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The spikes keep on droppin’!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Kyla Briscoe, Tiffany Briscoe, Valen Trujillo, volleyball on June 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kyla Briscoe daydreams of spikes and digs. (John Fisken photos)

Today’s players hang out with tomorrow’s stars.

Tiffany Briscoe was born to do this.

Zoe Trujillo, flawless on the bump.

Proud big sis Valen Trujillo basks in Zoe’s moment. “I have taught this one well!!”

Rising up to the moment.

And layin’ it down, with authority.

You thought we were done?

Dang skippy, you don’t know me very well.

Having successfully goaded travelin’ photo man John Fisken into wandering down to Cow Town, I was blessed with a smorgasbord of snappy pics from the volleyball camp CHS players and coaches hosted this week.

Not wanting to overload your eyeballs, I split the photos in two groups and ran the first part yesterday.

Today, with your peepers fully rested, I deliver unto you the second batch of Fisken photo goodness.

You’re welcome.

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Raise a Diet Coke high!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, Happy birthday, tagged Diet Coke, Happy birthday, John Fisken photos on June 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone dominates. (John Fisken photos)

Maddie Big Time gets epic.

Nick Streubel, comin’ at ya.

The Surgeon is here to operate.

Zane Bundy flies.

Judy would like you to meet her elbow.

Birthday boy John Fisken (left) with his family.

Coupeville Sports wouldn’t be Coupeville Sports without him, even if he does insist on wearing Oak Harbor colors.

Much of the success of this blog can be directly attributed to the zillions of glossy, eye-popping photos we run.

Shelli Trumbull was the first to step up and then, later, John Fisken joined her on the front-lines in clicking away.

Sure, he fits us in around Oak Harbor’s schedule — that whole, I have kids at that school and there’s more students there, so more parents to buy photos, blah blah blah — but he is a constant, welcome presence in Cow Town.

If I ever paid him all the Diet Coke I owe him, Pepsi would just shrug their shoulders and call it a day, cause the market battle would be decided in one fell swoop.

As he celebrates a birthday today (I’m assuming 23, maybe 24…), I’m running a smattering of his snappiest pics.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, and by no means meant to represent the best of his work.

Go bounce around Coupeville Sports for the next seven or eight hours and you can pick your personal favorites.

Fisken can shoot action with the best of them and is an absolute pro at getting behind-the-scenes photos that allow Wolf athletes to show off their personalities.

He is the rock, here on The Rock.

Happy birthday, you brilliant whiz kid, you.

Now don’t you have a little league game you should go shoot?

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Swing on, sluggers!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged baseball, Central Whidbey Little League, Diet Coke, John Fisken photos, Terminator on June 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

The last thing the base runner saw was the Terminator T-1000 turn and lock on to him. After that, it was all over in a millisecond. (John Fisken photos)

“Oh lord, I’m not gonna be able to sit down for a week!!! But … I am safe. Now, I’m just going to lie here and embrace the burning pain…”

Both the umpire and the catcher are mesmerized by the art of the bunt.

“You can either step back to the base, son, or I can embarrass you and your entire family by throwing you out. Your choice…”

Two feet? The best coaches only need one to fungo, baby.

Photos, we got yer snappy photos right here.

Ignoring for a second that I was detained and couldn’t be there to cover the game in person, let us instead offer a round of applause to travelin’ photo man John Fisken.

He, for one, did show up Thursday and document the Warriors, a Central Whidbey Little League Majors baseball squad, in action.

Plus one for the Diet Coke man.

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Little players, big swings!!

Posted in Little League, tagged Central Whidbey Little League, Coupeville Pizza Factory, Dairy Queen is delicious, John Fisken photos, t-ball on June 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

“Sweet Miguel Cabrera! I got some good aluminum on that sucker!!” (John Fisken photos)

“No, I don’t need two hands. My glove work is impeccable. But thanks for asking.”

“She said we’re going to Dairy Queen after the game!!”

“Run on me? Me?!?!?!? Taste hot baseball, dude!!!”

“She worries me a bit, that’s all I’m saying. I’d like to get to first grade with my head still attached to my shoulders, am I right?”

“Wait, someone said we’re going to Dairy Queen?!?!?!?”

“OK, OK, I know there’s been a lot of talk about Dairy Queen, but you have to actually play the game first…”

“They call me Miss Rocket Launcher!”

“Nope, that one ain’t comin’ back…”

Tomorrow’s stars are grabbing the camera’s attention today.

A recent T-Ball game between the Central Whidbey Little League Cheetahs and the North Whidbey Little League Mud Hens attracted the lens of rovin’ photo man John Fisken, and he provides us with the pics above.

Why nine photos?

Do you even know anything about baseball?

Yes, yes, that’s why.

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Rise to the challenge!!

Posted in Little League, tagged baseball, Challenger League, John Fisken photos, Mill Creek Royals, North Whidbey Little League on June 9, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Pure joy. (John Fisken photos)

A dad and son team zing around third base and head for home.

“Over the outfield fence? More like it’s landing somewhere down around Deception Pass! Your puny fences can’t contain my power!!”

Safe, and he knows how to play to the camera. A superstar is born.

“I told ’em not to try and steal on me. I have a gun for an arm and ice water in my veins!!”

Today’s web gem.

Getting good wood (or aluminum) on the ball.

Mill Creek’s squad of diamond dandies.

North Whidbey’s finest (plus one girl from the South End).

Not all baseball games are about wins and losses.

Sometimes just taking the field is an accomplishment in itself.

Working with the North Whidbey Little League, Jason McDermott started the Challenger League this season for players who might not otherwise have gotten a chance to pick up a bat and mitt.

The league welcomes players with different levels of disabilities and gives them the chance to play in a fun environment.

Every player from both teams gets a chance to bat, and score-keeping is pushed aside in favor of building the player’s confidence.

A success in the first season, the league would like to continue to expand and draw in players from outside of Oak Harbor.

“There are a high number of Exceptional Family Members in the area,” McDermott said. “My goal for next season is to have more children play.”

This year’s roster included:

Amelia Bell
Austen Dearing
Eric Ennes
Thaddeus Garcia
Abdiel Martinez
Adrianna Martinez
Arianna Martinez
Caleb Randall
Amare Refuge
Tyriq Refuge
Zoe Thompson
Lydia Vaughan