Lauren Grove and the Wolf girls sit atop the 1A Olympic League standings. (John Fisken photos)
Seven games left, one goal for the CHS boys — win a league banner.
There are titles to be won.
And let’s put an emphasis on that S, as both the Coupeville High School girls’ and boys’ hoops squads are in prime position to take the crown in the 1A Olympic League this season.
The Wolf girls are the defending league champs, and remain undefeated as a program in the short history of the league, with both their varsity and JV squads being 11-0 in league play (9-0 last season).
As they prepare for the final seven games of regular season league play — they also have a non-conference tilt left against 12-1 Bellevue Christian — the focus will be on staying the course.
Doing that thing coaches love. Taking one game at a time and not mentally hanging another banner on the gym wall until it’s real.
For the boys, this is fairly new territory.
Coupeville has worked itself back uphill after bottoming out with a win-less season in coach Anthony Smith’s first go-around in 2011-2012 and sits snugly in a tie for second-place in the current standings.
Just a game-and-a-half out of first with seven to play, and two of those against current front-runner Port Townsend, the Wolves will have a large say in their final fate.
Standings through Jan. 18 (league record followed by overall record):
GIRLS
Coupeville 2-0, 8-3
Klahowya 2-1, 3-10
Port Townsend 1-2, 3-9
Chimacum 0-2, 3-10
BOYS
Port Townsend 3-0, 5-8
Coupeville 1-1, 6-6
Chimacum 1-1, 3-10
Klahowya 0-3, 1-13
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