Coupeville Sports

Tenley Stuurmans had a team-high eight points Tuesday in Coupeville Middle School’s first road game. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Get your floor time, learn your lessons.

As the Coupeville Middle School girls basketball program gets up and roaring again after a pandemic shutdown, wins and losses are not the entire story.

For the young Wolves, the gains will be seen first in their hustle and commitment to building their skills.

Which is why CMS coach Kassie O’Neil walked away from Tuesday’s matchup with powerhouse Northshore Christian Academy with a positive attitude.

“The girls held their heads really high the entire time,” she said. “We used it as a learning experience.

“The girls even made comments about how they felt much better during this game than they did during our South Whidbey game.”

Coupeville’s varsity got scoring from four players, with 10 Wolves seeing floor time, in a 59-18 loss.

The Wolves, now 0-2 on the season, were kicking off a three-game road trip which continues with bouts Mar. 10 at Sultan and Mar. 15 at Granite Falls.

CMS 6th grader Tenley Stuurmans had the hot hand Tuesday, popping for a team-high eight points, Liza Zustiak and Kierra Thayer added four apiece, and Haylee Armstrong knocked down a bucket.

Ava Carpenter, Valeria de Jesus Merino, Avery Williams-Buchanan, Rhylin Price, Lexis Drake, and Capri Anter also saw floor time for the Wolves.

There was no JV game, as Northshore only has one team.