Coupeville Sports

Bennett Richter guides Coupeville’s young hoops stars. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“The kids of Coupeville are very resilient!”

Having endured their annual pilgrimage to Shoreline to face off with richnik-funded sports factory King’s, the Wolves came away with hard-earned lessons.

While all three CMS teams fell by lopsided scores Thursday against a powerhouse program, the players superior effort and attitude earned the approval of Wolf coaches Bennett Richter and Mia Littlejohn.

There were bright moments on the hardwood, such as 7th grader Willow Leedy-Bonifas busting out for a career-best 14 points in the day’s opening loss.

“Willow played extremely well,” Richter said.

Willow Leedy-Bonifas, the earlier days. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

But the day’s biggest highlight came in how the young Wolves responded to the losses.

“It wasn’t long before the girls were laughing and singing and eating food,” Richter said.

“Sometimes it’s things like the bus ride home that you remember most,” he added. “And these girls definitely know how to make the best of a long trip!”

Coupeville has four games left on its eight-game schedule, with three of those set to go down in its home gym.

The Wolves host Granite Falls Feb. 27, travel to Lakewood the next day, then welcome Sultan (Mar. 2) and South Whidbey (Mar. 9) to town to bring a wrap to the season.