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Diamond men launch new campaign

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

Coop Cooper is a veteran leader on a young Wolf hardball squad. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

There’s bound to be some bumps in the road.

After back-to-back trips to the 2B state playoffs, the Coupeville High School baseball squad finds itself in a rebuilding year.

The Wolves have just 11 players total, with four freshmen and two 8th graders, while only three guys in the lineup were letter winners a season ago.

So, Tuesday’s season opener, an 18-0 loss to visiting Meridian, a tough 1A foe with a history of excellence, is not completely unsurprising.

The trick for Steve Hilborn’s very raw Wolf team will be to let things go, learn from the loss, and bounce back quickly with a road trip to Port Townsend to play East Jefferson coming up Thursday afternoon.

The tilt with Meridian was supposed to be game #2 on the season, but a weekend road trip to Blaine was washed away by Mother Nature.

The weather on the prairie was fairly tranquil Tuesday, but the visiting Trojans were a rough and tumble bunch.

Meridian outhit Coupeville 10-1 and took advantage of eight Wolf errors to jump out to a big lead and never look back.

Up 6-0 after the top of the first inning, the Trojans methodically tacked on runs in each frame, forcing the mercy rule to be enacted after the bottom of the fifth.

Coupeville’s best offensive output came in the bottom of the first, but the hometown hardball heroes couldn’t keep a brief rally going.

Senior Landon Roberts lashed a leadoff single, but it would be the only base knock for the Wolves on this day.

Walks to Carson Grove (who was hit by a pitch) and Jayden Little filled the bags, but Meridian escaped without surrendering a run.

Coupeville’s offense sputtered through the next three innings, with the Wolves going 1-2-3 in each frame.

Down to their final at-bats, the Wolves put two runners aboard in the bottom of the fifth, with Phin Rhodes reaching on an error and Roberts eking out a walk, but that was where things ended for CHS.

One definite positive for Coupeville came via the strikeout, as four Wolf hurlers combined to record 13 K’s.

Roberts led the way with six, while Grove whiffed three and Camden Glover and Coop Cooper each recorded two.

Meridian’s other two outs came on fly balls to the outfield, as the Trojans didn’t record a single out on a groundball.

Riley Lawless, Trent Thule, Chris Zenz, Leo Rodriguez, and Jesus Madrigal rounded out the Wolf roster, joining Rhodes in making their CHS baseball debuts.

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Netters swing away on opening day

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville netters hit the court. (Starla Seal photo)

Tennis balls are flying once more.

The weather was decent Tuesday, and the Coupeville High School girls’ net squad took advantage, traveling to Port Townsend for the season opener.

After a ferry trip, the Wolves clashed with East Jefferson, which is the mashup between former CHS league rivals Chimacum and Port Townsend.

The visitors swept the varsity singles, with the hosts bouncing back to take the doubles matchups, ultimately pulling out a tense 3-2 non-conference victory.

It was a good start for a Wolf team which has increased numbers from a year ago and will get to host matches this season after work on new courts prevented that from happening last spring.

In fact, Coupeville will play its first match on the courts which now sit next to the CHS gym this Friday, when East Jefferson returns the favor and travels to Cow Town for a rematch.

 

Tuesday’s results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans beat Rennie O’Donnell 6-2, 6-1

2nd Singles — Dahlia Lewis beat Juliette O’Hara 6-1, 6-0

1st Doubles — Brynn Parker/Ember Light lost to Lucia Fields/Gracie Witherwidge 6-1, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Sofia Phay lost to Liuia Lee/Brooke Tomasetti 6-3, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Delanie Lewis/Miles Gerber lost to Olivia Larson/Calliope Mosher 6-1, 6-0

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Samantha Wallace/Hailey Goldman lost to Zinna Blachley/Ursla Schmidt 7-1

5th Doubles — Rowan Stoner/Chloe Ferguson lost to Sienna V./Risespan 4-3

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Wyman hurdles into action

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tate Wyman

He’s off to the races.

Coupeville grad Tate Wyman, now a sophomore at Oregon Tech, kicked off the outdoor track and field season Saturday at the Lane Open in Eugene.

The former Wolf competed in the hurdles for the Hustlin’ Owls, setting college PRs in both the 110-meter race (16.07 seconds) and the 400 (1:02.33).

This is Wyman’s second season at the collegiate level.

During his CHS days, Ayden and Devon’s older brother was a standout cross country and track runner who was part of a 4 x 100 relay team which finished 2nd at the state meet.

Oregon Tech returns to action Mar. 29 with an appearance at the Humboldt Invitational in Arcata, California.

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Big numbers, big potential

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville seniors lead the way. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Track and field are booming in Cow Town.

Coupeville High School coaches have 70+ athletes on their opening day roster, with an astounding 34 of those coming from the freshman class.

With the Wolves led by a pack of returning state meet veterans, there’s both depth and talent, creating an air of excitement as a new season dawns.

“Track is unique in that we don’t know what each year brings us when it comes to ‘top players’,” said CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting.

“Athletes progress throughout the season and the more years they participate in track the more work and effort they put in which results in improvement.

“Our top returning players would be those who are returning from a previous season. However, with 70+ athletes we don’t know what the season will bring.”

Based on past performance, senior Lyla Stuurmans, who has three state meet medals to her credit, should be a key performer, however.

Toss in Cael Wilson, Carly Burt, Axel Marshall, and Zac Tackett and CHS has five active athletes who know what it’s like to earn a medal at the season-ending state championship meet.

Carson Field, Davin Houston, Liam Blas, Marcelo Gebhard, Marquette Cunningham, Preston Epp, and Thomas Strelow are also noteworthy names.

As are Noelle Western, Katie Marti, Lillian Ketterling, Ayden Wyman, Mikayla Wagner, and Aleksia Jump.

But, as Bitting noted, part of the fun of a track and field campaign is seeing who steps up, who makes their big breakthrough, and who is still standing weeks into competition.

“As always, our goal is to prolong the season as long as we can and to continue seeing improvement and PRs,” Bitting said.

“This is an impressive group. They have already shown us their willingness to follow through and be present.”

As Coupeville battles always-tough Mount Vernon Christian and La Conner for Northwest 2B/1B League domination, roster depth is always important.

“Our strength is in our numbers,” Bitting said. “Each and every athlete is working hard to perform their best.

“Having competition within the team helps them to push themselves and each other.”

Wolf coaches and managers present a united front.

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Wolves, Wildcats rumble in Island rivalry thriller

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , on March 15, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Taylor Brotemarkle is mobbed by Mia Farris (left) and Jada Heaton after making a spectacular catch Saturday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“I’m just excited about the fight in these ladies.”

Down to its final outs Saturday, the Coupeville High School varsity softball team rallied to push its big-school rivals right to the edge, something Wolf coach Aaron Lucero loves to see.

And while 3A Oak Harbor ultimately pushed a run across in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 walk-off win in the non-conference clash of next-door neighbors, the 2B Wolves have much to be happy about.

“We just ran out of innings!” Lucero said. “Hats off to Oak Harbor; they have a good team and their pitcher, Reese Wasinger, pitched a solid game for them.

“We’re very familiar with a number of their players and their capability and we did not take them lightly.

“I’m very proud of our ladies as they have embraced our philosophy of never being out of the fight!” he added.

“These are the teams that push us to be better and will help us be successful.”

Both teams emerge at 1-1 on the young season, with the host Wildcats bouncing back from a loss to Everett and the Wolves coming off a win over 2A Lakewood in their opener.

With Wasinger and CHS hurler Adeline Maynes flinging heat from the pitcher’s circle on an overcast day, the game stayed close, though Oak Harbor seemed to be in control.

The Wildcats scraped together two runs in the bottom of the first, then tacked on another run in both the third and sixth to build a 4-0 lead.

Coupeville had chances to get something going several times, only to have Wasinger come up big in clutch moments.

Wolf cleanup hitter Madison McMillan led off the top of the second by bashing a double, only to be stranded on the basepaths, a fate which she also endured after walking in the fourth.

Young guns Ava Lucero and Haylee Armstrong rapped out base hits in the third inning as well, but Coupeville couldn’t get the zero off the scoreboard.

Until the top of the seventh inning, that is.

Down to their final cuts, the Wolves brought out the rally caps in style, plating four runners to force a tie.

McMillan and Capri Anter worked walks around a pinch-hit single from Danica Strong, before Coupeville’s younger players created some magic with their bats.

Chelsi Stevens blasts a big-time hit.

Freshman Chelsi Stevens whacked a two-run single, fellow fab frosh Ava Lucero added a key base-knock to keep the rally alive, and sophomore Haylee Armstrong clubbed an RBI double.

Coupeville had six of its 10 baserunners in the seventh inning, though Wasinger did escape before giving up the lead.

Oak Harbor then made short work of its own rally in the bottom half of the final frame, with Haylee Burleigh blasting a leadoff triple, before rambling home with the winning run.

The Wildcat leadoff hitter had herself a day, collecting three hits, including a pair of three-baggers.

Haylee Burleigh (4) had a big day at the plate for the Wildcats.

While both offenses came up big in crunch time, the highlight reel play of the game came on the defensive side.

Coupeville senior shortstop Taylor Brotemarkle made a sensational running snag on a ball lofted high up over second base.

Breaking from her spot on the field in between second and third, she told her legs “Don’t fail me now!” to which her gams replied, “Have we ever?”

Spoiler: the answer is no.

Covering ground like she was shot out of a cannon, Brotemarkle went well past second base and off into center field, before pulling down the popup right in front of the oncoming Mia Farris and Jada Heaton, who promptly helped her celebrate.

 

Saturday stats:

Capri Anter — One walk
Haylee Armstrong — One single, one double
Ava Lucero — Two singles
Madison McMillan — One double, two walks
Chelsi Stevens — One single
Danica Strong — One single

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