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Schedule your spring (in pencil)

Posted in schedules, tagged , , , , , on March 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville seniors Jada Heaton (left) and Mia Farris are ready for spring to be sprung. (Bailey Thule photo)

It’s the trickiest season of them all.

Spring sports, which began Monday with the first day of practice, take place outdoors, where weather can have an outsize effect on things.

Will the prairie be buffeted by wind and rain? History says yes.

Will games be shuffled, often at the last second? History says yes.

Will we still write the schedules in ink, then regret that decision later? History says, were you not listening??

It’s a foolhardy plan we follow, but it’s too late to change now.

So, here are the Coupeville High School spring sports schedules, as of March 4, with a * indicating a league game.

Will everything still be in place by March 5? Best of luck on that.

 

BASEBALL:

Sat-Mar. 15 — @ Blaine — (1:00)
Tues-Mar. 18 — Meridian — (4:00)
Thur-Mar. 20 — @ East Jefferson — (4:00)
Tues-Mar. 25— Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Mar. 27 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Mar. 29 — South Whidbey — (1:00)
Tue-Apr. 8 — @ Darrington (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 10 — Darrington (*) — (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 15 — @ La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 17 — La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 22 — Concrete (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 24 — @ Concrete (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 26 — Forks — (2:00)
Tue-Apr. 29 — Orcas Island (*) — (4:00)
Thur-May 1 — @Orcas Island (*) — (4:00)
Sat-May 3 — @ South Whidbey — (12:00)
Tue-May 6 — @Mount Vernon Christian (*) — (4:00)
Thur-May 8 — Mount Vernon Christian (*) — (4:00)

 

GIRLS TENNIS:

Fri-Mar. 21 — Anacortes — (4:00)
Fri-Mar. 28 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Wed-Apr. 9 — Granite Falls — (3:30)
Fri-Apr. 11 — @ South Whidbey — (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 15 — King’s — (3:30)
Fri-Apr. 18 — Friday Harbor (*) — (3:30)
Wed-Apr. 23 — @ Granite Falls — (4:00)
Fri-Apr. 25 — @ Anacortes — (4:00)
Wed-Apr. 30 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Wed-May 7 — Friday Harbor (*) — (3:30)

 

SOFTBALL:

Thur-Mar. 13 — Lakewood — (4:00)
Sat-Mar. 15 — @ Oak Harbor — (1:00)
Thur-Mar. 20 — @ East Jefferson — (4:00)
Sat-Mar. 22 — @ Meridian — (1:00)
Tue-Mar. 25 — Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Mar. 27 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 8 — @ Darrington (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 10 — Darrington (*) — (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 15 — @ La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 17 — La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 22 — Concrete (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 24 — @ Concrete (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 26 — Forks – Game 1 — (2:00)
Sat-Apr. 26 — Forks — Game 2 — (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 29 — Orcas Island (*) — (4:00)
Thur-May 1 — @ Orcas Island (*) — (4:00)
Fri-May 2 — @ South Whidbey — (4:00)
Tue-May 6 — Granite Falls — (4:00)

 

TRACK:

Wed-Mar. 19 — @ La Conner (*) — (3:30)
Sat-Mar. 22 — @ Rainier Ice Breaker — (11:00)
Wed-Mar. 26 — @ Mount Vernon Christian (*) — (3:30)
Sat-Mar. 29 — @ Stanwood Freshman/Sophomore Meet — (10:00)
Thur-Apr. 10 — @ WESCO meet (Shoreline) — (3:30)
Sat-Apr. 12 — @ Birger Solberg Invite (Bellingham) — (10:00)
Wed-Apr. 16 — HOME MEET (*) — (3:00)
Sat-Apr. 19 — @ Cashmere Invitational — (11:00)
Sat-Apr. 26 — Coupeville Classic Invite — (11:00)
Wed-May 7 — Northwest 2B/1B League Championships (La Conner) — (3:30)
Sat-May 17 — District 1 Championships (Coupeville) — (11:00)

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Gird your loins, “spring” sports approach

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , , on February 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans smiles because she’s warm inside the gym. But “spring” approaches. (Delanie Lewis photo)

Will it be sunny and mid-60’s or cloudy, rainy, (extremely) windy, and low-40’s?

If you have to ask, you’ve never experienced spring sports on Whidbey Island…

While I ponder who I can sweet-talk into buying Coupeville Sports one of those plastic viewing bubbles, the annual freezing of the nether regions approaches.

And no, it wouldn’t help if I wore pants and not shorts.

I’ve tried that before, and, other than slightly blocking gusts of wind shooting up the backside of my legs, there isn’t much difference.

It will be dastardly … I mean, delightful out there on the prairie.

“Ladies, ladies, I am but a toasty lil’ tot. Let’s just stay here and never, ever speak of venturing out onto the frozen tundra of the prairie.” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

As I look in the mirror and try to psych myself up to stare down Mother Nature at her orneriest, here’s a look at Coupeville High School varsity schedules for “spring” sports.

If there’s a ** next to a game, it indicates a Northwest 2B/1B League contest.

And no, you’re not reading things wrong.

Wolf tennis will NOT be playing at home this season, instead hitting the road for all 10 matches as they wait for new courts over by the CHS gym to be finished.

It’s the road life for the netters, with ferries and buses taking them to other areas where maybe the wind doesn’t howl quite so much.

But don’t hold your breath.

 

BASEBALL:

Mon-Mar. 11 — Meridian (4:00)
Fri-Mar. 15 — @ South Whidbey (4:00)
Sat-Mar. 16 — North Mason (1:00)
Tue-Mar. 19 — Friday Harbor (4:00) **
Fri-Mar. 22 — Mount Vernon Christian (4:00) **
Tue-Mar. 26 — @ Orcas Island (4:00) **
Wed-Mar. 27 — Sequim (4:00)
Fri-Mar. 29 — @ Concrete (4:00) **
Sat-Mar. 30 — South Whidbey (1:00)
Mon-Apr. 8 — Sultan (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 9 — @ Darrington (4:00) **
Thur-Apr. 11 — La Conner (4:00) **
Sat-Apr. 13 — @ Forks (1:00)
Tue-Apr. 16 — @ Friday Harbor (4:45) **
Fri-Apr. 19 — @ Mount Vernon Christian (4:00) **
Tues-Apr. 23 — Orcas Island (4:00) **
Thur-Apr. 25 — Concrete (4:00) **
Sat-Apr. 27 — Darrington (1:00) **
Thur-May 2 — @ La Conner (4:00) **

 

GIRLS TENNIS:

Wed-Mar. 13 — @ South Whidbey (3:30)
Fri-Mar. 15 — @ Friday Harbor (4:30) **
Fri-Mar. 22 — @ Granite Falls (4:00)
Wed-Mar. 27 — @ Bush (3:30)
Wed-Apr. 10 — @ South Whidbey (3:30)
Wed-Apr. 17 — @ Friday Harbor (4:30) **
Sat-Apr. 20 — @ University Prep (TBD)
Wed-Apr. 24 — @ Bush (3:30)
Fri-Apr. 26 — @ Friday Harbor (4:30) **
Fri-May 10 — @ Friday Harbor (4:30) **

 

SOFTBALL:

Fri-Mar. 15 — @ South Whidbey (4:00)
Tue-Mar. 19 — Friday Harbor (4:00) **
Sat-Mar. 23 — @ Blaine (2:00)
Tue-Mar. 26 — @ Orcas Island (4:00) **
Fri-Mar. 29 — @ Concrete (4:00) **
Sat-Mar. 30 — Onalaska (12:00/2:00) — DOUBLEHEADER
Mon-Apr. 8 — Sultan (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 9 — @ Darrington (4:00) **
Thur-Apr. 11 — La Conner (4:00) **
Sat-Apr. 13 — @ Forks (1:00)
Tue-Apr. 16 — @ Friday Harbor (4:45) **
Sat-Apr. 20 — @ Granite Falls (12:00)
Tues-Apr. 23 — Orcas Island (4:00) **
Thur-Apr. 25 — Concrete (4:00) **
Sat-Apr. 27 — Darrington (1:00) **
Thur-May 2 — @ La Conner (4:00) **
Fri-May 10 — South Whidbey (4:00)

 

TRACK AND FIELD:

Wed-Mar. 13 — @ La Conner (3:30)
Sat-Mar. 16 — @ Rainier Invite (11:00)
Wed-Mar. 20 — HOME MEET (3:30)
Sat-Mar. 23 — @ Freshman/Sophomore Meet (Stanwood) — (10:00)
Thur-Mar. 28 — @ Mount Vernon (3:30)
Fri-Mar. 29 — @ Trojan Twilight (Meridian) — (4:00)
Tues-Apr. 9 — @ Nisqually League Track (Port Townsend) — (TBD)
Sat-Apr. 13 — @ Forks Lions Club Invite (11:00)
Wed-Apr. 17 — Coupeville Invite (3:30)
Sat-Apr. 20 — @ Li’l Norway (North Kitsap) — (10:00)
Sat-Apr. 27 — @ Sunny and 70’s Invite (Lakewood) — (10:00)
Wed-May 1 — @ Northwest League Championships (Mt. Vernon) — (3:30)

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Plan your winter nights accordingly

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville girls’ hoops coach Megan Richter knows you get two points for a field goal. This ain’t her first rodeo. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

If you listen carefully, you can already hear the squeak of shoes on hardwood.

The first day of practice for Coupeville High School basketball arrives Monday, Nov. 13, with games beginning about two weeks after that.

Today, as an appetizer, we have schedules for both the Wolf girls and boys programs.

With the caveat that schedules, for any sport, should always be written in pencil, and not pen — even if you plan on laminating them.

So onward, steadfast in the belief that winter weather or other assorted ills will not alter what CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith has put down on paper.

PS — ** means it’s a Northwest 2B/1B League clash.

PPS — If the opponent is a NWL rival, but there’s no **, the game is considered a non-league affair.

 

Girls:

Mon-Nov. 27 — @ Mount Baker
Sat-Dec. 2 — Toledo — (VARSITY ONLY)
Sat-Dec. 9 — @ Sultan
Wed-Dec. 13 — Orcas Island
Fri-Dec. 15 — @ Friday Harbor **
Sat-Dec. 16 — South Whidbey — (50th ANNIVERSARY)
Tue-Dec. 19 — Forks
Wed-Dec. 20 — @ Cle Elum — (VARSITY ONLY)
Thur-Dec. 21 — @ Kittitas — (VARSITY ONLY)
Fri-Jan. 5 — @ Darrington **
Mon-Jan. 8 — Auburn Adventist
Fri-Jan. 12 — @ Orcas Island **
Tue-Jan. 16 — La Conner **
Fri-Jan. 19 — Mount Vernon Christian **
Sat-Jan. 20 — Neah Bay — (VARSITY ONLY)
Tue-Jan. 23 — Concrete **
Sat-Jan. 27 — @ Chief Leschi
Fri-Feb. 2 — Friday Harbor ** (SENIOR NIGHT)
Tue-Feb. 6 — @ La Conner **

 

Boys:

Mon-Nov. 27 — @ Mount Baker
Wed-Nov. 29 — @ The Bush School
Sat-Dec. 2 — Toledo — (VARSITY ONLY)
Sat-Dec. 9 — @ Sultan
Tue-Dec. 12 — @ Granite Falls
Fri-Dec. 15 — @ Friday Harbor **
Sat-Dec. 16 — South Whidbey
Tue-Dec. 19 — Forks
Thur-Dec. 21 — @ Kittitas
Fri-Dec. 22 — @ Cle Elum
Fri-Jan. 5 — @ Darrington **
Mon-Jan. 8 — Auburn Adventist
Fri-Jan. 12 — @ Orcas Island **
Tue-Jan. 16 — La Conner **
Fri-Jan. 19 — Mount Vernon Christian **
Sat-Jan. 20 — Neah Bay — (VARSITY ONLY)
Tue-Jan. 23 — Concrete **
Sat-Jan. 27 — @ Chief Leschi
Fri-Feb. 2 — Friday Harbor ** — (SENIOR NIGHT)
Tue-Feb. 6 — @ La Conner **

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Hoops! There it is (the schedule)

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Carson Grove brings the ball up court last season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Five days.

Basketball returns Monday, Oct. 30, when Coupeville Middle School boys kick off the first day of hoops practice.

Games begin two weeks later, with an eight-game schedule stretched across a month.

Coaches will be publicly announced in the next couple of days, with the plan to field three teams featuring a mix of players from 6th grade through 8th grade.

The squads will be varsity, JV-A, and JV-B, or Level 1, 2, and 3 if you prefer.

When the Wolves play on a Monday or Tuesday, the schedule goes 1-2-3. But if it’s a Wednesday or Thursday, we go in reverse order (3-2-1).

 

The schedule:

Tue-Nov. 14 — @ Sultan — (3:15)
Thur-Nov. 16 — @ King’s — (3:15)
Tue-Nov. 21 — Granite Falls — (3:15)
Tue-Nov. 28 — Northshore Christian — (3:15)
Thur-Nov. 30 — Sultan — (3:15)
Mon-Dec. 4 — @ South Whidbey — (3:30)
Mon-Dec. 11 — South Whidbey — (3:15)
Wed-Dec. 13 — @ Lakewood — (3:15)

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Some schedules to put a spring in your step

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged , , , , , , on February 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris and Co. start spring sports practices Feb. 27. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It snowed in Coupeville last night. At least a few flakes.

So, perfect time to start thinking about spring sports.

Because, if the past tells us anything, it’s this — it’ll be cold, wet, and windy through almost every game, with perfect temps and sunshine for the season finale.

And ONLY the season finale.

It’s the Whidbey way…

That being said, Coupeville High School spring teams will hit the practice field (or court, or oval), Monday, Feb. 27.

Wolf baseball has a new head coach in Steve Hilborn, while Kevin McGranahan (softball), Elizabeth Bitting and Bob Martin (track and field), and Ken Stange (girls’ tennis) are all back to add another season to their resumes.

Nick Guay should be back to soar into the heavens.

With the pandemic having receded, there are full schedules for the first time in several seasons.

Both CHS softball and baseball are set to play 20 regular-season games, with three league games against fellow 2B schools La Conner and Friday Harbor, and two each against the 1B schools.

Mount Vernon Christian doesn’t field a softball program, however, so McGranahan’s crew picks up an extra road double-header with Eastern Washington power Onalaska.

Tennis is the trickiest sport to schedule, as just two of seven NWL teams play the sport.

That means four matchups between Coupeville and Friday Harbor, with the rest of the schedule filled out with bigger schools.

The Wolves currently have home-and-away series with 1A schools South Whidbey and Granite Falls, and Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith plans to add several more, with 3A Oak Harbor a likely contender.

The schedules below are valid as of Feb. 14, but can, and very likely will be tweaked as things play out.

For one thing, barring some kind of miracle all-sun-all-the-time spring for the first time in recorded history on the prairie, Mother Nature will shake things up.

“I can’t feel the lower half of my body on this sublime “spring” day, Skippy, but please kid, take your sweet time throwing a whole bunch of warmup pitches…”

To monitor those changes, keep an eye on these websites:

 

School calendar:

http://coupeville.tandem.co/

 

Northwest 2B/1B League site:

http://www.nw1a2bathletics.com/

 

And here are the skeds, with (*) indicating league contests.

 

BASEBALL:

Mon-Mar. 13 — @ Meridian — (4:00)
Wed-Mar. 15 — South Whidbey — (4:00)
Sat-Mar. 18 — @ North Mason — (12:00)
Tue-Mar. 21 — La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Mar. 25 — Forks — (1:00)
Tue-Mar. 28 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Mar. 30 — @ Mount Vernon Christian (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 1 — Orcas Island (*) — (1:00)
Sat-Apr. 8 — @ Concrete (*) — (1:00)
Mon-Apr. 10 — Sultan — (4:00)
Tues-Apr. 11 — Darrington (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 13 — @ La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Tue-Apr. 18 — Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Wed-Apr. 19 — @ South Whidbey — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 20 — Mount Vernon Christian (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 22 — @ Orcas Island (*) — (1:00)
Tue-Apr. 25 — Concrete (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 27 — @ Darrington (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 29 — La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Thur-May 4 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)

 

GIRLS TENNIS:

Thur-Mar. 16 — Granite Falls — (3:30)
Tues-Mar. 21 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Mar. 23 — @ South Whidbey — (3:30)
Mon-Mar. 27 — @ Granite Falls — (3:30)
Fri-Mar. 31 — Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Fri-Apr. 14 — South Whidbey — (3:30)
Fri-Apr. 21 — Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Tues-May 2 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:30)

 

SOFTBALL:

Mon-Mar. 13 — @ Meridian — (4:00)
Wed-Mar. 15 — South Whidbey — (4:00)
Tue-Mar. 21 — La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Mar. 25 — Forks — (1:00)
Sat-Mar. 25 — Granite Falls — (4:00)
Tue-Mar. 28 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Fri-Mar. 31 — Cedar Park Christian — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 1 — Orcas Island (*) — (1:00)
Sat-Apr. 8 — @ Concrete (*) — (1:00)
Tue-Apr. 11 — Darrington (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 13 — La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 15 — @ Onalaska – Game 1 — (TBD)
Sat-Apr. 15 — @ Onalaska – Game 2 — (TBD)
Tue-Apr. 18 — Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 22 — @ Orcas Island (*) — (1:00)
Tue-Apr. 25 — Concrete (*) — (4:00)
Thur-Apr. 27 — @ Darrington (*) — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 29 — La Conner (*) — (4:00)
Thur-May 4 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — (4:00)
Sat-May 12 — @ South Whidbey — (4:00)

 

TRACK:

Wed-Mar. 15 — @ La Conner (*) — (3:30)
Wed-Mar. 22 — HOME MEET (*) — (3:30)
Wed-Mar. 29 — @ Mount Vernon (*) — (3:30)
Fri-Mar. 31 — @ Trojan Twilight (Meridian) — (4:00)
Sat-Apr. 8 — @ Birger/Solberg Invite (Bellingham) — (10:00)
Sat-Apr. 22 — @ Eason Invite (Snohomish) — (10:00)
Sat-Apr. 29 — @ Sunny & 70’s Invite (Lakewood) — (10:00)
Wed-May 3 — @ League Championships (La Conner) — (3:30)
Sat-May 13 — Districts (HOME MEET) — (11:00)
TBD — @ Quad-Districts (TBD) — (TBD)
Thur/Sat-May 25-27 — @ State (Yakima) — (TBD)

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