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Wham, bam, Landon-mania!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on April 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Landon Roberts is just ambling along when he hears the call of duty. “They need me!” (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Only one man could save them – the Son of Sherry!

Coupeville senior Landon Roberts is at his highlight reel best in the series of pics below, nabbing a La Conner player foolhardy enough to challenge him at the plate.

As if.

Just how mom taught him to play!

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Softball sluggers deliver hit parade

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on April 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Capri Anter, here bunting, was more about crushing extra-base hits Thursday afternoon. (Bailey Thule photo)

You will know them by the trail of screaming softballs they leave behind.

The Coupeville High School diamond squad is comprised of hardy hitters, top of the order to bottom, with a pack of young women who enjoy blistering opposing pitchers.

That was on display once again Thursday, as the Wolves rapped out 20 base knocks, including seven extra-base hits, en route to clobbering visiting La Conner 29-0 in a game mercy-ruled after five torrid innings.

The victory lifts Aaron Lucero’s crew to a crisp 6-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 9-1 overall, with Concrete next up on the chopping block.

Thursday’s showdown was decided quickly, and with great emphasis.

Starting pitcher Adeline Maynes, who whiffed six across three innings of work, picked up two of those K’s wrapped around an infield popup she corralled with her own glove, and then the Wolf offense unleashed.

Taylor Brotemarkle got drilled by a pitch to open Coupeville’s half of the frame, sending the feisty shortstop hoppin’ around and (possibly) thinking about charging the pitcher’s circle.

But before any cheeky writers could start a chant of “fight! fight! fight!!” Brotemarkle ambled down to first base, then promptly tore around the basepaths, coming in to score two batters later on a wild pitch.

Coupeville slapped five runs on the board in the first, with Teagan Calkins cranking a double to deep left, while Madison McMillan and Maynes pasted singles back up the middle.

The opening frame was just a taste of the havoc to come, however, as the Wolves added 11 runs in the second and nine more in the third, before coasting in with a four-spot in their final at-bats in the bottom of the fourth.

Aggressive baserunning fueled the run explosion, with the Wolves taking extra bags in the blink of an eye and keeping the Braves jumpy and frustrated all day.

“Sun’s out, guns out, and runs for everyone!!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Put a pitch anywhere near the plate and Coupeville’s sluggers promptly sent the ball screaming off to explore the wild blue yonder.

Mia Farris crunched a long triple, then scooted home when the throw back in went wide, while running mate Jada Heaton lashed an absolute laser down the left field line for a two-run double.

Not to be outdone, Brotemarkle, making sure not to get drilled by any more wayward pitches, blistered the ball for a pair of three-baggers, while Capri Anter came within a step of hitting an inside-the-park home run.

The sophomore pitcher, who came on in relief of Maynes, walloped a ball to straight away center field and had a sure-thing triple.

Running under a full head of steam, it was going to take a great throw to nail Anter at the plate, and give La Conner credit, the Braves absolutely nailed the heave, with their catcher slapping the tag.

Even the hits that weren’t official hits were impressive, as young gun Emma Cushman, who reached base thanks to a dropped third strike, nailed a screamer down the first-base line which banked foul at the very last second.

Not to be lost in all the offensive shenanigans, Coupeville’s Ava Lucero, having moved from first base to catcher midway through the game, delivered her own sensational defensive play.

Popping up from behind the plate, she delivered a note-perfect pick-off throw that caught a straying La Conner runner off of third, the ball popping right into McMillan’s glove and earning a roar of applause from the Wolf bench.

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — One triple
Taylor Brotemarkle — One single, two triples, one walk
Teagan Calkins — Three singles, one double
Mia Farris — One triple, one walk
Jada Heaton — One single, one double
Ava Lucero — One double, two walks
Olivia Martin — One walk
Adeline Maynes — One single
Chloe Marzocca — Two singles
Madison McMillan — Three singles, one walk
Danica Strong — One single, one walk
Sydney Van Dyke — One single

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Sunny skies, sizzlin’ performances

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Aleksia Jump prepares to fly into the wild blue yonder. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a day for winners.

Hosting its first home meet of the season Wednesday, the Coupeville High School track and field team went wild in the sun, racking up 12 wins, 62 PRs, and a ton of positive memories.

Toss in a team title for the Wolf boys, and the fact that an athlete accidentally left behind by Orcas Island eventually got retrieved, and things were fairly peachy all around.

“Thanks to our all-star crew, it ran smoother than a sprinter on a tailwind,” said CHS coach Bob Martin.

“Christi Messner, Jen Marzocca, Aimee Bishop, and Barbi Ford worked their magic on the timing system, Jerry Helm fired the gun like a pro, and Neil Rixe caught every finish with eagle-eyed precision.

“Huge thanks to the incredible coaches who jumped in to help run events, so every athlete had a chance to shine.

“And let’s not forget our legendary team parents — fueling the crew with hot chili, soup, and enough snacks to power a relay team. It truly takes a village to run a meet, and Coupeville showed up in style.”

The Wolf boys topped the 13-team field with a 219-point explosion, putting them way ahead of runner-up La Conner (103), while the Wolf girls (98) were third, behind Mount Vernon Christian (185) and La Conner (111.5).

Axel Marshall (left) and Cael Wilson discuss strategy.

Cael Wilson led the way, picking up three individual wins (high jump, pole vault, long jump), while also running a leg on a triumphant 4 x 400 relay squad.

Carson Field (800, 1600, 3200), Katie Marti (discus, javelin), Lyla Stuurmans (800), and Matthew Ward (triple jump) also came out on top, as did the boys 4 x 100 unit.

The Wolves get back at it this Saturday, but with a change in their game plan.

Originally slated to travel to Cashmere, they are instead trekking off to the Forks Lion Club Invitational.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Laken Simpson (13th) 14.61; Willow Leedy-Bonifas (27th) 15.43

200 — Isa Mc Fetridge (10th) 30.88

400 — Olivia Hall (5th) 1:10.63 *PR*; Marin Winger (8th) 1:16.61; Ivy Rudat (9th) 1:16.64

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 2:41.43; Mikayla Wagner (5th) 3:02.90 *PR*; I. Rudat (8th) 3:15.39; Lexis Drake (9th) 3:26.80

1600 — Stuurmans (3rd) 5:55.39 *PR*; Wagner (7th) 6:31.13 *PR*; Aleksia Jump (11th) 6:36.43; Lillian Ketterling (12th) 6:58.63 *PR*; Devon Wyman (13th) 7:58.17

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (8th) 20.51; Ari Cunningham (10th) 21.74; Frankie Tenore (12th) 24.57

300 Hurdles — McDonald (9th) 1:02.2; A. Cunningham (12th) 1:06.14; Tenore (13th) 1:08.00 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — A. Cunningham, Mc Fetridge, Ayden Wyman, Leedy-Bonifas (5th) 58.43

4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Winger, Drake, Simpson (2nd) 5:02.04

Shot Put — Katie Marti (2nd) 31-02; Emma McFadden (14th) 20-05 *PR*

Discus — Marti (1st) 100-06 *PR*; Ketterling (6th) 75-02 *PR*; McFadden (23rd) 49-08.50 *PR*

Javelin — Marti (1st) 99-02

High Jump — A. Wyman (6th) 4-06; Tenore (7th) 4-04

Pole Vault — A. Jump (2nd) 7-00; Ketterling (3rd) 6-00 *PR*; I. Rudat (4th) 6-00 *PR*

Long Jump — Leedy-Bonifas (7th) 13-06 *PR*; A. Cunningham (10th) 13-05 *PR*; Mc Fetridge (13th) 12-10 *PR*

 

BOYS:

100 — Chase Anderson (3rd) 11.88; Matthew Ward (8th) 12.20 *PR*; Marquette Cunningham (9th) 12.24; Davin Houston (10th) 12.29; Liam Blas (12th) 12.42 *PR*; Easton Green (21st) 12.70 *PR*; Marcelo Gebhard (23rd) 12.73; Beckett Green (27th) 12.85 *PR*; Nathan Coxsey (37th) 13.02; Will Tierney (51st) 13.67 *PR*; Richmond Bandong (52nd) 13.71; Nikolas Rogers (57th) 14.06 *PR*; Diego Gonzalez (60th) 14.52 *PR*; William Hamm (74th) 17.36 *PR*

200 — Anderson (2nd) 24.33; Houston (4th) 25.09; M. Cunningham (5th) 25.31; Ward (7th) 25.48; Blake Burrows (8th) 25.81; E. Green (9th) 25.85; B. Green (12th) 26.07 *PR*; Coxsey (21st) 27.51; Edmund Wilson (22nd) 27.61; Bandong (24th) 28.20 *PR*; Rogers (26th) 28.98 *PR*; Gonzalez (30th) 30.40 *PR*; Hamm (37th) 35.93 *PR*

400 — Preston Epp (2nd) 52.48 *PR*; Burrows (7th) 56.50 *PR*; Dane Hadsall (15th) 58.80 *PR*; Weyl (21st) 1:02.61 *PR*; Malachi Somes (24th) 1:04.38 *PR*; Tierney (25th) 1:05.14 *PR*; Rogers (27th) 1:10.44

800 — Carson Field (1st) 2:10.76; Kenneth Jacobsen (5th) 2:20.34; Joshua Stockdale (6th) 2:21.32 *PR*; Solomon Rudat (7th) 2:25.35 *PR*; Ethan Walling (8th) 2:33.65 *PR*; Johnathan Jacobsen (12th) 2:55.00; Isaiah Allen (15th) 3:07.45

1600 — Field (1st) 4:52.89; Malachi Somes (2nd) 4:59.01 *PR*; Stockdale (5th) 5:15.96; George Spear (6th) 5:22.29; Walling (18th) 5:55.52; Edmund Kunz (19th) 5:55.61 *PR*; Allen (22nd) 6:26.77

3200 — Field (1st) 10:50.81 *PR*; Spear (4th) 11:15.83; Walling (8th) 12:43.72 *PR*; Kunz (9th) 12:45.31 *PR*; K. Jacobsen (9th) 12:45.31

110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (4th) 19.20

300 Hurdles — Blas (2nd) 47.32 *PR*; Marshall (5th) 48.29 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Gebhard, Epp, Anderson (1st) 45.75; Hadsall, E. Green, B. Green, Ward (4th) 48.44; Badong, Coxsey, Tierney, E. Wilson (8th) 51.06

4 x 400 Relay — Anderson, Blas, Cael Wilson, Epp (1st) 3:46.51; Hadsall, Burrows, Badong, Weyl (4th) 4:19.58

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (7th) 34-01.50; Gebhard (8th) 33-09.50; Khanor Jump (12th) 30-06.25; Mason Butler (23rd) 27-00; David Somes (25th) 26-05.50 *PR*; K. Jacobsen (34th) 24-05.25; Zach Blitch (39th) 22-04.50 *PR*

Discus — Butler (4th) 107-03; K. Jacobsen (11th) 92-10.50 *PR*; Blas (14th) 85-07.50; J. Jacobsen (25th) 69-05.50 *PR*; Nicholas Wasik (26th) 67-03.50; D. Somes (32nd) 60-04.50 *PR*; Blitch (37th) 52-11

Javelin — Gebhard (6th) 122-08; M. Somes (14th) 102-05; D. Somes (34th) 75-00 *PR*; Rogers (38th) 68-11; J. Jacobsen (41st) 63-07 *PR*

High Jump — C. Wilson (1st) 6-01 *PR*; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (5th) 5-04; Houston (9th) 5-04; J. Jacobsen (12th) 5-02 *PR*; Tierney (19th) 4-10 *PR*

Pole Vault — C. Wilson (1st) 12-00; Marshall (3rd) 10-00; S. Rudat (6th) 8-00 *PR*; Kunz (8th) 6-06 *PR*

Long Jump — C. Wilson (1st) 20-00 *PR*; Fitch-Marron (13th) 16-03 *PR*; B. Green (15th) 16-02 *PR*; E. Wilson (18th) 16-00 *PR*; M. Somes (22nd) 15-06; S. Rudat (25th) 15-02; Coxsey (27th) 15-00 *PR*

Triple Jump — Ward (1st) 39-06.25; Marshall (3rd) 36-02 *PR*

“Fly away and pierce the sky!”

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Offense quiet in prairie loss

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on April 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Carson Grove ponders life. (David Somes photo)

A hit-fest it was not.

La Conner and Coupeville’s baseball teams only managed to scrape out two hits combined Thursday, but walks and errors gave the visiting Braves extra life and lifted them to a 7-0 win.

That was payback for a Wolf win Tuesday, with the season split dropping CHS to 3-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-7 overall.

Coupeville’s offense spent much of the afternoon stuck in neutral, with the hometown hardball heroes not getting a base knock until Jesus Madrigal ripped a 7th inning single.

Other than that, the Wolves amassed three walks, with Madrigal, Riley Lawless, and Landon Roberts eking out free passes, while Carson Grove got board on an error.

Overall, Coupeville accounted for 20 of its 21 outs via strikeouts, making it hard to keep rallies alive.

La Conner didn’t have much more going, with a third-inning single being its only base hit.

But, fueled by 12 walks and five Wolf errors, the Braves did scrape out two runs in the top of the second, another three in the third, and a final two in the sixth, to account for its runs.

CHS pitchers Landon Roberts (6) and Camden Glover (9) combined to whiff 15 batters to give the Wolves hope and keep more scoring at bay.

Steve Hilborn’s squad returns to action next week, with a home doubleheader Tuesday, April 22 against league rival Concrete.

Game times are 3:00 and 5:00 PM.

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Sherman stepping down as AD

Posted in Everything changes, tagged , , , , on April 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Brad Sherman is stepping down as AD but will remain at his alma mater as head boys’ basketball coach. (Jackie Saia photo)

A spring of change has reached the executive office.

On the heels of Coupeville High School losing its volleyball and boys’ soccer coaches, Athletic Director Brad Sherman has announced he is stepping down at the end of the school year.

The popular leader, who is in his first year on the job, will remain as a teacher and head boys’ basketball coach.

Sherman and wife Abbey have four young sons, and finding a proper family balance is driving the decision to pass on the AD position to someone else.

“When I stepped in, I had seen myself doing this for many years to come,” Sherman said. “But I need to find a better balance for my young family right now.

“We have four boys ages 10 and under who are growing up fast. As we juggle their growing schedules during this season of life, I need to step away to be more present in these years ahead.”

Through the remainder of the year, and in the time after, Sherman will continue to do the upmost to help CHS and its students.

“I remain committed to Coupeville athletics through the boys basketball program entering my ninth season, in addition to working with young athletes through my own kids youth programs,” he said.

“I’m inspired daily by the team of coaches we have in Coupeville and how hard they work for student-athletes.

“I’m inspired by our athletes – who work so hard and represent the Wolf uniform the way they do, so consistently. And I’m grateful for the community we live in that supports our programs at every turn.

“I will continue to help our programs however I can – I just need to do it in a different capacity than I did this year.”

Sherman, who recently celebrated his 40th birthday, is the oldest of Don and Deb’s three sons.

He was part of the CHS Class of 2003 and put together a stellar prep career as a basketball, football, and baseball player.

His 874 points on the hardwood still ranks #9 all-time for a Wolf hoops program which began in 1917.

That’s a program Sherman has led since 2017, with Coupeville advancing to the state tourney in both 2022 and 2024.

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