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All we do is win!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on April 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville softball manager extraordinaire Kayla Rose is baffled by the rare sight of sunlight streaming through her camera. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Scout Smith gets nasty, firing BBs at hitters who couldn’t hit watermelons.

   Rumble, young woman, rumble. Frosh Chelsea Prescott cranks out another solid hit.

Mackenzie Davis, master of multi-tasking.

   Coming in hot, Veronica Crownover is already ready to get a high-five for scoring.

Backed by a substantial fan club, Katrina McGranahan is ready to rake.

   “Just take a deep breath, coach. It’s me; I’m gonna kill it, babe!” Mollie Bailey was born for the spotlight.

   Sarah Wright and the Meridian catcher dance a ballet on their knees. Spoiler: the ball popped loose, Wright slapped home. Winner, winner, chicken dinner, CHS.

The camera was clicking almost as fast as the runs were scoring.

Blessed with a rare sunny day, and absolutely no prairie wind in the slightest, wanderin’ photo bug John Fisken clicked madly away Friday afternoon as Coupeville softball destroyed Meridian 18-0.

The photos above are courtesy him.

To see everything he shot, pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Softball-2017-2018/2018-04-06-vs-Meridian/

And, when you do, remember, purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes.

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Roses bloom into pride of prairie!!

Posted in Happy birthday, tagged , , , , , , on May 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Birthday buddies Lauren and Kayla Rose.

Birthday buddies Lauren (top, left) and Kayla Rose.

Kindness is underrated.

There are two prairie Roses celebrating a birthday today, and, as they continue to bloom into huge successes as athletes, it’s important not to forget that they are so much more.

Yes, Lauren and Kayla Rose, twin sisters and CHS sophomores, play huge roles in the world of Wolf sports.

But the reason we as a community are so proud of them, so fond of them, is because they are, at their core, amazing young women, on and off the field.

They exude a genuine sweetness and show such love and kindness to those around them, especially their family and friends, that you can’t help but be impressed.

They never seem to do it for mere show or to win points.

They do it because that’s who they are, and they do it equally in the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

Kayla and Lauren have benefited greatly from having an extremely strong support crew, through their family and church, but their light would shine through no matter what.

Covering sports, you meet nice people and mean people, those who think of others and those who focus intently on themselves.

You can be a super-nice person and be a dud as an athlete, and you can be a jerk and soar (at least in terms of wins and losses).

Once in awhile, though, you get to see the great people rewarded and that makes things sweeter.

The Roses achieve that perfect nirvana of talent, success and a spirit which makes others grateful for that success.

As the duo live out their school sports days here on the prairie, we are really, truly blessed, as fans and onlookers, to be a small part of that.

We smile a little bigger, cheer a little harder, for Lauren and Kayla and their friends, because they earn it, every day, with the class and grace of true stars.

In the end, none of the scores really matter all that much.

When we look back at past CHS athletes, what is remembered more than accomplishments, is who they were as people.

We’ve still got a nice, long run ahead of us with the Rose sisters, but I already know, when we look back at them later, we will do so with great pride.

Happy birthday, Keebler Elves. From all of us.

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Rose blooms, Wolves roll!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kayla Rose (John Fisken photo)

   Kayla Rose drew praise from her coach for her work at the service line in Tuesday’s Wolf JV win. (John Fisken photo)

Kayla Rose was on point.

JV matches are as much about improvement as winning, and Tuesday night Rose delivered a big helping of the first while helping her squad to a whole lot of the second.

Rose drew a wave of roars from the partisan crowd when she successfully converted on a string of serves during Coupeville’s 25-11, 25-20, 18-25 win over visiting Klahowya.

After the win, which lifted the Wolf JV squad to 4-4 overall, 1-0 in Olympic League play, coach Heidi Wyman was quick to praise the sophomore.

The serves were the first overhand ones Rose had converted in a match — always a big moment as a young spiker develops their game — and she ended up hitting on 75% of them, a number that drew a huge smile from her coach.

Playing second, in case Klahowya needed to get out of town and catch a ferry, the JV spikers came out on fire and never really let up.

After busting through a first set in a blink of an eye, with Sarah Wright and Kameryn St Onge raining down death from above with their spikes, the Wolves hit cruise control the rest of the way.

Nicole Lester dropped an ace that hit the floor and skidded under a diving Eagle to kick things off in the second set, then Kenzi LaRue caught fire.

She dropped in a couple of red-hot spikes for winners, before eventually closing out the set at the line, where she earned a key point with a serve that singed the net, stopped in mid-air, then flopped over and hit the floor for an unexpected ace.

Allison Wenzel chipped in with a service ace herself — this one catching the very back of the end-line — while she, Ashley Menges and Maggie Crimmins had picture-perfect plays for winners.

“Ashley had a fantastic match, talking, hustling, keeping everyone up,” Wyman said.

While the Wolves dropped the third set after their victory was already assured, they didn’t go down without a battle.

Wright resurfaced as a clear and present danger to Klahowya’s health, libero Maddy Hilkey kept everyone working as a well-oiled unit and the best play of the match was set up by one of Rose’s successful serves.

In the ensuing rally, Menges laid out to save the point with a desperation tip.

When Klahowya managed to rip the ball right back, Wenzel rose up and snuffed out the play with her own tip, dropping the ball into the only patch of open space to be found on the floor.

Cue the celebration, especially from the young girl sitting to my left in the bleachers.

One of the Wolf Buddies who are linked up with CHS volleyball players, she shrieked like a banshee all match, and the Menges/Wenzel tag team delighted her like no other.

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Spikes on a summer day!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on June 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(John Fisken photos)

Runnin’ wild on the court she’s grown up on. (John Fisken photos)

Maggie Crimmins (right) and her young apprentice take a break.

Maggie Crimmins (right) and her young apprentice take a break.

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100% locked-in. Not 98%. Not 99.1%. I said 100%.

"This is our court now, ya old farts!!"

“This is our court now, ya old farts!!”

"You come for the queen, you better not miss!!"

Valen Trujillo: “You come for the queen, you better not miss!!”

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The present and future of Wolf volleyball.

Kayla Rose (left)

   Sarah Wright’s super powers come from the hugs she’s received. Now, thanks to Kayla Rose (left), Wright is all super-charged.

Menges and Shank

   Ashley Menges (left) and Ashlie Shank give their thumbs-up to super-powered hugs.

Rose knows

   Super-powered hugs and then she collects all the loose balls? Kayla Rose, the real MVP.

It’s never too early to let the spikes rain down.

A new high school volleyball season is still months away, but that didn’t stop Wolf players and coaches from taking the court Thursday.

They were in the CHS and CMS gyms to kick-off a three-day skills camp for younger players.

The camp, which runs through Saturday, is open to boys and girls in grades 3-8 and gives the current Wolf spikers a chance to train those who will one day follow them onto the court.

Plus, it also gives them a chance to pose for John Fisken’s camera.

So, win-win.

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Everything’s coming up Roses!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Happy birthday, Softball, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on May 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kayla Rose (John Fisken photos)

Paparazzi Kayla Rose gets the camera turned on her. (John Fisken photos)

The best photo ever taken of a girl who has no freakin' clue she's about to be pick-pocketed by the incoming Lauren Rose.

The best photo ever taken of a girl who has no freakin’ clue she’s about to be pick-pocketed by the incoming Lauren Rose.

Lauren (left) and Kayla with non-twin Lindsey Roberts.

Lauren (left) and Kayla hang out with non-twin Lindsey Roberts.

There was too much awesomeness to contain in one body, so they split into Wonder Twins.

Lauren and Kayla Rose may only be freshmen at Coupeville High School, but the duo, who celebrate a joint birthday today, are already stars.

If there has ever been a moment in their young lives when they weren’t smiling, I have yet to see it.

Whether competing for the Wolves, cheering for each other and their classmates, or bouncing through the stands, harassing their parents for snack money, the Rose sisters are whirlwinds of joy and positive energy exploding across the universe.

Both played volleyball for CHS, while Lauren is a three-sport dynamo, adding in basketball and softball to the mix.

Of course, both are more than mere athletes, coming off as smart-as-a-whip, friendly, outgoing young women.

Whether Lauren is gunning down would-be base stealers who foolishly dare to run on her arm from behind the plate, or Kayla is snapping photos, they are a pair to make Coupeville proud.

Plus, unlike the equally awesome Luvera twins, Ana and Ivy (sorry girls), I can actually tell them apart, which is super helpful.

For me, at least…

As the Roses celebrate today, I want to wish both of them the best. May you have much cake as you kick-off another year together.

Two bright, shining stars twinkling, not in the skies above, but right here among us in Cow Town.

Happy birthday, Lauren and Kayla!

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