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Home, where my thought’s escapin’

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Cael Wilson ponders his place in the universe during a break in the action. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Sometimes a photo is just a photo.

There’s no deep significance in the group of pics seen above and below — they’re merely a collection of behind-the-scenes images from recent track and field meets.

In other words, a gentle, two-minute coast through your Tuesday, requiring little reading and a little light gazing.

You’re welcome.

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Season closes, photos still droppin’

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Katie Marti gets feisty. “I will drop three-balls on your head all night, son!” (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Time to begin some spring cleaning.

Both Coupeville High School girls basketball teams have ended their seasons, but I still have a fair number of photos which haven’t run.

So, here’s nine of them, all shot by John Fisken.

To see more of his work, and possibly purchase some glossies for Grandma Gertie in Glendale Heights, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/

 

Ja’Kenya Hoskins defies the laws of gravity.

Carolyn Lhamon would prefer it if you would get your dang grubby hands off her basketball.

Wolf managers Leni Raduenz (left) and Jayden Varljen run this joint.

Reese Wilkinson, ready to rain down pain.

Brooklyn Thayer rumbles down low.

Maddie Georges, queen of drawing the offensive charge.

Jada Heaton dares you to try and take the basketball. “I got two elbows for you right here! Check one! Check two!!”

Skylar Parker pushes the ball upcourt.

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JV girls fierce and full of fight

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Jada Heaton brought hustle and energy to the floor Saturday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Jada Heaton is a wrecking ball.

And that’s a good thing. A very good thing.

When the Coupeville High School freshman is on the floor for the Wolf JV girls basketball squad, she’s always hustling, always working, always poking balls away and scrambling after rebounds.

That kind of effort, which was also shown by her teammates Saturday afternoon, makes a loss easier to take.

Yes, the young Wolves, who were missing several players including leading scorer Madison McMillan, fell 40-17 to visiting South Whidbey, dropping their record to 2-6.

But the non-conference defeat to their next-door neighbors is tempered a bit by the growth shown by the Wolves.

Coupeville may have played its best ball in the game’s final two minutes — punctuated by Skylar Parker draining a gorgeous bank shot off the glass — and that fierce fight in a game long-since decided is a huge positive.

Give the South Whidbey JV credit.

The Falcons played with crisp precision and picked apart the defense with strong passes.

But the Wolves kept on the attack, even after falling behind 16-5 after one quarter of play.

The visitors scored 12 of those 16 points in the paint, lobbing the ball over the defense, while also yanking down more than their fair share of rebounds.

Coupeville held its own in the second quarter, winning the frame 6-5 behind a pair of buckets from sparkplug Katie Marti and a silky-smooth slash up the middle by Mia Farris.

But the basket refused to play nicely with the Wolves after that, as they were held to just free throws in the second half until Parker made her highlight reel-worthy shot.

Heaton and Co. continued to put out extra energy on defense, however, with Brooklyn Thayer coming up big on the boards.

Marti topped the scorebook for the Wolves with five points, with Thayer (4), Farris (3), Kayla Arnold (2), Parker (2), and Heaton (1) also scoring.

The active Wolf roster was rounded out by Edie Bittner and Reese Wilkinson, with the former getting a big roar from her cheering section after coming up strongly on the defensive end of the floor.

Kayla Arnold lets fly.

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Defense wins games (and sells photos)

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Jada Heaton has one request – “Give me the dang ball, now!” (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The net was flippin’ high, and the cameras were clickin’ hot.

The Coupeville High School girls basketball teams defended their home courts Tuesday against powerhouse Mount Vernon Christian, and photo whiz kid John Fisken was on hand to click a ton of images.

The pics seen above and below are courtesy him.

To see everything Fisken shot, and possibly pick up some portraits for the in-laws, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Basketball-2021-2022/GBB-222-01-11-vs-MVC/

 

Ja’Kenya Hoskins glides through the upper atmosphere.

Yodnum Nakakul scans the defense.

Desi Ramirez-Vasquez pokes the ball away from a rival.

Nezi Keiper prepares to launch in pursuit of a rebound.

Reese Wilkinson gets a shot off.

Maddie Georges, too quick for her defenders.

The Wolf bench intently watches on-court action unfold.

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JV girls remain eternally scrappy

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Skylar Parker and the Wolf JV put up a strong fight Tuesday against Mount Vernon Christian. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The effort was there, but the rim was unforgiving.

Unable to get a bucket to drop for much of the first half Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV girls basketball team found itself in a hole against visiting Mount Vernon Christian.

And while the Wolves rallied late, turning their defensive prowess into offensive opportunities, they couldn’t catch the Hurricanes, falling 38-18.

The loss drops Coupeville’s second squad to 1-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-5 overall.

The tale of the game early on was the Wolves using a scrappy defense to thwart MVC, only to see their own shots kick back off the rim.

Madison McMillan banked in a layup in the waning moments of the first quarter, but that was the only field goal CHS netted before halftime.

Trailing just 4-2 at the first break, the Wolves slipped behind 16-5 heading into the locker room, with late free throws from Brooklyn Thayer and Katie Marti their only other points.

Things perked up in the second half, however, with Coupeville putting together its best offensive showing of the night in the third quarter.

McMillan knocked down back-to-back buckets, Thayer converted off of an offensive rebound, and two Wolves teamed up for the prettiest basket of the game.

Trapped in the corner, with the defense hanging all over her, Kayla Arnold kicked a pass out over the crowd to the waiting Katie Marti, who promptly drained a three-ball which softly rustled the net as it descended.

The second sweetest bucket for the Wolves came in the fourth, with Marti feeding Jada Heaton, and the fab frosh slicing ‘n dicing the defense on the way to her first high school points.

Marti and McMillan paced CHS with six points apiece, with Thayer (4) and Heaton (2) also getting into the scoring column.

Skylar Parker, Bryley Gilbert, Arnold, Desi Ramirez-Vasquez, Reese Wilkinson, Candace Meek, and Yodnum Nakakul all saw floor time for the Wolves, who are now off until Jan. 19.

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