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Quiet bats sting hardball squad

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on May 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Jayden Little comes up firing. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The bats came up empty.

Three South Whidbey pitchers combined to toss a no-hitter Saturday in Langley, sending the Coupeville High School baseball squad tumbling to a 10-0 loss in a game mercy-ruled in the sixth inning.

The non-conference defeat drops the Wolves to 6-11 overall as they prep for their final regular season series.

CHS will play two next week against Northwest 2B/1B League leader Mount Vernon Christian, hitting the road to the mainland Tuesday before welcoming the Hurricanes to Cow Town Thursday.

The finale is Senior Night, when the Wolves will recognize Landon Roberts and Jesus Madrigal for their contributions to the program.

Saturday’s tilt between next door neighbors featured both teams using a three-man pitching rotation.

Wolf hurlers Camden Glover, Trent Thule (making his varsity mound debut), and Roberts combined for eight strikeouts, but Coupeville was stung by five errors in the field.

Meanwhile, Falcon pitchers Malachi Pierson, Sage Northup, and Grady Davis prevented CHS from collecting a single base knock, limiting the visitors to four walks while K’ing up 12 batters.

CHS coach Steve Hilborn didn’t have many runners arrive at third Saturday afternoon.

With South Whidbey playing error-free ball behind its pitching staff, the Wolves had limited runners and never got any of them close to scoring.

Coop Cooper got a free pass in the top of the first, Glover nabbed one in the sixth, and Coupeville put Carson Grove and Jayden Little aboard in the second on back-to-back walks.

But that was it for the Wolves, with 13 straight hitters being retired between the walks to Little and Glover.

South Whidbey, which improved to 9-8 with the win, chipped away at the plate all day, pushing three across in the first inning and another run in the second.

Two more runners tapped the plate in the fourth to push the lead out to 6-0, before the Falcons ended things prematurely with another four runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Tom Fallon’s hometown team racked up nine base hits, with Northup, Pierson, and Aiden Aburto Flores each smacking a double to lead the way.

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Homer-happy Wolves romp to rivalry rout

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , on May 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Teagan Calkins and her weapon of choice. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

These Wolves carry big bats, and they know how to use them.

Belting nine extra-base hits Friday, including three out-of-the-park home runs, the Coupeville High School softball squad decimated host South Whidbey 15-3.

The non-conference victory, brought to a close after five torrid innings by the ten-run mercy rule, lifts CHS to 16-1 heading into its regular-season finale.

That game is set for Tuesday, May 6 in Coupeville, with former league rival Granite Falls visiting as the Wolves celebrate Senior Night for Chloe Marzocca, Madison McMillan, Jada Heaton, Mia Farris, and Taylor Brotemarkle.

Coupeville’s seniors are exiting in style. (Ava Lucero photo)

The sage veterans, and their very-ready-for-prime-time younger teammates, are part of one of just two teams in 2B with only a single loss this season.

That lone blemish was a 5-4 defeat to 3A Oak Harbor, way back on March 15, and everything after it has been good times.

Case in point, Friday’s clash with a very-solid Falcon diamond squad, which sits at 8-8 after its loss.

While South Whidbey, a 1A school, may have a bigger student body than CHS, the Wolves run deep in talent.

Freshman hurler Adeline Maynes, already an ace in her second high school diamond campaign, was firing BB’s Friday, whiffing nine while scattering just three hits.

And she got solid defense from her support crew, for the most part, with middle infielders Sydney Van Dyke and Brotemarkle gunning down runners to cap things in the final inning.

Home run hitters (left to right) Mia Farris, Madison McMillan, and Sydney Van Dyke marinate in the moment. (Ava Lucero photo)

But it’s the bats which once again captivated the always-enthusiastic Wolf fan base, as Aaron Lucero’s sluggers made contact, and drove through the ball with a vengeance time and again.

Coupeville scored in every inning, jumping on the Falcons for four runs in the top of the first to set the stage.

Walks to Brotemarkle and McMillan mingled with base knocks for Teagan Calkins, Van Dyke, and Haylee Armstrong, and the Wolves were off to the races.

But the biggest blows were yet to come.

Mia Farris was the first to strike, crushing a two-out solo shot in the second.

It was her second over-the-fence tater in as many days, as she also went yard Thursday while on Orcas Island.

Coupeville pushed two more runs across in the third to get the lead out to 7-0, then had its one brief burp of the afternoon.

South Whidbey took advantage of a brief defensive letdown to net three runs, before Maynes dug in and declared, “No more for you.”

She retired the final seven Falcon hitters, with the last out a decisive strikeout to set off a team-wide celebration.

“This ball ain’t coming back. Ever.” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Back at the plate, the Wolves threw down four runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to stretch the margin back out, with Van Dyke and McMillan joining “Mia the Magnificent” in the “I love the longball” club.

Van Dyke sent a two-run missile screaming out to left, clearing the fence for the first time in a varsity game, while McMillan’s mammoth shot — a bases-clearing grand slam — almost made it over to South Whidbey’s football stadium.

“Maddie’s was a smash,” Aaron Lucero said. “She got every ounce of that ball.

“I think it was still rising as it left the park.”

During the high school season, they may wear different uniforms, but when summer arrives, they unite and strike as the Island Vipers. (Grant Van Dyke photo)

While Coupeville and South Whidbey are not currently in the same league, or classification, as in many past years, the rivalry always remains important for bragging rights.

“There are certain teams that I get just a bit more excited for, and they’re one of them,” Aaron Lucero said with a smile.

“I know most of their team from summer ball and they have solid players. Excited for our team.”

 

Friday stats:

Capri Anter — One double
Haylee Armstrong — Two singles, one triple
Taylor Brotemarkle — One double, one walk
Teagan Calkins — Two singles, two doubles
Mia Farris — One double, one home run, one walk
Jada Heaton — One walk
Adeline Maynes — One walk
Madison McMillan — One home run, one walk
Sydney Van Dyke — Two singles, one home run

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Scrappy netters fight for every point

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , , on April 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Delanie Lewis eyeballs her opponent. (Jackie Saia photos)

They are tantalizingly close to a breakthrough.

While the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team is 0-5 this season, the Wolves have been one match away from winning as a team almost every time out.

Friday was a similar tale, with CHS sweeping the singles showdowns at South Whidbey, but being narrowly edged in the doubles bouts and falling 3-2.

One of those doubles matches went the full three sets, as well, with the Falcons, a traditional tennis power in the region, escaping by the slimmest of advantages.

“We did so great!” said Coupeville coach Starla Seal.

“Tenley (Stuurmans) did amazing and held her composure, Dahlia (Miller) also, and really both of them came back their second set to shut it down.

“Kauri (Hamilton) and Brynn (Parker) were so close to winning (at second doubles).”

Brynn Parker chases down a shot.

With dry weather predicted for the week ahead, the Wolves will host a pair of matches on their home courts.

King’s comes to Coupeville Tuesday, April 15 for a non-conference rumble, before Friday Harbor visits April 18 for the second of four showdowns between Northwest 2B/1B League rivals this season.

 

Friday’s results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans won 6-4, 6-2

2nd Singles — Dahlia Miller won 7-5, 6-2

1st Doubles — Ember Light/Mila Light lost 6-1, 6-1

2nd Doubles — Brynn Parker/Kauri Hamilton lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

3rd Doubles — Delanie Lewis/Ember Light lost 4-0, 4-0

 

JV:

4th Doubles — Chloe Ferguson/Rowan Stoner lost 4-0, 4-0

5th Doubles — Samantha Wallace/Hailey Goldman lost 4-0, 4-1

6th Doubles — Savannah Coxsey/Ashley Wells lost 4-0, 4-0

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Hardball squad learns under fire

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 29, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Landon Roberts, seen here with Aunt Stephanie Blas, tossed two shutout innings Saturday. (Kevin Blas photo)

Can’t score? Can’t win.

It’s a reality in the baseball world, and one that a very inexperienced Coupeville High School team has come to appreciate.

Coming off back-to-back trips to the state tourney, the Wolves find themselves with a thin roster full of largely new-to-the-game players, which is a big part of why the squad has failed to push a run across in five of six games.

The latest loss came Saturday, with Coupeville falling 13-0 to visiting South Whidbey in a non-conference rumble shortened to five innings by the mercy rule.

Having been outscored 63-3 this season, the Wolves now have some time off, with Spring Break keeping them out of games until a trip to Darrington arrives April 8.

Saturday’s island rivalry clash was decided in the middle part of the game, with South Whidbey tossing five runs on the board in the top of the second, then another eight in the third.

Landon Roberts came on to toss two scoreless innings of relief, and he and starting pitcher Carson Grove combined for seven strikeouts on the afternoon.

The Wolves had runners aboard in every inning but couldn’t come up with a game-altering hit.

After two-out singles by Camden Glover and Jayden Little across the first two frames, CHS started the third strongly.

Phin Rhodes cracked a single, followed by Roberts lacing a base knock, but that was where the rally stopped as a strikeout and a double play denied the Wolves.

All total, Coupeville had seven baserunners (six hits, one walk), while the visitors racked up 14 hits and five walks while taking advantage of three Wolf errors.

Collier Honold paced the Falcons with three hits, while his teammates rapped out four doubles.

Grady Davis recorded a pair of two-baggers, with Levi Batchelor and Malachi Pierson also whacking extra base hits for Tom Fallon’s South Whidbey squad, which got to 2-3 with the victory.

 

Saturday stats:

Camden Glover — One single
Carson Grove — One single
Jayden Little — One single
Phin Rhodes — Two singles
Landon Roberts — One single
Trent Thule — One walk

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Falcon ace nabs All-State invite

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on February 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Cody Redford rambles for yardage. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Rock will be repped at the season’s last game.

While no Coupeville or Oak Harbor players made the cut this year, South Whidbey senior quarterback Cody Redford has been selected to participate in the Earl Barden Classic.

The game, which goes down June 21 in Yakima, is an all-star event featuring seniors from 2A, 1A, 2B, and 1B football programs.

In the past, Coupeville stars such as Mike Bagby, Dominic Coffman, Josh Bayne, and Ryan Labrador have received the call.

Redford, a dual threat both as a runner and passer, led South Whidbey to back-to-back wins in the annual Bucket Game with Coupeville the past two seasons, and is currently playing basketball for the Falcons.

Among his projected teammates at the summer game, if everyone accepts their invite, are gridiron stars from two-time 2A state champ Anacortes, as well as 2B powers Onalaska and Napavine.

Also on the West roster are players from two other 1A teams Coupeville played this past fall — Klahowya and Cedar Park Christian-Bothell.

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