Coupeville Sports

No one gives side eye quite like Julia Myers. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Let the smack-talkin’ flow from your heart, brothers and sisters.

It may be non-conference. That doesn’t matter.

When the bus departs Langley and heads up the Island today, destination Cow Town and the gym that resides at the heart of it, it is rivalry night.

Four games, one night to claim Whidbey supremacy.

On one side, the red and black. On the other, the blue and white.

Coupeville vs. South Whidbey. One rumble for the fate of the known universe.

In the big gym, it’s boys’ varsity at 5:15, followed by the girls at 7.

Flip the order and jump across the hallway to the middle school gym, and you have the JV schedule.

The night features the team with the best record on the Island (the Wolf girls at 7-4) and the next three best (Wolf boys at 3-7, Falcon boys and girls at 3-8 each).

And yes, Oak Harbor sits up there next to the navy base. I’m aware of that.

I’m also aware its varsity teams are a combined 2-19, so not a whole lot of people are watching them right now. At least with their eyes open.

If you want basketball, if you want war, you’ll be in Coupeville and your butt will be in the bleachers.

Wolf Nation or Falcon faithful, bring the noise. This one’s personal.