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Huge hits, snappy strikeouts, valiant victory

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 26, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Cami (left) and Sydney Van Dyke are part of a potent Coupeville lineup which has outscored foes 71-10 through the first five games. (Julie Wheat photo)

Haylee Armstrong can slam a door shut.

The Coupeville High School junior delivered two noteworthy catches in center field late in Thursday’s softball game on Friday Harbor, before coming in to retire six of the eight hitters she faced as a pitcher to seal a 7-1 victory for the Wolves.

Coming on the heels of a 17-3 home win over the same foe a day earlier, the season sweep of a key rival gets Aaron Lucero’s sluggers to 2-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-0 overall.

Thursday’s royal rumble went in a different direction than Wednesday’s prairie blowout.

For one thing, it was nothing but blue skies above Friday Harbor. Almost spring-like.

For another, the Wolverines managed to escape without getting severely dinged in any inning like they did Wednesday, even holding CHS scoreless in three frames.

Still, the Coupeville bats had their moments, with seven hitters combining to rap out 13 base-knocks, including five of the extra-base variety.

The Wolves got on the board in the top of the first when catcher Teagan Calkins crashed another inside-the-park homerun — “The Red Dragon” also hammered a four-bagger Wednesday — followed by an RBI double from starting pitcher Adeline Maynes.

The fireball-chuckin’ sophomore whiffed nine across five-plus innings of work, only getting into a bit of trouble in the sixth.

With Coupeville playing cleaner defense than it had a day before, Friday Harbor wasn’t able to push a runner across until the bottom of the sixth, and then, only one.

By that time, the Wolves were up 7-0, having added three runs in the second and a single tally in both the fourth and sixth.

The second-inning onslaught started with 8th grader Cami Van Dyke lashing a missile of a single off a glove.

From there, CHS piled up a double to left from Armstrong, a single from Sydney Van Dyke, and a two-run double to deep right field off the bat of Chelsi Stevens.

The run in the fourth came courtesy some smart base-running from the wise old vet, as Calkins crashed into third on a single by Stevens, then snuck home when she caught the Friday Harbor defense not paying attention.

In the sixth it was back to the big hit bonanza, with a Calkins double and a Capri Anter triple creating Coupeville’s final run.

Haylee Armstrong is on a tear this season. (Jackie Saia photo)

On a day when everyone in the Wolf lineup made a solid contribution, Armstrong delivered the exclamation point.

She made a catch on the run heading for the wall in center, then two batters later came charging towards the infield to snag a rapidly falling ball before it could touch grass.

When Friday Harbor opened the sixth with a pair of singles and a walk, Aaron Lucero decided to change things up, moving Maynes to second base and tapping his arm to bring his version of Mariano Rivera out of the bullpen.

If the bullpen was located in center field.

Armstrong came skipping in, slapped on her face mask, practiced a mean mug or two, then revved her arm up to turbo mode, striking out five of the eight hitters she stared down, before getting the game’s final out on a fly ball.

With Coupeville’s aces combining for 14 strikeouts, the gauntlet has been laid.

“Adeline did great and Haylee came in with the heat,” Aaron Lucero said. “Great duo. Great job all the way around.”

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — One single, one triple
Haylee Armstrong — Two singles, one double
Teagan Calkins — One double, one home run
Ava Lucero — One walk
Adeline Maynes — One single
Chelsi Stevens — One single, one double, one walk
Cami Van Dyke — Two singles, one walk
Sydney Van Dyke — One single, one walk

Eyeballing another victory. (Jackie Saia photo)

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Wolves keep hit machine in overdrive

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Chelsi Stevens rocks the chain and glasses after destroying Friday Harbor pitching. (Photo courtesy Kristi Stevens)

Every day, a different level.

That’s been the tale for the Coupeville High School softball squad, which has faced teams from 3A, 2A, 1A, and 2B, and beaten them all.

Wednesday afternoon the Wolves ignored a chilly prairie breeze, bashing the ball and getting high, hard heat from pitcher Adeline Maynes as they strolled to a 17-3 victory over visiting Friday Harbor in a game mercy-ruled after five innings.

The victory, coming in the conference opener, lifts CHS to 1-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-0 overall, with a rematch set for Thursday on Friday Harbor.

Wednesday’s tilt started as a pitcher’s duel, at least for the first three frames.

Then the tsunami hit.

Both Friday Harbor and Coupeville opened their halves of the first inning by getting their leadoff hitter aboard thanks to a base-knock.

Then both pitchers retired the next three batters, keeping things scoreless and (briefly) sort of tense.

Add a 1-2-3 top of the second from Maynes, who whiffed the side as part of an 11-strikeout performance, and runs were at a premium.

Then the dam broke.

Capri Anter and Emma Cushman walked in the bottom of the second, before 8th grader Cami Van Dyke smacked a hard-hit ball into the hole with two outs.

Streaking down the line, the Wolf young gun not only beat the throw, but rattled Friday Harbor’s defender enough that she zinged the ball under her first-baseman’s glove, allowing a second runner to scoot across home plate on the play.

Adeline Maynes (left) and Haylee Armstrong combined for four hits Wednesday afternoon. (Michelle Armstrong photo)

Given new life, Coupeville pounced, with Haylee Armstrong lashing an RBI triple to deep left field, skidding into the bag with a huge smile on her face as she pointed at her dad.

From there, the Wolves turned it into an eight-run explosion, with Sydney Van Dyke and Teagan Calkins walking, Chelsi Stevens mashing a three-run triple to center, and Anter and Ava Lucero smoking RBI singles back up the middle.

Anter’s hit was an especially explosive one, almost inflicting grievous bodily harm on the Friday Harbor pitcher as it came within an inch or two of putting a dent in the hurler’s face mask.

With the lead in hand, the Wolves continued to pour it on, plating three in the third and another six in the fourth.

The first of those two rallies featured a three-run inside-the-park home run from Calkins, as “The Red Dragon” played bash-the-ball-and-run-like-a-gazelle, and the senior catcher wasn’t done.

She came back around an inning later to launch a three-run triple to center, Calkin’s second blow part of a highlight reel package including Sydney Van Dyke ripping an RBI liner off a defender’s glove and Stevens and Anter bopping RBI lasers to left.

The only thing stopping the hit parade was CHS coach Aaron Lucero taking the foot off the gas pedal in the fourth, twice having runners leave early to give Friday Harbor outs.

 

Wednesday stats:

Capri Anter — Two singles, two walks
Haylee Armstrong — One single, one triple, one walk
Teagan Calkins — One single, one triple, one home run, one walk
Emma Cushman — Two walks
Ava Lucero — One single, one walk
Adeline Maynes — Two singles
Chelsi Stevens — One double, one triple
Cami Van Dyke — Two singles
Sydney Van Dyke — Two singles, two walks

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Anderson rocks, Wolves roll

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on March 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Carson Grove reached base three times in Wednesday’s win. (Julie Wheat photos)

The big dog is back and barking.

Making his first start on the mound since his sophomore season, Coupeville High School senior Chase Anderson tossed a 16-strikeout no-hitter Wednesday to lead the Wolves to a 4-0 win over visiting Friday Harbor in the conference opener for both teams.

The victory lifts the Wolves to 1-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 2-1 overall, with a rematch of the squads set for Thursday on Friday Harbor.

For Anderson, it was a return to form.

A top pitcher as a freshman and sophomore on CHS teams which went to the state tourney, he was limited by injuries as a junior and switched to track and field for a season.

Now he’s back on the diamond and already dialed in.

After a brief one-inning relief appearance in his team’s prior game, Anderson got the call Wednesday from coach Steve Hilborn and responded with a classic performance.

He limited Friday Harbor to just a pair of walks, retired the final 12 hitters he faced, and was never in danger.

Anderson recorded strikeouts in every inning, whiffing the side in both the second and fifth innings, while letting his defense step up to record the game’s other five outs.

At the plate, Coupeville got the only run it would need in the bottom of the second, thanks to some nimble base-running from Carson Grove.

The sophomore sensation walked to lead off the frame, stole second, then came whipping around to score on an error by the visiting catcher.

CHS tacked on two more tallies in the third, and a final insurance run in the fourth, before coasting in for the victory.

In the third, senior Aiden O’Neill — making his season debut — reached on an error, followed by a single from Camden Glover and a walk to Coop Cooper.

With the bags juiced, Coupeville brought two runners in thanks to an RBI single off the bat of Grove and a bases loaded walk to Riley Lawless, who wore a pitch to get aboard.

Coupeville’s finally run came courtesy a pair of doubles, with O’Neill raking one to left, then coming around to tap home after a shot to center from Cooper.

While Anderson shut Friday Harbor’s bats down all day, the Wolves tallied eight hits and seven walks, with Glover leading the hit machine with a pair of singles.

That gives the CHS senior shortstop nine base knocks across the first three games of the season.

 

Wednesday stats:

Chase Anderson — One single
Coop Cooper — One double, two walks
Camden Glover — Two singles, one walk
Carson Grove — One single, two walks
Riley Lawless — One walk
Aiden O’Neill — One double
Leo Rodriguez — One walk
Killian Shaw — One single
Trent Thule — One single

“We win, son, we win.”

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CHS netters draw first blood

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on March 24, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Jade Peabody fires off a serve. (Julie Wheat photos)

They’re in the driver’s seat now.

Taking advantage of weather which improved as the hours crawled by Tuesday, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team managed to play a complete match against visiting Friday Harbor, pulling out a 3-2 win.

The victory lifts the Wolves to 1-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-1 overall and puts them ahead in the battle to win a conference crown.

With only two of the seven NWL schools playing the sport, Coupeville and Friday Harbor’s netters square off four times to determine the top dog.

The other three matches between the league rivals are scheduled to go down Apr. 17 and 29 and May 6.

There were serious doubts at the crack of dawn over whether Tuesday’s tilt would be able to be played, with wet courts in Cow Town and rumbling winds swaying the trees back and forth.

But Friday Harbor, wanting to get some court time in, charged on to the ferry and came anyway.

By match time, things had dried considerably, some blue sky had poked through the clouds, and the breeze — while still rumbling — was greatly reduced.

The Wolves swept the singles matches, with Tenley Stuurmans running her mark to 2-0 and Milana Light making her season debut in style, while a doubles victory for Aleksia Jump and Dahlia Miller was the difference in the match.

That duo is also off to a 2-0 start, with Coupeville’s next match a non-conference battle in Port Townsend Monday, Mar. 30, when the Wolves play East Jefferson.

Hailey Goldman teamed up with sister Hazel to win Tuesday afternoon.

 

Tuesday’s results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans won 6-0, 6-1

2nd Singles — Milana Light won 6-0, 6-3

1st Doubles — Dahlia Miller/Aleksia Jump won 6-4, 6-2

2nd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Jovanah Villagomez lost 6-4, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Rowan Stoner/Jade Peabody lost 6-3, 6-3

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Hailey Goldman/Hazel Goldman won 8-7

5th Doubles — Savannah Coxsey/Annabelle Cundiff lost 8-7

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“The girls showed a lot of grit”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 12, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Kennedy O’Neill assesses the situation. (Jackie Saia photo)

It was, exactly as expected, a war.

Coupeville and Friday Harbor’s varsity girls’ basketball teams have clashed three times this season (so far), and all three have been royal rumbles.

The teams split their regular season series, with both road squads winning, setting up Thursday’s District 1/2 playoff opener off in the San Juans.

Take away a brutal first quarter, and Coupeville wins, but the host Wolverines had just enough gas left in the tank to pull out a 47-40 win in a game which was a one-score affair with less than 20 seconds to play.

With the loss, CHS drops to 5-14 on the season, and will play either La Conner or Orcas Island Feb. 17.

Win that loser-out game, and the Wolves would likely square off for a fourth time with Friday Harbor two days later, this time in Mount Vernon, with a trip to state in the balance.

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Thursday’s clash started with Wolf guard Haylee Armstrong forcing a steal, sprinting to the other end, juking a defender out of her shoes, and slapping home a layup.

Unfortunately for Coupeville, it wouldn’t hit another field goal for nearly nine minutes, which left the visitors fighting from behind the rest of the night.

While CHS coach Scout Smith would have preferred her team didn’t fall behind 17-3 by the first break, with Friday Harbor dominating on the boards, she was very pleased with the response from her road warriors.

“The girls showed a lot of grit and determination today,” Smith said.

“I’m really proud of the way they were able to battle back after an early deficit and make it a close game.”

And how, as Coupeville ripped off substantial runs to open the second (12-5), third (7-0), and fourth (15-7) quarters, getting their buckets from a variety of players and ramping up their intensity on defense.

Each time the Wolves got close to knotting things up, however, Friday Harbor would find a bucket or two to stem the incoming tide, holding a 29-15 lead at the half, and a 36-25 advantage coming out of the third.

Coupeville put together its best sustained run in the fourth, racing the clock and shredding the defense.

Sophomore ace Tenley Stuurmans went off on a run of three straight buckets, set up by superb passes from Teagan Calkins and Armstrong, plus a bold defensive play from Adeline Maynes.

Everyone was hitting the bottom of the net in the final frame, with Danica Strong dropping in her second three-ball of the night, and five different Wolves recording points.

Friday Harbor found a miracle three-ball from the corner to push the margin back to 43-37 before Coupeville slashed it down to 43-40 when Calkins dropped in a runner as the clock madly ticked towards 0:00.

But the miracle comeback wasn’t to be, as the host team played the game’s final 30 seconds about as well as you can.

The Wolverines yanked down two offensive rebounds, netted a pair of free throws, and forced two back-court turnovers, with one turning into a lightning-quick layup, keeping Coupeville from getting across half court during the frantic finale.

Stuurmans paced CHS with 11 points, while Calkins banked in eight, and Armstrong rattled the rim for seven.

All seven Coupeville players to hit the floor scored, with Strong (6), Arianna Cunningham (4), Maynes (2), and Kennedy O’Neill (2) also keeping the scorebook keeper busy.

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