Coupeville Sports

    The Wolf hoops honor roll: left to right, Mike Bagby, Jason Bagby, Ron Bagby and Brad Sherman.

Greg Oldham

Wolf Nation is spreading to Eastern Washington, bit by bit.

Former Coupeville High School girls’ basketball coach Greg Oldham is now calling the shots at Yakima Valley Community College, while former Wolf sensation Jason Bagby is suiting up for the same school’s mens’ basketball squad.

Oldham, who led Coupeville to the state tourney on a regular basis, is in his first year in the lead chair. After coaching high school ball at White Swan, Coupeville and West Valley, he became an assistant with the YVCC mens’ team, then bounced into the womens’ job when head coach Cody Butler accepted a position at Boise State.

The Yaks are 9-8 overall, 2-2 in league play under Oldham.

Bagby, a six-foot-four dunking machine, is a sophomore forward at the two-year college. He’s played in 16 games for a 13-5 Yak team that is ranked #8 in the most recent Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges poll.

He’s made 19 of 36 field goals (including swishing his lone three-point try) and 14 of 23 free throws. Bagby is averaging 3.3 points per game (53 total), with a high of 12, and has amassed 183 minutes of playing time, 22 rebounds, 22 personal fouls, 11 steals, four blocks and three assists.