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Unleash the spikes!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on September 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   After missing last year with an injury, Kyla Briscoe (front) returns to play alongside teammates like Payton Aparicio. (John Fisken photos)

Beth Stout (left) and Lisa Toomey swing by the gym to cheer on daughter Maya.

Your 2017 CHS varsity spikers.

Wolf junior Ashley Menges sends a set skyward Saturday during jamboree play.

Mikayla Elfrank’s fan club came prepared.

Coupeville’s JV spikers are ready for their close-up.

   Lauren Rose sat out the jamboree as she recovers from a run-in with an especially vicious picnic table.

Aparicio brings the thunder.

Shenanigans are afoot.

Willow Vick launches the attack.

It’s as close to home as they’ll be for awhile.

The Coupeville High School volleyball squads open with four straight road matches this season, and don’t play in their home gym until Sept. 26.

But Saturday they made the trip for parents and fans a bit shorter, just rambling 10 miles down the road to Oak Harbor for a jamboree.

While there the Wolves faced off with old school rival Darrington and the host Wildcats, and photo man John Fisken snapped a gazillion (or more) pics.

After you peruse the 10-pack of snap shots above, there are still many, many more to see (and buy).

Pop over to the links below and remember, a portion of your purchase price goes to fund scholarships for CHS senior student/athletes.

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Volleyball/2017-09-02-vs-Darrington/

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Oak-Harbor-Volleyball/2017-09-02-vs-Coupeville/

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Work now, prosper later!!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on July 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf sophomore football player Sean Toomey-Stout prepares to lift all the weight in the room. I said all of it. (Bob Martin photos)

Raven (left) and Willow Vick prep for a new volleyball season.

The early-risers club.

The countdown has begun.

The start of fall high school sports is three weeks away — less if you’re playing football — and Wolf athletes are hard at work.

Coupeville High School’s weight room is open for SST (Sports Specific Training) Monday-Friday in August, with the action kicking off each morning at 8 AM.

Dates to keep in mind going forward:

Thursday, Aug. 10 — High School/Middle School Sports Day in the school gym (12-6 PM). Register for fall sports and get a physical if needed.

Wednesday, Aug. 16 — First day of high school football practice.

Monday, Aug. 21 — First day of practice for high school girls soccer, volleyball and boys tennis.

Friday, Sept. 1 — First game of the 2017-2018 school year, as CHS football heads to Langley to defend ownership of The Bucket. Kickoff is 7 PM.

Wednesday, Sept. 6 — First day of practice for middle school football and volleyball.

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Willow Vick shall be a benevolent ruler!!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on May 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Willow Vick took down a pair of 2A foes Monday to win the high jump at the Olympic League JV Championships. (John Fisken photos)

Madison Rixe flies out of the blocks.

   Lincoln Kelley debates what’s more impressive — Vick winning her event or his own luxuriant beard.

Kyle Burnett is in a hurry to get places.

   The secret ingredient in Laurence Boado’s Sno-Kones? Love. Or Red Dye #40. One of those.

Thane Peterson gets epic.

Willow Vick closed out her first year of high school sports humming “We are the Champions.”

The Coupeville High School freshman, who suited up with twin sister Raven in volleyball and track, won the high jump Monday at the Olympic League JV Championships.

Making things better, Willow did it while competing on her home track, as CHS welcomed the other 10 league schools to the biggest event it’s hosted yet at its new track facilities.

The meet brought together seven 2A schools and four 1A schools, with North Kitsap, the biggest school in attendance, winning both team titles.

Coupeville, which had eight athletes competing, finished 7th on the boys side and 8th in the girls battle.

Willow Vick provided most of the Wolf points for the girls squad, out-dueling a pair of North Kitsap foes in the high jump.

She was one of six athletes from 1A schools to win an event, as the much-larger 2A schools captured titles in 25 of 33 events.

Chimacum’s Nina Haddenham (Discus), Ryan Caldwell (200, Shot Put) and Michael Gepitulan (Discus), Port Townsend’s Sierra Ruegg (200, 100 Hurdles) and Klahowya’s Mia Brill (Long Jump) joined Vick to uphold 1A honor.

Complete Coupeville results: 

Girls:

100 — Madison Rixe (8th) 15.52

200 — Rixe (6th) 32.97

Javelin — Jasmine Nastali (No place) DQ

High Jump — Willow Vick (1st) 3-08

Boys:

100 — Kyle Burnett (10th) 13.22 *PR*; Luke Carlson (12th) 13.34 *PR*; Greg Villareal (19th) 13.82

200 — Burnett (6th) 26.87 *PR*; Carlson (9th) 27.41 *PR*; Thane Peterson (17th) 28.71

Shot Put — Keahi Sorrows (5th) 31-02.25

Discus — Sorrows (3rd) 86-09.50; Peterson (5th) 78-02.50

Javelin — Carlson (4th) 92-06; Peterson (10th) 68-00

 

To see more photos from this meet (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Track/20170508-JV-Championships/

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My pick? Always go with Vick!!

Posted in Happy birthday, tagged , , , , on November 19, 2016| 1 Comment »

Twice the birthday fun with Willow (16) and Raven Vick.

   Twice the birthday fun with Willow (16/27) and Raven (19) Vick. (John Fisken, Maria Reyes and Pat Kelley photos)

Class.

That’s the first word which comes to mind when we discuss Willow and Raven Vick.

Then we can start checking off words like smart, friendly, easy-going, self-contained, kind, loyal, hard-working … and, if we keep on going, we’ll be here for days.

Suffice it to say that the Vicks, who celebrate a joint birthday today, have already made a strong impact  and they’re only freshmen at Coupeville High School.

They first popped on the radar as middle school athletes, running track, playing volleyball, and in Willow’s case, making a solid debut as a softball player for a Venom squad which throttled opponents.

Then the duo made the jump to high school this season and immediately made names for themselves as spikers.

Both brought considerable skill to the floor — whether it was Raven lashing service winners or Willow lunging to save balls and keep plays alive — and were key parts of a Wolf JV squad which went undefeated in league play.

What I know of both young women largely comes from watching them play sports, and it has been nothing less than positive.

If they are serial killers or drug runners in their day-to-day lives, they hide it well.

On the court, and before and after games, they come across as hyper-intelligent, well-spoken young women on the fast track to great future success.

They obviously have an unspoken connection with each other, being sisters and twins at that, but they also are quick to support others, in good times and bad, and seem, from the view in the bleachers, to be ideal teammates.

As they hit the big 1-5, I just want to take a moment to wish Raven and Willow all the best on their cake day.

I look forward to seeing where the two of you go in the years to come, as athletes and as brilliant young women.

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“It was an exciting win for everyone!!”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Willow Vick had a team-high seven service aces in a win Thursday night at Port Townsend. (John Fisken photo)

   Willow Vick had a team-high seven service aces in a win Thursday night at Port Townsend. (John Fisken photo)

They may never lose again.

Picking up a major dose of confidence with every win, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad hasn’t seen anything other than a victory in a full month.

Thursday night the Wolves made it seven straight W’s, drilling host Port Townsend in straight sets.

The 25-17, 25-5, 25-11 win lifts the CHS young guns to 6-0 in 1A Olympic League play, 9-2 overall.

“It was a really good game,” said Coupeville JV coach Kristin Bridges. “We played with a lot more confidence, which was a huge goal this season.

“I’m really proud of the progress the girls have made so far this season,” she added. “We are passing really well and have so much more confidence. Our movement on the court as a team is getting better every day.

“It was an exciting win for everyone.”

Coupeville fired off 29 aces in the match to set the tone, then racked up 15 kills at the net to mute any RedHawk rallies.

Lucy Sandahl (six aces and two assists), Scout Smith (three aces, nine assists, two digs) and Willow Vick (seven aces) led the way for the Wolves, while almost every player on the roster jumped on to the stat sheet.

Hannah Davidson (five aces, two kills, two digs), Maddy Hilkey (two aces, four digs) and Zoe Trujillo (three aces, two kills) were also key.

Meanwhile, Jillian Mayne (two aces), Maya Toomey-Stout (three kills), Nicole Lester (one kill), Peytin Vondrak (two kills) and Raven Vick (three kills) all chipped in with stellar play.

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