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The few, the proud, the committed!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, tagged CHS Wolves, iron men, Lauren Grove, three-sport athletes, Tiffany Briscoe on August 10, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Tiffany Briscoe is one of two Wolf seniors who have a shot at playing a full 12 sports during their high school career. (John Fisken photos)

Lauren Grove is the other one.

It is the most exclusive club in Wolf sports.

Over the past four years (which is the run of Coupeville Sports, from Aug. 16, 2012 to today) 48 Coupeville High School athletes have made the ultimate commitment and played three sports in the same school year.

At smaller schools like CHS, where bodies on the bench mean so much, that’s invaluable.

Those young men and women have had to balance schoolwork, staying healthy and a life lived on buses and ferries.

Plus, they had to embrace basketball, since that’s the only sport the Wolves play in the winter.

Why do I bring this up now?

Because, as we prepare to head into a new school year, I’m challenging athletes, from green freshmen to grizzled seniors, to join the movement.

We live in an age of specialization, even while nearly every study proves most athletes getting college attention are the ones who are NOT limiting themselves to one sport.

If you’re 15 and already on a national-level team (which is NO ONE in Coupeville), maybe it makes sense to hone your skills in your chosen sport.

Otherwise, the benefits of playing multiple sports are numerous, both for the individual and their teams.

Last year, though, only 17 Wolves were three-sport athletes, the lowest total in the history of this blog.

The numbers were down from a high of 23 two years before, and not headed in the right direction.

Jared Helmstadter was the only Class of 2016 athlete who played a full 12 sports in his high school career, but there are two Wolves (Tiffany Briscoe and Lauren Grove) who are 9-for-9 entering their senior campaigns this year.

High school is your chance to dabble in multiple sports, to find which ones you like, to build as many memories as possible.

Tyler and Kyle King are the only CHS grads to receive D-1 athletic scholarships in recent memory, and while running was obviously their claim to fame, they didn’t limit themselves.

Stints as basketball and football players meshed with cross country and track and made them more complete athletes, more complete teammates.

Take a chance.

If you’re a freshman, now is a golden opportunity, especially for guys, where the number of projected returning basketball players (varsity and JV combined) can be counted on less than two full hands.

Seize the moment. Embrace the dream. Suck it up, butter cup, and add your name to the list below.

CHS athletes who played three sports in one school year between 2012-2016, with the number of times they achieved the feat:

McKayla Bailey – 2
McKenzie Bailey – 3
Kyla Briscoe – 2
Tiffany Briscoe – 3
Aura Corredor – 1
Emily Coulter – 1
Aaron Curtin – 2
Beauman Davis – 1
Hunter Downes – 1
Gabe Eck – 1
Ty Eck – 1
Miranda Engle – 1
Ben Etzell – 2
Jordan Ford – 1
Lauren Grove – 3
Hailey Hammer – 3
Jared Helmstadter – 4
Lindsey Laxton – 1
Nicole Lester – 1
Joey Lippo – 1
Oscar Liquidano – 2
Dalton Martin – 2
Samantha Martin – 1
Breeanna Messner – 2
Mattea Miller – 1
Grey Rische – 1
Carson Risner – 1
Lindsey Roberts – 1
Lauren Rose – 2
Carlie Rosenkrance – 1
Brian Shank – 1
Matt Shank – 1
CJ Smith – 1
Hunter Smith – 2
Ethan Spark – 1
Makana Stone – 2
Madeline Strasburg – 2
Nick Streubel – 2
Cameron Toomey-Stout – 2
Caleb Valko – 1
Isaac Vargas – 1
James Vidoni – 2
Monica Vidoni – 3
Bessie Walstad – 1
Joel Walstad – 2
Allison Wenzel – 2
Sarah Wright – 1
Gabe Wynn – 2

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“This has been a great season!!”

Posted in Softball, tagged Bellevue Christian, CHS Wolves, Kailey Kellner, playoffs, Softball, Tiffany Briscoe on May 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Sarah Wright crunched two hits and was a rock on defense Friday in a district playoff loss. (John Fisken photos)

Everyone in this photo could return next year, as the Wolves have no seniors.

The third time was not a charm.

Unable to hold on to an early lead, the Coupeville High School softball squad left a ton of runners on base Friday night and watched its playoff dreams fade away with them, falling 8-3 to Bellevue Christian.

The loss, coming in Spanaway, dropped the Wolves final record to 9-11.

The Vikings, who won two of three against Coupeville this season, went on to clobber Olympic League champ Chimacum 18-6 in the nightcap Friday and will play for a district crown Saturday.

Their opponent will be Seattle Christian, which drilled Klahowya 10-4.

Coupeville’s league rivals face off early Saturday in a loser-out game, with the winner advancing to state.

Whether it’s the Cowboys or Eagles surviving, they will play a seeding game in the afternoon against the loser of the championship game, with three teams advancing from District 3 to the big dance.

After recovering from a four-hour bus trip through non-stop traffic (at 100.7 miles, Coupeville had the farthest trip to districts of any of the six teams involved, by far), the Wolves came out on fire.

After a Kailey Kellner first-inning single failed to find any back-up, CHS exploded for all three of its runs in the top of the second.

Mikayla Elfrank smacked a double to light the spark, then Tiffany Briscoe plunked a single, one of her two hits on the afternoon.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Wolves plated three runs on back-to-back singles, with Lauren Rose blasting a two-run triple, followed by an RBI double off of Kellner’s bat.

But, as quickly as they snatched a 3-2 lead, the Wolves gave it back, surrendering three runs to the bottom of the order in the back half of the inning.

The game then turned into a pitcher’s duel for several innings, stuck on 5-3 until Bellevue chipped away for a single run in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

Coupeville had its chances, but stranded two runners in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth.

Overall, the Wolves left nine runners aboard, stranding potential runs in every inning except the third.

The most painful might have been the sixth, when Briscoe led off with a single, followed by Rose eking out a walk.

With two on, no one out, and the deficit just three runs, the rally caps were just starting to come out when the Vikings shut down the next three Wolf sluggers in order.

Even in a loss, Coupeville put up strong stats on both sides of the ball.

Sophomore hurler Katrina McGranahan whiffed six, while the Wolves rang up nine hits, spread out among six hitters.

Sarah Wright, Kellner and Briscoe had two base knocks apiece, with Wright bashing a double, while Rose, McGranahan and Elfrank each chipped in with a hit.

First-year CHS head coach Kevin McGranahan fielded a squad with no seniors (and just a handful of juniors) this season, and sees a bright future ahead for the Wolves.

“The girls played a great game and kept their heads in it throughout,” he said. “Wish we could have won and moved on but even though it has come to an end this has been a great first season for me and I could not be more proud of these young ladies and all they have accomplished together.

“Next year we will return every one of them and even get stronger with new freshmen additions.”

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Rumors are true! She’s pretty awesome!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Happy birthday, Softball, Volleyball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Happy birthday, Softball, Tiffany Briscoe, volleyball on February 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Tiffany Briscoe: kinda awesome. (Photos by John Fisken)

Tiffany Briscoe: reported to be slightly awesome. (Photos by John Fisken, Amy King and Amy Briscoe)

A young, already irrepressible Tiffany (right) with lil’ sis Kyla. (Photo courtesy Amy Briscoe)

It’s always nice to see someone grow, come out of their shell and start to find their way in the world, both as an athlete and a person.

But, I’ll admit, it means more when that someone is a person who you’ve actually known since they were a young child.

Coupeville High School junior Tiffany Briscoe, who celebrates a birthday today, is now, has always been, and always will be, one of my favorites.

From her days as a lil’ blond ball of energy busting through the video store aisles with younger sister Kyla, to today, when she’s a three-sport star for the Wolves, she has been a slice of pure 110% awesomeness.

From everything I’ve seen, Tiff is a fiercely loyal big sis, both to Kyla and friends and teammates she adopts as part of her large, extended family.

She will cut a girl (or at least whack them upside the head, pinch them every time they stray into the paint or knock them into the third row of the bleachers if necessary) to defend her turf, her team, her family.

Which is amazing, frankly, cause off the field of battle, you could hardly find a more genuinely nice person.

It’s a beautiful combo — Beast Mode on the court, then a serene, supremely kind, smart, determined, little shy (until you know her) young woman with a future as bright as her smile.

Pick a sport — volleyball, basketball or softball — and Briscoe is out there, busting her tail, through rough losses and huge wins.

I hope in the remaining high school (and maybe college?) athletic seasons she has left that she gets a lot of joy out of the experience.

But you know what?

She could walk away today and never play another moment (well, not today … the basketball playoffs are about to start) and it wouldn’t change my opinion of her.

Being an athlete is a key part of her persona, but it is just a small fraction of what makes Tiffany such an amazing young woman.

So happy birthday, Miss Briscoe, and try not to let it go to your head (I’m not really worried) when I tell you we all think you’re pretty freakin’ awesome.

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All smiles for high-flying Wolves!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged 1A Olympic League, Basketball, CHS Wolves, David King, Tiffany Briscoe on February 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Lindsey Roberts and the Wolf varsity are all smiles at a stellar 14-4. (John Fisken photo)

“When we play well and things are clicking, we are a fun team to watch!”

That being said, Coupeville High School girls’ basketball coach David King would like to see a little more consistency from his squad.

The Wolves played brilliantly in spurts Thursday, easily bashing host Chimacum 47-24 to run their record to 14-4 overall, 8-0 in conference play.

It’s the second time this season Coupeville has put together a five-game winning streak, and leaves them one win (Saturday at home against Klahowya) from wrapping up a second straight unbeaten run through the 1A Olympic League.

“I’m looking for us to come out Saturday and play a complete game,” King said. “We need to strive to be consistent from the beginning of the game until the final buzzer.”

The Wolves jumped all over the Cowboys right from the start, with Makana Stone throwing down 10 of her game-high 20 in the first quarter to outscore Chimacum by herself.

Mia Littlejohn kicked things off with “a good inside pass” to Tiffany Briscoe for Coupeville’s first bucket, something of a trend of late.

From there, the Wolves rolled to an 18-8 lead after the first eight minutes, but then hit a rough spot in the second.

While its defense was on top of things, only giving up four points in the quarter, the Coupeville offense went MIA, only adding six to its total.

“In the second we just flat out went cold on offense,” King said. “Two things contributed to this, turnovers and lack of putting the ball through the hoop.”

Also hurting CHS was foul trouble, as Stone and deadly outside sniper Kailey Kellner found themselves planted on the bench for much of the second quarter.

But then, as quickly as things stalled out, the fire was re-lit.

With multiple players stepping up — Lauren Grove sank a 12-foot jumper, Littlejohn banged home a pair of buckets, Lindsey Roberts scored on a put-back off of a rebound and Kyla Briscoe “got aggressive and hit a shot” — the Wolves went off on a game-busting 17-3 tear.

Up 41-15 heading into the fourth, King was able to give his swing players (Lauren Rose, Skyler Lawrence, Allison Wenzel and Kyla Briscoe) extensive playing time, which saves wear and tear on his starters while helping the younger players get valuable floor time.

Coupeville controlled the boards, winning the rebounding game 38-21, largely thanks to Roberts, who snagged a career-high 11, and Stone, who corralled 10.

Grove added six while Tiffany Briscoe had five.

Stone’s 20 points gives her 341 on the season (342 would equal 19 a game), while Littlejohn (7), Roberts (6), Kellner (4), Tiffany Briscoe (4), Grove (3) and Kyla Briscoe (3) all chipped in.

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Perfection maintained!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged 1A Olympic League, balanced scoring, CHS Wolves, Makana Stone, Tiffany Briscoe on February 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Lindsey Roberts was one of seven Wolves to score Tuesday as Coupeville ran its league mark to 7-0. (John Fisken photo)

Getting a little something from everyone on the roster Tuesday night, the Coupeville High School girls’ basketball squad rolled past host Port Townsend 51-39.

The victory, the team’s fourth straight, lifted the Wolves to 13-4 overall, 7-0 in league play.

Having clinched its second straight 1A Olympic League title a game before, Tuesday was about maintaining momentum (and keeping their almost two-year unbeaten run in league play alive).

They did both, though not without a few hiccups in the early going.

“We struggled out of the gate on defense, a trend that has become all too familiar lately,” said CHS coach David King. “We allowed the RedHawks to get open jump shots or get to the basket.”

When they had the ball themselves, the Wolves attacked the basket, drawing fouls and putting several key Port Townsend players in foul trouble early.

The only problem is, Coupeville, which has been shooting free throws strongly of late, didn’t do so Tuesday, at least in the first quarter.

Clinging to a slim 11-10 lead after the first eight minutes, the Wolves found their groove after the break, throwing down 20 in the second quarter.

Coupeville spread its offense out, getting huge buckets from Tiffany Briscoe (“she came out strong at the beginning to get us going offensively”) Mia Littlejohn and Lindsey Roberts.

With Port Townsend forced to focus on more than one player, that opened up the game and Makana Stone immediately made them pay, throwing down 10 of her game-high 22 in the game-busting second quarter.

Up by 11 at the half, Coupeville cruised home with the win.

While he was happy his team didn’t give anything back, King would have liked to have seen a bit more of a killer attitude after halftime.

“At times we are battling ourselves and play slower than we should be,” he said. “We need to work on playing aggressive the whole game and not play in spurts.”

One aspect he was especially happy with was his team’s effort on the boards.

“Our rebounding effort tonight was so much better than the last time we played Port Townsend; that was great to see,” King said. “We also are sharing the ball well, with 7 of 10 players getting in the scoring column.”

Littlejohn drained nine to go with Stone’s 22, while Roberts, Tiffany Briscoe and Kailey Kellner all had five apiece. Lauren Grove banked home three and Allison Wenzel dropped in a bucket to round out the scoring.

Stone snatched 14 rebounds and blocked four shots, while Kellner had five rebounds and four assists. Grove dealt out three assists and rejected two shots.

Kyla Briscoe, Lauren Rose and Skyler Lawrence all saw floor time as well, with Rose snaring a rebound.

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