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Wolf grads sizzle on college courts!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on February 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   CHS grad Makana Stone and Whitman won their 20th straight game Saturday, knocking off Pacific University. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Two states, two very different results.

Coupeville grads Makana Stone and Kailey Kellner both hit the college hardwood Saturday, but one of their teams had a much better night.

Playing in Oregon, Stone and Whitman College crushed host Pacific University 76-52, while Kellner and D’Youville College came out on the short end in Pennsylvania, falling 90-67 to Penn State-Altoona.

Stone:

The Blues are ranked #2 in the most-recent NCAA D-III poll, and they had little trouble with their hosts.

Stone, who entered the night as Whitman’s #2 scorer and #1 rebounder, filled up the stat sheet with five points, seven rebounds, a team-high six assists and a steal.

Mady Burdett dropped in 16 to pace the Blues, who won their 20th straight and now sit at 12-0 in Northwest Conference play, 20-1 overall.

Kellner:

D’Youville is watching its playoff hopes slip away, as a a four-game skid has dropped the Spartans into ninth place in the 10-team Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.

The top six teams make the postseason, and D’Youville (4-10 in league, 5-15 overall) is two games back with four to play.

Kellner, a freshman, used her floor time well Saturday, collecting two points, three rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot.

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Fun, funky and fantabulous!!

Posted in Basketball, Fashionable Fans, tagged , , , , , , on February 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Teaching legend Deb Sherman takes a quick break from the classroom to hang out with her grandchildren as son Brad coaches Wolf basketball. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Sean “The Torpedo” Toomey-Stout (left) and Will “The Thrill” Nelson are just here for the sweet, sweet candy.

   That moment when you’re hoping against hope the school band shocks everyone and breaks out some Guns N’ Roses.

Lauren Rose (and her sticker) make for a happy duo.

Went to a basketball game and a good book broke out.

Mesmerized by Ethan Spark’s version of Blue Steel.

Having learned from his elders, he then busted out … Baby Blue Steel.

Kimberly Bepler gets her hug on.

   Rose is joined in a farewell smile-off by fellow Wolf volleyball stars (l to r) Ashley Menges, Lucy Sandahl and Emma Smith.

Babies as far as the eye can see.

Lil’ guys and girls dominated the stands Thursday at Coupeville’s final boys basketball home game, and they anchor this batch of fan photos.

Just to keep things fair, we’ve sprinkled in a few people of other ages, but, yep, it’s pretty much all about the babies.

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Straight to the top, not gonna stop!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on February 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville grad Makana Stone is the #1 rebounder and #2 scorer on the #2 team in NCAA D-III women’s basketball. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Let the beat-downs continue.

Mere days after jumping to #2 in the national polls, Coupeville grad Makana Stone and the Whitman College women’s basketball squad delivered a message.

Blowing open a close game with a tough foe late in the third quarter Friday, the Blues savaged host Lewis & Clark College 75-54 for their 19th straight win.

Whitman, which jumped from #4 to #2 in the most-recent NCAA D-III coach’s poll, sits at 11-0 in Northwest Conference play, 19-1 overall.

The Blues are a game up on George Fox (10-1, 17-3) with five to play, including a meeting with their closest rival Feb. 10 in Newberg, OR, as they chase a conference title.

Having knocked off Lewis & Clark (10-10, 5-6), Whitman heads to Forest Grove, OR Saturday to face Pacific University (3-16, 2-9).

Friday’s rumble with the Pioneers was a fairly close one until the final two minutes of the third quarter.

Clinging to a 53-48 lead at the time, Whitman delivered the KO punch by closing the third with an 11-0 run to thoroughly deflate the home crowd.

Just to make sure they got the point, Taylor Chambers drilled the bottom of the net with a three-ball coming out of the break, stretching the Blues lead to 67-48.

Whitman had three players land in double digits scoring, with All-American senior Casey Poe leading the way with 16. Mady Burdett added 15, while Emily Rommel knocked down 12.

Stone racked up eight points, seven boards, a steal and a blocked shot in her 50th game as a college player.

After playing in 30 of 31 games as a freshman, with Whitman going 26-5 and making a run to the Elite Eight, Stone has appeared in every game this year, starting 19 of them.

She sits with 275 points, 129 rebounds, 34 assists, three blocks and 14 steals and is #1 on the Blues in rebounding and #2 in scoring.

Stone, who is just 17 points from cracking 500 at the collegiate level, is shooting 58% from the floor (117-203) and 77% from the free throw line (41-53) this season.

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Glossy snaps earn fan claps!!

Posted in Basketball, Fashionable Fans, tagged , , , , , on January 28, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Charlotte Nölle (back) delivers a hug to her favorite CHS band member, Mollie Bailey. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Left alone to operate the scoreboard, CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith inadvertently launches a nuclear missile.

   SWISH basketball coach Lark Gustafson and future Wolf hoops stars watch the current high school players do what they do.

Heidi Meyers lays down the beat.

Sherry Roberts, AKA “The Velvet Voice,” takes over announcing duties.

   CJ Smith and Sylvia Hurlburt find a semi-comfortable perch on the always-hard bleachers.

   Lucy Sandahl gives volleyball mate Lauren Rose a new ‘do, while Emma Smith keeps an eye on things.

Meyers and Raven Vick get a helping hand from Port Townsend’s Sierra Ruegg.

Pics to the left, pics to the right, pics as far as the eye can see.

Wanderin’ photo bug John Fisken slid by Coupeville’s gym Friday night to catch some Wolf girls basketball action, and put his camera to good use.

Along with in-game snaps, he also landed some glossy photos of fans going about their business, which can be seen above.

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Tough road ahead!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on January 28, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   CHS grad Kailey Kellner continues to play strongly, but her college basketball team is sinking in the standings. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not the direction they want to be headed in.

It became a lost weekend for the D’Youville College women’s basketball team, which took a severe hit in its efforts to nab a playoff spot after dropping back-to-back games to teams behind them in the standings.

After losing a fourth-quarter lead in an overtime loss Saturday, the Spartans absorbed a much-more substantial drubbing Sunday, falling 90-54 to visiting Penn State-Altoona.

The loss leaves D’Youville sitting at 4-8 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, 5-14 overall.

In a league where the top six schools make the postseason, the Spartans sit in a seventh-place tie, two games out of sixth with six to play.

The outlook isn’t especially bright, either, as D’Youville is 1-5 this year against its remaining opponents.

Sunday, despite strong supporting work from Coupeville grad Kailey Kellner, the Spartans fell behind early and never recovered.

A 29-10 Penn State run in the second quarter was a crippler, essentially turning the second half into an afterthought.

Kellner, a freshman, finished with three rebounds and an assist.

On the season, she has 46 points, 48 rebounds, 21 assists, eight steals and three blocks.

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