Sophia Batterman lines up a shot during warmups. (Bennett Richter photo)
Survive Sultan, and you can survive anything.
Traveling out to the wilds makes for a long day on the bus, and a long day of dodging elbows on the floor, as the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball squads found out Thursday.
But while the young Wolves absorbed three losses, and some bruises against the Turks, they acquitted themselves well.
“The girls learned a good lesson in what playing aggressively and physically looks like,” said CMS coach Bennett Richter.
“Every team improved in the second half, which means they are willing to keep working! And that bodes well for any program!”
Sharpshooter Melanie Wolfe (left) has scored in both of her team’s first two games this season. (Photo courtesy Molly McPherson)
Richter and fellow Wolf coach Mia Littlejohn were both impressed with the fight shown by their Level 3 team, which outscored Sultan — always a top middle school program — in the second half.
“That honestly was very cool to see,” Richter said. “They learned a lot on the go and in such a short amount of time!”
After opening the season with two straight games on the road, the Wolves make their home debut next Tuesday, Feb. 21 against Northshore Christian Academy.
Tipoff is 3:15 PM.
Amelia Crowder delivers a present to the hoop. (Bennett Richter photo)
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