Coupeville Sports

Anthony Bergeron (John Fisken photos)

Gavin O’Keefe

It was a season of improvement.

The Coupeville High School boys’ basketball squad jumped from one win a year ago (and zero the season before) to three victories in 2013-2014.

The Wolves knocked off Mount Vernon Christian, Orcas Island and 2A league foe Lakewood, while coming close in a string of other games.

Now, as CHS, the smallest 1A school in the state, prepares to leave the 1A/2A Cascade Conference and join a four-team 1A-only division in the Olympic League next year, the seniors who led them through their final battles against ATM and King’s are looking back.

Coupeville had four twelfth graders this year (Nick Streubel, Gavin O’Keefe, Morgan Payne and Anthony Bergeron) and two of them have put their thoughts down.

The other two may follow (depending on their schedules).

Sweet-shooting guard O’Keefe missed part of the season (on top of 99% of his junior year) while fighting back from two broken legs, but, once back, was a whirlwind on the floor.

High-flying Bergeron, who has only played organized ball for two seasons, took huge strides as a senior, becoming a dangerous scorer capable of dunking in the open floor.

O’Keefe:

Even though my season didn’t go as as well as I hoped it would, I really enjoyed it and am very thankful that I got to come back for the second half of the season.

My favorite moment came when we beat Lakewood for our first conference win in three years.

One thing I will remember, is Coach (Anthony) Smith pushing me hard every day in practice; that’s something that I really appreciate and it definitely made me a lot better.

Bergeron:

Of my two basketball seasons this has been my favorite.

This year we really competed in just about every game.

The highlight of the year to me would have to be when we won our first conference game against Lakewood — that game I scored my career high of 23 points.

I will never forget my teammates and coaches.

Big thanks to Coach Smith. From day one he has always coached me hard to make me a better player.

I am really going to miss playing for Coupeville.