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Spotlight spins back to Slammin’ Sarah

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged CHS Wolves, Player of the Week, Sarah Wright, Sewanee: University of the South, Softball, Southern Athletic Association on February 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville alum Sarah Wright is swinging a big bat in Tennessee. (Photo property Michelle Thibodeaux/Sewanee softball)

She’s getting some big props.

Coupeville grad Sarah Wright was honored Monday by the Southern Athletic Association, tabbed as the SAA Softball Player of the Week.

The former Wolf, now a junior at Sewanee: The University of the South, had a huge day Sunday, ripping holes in the encroaching fog with lasers off her bats.

Wright bashed a double, came around to score, then hammered a game-tying three-run homerun as the Tigers stunned highly ranked Birmingham-Southern College.

Sewanee, which trailed 5-1 entering its final at-bat, rallied to win 6-5.

Wright, a prairie supernova, was a four-sport star, Valedictorian, and Homecoming Queen during her days at Coupeville High School.

She also sparked a full-on riot by an unruly group of hungry seagulls when she went running through an Eastern Washington parking lot waving tasty sandwiches in both hands while killing time at the state softball tourney during her high school senior season.

Legendary.

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Wright goes yard in college diamond victory

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged CHS Wolves, home opener, Sarah Wright, Sewanee: University of the South, Softball on February 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Sarah Wright, seen in earlier days, is a homer-hitting college softball star. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not even the fog can stop her.

Playing on a day when weather first delayed her game, then shortened it, Coupeville grad Sarah Wright came up huge in the clutch Sunday in Tennessee.

Blasting a two-out, game-tying three-run homerun, the former Wolf star sparked Sewanee: The University of the South to a come-from-behind 6-5 win against the #5 ranked team in NCAA D-III softball.

Using a five-run rally to topple Birmingham-Southern in a game shortened to five innings, the Tigers won their second-straight game after dropping their first 11 contests of the season.

Sewanee was supposed to play three games this weekend, but Saturday’s doubleheader was postponed by weather.

Sunday’s twin-bill was cut down to one game, and only after the teams sat out a 30-minute fog delay midgame.

When she was on the field Sunday Wright was a holy terror.

The former CHS Valedictorian doubled, then came around to score to carry Sewanee to an early 1-0 lead.

She saved her best for last, however, crushing a ball down the left field line to knot the game at 5-5 with Sewanee down to its final out.

The Tigers won three batters later when Kendall Goodrum punched an RBI single to score Michaela Walker with the walk-off winner.

Wright, who is in her junior season at Sewanee, is finally set to play a full season on the diamond after her first two campaigns in Tennessee were shortened by the pandemic.

She’s piled up nine hits, including three doubles and Sunday’s four-bagger, to go with seven runs, seven RBI, and three walks this season.

The crunch-time home run against Birmingham-Southern was the third round-tripper of Wright’s collegiate career.

Sewanee returns to action — weather permitting — next weekend, when it squares off with Hendrix College from Arkansas.

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Wright returns, bat in hand

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged CHS Wolves, Sarah Wright, season opener, Sewanee: University of the South, Softball on February 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Sarah Wright kicked off her junior year of college softball. (Photo poached from Sylvia Arnold)

Wright in action this weekend. (Photo property Sewanee: University of the South)

She’s back in business on the diamond.

Coupeville High School grad Sarah Wright got her junior season of college softball started in style this weekend, playing in four games for Sewanee: The University of the South.

The former Wolf and her Tigers teammates traveled from Tennessee to Georgia, where they faced off with Albany State University.

While Sewanee lost all four games, Wright piled up two hits — including a double — two runs, two RBI, and two stolen bases, while playing both catcher and third base.

The last two seasons have been shortened by the pandemic, but Sewanee has a full 38-game schedule set for 2022. Games run through mid-April.

Wright, who was a multi-sport star (volleyball, soccer, basketball, softball) and Valedictorian during her time in Coupeville, is majoring in politics.

Sewanee returns to action next weekend, Feb. 11-12, when it travels to Mississippi for the MUW Invitational.

Wright and Co. will play two games apiece against tourney host Mississippi University for Women and Covenant College.

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Former Wolves chase college athletic dreams

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged CHS Wolves, college ball, Makana Stone, Mica Shipley, Sarah Wright on December 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Chelsea Prescott and former Coupeville High School classmates competed in college sports in 2021. (Photo courtesy Josie Prescott)

Busy year on the Island, busy year off.

While Coupeville High School athletes competed at one level, several of their predecessors continued their athletic careers on bigger stages.

How Wolf alumni did in 2021:

Ja’Tarya Hoskins (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Ja’Tarya Hoskins:

The middle of the three Hoskins sisters ran in four track meets as a freshman at Saint Martin’s University.

Also a standout cheerleader during her time at CHS, she saw action in the 200 and 400 during the outdoor season.

Mallory Kortuem (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Mallory Kortuem:

The speedy one competed at nine meets for the Western Washington University track and field team, vying in the 200, 400, and 4 x 400.

Kortuem, a two-sport star during her Coupeville days, capped her freshman season with a strong showing at the GNAC Outdoor Championships.

Joey Lippo – center. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

Joey Lippo:

Skyy Lippo’s twin brother stayed busy, playing two sports at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

On the baseball diamond, he recorded a team-high 57 at-bats for the Owls, hitting .263 with 15 hits, seven RBI, eight runs, four walks, and two stolen bases.

Lippo then mixed things up, joining the Presque Isle golf team for its season.

Chelsea Prescott (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Chelsea Prescott:

Coming off of an impressive run at CHS which was capped by her selection as the school’s Female Athlete of the Year, Prescott was an immediate hit at the next level.

Playing volleyball for Medaille College in Buffalo, she started all 21 of her team’s matches, and played in all 70 sets.

Prescott finished her frosh campaign with 116 kills, 165 digs, 24 aces, 12 assists, three solo blocks, 11 block assists, and 148.5 points.

That left her #2 among all Mavericks players for kills, digs, and points, #3 for block assists, and #4 for aces.

Mica Shipley (Photo courtesy BreAnna Boon)

Mica Shipley:

One of two CHS grads involved with NCAA D-1 athletic programs, she was front and center for the Eastern Washington University cheer squad.

The Eagles finished 10-3, while Shipley flew through the air, achieving a childhood dream of reaching the top rung in her favorite sport.

Ben Smith (Deb Smith photo)

Ben Smith:

Coming off a strong senior season in Coupeville, the durable running back redshirted at Culver-Stockton College in Missouri.

Now, he’s entered the transfer portal, and is likely headed to Eureka College in Illinois, though there is a chance he may make a detour and end back up in the Northwest at the University of Puget Sound.

Makana Stone (Photo property Loughborough University)

Makana Stone:

It was a busy year for the two-time CHS Athlete of the Year winner, as she signed her first pro contract with the Leicester Riders in August.

Before earning that first paycheck, Stone, as a non-European Union player, needed to qualify for a work permit before being eligible to play in the Women’s British Basketball League.

So, she suited up for Loughborough University, where she finished second among all players in voting for the Women’s National Basketball League Team of the Year.

Stone averaged a double-double, pouring in 270 points and snatching 231 rebounds across 17 games.

She added 33 assists, 58 steals, and eight blocked shots, had the third-best efficiency rating in the league, and delivered one of the year’s best performances.

Matched up against Gonzaga-signee Esther Little, the former Wolf ace went off for 20 points and 21 rebounds, handing previously-unbeaten Ipswich a 77-76 loss when she banked in a buzzer-beater.

Sean Toomey-Stout (Photo by Chelle Herbruger)

Sean Toomey-Stout:

“The Torpedo” beat the odds, making the University of Washington football roster as a walk-on.

The former CHS Male Athlete of the Year redshirted, but was in uniform every game for the D-1 Huskies.

Sarah Wright (Photo property Sewanee University softball)

Sarah Wright:

The exuberant softball slugger hit .407 during her sophomore season at Sewanee: The University of the South, collecting 11 hits, including two doubles, while driving in five runs.

Thanks to the pandemic, the former CHS valedictorian and her teammates have been limited to 26 games across the past two seasons, but that hasn’t stopped Wright.

Through 26 college games, she sits with a .309 batting average, 68 at-bats, 21 hits, including two home runs and two doubles, and 12 RBI.

Wright has walked nine times, come around to score six times, and anchored the Tigers with her quick glove and explosive throwing arm behind the plate.

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9 for 9: Softball sluggers soar

Posted in Softball, tagged 9 for 9, CHS Wolves, Hailey Hammer, Sarah Wright, Softball on August 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »

It’s (Hailey) Hammer Time. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

This blog turns nine years old August 15, and to mark the occasion, I’m picking what I view as the best nine Wolf athletes from each active CHS sport.

To be eligible, you had to play for the Wolves between Aug. 2012-Aug. 2021, AKA the “Coupeville Sports” years.

So here we go. Each day between Aug. 1-15, a different sport and (probably) a different argument.

The hits never stop coming.

Softball is one of the most-successful sports at Coupeville High School, and the Wolves have been especially good the last several seasons.

Which means I could form a second all-star team from the girls who were the last ones sliced from this list, go out, and beat pretty much everyone in sight.

But at this exact moment in time, before I waver again, here’s my mythical nine — a lineup of booming bats and electric arms, all owned by some of the most intensely-competitive young women to ever wear a CHS jersey.

Mikayla Elfrank denies you. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

McKayla Bailey — She pitched until her arm fell off, carrying her squad to state in a season in which she threw every single pitch. That she also owned a wicked-hot bat, was brilliant in the classroom, and is the undisputed queen of photo bombs? Even better.

Veronica Crownover — All-Conference as a freshman, led her team to state as a senior. Mashed the ball like few others, clearing fences in multiple ballparks, while also showing a remarkably nimble touch on defense while holding down first base.

Mikayla Elfrank — When she was on fire, she was truly eye-popping. Bounced a home run off carnival rides in Sequim, denting the equipment, and her throws from the hole at short remain, arguably, the hardest ever thrown on the CHS diamond.

Hailey Hammer — A legend. Feared by every pitcher she faced, and loved by her coaches, the 12-time letter-winner wrote the perfect final chapter, lashing a game-winning hit into the fading sunlight in her final at-bat on the prairie.

Katrina McGranahan — She was a captain from her freshman season, a pitcher who carried her team on her back, and a hitter who raked. Add in speed, smarts, and a fiery intensity carefully hidden beneath a calm exterior, and she could, and would, beat you in 1,001 different ways.

Chelsea Prescott — The chosen one. She played softball like a baseball player — a testament to her little league days, when she played with the boys — achieving individual greatness while fueling team success. State as a sophomore, then a 12-0 run as a senior. Covid stole her junior year, but never dimmed her star.

Lauren Rose — Off the field, one of the kindest people in the world. On the field, a killer who once jumped out of a moving car, grabbed her bat, and without a moment of warm-up, tore up to the plate and immediately belted a line-drive hit.

Bessie Walstad — Rock-solid doesn’t even begin to describe this three-sport star, whose mixture of talent, leadership, and calm composure under fire will be long remembered. Brothers Tim and Joel are strong athletes, but, with respect, Bessie is the sun their planets revolve around.

Sarah Wright — Brash, loud, and fun, a fast-talkin’, softball-crunchin’ supernova who could talk the talk, but always walked the walk to back it up. Whether crashing head-first into the bag to beat a throw, threatening to eat worms, chasing seagulls around the parking lot at the state tourney, or gunning down hapless would-be base-stealers, the most entertaining force of nature to ever sweep across the prairie.