy (Nooksack), Mo Hamsa (South Whidbey), Aaron Mell (Overlake), Evan Sather (Overlake) and Gibson Fichter (Concrete).

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Spikers spring into action!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged Breanne Smedley, CHS Wolves, spring practice, Valen Trujillo, volleyball on June 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Valen Trujillo will be a key returning player for the Wolf spikers next season. (John Fisken photos)

Hope Lodell showed great promise as a freshman.

Football’s not the only game in town.

While most people tend to think of gridiron teams when talking about spring practices, Coupeville High School volleyball is hard at work as well.

The Wolves, led by head coach Breanne Smedley and new JV coach Heidi Wyman, have had 27 prospective players show up during the first week.

The practices kicked off with older players (those currently in grades 9-11) at work, with 8th graders allowed to practice the second week. That hasn’t stopped the young guns from soaking up the atmosphere, however.

“Spring practice has been very encouraging so far,” Smedley said. “We have a great group of returners who are eager to learn, improve, and put in hard work.

“Incoming freshman are already showing their commitment to the program by being at spring practice to learn and be around the team,” she added. “Spring practice is an essential part of getting everyone on the same page before the season starts and we are excited to keep working towards our goals for this team!”

Wyman is replacing Amy King, who cut back from three coaching positions to one.

“It has been beneficial to have our new JV coach working with the girls,” Smedley said. “Her volleyball background and knowledge has already added a lot to our program.”

The Wolf roster so far (with next year’s grade):

Freshmen:

Madison Allen
Veronica Crownover
Maddy Hilkey
Nicole Laxton
Ashley Menges
Ashlie Shank
Emma Smith
Jessica Wood-Hagen
Sarah Wright

Sophomores:

Payton Aparicio
Kyla Briscoe
Maggie Crimmins
Kenzi LaRue
Hope Lodell
Katrina McGranahan
Abby Parker
Kayla Rose
Lauren Rose
Kameryn St Onge
Allison Wenzel

Juniors:

Tiffany Briscoe
Myiah Meade
Ally Roberts
Valen Trujillo

Seniors:

Sydney Autio
McKenzie Bailey
Sammi Baker

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Camera clicks turn to cold, hard cash!!

Posted in awards, tagged Aaron Trumbull, awards, baseball, Basketball, CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Julia Myers, Soccer, tennis on June 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

After appearing in many photos over the years, Julia Myers is now reaping a financial benefit. (John Fisken photos)

After appearing in many photos over the years, Julia Myers (with ball) is now reaping a financial benefit. (John Fisken photos)

Aaron Trumbull works hard for his money.

John Fisken came out from behind the camera Tuesday night.

After spending most of the school year clicking away, the Oak Harbor-based lensman swung by Coupeville High School to award his second annual scholarships.

Taking home the honors (and some cash) were Wolf seniors Julia Myers and Aaron Trumbull.

The duo follow in the footsteps of Breeanna Messner and Brandon Kelley, who won the inaugural awards in 2014.

The scholarships, which honor student/athletes who play at least two sports for all four years, are financed by families and fans purchasing photos Fisken shoots, then puts up for sale on various sites.

All those times when I dropped a plug for his work, this is where it pays off.

To be eligible, CHS seniors had to also have a GPA of 3.0 or better, not be getting any financial aid for playing sports from a college program and write an essay.

They then topped things off with a one-on-one interview with Fisken, who alone made the final call.

Myers, who played soccer, basketball and tennis, plans to attend Western Washington and study kinesiology, with a goal of becoming a physical therapist.

She developed an interest in the field after having to undergo physical therapy while rehabbing a soccer injury. Myers hopes to one day obtain a position with a professional sports team.

A fan of her leadership class (Pre-Calculus not so much…), she singled out CHS basketball coaches David and Amy King and soccer/basketball teammate Makana Stone as big inspirations.

Looking back over her busy sports career, Myers remembered a rec soccer game where she stopped every shot that came to her in an OT shootout as her personal favorite highlight.

Trumbull, who played basketball and baseball all four years, was a key player on the Central Whidbey Little League baseball team that won a state title.

Years later, that remains a treasured memory for him.

He plans to attend Olympic College, where he’ll play baseball, before eventually transferring to Central Washington University.

He hopes to earn an engineering degree and go into the military, possibly as a pilot.

Coupeville baseball guru Willie Smith was Trumbull’s favorite coach, while Aaron Curtin, a close friend who also played basketball and baseball, was his pick for most inspirational teammate.

In school he greatly enjoyed Barbara Ballard’s UW English class (a class all of the nominees mentioned), but could have done without taking Spanish.

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Bayne Train rumbles through Birthday Land!!

Posted in Baseball, Football, Happy birthday, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Earl Barden All-Star Classic, football, Happy birthday, Josh Bayne on June 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Josh Bayne, being all awesome and stuff.

The coolest cat in the room. Always.

Josh Bayne has glided through life at Coupeville High School in much the same way he slices ‘n dices defenses on the football field — with ease, while always looking stylish doing it.

As he celebrates his birthday today, with graduation just a few days away, he is at the top of his game.

Olympic League MVP and All-State on both sides of the ball during football season, with an invitation to the Earl Barden East-West All-Star Classic later this month.

When baseball arrived, Bayne punched out his usual stellar season, earning his second First Team All-Conference selection of the school year.

Wednesday he’ll be in Bellingham, joining Wolf teammates Aaron Curtin, Kyle Bodamer and Aaron Trumbull at the state feeder games.

And, while he didn’t play basketball, he was always front and center to cheer on his classmates. If there was a costume to be worn, he was your man.

The rampaging force of nature who CHS hardball guru Willie Smith tabbed “Awesome Joshsome” was a truly electrifying athlete.

Whether rupturing spleens by launching himself like a heat-seeking missile at ball carriers or sporting a huge grin as he shot around third base after hammering a home run into the parking lot, Bayne enjoyed his days in the red and black.

As he moves on to accomplish big things in the real world, we, his fans, want to wish him the best and send him big birthday greetings.

You can’t stop the Bayne Train. You can’t contain him. But you can applaud him as he sails by.

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Back to bustin’ heads!!

Posted in Football, tagged Brett Smedley, CHS Wolves, football, Lathom Kelley, spring camp, Wiley Hesselgrave on June 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

After taking the hand-off from Hunter Downes (back), Lathom Kelley plunges for yardage. (John Fisken photos)

Having been on a baseball field until just recently, Julian Welling is still looking around for his mitt.

Cameron Toomey-Stout is locked on the ball.

JR Pendergrass anchors the line.

Coupeville’s new head coach, Brett Smedley, runs his first official practice.

Mitchell Carroll rises up to snag the ball.

A look at the Wolf roster (or at least everyone who was there on Day 1).

Football is back. Sort of.

Led by seniors-to-be Wiley Hesselgrave, Lathom Kelley and Ryan Griggs, the Coupeville High School gridiron squad kicked off the start of spring practice Monday.

While the season opener (Sept. 4 at South Whidbey) is still three months away, the early work gave the Wolves a chance to get used to a new coach.

With the departure of Tony Maggio, former assistant coach Brett Smedley has taken the reigns and Monday was his first day of running things.

As returning players and newbies ran through plays, traveling photo man John Fisken (doing double duty between Coupeville and Oak Harbor, where his son will play football in the fall) snapped the pics above.

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