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McCormick “a ninja” in narrow loss!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on March 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Connor McCormick gets his close-up.

   Connor McCormick showed “ninja reflexes” while starting in goal Saturday in place of the injured Joel Walstad. (Wendy McCormick photo)

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   Jeremiah Pace (17) and Zach Nall (11) put in work during the JV game. (Janine Bundy photo)

It’s been a brutal start.

Three games into the season and the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad has faced a pair of 2A schools and a 1A state title contender.

Combined, their three foes went 45-13-2 last year and seem primed to make similar runs this season.

Toss in a handful of injuries — starting Wolf goalie Joel Walstad missed Saturday’s game, a 4-0 non-conference loss at Kingston — and the team’s 0-3 start is not terribly surprising.

But, there are bright spots, and promise that the season can turn around.

Backup goalie Connor McCormick played strongly in place of Walstad, limiting Kingston to just a goal in the first half.

“Connor was AMAZING! The score may not reflect it, but holy cow!!!,” said exuberant Wolf soccer mom Janine Bundy. “Connor had Ninja reflexes!”

CHS coach Kyle Nelson, a bit more, shall we say, low-key, also felt his squad played well for at least part of the game.

“We had a pretty good first half, being down only 1-0,” Nelson said. “Our injuries and being short-handed because of guys not being able to make this game caught up to us in the second half.

“Hopefully we are through our toughest games of the season,” he added. “Though I really have very little info on our next opponent, Cascade Christian. So, we will see.”

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Ninjas dazzle on diamond!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged , , , on May 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »

"Taste the tangy heat of my fastball, fool!!" (John Fisken photos)

“Taste the tangy heat of my fastball, fool!!” (John Fisken photos)

"Remember, the ladies love the long ball!"

“Remember, the ladies love the long ball!”

That moment when you throw so hard, your arm almost pops off.

That moment when you throw so hard, your arm almost pops off.

"Ball ... get in MY GLOVE!!"

“Ball … get in MY GLOVE!!”

"Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac... It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole!

 “Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former ball boy, now, about to hit a homer. It looks like a mirac… It’s over the fence! It’s over the fence! It’s over the fence!”

Now, the whole point of being a ninja is, no one sees you.

I sort of think the Central Whidbey “Black Ninjas” baseball squad is missing the point of their name, since their images were easily captured on film by travelin’ photo man John Fisken.

But we’ll let it go, for now, at least.

The game in question was a Majors contest between the Black Ninjas, who were protecting the honor of Central Whidbey, and their opponents, the presumably dastardly North Whidbey Mariners.

Brief sponsor plug — the Ninjas wear the name of Iverson Insurance across their chests, and since the brother/sister combo of Matt Iverson and Mimi Johnson that owns said insurance agency also advertises on Coupeville Sports, I thought I’d make a big deal about it.

Shameless, I know…

Anyway, if you like the pics above and want to see more (and possibly purchase some for hanging on the wall or sending to grandma), head over to the link below.

And remember, a percentage of sales always goes to fund college scholarships for Coupeville High School athletes. Which these ninjas may one day be.

Circle of life and all.

http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf352e1defa9

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