Coupeville Sports

Kyla (left) and Tiffany Briscoe. (Amy Briscoe photo)

The boys are done. Now the gym belongs to the girls.

The second half of the Coupeville Middle School basketball season kicks off Tuesday, Jan. 22, with the first day of practice. The first game is three weeks later, on Monday, Feb. 11 and the eight-game schedule stretches out through mid-March.

Games tip-off at 3 PM, except for the season finale, which is a 2 PM affair, to let the school watch the 8th grade varsity play.

One warning if you’re new to middle school hoops. Prepare your rear, cause you’re going to be there for about four hours, as they play 7th and 8th grade JV games (two quarters, the first with a running clock) and 7th and 8th grade varsity (four quarters, normal timing).

On Mondays, it goes 7th JV, 8th JV, 7th varsity, 8th varsity, while on Wednesdays, the 8th graders go first.

Sarah Stuurmans returns to coach the 7th grade squads, while an 8th grade coach is expected to be named shortly.

Who will turn out? It’s expected that the Briscoe sisters, Tiffany and Kyla, will be there (hence the headline). I would also expect to see names familiar from volleyball season, such as Valen Trujillo and Hope Lodell.

The biggest question? Will Maggie Crimmins, daughter of former Wolf great Jodie (Christensen) Crimmins, take the floor and lay down the wrath of the Elbows o’ Pain she inherited from her legendary mom?

Only time will tell.

The schedule:

Mon-Feb. 11 @ Langley
Wed-13 Granite Falls
Mon-25 @ Northshore
Wed-27 Lakewood
Mon-Mar. 4 King’s
Wed-6 @ Sultan
Mon-11 @ Granite Falls
Wed-13 Langley