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Diamond days never end!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on June 10, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Having just wrapped his second season as a college player, former Wolf Ben Etzell is in town to help the next generation. (John Fisken photos)

   Having just wrapped his second season as a college player, former Wolf Ben Etzell is in town to help the next generation. (John Fisken photos)

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   Oak Harbor’s Jason Bergeron has one thought dancing through his head — get a base hit.

Matt Hilborn

Coupeville’s All-League frosh, Matt Hilborn, gets in some time on the mound.

Taylor Consford

  His target? Temporary teammate Taylor Consford, who normally suits up for OHHS.

Nick Etzell

Wolf young gun Nick Etzell is locked and loaded, and making big bro proud.

Those uniforms, though.

With Coupeville, Oak Harbor and South Whidbey combining for American Legion baseball this summer, the resulting team — the Whidbey Nighthawks — sport a uniform which mixes all of their colors.

It makes for a bright display on the diamond, and in the photos captured by wanderin’ camera clicker John Fisken.

The pics above are courtesy him, and come from Thursday night’s game against Meridian.

To keep Fisken clickin’ along, jump over to his site, take a gander at the many, many other photos he has to offer and consider pulling a few bucks out to buy a glossy pic or three.

It’s the best deal in town.

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Legion-BB-20160609-vs-Meridian/

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No easy losses!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Tiffany Briscoe was back in the lineup Monday. (John Fisken photo)

Tiffany Briscoe was back in the lineup Monday. (John Fisken photo)

Toss the third quarter.

Accept that deal and the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team won a thriller Monday night.

Can I get a show of hands? We’re all fine with that and … South Whidbey doesn’t want to go along with that plan?

Dang.

So, add back in the third quarter, a 22-5 Falcon run spurred by swing player McKenzie Collins, and the folks from Langley strolled off with a 41-26 non-conference win.

The loss dropped the young Wolves to 6-5 on the season.

But, like I said, take away that one quarter, when the varsity-experienced Collins terrorized the Wolf ball-handlers, making off with a series of steals, and it was a nail-biter.

Kailey Kellner kicked things off with a game-opening three-point bomb and the two teams battled through a defensive-minded first half that ended with South Whidbey clinging to a 12-10 lead.

“It was a scrappy back-and-forth game for the first half,” said Wolf coach Amy King. “A lot of shots went up on both ends without many falling.”

The second half was a different affair, as Collins and foul trouble both plagued the Wolves.

An already-thin bench got thinner when point guard Lauren Grove fouled out early in the fourth quarter.

“That hurt us,” King said. “She just started to get pressure on their ball handler and got a few steals, then that last foul came and took her tough defense out of the picture.”

Sparked by the return of Tiffany Briscoe, back after missing several games with an injury, the Wolf defense fought hard all night long.

Kellner had the play of the game with “a firm block that was great! Shook the gym and knocked her to the ground.”

The sophomore paced the Wolves with eight points, seven rebounds and three steals, while Grove, Kyla Briscoe and Lauren Rose chipped in with four points apiece.

Skyler Lawrence knocked down three, Tiffany Briscoe popped for two and Allison Wenzel hit a free throw.

Lawrence hauled down a team-high nine boards, while Wenzel snagged six and Tiffany Briscoe snatched five. Rose (4) and Grove (3) paced the team in steals, with Grove also collecting two blocked shots.

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Rumble in the rain!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

No one gives side eye quite like Julia Myers. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

No one gives side eye quite like Julia Myers. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Let the smack-talkin’ flow from your heart, brothers and sisters.

It may be non-conference. That doesn’t matter.

When the bus departs Langley and heads up the Island today, destination Cow Town and the gym that resides at the heart of it, it is rivalry night.

Four games, one night to claim Whidbey supremacy.

On one side, the red and black. On the other, the blue and white.

Coupeville vs. South Whidbey. One rumble for the fate of the known universe.

In the big gym, it’s boys’ varsity at 5:15, followed by the girls at 7.

Flip the order and jump across the hallway to the middle school gym, and you have the JV schedule.

The night features the team with the best record on the Island (the Wolf girls at 7-4) and the next three best (Wolf boys at 3-7, Falcon boys and girls at 3-8 each).

And yes, Oak Harbor sits up there next to the navy base. I’m aware of that.

I’m also aware its varsity teams are a combined 2-19, so not a whole lot of people are watching them right now. At least with their eyes open.

If you want basketball, if you want war, you’ll be in Coupeville and your butt will be in the bleachers.

Wolf Nation or Falcon faithful, bring the noise. This one’s personal.

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“All I want this year is to win!!”

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on August 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Lathom Kelley (John Fisken photo)

Lathom Kelley (John Fisken photo)

In just under 24 hours Coupeville High School will kick off a new fall sports season with the first day of football practice.

The Wolves hit the practice field 1 PM Wednesday, starting two-a-days.

Opening night is Sept. 5, when South Whidbey comes to town.

While the two schools are now in different leagues, with CHS jumping from the 1A/2A Cascade Conference to the 1A Olympic League, the game is still for Island bragging rights and possession of The Bucket for the next year.

One of the players most excited to get on the field and start is Wolf junior Lathom Kelley.

As a freshman, he and his teammates went to Langley and claimed the trophy, while last year The Bucket went back South after the Falcons won a foggy battle in Cow Town.

Kelley’s thoughts on this, Football Eve:

I’m very excited for football this year.

I won’t lie, having South Whidbey as our first game this year is going to be a great way to start off our season.

Through my past years in football I have noticed a lack of excitement, but I’m hoping that this year, being in a new league and kicking South Whidbey’s butt for our first game, will raise the level of excitement and effort throughout the season.

I am pretty big on practicing how you play, so these next two weeks are going to be very difficult with two-a-days and gold card sales (get ahold of me if you want one!).

All I want this year is to win.

Freshman year we won two games, sophomore we won four. This year I want all of them to be wins.

What I want more than anything, though, is to have every single person on the team to want it as bad as I do.

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Falcon grad walks hard for kids!!

Posted in Fundraisers, Whidbey's Best, tagged , , on August 5, 2014| 1 Comment »

Cameron Coupe (left) and Alexander Roman, out on their trek. (Photo from Walk for Seattle Children's Facebook page)

Cameron Coupe (left) and Alexander Roman, out on their trek. (Photo from Walk for Seattle Children’s Facebook page)

Defying his last name, Cameron Coupe spent his high school years starring for sports teams outside of Cow Town.

He and his family lived on the South end of the Island, and Coupe played soccer and football for the Falcons, graduating in 2013.

Let’s not hold that against him.

He might not have been a Wolf, but he’s a good guy and that shines through brightly with what he and fellow Washington State University student Alexander “Zan” Roman are doing this summer.

The pair decided to walk from Seattle to New York to raise money for health causes close to their lives.

Coupe is trying to bring in donations for Seattle Children’s Hospital to honor the memory of his cousin Katie, who fought through two battles with cancer there.

Roman’s charity is the hospital’s Autism Center. He has an older brother who is autistic.

To follow the pair’s journey across America, you can hop over to their Facebook page, where they provide updates:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Walk-For-Seattle-Childrens/1553080564917191

Or, take a look at their site, where you can get all their pertinents and (if you feel like it) donate to the cause:

http://www.walkforseattlechildrens.com/

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