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McMillan still a mad masher

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan

She’s a made woman.

Coupeville grad Madison McMillan delivered her second home run as a college softball player Wednesday, and it was an impressive one, as the former Wolf hammered the ball over the fence in left center.

That helped carry Edmonds College to a 13-1 win and a doubleheader sweep of visiting Shoreline, lifting the Tritons to a crisp 10-1 on the season.

McMillan has played in six games so far, collecting two home runs, six RBI, three runs, and a walk.

At least.

Edmonds stats aren’t 100% correct at the moment, but the Tritons are winning regardless.

McMillan and her teammates, who have reeled off 10 straight wins after losing on Opening Day, return to action this Saturday with a road doubleheader against Bellevue.

During her CHS days, McMillan was a standout volleyball, basketball, and softball player for the Wolves, helping take the spikers and sluggers to state tournament success.

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Wright loves the long ball

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Sarah Wright smashed her fourth college home run Thursday in Texas. (Photo property Sewanee softball)

Sarah Wright enjoys hittin’ dingers.

The softball sensation whacked a bunch of round-trippers during her days at Coupeville High School, and nothing has changed during her time in college.

Wright went yard for the second time this season Thursday, as she and her Sewanee: University of the South teammates dueled with Austin College in Texas.

And while the Tigers fell 7-3 and 8-0, the former Wolf keeps adding to her impressive stat totals.

Wright leads Sewanee in home runs (2), RBI (10), and runs scored (8) this season, and is second on the squad in hits (13) and doubles (3).

Thursday’s home run was the fourth of her college career for the Tiger catcher, now in her junior season.

Sewanee, which sits at 2-16 on the season, returns to action Saturday, when it plays another doubleheader, this one at the University of Dallas.

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Crownover still loves taters

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on October 6, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Veronica Crownover, home-run hitting prairie legend. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Now a college player, Crownover (back, center) had four hits, including a long ball, as Wazzu won two of three on opening weekend. (Photo courtesy Kelly Crownover)

Different town, different uniform, same booming bat.

Coupeville High School grad Veronica Crownover made her college softball debut this weekend, and she filled the Pullman sky with the sight of a bashed ball flying far, far away.

Just the way she used to do it as a Wolf.

Crownover is now a freshman at Washington State University, and she and her teammates on the school’s club softball squad took two of three games from visiting Boise State.

The Cougars dropped the season opener Saturday, falling 11-3, then bounced back to sweep a doubleheader Sunday, winning 9-5 and 13-4.

Crownover’s bat was smokin’ in the 38-degree weather, as she peppered Bronco pitching.

After picking up her first two collegiate hits and coming around to score in Sunday’s opener, she smacked a third single to open the nightcap, then went deep.

Her two-run home run was still climbing as it cleared the center-field fence 310 feet away, while parents Darren and Kelly out-screamed the entire rest of the fan base of both teams.

Trotting home with her first college tater, Veronica Crownover, who has picked up the nickname “Bro” from her Wazzu teammates (since she uses the word as a noun, verb, and adjective in most conversations), was all smiles.

“Today was a really good day,” she said. “I can die happy.”

Along with her offensive explosion, Crownover was her usual slick-fielding presence at first base, pulling in throws no matter where they were headed.

The Cougars, who play year-round, return to action the last weekend of October, when they’ll put their 2-1 record on the line against Gonzaga.

During her time in Coupeville, Crownover earned a truck load of softball awards from her team and various leagues for her play.

Before graduating last spring, she and fellow Wolf seniors Sarah Wright and Nicole Laxton led CHS to the state tournament in Richland, where Coupeville won a game for the first time since 2002.

The Wolves held up well against eventual state champ Montesano, upset Deer Park, which had taken out the defending state champs, then came within a play of also knocking off Cle Elum.

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Swing and a click

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »

“Get off me, ball!! Way to wear it, babe!!!” Coupeville catcher Sarah Wright leads the dugout chatter after a teammate gets plunked. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Mollie Bailey: “I’m stealing second, coach.” Ron Wright: “Don’t even think about it.” Bailey: “They don’t call me Wheels for nothing, my man.” Wright: “No one calls you Wheels, shorty. Do we have to have this conversation every freakin’ time you get on base?” Bailey: “Yes, yes we do…”

Young stars (l to r) Izzy Wells, Audrianna Shaw, and Coral Caveness ponder the fate of the universe.

Homer-hittin’ titan Veronica Crownover arrives for the party.

Shaw flies home.

Mackenzie Davis comes up firing.

Wolf tennis stars Genna Wright (left) and Tia Wurzrainer have no fear of the sunshine.

Wells delivers the high, hard cheese.

There was a little bit of everything for everyone.

Saturday brought with it three Coupeville High School softball games, two for the varsity and another for the JV squad.

Toss in some rare early-spring sunshine, a lot of wins, and some steady camera-clicking by John Fisken, and it was a fairly complete day.

To see everything the paparazzi shot, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Softball-2018-2019/SB-2019-03-16-vs-OH/

And, remember, a percentage from any purchases goes to help fund scholarships for CHS senior student/athletes.

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“Another solid win!!”

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on April 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Katrina McGranahan whacked a double, triple and home run while also tossing 11 strikeouts Monday in a win over Meridian. (John Fisken photo)

“We ended it early so we could go to Taco Time for dinner.”

Raining down pain on host Meridian Monday, the Coupeville High School softball squad made quick work of another opponent, leaving coach Kevin McGranahan smiling.

“The whole team fought from the beginning to the end,” he said. “Another solid win for the Wolves.”

By the time CHS was done pasting the ball — all nine starters had at least one hit, with Katrina McGranahan tallying a double, triple and home run — the Wolves had rolled to a 12-2 win called early thanks to the mercy rule.

The win, the fifth straight for Coupeville, lifts it to 12-1 on the season.

That matches the 2002 Wolf sluggers, who finished 3rd at state, for the best start through 13 games.

Facing their second straight foe from the always-dangerous Northwest Conference, Coupeville showed the same resolve (and big bats) which helped them thump Lynden Christian Saturday.

The Wolves got to Meridian’s starting pitcher in a hurry.

Lead-off hitter Lauren Rose swatted a single, then, two batters later, Katrina McGranahan jacked her fourth home run of the season, parking it deep over the fence in right-center.

A couple of walks, a Meridian error and a single off the bat of Hope Lodell plated two more runs before the inning was done, and the Wolves were off in style.

Coupeville added two in the third, then put together three-run rallies in both the fourth and sixth to ice the game.

Continuing her torrid pitching of late, McGranahan mowed down 10 of the first 11 batters she faced, allowing only one runner until the fourth inning.

Never in danger (Meridian scraped together its two runs in the sixth after trailing 12-0), she whiffed 11 and, when necessary, got a little prime-time help from her defense.

The very first batter singled, only to be gunned down trying to steal second by Wolf catcher Sarah Wright.

CHS had everything going for it — pitching, defense, and, as usual, high-powered offense.

All three of McGranahan’s hits were for extra bases, and she was only denied a chance to hit for the cycle when Meridian walked her the fourth time she strode to the plate.

Wright (a single and double) and Lodell (two singles) backed her up, while Rose, Jae LeVine, Mikayla Elfrank, Veronica Crownover, Tiffany Briscoe and Tamika Nastali all added a base-knock.

Freshman Scout Smith scored twice and had a pair of steals as a pinch-runner.

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