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Primed for the postseason!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged , , , , on October 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Joey Lippo and doubles mate William Nelson are a #1 seed entering Thursday’s Olympic League tourney. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Agony or ecstasy?

You take a look at Monday’s regular-season finale for the Coupeville High School boys tennis team and it could be read either way.

On the one hand, the Wolves fell 4-3 to host South Whidbey, in a non-conference match which essentially was decided by the slimmest of margins — a tie-breaker at #1 doubles which went the wrong way.

But, on the other hand, for Coupeville to come so close to knocking off an especially tough foe, after it got waxed the first time these two squads met this season, is a huge positive.

The Wolves, after surviving a brutal early-season schedule, finished the regular season strongly, winning five of their final seven matches.

Hopefully, that will serve them well as they progress into the postseason.

If the weather cooperates, Coupeville hosts the 1A Olympic League tourney this Thursday, with play kicking off at 10:45 AM.

If rain fouls things up, they’ll try again Saturday.

As the top two teams, Klahowya and Coupeville each get three singles and three doubles duos, while cellar sweller Chimacum/Port Townsend sends two.

The top four finishers on each side at the league tourney advance to districts Oct. 25-26 at the Sprinker Tennis Center in Tacoma.

Complete Monday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Pedro Gamarra beat Brent de Wolf 7-6(7-3), 6-2

2nd Singles — Jakobi Baumann beat Charlie Lewarne 6-3, 6-4

3rd Singles — Nile Lockwood lost to Joey Lane 6-0, 2-0 (injury retirement)

1st Doubles — William Nelson/Joey Lippo lost to Levi Buck/Ryan Wenzek 3-6, 6-3, 10-7

2nd Doubles — Nick Etzell/Mason Grove beat Aengus Dubendorf/Larsen Christiansen 7-5, 6-3

3rd Doubles — Drake Borden/Zach Ginnings lost to Michael Lux/Cormac Workman 6-1, 6-1

4th Doubles — Tiger Johnson/Jaschon Baumann lost to Jaden White/Ben Borson 6-1, 7-5

JV:

5th Doubles — Thane Peterson/Koby Schreiber won 6-2

6th Doubles — Harris Sinclair/Borden lost 6-4

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Wrong end of the buzz-saw!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Harris Sinclair teamed with Koby Schreiber for one of Coupeville’s three wins Thursday afternoon. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s a friendly rivalry, but largely a one-sided one.

South Whidbey has had Coupeville’s number on the tennis court more times than not in recent years, and that held true again Thursday afternoon.

Other than a strong victory at #2 doubles from Mason Grove and Nick Etzell, the Wolves had few answers for the Falcons, falling 4-1.

The non-conference loss drops Coupeville to 1-4 heading into a home match Friday against always-strong Overlake (3:30 PM).

Complete Thursday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Pedro Gamarra lost to Levi Buck 6-2, 6-1

2nd Singles — Jakobi Baumann lost to Larsen Christiansen 6-3, 6-3

1st Doubles — William Nelson/Joey Lippo lost to Hank Papritz/Ryan Wenzek 6-3, 6-0

2nd Doubles — Nick Etzell/Mason Grove beat Aengus Dubendorf/Michael Lux 6-2, 6-1

3rd Doubles — Nile Lockwood/Zach Ginnings lost to Brent DeWolf/Joey Lane 8-2

JV:

4th Doubles — Tiger Johnson/Jaschon Baumann lost 6-4

5th Doubles — Thane Peterson/Drake Borden won 6-4

6th Doubles — Koby Schreiber/Harris Sinclair won 6-4

7th Doubles — Lockwood/Ginnings lost 6-2

8th Doubles — Johnson/Jas. Baumann lost 6-4

9th Doubles — Borden/Peterson lost 6-2

10th Doubles — Sinclair/Schreiber lost 6-4

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Late goals doom Wolves!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , , on September 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Kalia Littlejohn punched in the year’s first goal. (John Fisken photo)

Hot start, cold finish.

The Coupeville High School girls soccer squad jumped on host South Whidbey in the early going Thursday, but couldn’t keep up the attack for the entire game.

Surrendering a pair of second half goals, the Wolves fell 4-2 in their non-conference season opener.

Things looked good early, after junior sharpshooter Kalia Littlejohn put Coupeville on the board just two minutes in to the new year.

After the Falcons responded with two goals, one in the 11th minute and another in the 34th, the Wolves countered with a laser shot off the foot of Lindsey Roberts.

The junior buried the ball in the back of the net in the 38th minute to knot things back up, and then Coupeville appeared to tack on another goal during stoppage time.

It wasn’t to be, however, as the score was waved off.

Arguments over whether the linesman was out of position on the play will probably linger for the entire season.

The second half was a fierce back-and-forth war, but the Falcons slipped in the go-ahead score 16 minutes in on a play set up by a Coupeville yellow card.

A late South Whidbey goal stretched the final margin out to two, as Coupeville was unable to find its scoring touch after halftime.

CHS coach Kyle Nelson, making his regular-season debut as the Wolf girls coach (he’s led the boys program for several seasons), liked a lot of what he saw.

“Overall, we had a really great effort last night,” he said. “We made many real good plays.”

The Wolves get a chance to bounce right back, hosting Bellevue Christian (2-0) in another non-conference game Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is 1 PM.

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“It was a good night!!”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Sarah Wright (John Fisken photo)

   Sarah Wright, seen here during practice, scored 11 points Saturday to spark the Coupeville JV girls to a come-from-behind win. (John Fisken photo)

Never give up. Never back down.

Down by double digits early Saturday, trailing into the fourth quarter, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad stormed back to upend visiting South Whidbey.

With sophomore Sarah Wright controlling the game in the final quarter, the Wolves pulled out a stunning 24-20 victory, lifting their record to 2-1 on the season.

“The girls fought hard the whole game,” said CHS coach Amy King. “They changed defenses as needed and even threw on a press they had only practiced once.

“They never gave up. They supported each other the entire game,” she added. “They played as a very united team. They won. It was a good night.”

Having chipped away at the lead quarter after quarter, the Wolves were still trailing 18-17 entering the fourth.

With Wright back on the floor — the JV had the swing player for two quarters — Coupeville went to her and she responded, dropping in five of her team-high 11 points to spur the win.

Three came via free throws, as she iced the Falcons from the charity stripe.

“Sarah really stepped up in the fourth quarter,” King said. “She made good use of her time. She was vocal on defense and did a nice job of grabbing rebounds and dropping points.”

South Whidbey came out hot from behind the arc to start the game, drilling three treys as it built a 12-2 lead at the first break.

Nicole Lester finally got Coupeville on the board when she banked in a shot, and the Wolves started to turn things around when they shifted their defense from a zone to man-to-man.

Holding the Falcons to just eight points over the final 24 minutes, while debuting a new defense, Coupeville blossomed.

“The girls have not practiced this type of defense, but they took instruction and ran with it,” King said. “They really stopped the outside shooting and forced turnovers.

“I can’t gush about just one player, because it was a full team win.”

King praised Maddy Hilkey’s “tough defense,” Lester’s ability to “rip rebounds and use her height as a mismatch” and Ashlie Shank’s “length and speed,” among a long checklist of top performers.

Hannah Davidson “was vital on defense,” hauling down seven rebounds and working with Ema Smith, Lester and Wright to control the post.

The younger guards all stepped up as well, with Scout Smith, Emma Mathusek, Avalon Renninger and Maya Toomey-Stout working as a well-oiled unit.

Mathusek had a nifty steal, followed by her avoiding a double-team with an alert pass, while Toomey-Stout forced one turnover which caused her foe to get so ticked off she almost nailed the Wolf frosh in the face with the ball.

“I quickly called a time out for us to regroup and everyone was so excited with the way we had shut them down,” King said. “Maya had a smile ear to ear.”

Ema Smith knocked in five points to back Wright’s 11, while Lester (4), Shank (2) and Scout Smith (2) also scored.

The prodigal daughter returns:

South Whidbey’s JV roster includes Oliana Stange, who played for Coupeville at the middle school level before moving South with dad Ken, the CHS tennis coach.

As a twice-published author here on Coupeville Sports, she always deserves a shout-out when she comes “home.”

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Another lesson learned!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on April 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ty Eck was one of four Wolves to see mound duty Saturday. (Sylvia Hurlburt photo)

   Freshman Ty Eck was one of four Wolves to see mound duty Saturday. (Sylvia Hurlburt photo)

The Falcons got a bit of revenge.

Playing a hastily scheduled game Saturday to bulk up their schedules, South Whidbey and Coupeville’s JV baseball squads went toe-to-toe in Langley for much of the morning.

In the end, though, it was the hometown team’s bats that got hot last, as the Falcons scored nine unanswered runs across the fourth and fifth innings to nab an 11-7 win.

The loss dropped the Wolf JV to 5-2-1 on the season, with one game left on their schedule. That’s a proposed road trip to Klahowya Wednesday, May 4.

Facing off with the Falcons a day after the Wolf varsity won its first league title in 25 years, the Wolves scratched out an early run, before the two teams played hot potato with the lead.

South Whidbey went up 2-1, Coupeville responded with a four-run fourth to surge ahead 5-2, then thew floor fell out from beneath its feet when it surrounded four in the fourth and five in the fifth.

Fighting until the end, the Wolves scored two in the top of the seventh, but the late rally died out as quickly as it began.

Coupeville had a chance to stretch out its pitching, using four hurlers — Jonathan Thurston, Dane Lucero, Ty Eck and Nick Etzell — on the day.

Thurston was the most effective, tossing two scoreless innings and whiffing three Falcons to kick things off.

Jake Pease scored twice to pace the Wolf attack.

CHS coach Chris Smith was philosophical about the game, disappointed in a loss, but eager to use it as a teaching tool.

“Some good plays, some not so good. Some good plate appearances, some not so good,” was how the hardball guru summed it up.

Lessons learned, on to the next game.

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