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Low on bodies, high on heart!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, tagged Basketball, Cameron Toomey-Stout, CHS Wolves, Ema Smith, South Whidbey on December 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ariah Bepler (21) clamps down on defense. (John Fisken photo)

JV basketball is a tricky business.

Madly shuffling rosters for multiple reasons Wednesday night, Coupeville coaches Amy King and Dustin Van Velkinburgh managed to hold together their squads, but neither of their teams was able to pull out a win against visiting South Whidbey.

The Wolf boys took the court with just six players thanks to injuries and players still short of the necessary 10 practices, then had two of those guys — Luke Merriman and Brian Shank — exit with new injuries suffered against the Falcons.

Desmond Bell, who had seen time in the night’s varsity game, slid down and picked up some more playing time to give Coupeville five players on the floor.

He joined Ariah Bepler, Andre Avila, Beauman Davis and leading scorer Cameron Toomey-Stout in finishing out the game.

In the girls game, a narrow 24-19 loss, King had to limit playing time to allow several of her players to slide up and fill openings on the Wolf varsity squad.

She was also missing one of her key swing players with Skyler Lawrence being out with an illness and got her ball-handling from players who have never manned the position before.

While they might be new to running the game, freshmen Ashlie Shank and Maddie Hilkey both drew praise from their coach for their play.

“They are stepping up and learning how to play the position in live action and doing quite well,” King said.

The game’s top performance came from a player who the Wolves weren’t sure would even be able to suit up.

Freshman Ema Smith, who has been undergoing physical therapy, hit the floor and “went all out,” topping Coupeville with six points and five boards.

Lauren Rose tossed in five, Sarah Wright knocked down four, Kyla Briscoe popped for three and Shank slid a free-throw through the twine to round out the scoring.

Allison Wenzel snatched four rebounds, Hilkey made off with two steals and Brittany Powers had two rebounds and a steal she then flipped to her left hand (which she rarely uses to dribble) and successfully led the charge up the floor.

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Ema Smith wants the photo-snappin’ crown!!

Posted in Fundraisers, tagged CHS Wolves, Crab Feed, Ema Smith, Jay Roberts, Jon Roberts, Konni Smith on November 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Konni Smith comes bearing sweet treats. (Ema Smith photos)

Grandma-to-the-stars Cheryl Engle (right) enjoys the evening.

Sarah Wright (far right), noted camera enthusiast, drawn like a moth to a flame.

Kailey Kellner sees what you did there, Wright. She approves.

CHS moms (l to r) Robyn Myers, Kali Barrio and Charlotte Young, possibly up to shenanigans.

Mark Hesselgrave’s photo game is strong.

Dawn Hesselgrave (left) and Kalia Littlejohn nab a mother/daughter photo for the mantelpiece.

Jon (left) and Jay Roberts audition for "Magic Mike 3."

Wolf dads Jon (left) and Jay Roberts ace the audition for “Magic Mike 3.” Their daughters will never, ever forgive them … and they’re fine with that.

There’s a war looming.

John Fisken has controlled the photo game in town for a bit, but every day there are new clickers looking to horn in on the biz.

The latest is CHS freshman Ema Smith, who took a short breather from being a three-sport star for the Wolves, hitting the Coupeville Booster Club’s Crab Feed and Auction Saturday night.

The pics above are courtesy her, as Miss Smith throws down the photo gauntlet.

Watch your back, Fisken, there’s a new paparazzi in town.

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The grin that lights up Wolf Nation!!

Posted in Happy birthday, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Ema Smith, Happy birthday, Soccer, Softball on November 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

The Unsinkable Ema Smith.

Irrepressible.

In the relatively short time Ema Smith has been a part of Wolf Nation, she has taken the place by storm.

The Coupeville High School freshman, who celebrates a birthday today, always seems to be one of the happiest people in all the land.

Pick any of her sports (soccer, basketball, softball), plop her down in her church youth group or stick her in the middle of a CHS student cheering section, and she’s hard to miss.

Ema’s smile, the sheer joy that leaps from her soul every day in everything she does, is electric.

It picks up her teammates and friends, injects life into her teams and lets everyone who crosses paths with her come away feeling better about the universe as a whole.

Ema always seems to be genuinely enjoying her life, and that love for what she’s doing makes it really easy for Wolf fans to root for her.

Smith is a gifted athlete, but there are a lot of gifted athletes who are sourpusses and Debbie Downers.

Not Ema.

Joy is an admirable quality to have, and when she and her family moved to Coupeville, we won the lottery.

She loves to be at the heart of photos, and I love to run tons of photos, so even more of a win-win.

I don’t know Ema as well as some of her fellow athletes, especially the ones who grew up bouncing down the aisles at Videoville, but I do know this — we are very lucky to have her as part of our town.

Happy birthday, Miss Smith. May your joy continue to grow every day.

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One final swing!!

Posted in Softball, tagged CMS Wolves, Ema Smith, John Fisken photos, Softball, South Central Sox, Veronica Crownover on June 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Listen, and understand. That terminator is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.

“Listen, and understand. That terminator, Veronica Crownover, is out there. She can’t be bargained with. She can’t be reasoned with. She doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And she absolutely will not stop, ever, until every pitch you throw is crushed.” (John Fisken photos)

Ema Smith gets ready to crush some softballs of her own.

Having run the ball down, Tamika Nastali fires it back in.

Smith gets ready to whip the ball…

and Crownover’s mitt prepares to welcome it home.

United until the end.

Bringing a successful close to the season, the South Central Sox little league softball squad, which combined South Whidbey and Coupeville sluggers, exited Saturday.

While the Sox, playing without Sarah Wright, who was with her select team, fell 17-12 to North Whidbey, the team’s other future Wolves all had strong games.

Tamika Nastali chased down a ball in center field for a nice snag, Ema Smith swung a hot stick and Veronica Crownover was the queen of the extra base hit.

The CHS freshman-to-be, who will be at the University of Washington next week to work with the Husky softball staff, jacked a double and a triple Saturday.

The three-bagger came dangerously close to being a homer, but Crownover was held up at third at the last moment.

As the Sox played out the season, wandering photo man John Fisken strolled by the field and clicked away.

The photos above are courtesy him, and to see more, pop over to:

http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf35e30aa563

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“Being positive is the best way to be!!”

Posted in Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer, Softball, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, Ema Smith, Peter Pan, Soccer, Softball on May 31, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ema Smith (front) and Sarah Wright, the future of Wolf softball. (Photos courtesy Ema Smith)

“They ain’t ever going to find that ball, baby!!”

Ema Smith is living the Peter Pan life.

The exuberant three-sport athlete, who will be a freshman at Coupeville High School in the fall, is fairly new to Whidbey Island, but her bubbly personality and strong athletic skills have already won her a fan club.

It all comes from embracing the philosophy of her favorite film.

“It’s true! Nobody really wants to grow up,” Smith said. “Like why would you, if you could just stay a kid.”

Smith, who is currently playing softball with the South Central Sox little league softball squad, which includes fellow CMS rising stars Sarah Wright, Veronica Crownover and Tamika Nastali, moved to town when her dad was hired as a deputy fire chief.

From the moment she arrived, she jumped full-bore into things, playing basketball for CMS and finding new companions.

“I enjoy making new friends and getting to know them,” Smith said. “Because the more you get to know them, the more you will have a good friend in the future.”

She plans to suit up for soccer, basketball and softball next year, and, while the last two sports are her favorites (“I grew up playing both, so I’ve gotten pretty good at both”), Smith wants to be successful at everything she tries.

“I think once I have a struggle I keep trying harder and harder to get over them and keep getting better instead of just quitting,” she said.

“I would love to be on the varsity team for ever sport I play because I believe the better you do in high school sports the better the chance colleges will pick you for their school.”

One area she wants to work on as she transitions into high school sports is meshing well with her future teammates.

“Being able to communicate with my teammates, without us getting mad at each other, because it takes both of us off our game,” Smith said.

Away from the athletic stage, she enjoys history class (“You get to learn what made your country the way it is and the way everything works”) and listens to a wide range of music, from country to rap.

“The way I spend my free time usually involves friends or family, like just hanging out or even hiking,” Smith said.

Family is huge for her, with the women in her life having made a big impact on shaping her personality.

“My mom has always been a huge influence in my life, telling me what’s wrong and what’s right, but also being a really good friend when I need one,” Smith said.

“My older sister Jessica, she has always been like a mother when my mom was not there,” she added. “She is 10 years older than me, so I have always had that older influence in my life, but she has been a very big role model in my life by the way she acts and the way she always has the best to say about someone.

“She has always told me being positive is the best way to be.”

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