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Rumble in the rain!!

Posted in Football, Middle School, tagged , , , , on September 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The big stare down. (John Fisken photos)

The big stare down. (John Fisken photos)

Chris Battaglia rumbles for big yardage.

Chris Battaglia rumbles for big yardage.

Luke Martin wants the ball ... now.

Luke Martin wants the ball … now.

Wolf coach Bob Martin channels his inner Mike Ditka during his pregame talk.

Wolf coach Bob Martin channels his inner Mike Ditka during his pregame talk.

Sean Toomey-Stout hauls in a reception.

Sean Toomey-Stout hauls in a reception.

Team tackling at its finest.

Team tackling at its finest.

Ignoring the sporadic rain drops Wednesday, the Coupeville Middle School football squad played its lone home game of the season, falling 20-12 to Sultan.

The Wolves jumped out to a quick 12-0 lead in the season opener on two touchdown runs by Chris Battaglia.

The eighth grader pounded in on runs of 20+ and 40+ yards to stake CMS to the advantage, before the visiting Turks rallied with a strong air game.

Clicking away between the rain drops was travelin’ photo man John Fisken, and the photos above are courtesy him.

To see more (and possibly purchase some — part of the proceeds goes to fund scholarships for CHS senior student athletes) head over to:

http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf356e687a8a

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Wolves ravage Sultan!!

Posted in Football, Middle School, tagged , , , on September 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Shawn Toomey-Stout (Melissa Losey photos)

Sean Toomey-Stout scored twice in his debut as a Wolf. (Janie Keilwitz photos)

Trevor Bell (40)

Trevor Bell (40), Toomey-Stout and Koa Davison (64).

Football mom Janie Kielwitz gets into the game.

Football mom Janie Keilwitz gets into the game with a selfie.

CMS fans let their feeling be known.

CMS fans let their feeling be known.

New year, almost new team, and so far, so good.

Getting a jump on the high school squad by a day, the Coupeville Middle School football team swept both of its games Thursday at a jamboree in Sultan.

Seventh grader Sean Toomey-Stout, making his debut as a gridiron warrior, scored two touchdowns, while quarterback Shane Losey was a two-way terror, hauling in an interception on defense.

Along for the ride was proud mama Melissa Losey, who snapped the pics above.

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“Great game for our boys!!”

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on May 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Clay Reilly, strikeout king and photo bomber. (John Fisken photo)

Clay Reilly, strikeout king and photo bomber. (John Fisken photo)

They finally got back on the field, plus got fed.

So, even if the Coupeville High School JV baseball squad ultimately lost its season finale Friday, falling 12-7 at Sultan, it was a feel-good loss.

“Great game for our boys,” said Wolf coach Willie Smith. “Ended up losing, but oh, what a game!”

The mere fact they were playing was a bonus, as injuries to a thin CHS varsity roster forced the last two JV games to be cancelled. With several JV players being called on for varsity time, there simply wasn’t enough bodies to field a full nine.

But this day they saw the field and put on a show, earning a bevy of nicknames from the ol’ ball coach.

On the mound, Johnny “Just give me the ball, coach” Thurston started and threw three solid innings, with a mix of “fastballs, curveballs, and menacing smiles.”

Jimmy “Mix and match” Myers, making his pitching debut, and Clay “Rack ’em up and mow ’em down” Reilly came on in relief, with Reilly throwing straight heat in his first mound duty in seven years.

At the plate, Myers kicked things off, smoking an RBI double that plated Thurston.

The Wolves then got run-happy in the sixth, scoring six more.

Tim “The Terminator” Goss walked and scored on an RBI single from Gabe Wynn.

Jake Davis crunched a two-run single and Goss, in a return to the plate, stroked an RBI single of his own.

With the JV game being played after the two school’s met in a varsity game, it was a long afternoon in the Sultan sun. Afterwards, the locals stepped up and fed everyone, which impressed Smith.

“Great day, two great games, then the Turks fed the boys with a barbecue in a show of class and sportsmanship and sent us on our way.”

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It’s Turk poundin’ time!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on April 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »

(John Fisken photo)

Left to right, CHS coach Willie Smith and seniors Jake Tumblin, Kurtis Smith, Ben Etzell, Wade Schaef and Morgan Payne. (John Fisken photo)

Sultan just wants the season to end.

As the Turks run out the string on a winless high school baseball campaign, they are the perfect team to help Coupeville recapture that winning feeling.

And the Wolves have taken advantage so far, rolling to back-to-back victories to climb back to .500 as the playoffs loom on the horizon.

Wednesday, it was a 10-3 romp at home for CHS, with sophomore hurler CJ Smith throwing wicked heat and fanning a career-high 10 batters.

Smith scattered five hits, walked just one and dominated the Turks from start to finish.

“CJ was very solid on the mound,” said Coupeville coach Willie Smith. “It was great to see him get back in the groove and be dominant on the mound.”

With the pitchin’ poppin’, the Wolf bats came out blazin’ in support.

Jake Tumblin ripped three hits, including a standup double, stole two bases, scored three runs and knocked in a run to kick-start things off at the top of the lineup.

“He is really starting to set the table for our guys and get in a groove offensively for us,” said Willie Smith.

The Wolves jumped on Sultan for four in the third and three more in the sixth to blow things wide open.

In the third Coupeville slapped together four straight hits to chase the Turks starter. Tumblin, Kurtis Smith, Ben Etzell and Aaron Trumbull all had the sweet swing going.

The later rally was started, once again, by leadoff man Tumblin, who slapped a single, then teamed with freshman Clay Reilly, who had walked, on a double steal.

Etzell crushed a two-run double to the deepest, darkest region of center, then scored himself when Sultan bobbled a hard-hit grounder by Josh Bayne.

The Wolves continue a wild, five-games-in-six-days week when they host Granite Falls Thursday in a makeup of a game rained out earlier in the season. Coupeville travels to Sultan Friday, then Lakewood Saturday, before beginning postseason play next week.

Now 8-8 overall, 7-8 in Cascade Conference play, the Wolves will be the #2 seed among league 1A teams for the district playoffs.

South Whidbey clinched the top seed with a 5-4 win over Granite Falls Wednesday.

The Falcons are 11-6 in league play, with one game left to play, and even if CHS swept its final three, the best it could finish would be 10-8 in the Cascade Conference.

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Turks denied!!

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged , , , , , on April 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Keegan Korteum (18) and Gunnar Langvold (red headband) battle for CHS earlier this season. (John Fisken photo)

  Keegan Korteum (18) and Gunnar Langvold (red headband) battle for CHS earlier this season. (John Fisken photo)

The goals keep coming, and so do the wins.

Unlike last season, in which a scoring freeze sent the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer team to an 0-11 start, this year the Wolves have scored in each of their first five games.

It happened again Friday night, as Abraham Leyva and Sean Donley punched in goals and CHS romped to a 2-1 win in overtime against visiting Sultan.

The victory improved the Wolves to 3-2 overall (tying their win total from a season ago, when they finished 3-14) and 2-2 in Cascade Conference play.

With three 1A schools fighting for two playoff berths, the win left Coupeville tied with King’s (3-3, 2-2) for the second slot. South Whidbey (5-1) is 3-1 in league play, but their only loss came at the hands of the Wolves.

Both goals Friday were set up by sophomore Zane Bundy, with Leyva’s score lifting the sophomore out of a tie with Bundy and back into the team scoring lead with four goals.

The game-winner in OT was the first time Donley, a senior captain, had found the back of the net this season.

Junior Joel Walstad got the win in goal, backed by a gritty defense anchored by senior Brett Arnold.

The Wolves have an interesting week ahead of them, traveling to first-place Archbishop Thomas Murphy (5-0, 4-0) Tuesday, then hosting last-place Granite Falls (0-5, 0-4) Friday.

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