Coupeville Sports

So, you’re saying we have a chance?

The playoff push begins Monday, as the Coupeville High School girls basketball squad wades into the six-day, double-elimination district tourney.

First up for the Wolves is a road game at Lynden Christian, followed by a contest Wednesday against either King’s or Sultan.

Eight teams (five from the North Sound Conference, three from the Northwest Conference) are in the tourney, with four eventually moving on to bi-districts the next week.

That rumble, which pits District 1 (which includes Coupeville) against District 2, sends four teams to the state tourney, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

For the moment, let’s focus on the here and now.

A breakdown of what you need to know for districts:

 

What:

Northwest District 1 girls basketball tournament

 

When:

Feb. 4-9

 

Where:

Multiple locations. Coupeville opens at Lynden Christian and will almost certainly play its second game at King’s (though not necessarily against King’s).

After that would come games at neutral sites (Granite Falls and Mount Vernon).

 

Admission for individual games:

Adults / Students w/o ASB $7.00.
Students w/ ASB $5.00.
Children / Seniors $5.00.

 

Team capsules:

 

Coupeville:

Season record: 8-9

League finish: #3 in 1A North Sound Conference

Seniors: (3) – Nicole Laxton, Lindsey Roberts, Ema Smith

Record vs. district tourney qualifiers: 4-6 (beat Sultan and Granite Falls twice; lost to King’s and Cedar Park Christian twice; lost to Meridian and Nooksack Valley)

Coach: David King

Mascot: Wolves

 

Cedar Park Christian:

Season record: 12-6

League finish: #2 in NSC

Seniors: (1) – Sela Flynn

Record vs. district tourney qualifiers: 6-2 (beat Sultan, Granite Falls and Coupeville twice; lost to King’s twice)

Coach: Brittani O’Malley

Mascot: Eagles

 

Granite Falls:

Season record: 5-14

League finish: #4 in NSC

Seniors: (5) – Alex Chavez, Sadie Hutchinson, Jasmin Myers, Hailey Nelson, Hannah White

Record vs. district tourney qualifiers: 1-8 (split with Granite Falls; lost twice to Coupeville, King’s, Cedar Park; lost to Nooksack Valley)

Coach: Dave Kaupp

Mascot: Tigers

 

King’s:

Season record: 16-4

League finish: #1 in NSC

Seniors: (2) – Dominique Kirton, Rachel Phelan

Record vs. district tourney qualifiers: 8-0 (beat Cedar Park, Sultan, Granite, Coupeville twice)

Coach: Dan Taylor

Mascot: Knights

 

Lynden Christian:

Season record: 17-3

League finish: #2 among 1A schools in 1A/2A/3A Northwest Conference

Seniors: (3) – Josie Bocci, Isabela Hernandez, Grace Sterk

Record vs. district tourney qualifiers: 1-1 (beat Nooksack Valley; lost to Meridian)

Coach: Brady Bomber

Mascot: Lyncs

 

Meridian:

Season record: 17-4

League finish: #1 among 1A schools in NWC

Seniors: (5) – Alexis Groen, Makenna Holz, Abigail Martin, Lindsey Moore, Ella Zander 

Record vs. district tourney qualifiers: 2-1 (beat Coupeville, Lynden Christian; lost to Nooksack Valley)

Coach: Mark Gilmore

Mascot: Trojans

 

Nooksack Valley:

Season record: 13-7

League finish: #3 among 1A teams in NWC

Seniors: (1) – Jenna Tenkley

Record vs. district tourney qualifiers: 4-1 (beat Granite Falls, Coupeville, Meridian, Sultan; lost to Lynden Christian)

Coach: Shane Wichers

Mascot: Pioneers

 

Sultan:

Season record: 7-13

League finish: #5 in NSC

Seniors: (4) – Ashley Evans, Nina Frame, Kiana Kendall, Tori Mayer

Record vs. district tourney qualifiers: 1-8 (split with Granite Falls; lost twice to Coupeville, King’s, Cedar Park Christian; lost to Nooksack Valley)

Coach: Todd Weideman

Mascot: Turks

 

Bracket:

http://www.nscathletics.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2827&sport=12