Coupeville returns to winning ways / Softball

Putting its first loss of the season in the rear-view mirror, the Coupeville High School softball team drove by visiting Friday Harbor 9-4 Saturday, April 15.

The Wolves lost to Chimacum earlier in the week but did not allow the setback to slow them down, picking up the non-league win over Friday Harbor (5-4).

Coupeville trailed 3-1 going into the fourth inning then exploded for seven runs to take control.

“We played our usual game and hit well after a sluggish start,” coach Kevin McGranahan said.

“The girls played as a team and kept fighting the way we all are used to seeing them fight.”

Veronica Crownover sparked the offense by blasting her first home run; Mikayla Elfrank added a triple.

Katrina McGranahan pitched a six-hitter with nine strikeouts, two walks and two hit batters.

La Conner (2-3) visits Coupeville (8-1) for a non-league game at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 20.