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Yes, I throw fast! That’s why they call it a fastball!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged , , , , on June 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »

"I call this pitch The Whopper ... cause it's flame broiled, baby!!" (John Fisken photos)

   “I call this pitch The Whopper … cause it’s flame broiled, baby!!” (John Fisken photos)

"Keep pushing the fences back all you want. I'm still leaving the yard, son!!"

“Keep pushing the fences back all you want. I’m still leaving the yard, son!!”

"EYAAAAAGGHHH ... sweet lord, I just pulled every muscle in my entire body. It's OK, though, cause chicks dig the long ball..."

   “EYAAAAAGGHHH … sweet lord, I just pulled every muscle in my entire body. It’s OK, though, cause chicks dig the long ball…”

"I haven't heard a kid scream like that since

   “You move off that base, I throw. Your choice, punk. Do you feel lucky? Well, do you?”

Balls are flying and cameras are clicking.

Central Whidbey Little League teams are deep into tournament play (the team here is the Majors Baseball squad) and John Fisken’s camera has been on the scene.

The photos above are courtesy him.

The cut-lines are me amusing myself. As usual.

To see more eye-poppin’ pics, pop over to:

http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf35e30ca565

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Born to shoot!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on December 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Run, gun 'n stun. (John Fisken photos)

Run, gun ‘n stun. (John Fisken photos)

"Little help ... guys ... GUYS!!"

“Little help … guys … GUYS!!”

"Good lord, I don't remember the basket being quite so high during practice..."

“Good lord, I don’t remember the basket being quite so high during practice…”

"I'm on the line. I'm off the line. I'm on the line ... I could do this all day and ... whoah ... getting kinda dizzy now."

   “I’m on the line. I’m off the line. I’m on the line … I could do this all day and … whoah … getting kinda dizzy now, coach!!”

"I'm Superman, fool!!"

“I’m Superman, fool! You can’t stop Superman!!”

"Three seconds to play, game seven, the crowd hushes as the hero drives the baseline..."

   “Three seconds to play, game seven, the crowd hushes as the hero drives the baseline…”

"They call me the Weather Man ... cause I make it rain buckets!"

“They call me the Weather Man … cause I make it rain buckets!”

"They

“Well, they call me UPS, cause I always deliver!!”

Basketballs were bouncing and trash talk was flowing.

Well, at least I’d like to think so.

Regardless of whether there really was any yapping Wednesday, there was plenty of hoops action playing out in the Coupeville Middle School gym.

The highlight (at least for the locals) came in the 8th grade varsity game, where the Wolves used a 32-8 second half surge to shred visiting Sultan 57-23.

Working the sidelines to give you a feel for the action was photo whiz kid John Fisken, who delivered the pics that reside above.

To see more, pop over to the links (and remember, purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS senior student/athletes):

7th grade:

http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf35b7d2a591

8th grade:

http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf35b7d130e4

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