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Coupeville grad rules British hardwood

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone and her pro hoops team cruised to a lopsided win Saturday in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

Win and win again.

That’s the goal this weekend for Makana Stone and the Leicester Riders basketball squad, which has back-to-back clashes with the Oaklands Wolves.

Consider part one of the mission a success.

With its Coupeville assassin filling up the stat chart Saturday with five points, nine rebounds, two assists, and a steal, Leicester cruised to an 83-47 win.

Now, Stone and Co. return to the court Sunday to face the Wolves again, finishing what they hope will be a flawless weekend.

With the victory Saturday, Leicester improves to 10-4 in regular-season Women’s British Basketball League play, 14-6 overall.

The Riders exploded out of the gate against the Wolves, nabbing a 20-9 lead after one quarter of play.

While the two teams played to a 17-17 standstill in the next frame, the second half belonged completely to Leicester.

A 21-13 third-quarter surge pushed the lead out to 19, before the Riders closed the game on a 25-8 tear.

Leicester spread its offense out nicely, with all eight players in action scoring, and five of those Riders reaching double-digits.

Brooklyn Mcalear and Alison Lewis topped all scorers with an efficient 15 points apiece.

Stone, who is in her first season of professional basketball, has racked up 159 points, 118 rebounds, 24 assists, and 19 steals for Leicester.

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Swing big, click bigger

Posted in Baseball, Softball, tagged , , , , , on March 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Cody Roberts brings the high, hard heat. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s the crack of the bat, the click of the camera.

Diamond action officially began Friday, with Coupeville High School varsity baseball and softball teams taking part in a jamboree in Oak Harbor.

As both Wolf squads played a pair of three-inning games, wanderin’ photo clicker John Fisken prowled the area, cameras working overtime.

The pics above and below are courtesy him but are just the beginning of everything he shot.

To see more photos, and ponder purchasing some glossies for the cousins in Carlsbad, pop over to:

 

Baseball:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Baseball-2021-2022/BB-2022-03-11-Jamboree-at-OH/

 

Softball:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Softball-/SB-2022-03-11-at-OH-Jamboree

 

Allie (left) and Maya Lucero are smiling now, but they’ll terrorize rival teams on the diamond.

Xavier Murdy watches to make sure younger brother Alex taps home as he flies by.

Taylor Brotemarkle fires the cannon.

Audrianna Shaw mashes the crud out of the softball.

Peyton Caveness reaches to the heavens to snag a ball. 

Hawthorne Wolfe watches the ball fly far, far away. 

Gwen Gustafson wishes a fool would run on her.

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“Gonna be a great season”

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Melanie Navarro cracked a triple Friday as Coupeville softball played in a jamboree. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The softball field is open for action.

Coupeville High School’s varsity diamond sluggers ambled up to Oak Harbor Friday, playing a pair of three-inning games in a season-opening jamboree.

The Wolves, repping a 2B-sized school, more than held their own against big-school rivals, beating 3A Oak Harbor 5-0, while falling 2-1 against 2A Anacortes.

Facing off with its next-door neighbors, which it will play for real later this season, Coupeville jumped all over the Wildcats.

Senior Izzy Wells prowled the pitcher’s circle, with her younger sister, freshman Savina, snagging the blazing fastballs.

“Izzy pitched well and got to get a little work in before the season,” CHS coach Kevin McGranahan said. “Savina caught for her sister and did well in her high school debut.”

Maya Lucero and Taylor Brotemarkle had their bats booming, thumping a double and triple respectively.

“All in all a good way to break in a season,” McGranahan said.

Melanie Navarro crunched a triple against Anacortes, with the ball zinging to right, then skipping madly to freedom.

She came around to score Coupeville’s run on a fielder’s choice, and the Wolves had a chance to snag the win in the bottom of the third.

Instead, they stranded runners, leaving McGranahan and crew to wonder what might have happened in a full game.

“Anacortes has a REALLY good pitcher; way better than anything we will see in our league,” Coupeville’s coach said.

“We hung with them and battled a very good pitcher and almost got the best of her.”

Most of all, the jamboree gave the Wolves a chance to get the butterflies out and lock-in before regular season games begin Mar. 15.

“It was good practice for all of us and will pay off in the long run, getting to see how we look live,” McGranahan said.

“We have things to work on, but more positives than negatives,” he added. “Gonna be a great season.”

Ready to flex their muscles and capture some wins.

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Hardball heroes launch campaign

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2022| 1 Comment »

Young gun Chase Anderson made an impressive high school baseball debut Friday at a jamboree. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

A little warmup before opening day.

That was what the Coupeville High School varsity baseball team was looking for Friday afternoon.

A day before kicking off the regular season with a home game against Mount Baker, the Wolves travelled to Oak Harbor for a multi-team jamboree.

While there CHS bounced their hosts 5-0 and were nipped 1-0 by South Whidbey in three-inning contests.

It was a strong start for a 2B Wolf program, with Oak Harbor and South Whidbey being 3A and 1A schools, respectively.

Making the jump from the hardwood, where he helped lead Coupeville to its first state tourney berth since 1988, junior Alex Murdy led the offensive charge.

Meanwhile 8th grader Chase Anderson made his high school diamond debut, tossing a scoreless inning on the mound.

With Mount Baker on the horizon — varsity plays at 1 PM Saturday, followed by a five-inning JV game — Coupeville coach Will Thayer was glad to see his players working out the kinks.

“We hit great against Oak Harbor, and struggled against slower pitching from South Whidbey,” he said.

Coupeville’s varsity, ready for the season.

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Concrete softball cracks, crumbles

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Izzy Wells and Coupeville softball lost a league opponent Thursday, when Concrete cancelled its season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

A crisp 15% of the schedule just vanished.

Concrete High School announced Thursday it would not be able to field a softball team this season, due to a lack of players.

That erases three games from Coupeville’s 20-game schedule.

The Lions and Wolves were slated to play a doubleheader in Concrete Mar. 25, before facing off for a single game Apr. 19 in Coupeville.

The loss of Concrete leaves five of seven Northwest 2B/1B League schools active on the softball field, with La Conner, Friday Harbor, Darrington, and Orcas Island joining Coupeville.

Mount Vernon Christian doesn’t play the sport.

 

UPDATE #1:

A non-conference home game against Meridian Apr. 20 has been added, bumping the Wolves back to 18 contests.

 

UPDATE #2:

A non-conference road game at Oak Harbor Apr. 22 has been added, bumping CHS back to 19 tilts.

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