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Stone superb in narrow loss

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Leicester Riders, Makana Stone, Women's British Basketball League on April 3, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone had 15 points and eight rebounds in a pro hoops game Sunday in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

She gave them hope until the end.

Coupeville’s Makana Stone poured in 15 points Sunday, including hitting a three-ball with just six ticks to play, but it wasn’t quite enough to save the Leicester Riders.

Unable to hold on to an early lead, the Riders eventually fell 84-80 to the visiting Essex Rebels in Women’s British Basketball League action.

The loss drops Leicester to 11-7 in league play, 15-9 overall.

Stone and Co. put together their best offensive stretch of the game in the opening period, jumping out to a 30-25 lead by the first break.

Essex proved to be scrappy, however, retaking the lead at 49-46 heading to the halftime break, before clinging to a 63-62 advantage entering the fourth quarter.

The Rebels stretched the margin back out to as many as eight points in the final frame, before Leicester made a late run to keep things interesting.

Stone drilled the bottom out of the net to cut the deficit to 83-80, but Essex hit one final free throw and time ran out on the Riders.

Leicester spread its offense around, with Oceana Hamilton leading the way with a team-high 18 points.

Brooklyn Mcalear rattled the rims for 16, Stone added eight rebounds, three assists, and a steal to her 15 points, and Hannah Robb popped the nets for 13.

Essex was led by the one-two combo of Claire Paxton and Ashleigh Munns, who each finished with 20.

Stone, who is in her first season of pro hoops after stellar high school and college careers, has racked up 197 points, 143 rebounds, 33 assists, 22 steals, and two blocked shots on the season.

Leicester returns to action next Saturday, Apr. 9, when it faces off with the Nottingham Wildcats.

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Standings? We’re talking about standings?

Posted in standings, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, Northwest League, Softball on April 3, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Helen Strelow and Coupeville tennis are serving up nothing but winners. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Cody Roberts beats the throw to first during a win over Darrington.

Hit the pause button.

Just as outdoor sports get really rolling, spring break arrives and radically reduces the number of games being played.

The week ahead features just one game apiece for Coupeville High School baseball and softball, with both varsity teams traveling Tuesday to Orcas Island.

Meanwhile, Wolf girls tennis and track and field have nothing to look forward to except practice.

While we wait for things to kick back into high gear — it’ll happen the next week — take a gander at season-to-date Northwest 2B/1B League standings for three spring sports which keep track of win/loss records.

Where things sit through Apr. 3:

Northwest League baseball:

School	League	Overall
Friday Harbor	3-0	6-1
Coupeville	3-1	4-4
Orcas Island	2-1	2-3
MV Christian	2-2	4-2
La Conner	1-3	1-3
Darrington	1-4	1-4
Concrete	0-1	0-1

Northwest League girls tennis:

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

Northwest League softball:

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

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Run for the kids

Posted in Fundraisers, Running, tagged CHS Wolves, Class of 2023, fundraiser, half marathon, Race the Reserve on April 2, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Registration is open for this year’s edition of Race the Reserve.

The annual running event, which features a 5K, 10K, and half marathon, is set to go down Saturday, Aug. 13.

Or, if you can’t make it to Ebey’s National Historical Reserve that day, you can sign up and run a virtual race at your convenience.

Money raised by the fundraiser goes to support a safe and sober graduation night celebration for the Coupeville High School Class of 2023.

To sign up:

https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Coupeville/RacetheReserve

For more info on Race the Reserve:

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Late walks kill Wolf win hopes

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, first place showdown, Friday Harbor, Northwest League on April 2, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Jonathan Valenzuela and Co. came within an out of upending the defending league champs. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Friday Harbor walked away with one.

One out away from losing a game, and its grip on first place in the Northwest 2B/1B League baseball standings, the Wolverines eked out five straight free passes to end the game Friday, nipping visiting Coupeville 3-2.

The loss drops the Wolves to 3-1 in league action, 4-4 overall, and knocks them a half-game back of Friday Harbor (3-0, 5-1) in the early season standings.

The first-place battle, which started late after a ferry delay, was supposed to be a doubleheader, but instead turned into one tense thriller.

“It was an amazing game,” said Coupeville coach Will Thayer. “Heartbreaking ending.”

Coupeville had rallied for a run in the top of the seventh to break a 1-1 stalemate, before Friday Harbor responded with two runs in the bottom of the final frame to deny the visitors, whose only losses since returning to the NWL before the 2020-2021 school year have come to the Wolverines.

Friday Harbor is scheduled to come to Whidbey Apr. 26, and it’s unknown at the moment whether Friday’s second game will make that meeting a doubleheader, or whether Coupeville will return to the outer kingdoms at some point to make up the contest.

The Wolves struck first Friday, pushing across a run in the top of the first inning with their own two-out rally.

Scott Hilborn blasted a double, then scrambled to third on a wild pitch.

After Peyton Caveness was plunked by a wayward pitch, Hilborn came home on a Xavier Murdy RBI single, staking CHS to a 1-0 lead.

The early advantage didn’t last long, however, as Friday Harbor plated its own run in the bottom of the frame.

From there, the game became a pitcher’s duel, with neither squad able to seize the lead.

Coupeville’s best chance to score came in the fifth inning, after Jack Porter walked and Hawthorne Wolfe doubled.

It wasn’t to be, though, as Wolf runners died at second and third when Friday Harbor closed the inning with a strikeout.

Hilborn was matching Friday Harbor’s hurler, striking out the side in the second, and limiting the Wolverines ability to get on base all afternoon.

Scott Hilborn, diving for home in an earlier game, had a strong performance at Friday Harbor.

With everyone’s butts on the edge of their seat, Coupeville made its move in the seventh.

Sage Sharp singled and advanced to second when the ball was misplayed, before a wild pitch got him over to third base, a perfect set-up for Alex Murdy to loft a go-ahead RBI sac fly to right field.

With the lead in hand, Coupeville opened the bottom of the seventh by offering up back-to-back punch-outs, the #8 and #9 Friday Harbor sluggers going down on strikes.

But then the top of the lineup rolled around, the strike zone got dicey, and Friday Harbor found a bit of magic, putting together a string of walks to pull the victory from the jaws of defeat.

The tying run headed home thanks to a batter wearing a pitch, while the winning run was forced in on a conventional walk.

Coupeville out-hit Friday Harbor 4-3, with Wolfe and Hilborn smacking doubles, while Xavier Murdy and Sharp collected singles.

But it was walks that hurt the Wolves, as they garnered just two — thanks to Caveness and Porter — while Friday netted nine, including the final five.

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Sweet sweep for netters

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged Abby Mulholland, CHS Wolves, Fied, girls tennis, Island rivalry, OHHS Wildcats on April 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Lucy Tenore lines up the perfect shot. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Kim Castro tracks an incoming tennis ball.

The smallest school on Whidbey Island rocked the biggest.

Now, to be fair, 3A Oak Harbor put its C-Team on the tennis court Friday afternoon, when it hosted 2B Coupeville’s varsity netters.

But, even if my diploma came from OHHS many years ago, this blog is called Coupeville Sports, and we’re here to hype the Wolves.

So, mama said knock you out, and the Cow Town tennis squad did just that, blanking their big city hosts to a 7-0 tune.

With the victory, Coupeville improves to a pristine 2-0 on the still-young hardcourt season.

The Wolf duo of Hayley Fiedler and Vivian Farris had the most-lethal rackets Friday, throwing down a bagel job, but everyone in red and black was in a groove.