“You want me to shoot at the basket all the way up there?!?” Emma Mathusek contemplates her options. (John Fisken photos)
Ethan Spark gets ready to break some ankles in his return to the hard-court.
Mikayla Elfrank, showing off her laser focus.
Kailey Kellner limbers up running mate Lauren Rose.
Brian Shank has eyes only for the basket.
Gabe Wynn, lost in the moment.
Maya Toomey-Stout is here to drain buckets and chew gum … and she’s all out of gum.
After a successful season at QB, Hunter Downes is still looking to pass.
Basketball is officially back.
The sounds of shoes squeaking and leather smacking against the hard-wood echoes across the prairie, interrupted every so often by the soft click-click of wandering cameraman John Fisken.
The photos above, which are courtesy him, come from the first days of practice, as the CHS hoops squads get back at it.
Coupeville’s girls team, coached by David and Amy King, is a two-time defending 1A Olympic League champ coming off its first trip to the state tourney in a decade.
The boys, under the guidance of Anthony Smith and Dustin Van Velkinburgh, won nine games in 2015-2016, their best showing since 2011.
The days to come will tell the tale of how Coupeville will replace departed legends such as Makana Stone and Wiley Hesselgrave, and who will pick up the mantle.
For now, bask in the first photos and the promise of a new season.
Coupeville Sports 
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