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He’s a lock for stardom!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, Happy birthday, tagged , , , on May 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Nile Lockwood rips a backhand. (John Fisken photo)

Nile Lockwood rips a backhand. (John Fisken photo)

“He’s a wild one, but he’s also very kind and funny … and sometimes inappropriate.”

Coupeville High School freshman Nile Lockwood made an immediate impact on Wolf tennis coach Ken Stange this past fall.

As he was describing the impish one, Stange had a huge grin on his face.

A hustler on the court, and a bit of a fast talker off of it, Lockwood, frankly, has a lot in common with his coach.

As Nile celebrates a birthday today, he has a bright future ahead of him on the hard courts.

With the Wolves losing Sebastian Davis, Connor McCormick and Cole Payne to graduation, slots on the varsity will be up for grabs next season, and Lockwood should be in play to make a bid to move up.

As his first season progressed, he made huge strides in terms of confidence and skill, while still finding time to drop some choice one-liners, and certainly wants the call up to the big leagues.

“My goal is to have a great season and win most of my games and make varsity next year,” Lockwood told me during an interview for a story.

Continue to put in the work and I can see it happen.

But first, to the cake!

Happy birthday, Nile, and keep on swinging for the big time.

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Freshman netter delivers big hits, big laughs!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged , , , , on September 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Nile Lockwood fires up a service during practice. (Ken Stange photo)

   Nile Lockwood fires up a serve Wednesday afternoon during practice. (Ken Stange photo)

Nile Lockwood has made a fast impression.

“He’s a wild one, but he’s also very kind and funny,” said Coupeville High School tennis coach Ken Stange.

“And sometimes inappropriate,” he added with a huge laugh.

Since Stange is an easy-going free spirit with a wild sense of humor himself, it’s a player/coach match made to order.

Lockwood, a Wolf freshman who started playing tennis six month ago, made his regular-season debut Monday in Sequim, teaming with Aiden Crimmins to play doubles.

It’s just the start of a journey Lockwood hopes will go on for some time.

“I started because it was a lot of fun to play and everyone was super friendly,” Lockwood said. “My goal is to have a great season and win most of my games and make varsity next year.”

Like most younger players, he’s beginning to learn what parts of his game are already set, and what needs to be tweaked.

“One of my strengths is my power,” Lockwood said. “I would like to work on my backhands, because they’re not as strong as my forehand.”

Away from the court he has hopes to “get through high school with good grades and go to college” and he has come to deeply appreciate the help offered by family, his coach and some of the Wolf veterans.

“The people that have helped me out the most are (fellow Wolf player) John McClarin, Ken Stange and my mom for getting me to all the practices and lessons I’ve taken,” Lockwood said. “And just about everyone on the team.”

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