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Fight like a girl, win like a Wolf!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Senior captain Ashley Menges leads the attack Monday as Coupeville volleyball shreds arch-rival South Whidbey. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Moms (l to r) Lisa Toomey, Maria Reyes, Irene Echenique and Renae Mulholland sell sweet treats for a good cause, as CHS raises money for cancer research.

The Coupeville student section brings the noise and the funk for the rivalry game.

Maddie Vondrak whispers “I’m so sorry” to the volleyball, seconds before hitting it so hard the side of the ball caves in.

The Wolf varsity holds special pink footballs they later tossed to their fans.

One team, one dream.

Maya Toomey-Stout gets down with her bad self.

Scrappy libero Emma Mathusek, the glue that holds the Wolves together.

After turning photographer John Fisken pink in honor of his sister, who fought breast cancer, the Wolves bring out the gun show.

The spikes were slammin’, the cameras were clickin’ and the money was rainin’ down.

The Coupeville High School volleyball squads waged titanic fights with visiting South Whidbey Monday (JV fell just short, while the Wolf varsity rolled to a big win), while also raising money for cancer research.

Along for the ride on Dig Pink Night was wanderin’ camera clicker John Fisken, who snapped pics in between having his lush locks and beard sprayed pink in memory of his sister, who fought bravely against breast cancer.

To see everything he shot Monday, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Volleyball-2018-2019/VB-2018-10-15-vs-South-Whidbey/

When you do, a percentage of any sales goes to help fund scholarships for CHS senior student/athletes.

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Bumps, spikes and (camera) clicks!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Hope “The Surgeon” Lodell charges off the bench, ready to carve up some fools. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Local photo whiz kid John Fisken honors his late mom and sister on Dig for the Cure night by letting Wolf spikers turn his silver locks pink.

Zoe Trujillo unleashes The Crippler.

Wolf starters, ready to unleash total freakin’ destruction.

No volleyball shall escape Jaimee Masters.

   Healthy again after losing a season to injury, Kyla Briscoe is quite happily putting up big numbers on the stat sheet.

Katrina McGranahan sparks the offense with a picture-perfect bump.

   You can’t return Lucy Sandahl’s serves. You can try, maybe, but just know you’ve already lost.

The gym was alive with sound Thursday night.

The sound of Coupeville High School spikers pounding on another hapless foe, sweeping to straight-sets wins in both varsity and JV action.

The sound of silence, as those gathered paused to reflect on the fight against breast cancer.

And the sound of a camera clicking away.

The shutterbug was John Fisken, and the photos above are courtesy him.

To see everything he shot, pop over to the link below.

When you do, remember that purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes, while also encouraging Fisken to return to Cow Town.

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Volleyball/2017-10-19-vs-Pt-Townsend/

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Big digs, big pics!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Hope Lodell (John Fisken photos)

   Hope Lodell shows off her cannon of an arm, peppering the audience with little pink duckies. (John Fisken photos)

Payton

Payton Aparicio was locked in from opening tip to final point.

Emma

   Emma Smith and Co. are all smiles as they sail towards Coupeville volleyball’s first league title since 2004.

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The Wolf bench always appreciates a good butt-whuppin’.

Tiffany

Tiffany Briscoe fights for a point at the net.

Valen Trujillo

How low can Valen Trujillo go to save a point? Very, very low.

Katrina

   Ashley Menges (14) gazes in awe as Katrina McGranahan pulls off some mid-air magic.

(Diane Fisken photo)

   John Fisken becomes a fuzzy pink wonder in tribute to his sister, Mary, who fought breast cancer for a decade-plus. (Diane Fisken photo)

Coupeville was in the pink Tuesday night.

The rampaging Wolf volleyball squad rolled to a straight-sets win over its biggest rival, while also raising money and awareness for the fight against breast cancer.

When he wasn’t snapping pics, John Fisken also participated in the Dig for the Cure festivities, letting CHS spikers turn his silver locks pink in honor of his sister Mary, who passed away recently after a 10-year battle with the disease.

To see more photos (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/VB-20161018-Klahowya-at-Coupev/

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Happy hugs, fan-tastic photos!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kayla Rose (John Fisken photos)

Kayla Rose (left) and Abby Parker bond. (John Fisken photos)

Kyla Briscoe

Parker moves on to get Kyla Briscoe’s braids ready in time for her match.

John Fisken

   Travelin’ photo man John Fisken goes in front of the camera, as Wolf spikers dye his hair pink to honor his sister, who has fought cancer three times.

Fisken

The horror of knowing your sassy silver locks have been messed with.

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   They’ve got this down to a science. Opening introductions? Sure. But photos first. Always!!

crowd

The CHS student section prepares to get rowdy.

"Are Rose and Parker still hugging?!?!?"

“Are Rose and Parker still hugging?!?!?”

"Yes, ma'am!!!!"

“Yes, ma’am!!!!”

Abby Parker and Kayla Rose like hugging.

That, and other important tidbits of info can be discovered in the photos above, which capture the stuff going on around the edges of Thursday night’s CHS volleyball matches.

The games themselves? Kind of important.

The time spent in front of the camera? Super, duper important.

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Think pink, and cram the stands!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Clear the calendar.

Clear the calendar. (Illustration courtesy Breanne Smedley)

John Fisken is going pink.

And, I might be too. That’s still being negotiated.

The dye job for the travelin’ photo man, who you often see working the sidelines at Coupeville sporting events, will come before the start of this Thursday’s CHS volleyball matches.

The opponent that night is Chimacum, and the result will have a huge impact on the 1A Olympic League playoff race.

But there will be a bigger foe that night, and that is where the pink comes in.

The Wolves will be hosting their annual Dig for the Cure breast cancer awareness night.

Fisken (and probably me) will be getting pinked-up around 3:30 PM, with the Wolf JV taking the court at 3:45. Varsity action is set for around 5 PM.

The photo man is letting his luscious silver locks go pink in honor of his sister Mary, who is traveling to town for the match.

A three-time cancer survivor who has been fighting the good fight for the past decade, she doesn’t know what her brother has planned out with the Wolf players.

I’ve been told she doesn’t read this blog (and why not?!?!?), so, we’re dancing a tricky dance here.

We want to get as many people as possible there for the event, but we don’t want to spoil John’s side surprise for his sister.

So, remember that when you talk about this on social media, please.

The Wolves will be wearing pink jerseys, honoring cancer survivors with roses and raising money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation with a donation bucket at the game.

Sandi Farris, a cancer survivor and honorary coach for the night, will give the Coupeville girls a pregame speech to remind them that, win or lose, the match is big, but the fight against cancer means much more.

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