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More spikes, just now landing!!

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged CMS Wolves, John Fisken photos, spikes, volleyball on November 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Emma Mathusek realizes the Wolves are hair-raisingly talented. (John Fisken photos)

Emily Fiedler uncorks a vicious serve.

Scout Smith (left) and Hannah Davidson marinate in the moment.

The net belongs to Cassidy Moody. End of story.

Chelsea Prescott keeps the play alive.

Catherine Lhamon rises up to deny the ball.

Lacy McCraw-Shirron lets rip.

CMS coach Casie Dunleavy (left) and some of her spikers spend quality bonding time together…

So many photos still out there…

As we enter that stretch between the end of fall sports and the start of winter sports, I’m going back through the mountains of pics shot during September and October, in an effort to retrieve some of those which never saw the light of day.

It wasn’t that they weren’t great shots, but they ended up being bumped at the time for one reason or another.

Now, we’re reclaiming them.

This time around, it’s Coupeville Middle School volleyball pics shot by travelin’ photo man John Fisken.

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Pictures first, then the wheels go round and round!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged John Fisken photos, Maddy Hilkey, playoffs, school bus, volleyball on November 6, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Maddy Hilkey (left) and Sydney Autio get some fresh air. (John Fisken photos)

The pride of Coupeville, ready to terrorize the freeways and ferries of Washington state.

How strong is Ally Roberts? She can get her window all the way down.

Smiling non-stop for the camera is tough work. True story: almost every girl on the bus was asleep well before they reached the Clinton ferry.

Ashley Menges (left) and Lauren Rose, forever grateful to not be in class on a beautiful Thursday afternoon.

Katrina McGranahan is trapped in a glass case of emotion.

Katrina McGranahan, trapped in a glass case of emotion.

The bus can’t move until the camera is done.

That’s rule #1 for Wolf athletes, who are fond of their photo op time.

Well, and, of course, I’m smart enough to know photos = page hits, so it’s a win-win for all involved.

The pics above, courtesy John Fisken, capture the moments right before the CHS volleyball squad headed off to Puyallup Thursday for a district playoff match.

Giddiness. Excitement. Nervousness. Accomplishment. Pride.

It all swirled in the air as the Wolf spikers and their fans (CHS football coach Brett Smedley brought his class out to cheer on the departure of their schoolmates) celebrated the moment.

Win or lose, it was the kind of day, the kind of moment, these young women will remember long after their high school days are done.

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A final spike, a final (camera) click!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, Dick's, Five Guys, John Fisken photos, Tiffany Briscoe, Valen Trujillo, volleyball on November 6, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wolves (l to r) McKenzie Bailey, Lauren Rose and Valen Trujillo take a moment to commune with their own personal travelin’ photographer. (John Fisken photos)

Katrina McGranahan prepares to unleash her patented “Kat Attack.”

Emma Smith (middle) and her teammates draw strength from each other.

Payton Aparicio ignores the camera and keeps her eyes focused firmly on the rapidly descending ball during warm-ups.

The coolest cat in Cow Town, the unflappable Rose, who has never missed a serve. Ever. I said ever!

Ally Roberts is just here for the kills.

Airborne and deadly, Sydney Autio lets rip with a sweet serve.

The click of the camera draws them like moths to the flame. Just hangin’ out, it’s (l to r) Kyla Briscoe, Sarah Wright, Tiffany Briscoe, Trujillo and Roberts.

One final time on the court, one final time to have their photos taken.

Well, at least until basketball season.

The Coupeville High School spikers hit the road Thursday for what would turn out to be their final match of the season — a loss to Cascade Christian in Puyallup — and their own personal photographer turned up for the swan song.

John Fisken and I strolled down the freeway, chauffered by Sydney Autio’s papa, and, along the way, we hit both Five Guys and Dick’s.

And then Fisken did some work, while I sat in the stands and pretended to do the same.

Some of his best pics are above, for your viewing pleasure.

Oh, and the real question on your lips?

Five Guys is the undisputed king. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

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Puttin’ the fan in fan-tastic!!

Posted in Fashionable Fans, Volleyball, tagged fans, Jim Shank, John Fisken photos, Paul Messner, volleyball on November 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Hunter Downes (and his favorite garbage can) are here to lead the cheers. (John Fisken photos)

Paul Messner (and his magnificent beard) hangs out with daughters Aimee Bishop (left) and Barbi Ford.

Wolf football coaches Ryan King (left) and Brett Smedley are just here for the photo ops.

Coupeville Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim Shank and the real power behind the throne, youngest daughter Ashlie.

“I walk the line!” Sydney Autio’s papa is here to enforce the (volleyball) law.

Sarah Wright’s parental units, Christine and Ron, happily endure another night sacrificing their rears to the rock-hard bleachers. It’s what proud parents do.

Zane Bundy (8) rallies the troops.

Which of these Wolf Buddies will one day be CHS athletic stars themselves? Probably all of them.

There are no more home games.

Well, at least for a few weeks.

Basketball is coming up strong on the outside, but, until then, the remaining fall contests for Coupeville High School are all on the road.

As the Wolf spikers head to Puyallup today for a district playoff game against Cascade Christian and the Coupeville gridiron squad preps for Friday’s finale at Vashon Island, one final look back at the home court advantage.

Wolf fans were loud and proud this fall, and the student section continued to regroup and bloom anew.

Look back in pride, then on to the next season, with the hope that Coupeville will pack the stands for its hoops squads.

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Rain on the brain (and the camera lens)!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Lindsey Roberts, May Rose, Soccer on November 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Lindsey Roberts (18) is downright giddy to play in the rain. (John Fisken photos)

If you thought you heard a crack of thunder, it was just Jenn Spark unleashing a corner kick.

That one moment when Mia Littlejohn had the ball all to herself. It only lasted 1.3 seconds, then she got swarmed by Vashon again.

Bree Daigneault: “Hey! That’s my soccer ball! Stop trying to steal it, you, you … Pirates!!”

Roberts, now thoroughly soaked and kinda, sorta missing the sun, shoots up-field.

May Rose (right) and a Vashon player wearing the same number dance a somewhat violent ballet in between the rain drops.

It rained Saturday. A lot.

Not that Wolf soccer fans cared, as, for once, we were high and dry, leaving just the athletes to get soaked.

That’s the difference in watching a game at Oak Harbor High School’s mammoth, covered stadium as opposed to camping out on the exposed, dainty bleachers in Coupeville.

Umbrella in hand, travelin’ photo man John Fisken, who was actually on his home turf this time, snapped away as the Wolves faced off with Vashon Island and the elements.

To see more of his pics (and possibly purchase some, thereby helping to fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=9603&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

P.S. — Plug in coupon code EB96034962 and buy before Nov. 15 and you’ll get a 15% discount.

Nice.

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