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You click me round (like a camera)

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, John Fisken photos, Softball, track and field on April 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Yodnam Nakakul unleashes a blistering return shot. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

No games, but plenty of photos.

With spring break having sprung, Coupeville High School sports teams are taking a few days off between competitions.

But, thanks to photo whiz kid John Fisken, you can fill at least 11.2 seconds of the down time perusing the photos seen above and below.

They come from Wolf tennis, track, softball, and baseball games, and you can practically feel the rain, wind, and cold temps of spring sports in each new image.

To see more of what Fisken has shot this school year, and years past, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/

Chase Anderson delivers a pitch that’s so crisp, the baseball remains in focus while everything else slides away into soft focus.

Gwen Gustafson awaits the arrival of another strike.

Aidan Wilson catches some air.

Mia Farris keeps the numbers jumpin’ on the scoreboard.

Cole White gets in on this whole tapping home thing which is sweeping Wolf Nation.

Samara Maund flings her javelin into the great unknown.

Skylar Parker flicks another winner.

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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

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Standings? We’re talking about standings?

Posted in standings, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, Northwest League, Softball on April 3, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Helen Strelow and Coupeville tennis are serving up nothing but winners. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Cody Roberts beats the throw to first during a win over Darrington.

Hit the pause button.

Just as outdoor sports get really rolling, spring break arrives and radically reduces the number of games being played.

The week ahead features just one game apiece for Coupeville High School baseball and softball, with both varsity teams traveling Tuesday to Orcas Island.

Meanwhile, Wolf girls tennis and track and field have nothing to look forward to except practice.

While we wait for things to kick back into high gear — it’ll happen the next week — take a gander at season-to-date Northwest 2B/1B League standings for three spring sports which keep track of win/loss records.

Where things sit through Apr. 3:

Northwest League baseball:

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

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	3-0	5-1
Friday Harbor	2-1	3-3
Orcas Island	1-1	1-2
Darrington	2-3	3-4
La Conner	0-3	0-4

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Sure, we’ll thrash you

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, Friday Harbor, Izzy Wells, Northwest League, Softball on April 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Freshman phenom Madison McMillan and the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad won 30-0 Friday. That is not a misprint. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Nobody has touched them yet.

The Coupeville High School varsity softball team strolled to its third Northwest 2B/1B League win of the season Friday, and its 15th without a loss since returning to the conference in time for the 2020-2021 school year.

Spurred on by a Friday Harbor coach who openly requested the Wolves keep playing hard so his team could learn under fire, CHS racked up 13 hits and 25 walks in a 30-0 win mercy-ruled after five innings.

While Coupeville coach Kevin McGranahan has been a stickler for not unnecessarily embarrassing overmatched foes, he adapted to the situation and made sure all 13 Wolf girls who were in uniform played and reached base.

The Wolves, who sit at 5-1 overall, with their only loss to 1A powerhouse Lynden Christian, struck early, raining down 10 runs in the first inning.

Toss on another three in the second, and a game-busting 15-spot in the third, and Coupeville, which went 12-0 in a pared-down, conference-only pandemic season last year, is clicking.

“We all did well,” McGranahan said. “The girls were very disciplined at the plate and made the plays (pitcher) Izzy (Wells) let them make (in the field).”

Izzy Wells held Friday Harbor without a hit, whiffing eight, which left her defenders with plenty of time to stand around and admire her pitches popping into the mitt of catcher (and lil’ sis) Savina Wells.

The one glitch was the teams were supposed to play a doubleheader but had to cut things to just one game after a ferry delay pushed back the start time by a solid 45 minutes.

Coupeville returns to action Tuesday, Apr. 5, when it makes another island-hopping trip, this time to play Orcas Island with a chance to get to 4-0 in NWL action.

After that the Wolves have a break from league play, with non-conference tilts against always-tough 1A schools Sultan and Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood.

Friday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 2 singles, 1 double, 2 walks
Mia Farris — 3 walks
Gwen Gustafson — 1 walk
Violette Huegerich — 1 double, 1 walk
Lily Leedy — 1 walk
Allie Lucero — 2 walks
Maya Lucero — 1 single, 1 walk
Madison McMillan — 5 walks
Melanie Navarro — 1 single, 2 walks
Sofia Peters — 1 single
Audrianna Shaw — 1 triple, 4 walks
Izzy Wells — 2 singles, 2 doubles, 1 walk
Savina Wells — 1 single, 2 walks

Maya Lucero and Co. are a hit-happy offensive machine.

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(Softball) girls on film

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Madison McMillan, Mia Farris, Softball on March 31, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Savina Wells perfectly frames a strike. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The bats were boomin’, the catcher’s mitt was poppin’, and the Wolves couldn’t be stopped.

As the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad shredded visiting Darrington Wednesday, wanderin’ photo snapper John Fisken did what he does.

The pics above and below are courtesy him, but there’s more where that came from.

To see everything Fisken shot, and ponder the possibility of buying some glossies for Aunt Josephine in Jakarta, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Softball-/SB-2022-03-30-vs-Darrington/