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Some will win, some will lose

Posted in standings, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, league standings, Northwest League, Softball on April 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Katelin McCormick and CHS tennis are undefeated this spring. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Jack Porter slaps a hit.

Another week in the books.

As we pass the midpoint of April, Coupeville High School spring sports teams continue to excel.

Wolf softball and girls tennis teams are on target for conference titles, while baseball is just a game out of first place in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

Meanwhile, CHS track and field athletes continue to throw down top times and distances while hanging out around the oval.

The week ahead gives everyone but the netters a chance to clash with rivals, with softball leading the pack with three contests.

The Wolf sluggers carry a nine-game winning streak into action, with three non-conference tilts against bigger schools.

Coupeville hosts 1A Meridan Wednesday, Apr. 20, travels to 3A Oak Harbor two days later, then caps things Apr. 23 with a home game against 2A Lakewood.

Wolf baseball hosts Concrete for a doubleheader Apr. 19, before travelling to Mount Vernon Christian Apr. 22.

Finally, CHS track is in action on the road, first in Oak Harbor Apr. 20, then at the Eason Invitational in Snohomish Apr. 23.

As the Wolves get ready for an eventful week, a look at NWL standings through games of Apr. 16:

Northwest League baseball:

School	League	Overall
Friday Harbor	6-0	9-1
Coupeville	5-1	7-5
MV Christian	5-2	8-2
Orcas Island	3-3	4-6
Darrington	1-5	1-6
La Conner	1-6	1-7
Concrete	0-4	0-4

Northwest League girls tennis:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	1-0	3-0
Friday Harbor	0-1	0-2

Northwest League softball:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	5-0	10-1
Friday Harbor	4-1	5-3
Darrington	2-3	4-4
Orcas Island	1-3	1-4
La Conner	0-5	0-7

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Hardball aces earn sweet sweep

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Cole White, doubleheader sweep, Hawthorne Wolfe, La Conner, Northwest League on April 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Scott Hilborn fires a bullet Friday as Coupeville High School baseball sweeps a doubleheader from La Conner. (Morgan White photo)

It was a great birthday present.

Coupeville High School varsity baseball coach Will Thayer celebrated his cake day in grand style Friday, guiding his squad to a doubleheader sweep at La Conner.

The twin victories lift the Wolves to 5-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-5 overall.

That keeps Coupeville just a game back of defending league champ Friday Harbor (6-0) and a half-game up on Mount Vernon Christian (5-2) as the teams battle for conference supremacy in the seven-team NWL.

Friday’s doubleheader was a pretty solid beat-down too, as the Wolves soaked in the rare sun and ran away with 11-2 and 21-4 wins.

Game #1:

CHS pitchers Scott Hilborn and Hawthorne Wolfe combined to whiff 15 Braves in the victory, holding La Conner at bay until the Wolf sluggers got crackin’.

“Took a minute for our bats to warm up, but a good game,” Thayer said.

Coupeville opened the scoring by pushing two runs across in the top of the second, then tacked on another tally in the third.

The top of the fourth was where things busted wide open, however, as the Wolves rained down five runs in a rally keyed by base-knocks from Hilborn and Jonathan Valenzuela.

Hawthorne Wolfe and Co. kept their bats sizzlin’ in the road wins. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville, which added three runs in the fifth to round out its scoring, took advantage of whatever La Conner gave it.

The Wolves cracked eight hits, with Cole White, Sage Sharp, and Valenzuela recording two apiece, while also walking seven times.

Whatever hopes La Conner had of pulling off the upset faded every time a ball hit one of their fielder’s gloves, as the Braves committed a horrifying nine errors to make life tough for their pitchers.

Game #2:

Coupeville cut this one short, with a 12-run fourth inning helping the Wolves seal the deal in a game mercy-ruled after five frames.

“One of my favorite games I ever coached,” Thayer said. “Everyone played and we had fun.”

The Wolves sent 8th graders Chase Anderson and Coop Cooper to the mound in the nightcap, and the young guns sizzled, getting nine of 15 outs via the strikeout.

Chase Anderson brings the knee-buckling heat. (Morgan White photo)

The ball flew off of Coupeville’s bats as well, with six different players recording two hits as the Wolves rang up 15 base-knocks in the finale.

Wolfe cracked a triple to lead the way, while Hilborn, Peyton Caveness, Johnny Porter, and Anderson all bashed two-baggers in support.

Friday stats:

Chase Anderson — 1 single, 1 double, 2 walks
Peyton Caveness — 1 single, 1 double, 1 walk
Coop Cooper — 1 single
Scott Hilborn — 2 singles, 1 double, 1 walk
Cole Hutchinson — 1 walk
Xavier Murdy — 2 singles, 3 walks
Aiden O’Neill — 1 single
Jack Porter — 1 double
Johnny Porter — 1 double, 1 walk
Sage Sharp — 2 singles, 1 walk
Jonathan Valenzuela — 2 singles, 2 walks
Cole White — 4 singles
Hawthorne Wolfe — 1 single, 1 triple, 1 walk
Kai Wong — 1 walk

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Battle for league supremacy heats up

Posted in standings, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, league standings, Northwest League, Softball on April 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Elizabeth Lo attacks. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Cole Hutchinson gets low.

And now they get back at it.

Coming out of spring break, Coupeville High School spring sports teams pick up steam again with multiple contests this coming week.

Softball tops the field, with four games on the schedule, while every Wolf squad is in action.

The CHS diamond queens travel to Sultan Monday, host Cedar Park Christian-Bothell Wednesday, then close out the week with a doubleheader Friday at La Conner.

Meanwhile, Wolf baseball matches their softball counterparts with matchups against Sultan and La Conner, spending their week entirely on the road.

Coupeville girls tennis and track and field also ride the bus, with the netters traveling to Oak Harbor Wednesday.

After a long break, Wolf runners, jumpers, and throwers assemble in North Kitsap Saturday for the Lil Norway Invite.

As we look ahead, first a glance at league standings through games of Apr. 9:

Northwest League baseball:

School	League	Overall
Friday Harbor	5-0	8-1
Coupeville	4-1	5-4
MV Christian	3-2	5-2
Orcas Island	2-2	3-5
Darrington	1-4	1-4
La Conner	1-4	1-4
Concrete	0-3	0-3

Northwest League girls tennis:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	1-0	2-0
Friday Harbor	0-1	0-1

Northwest League softball:

School	League	Overall
Coupeville	4-0	6-1
Friday Harbor	3-1	4-3
Darrington	2-3	3-4
Orcas Island	1-2	1-3
La Conner	0-4	0-5

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Mighty mashers maul league rivals

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Northwest League, Orcas Island, Xavier Murdy on April 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Xavier Murdy had two hits Tuesday as Coupeville clobbered Orcas Island. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They like getting on base.

Rapping out nine hits Tuesday, then tacking on 12 walks, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad cruised to a big win on Orcas Island.

By the time the Wolves were done tapping home plate, they had a 16-4 win — in a game mercy-ruled after six innings — and headed home with their fourth victory in their last five games.

Now 4-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-4 overall, Coupeville sits a half-game out of first place in the NWL, trailing just defending champs Friday Harbor (4-0).

The Wolves get a few days off to enjoy spring break, returning to action Apr. 11 with a road trip to Sultan for a non-conference tilt.

Everyone chipped in Tuesday, with 10 different Wolves reaching base, and seven of those players slapping a hit.

Cody Roberts mashes.

Coupeville got out to a quick start, pushing three runs across in the top of the first thanks to singles from Hawthorne Wolfe and Scott Hilborn packaged around a walk to Jonathan Valenzuela.

Orcas scraped out a run in the bottom of the first, and another in the second, cutting the deficit to 3-2, before the Wolves slammed their foot on the gas pedal.

A six-run burst in the top of the third, keyed by a Xavier Murdy double and a single off of Jack Porter’s bat, busted things open.

From there, CHS cruised in for the win, tacking on three more runs in the fourth, before closing things out with a four-run rally in the sixth.

Wolf pitchers Cody Roberts and Hilborn combined to whiff nine Vikings, scattering five hits and not giving up more than a single run in any inning.

Tuesday stats:

Chase Anderson — 1 single, 1 walk
Peyton Caveness — 1 walk
Scott Hilborn — 2 singles, 1 walk
Alex Murdy — 2 walks
Xavier Murdy — 1 single, 1 double
Jack Porter — 1 single
Cody Roberts — 1 double, 1 walk
Sage Sharp — 2 walks
Jonathan Valenzuela — 1 single, 3 walks
Hawthorne Wolfe — 1 single, 1 walk

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Wolf sluggers crunch Vikings

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, Izzy Wells, Northwest League, Orcas Island, Softball on April 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Maya Lucero was a hit machine Tuesday as Coupeville High School softball rolled to its fifth-straight win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The hits (and the wins) keep raining down.

Pounding out 17 base-knocks Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad squashed host Orcas Island 15-0.

The game, which was mercy-ruled after five innings, sends the Wolves into the remainder of spring break carrying a five-game winning streak.

Now 4-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-1 overall, Coupeville is off until Apr. 11, when it travels to Sultan for a non-conference clash with the 1A Turks.

Tuesday’s tilt was one-sided all the way, with Coupeville softball running its NWL mark to 16-0 since returning to the league before the 2020-2021 school year.

“Another long trip to the islands, but very successful,” said CHS coach Kevin McGranahan.

“Izzy (Wells) was dominant in the circle and we hit well again.”

Coupeville’s senior hurler did all of the work on the defensive side of the ball, whiffing 14 Orcas hitters, only letting one Viking slip away for a very brief moment.

That Orcas batter grounded out on a comebacker to the circle, with Izzy Wells flipping the ball to Melanie Navarro at first.

Izzy Wells gets nasty.

At the plate Coupeville gave its hosts a flicker of a hope, not scoring until the top of the second.

Izzy Wells reached on an error, before Allie Lucero, Maya Lucero, and Sofia Peters whacked back-to-back-to-back singles to plate a pair of runners.

The Wolves blew things open with five runs in the third, thanks to seven straight hits.

The big blows came from Taylor Brotemarkle, Savina Wells, and Izzy Wells, who crunched doubles one after another.

Three more tallies in the fourth, and a final five-spot in the top of the fifth inning set the final margin in a game where Coupeville could have been much more savage if it wanted.

The Wolves have won their four league games this season by a combined score of 83-0, balancing the need to keep improving with not wanting to overly embarrass their overmatched NWL rivals.

Tuesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 2 doubles
Mia Farris — 1 walk
Lily Leedy — 2 singles
Allie Lucero — 2 singles
Maya Lucero — 3 singles, 1 double
Madison McMillan — 1 single
Sofia Peters — 1 single, 1 walk
Audrianna Shaw — 1 single, 1 walk
Izzy Wells — 1 single, 1 double, 1 walk
Savina Wells — 2 doubles