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Glover unleashes on Falcons

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on May 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover is Mr. RBI. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It took less than 48 hours to get some sweet, sweet revenge.

Playing for the second time in three days, the Coupeville High School baseball team toppled visiting South Whidbey 8-4 Wednesday, earning a season split in JV games between the next-door neighbors.

It was a nice bounce back for the Wolves after they fell 6-3 Monday to the Falcons.

CHS doesn’t have a complete nine-man JV roster, so a couple of different younger varsity players saw action in each rumble, and one of them was the big star Wednesday afternoon.

Sophomore slugger Camden Glover, who didn’t play Monday, reached base four times, drove home four runs, and was a holy terror every time he had a bat in his hand or was let loose on the basepaths.

Toss in strong work on the mound by the duo of Landon Roberts and Jack Farrell, who combined for nine strikeouts, and South Whidbey spent much of the day in a hole.

The Falcons actually led, briefly, at 1-0, thanks to a walk and a Wolf error, but then Coupeville surged ahead for good.

The Wolves knotted the score at 1-1 thanks to an RBI single from Glover, then tacked on three runs in the bottom of the third to snatch the lead for good.

Roberts bashed a single to get things going, with Carson Grove walking, before Glover (who else?) smoked a two-run double to left field.

The Falcons hung tough, slicing the lead down to 4-3, but the Wolves had a solid response at every turn.

Glover unleashed his third base knock of the game in the bottom of the fifth, plating two more runs, then came in to score on an error.

Coupeville’s final run featured Easton Green singling, scooting to second on a Falcon error, stealing third, then sprinting home on an RBI groundout off of the bat of Dylan Robinett.

Seven of the 11 Wolves to see action Wednesday reached base, while Aidyn McDermott, Nathan Niewald, Jayden Little, and Farrell put together solid at-bats as well.

 

Wednesday stats:

Camden Glover — One double, two singles
Easton Green — One single, one walk
Carson Grove — One walk
Jack Porter — One single
Johnny Porter — One single
Landon Roberts — One single
Dylan Robinett — One walk

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Falcons nip Wolves, but Grove impressive

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on April 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Johnny Porter reached base three times Monday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“That’s the future of Coupeville baseball right there.”

Wolf JV diamond coach Jon Roberts, like the fans in the stands Monday, came away impressed with the pitching performance of 8th grader Carson Grove.

While the CHS bullpen couldn’t hold the lead, letting visiting South Whidbey slip away with a 6-3 win, the first five innings were a testament to the bright future of one of Coupeville’s youngest players.

With the Wolves playing their first JV game of the season, Grove, who has also seen time both on the mound and at second base for the high school varsity squad, proved to be the star attraction.

After giving up back-to-back infield singles to open the game, he held South Whidbey hitless, striking out five and exiting with a 2-1 lead.

The Falcons scratched out that lone run in the top of the first, but Grove emphatically ended things with a K and a groundout to shortstop Jack Farrell.

Coupeville had opportunities to knot the game up in both the first and second, but stranded runners.

Johnny Porter crunched a two-out double to right in the first, but couldn’t get past third, while two walks and a Farrell single went for naught in the second as South Whidbey gunned down a runner at third.

With Grove holding the visitors in check, Coupeville finally broke through, tying the game in the third, before going ahead in the fourth.

The first run was thanks to the nimble baserunning of Aiden O’Neill, who walked, stole two bags, then shot home on a passed ball to make it 1-1.

CHS claimed the lead at 2-1 in the fourth when Aidyn McDermott and Jayden Little stroked back-to-back base knocks, with the latter of those crashing down deep in left field.

Grove wrapped up his five innings of work by stranding two runners in the top of the fifth, ending his pitching performance with a crowd-pleasing strikeout.

South Whidbey broke through after his departure from the mound, scoring two in the sixth to retake the lead at 3-2, then pushing three across in the seventh after Coupeville retied the game.

Like O’Neill before him, Jack Porter provided run #3 for the Wolves thanks to a walk, two stolen bases and a mad dash to home when a pitch hit dirt and kicked away from the Falcon catcher.

Down to their final out, with no one aboard in the bottom of the seventh, Coupeville almost pulled off yet another comeback.

O’Neill eked out a free pass the hard way, followed by Grove and Johnny Porter being plunked to juice the bags.

The stage was set for a potential grand slam walk-off win, but it wasn’t to be.

South Whidbey went back to the bullpen and their fourth and final pitcher, freshman Ian Leon, ended the game with a strikeout as an already cold prairie turned downright dank and dark.

The two JV teams were originally slated to play again Wednesday, this time on the South end, but that was scratched at the last second due to transportation issues.

 

Monday stats:

Jack Farrell — One single
Carson Grove — One walk
Jayden Little — One single, two walks
Aidyn McDermott — One single, one walk
Aiden O’Neill — Two walks
Jack Porter — One walk
Johnny Porter — One double, two walks
Dylan Robinett — One walk

 

UPDATE 4/30: 

Wednesday’s game is back on, but in Coupeville.

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Back to aces, back to volleys

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged , , , , on April 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Tenley Stuurmans, just an 8th grader, and already an ace. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s been a while, but they’re back.

Returning to the court after nearly three weeks off, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team slugged it out with host South Whidbey Wednesday afternoon.

While the high-flying Falcons cruised to a 5-0 varsity win, the plucky, rebuilding Wolves did win two JV matches.

In a season where every match will be on the road for the Coupeville netters, as they wait for new courts to be finished, the Wolves are 0-3 but gaining valuable experience with every set.

CHS is slated to play six more matches, with their next road trip to Friday Harbor April 17.

Baylie Kuschnereit, the wily Falcon veteran, slaps a winner.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

Varsity:

1st Singles — Tenley Stuurmans lost to Baylie Kuschnereit 6-2, 7-5

2nd Singles — Kaitlyn Leavell lost to Catie Beech 6-0, 6-0

3rd Singles — Skylar Parker lost to Josie Ploof 6-3, 6-3

1st Doubles — Kauri Hamilton/Sofia Phay lost to Kalku Alexander/Olivia Livingstone 6-1, 6-2

2nd Doubles — Delanie Lewis/Rafaela Silva De Campos Conceicao lost to Thea Williams/Rayne O’Neill 6-2, 7-6(9-7)

 

JV:

4th Singles — Leavell lost to Nicole Parker 8-1

5th Singles — Stuurmans beat O’Neill 8-2

3rd Doubles — Hamilton/Phay lost to Olivia Martin/Robin Jones 8-4

4th Doubles — Lewis/Silva De Campos Conceicao beat Alex Einstein/Ashlynn Swenson 8-6

 

To see more photos from this match, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Tennis-2024/GT-2024-04-10-at-South-Whidbey

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Diamond men ready for a break

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on March 30, 2024| Leave a Comment »

It’s been that kind of season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Time to step back and take a deep breath.

Coming off a 14-1 loss to visiting South Whidbey Saturday, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad sits at 3-6 on the season.

But the defeat to their Island rivals, while it stings, came in a non-conference rumble.

The Wolves are 2-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play and just a game out of first place with eight more conference clashes ahead on the schedule.

In other words, there are days when Coupeville’s diamond men play really solid ball. And a few when things don’t necessarily go in the direction they intend.

So, with spring break arriving, it’s a perfect time for the Wolves to get some rest, let things go for a bit, then get back at it on the other side.

CHS returns to action April 8 with a home non-conference game with Sultan, then plays eight of its final nine against NWL rivals.

When the Wolves return to play, they’ll likely be focused on cutting down defensive errors and increasing scoring opportunities.

Both of which stung Coupeville Saturday, as five errors and 16 walks allowed South Whidbey to pile up some runs.

While the Wolves were also outhit 5-3, the hometown heroes put runners on base in every inning.

Unfortunately, the guys in red and black didn’t bring anyone all the way around the basepaths until they scraped out a late run in the bottom of the fifth, and final, inning.

Before then, the Wolves put two runners on base in the first, second, and third, and a solo man aboard in the fourth.

But Coupeville kept on missing on getting that one key hit to really kick a rally off, and stranded runners each time until Peyton Caveness tapped home very late in the game.

Peyton Caveness has been a rock for the Wolves this season.

The visitors, by contrast, pushed four runs across in the top of the first, another three in the second, and one more in the third.

The Wolf defense stiffened in the fourth, holding South Whidbey scoreless for a frame, but then the Falcons threw six more runs on the board in the fifth to ice the game.

Coupeville, which was ending a very busy week, mixed and matched its pitchers, using Caveness, Cole White, Jack Porter, and Camden Glover on the hill.

The foursome combined to whiff six Falcons, two more than the number of K’s racked up by South Whidbey’s pitching staff.

The Wolf hits — all singles — came from Coop Cooper, White, and Caveness, while Aiden O’Neill walked twice and Landon Roberts and Yohannon Sandles both eked out a free pass.

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Young, talented, and ready to win

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , on March 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Juniors Jada Heaton (second from left), Mia Farris (second from right), and Madison McMillan (far right) anchor a young but talented CHS softball squad. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Heaton)

They may be young, but they’re not going to wait around to win.

Starting two 8th graders and two freshmen Friday, the Coupeville High School softball squad opened the season with a bang, mashing host South Whidbey 20-9.

The Wolves led from start to finish, cranked out 13 hits and drew 10 walks, and got big contributions from all nine starters.

Top things off with a pinpoint pitching performance from fab frosh Haylee Armstrong — already a grizzled vet in her second season of high school ball — and it made for a fun trip down Island.

“We had our chances to panic but the team rallied and would not let that happen,” said Wolf coach Kevin McGranahan. “Great first game win!”

It was the 98th victory at CHS for the diamond guru, keeping him ahead of volleyball sage Cory Whitmore (88) and boys’ basketball head man Brad Sherman (70) as the winningest active coach at the school.

Meanwhile it was win #1 for middle school aces Sydney Van Dyke and Ava Lucero, as the former whacked two hits and picked up four RBI, and the latter walked three times.

“Sydney had two clutch singles driving in runs, and that’s huge for an 8th grader,” McGranahan said.

Armstrong, who played in the outfield for the Wolves during her own 8th grade season, moved to the pitcher’s circle Friday, where she was lights out for a good deal of the game.

Racking up 12 strikeouts, she kept the Falcon hitters on their heels, and already looks like an ace.

“Haylee pitched seven great innings,” McGranahan said. “It was her varsity debut as a freshman pitcher and she more than rose to the occasion.”

Armstrong helped herself, lacing a leadoff single in the top of the first to kick-start a three-run rally.

The “old folks” helped out, as well, with juniors Taylor Brotemarkle and Madison McMillan ripping singles and sophomore Teagan Calkins crunching an RBI groundout.

The Wolves continued to chip away, pushing runs across in each of the first five innings as they built a 13-3 lead.

Van Dyke delivered a key two-run single, Armstrong blasted a triple, and Coupeville mixed and matched hits with walks, while alertly running the bases.

South Whidbey proved to be chippy, however, getting back in the game with four runs of its own in the bottom of the fifth, and another two in the sixth.

The top of the sixth was the only frame in which Coupeville went down 1-2-3, briefly allowing the hosts to cut the deficit back to 13-9.

But never fear, as the Wolves bounced right back with seven runs in the seventh, before blanking South Whidbey in its final at-bats.

Van Dyke, making one of the great debuts in CHS softball history, laced a second two-run single, while Armstrong and Mia Farris smacked back-to-back run-scoring base-knocks to blow things wide open.

Coupeville, which has no seniors on its roster, spread the offensive love from the top of the order to the bottom.

Armstrong led the way with three hits, including her three-bagger, while McMillan, Van Dyke, and Calkins each collected a pair.

Farris, Brotemarkle, Jada Heaton, and Capri Anter also stroked singles, with Lucero and Heaton walking three times apiece.

Ever the busy bee, McMillan eked out a pair of free passes to go with her hits, while Farris and Calkins picked up the other walks.

Coupeville’s young sluggers come home next Tuesday, Mar. 19 for a showdown with Northwest 2B/1B League archrival Friday Harbor, then hit the road again for three straight rumbles.

The Wolves travel to Blaine, Orcas Island, and Concrete, before welcoming Onalaska to Cow Town Mar. 30 for a doubleheader.

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