Coupeville Sports

   Coupeville’s 4th/5th grade SWISH team poses with its trophy Saturday after stunning the hoops world. (Photo courtesy Jon Roberts)

Throw out the rankings.

The Coupeville 4th/5th grade boys SWISH basketball squad went into Saturday’s Tulip Tournament in La Conner seeded #6 out of seven teams.

Three games later, the Wolves had stunned the basketball world and were headed home with a 3rd place trophy.

Coupeville opened by thrashing the #3 seed, the Sedro-Woolley Heat, by a tasty margin of 31-15.

After being nipped 21-17 by #2 seed Anacortes in the middle game, the Wolves reached down and found some more March Madness to close the tourney.

Facing off with the #4 seed — the Sedro-Woolley Sonics — Coupeville ran them off the floor to a 36-22 tune.