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Fleet feet can’t be beat!!

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, Danny Conlisk, districts, Jacob Smith, state-bound, track and field on May 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Wolf junior Mckenzie Meyer competed in three events Saturday at the district meet. (John Fisken photo)

Do you know the way to Cheney? Longtime CHS track guru Randy King certainly does, and he’ll be taking 10 Wolves with him this year. (Deb Smith photo)

Speed demons Maya and Cameron Toomey-Stout, in the brief moment when they’re moving slow enough to be captured on film. (Beth Stout photo)

Gentlemen, you’re on your way.

Tickets for a trip next weekend to Cheney (and the state 1A track and field meet therein) were punched left and right Saturday by Coupeville High School male athletes.

The Wolf boys won four of the six events they competed in at day two of the West Central District III meet in Renton, while advancing competitors in five events.

Jacob Smith and Danny Conlisk paced the Wolf attack, winning the 200 and 800, respectively.

Dropping his time by .08 of a second, Smith broke his own school record in his race.

The duo then teamed up with Mitchell Carroll and Henry Wynn to roar to victory in the day’s final event, the 4 x 400.

Toss in a huge win in the high jump for Ariah Bepler and a second-place showing in the long jump from Carroll, and the Coupeville boys were sizzlin’ Saturday.

Using quality over quantity, the Wolf boys finished fourth in the team standings. Bellevue Christian won the nine-team battle.

On the girls side, the high point of the day came from freshman Maya Toomey-Stout, who finished third in the 200 to qualify for state in a fourth event.

She was already going in the 100 and as a member of the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay units.

The Wolf girls finished third as a team, just four points (109-105) off of second-place Bellevue Christian.

Charles Wright Academy finished atop the heap with 134 points.

Coupeville will send 10 athletes to the state meet May 26-27, and they are scheduled to compete in 14 events.

Four Wolves will vie in three events apiece in Cheney, while Toomey-Stout leads the pack, having qualified in four.

State-bound this year are:

Lauren Bayne (High Jump)
Ariah Bepler (High Jump)
Mitchell Carroll (Triple Jump, Long Jump, 4 x 4)
Danny Conlisk (400, 800, 4 x 4)
Lauren Grove (4 x 1, 4 x 2)
Mallory Kortuem (4 x 1, 4 x 2)
Lindsey Roberts (100 Hurdles, 4 x 1, 4 x 2)
Jacob Smith (100, 200, 4 x 4)
Maya Toomey-Stout (100, 200, 4 x 1, 4 x 2)
Henry Wynn (4 x 4)

It’s the first trip to state for Bepler, Bayne, Kortuem and Toomey-Stout.

Of the six going back to state, Grove is making her third and final trip, while it’s the second trip for the other five.

Roberts became the first Coupeville girl in 116 years to win three medals at the same state track meet as a freshman last year (beating Makana Stone to the record by a half hour).

She finished with a 3rd (4 x 200), 4th (100 Hurdles) and 6th (4 x 100).

Grove also has three medals, stretched over two years. She joined Roberts on those relay teams last year, and also ran a leg for a 4 x 200 team that finished third her sophomore year.

In his first go-round last year, as a sophomore, Smith claimed a 4th place medal in the 200.

The other three state returnees — Carroll, Conlisk, and Wynn — are seeking their first medals.

Districts (Day 2) results:

Girls:

200 — Maya Toomey-Stout (3rd) 26.76 *PR*; Lauren Grove (4th) 27.27

800 — Lucy Sandahl (5th) 2:38.48 *PR*; Mallory Kortuem (6th) 2:39.09

300 Hurdles — Mckenzie Meyer (7th) 54.34; Allison Wenzel (8th) 1:01.10

4 x 400 Relay — Natalie Hollrigel, Ashlie Shank, Meyer, Sandahl (5th) 4:46.30

Discus — Wenzel (4th) 84-00 *PR*; Skyler Lawrence (6th) 80-02; Alexxis Otto (7th) 80-01

Javelin — Lauren Bayne (4th) 92-11; Naika Hallam (7th) 87-02

Pole Vault — Meyer (4th) 6-06

Triple Jump — Aurora Zanardi (6th) 30-10.50 *PR*

Boys:

200 — Jacob Smith (1st) 22.51 *PR *SCHOOL RECORD**

800 — Danny Conlisk (1st) 2:07.02

4 x 400 Relay — Henry Wynn, Smith, Mitchell Carroll, Conlisk (1st) 3:33.24

Shot Put — Chris Battaglia (8th) 37-04.25 *PR*

High Jump — Ariah Bepler (1st) 5-10 *PR*; Battaglia (5th) 5-04

Long Jump — Carroll (2nd) 20-02.50 *PR*; Cameron Toomey-Stout (6th) 19-03.00

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Staying alive!!

Posted in Softball, tagged Bellevue Christian, CHS Wolves, districts, Hope Lodell, Softball, Vashon Island on May 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Hope Lodell had four hits across two playoff games Friday. (John Fisken photo)

The dream lives.

After escaping a wild and wacky opening day at the West Central District 3 softball tournament, Coupeville High School has a simple plan for day two.

Win two straight games and the Wolves are headed back to state for the first time since 2014.

CHS, which sits at 18-4 after splitting a pair of games Friday, plays Seattle Christian (9-7) in a loser-out game at 11:15 AM Saturday at Sprinker Fields in Tacoma.

Win and the Wolves play the loser of the championship game between Chimacum (11-4) and Bellevue Christian (16-1) at 3:15 PM for 2nd place and District 3’s final slot to the state tourney.

If it does play twice Saturday, Coupeville will at least have a reasonable break between games.

On day one, the Wolves, after a 90-mile drive on a school bus, played two extra innings in their opening game, rallying in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off 10-9 win over Vashon Island.

Having already gone past the projected start time for game two, they hopped on to a different field without any real break and ran into a fresh Bellevue Christian squad.

Trailing just 4-3 heading into the fifth, Coupeville ran out of energy a bit in the late going, eventually falling 9-3.

The Wolves Olympic League rivals, Chimacum and Klahowya, both faced Seattle Christian, with very different results.

Klahowya was bopped 10-3 in a loser-out game, while the Cowboys emulated Coupeville by going to extra innings, falling behind, then rallying for a walk-off win.

Chimacum scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to beat the Warriors 9-8.

For Coupeville, two very different games.

Game 1:

Facing off with a team they whomped 13-5 in the regular season, the Wolves looked to be headed for a similar finish, jumping out to a 7-1 lead after five innings.

Using a lot of walks, smart base running (Mikayla Elfrank scored from first on a play where she stole second, then kept on going when the throw was airmailed), and a couple of well-timed hits, Coupeville was cruising.

The knockout punch came in the bottom of the fifth, when the Wolves put together three bases-loaded walks and a booming two-run double off the bat of Lauren Rose to plate five runs.

Things were peachy, until they weren’t.

Vashon suddenly found a bit of a groove at the plate, scoring three in the sixth and another three in the seventh, while Coupeville went cold.

Rose played a key role on defense, gunning down a runner at the plate in the sixth, while Tamika Nastali chased down a troublesome fly to stop the bleeding in the seventh.

Tied 7-7, the two teams battled through a scoreless eighth (Vashon stranded a pair of runners while CHS went 1-2-3), then exchanged body blows in the ninth.

Thanks to a quirky softball rule that’s intended to help end games, both teams started the inning with a “free” runner at second, and both teams brought that runner around.

Vashon tacked on another run, exiting the top of the ninth having scored eight unanswered runs to take a 9-7 lead.

Enter “The Surgeon.”

With the bases juiced and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Hope Lodell ripped a two-run single to tie the game and give Coupeville new hope.

The Wolves capitalized immediately, as Tiffany Briscoe and Nastali drew back-to-back walks.

The first one re-loaded the bags, while the second one sent the Coupeville bench and fans into hysterics, as it forced in the game-winning run.

Rose and Lodell paced the Wolves in the opener, both rapping a pair of hits, while Veronica Crownover, Sarah Wright and Nastali added a base-knock apiece.

Game 2:

Making an immediate u-turn and returning to the diamond, the Wolves ran into Bellevue Christian’s well-rested Katie Pippel, one of the most successful pitchers in the state.

Going 1-2-3 in both the first and second against her, Coupeville fell behind 3-0, then rallied in the third.

It started with a bunt single off of Lodell’s bat, followed by a walk to Briscoe and another bunt single, this one by Rose.

A passed ball plated Coupeville’s first run, before Wolf pitcher Katrina McGranahan smoked a two-run single off of her rival to knot the game back up.

Pippel escaped the inning, getting Wright to ground-out, but CHS had her back on the ropes in the fourth.

A walk to Elfrank and another single from Lodell had the Wolves feeling good, only to see the inning end suddenly when a liner to shortstop turned into a double play.

Coupeville was still just one play away, though, trailing only 4-3 heading into the bottom of the fifth.

It was then, for the first time, that one team looked like it was playing in its 14th inning with no break, while the other team was not.

BC tagged McGranahan for four hits in the bottom of the fifth, scoring four to turn a taut game into a bit of a runaway.

That sucked a bit of the life out of the Wolves, and Pippel retired the final seven hitters in order.

Lodell finished with two hits for the second straight game, while Rose and McGranahan added Coupeville’s other two base-knocks in the nightcap.

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Tear up the record books!!

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, districts, Lindsey Roberts, Mitchell Carroll, school records, track and field on May 19, 2017| 3 Comments »

Lindsey Roberts (left), seen with teammate Ashlie Shank, shattered a Coupeville High School record in the 100 hurdles which had stood since 1999. (Roberts photo)

Wolves (l to r) Danny Conlisk, Lauren Bayne and Mitchell Carroll (he busted a school record from 1994) are all state-bound. (Deb Smith photo)

The Wolves got historic.

Capping an impressive first day at the West Central District III track and field meet in Renton, Coupeville’s Lindsey Roberts and Mitchell Carroll shattered school records which had stood since the ’90s.

Roberts, a sophomore, claimed her third school record, and first as an individual, when she broke Jess Roundy’s mark in the 100 hurdles.

Hitting the tape in 15.97 seconds, she toppled Roundy, who ran a 16.06 in 1999, before Roberts was born.

Carroll went five years better, bringing an end to Virgil Roehl’s 23-year residence on the CHS record board in the triple jump.

The Wolf senior, also not born when the record he busted was set, cleared 43 feet, three inches, beating the long-held standard by three-and-a-half inches.

Needless to say, both Roberts and Carroll punched their tickets to the state meet as well, two of eight Wolves to do so on the first day of the two-day district rumble.

Junior Jacob Smith and sophomore Danny Conlisk, who won the 100 and 400 respectively, are state-bound, as is high jumper Lauren Bayne and the girls 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 squads.

Those relay units, which feature Roberts running with freshmen Maya Toomey-Stout and Mallory Kortuem and senior Lauren Grove, rolled to big wins in both events.

Coupeville returns to Renton Saturday for day two of districts, when it will try to add to the list of those going to Cheney May 26-27 for state.

A top three finish punches an athlete (or relay team’s) ticket to the big dance.

At the mid-point of districts, which brings the five Nisqually League and four Olympic League schools together, the Wolf girls are in second place in the team standings.

They trail Charles Wright Academy 67-55.

The CHS boys sit in sixth place, while Bellevue Christian is halfway to a team title.

Complete district meet (Day 1) results:

Girls:

100 — Maya Toomey-Stout (4th) 12.96 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (2nd) 15.97 *PR* *SCHOOL RECORD*

4 x 100 Relay — Lauren Grove, Mallory Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts (1st) 51.05

4 x 200 Relay — Grove, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts (1st) 1:47.67

Shot put — Skyler Lawrence (4th) 30-06.25; Alexxis Otto (5th) 28-00.25 *PR*

High Jump — Lauren Bayne (2nd) 4-08

Long Jump — Roberts (4th) 15-00.50

Boys:

100 — Jacob Smith (1st) 11.29 *PR*

400 — Danny Conlisk (1st) 51.42 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Smith, Mitchell Carroll, Cameron Toomey-Stout, Conlisk (4th) 45.28

Discus — Chris Battaglia (7th) 103-11

Triple Jump — Carroll (3rd) 43-03 *PR* *SCHOOL RECORD*

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Swing for playoff glory!!

Posted in Softball, tagged Chimacum, CHS Wolves, districts, Klahowya, Nisqually League, Olympic League, Softball on May 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

In it to win it. Robin Cedillo (back) and Jae LeVine, who went to state as freshmen, are trying to get back as seniors. (John Fisken photos)

17-3 and ready to keep on singing through the postseason.

Six teams enter, two teams keep their dream alive.

The West Central District 3 softball tournament is May 19-20 in Tacoma, and the headline story (at least for readers of this blog) is Coupeville’s run at the state tourney.

As the #2 seed from the Olympic League, the Wolves, who sit at 17-3, have two goals.

First, they have to beat the Nisqually League’s #3 team, Vashon Island, in their opener Friday to keep playing.

Since CHS already thumped the Pirates 13-5 early in the season, that’s likely.

Get past that first hurdle and Coupeville advances to the double-elimination portion of the tourney, with a second game Friday night (against NL #1 Bellevue Christian) and one or two games Saturday.

Collect three wins total at districts and Coupeville returns to state for the first time since 2014.

To see the bracket, pop over to: http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2271&sport=15

And for some info on the teams:

Coupeville:

Overall record: 17-3

League record: 6-3 (#2 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 4-3 (3-0 vs. Klahowya, 1-0 vs. Vashon, 0-3 vs. Chimacum)

Run differential: 193-90

Coach: Kevin McGranahan

Seniors: Three – Tiffany Briscoe, Robin Cedillo, Jae LeVine

Mascot: Wolves

State tourney history: Two trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2002. All-time record is 4-3.

Bellevue Christian:

Overall record: 14-1 (one game left)

League record: 5-1 (#1 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 5-1 (3-0 vs. Vashon, 2-1 vs. Seattle Christian)

Run differential: 168-54

Coach: Ryan Kelly

Seniors: Three

Mascot: Vikings

State tourney history: Five trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2016. All-time record is 7-9.

Chimacum:

Overall record: 10-4

League record: 8-1 (#1 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 5-1 (3-0 vs. Coupeville, 2-1 vs. Klahowya)

Run differential: 148-67

Coach: Jim Eldridge

Seniors: Six

Mascot: Cowboys

State tourney history: 14 trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2010. All-time record is 19-27.

Klahowya:

Overall record: 9-7

League record: 4-5 (#3 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 2-5 (1-0 vs. Vashon, 1-2 vs. Chimacum, 0-3 vs. Coupeville)

Run differential: 125-102

Coach: Jodie Gagnon

Seniors: Three

Mascot: Eagles

State tourney history: Three trips. Never placed. All-time record is 1-6.

Seattle Christian:

Overall record: 8-5 (one game left)

League record: 3-3 (#2 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 3-3 (2-1 vs. Vashon, 1-2 vs. BC)

Run differential: 127-125

Coach: Rick Ronish

Seniors: Six

Mascot: Warriors

State tourney history: 12 trips. Best finish: 4th in 2005. All-time record is 12-22.

Vashon Island:

Overall record: 7-9

League record: 1-5 (#3 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 1-7 (1-2 vs. SC, 0-1 vs. Klahowya, 0-1 vs. Coupeville, 0-3 vs. BC)

Run differential: 114-111

Coach: Heather Jurs

Seniors: Five

Mascot: Pirates

State tourney history: One trip in 1991 as a slow-pitch team. All-time record is 0-2.

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Race into the spotlight!!

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, districts, Jacob Smith, Lindsey Roberts, track and field on May 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Danny Conlisk will fly in the 400, 800 and 4 x 400 relay at districts May 19-20. (John Fisken photos)

Naika Hallam is ready to chuck the javelin, after winning the event at sub-districts.

We’ll need the big bus.

Coupeville High School will send 23 athletes to the West Central District 3 Track and Field Championships May 19-20, the last stop before the state meet.

Of those 15 girls and eight boys, 13 are slated to participate in more than one event.

Leading the way are freshman Maya Toomey-Stout, sophomore Lindsey Roberts, junior Jacob Smith and senior Mitchell Carroll, who all qualified in two individual events and on two relay teams.

The Wolves didn’t know the final lineup for sure until the Nisqually League wrapped up its league championship meet Saturday afternoon.

The top three finishers at the Olympic League’s Sub-District meet were guaranteed berths, but anyone who finished #4 had to wait a week to see how their times or distances compared to the #5 finisher out of the Nisqually.

Of the 12 Coupeville entries which finished fourth at sub-districts, seven will advance.

From the five which didn’t make it, the two which sting the most are Lucy Sandahl in the 1600 and Jacob Martin in the long jump.

Sandahl, a freshman, ran a 5:56.31, but the Nisqually #5 — Erica Julian of Charles Wright Academy — nipped her by .47 of a second, finishing in 5:55.84.

Martin’s failure to advance reflects the cold cruelty of postseason action, where it becomes “What have you done for me lately?”

The CHS senior opened the season with a jump of 20 feet, seven inches, which still stands as the ninth-best performance in 1A this season.

But he only sailed 18-06.75 at sub-districts, his season-low, to finish #4, while the Nisqually #5 — Tyquan Coleman of Cascade Christian — PR’d at 18-08.

So yep, thanks to the quirks of postseason qualifying, even though Martin’s PR is nearly two feet longer than Coleman’s, the lesser jumper advances.

Coupeville’s district meet qualifiers:

Girls:

100 — Maya Toomey-Stout

200 — M. Toomey-Stout; Lauren Grove

800 — Mallory Kortuem

100 Hurdles — Lindsey Roberts

300 Hurdles — Mckenzie Meyer; Allison Wenzel

4 x 100 Relay — Grove, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts

4 x 200 Relay — Grove, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts

4 x 400 Relay — Lucy Sandahl, Natalie Hollrigel, Ashlie Shank, Meyer

Shot put — Skyler Lawrence; Alexxis Otto

Discus — Lawrence; Wenzel; Otto