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Take a final gaze, then move on

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , , on May 10, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolf diamond man Avery Eelkema strolls over to look at the final standings for spring sports teams. (Jackie Saia photo)

The turn is made.

Regular season play has wrapped, with three of four Coupeville High School spring sports teams making the transition to the postseason.

Wolf girls’ tennis heads to Seattle Wednesday for the District 1/2 tourney, where the top two finishers in singles and doubles punch their tickets to state.

A day later CHS softball plays in the district tourney in Mount Vernon.

As the top seed in the three-team tourney, the Smash Sisters face the survivor of a loser-out game between Friday Harbor and Orcas Island, taking the field in the championship game.

Win or lose in that bout, Aaron Lucero’s squad has already clinched its second-straight trip to the big dance.

Then Saturday CHS track and field hosts the District 1/2 meet at Mickey Clark Field, with the top two finishers in each event advancing to the 2B state meet.

The only Wolf team already sidelined is baseball, which came up just a game short of advancing to the playoffs.

And with the regular season done, this is the final standings story for the 2025-2026 school year.

If we’re still around in the fall, we’ll rev it back up.

But for now, I can stop venting to my computer about the Northwest 2B/1B League website and its inability to stay on top of things.

So, there’s that…

 

Northwest League baseball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 12-0 18-2
Friday Harbor 8-4 10-8
Orcas Island 8-4 10-8
Coupeville 7-5 9-9
La Conner 3-8 4-12
Darrington 3-9 4-15
Concrete 0-11 0-11

 

Northwest League girls’ tennis:

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 3-1 5-3
Coupeville 1-3 4-5

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 10-0 17-2
Friday Harbor 8-2 12-7
Orcas Island 6-4 7-8
La Conner 3-7 6-9
Darrington 2-8 4-12
Concrete 1-9 1-10

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Netters nipped in finale, turn towards postseason

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on May 6, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Jovanah Villagomez has played strongly this season. (Melanie Wolfe photos)

It was a battle, start to finish.

As the only two teams from the seven-school Northwest 2B/1B League to have full girls’ tennis programs, Coupeville and Friday Harbor get to know each other well over the course of the season.

Wednesday afternoon was the fourth and final regular season clash for the rivals, and the fourth time the match was decided by a narrow 3-2 score.

Unfortunately for CHS, after winning the first meeting in late March, the Wolves came up on the short end of things the next three times out, allowing the Wolverines to claim the conference title.

With the loss Coupeville wraps up team play at 1-3 in NWL action, 4-5 overall, while Friday Harbor, which hosted Wednesday’s rumble, finishes 3-1, 5-3.

The Wolves originally had a home non-conference match scheduled for Thursday, but Forest Ridge had to bow out.

So instead CHS turns towards the postseason, when it will send two singles players and two doubles teams to the District 1/2 tourney.

That event goes down Wednesday, May 13 at the Amy Yee Tennis Center in Seattle, with six schools chasing four tickets to the state tourney.

The top two finishers in both singles and doubles advance to play in Yakima May 22-23.

Coupeville and Friday Harbor will be joined by SeaTac League rivals Puget Sound Adventist, Summit Classical Christian, and the aforementioned Forest Ridge.

Northwest League compatriot La Conner will also be represented at the tourney. The Braves don’t have a full team of their own but have a co-op agreement with Anacortes for regular season play.

 

Wednesday results:

 

Varsity:

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

2nd Singles — Milana Light won 6-2, 6-1

1st Doubles — Savannah Coxsey/Aleksia Jump lost 6-3, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Jade Peabody/Rowan Stoner lost 6-1, 6-3

3rd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Jovanah Villagomez lost 6-4, 6-2

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Lakshmi Erickson/Annabelle Cundiff lost 8-2

5th Doubles — Hazel Goldman/Jade Peabody lost 8-4

Savannah Coxsey angles a return.

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Action heats up as May begins

Posted in standings, tagged , , , , on May 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Milana Light flicks a winner. (Jackie Saia photo)

The calendar flips and the run to the finish line hits breakneck pace.

With May upon us, the upcoming week will feature the final regular season games for Coupeville High School softball, baseball, and girls’ tennis, while track and field kicks off the postseason.

The runners and chuckers head to Mount Vernon Thursday for the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships, with districts and state the only events left on the schedule after that.

Meanwhile, the three teams who use a ball will wrap up non-playoff things with two events apiece.

The Wolf netters travel to Friday Harbor Wednesday, and a win will give them a share of the league crown. A day later, CHS will be back at home to face non-conference foe Forest Ridge.

Baseball has its final regular season series against Mount Vernon Christian, which has clinched the league title.

Coupeville is at home Tuesday for Senior Night, then travels to the mainland Thursday as it continues to vie with Orcas Island and Friday Harbor for the #2 and #3 playoff seeds.

Finally, the high-flying Wolf softball squad, having wrapped up a flawless run through conference play, hits the road twice to play non-league rivals ahead of the district tourney.

The Smash Sisters will be in Silverdale Tuesday to face former league arch-rival Klahowya, before alighting in Port Townsend Friday to square off with East Jefferson.

And yes, there was supposed to be a third game in there Wednesday, but the trip to Langley has been cancelled after South Whidbey bailed on the affair.

Perhaps being thumped 17-1 the first time around kills your enthusiasm to honor your schedule.

Anyways, with April showers in the rearview mirror and May flowers blooming, here’s where things sit through May 3:

 

Northwest League baseball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 10-0 17-3
Coupeville 7-3 9-7
Orcas Island 7-4 9-7
Friday Harbor 6-4 8-8
La Conner 3-6 4-10
Darrington 1-8 2-13
Concrete 0-9 0-9

 

Northwest League girls’ tennis:

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 2-1 3-3
Coupeville 1-2 4-4

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 10-0 16-1
Friday Harbor 6-2 10-7
Orcas Island 6-4 7-7
La Conner 3-5 6-7
Darrington 1-7 3-11
Concrete 0-8 0-8

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Net aces celebrate senior swan song

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on May 1, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Hardcourt ace Miles Gerber saunters into action on the Coupeville High School tennis courts. (Photos by Presley Phillips and Melanie Wolfe)

They served up a successful Senior Night.

The Coupeville High School girls’ tennis squad hailed their veterans — Miles Gerber, Aleksia Jump, and Dahlia Miller — before playing Wednesday afternoon against Friday Harbor.

The trio shone brightly under rare blue skies on the prairie, hardcourt aces one and all.

Aleksia Jump

Dahlia Miller

Miles Gerber

The terrific trio enjoy their moment in the spotlight.

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Net thriller sets stage for fiery finale

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on April 29, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Jade Peabody fires off a backhand. (Jackie Saia photos)

It comes down to the finale.

Coupeville and Friday Harbor, the only two schools to play girls’ tennis in the seven-team Northwest 2B/1B League, have battled through three tense tussles this season.

Now, with a 3-2 win Wednesday in Cow Town, the visiting Wolverines have the edge in the battle, but there’s still one more match to play.

That comes May 6, when Coupeville island-hops to face the Wolverines a fourth and final time.

CHS will enter that match at 1-2 in league play, 4-4 overall, while Friday Harbor currently sits at 2-1, 3-3.

Come out on top and the Wolves will earn a share of the league crown, before wrapping regular season play at home May 7 against non-conference foe Forest Ridge.

Wednesday’s rumble, in which Friday Harbor swept the doubles matches, and Coupeville claimed both singles contests, was Senior Night for CHS.

Aleksia Jump, Dahlia Miller, and Miles Gerber were honored for their contributions to Wolf tennis.

 

Wednesday results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Milana Light won 6-1, 6-1

2nd Singles — Savannah Coxsey won 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

1st Doubles — Dahlia Miller/Aleksia Jump lost 7-6, 6-4

2nd Doubles — Jade Peabody/Rowan Stoner lost 6-3, 6-3

3rd Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Jovanah Villagomez lost 6-4, 6-4

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Hazel Goldman/Miles Gerber won 8-7

5th Doubles — Lakshmi Erickson/Annabelle Cundiff lost 6-5

Annabelle Cundiff awaits a serve.

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