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Standings spring to life

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, standings, tagged , , , , on March 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Allie Lucero unleashes the flame-thrower. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s Darrington’s league. For the moment.

With spring sports action still kicking into gear, there have been only two games so far in which Northwest 2B/1B League teams squared off in a conference clash.

Both of those bouts, one on the baseball diamond and one on the softball field, went to the Loggers, who swept La Conner.

So, as we publish our first look at spring sports standings, everything is coming up roses for Darrington.

Now, there are still a lot of games left to play, so maybe don’t go to Vegas and bet the farm on the Loggers just yet.

Coupeville, for one, is scheduled to play its first NWL games this coming week, with baseball, softball, and girls tennis all set to start climbing up the standings ladder.

Baseball gets two league games, hosting La Conner Tuesday, then travelling to Concrete Friday.

Wolf baseball coaches ponder life.

Softball has a split, hosting La Conner Tuesday as well, before hitting the road for a non-conference game Saturday at South Whidbey.

Rounding out the CHS spring teams which keep win/loss records, the netters (weather permitting) have a non-league road trip to Oak Harbor Wednesday.

Wolf tennis then turns right back around and hosts Friday Harbor — the only other NWL team to play the sport — Thursday.

Where things sit through Mar. 20:

 

Northwest League baseball:

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

 

Northwest League girls tennis:

School League Overall
Coupeville 0-0 0-0
Friday Harbor 0-0 0-0

 

Northwest League softball:

School League Overall
Darrington 1-0 1-1
Coupeville 0-0 1-1
Friday Harbor 0-0 0-1
Orcas Island 0-0 0-1
La Conner 0-1 0-1

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Wright a stat machine

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Sarah Wright continues to pile up stats on the college softball diamond.

They exited with a win.

Capping a trip to Texas, the Sewanee: University of the South softball squad split a doubleheader with the University of Dallas Saturday afternoon.

Coupeville grad Sarah Wright helped spark the Tigers, who dropped the opener 7-2, then won the nightcap 10-2.

The former Wolf star smacked a pair of hits and scampered around the basepaths, stepping on home plate to score three times in the twin-bill.

The split lifts Sewanee to 3-17 on the season and sends it off on another adventure.

Wright and Co., who attend classes in Tennessee, head to Rome, Georgia Mar. 26-27 for a three-game series with Berry College.

Those games are league contests, while the matchup with Dallas was a non-conference affair.

Wright, a junior at Sewanee, is finally getting a chance to play a complete season after year one and two were shortened by the pandemic.

Coupeville’s progeny is first on her team in home runs (2), RBI (10), runs (11), total bases (24), and at-bats (60), while being second in hits (15) and third in doubles (3).

The CHS Valedictorian back in the day, Wright is majoring in politics at Sewanee.

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Wright loves the long ball

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Sarah Wright smashed her fourth college home run Thursday in Texas. (Photo property Sewanee softball)

Sarah Wright enjoys hittin’ dingers.

The softball sensation whacked a bunch of round-trippers during her days at Coupeville High School, and nothing has changed during her time in college.

Wright went yard for the second time this season Thursday, as she and her Sewanee: University of the South teammates dueled with Austin College in Texas.

And while the Tigers fell 7-3 and 8-0, the former Wolf keeps adding to her impressive stat totals.

Wright leads Sewanee in home runs (2), RBI (10), and runs scored (8) this season, and is second on the squad in hits (13) and doubles (3).

Thursday’s home run was the fourth of her college career for the Tiger catcher, now in her junior season.

Sewanee, which sits at 2-16 on the season, returns to action Saturday, when it plays another doubleheader, this one at the University of Dallas.

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“I’m so very proud of them”

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Lily Leedy smacked a pair of hits Wednesday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

More runs than there are stars in heaven.

Or close, at least.

Despite playing just five innings Wednesday, the JV softball teams from Coupeville and Lynden Christian combined to rack up an impressive 35 combined runs.

And, if we believe the scoreboard, the host Lyncs escaped with an 18-17 win.

But if we go with the scorebook, we actually come away with a 36th run, and an 18-18 tie.

Intrigue!

Mystery!!

A possible miscarriage of justice and…

OK, I’m being told Coupeville coach Katrina McGranahan isn’t all that worried about the final score and is much more focused on the improvement and hustle she saw from her young players.

Which is why the former CHS Female Athlete of the Year is well on her way to being a softball coaching guru, and I’m over here using a magnifying glass to decipher conspiracies behind squiggles of ink on a scorebook page.

For McGranahan, the on-field results are what matters most.

“Lynden Christian is a great and solid team; hats off to them,” she said. “I do not think they expected us to come out and give them a run for their money.

“All in all it was a great game.

“I told the girls that I wanted them to figure out a team goal for the game and they came up with effort. If you ask me, they definitely made that goal. I’m so very proud of them.”

Freshman Mia Farris had a busy day, bouncing from varsity to JV, and she stalked the pitcher’s circle for the young Wolves.

“Mia did a great job,” McGranahan said. “It’s definitely hard to go from one game to another with little warm up pitching-wise, but she handled it well.”

Coupeville swung big bats, with 8th grader Teagan Calkins bopping a double and Melanie Navarro walloping a dinger.

“Melanie definitely got ahold of one and it left the park, no questions asked,” McGranahan said. “She has put in so much work and effort, and it’s great to finally see it paying off for her.

“She was also a key player on defense — stopping balls at first, not allowing them to get extra bases.”

Lily Leedy added a pair of singles, while Chloe Marzocca smashed a base-knock as well.

Violette Huegerich and Jada Heaton topped the Wolves with three walks apiece, Katie Marti walked and scored, and two brand-new players brought a smile to their coach’s face.

“Camryn (Clark) and Edie (Bittner) both had great games,” McGranahan said.

“This is a hard sport to walk into and learn, but they are taking it on with a smile.

“Edie even surprised me by sliding into second base! WOW, that’s awesome just thinking about it.”

Teagan Calkins cracked a double and scored twice.

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Sluggers hang tough with top foe

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on March 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Savina Wells had three hits, including a home run, in her second high school softball game. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not all losses are the same.

Yes, the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad fell 8-5 at Lynden Christian Wednesday, but there’s more at stake here than just the final score.

While the non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 1-1 on the still-young season, getting to play a bigger school — and one that is a sports powerhouse — is the kind of challenge CHS coach Kevin McGranahan craves.

Unlike last season — when there were no playoffs and no non-conference games — and unlike the season before — which was simply erased by the pandemic — the 2022 Wolves get a chance to flex their muscles against big-time foes.

That should help tremendously when Coupeville chases a return to the state tourney.

Wednesday the Wolves squared off with a school coming off of a girls basketball state title, in a game played in a town where wins are highly valued.

And take one inning out, and Coupeville likely heads home with a victory.

“We played seven innings of up and down softball tonight,” McGranahan said. “(The score) is deceiving.

“We started out strong and fell apart in one inning, giving up runs on a bunch of errors,” he added. “We take out those errors and we win, but unfortunately the errors still count.”

Coupeville drew first blood, pushing across a run in the top of the first thanks to some prime-time two-out hitting from Savina and Izzy Wells.

The freshman catcher punched a single, then came around to score when her big sis whacked an RBI double.

Izzy Wells played strongly on both sides of the ball against a tough foe.

A day after obliterating South Whidbey, Izzy Wells was strong in the pitcher’s circle again, and the game was knotted at 1-1 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning.

That was where Coupeville’s gloves went on strike, with a series of bobbled balls allowing Lynden to blitz the scoreboard for six runs.

The Lyncs added another run in the fifth to stretch their lead out to 8-1, but the Wolves dug in and gave their hosts some heart palpitations before things were done.

CHS sprang back to life with a three-run rally in the sixth, getting base-hits from Audrianna Shaw, Savina Wells, Madison McMillan, and Taylor Brotemarkle.

Not done just yet, Savina Wells came back around in the seventh to launch her first high school home run, a two-out solo shot which capped a three-hit day for the fab frosh.

Sparked by the round-tripper, the Wolves brought the tying run to the plate, thanks to back-to-back walks to Izzy Wells and McMillan, before Lynden escaped with the win.

The Wolves, who started four freshmen in the game, with Mia Farris joining McMillan, Brotemarkle, and Savina Wells, return to action Mar. 22, when they host La Conner in their league opener.

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