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Sweet, sweet revenge on the menu?

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, Cascade Christian, CHS Wolves, playoffs, Tuesday! Tuesday! Tuesday! on May 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Cole Payne and fellow Wolf veterans will get a chance for revenge in their playoff opener. (Sylvia Hurlburt photo)

One year and one day.

That will be the gap between playoff baseball games waged by Coupeville and Cascade Christian.

May 9, 2015, the Cougars brought an end to Willie Smith’s coaching career, sending the longtime CHS hardball guru into retirement after beating the Wolves 1-0 on Whidbey.

Now, the two teams meet again this Tuesday, May 10, only this time on a neutral field, and without the specter of a loss ending a season hanging over things.

Coupeville (10-10 on the season) is the #1 seed from the 1A Olympic League, having won its first baseball league title in 25 years.

Because of that, the Wolves skipped the one-and-done round this year and start districts off in the double-elimination portion.

Cascade Christian (10-6) survived a loser-out game Saturday, when it nipped Chimacum 2-0.

The Cougars and Wolves tangle at 4 PM Tuesday at Curtis High School in University Place.

The winner advances to the district championship May 12 against either Nisqually League champ Vashon Island (13-4) or Seattle Christian (11-8), which eliminated Klahowya 10-1 Saturday.

To take a gander at the district playoff bracket and ponder the different ways Coupeville could win two games and advance to state, pop over to:

http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=1906&sport=6

Cascade Christian and Coupeville are fairly similar, at least stat-wise.

The Cougars (ranked #25 by ScoreCzar) have outscored foes 84-58 (5.25-3.63 per game), while the Wolves (#26 in the latest computer tally) sit at 109-94 (5.50-4.70).

Coupeville will be down a man, though, as sophomore lead-off hitter Hunter Smith has to serve a one-game suspension for being ejected in the season finale for arguing balls and strikes.

Wolf baseball moms are planning a send-off for the team Tuesday. Tentative plans have it set for 11:30 AM in front of the CHS gym.

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A picture-perfect pitch finale!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, playoffs, Soccer, William Nelson, Zane Bundy on May 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Four-year Wolf starter Zane Bundy gets dangerous in the open field. (John Fisken photos)

William Nelson fires a pass ahead to a teammate.

CHS goalie Connor McCormick was in lock-down mode most of the night.

Laurence Boado gets an up-close-and-personal look at the ball.

Cody Menges goes into launch mode.

Abraham Leyva and a Bellevue Christian rival practice synchronized soccer ballet.

Uriel Liquidano sweeps up Bundy in a bear hug after the senior scored on a rebound in the first half.

Tanner Kircher evades a rival, while letting the breeze catch his magnificent mane of hair.

Their final moments played out in beautiful weather.

While the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer players were knocked out of the playoffs in a tight one-goal game Thursday, they at least didn’t endure the non-stop rain the Wolf girls did back in their fall finale.

Both CHS teams hosted their postseason tilts at Oak Harbor High School’s stadium, which makes life easy for travelin’ photo man John Fisken.

He swung by and snapped these pics for us (when he wasn’t taking photos of my moss-encrusted car).

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Ejected, rejected but not dejected!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged 1A Olympic League, baseball, CHS Wolves, Hunter Smith, playoffs, suspension on May 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wolf catcher Cole Payne whacked two hits on Senior Night. (Sylvia Hurlburt photos)

Payne is joined by fellow seniors CJ Smith (middle) and Brenden Gilbert during festivities.

Payne (left) is joined by fellow seniors CJ Smith (middle) and Brenden Gilbert during festivities.

This one may sting for awhile.

Having already clinched its first league title in 25 years, the Coupeville High School baseball squad had nothing to really prove Wednesday.

So, while they were nipped 4-3 by visiting Klahowya in their regular season finale, the loss alone doesn’t affect the Wolves playoff hopes.

What might, however, is the loss of sophomore lead-off hitter Hunter Smith, who was ejected in the fifth inning after the ump believed his strike zone was questioned.

If the ejection is upheld, it carries a one-game suspension with it, which means Smith would have to sit out Coupeville’s playoff opener May 10.

The Wolves, who finished the regular season 10-10 overall, 7-2 in 1A Olympic League play, are guaranteed at least two games at districts, could play three, and need two wins to advance to state.

To see the district bracket, pop over to: http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=1906&sport=6

Klahowya, which had lost the first two meetings between the teams this season, jumped on Coupeville for three quick runs in the first, putting together four hits in the rally.

From that point on, Wolf hurler CJ Smith was in lock-down mode, holding the Eagles scoreless until the seventh.

Coupeville got a single in the first from Cole Payne, then walked the bases full in the second, but were hurt by strikeouts both times (they whiffed 13 times on the day) and failed to plate a run.

The Wolves finally broke through with two runs in the third.

CJ Smith and Payne, both celebrating Senior Night, stroked back-to-back singles to start the inning, before both coming around to score on Klahowya errors.

CHS knotted the game up at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth (Kory Score singled, stole second and eventually scored on a ground-out), but left two runners on.

The Eagles regained the lead in the top of the seventh, using back-to-back base knocks to get a runner to third before dumping a ball into the gap between second and first.

Wolf second baseman Joey Lippo had no chance to make a play at home, but managed to gun down the runner going to first for the second out.

Fans hoping for one final rally had their dreams crushed when the Wolves went down one-two-three in the bottom of the seventh.

The game was the final home appearance for Payne, CJ Smith and Brenden Gilbert, who made his first varsity start in left field.

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Switch it to playoff mode!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged 1A Olympic League, Bellevue Christian, CHS Wolves, playoffs, Soccer on May 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville gets a rematch with Bellevue Christian Thursday, but this time with starting goalie Connor McCormick. (John Fisken photo)

Time for the big payback.

After wrapping their regular season Tuesday with a hard-fought 4-0 loss to two-time 1A Olympic League champ Klahowya, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad is postseason bound.

Their first opponent and possibly their second? Both familiar foes.

The Wolves (5-8-1) host Bellevue Christian (5-7-1) Thursday at Oak Harbor’s stadium (6 PM) in a loser-out district playoff game that offers a chance at redemption.

The two schools met in a non-conference game Mar. 30, and while the Vikings won 7-4 in Coupeville that day, the Wolves were playing without starting goaltender Connor McCormick.

The senior was serving a one-game suspension after receiving a red card in a game the day before for an inadvertent handball.

If Coupeville wins Thursday, they’ll advance on for another crack at revenge, with a road game Saturday at Kentridge High School against Vashon Island (8-2-4).

That’s the team the Wolves were playing when McCormick was ejected for preventing “an obvious chance to score,” when his hand connected with the ball as he was scrambling to get back in the goalie box with six minutes to play.

Backup goalies Jose Marcos and Tanner Kircher stepped in and held Vashon scoreless through the end of regulation and overtime as the two teams eventually accepted a 1-1 draw.

If Coupeville knocks off both Nisqually League teams, it advances to the double-elimination round of districts May 10-14. Two wins there would qualify them for state.

While CHS doesn’t charge admission for regular season soccer, the postseason is a different beast.

Prices for Thursday’s game at OHHS:

Adults and students without an ASB — $8

Middle school/high school students (with ASB) — $5

Elementary school students (under 12) — $4

Senior citizens (62 and over) — $5

Preschool (with parent) — free

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Shake it off, aim for playoffs!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, playoffs, Port Townsend, Soccer on April 29, 2016| Leave a Comment »

William Nelson punched in his fourth goal of the season Thursday night at Port Townsend. (John Fisken photos)

Zane Bundy is one of 12 Wolf seniors (11 players and manager Sebastian Wurzrainer) who will be honored before Saturday’s game.

Regroup and rebound.

That’s the plan for the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad, which took a hard hit Thursday but still has a lot left to play for this season.

Falling 6-2 on the pitch in Port Townsend, the Wolves slid to 1-3 in the 1A Olympic League, 4-7-1 overall.

That guarantees them they can finish no higher than third in the four-team league.

Defending champ Klahowya (4-0, 12-1-1) and upstart Port Townsend (3-1, 6-5-1) are still vying for the conference title with two games to go in the regular season, while the Wolves need to hold off Chimacum (0-4, 1-10) if they want the league’s final playoff berth.

They’ll have a perfect opportunity to do that Saturday (11 AM), when they host the Cowboys on Senior Night.

Sweep the season series (Coupeville won 10-1 the first time around) and the Wolves clinch third-place and eliminate Chimacum from post-season contention.

As the #3 seed out of the Olympic League, CHS would travel to face the #2 team from the Nisqually League (likely Vashon Island) Saturday, May 7 in a loser-out district playoff match.

Win that one and they advance to the double-elimination portion of districts and play the Olympic League’s #1 seed May 10.

Facing off with Port Townsend, the Wolves were hoping to battle them as closely as they did in the two team’s first meeting — a 2-1 RedHawk win — but it wasn’t to be.

Sophomores Ethan Spark and Will Nelson each rattled home their fourth goals of the season — Spark’s coming on a header and Nelson’s on a free kick — to pace the Wolf attack.

The duo moved into a tie with senior Zane Bundy for second-place on the team scoring chart, behind Abraham Leyva’s 18 goals.

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