Kassie O’Neil (far left) is the new CHS JV girls basketball coach. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
She’s changing gyms but remains a Wolf forever.
After a year with the Coupeville Middle School girls basketball program, Kassie O’Neil is crossing the hallway and joining the high school coaching staff.
One of the hardest-working Wolves to ever grace the hardwood back when she was dropping daggers, O’Neil is the new JV girls hoops coach for CHS.
She joins a program headed up by varsity coach Megan Smith and replaces Greg Turcott, who moved to Eastern Washington.
O’Neil’s hiring was confirmed Friday by Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith and will be official after school board approval.
The new girls JV coach once played on the same court where she’ll now pass on wisdom to a new generation.
Killer Kassie (second from left), during her playing days.
Part of a highly successful athletic family which includes siblings Kayla, Katie, and Kurtis, Killer Kassie was a hustler and a scrapper, a rebound and pass-first basketball player with an uncanny knack for draining big-time shots.
She cracked the CHS varsity basketball team near the end of her freshman season, making her debut with the top squad at the state tournament.
O’Neil, now a mother of a pack of boys, became a varsity captain in later seasons, topping the Wolves in rebounds and assists.
She also delighted in making the richniks at King’s shed sweet, sweet tears, twice knocking down buzzer-beating three-balls against the highly ranked Knights.
After high school, O’Neil played basketball at Whatcom Community College.
Now, as she preps for her newest challenge, she’s sky-high.
“I am so excited,” O’Neil said.
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