“We are … Coupeville!!”
The fans were blown head over heels by the win.
Mount Vernon Christian decides that, no, it really doesn’t want a piece of Churchy after all.
Ben Etzell, rainin’ pain all day long.
Trumbull strong … like bull!
The moms are pleased. Mission accomplished.
You only break a 33-game, 702-day losing streak once, so pardon me while we wallow in more splendid Shelli Trumbull photos from Saturday night.
It was the night the Wolf boys’ basketball team thumped Mount Vernon Christian 51-41.
The night they brought the roar back to Wolf Nation.
The night Nick Streubel almost suffocated coach Anthony Smith with a full-body bear hug.
The night Aaron Trumbull took a shot to the eye, bled all over the court and still came back.
The night that put the ruddy glow of happiness back in Carson Risner’s cheeks.
The night that guaranteed that seniors Drew Chan, Caleb Valko and Josh Wilsey would have at least one great bus trip back home before they left CHS.
The night that moms cried (even if they said they didn’t).
The night that dads cried (when they thought no one was looking).
If you haven’t been around this team, you may not understand. You may not get it. You may not appreciate what this means.
It means the hard work paid off. The dedication was rewarded.
Lesser players might not have come back after Christmas break, facing six straight games on the road in January and still stinging from having god-awful refs knife them in the chest and rip away a win that should have been against Orcas Island.
But they didn’t do that. They are now, and forever, Wolves. They will be cheered and they will be remembered.
This means too much. It matters too much.
So, no, we’re not done here. Not yet. Not ever.
Coupeville Sports 
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