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Wolves, Falcons rumble on (surprisingly) dry courts

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on April 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Skylar Parker moves in for the kill. (Jackie Saia photo)

The sun will come out tomorrow, or maybe today if you wait long enough.

Getting the better of Mother Nature and weather forecasters alike Tuesday, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad managed to get its match played at South Whidbey.

And while the Wolves ultimately fell 4-1 to the perennial powerhouse Falcons, it was the first on-court action against a rival for CHS in two weeks.

Better to play the best and get tested than sit on the sidelines.

Now 1-3 on the season, with all of its losses coming to bigger schools, Coupeville will try and make it two Island rivalry duels in one week.

South Whidbey is slated to travel to Central Whidbey Friday, allowing the 2B Wolves and 1A Falcons to finish off their non-conference home-and-away clash for 2023.

After that, CHS plays Friday Harbor — the only other Northwest 2B/1B League foe which fields a tennis program — three straight times.

 

Tuesday’s results:

 

1st Singles — Helen Strelow beat Baylie Kuschnereit 6-1, 6-0

2nd Singles — Djina Radenovic lost to Carlie Kuschnereit 6-2, 6-1

1st Doubles — Hayley Fiedler/Vivian Farris lost to Pearl Buck/Mikaela Nelson 6-0, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Skylar Parker/Lucy Tenore lost to Cate Beech/Katya Schiavone 6-1, 6-4

3rd Doubles — Kaitlyn Leavell/Brynn Parker lost to Natalie Olson/Alyssa Staats 6-0, 6-0

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Zip, fling, win — again and again

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf senior Dominic Coffman is part of the fastest boys 4 x 100 relay unit in 2B this season. (Jackie Saia photo)

The finish line inches closer.

With another week of track and field action in the books, the Top 10 rankings for 2B shift, with new names popping up in places, and Coupeville High School making its presence felt.

As of Apr. 10, there are 18 Wolves on the big leaderboard, with CHS owning two #1 slots.

Super sophomore Lyla Stuurmans remains atop the girls 400 rankings, while a boy’s relay team of Tim Ursu, Tate Wyman, Aidan Wilson, and Dominic Coffman are your new leaders in the 4 x 100.

Wilson is currently in the Top 10 in five different events, which is one more than the limit for Washington state prep athletes during a meet.

The Wolf senior is one of eight Wolves to appear more than once, with junior Nick Guay showing up three times.

With two regular season meets left in April, and then the league/districts/state gauntlet in May, things can (and will) still change.

But for now, here’s where the Wolves land among the best in 2B:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Monroe Myles (7th) 13.52

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 1:03.83

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (8th) 18.69

4 x 400 Relay — Mayne, Carly Burt, Aleera Kent, Gwen Crowder (8th) 53.52

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (3rd) 33-09

Discus — Lhamon (7th) 97-08

Javelin — Katie Marti (10th) 93-02

High Jump — Ryanne Knoblich (3rd) 4-10

 

BOYS:

100 — Tim Ursu (6th) 11.64

200 — Nick Guay (7th) 24.12

400 — Aidan Wilson (3rd) 53.08

800 — Aidan Wilson (3rd) 2:04.98

1600 — Mitchell Hall (4th) 4:46.62

300 Hurdles — Tate Wyman (8th) 44.45

4 x 100 Relay — Ursu, Wyman, Wilson, Dominic Coffman (1st) 45.64

4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Hank Milnes, Guay, Wilson (6th) 3:46.96

Discus — Zac Tackett (7th) 127-05

High Jump — Guay (3rd) 5-11; Coffman (4th) 5-10

Long Jump — Alex Murdy (2nd) 19-11.75

Triple Jump — Wilson (4th) 40-01

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New week, new rumbles

Posted in standings, tagged , , , , on April 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »

CHS netters are ready to tango with their next-door neighbors. (Lucy Tenore photo)

Some at home, some on the road.

Weather willing, three of four Coupeville High School spring sports teams are scheduled to play this coming week.

Grabbing headliner status is Wolf softball, which hosts Darrington Tuesday, Apr. 11 in a battle between Northwest 2B/1B League heavyweights.

After that, CHS hits the road Apr. 13 and Apr. 15, with trips to La Conner and Onalaska, respectively.

The second, and longest, of those bus rides is for a non-conference doubleheader, as the Wolves want to get the most from their Eastern Washington trek.

Meanwhile, Wolf baseball joins its softball counterparts in hosting Darrington and traveling to La Conner, while Coupeville girls’ tennis plays a home-and-away setup with non-league rival South Whidbey.

The netters go to Langley Apr. 11, then host the Falcons Apr. 14.

Taking the week off — at least in terms of attending meets — is Wolf track and field, which will focus on practice and recovery from a busy schedule.

As we head into a new week of wondering whether Mother Nature will cooperate, a look at current league standings:

 

Northwest League baseball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 5-0 5-2
Coupeville 3-1 5-3
Friday Harbor 3-1 3-3
Orcas Island 3-3 6-3
Darrington 2-3 3-3
Concrete 0-2 0-2
La Conner 0-6 1-8

 

Northwest League girls tennis:

School League Overall
Coupeville 1-0 1-2
Friday Harbor 0-1 0-1

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Darrington 3-0 4-0
Friday Harbor 3-0 6-2
Coupeville 3-1 5-4
Orcas Island 2-3 2-7
Concrete 0-3 0-5
La Conner 0-4 0-9

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Murdy magnificent, Wolves impress

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf senior Alex Murdy, who celebrated a birthday last month, was electric Saturday competing in the long jump at a 54-school meet. (Photo courtesy Sandi Murdy)

Welcome to the big show.

The Coupeville High School track and field team traveled to Bellingham Saturday to wage war with much larger schools during the 13th Annual Birger Solberg Track & Field Invitational.

The event drew 54 schools, covering every classification in Washington state (4A-1B), while also hauling in teams from Alaska and British Columbia.

Shorewood, a 3A school, won the team titles, with their girl’s squad holding off 2A Anacortes 76.5-65, and their boys nipping 4A Kamiak 71-68.

Coupeville, repping a 2B institution, scored above its weight class, claiming 20th (girls) and 26th (boys).

Wolf senior Alex Murdy delivered the day’s best performance, finishing 2nd out of 42 competitors in the long jump.

Senior Ryanne Knoblich was 3rd in the high jump while vying with 28 other athletes, while sophomore Lyla Stuurmans — already the fastest female 400 runner in 2B — set a PR in her event.

Coupeville is off for two weeks, at least in terms of competitions, returning to action Saturday, Apr. 22 at the GearUp Eason Invitational in Snohomish.

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Monroe Myles (41st) 14.35

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (8th) 1:03.83 *PR*

800 — Aleera Kent (27th) 2:45.84

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (12th) 18.78

300 Hurdles — Mayne (27th) 56.20 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Myles, Mayne, Carly Burt, Ryanne Knoblich (15th) 55.96

4 x 200 Relay — Burt, Knoblich, Issabel Johnson, Stuurmans (19th) 2:06.37

4 x 400 Relay — Mayne, Burt, Kent, Gwen Crowder (16th) 4:53.52

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (5th) 31-06.50; Katie Marti (14th) 26-11.25

Discus — Lhamon (18th) 80-03

Javelin — Marti (5th) 91-05

High Jump — Knoblich (3rd) 4-10

Long Jump — Knoblich (20th) 13-10

 

BOYS:

100 — Tim Ursu (38th) 12.17

200 — Ursu (30th) 25.17; Nick Guay (33rd) 25.25

400 — Aidan Wilson (17th) 53.65

800 — Wilson (9th) 2:04.98

1600 — Mitchell Hall (23rd) 4:46.76

3200 — George Spear (37th) 12:31.99

110 Hurdles — Tate Wyman (16th) 19.19; Reiley Araceley (20th) 19.32

300 Hurdles — Wyman (10th) 45.57

2K Steeplechase — Araceley (38th) 8:59.40 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Ursu, Wyman, Wilson, Guay (9th) 46.00

4 x 400 Relay — Guay, Hall, Wilson, Hank Milnes (14th) 3:47.45

4 x 800 Relay — Ezekiel Allen, Spear, Anthony Smolen, Ezra Boilek (25th) 10:36.35

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (29th) 31-00.50

Discus — Tackett (8th) 127-05 *PR*

Javelin — Hall (22nd) 112-02

High Jump — Guay (11th) 5-08

Long Jump — Alex Murdy (2nd) 19-08.25

Triple Jump — Araceley (16th) 33-09

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Brutal breeze, valiant victory

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , on April 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Maya (left) and Allie Lucero celebrated their 18th birthday Saturday with a win on the softball diamond. (Photo courtesy Jess Lucero)

The weather? Wicked.

The score? Divine.

Buffeted by goosebump-inducing prairie winds Saturday — but no rain — the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad cracked visiting Concrete.

Taking advantage of 20 walks, three well-placed hits, and several errors by the Lions, the Wolves strolled to a 20-0 win in a game called after three innings due to the mercy rule.

The victory, coming in a game which was originally supposed to be played in Concrete, lifts Coupeville to 3-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-4 overall.

Facing a rebuilding Lions team which is led by former Wolf JV coach Stephanie Henning, CHS did everything possible to not run up the score, while trying to get off the field and escape the brutal breeze.

All 14 Wolves who picked up a bat reached base in the rout, while 8th grader Haylee Armstrong chipped in with stellar defense.

Saturday’s game started as a road affair, then turned into a homestand for Coupeville, thanks to the weather forecast being (slightly) better for Whidbey than it was for Concrete.

While the hardy Wolf fans screamed in silent agony as the prairie lived up to its reputation of often making diamond teams feel like they’re playing in the middle of a cyclone, some were happy to see the game play out.

“I can’t feel my face!” (Jennifer Marzocca photo)

CHS aces Allie and Maya Lucero celebrated their 18th birthday during the win, while fellow senior Gwen Gustafson was flawless in the pitcher’s circle.

Facing the minimum nine batters across her three-inning stint, she whiffed seven Lions and recorded one of the two other outs on a comebacker.

“Gwen was on fire today, throwing BBs from the circle,” said Wolf coach Kevin McGranahan. “She was too much for the Concrete hitters.”

Coupeville put the game away quickly, tossing nine runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first, another eight in the second, then hitting the three-inning mercy rule when Mia Farris cranked an RBI single to score foreign exchange student Layla Heo.

That was one of three base knocks for the Wolves, with fellow sophomores Madison McMillan and Taylor Brotemarkle joining Farris on the hit parade.

Concrete, which is winless this season, is scrambling to improve, and having a former Coupeville coach in charge of the program is a big advantage.

“They are a very, very young team and inexperienced,” McGranahan said. “But I give them credit for fielding a team and never quitting, and having smiles on their faces.

“Glad to see Concrete back on the field, with a good head coach,” he added. “Stephanie will get them back on track.”

Coming off the win, the Wolves have a busy week ahead of them.

They host Darrington Tuesday, Apr. 11, then travel to La Conner Apr. 13 and Onalaska Apr. 15. That last trip will be for a doubleheader.

 

Saturday stats:

Capri Anter — One walk
Taylor Brotemarkle — One single, two walks
Teagan Calkins — Three walks
Mia Farris — One single, two walks
Gwen Gustafson — One walk
Jada Heaton — One walk
Layla Heo — One walk
Allie Lucero — Two walks
Maya Lucero — One walk
Chloe Marzocca — One walk
Madison McMillan — One single, two walks
Melanie Navarro — One walk
Sofia Peters — One walk
Bailey Thule — One walk

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