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Scorin’ runs, by the ton!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Chloe Marzocca and the Central Whidbey Little League Minors softball team are on an early-season roll. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Hammerheads are out for blood.

Thumping teams everywhere they play, the Central Whidbey Little League Minors softball squad is leaving a trail of mauled foes in their wake.

The latest to fall was NW White, which was blown out 18-6 at Volunteer Park in Oak Harbor in a game which “wasn’t as close as the score.”

The Hammerheads split pitching duties between Chloe Marzocca, Mia Farris and Taylor Brotemarkle, who put a final stamp on the game by whiffing all three batters she faced.

“The team was very clean in the field and on the bases,” said CWLL coach Fred Farris. “Everyone contributed.”

Central racked up six hits, with Madison McMillan leading the way with two base-knocks.

Mia Farris, Jada Heaton, Katie Marti and Mayleen Weatherford each added a hit, with Marti and Farris collecting two RBI apiece.

Brotemarkle walked three times, McMillan pilfered three stolen bases and Teagan Calkins filled up the stat sheet with three runs, three steals and two walks (both times being plunked by pitches).

The Hammerheads got something from everyone, with Naosha Rose, Sydney Wallace, Brooke Van Velkinburgh and Hayden Daniel all scoring.

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Let the beat-down commence!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on April 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Melia Welling smacked a double Thursday, one of 10 hits as the Coupeville JV softball squad routed Concrete’s varsity. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Their bats were smokin’.

Pounding out 10 hits Thursday, including a home run from freshman pitcher Chelsea Prescott, the Coupeville High School JV softball squad drilled Concrete’s varsity 20-6.

The road win, which came in five innings thanks to the mercy rule, lifts the Wolf young guns to a pristine 3-0 on the season.

After winning its first two on its home field, Coupeville proved a bus ride would be no deterrent.

The Wolves jumped on Concrete for six runs in the first, eventually stretched the lead out to 11-0, then cruised in for the win.

The biggest blow, Prescott’s tater, came in the first inning, capping a run of four straight Wolves to reach base.

Coral Caveness kicked off the day by reaching on an error, Thora Iverson walked and Mollie Bailey singled before Prescott laid down the law with one booming swing of her super-charged bat.

If Concrete thought the destruction was done at that point, the Lions were sadly mistaken.

While there were no more round-trippers after Prescott’s moon launch, the Wolves picked up four doubles.

The first came from Nicole Laxton in the fourth inning, then CHS got back-to-back-to-back two-baggers in the fifth from Marenna Rebischke-Smith, Melia Welling and Chloe Wheeler to put a final stamp on things.

The Wolves, who have outscored their foes 37-14, had a sizzling on-base-percentage of .700 on the day.

Prescott (HR, 1B) and Caveness (two singles) led the hit attack, while Bailey, Laxton, Rebischke-Smith, Welling, Wheeler and Mackenzie Davis all collected a base-knock of their own.

The only Wolves not to collect a hit, Thora Iverson and Jenna Dickson, were still plenty busy.

The duo each reached base twice thanks to walks and Concrete errors, with Iverson coming around to score twice and Dickson stamping on home plate once.

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Diamond days return!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , on April 10, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   “He’s too fast! We need some duct tape to keep this thing on his head!!” (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“I dare you to run! Seriously, just try me, girl! I’ll make your whole family cry!!”

Bringin’ the heat on Opening Day.

Put the ball in play and let the runs rain down.

“I’m a ballet dancer in my other life…”

Runnin’ for the spotlight.

   “It’s a deal. You hit a homerun, and we’ll use your idea and install a soft serve ice cream machine in the dugout.”

Safe at home and the celebration begins.

Ready or not, little league is back.

While some might argue the second week of April is a wee bit early for Opening Day, Central Whidbey Little League lucked out Monday, enjoying blue skies.

The league’s minors softball and baseball squads opened play at Rhododendron Park and both teams came away with fairly one-sided victories over North Whidbey teams.

Baseball zinged to a 10-1 win, while softball went wild on the base paths, racking up 17 steals in an 11-3 win.

The Hammerheads softball squad got strong work in the pitcher’s circle from Chloe Marzocca and Taylor Brotemarkle, while Teagan Calkins “was a vacuum behind the plate,” according to coach Fred Farris.

Mia Farris, Madison McMillan, Hayden Daniel, Marzocca, Brotemarkle and Brooke Van Velkinburgh all collected base-knocks, with McMillan leading the way with two hits.

Van Velkinburgh had the best play of the night, though, as she blasted a single off a pitch that bounced to the plate.

Not content to pad her ball-strike count, she stepped forward and smartly whacked the ball, serving notice that defenses better not sleep on her.

Mayleen Weatherford, Jada Heaton, Sydney Wallace, Naosha Rose, Katie Marti and Liza Zustiak all came around to score after getting on base thanks to walks.

While the Opening Day action was playing out, intrepid photo ace John Fisken bounced between diamonds to capture photos.

The pics above are courtesy him, but are just the tip of the iceberg.

To see everything he shot (and perhaps purchase some glossies for grandma) pop over to:

Softball:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Little-League-baseball-and-softball/CWLL-Minor-BB-2018-04-09/

Baseball:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Little-League-baseball-and-softball/CWLL-Minor-SB-2018-04-09-vs-NWLL/

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No days off!!

Posted in Baseball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Softball, tagged , , , , , , on April 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   With spring break dominating the news, Coupeville was the only 1A Olympic League school to play a game in ANY sport this week. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

One school brave enough to bust the schedule.

With spring break in full bloom this past week, every 1A Olympic League school not wearing Coupeville uniforms sat idle, in every sport.

The Wolves, though, were busy, getting in non-conference tilts in softball, baseball and soccer across three of the six days.

Things get back to mostly normal as we move into a new week, as all the lazy bones schools rejoin CHS on the field.

As they get back at it, Coupeville is holding on to the lead in varsity wins for both spring and for the 2017-2018 school year.

With victories in all three sports which have played a league game, the Wolves are up 6-4 on Klahowya this spring and 37-32 for the year.

Port Townsend (22) and Chimacum (10) each have a single win this spring.

Current standings through Apr. 8:

Olympic League baseball:

School League Overall
COUPEVILLE 2-0 7-3
Chimacum 1-0 2-5
Klahowya 1-2 2-7
Port Townsend 0-2 0-5

Olympic League boys soccer:

School League Overall
Klahowya 3-0 5-2-1
COUPEVILLE 3-1 4-3-2
Port Townsend 1-2 1-5-0
Chimacum 0-4 0-5-0

Olympic League girls tennis:

School League Overall
COUPEVILLE 0-0 1-4
Chimacum 0-0 1-4
Klahowya 0-0 1-3

Olympic League softball:

School League Overall
COUPEVILLE 1-0 6-3
Klahowya 0-1 5-2

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Prairie pics of passion and power!!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, tagged , , , , , on April 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Mere moments later, Julian Welling delivered a win for Coupeville when he ripped a walk-off base-knock in extra innings. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Emma Mathusek gets low to field an incoming rocket (and avoid the wind).

   Wolf superstars Ashley Menges (left) and Ema Smith provide an answer to the old-school question … who let the dogs out?

   Darren and Kelly Crownover commune with nature, from the safety of their “bubbles.”

   There’s more to this pic than meets the eye, as our paparazzi has gone artistic on us, intentionally blurring out everything but the incoming baseball.

   “So … we all agree … it’s freakin’ windy as heck out here and we need a domed stadium.”

Joey Lippo dances the bunt ballet.

   Katrina McGranahan, manning the dugout bell that the Wolf softballers ding to celebrate big plays, enjoys her power.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these paparazzi from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Apparently you can add wind to the motto, as lightning-fast camera clicker John Fisken braved sustained gusts Saturday to shoot every sport going down in Cow Town.

Wolf soccer glossies already hit Coupeville Sports and now you can marinate in softball and baseball.

To see everything Fisken shot, pop over to:

Softball:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Softball-2017-2018/2018-04-07-vs-Forks/

Baseball:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Baseball-2017-2018/2018-04-07-vs-Cedarcrest/

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