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Sluggers unleashed!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on March 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Monica Vidoni

Monica Vidoni

Monica Vidoni went yard.

The Coupeville High School grad, now a freshman outfielder for Rainy River Community College in Minnesota, socked a solo, over-the-fence, home run Saturday as her squad swept two games.

“I was so excited I didn’t realize I was sprinting around the bases,” Vidoni said.

The big blow gives her nine hits and five RBI for a 12-5 Voyageurs squad.

She’s one of three former Wolves currently playing college softball, with former CHS teammates Hailey Hammer (Everett Community College) and Madeline Roberts (Shoreline Community College) also suiting up.

Hammer, a freshman, has eight hits, four RBI and a .348 batting average for a 5-7 team, while Roberts, a sophomore, has scored four runs and pilfered two stolen bases for a 3-3 squad.

Ben Etzell, a sophomore playing baseball at St. John’s University in Minnesota, is 1-0 with 13 strikeouts in 14 innings as a pitcher this season.

He’s also racked up six hits, seven runs and two doubles at the plate for the 11-5 Johnnies.

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CHS grads crushin’ it, softball style!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on March 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Hailey Hammer (center) is suiting up for Everett Community College. (Photo courtesy Hammer)

   Hailey Hammer (center) is suiting up for Everett Community College. (Photo courtesy Hammer)

Madeline

   Slap-hitting sophomore sensation Madeline Roberts. (Photo property of Shoreline Community College athletics)

Monica Vidoni

   Monica Vidoni (back, center) and her team left frosty Minnesota for toasty Florida.

The Wolves are everywhere.

With spring upon us, at least three former Coupeville High School players are suiting up to play college softball.

Madeline Roberts is a sophomore at Shoreline Community College while Hailey Hammer and Monica Vidoni are freshmen at, respectively, Everett Community College and Rainy River Community College.

All three teams are slated to start play this weekend, with Hammer and Vidoni’s squads getting the first games.

Appearing at a tournament in the Tri-Cities, Hammer played two games against Columbia Basin College Friday, then took the field for a double-header Saturday against Yakima Valley CC.

Battling a balky back, she played defense only in the openers, but on day two, talked her coach into letting her swing a bat.

In her first official at-bat as a regular-season college player Hammer blasted a resounding double, then followed that up with a couple singles and a handful of RBIs.

Proving she can hurt foes in multiple ways, she also played small ball when necessary.

“My coach really preaches that it’s a team game and not personal,” Hammer said. “So I bunted to move the runners and hit behind the runners to get them to score.”

Vidoni and her team are in Florida, where the Voyageurs opened with a split against fellow Minnesota teams.

After losing 3-0 to St. Cloud in the opener (Vidoni had the lone Rainy River hit), RRCC rebounded to down Itasca 6-3 in its second game.

She rapped another base hit in the nightcap and hauled in several fly balls while roaming the outfield.

It was a strong opening for the Wolf grad, who also has played volleyball and basketball this season.

“I was excited,” Vidoni said.

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College ball reunites softball sluggers!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on September 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Hailey

   Former CHS softball teammates Hailey Hammer (left) and Madeline Roberts reunite at a college softball tourney Saturday. (Photo courtesy Lisa Edlin)

Saturday was all about reunions.

While three former Coupeville High School football teammates faced each other on the college gridiron, two former Wolf softball pals also met back up.

Madeline Roberts, now a sophomore at Shoreline Community College, and Hailey Hammer, a freshman at Everett Community College, both played in a college tourney held in Oregon.

The NWAC Sophomore Showcase/Fall Classic went down at the Delta Park Sports Complex in Portland.

It was the first chance for the hard-hitting Hammer to play college ball.

“We did good with only four practices as a team,” she said. “I played first and third, had a couple great plays at both spots.

“I hit alright, it was only the first tournament so it will get better,” Hammer added. “I’m loving playing college ball with my new family.”

Roberts spent most of the day getting on base, walking four times and ripping an RBI single as her team won two of three.

“Our team is pretty strong this year,” she said. “So it should be a rockin’ season!”

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Bold, vibrant and cake-worthy!!

Posted in Happy birthday, tagged , , , , , on June 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Maddy (John Fisken photos)

Madeline Roberts, college softball slap-hittin’ sensation. (John Fisken photos)

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Roberts, during her CHS days, with mom Lisa Edlin and lil’ sis Ally Roberts.

Kenzi

Kenzi LaRue operates on the tennis court during her freshman season.

LaRue enjoys her time on the volleyball court.

LaRue enjoys her time on the volleyball court.

Connected by a day, connected by their energy, connected by their spirit.

Madeline Roberts and Kenzi LaRue, who share a birthday today, have both worn the red and black for Coupeville High School, and done it with style and conviction.

Though they didn’t play together, being four years apart and partial to different sports, their paths are not that different.

Both are part of a bold, vibrant group of young women who would make the pioneers of Title IX proud.

The days when female sports teams had a “Lady” slapped on their uniforms are (mostly) gone.

There are no Lady Wolves at Coupeville. Just Wolves.

Boys. Girls. Both are athletes. Both put in just as much hard work, sweat and effort. Both deserve equal coverage for equal play.

For Roberts and LaRue, I doubt either one ever had to think about that. And that’s exactly how it should be.

Maddy strode the softball diamond like a boss, confident in herself and her skills.

A slap-hittin’ sensation, she rode her talents and drive to earn a college softball scholarship, then shocked the world by also playing basketball once she got to Shoreline Community College.

Part of a huge, athletically-inclined family, Roberts was born to be a star and has lived up to that heritage.

LaRue, lil’ sis to former Wolf football star Caleb Valko, is just beginning to seize her moment.

As a freshman last year she played volleyball and tennis and her ease with both games grew as the seasons progressed.

Never shy, she embraced her teammates and the spotlight, and the future is a bright one for the bubbly Kenzi.

As both enjoy their cake day, a quick happy birthday and this thought:

You both are strong, talented young women. Be proud of yourselves, every day, and never stop reaching for more.

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Maddy, doin’ work!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on April 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

"Two hands. Always two hands." Madeline Roberts knows her softball-catching skills. (John Fisken photos)

“Two hands. Always two hands.” Madeline Roberts knows her softball-catching skills. (John Fisken photos)

"You're in too close. I'm goin' yard, baby!!"

“You’re in too close. I’m goin’ yard, baby!!”

Showin' off the gun.

Showin’ off the gun.

Roberts hangs out with the president of her fan club, mom Lisa Edlin.

Roberts hangs out with the president of her fan club, mom Lisa Edlin.

"OK, bye now. I got work to do."

“OK, bye now. I got work to do.”

Madeline Roberts is fillin’ up the stat sheet.

The former Coupeville High School softball star is deep into her freshman year at Shoreline Community College, and among the team leaders in several categories.

Through 22 games (the school’s web site hasn’t added stats for Sunday’s games, which is where these photos came from), Mad Dog is hitting .254 with a home run and 10 RBI.

Roberts has tallied 17 hits, 17 runs, walked seven times and stolen eight bases.

Plus, she’s enough of a camera magnet to get John Fisken to travel down to Shoreline to snap these pics.

So she’s doing alright.

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