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He shoots, you score!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged action shots, beard game, CHS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Mckenzie Meyer, tennis on September 5, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo whispers a little prayer to the tennis gods, pre-serve. (John Fisken photos)

CHS cheerleaders (l to r) Jesse Hester, Claire Mietus and Maggie Crimmins dropped by to root on their classmates.

It’s still hot ‘n hazy outside, but CHS tennis coach Ken Stange knows winter is coming, so he’s keeping his beard game strong.

Jakobi Baumann goes low to rip a winner.

International superstar Mckenzie Meyer, on her way to rule the world.

The CHS tennis squad, small in numbers, big in talent.

John Fisken was a busy man Tuesday afternoon.

With multiple sporting events to hit in two towns, the intrepid photographer had little time to waste.

Get in, click, and get out, was his mantra.

Thankfully for us, before hitting the wild smorgasbord of events going down in Oak Harbor, he swung by the Coupeville High School tennis courts to catch the season opener.

The photos above are courtesy him.

Best way to repay him? Pop over to his site and purchase a glossy pic or two.

It’ll make grandma happy when she gets a photo of the grandchild, and it’ll make Fisken even more likely to return to Cow Town.

Plus, a percentage of each purchase comes back via college scholarships for CHS student/athletes, so, circle of life and all.

To see everything he shot, pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-2018-Coupeville-Tennis/2017-09-05-Boys-vs-Port-Angeles/

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No quit in scrappy Wolves!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, Port Angeles, season opener, tennis, William Nelson on September 5, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo fires up a serve against hazy skies as he and William Nelson roll to a season-opening win. (Joe Lippo photos)

The stands were crammed as Wolf soccer players and cheerleaders dropped by the match before their practices started.

The fans who stayed to the end got a show.

Playing under hazy skies, the Coupeville High School boys tennis squad opened a new season Tuesday with a narrow 4-3 non-conference loss to big 2A school Port Angeles.

But while the Wolves represent a tiny 1A school with barely a quarter of the student population the Roughriders draw from (PA wins that battle 876-227), the CHS netters are a scrappy bunch.

Case in point, the day’s final match.

With play on all other courts finished, the score cards pulled and Port Angeles one step away from jumping on the bus and hauling tail for the ferry, Zach Ginnings and Drake Borden still had one final message to deliver to the big city folks.

The Wolf duo, a sophomore and freshman, respectively, battled blow for blow with their rivals, storming back to win in the #4 doubles slot with canny shot-making.

In a match full of long rallies and points pulled out with last-second miracle shots, Ginnings and Borden displayed a sweet touch on their volleys which earned an appreciative nod and smile from veteran Wolf coach Ken Stange.

His young guns ability to create was one of the true bright spots on a day when the sun was camped behind a thick layer of Canadian fire-driven smog.

Equally on point were seniors William Nelson and Joey Lippo, who romped to a quick win at #1 doubles, and sophomore Mason Grove, who cruised to a forceful victory in straight sets at #3 singles.

Nelson and Lippo, who came within a step of advancing to state a season ago, picked right back up, mashing big overheads and fooling the Roughriders with a variety of slick serves.

At one point Lippo cranked several winners in a row, sending the ball slamming off the court with enough kick to then cause it to shoot up and over the fence and land in a nearby housing development.

While the crowd argued over whether a tennis player could accurately be described as “hammering the ball” (I vote yes and the hapless tennis ball surely agrees with me), the serene Wolf duo remained low-key from opening warmup to final ace.

If they make it to state, Nelson and Lippo, a tandem not exactly prone to huge on-court celebrations, might go as far as tapping racquets.

Might.

On this day, the slightest of nods as they walked off the court, step one completed successfully on their final tennis journey.

Complete Tuesday results:

Varsity:

1st Singles — Nick Etzell lost to Kenny Soule 6-1, 6-2

2nd Singles — Jakobi Baumann lost to Hayden Woods 6-3, 6-1

3rd Singles — Mason Grove beat Henry Shaw 6-4, 6-0

1st Doubles — William Nelson/Joey Lippo beat Lucas Jarnigan/Milo Whitman 6-1, 6-2

2nd Doubles — Pedro Gamarra/Nile Lockwood lost to Hunter Dougherty/Jaden Seibiel 6-4, 6-3

3rd Doubles — Jaschon Baumann/Tiger Johnson lost to Brady Nickerson/Kyler Tourbin 6-1, 6-1

4th Doubles — Zach Ginnings/Drake Borden beat Wyatt Hall/Tanner Price 7-5

JV:

5th Doubles — Harris Sinclair/Thane Peterson lost to Dan Clark/Caleb Flodstrum 8-1

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Small roster, big dreams!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, Fall Sports Preview, Ken Stange, Nick Etzell, tennis on August 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »

CHS sophomore Mason Grove will hold down one of the varsity singles slots. (John Fisken photos)

After a breakout season in 2016, junior Jakobi Baumann is back for more.

Small but deadly.

The Coupeville High School boys tennis team isn’t exceptionally deep in numbers this season, but, what’s there, is pretty good.

Wolf coach Ken Stange will roll out 14 players when action starts next Tuesday, and, topped by a doubles duo with a solid shot of tangling for a berth to the state tourney, his squad is ready to rumble.

“We are a small team, and this could prove detrimental if players miss matches for any reason,” Stange said. “Many of our players are inexperienced, but are picking the game up quickly.

“It’ll be nice to have a match on the first day of school,” he added. “That will give us some useful information moving forward.”

Coupeville is the two-time defending Olympic League champs, and hasn’t lost a conference tilt since 2014.

To stay on track, the Wolves will need to stay healthy (they need 11 players for a varsity match) and focused.

“I expect that we will compete for our third straight league title,” Stange said. “We should also see Joey (Lippo) and Will (Nelson) repeat as league doubles champs, and hopefully a spot at state.

“I expect two or three of our singles players to qualify for districts,” he added. “Klahowya has the defending league and district singles champ, but beyond that, our guys are tough.”

The senior duo of Nelson and Lippo will anchor the team at #1 doubles, while all three of last year’s varsity singles players — senior Nick Etzell, junior Jakobi Baumann and sophomore Mason Grove — are back as well.

“They (the singles players) should shoulder more of the load this year, in terms of individual match wins,” Stange said.

Jaschon Baumann, Tiger Johnson, Zach Ginnings, Nile Lockwood, Koby Schreiber, Thane Peterson, Drake Borden, Harris Sinclair and foreign exchange student Pedro Gamarra round out the roster.

When CHS kicks off the new year Sept. 5 at home against 2A foe Port Angeles, it will mark the start of Stange’s 25th season as a tennis coach at the school.

It will be his 13th season at the helm of the Wolf boys, while he also has 12 campaigns with the Coupeville girl netters.

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This time it’s right (maybe)!!

Posted in schedules, tagged CHS Wolves, fall sports, football, schedules, Soccer, tennis, volleyball on August 29, 2017| 3 Comments »

Lauren Rose and her volleyball teammates will be road warriors, playing 9 of 14 regular season matches on the road. (John Fisken photo)

Schedules are tricky things.

Jump back some 78 days and I was brave (or naive) enough to publish the first batch of fall sports schedules for Coupeville High School.

Of course, just as I suspected, stuff has changed. A few little tweaks here, a few radical detours there.

So now, as we sit less than 72 hours away from the first official game of the 2017-2018 school sports year, here’s the revamped, buffed ‘n shined version of the fall sports schedules.

Will things continue to change? Without a doubt.

After this, weather will play a big part in how smoothly the tennis schedule plays out.

And, of course, we live on an Island that gets a fair amount of wind and relies on ferries, so…

Use this as a guide, but keep on eye on http://coupeville.tandem.co/ and http://www.olympicleague.com/ for updates.

And here you go, 98.3% correct … at least for a moment:

Boys Tennis (varsity and JV):

Tues-Sept. 5 Port Angeles (3:15)
Mon-Sept. 11 @ Sequim (3:30)
Wed-Sept. 13 Kingston (3:15)
Fri-Sept. 15 @ Klahowya (4:00)
Thur-Sept. 21 South Whidbey (Site and time TBA)
Fri-Sept. 22 Overlake (3:30)
Mon-Sept. 25 @ North Mason (4:00)
Wed-Sept. 27 Chimacum (3:15)
Fri-Sept. 29 @ Klahowya (4:00)
Tues-Oct. 3 North Kitsap (3:15)
Wed-Oct. 4 @ Chimacum (4:00)
Thur-Oct. 5 Klahowya (4:00)
Thur-Oct. 12 Chimacum (3:15)
Mon-Oct. 16 South Whidbey (Site and time TBA)

Football (varsity):

Fri-Sept. 1 @ South Whidbey (7:00)
Fri-Sept. 8 La Conner (7:00)
Fri-Sept. 15 @ Nooksack Valley (7:00)
Fri-Sept. 22 Charles Wright Academy (7:00)
Fri-Sept. 29 @ Vashon Island (6:00)
Fri-Oct. 6 @ Port Townsend (5:30)
Fri-Oct. 13 Bellevue Christian (7:00) HOMECOMING
Fri-Oct. 20 Klahowya (6:00)
Fri-Oct. 27 Chimacum (6:00)
Sat-Nov. 4 @ Cascade Christian (7:00)

Football (JV):

Mon-Sept. 25 @ Charles Wright Academy (5:00)
Mon-Oct. 2 Vashon Island (5:00)
Mon-Oct. 9 Port Townsend (5:00)
Wed-Oct. 11 @ Olympic (4:30)
Mon-Oct. 16 @ Bellevue Christian (TBD)
Mon-Oct. 23 @ Klahowya (5:00)
Mon-Nov. 6 Cascade Christian (5:00)

Girls Soccer (varsity):

Thur-Sept. 7 @ South Whidbey (6:00)
Sat-Sept. 9 Bellevue Christian (1:00)
Tues-Sept. 12 @ Chimacum (4:30)
Thur-Sept. 14 @ Sequim (5:15)
Sat-Sept. 16 @ Port Townsend (1:15)
Mon-Sept. 18 Mount Vernon Christian (4:00)
Thur-Sept. 21 @ North Mason (4:00)
Tues-Sept. 26 Klahowya (5:00)
Thur-Sept. 28 @ Port Townsend (6:00)
Tues-Oct. 3 Chimacum (5:00)
Thur-Oct. 5 @ Port Angeles (5:00)
Tues-Oct. 10 Sequim (4:00)
Tues-Oct. 17 @ Klahowya (4:00)
Thur-Oct. 19 Port Townsend (5:00)
Mon-Oct. 23 Klahowya (4:00)
Wed-Oct. 25 @ Chimacum (4:30)

Volleyball (varsity):

Tues-Sept. 5 @ Mount Vernon Christian (6:00)
Sat-Sept. 9 @ South Whidbey Invite (9:00)
Tues-Sept. 12 @ Chimacum (5:45)
Fri-Sept. 15 @ Yakima Sundome Invite (TBA)
Tues-Sept. 19 @ Bellevue Christian (6:30)
Thur-Sept. 21 @ North Mason (5:15)
Tues-Sept. 26 Klahowya (4:00)
Thur-Sept. 28 @ Port Townsend (5:45)
Tues-Oct. 3 Chimacum (5:45)
Thur-Oct. 5 @ Port Angeles (5:00)
Tues-Oct. 10 @ Sequim (4:45)
Tues-Oct. 17 @ Klahowya (4:00)
Thur-Oct. 19 Port Townsend (5:45)
Tue-Oct. 24 @ Chimacum (5:15)
Thur-Oct. 26 Klahowya (4:00)
Sat-Oct. 28 Port Townsend (1:15)

Volleyball (JV):

Tues-Sept. 12 @ Chimacum (4:30)
Tues-Sept. 19 @ Bellevue Christian (5:00)
Thur-Sept. 21 @ North Mason (4:00)
Tues-Sept. 26 Klahowya (5:15)
Thur-Sept. 28 @ Port Townsend (4:30)
Sat-Sept. 30 @ Sequim JV Tourney (9:00)
Tues-Oct. 3 Chimacum (4:30)
Tues-Oct. 10 @ Sequim (3:30)
Tues-Oct. 17 @ Klahowya (5:15)
Thur-Oct. 19 Port Townsend (4:30)
Tue-Oct. 24 @ Chimacum (4:30)
Thur-Oct. 26 Klahowya (5:15)
Sat-Oct. 28 Port Townsend (12:00)

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Wolves battle Eagles for fall dominance!!

Posted in standings, tagged CHS Wolves, fall sports, Olympic League, standings, tennis on August 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Katrina McGranahan was Olympic League MVP in 2016 as Coupeville High School volleyball roared to a league title. (John Fisken photo)

Fall has been Klahowya’s domain.

When you look at the three-year history of the 1A Olympic League, KSS has been the strongest across the board, the only one of the league’s four schools to post winning records in all four sports.

But Coupeville, which used a stellar winter and spring to take the varsity wins crown away from the Eagles in 2016-2017 (triumphing 51-48 across 10 sports), has been making inroads in the fall.

The Wolf volleyball squad has bounced from 1-5 to 3-3 to 8-1 over the past three seasons, unseating Klahowya for the league title in 2016.

CHS girls soccer has yet to topple the Eagles, but has finished in second place three years running.

Wolf boys tennis has back-to-back titles, hasn’t lost a league match since 2014, and would have more wins if bad weather hadn’t sliced away multiple matches the past two years.

The weak link for Coupeville has been football, but even there, the Wolves haven’t stunk up the joint like some other school’s fall teams — Chimacum boys tennis is winless — and they remain the only Olympic League rival to beat Port Townsend on the gridiron.

As we head into a new season, the goals are simple.

Repeat titles for volleyball and tennis, a miracle on the soccer pitch and continued growth on the football field.

And, if nothing else, hang tough and whisper “winter is coming.”

Those three words will assuredly haunt the rest of the Olympic League, as they herald the return of a Coupeville girls basketball squad which, at 27-0 in league play, is the best conference squad in any sport.

Olympic League varsity fall sports (2014-2017):

*League games only*

Football: