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Wolves bring the big lumber

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 16, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Jonathan Valenzuela cracked a triple and a single Tuesday, part of a 15-hit, 13-run explosion for Coupeville. (Morgan White photos)

The bats were hummin’.

Pounding out 15 hits in the shadow of the mountains Tuesday, the Coupeville High School baseball squad demolished host Darrington 13-0 in a game called after five innings.

The victory lifts the Wolves to 3-1 and puts them a half-game out of first-place in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

And CHS will get an (almost) immediate chance to do something about that, as it hits the road Friday for a trip to play Friday Harbor (3-0), with the winner claiming the top rung in the standings.

If Coupeville rakes Friday like it did Tuesday, it should be advantage Wolves all the way.

On the road for the first time in this pandemic-shortened season, CHS jumped on Darrington from the first batter, and never let up.

That leadoff slugger, junior captain Hawthorne Wolfe, whacked a single to light the fire, one of five base-knocks collected during a nine-batter, four-run opening frame.

Scott Hilborn, Jonathan Valenzuela, starting pitcher Daniel Olson, and Cody Roberts followed with hits of their own, setting Darrington’s players back on their collective heels.

It didn’t stop there, as the Wolves tacked on three more runs in the second, two in the third, and a final four-spot in the top of the fifth.

Big blows came from Valenzuela, who rocked an RBI triple, and Hilborn, who bashed a two-bagger during the final rally.

With plenty of runs in the books, Olson teamed up with Valenzuela to blunt any chance Darrington had at the plate.

Daniel Olson was lights-out on the hill while pitching in Darrington.

The two combined to notch 10 strikeouts, while allowing just two runners to get on base all afternoon.

The Loggers eked out a single in the second inning, and a walk in the fourth, but that was it, as their lumber declined to do any big choppin’ this day.

Wolfe, Xavier Murdy, and Hilborn paced the Wolf offense, each collecting three hits, while Valenzuela, Olson, and Roberts picked up a pair apiece.

Olson was a frequent visitor to first base, earning two walks to go with his two hits.

Also seeing action for Coupeville on the road trip were Sage Sharp, Seth Woollet, Cole White, Peyton Caveness, Zane Oldenstadt, and Coen Killian.

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Opening night a sweet success

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 3, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Sophomore Izzy Wells knocked down nine points Tuesday as Coupeville’s varsity girls opened the season with a road win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

With eight more points, senior Scout Smith moved into a tie for 75th place on the Wolf girls career scoring chart.

New coach, same result.

The last time the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball squad squared off with Darrington, it was the 2014-2015 season and David King was in the third campaign of what would be a seven-year run at the head of the bench.

Jump forward to Tuesday night, and the Wolves and Loggers got back at it, with new CHS head coach Scott Fox making his debut in the hot seat.

Like his predecessor, the new hoops guru emerged with a win, this time to the tune of 42-35.

The non-conference opening night victory comes against a school Coupeville will play a lot more in the future.

When the Wolves drop from 1A to 2B with the start of the 2020-2021 school year, the programs will clash on a regular basis as members of the Northwest League.

With nine of Coupeville’s 13 varsity players underclassmen, including seven who are only freshmen or sophomores, Tuesday’s tilt was a nice primer for the future.

And, playing on the road, the Wolves proved resilient under fire, breaking open a game which was knotted 17-17 at the half.

Coupeville spread the love out in the second half, with eight different Wolves scoring, but two players at different spots in their careers stood tallest.

Sophomore Izzy Wells, moving into the starting lineup for the first time, and senior point guard Scout Smith, combined for 13 of their team’s 25 second-half points.

For the game, Wells led a very-balanced attack, rattling home nine points, while Smith tallied eight and Chelsea Prescott and Maddie Georges notched seven apiece.

Carolyn Lhamon (3), Avalon Renninger (3), Hannah Davidson (2), Audrianna Shaw (2), and Tia Wurzrainer (1) also scored.

Kylie Van Velkinburgh, Mollie Bailey, Nezi Keiper, and Anya Leavell also played, in a game where five Wolves were making their varsity debut.

CHS is playing three freshmen (Georges, Keiper, and Lhamon), while sophomores Shaw and Van Velkinburgh made the jump from last year’s JV squad.

With a win in the bank, the young Wolves head up the Island Wednesday to face 3A Oak Harbor, then host Orcas Island — another future Northwest League rival — Saturday afternoon.

For Coupeville and its new head coach, it’s win and move on, rinse and repeat.

“I was very happy with the effort,” Fox said. “We need to work some kinks out, but we’re excited for starting out with a win.”

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Grove scorches the nets

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 3, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Mason Grove netted a game-high 24 points Tuesday, nailing six shots from behind the three-point arc. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Mason Grove’s shooting touch was in mid-season form Tuesday night.

The Coupeville High School senior opened a new basketball season by raining down 24 points at Darrington, including hitting six shots from behind the three-point arc.

It wasn’t quite enough to save the Wolves, however, as they lost a close one to their future league rivals, falling 56-49.

For the moment, the opening night defeat was a non-conference decision, but Coupeville will join Darrington in the Northwest League when CHS officially moves from 1A to 2B starting with the 2020-2021 school year.

Tuesday’s tilt gave Wolf coach Brad Sherman a chance to scope out one of his future rivals.

The third-year hoops guru won’t have much of this current team with him when the Wolves move to the Northwest League, as nine of the 10 players in uniform Tuesday were seniors.

Only sophomores Hawthorne Wolfe, who nailed two three-balls, and Xavier Murdy, who’s sidelined with an injury, will still be in uniform when the change occurs.

While Grove won’t play Darrington again, he made sure the Loggers will remember his name, torching them from multiple angles.

He split up his three-balls, netting at least one in every quarter.

With three treys in the first half, Grove had 11 points at the break, and Coupeville was hanging tough, down just 26-23.

Darrington, which hit four three-point shots to eight by the Wolves, got to the free throw line a ton, but clanked most of them, hitting just 14-32 at the charity stripe.

But the Loggers won by going old-school, showing if you hit enough two-point buckets, all the analytics in the world can’t argue with success.

With Caleb Rivera and Bashaun Williams forming a potent one-two combo, as the Loggers duo tallied 20 points apiece, Darrington didn’t run away with the game, but held on for the win.

Grove kept Coupeville close, rattling home half of his treys after the break, scoring 13 of his 24 in the second half.

The opening night explosion allows the Wolf senior to pass 15 former CHS players on the career scoring chart, carrying him to #138 all-time in the 103-season history of the program.

With 184 points in a varsity uniform, Grove needs to get to 277 to crack the top 100.

Tuesday night, he was backed up by Sean Toomey-Stout, who knocked down eight points, and Wolfe, who finished with six.

Jacobi Pilgrim (4), Jered Brown (4), and Koa Davison (3) also scored for CHS, with Jean Lund-Olsen, Tucker Hall, Gavin Knoblich, and Ulrik Wells seeing floor time.

It was Hall’s varsity debut.

Coupeville returns to action Wednesday, when it travels up the Island to face 3A Oak Harbor. The home opener is Saturday against Orcas Island.

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Second-half surge saves the day

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 3, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Gwen Gustafson helped spark the Coupeville JV to a come-from-behind win on opening night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Third quarter for the win.

Bouncing back from a seven-point halftime deficit, the Coupeville High School JV girls basketball squad blew the doors off the gym in the second half Tuesday.

Sparked by a 19-4 run in the third frame, which accounted for half their points on the night, the Wolves held off host Darrington 38-34.

The non-conference victory, coming on opening night, was the first at the high school level for new JV coach Megan Smith.

The #4 scorer in Wolf girls varsity basketball history, the 2010 CHS grad bounced up from a middle school coaching gig to replace the retired Amy King.

One game in, things are looking good for Smith and her young squad.

“We started out pretty flat, but came out swinging in the second half!,” Smith said. “I’m very proud of our girls, how we played, and how we handled ourselves in adversity.

“A pretty solid way to start out the season, and excited to see where we go from here!”

Playing after the varsity Tuesday night, the Wolf JV fell behind early, trailing 13-8 after one quarter and 19-12 at the half.

At that point, Coupeville had hit just a single basket from the field, thanks to freshman Gwen Gustafson, with the rest of its points coming at the free throw stripe.

The third quarter was a different story, however, as Gustafson and fellow fab frosh Alita Blouin lit up Darrington, combining for 14 points in the frame.

Blouin tossed in nine of her 11 in the third, including hitting a three-pointer, while Gustafson netted five of her team-best 12.

CHS got scoring from all directions, with Ryanne Knoblich banking home four of her six points in the quarter, and Ella Colwell slipping a free throw through the net to round out the offensive explosion.

Samantha Streitler, Morgan Stevens and Colwell finished with two points apiece, while Jessenia Camarena chipped in with three.

Whether they scored or not, all 11 girls in uniform had strong performances.

Heidi Meyers, Natalie Castano, Lily Leedy, and Savana Allen also saw floor time for Coupeville, which returns to action Wednesday with a game at Oak Harbor.

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Wolf JV thrashes Loggers

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 3, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Sage Downes had a game-high 10 points Tuesday as the Coupeville JV won at Darrington. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Balanced scoring carried the day.

With eight of 10 players putting the ball in the bucket Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV boys basketball team roared to a 42-18 win at Darrington.

The non-conference victory, coming on opening night of the 2019-2020 season, kicks things off with a bang.

Coupeville came out firing, leading 10-5 at the first break, with Sage Downes peppering the Loggers defense for a quick six points.

The Wolf junior was lights-out from behind the three-point arc in the early going, netting all of his first quarter points thanks to a pair of sweet three-balls.

From there, the Wolves, guided by the steady hand of coach Chris Smith, continued to push the lead out.

Up 16-8 at the halftime break, CHS busted things open with a 13-2 run in the third, with Downes and Miles Davidson each dropping in four points to spark the surge.

A 13-8 fourth quarter, with six different Wolves scoring, put a nice cap on things.

Downes went to the locker room as the leading scorer, tallying 10 points, while the trio of Daniel Olson, Grady Rickner, and Davidson banked home eight apiece.

Alex Jimenez, TJ Rickner, Alex Murdy, and Cody Roberts rounded out the scoring attack with two points apiece, while Chris Ruck and Logan Martin also saw floor time.

The Wolves get right back at it in less than 24 hours, with a much-shorter trip to Oak Harbor set for Wednesday night.

Coupeville’s home opener, against Orcas Island, is Saturday.

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