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Blazing bats, valiant victory

Posted in Softball, tagged Allie Lucero, CHS Wolves, Island rivalry win, Izzy Wells, Softball, SWHS Falcons on March 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Allie Lucero crunched a home run Saturday as Coupeville softball thrashed South Whidbey. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The bats were booming.

South Whidbey whacked back-to-back home runs Saturday, but the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad responded with a barrage of base-knocks.

Rapping out 20 hits, including a tater of their own, the Wolves held off their Island rivals, winning 15-5 on the road at Langley.

The non-conference victory gives CHS a home-and-away season sweep of the Falcons, and lifts Coupeville to 3-1 on the season.

Saturday’s tilt was a game the Wolves led from start to finish, but also one that they didn’t fully put away until the day’s final two innings.

Up 6-2 through five frames, Coupeville pushed three runs across in the sixth, then slapped an exclamation point on things with a six-run surge in the seventh inning.

That capped a game in which the Wolves jumped out to a 3-0 lead after a half inning of play.

Pushing its advantage out to 6-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth, Coupeville was cruising on both sides of the ball.

Until Chanel Sterba and Morgan Batchelor broke through with consecutive longballs.

If she was ruffled, Wolf hurler Izzy Wells never showed it, promptly setting the next six Falcons down on strikeouts.

The senior flame thrower recorded a season-best 17 K’s on the afternoon, requiring her teammates to only record four outs on their own.

With the game still close, Coupeville broke things open in the late going.

The sixth-inning rally started with Wolf frosh Mia Farris getting plunked by a wayward pitch, followed by a thunderous triple off the bat of senior Audrianna Shaw.

From there, a two-bagger from Savina Wells — which narrowly missed being a home run — and singles by Madison McMillan and Gwen Gustafson kept the good times going.

Things really got fun in the seventh, however, with Coupeville raining down eight hits in the frame, including Allie Lucero tagging a moon shot to join the exclusive homer-hittin’ society.

Doubles from Izzy Wells, Farris, and Taylor Brotemarkle didn’t travel quite as far, but also dealt severe damage to South Whidbey’s hopes.

“Late in the game we finally started hitting our stride offensively and got some runs to put the distance on them and put the game away,” said CHS coach Kevin McGranahan.

“We had some good hits when we were being aggressive.”

Saturday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 1 single, 1 double
Mia Farris — 1 double, 1 walk
Gwen Gustafson — 2 singles
Lily Leedy — 1 single
Allie Lucero — 1 single, 1 home run
Maya Lucero — 1 single
Madison McMillan — 1 single, 1 walk
Melanie Navarro — 1 single
Audrianna Shaw — 1 single, 1 triple, 1 walk
Izzy Wells — 3 singles, 1 double
Savina Wells — 2 singles, 1 double

Wolf hurler Izzy Wells whiffed 17 Falcons.

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Diamond dandies caught on film

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, JV, Katrina McGranahan, Maya Nottingham, Softball on March 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris puts some zip on the ball. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The spotlight was all theirs.

With no varsity game on the schedule, the Coupeville High School JV softball sluggers were in charge of the diamond Thursday and responded with a win over visiting Oak Harbor.

Photographer John Fisken, bouncing from site to site, made an appearance, and the pics above and below are courtesy him.

To see more, and ponder the possibility of purchasing some glossy photos to send to Grams and Gramps, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Softball-/SB-2022-03-24-vs-OH/

Katie Marti is too fast for your puny tag.

Softball fans find a new angle from which to scope out the action.

It’s about to be a photo shootout at the OK Corral.

Maya Nottingham pulls in a pop-up.

Don’t mess with the Messner clan!

Wolf coaches Katrina McGranahan and Aaron Lucero plot strategy.

Taylor Brotemarkle rips the cover off the softball.

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“I love seeing the progress they make!”

Posted in Softball, tagged CHS Wolves, JV, Mia Farris, OHHS Wildcats, Softball on March 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Sofia Peters helped out the Coupeville JV softball squad Thursday, with the Wolves beating Island rival Oak Harbor. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Melanie Navarro can’t be contained by your puny walls.

Delighting her home fans, the Coupeville High School slugger cleared the fence for the second time this season, cracking a thunderous three-run homerun to spark the Wolf JV to a 12-11 win over visiting Oak Harbor.

The victory lifts the CHS diamond queens to 2-1, with their triumphs coming against 3A and 2A foes.

Not bad for a lil’ 2B school.

Not that either Wolf softball squad, varsity or JV, enters games worrying about the size of the school their opponents come from.

As always, the Coupeville JV went into play with their eyes firmly set on nabbing a win, something coach Katrina McGranahan loves to see.

“Oak Harbor was a great competitor, and it was awesome to play someone who challenges us,” she said. “Without that challenge we wouldn’t know where we need to work.”

The Wolves rang up five runs in the bottom of the first — with 60% of that total coming around to score on Navarro’s tater — and eventually built an 8-2 lead.

Oak Harbor kept chipping away, however, cutting the margin to 8-7 before surging ahead 11-10 heading into the bottom of the fifth, and final, inning.

Coupeville had an answer, pulling out the win thanks to big blows off the bats of Katie Marti and Jada Heaton.

“Jada had a beautiful shot to deep right field, maybe about two feet from the foul line,” McGranahan said. “It was a great hit and a hit we definitely needed.”

The Wolves rapped out nine hits off of Oak Harbor pitching, but played a complete game, bringing top effort on both sides of the ball.

“Everyone did an amazing job batting, and I think everyone made it on base or hit the ball at least once,” McGranahan said.

“Offense wasn’t the only place we did great things,” she added. “We also were outstanding on defense.”

Wolf catcher Teagan Calkins, already making an impact as an 8th grader, had “two amazing diving tag outs at home plate, which stopped them from scoring any extra runs,” and second-baseman Maya Nottingham “had a great backhand that was deep in the hole!”

McGranahan also praised the play of newcomers Alondra Cruz and Edie Bittner, who “are brand new to the sport and both of them had balls in play.”

A fastball-flinging ace in her own CHS softball days, the JV coach also appreciates seeing young Wolves like Jada Heaton embrace life in the pitcher’s circle.

“Jada is an up-and-coming pitcher,” McGranahan said. “She has been working hard to learn how it’s done and taking it on with a huge smile and a ton of effort.

“Today she had her first game experience as a pitcher, and though it was short lived I think very beneficial for her.

“I’m proud of her and so happy she is willing to learn this difficult position. We will continue to work on it and she will continue to grow and be great.”

Navarro, Heaton, Taylor Brotemarkle, and Marti each collected two hits against the Wildcats, with Mia Farris adding a base-knock to the cause.

“All in all, it was a great game and I love seeing the progress they make,” McGranahan said.

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Crush ’em, but with compassion

Posted in Softball, tagged Allie Lucero, CHS Wolves, La Conner, Mckenna Somes, Northwest League, Softball on March 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Mckenna Somes whacked a pair of hits as Coupeville softball drilled visiting La Conner. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The weather was nice, the offense nicer.

Playing under actual sunshine Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad racked up 14 hits and 13 walks, rolling to a 17-0 win over visiting La Conner.

The victory, coming in the Northwest 2B/1B League opener for the Wolves, lifts them to 1-0 in conference play, 2-1 overall.

Tuesday was a March rarity on the prairie.

No rain. Mild temps. Not even a lil’ gust of wind.

A perfect setting for a full-on beatdown, as Coupeville decimated Brave pitching, ringing up those 17 runs while only coming to the plate four times.

And it could have been much, much worse, but the Wolves danced a fine line between being dominant and not wanting to unnecessarily embarrass their foes.

CHS gave away outs by having runners leave the base early, and shuffled its lineup around, giving all 14 varsity players a chance to shine.

Mission accomplished.

Coupeville pitchers Izzy Wells, Allie Lucero, and Maya Lucero combined to chuck a five-inning no-hitter, with La Conner’s lone runner getting aboard thanks to a two-out walk in the top of the first inning.

Wells struck out nine in three innings of work, with Allie (2) and Maya (1) also recording K’s in their inning of work.

At the plate, the Wolves mashed all day long, with 10 different hitters recording at least one base-knock.

Senior centerfielder Audrianna Shaw provided an early highlight when she led off the bottom of the first with a resounding triple to left field, and the rout was on.

Coupeville put up six runs in the opening frame, with the first half of the tally coming around on a pair of errors and a bases-loaded walk to Sofia Peters.

After that, RBI singles from Melanie Navarro, Violette Huegerich, and Shaw plated another three runs.

The Wolves settled for just a lone run in the second, with Izzy Wells golfing an RBI single to left field after Lily Leedy singled and Madison McMillan walked.

CHS closed things out by tacking on five more runs in both the third and fourth.

Mckenna Somes, who enjoyed a stellar day both hitting at the plate and working behind it as a catcher, delivered a two-run single in the third, while Peters crunched an RBI single to center.

Some of the day’s biggest blows were saved for Coupeville’s final at-bats, with McMillan and Allie Lucero popping triples to deep, dark corners of the playing field.

McMillan’s laser, which skidded off her bat and landed in left field, brought a runner around, while Lucero cleared the bases with a three-run three-bagger to right-center.

Coupeville returns to action this Saturday, Mar. 26, when it travels to South Whidbey for a non-conference bout.

After that, the Wolves play four straight against league foes.

Tuesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 2 walks
Mia Farris — Walk
Gwen Gustafson — Single, walk, RBI
Violette Huegerich — Single, 2 walks, RBI
Lily Leedy — 2 singles
Allie Lucero — Triple, 3 RBI
Maya Lucero — Walk
Madison McMillan — Single, triple, walk, RBI
Melanie Navarro — Single, walk, RBI
Sofia Peters — Single, walk, 2 RBI
Audrianna Shaw — Single, triple, 2 walks, RBI
Mckenna Somes — 2 singles, 2 RBI
Izzy Wells — Single, walk, RBI