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Timberrrr!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on April 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Scott Hilborn whacked four hits Thursday afternoon. (Morgan White photo)

They might want to build a storm shelter in Darrington.

Why?

To protect the locals from the kind of missiles being rained down Thursday afternoon.

The red-hot ‘n rollin’ Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad was in town and smashed 19 hits on its way to a 16-6 win before departing town in a blaze of glory.

Twelve different Wolves collected a base knock during the decimation, even with the game mercy-ruled after five innings, as CHS won for the ninth time in its last 10 tilts.

Now 11-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 13-4 overall, Coupeville heads home for Senior Night Saturday, when it hosts La Conner (3-9, 4-11).

First pitch is 1:00 PM.

With three regular season games left, and two of those conference clashes, the Wolves have clinched the #1 seed for the District 1/2 tournament, and are tied with Mount Vernon Christian (11-1, 12-3) atop the NWL.

Facing off with a decent Darrington squad — the Loggers are a solid .500 team — CHS abused its hosts all afternoon.

The Wolves pushed four runs across in the top of the first, added a single tally in the second, then broke the game wide-open by slapping eight runs on the board in the third.

Three more visitors tapped home plate in the top of the fourth, stretching the lead all the way out to 16-1.

While the Loggers chipped away at the lead late, it came only after Coupeville coach Steve Hilborn cleared his bench.

The Wolves used two of their three freshman hurlers, with starter Coop Cooper whiffing six in three innings of work, while Camden Glover followed with two punch-outs across two frames.

Fab frosh Coop Cooper slings strikes. (Morgan White photo)

Freshman catcher Chase Anderson threw out a pair of would-be base stealers, keeping Darrington honest, while the Wolves strung together hit after hit while at the plate.

Five of the knocks went for extra bases, with senior slugger Scott Hilborn leading the way with two doubles and a bombastic triple.

Young gun Glover and grizzled vet Jonathan Valenzuela each added a two-bagger, with every Wolf starter, and three back-ups, collecting hits.

 

Thursday stats:

Chase Anderson — Two singles
Peyton Caveness — One single, one walk
Coop Cooper — Two singles, one walk
Jaje Drake — One single, one walk
Camden Glover — One double, one walk
Scott Hilborn — One single, two doubles, one triple, one walk
Aiden O’Neill — One single
Jack Porter — Two singles
Johnny Porter — One single
Landon Roberts — One single
Jonathan Valenzuela — One single, one double
Cole White — One single

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CHS athlete appreciation dinner planned

Posted in awards, tagged , , , on April 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Teamwork makes the dream work. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Step up and be acknowledged for your work.

All Coupeville High School students who played a sport during the 2022-2023 school year are invited to an athlete appreciation dinner Thursday, May 11.

The event, which starts at 6:00 PM in the CHS commons, is being put on by the Coupeville Booster Club.

Students who attend will nab free food and a “special thank-you gift.”

The event is open to all CHS athletes, whether they played fall, winter, or spring sports, or a mix.

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Clickin’ the afternoon away

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , , , , on April 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Vivian Farris springs into action. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Like raindrops on the prairie, photos continue to splash down.

Those seen above and below, which cover softball, tennis, baseball, and track, come to us courtesy wanderin’ camera clicker John Fisken.

To see everything he’s shot this spring, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/

Wolf throwers Kai Wong (left) and Josh Upchurch (almost) hug it out.

Chase Anderson makes a perfect target.

CHS seniors (l to r) Allie Lucero, Gwen Gustafson, Sofia Peters, Melanie Navarro, and Maya Lucero catch a photo op with coach Kevin McGranahan.

Scott Hilborn deals.

Foreign exchange students Sara Omega (left) and Anna Annunziatio added high school track meets to their American experience.

Hayley Fiedler flicks a winner.

One Wolf team to beat them all.

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Bombs away for diamond sluggers

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , on April 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Taylor Brotemarkle (left) and Madison McMillan have plenty to celebrate. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Your puny field cannot contain the mighty mashing of Madison McMillan!

The Coupeville High School sophomore blasted an opposite field grand slam home run Tuesday in Concrete, sending the ball screaming over the fence and halfway back to Whidbey Island.

McMillan’s mammoth tater was the biggest hit on a day when 10 Wolves combined to reach base 28 times in just four innings, propelling CHS to a 20-2 win.

The victory could have been by a much-larger margin if the Wolves hadn’t declined to take extra bases most times, while also leaving the bag early several times to give a young, rebuilding Concrete squad some precious outs.

Now 8-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 11-5 overall, Coupeville has won eight of its last nine and sits alone atop the conference standings.

Next up is a road trip to Darrington (5-2, 6-3) Thursday to face a Loggers team it beat 15-3 first time around, then Senior Night at home Saturday against La Conner (1-7, 1-13).

Coupeville didn’t fill up the bus for its trip to Concrete, with illness and an 8th grade field trip reducing the roster from 16 to 10.

But everyone who did make the trip contributed, with all 10 Wolves in uniform reaching base, including South Korean exchange student Layla Heo, who collected her first varsity hit.

Thanks to some strong defense by Concrete’s Sara Perry, who robbed Wolf leadoff hitter Teagan Calkins of an extra base hit, snagging a hot liner at third, CHS only picked up one run in the top of the first.

That quickly changed a frame later, as Coupeville rained down seven hits in the second — including a long triple for the madly galloping Calkins — pushing across a game-busting 11 runs.

The Wolves rapped out three doubles in the inning, one from Jada Heaton and two from Maya Lucero, seemingly lofting hits to every patch of grass not occupied by a Lion.

Sophomores (l to r) Brotemarkle, Jada Heaton, Mia Farris, and McMillan combined for seven hits Tuesday in Concrete.

Up 12-0 through two frames, with starting pitcher Allie Lucero whiffing four and retiring all six hitters she faced, Coupeville coasted in for the win.

Taylor Brotemarkle, normally a sweet-fielding infielder, moved into the pitcher’s circle for the final two innings and picked up four K’s of her own.

At the plate, the Wolves settled for a single run in the third, then put the game on ice with seven more in the fourth.

Calkins doubled during the final series of at-bats, Allie Lucero tripled, and McMillan rearranged the atoms in the softball with her bases-clearing bomb, a punctuation mark on a stellar, and sunny, afternoon.

 

Tuesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — One single, one double, two walks
Teagan Calkins — One single, one double, one triple
Mia Farris — Three singles
Jada Heaton — One double, two walks
Layla Heo — One single
Allie Lucero — One single, one triple
Maya Lucero — One single, two doubles
Madison McMillan — One home run, two walks
Melanie Navarro — Two singles, one walk
Bailey Thule — Two walks

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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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