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Fill up the hoop!!

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   You have to put the ball in the bucket to win basketball games. (Maddie Vondrak photo)

The calm before the storm.

The week surrounding Christmas is notoriously slow in the world of high school basketball, and 2017 was no exception.

Coupeville played just one game, having sat out the previous eight days, and now sits six days before its next game, thanks to New Year’s Day.

While both of the Wolf squads fell to non-conference foe Orcas Island, the boys loss was highlighted by Hunter Smith going off for a game-high 25 points.

Through the first nine games of the season, the senior guard is averaging 19.3 a game, which has allowed him to continue flying up the school’s career scoring chart.

Smith currently sits #24, and, if he continues at his current pace, could have a shot at breaking into the top 10 for both single-season and career scoring performances.

On the girls side of the ball, senior Mikayla Elfrank is out in front at a whisper below 10 points a night, with everyone hoping her ankle injury Friday was just a temporary setback.

Varsity scoring totals and league standings through Dec. 31:

Girls:

Mikayla Elfrank 99
Lindsey Roberts 67
Ema Smith 41
Kalia Littlejohn 38
Sarah Wright 38
Kyla Briscoe 28
Scout Smith 24
Chelsea Prescott 10
Allison Wenzel 3
Hannah Davidson 2

Boys:

Hunter Smith 174
Ethan Spark 87
Joey Lippo 26
Hunter Downes 21
Mason Grove 15
Jered Brown 14
Kyle Rockwell 11
Dane Lucero 5
Cameron Toomey-Stout 3
Gavin Knoblich 2
Ulrik Wells 2
Jacobi Pilgrim 1

Olympic League girls basketball:

School League Overall
Chimacum 2-0 5-5
Port Townsend 1-1 3-6
COUPEVILLE 0-1 2-8
Klahowya 0-1 2-6

Olympic League boys basketball:

School League Overall
COUPEVILLE 1-0 3-6
Klahowya 1-0 4-6
Port Townsend 1-1 4-5
Chimacum 0-2 0-5

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Give me the ball (and the pic)!!

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Ema Smith plays with the heart of a lion. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Ulrik Wells (left) and Ethan Spark team up to mug an Orcas player.

CHS girls basketball coach David King prayed to the hoops gods, but they still sent three blind mice to ref his game.

Taped-up fingers can’t slow down Maddy Hilkey when she hits her groove.

Call Hunter Downes “The Rifleman,” cause he … rifles his passes.

Apparently white shoes are the must-have look for the winter season.

Kyla Briscoe reaches up and finds a gift waiting for her.

Kylie Chernikoff, joyfully beatin’ the crud out of rival players all day long.

Basketball is back. For a moment, at least.

Returning from a nine-day Christmas break, the Coupeville High School hoops squads clashed with visiting Orcas Island Friday night, then promptly went off on a six-day New Year’s break.

Before they left the gym, the Wolves were immortalized on film by wanderin’ camera god John Fisken, who provides us with the pics seen above.

To get the full experience, pop over to:

Girls — http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-basketball-2017-2018/GBB-2017-12-29-vs-Orcas/

Boys — http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-basketball-2017-2018/BBB-2017-12-29-vs-Orcas/

And remember, purchases help fund college scholarships given out to CHS student/athletes. Circle of life and all.

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Play like it’s 1999!!

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Mike Bagby goes up for two, while CHS football coach Jon Atkins applies some defense. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Gavin O’Keefe drives the lane.

Scott Stuurmans (with ball) and Jason Bagby tangle like it’s the old days.

“We’re gettin’ old, man…”

Joel Walstad prepares to get nasty.

Gavin Keohane flies the friendly skies.

Erik King, defensive dynamo for hire.

Ron Bagby (left) and Noah Roehl discuss the meaning of life.

You can go home again.

The annual Tom Roehl Roundball Classic, an alumni hoops tourney dedicated to the memory of a former longtime Wolf coach, played out Saturday in the CHS gym.

Those on hand were there to remember their coach, raise money for scholarships to be given out in his name, and see who still had game (and who had spent too much time on the couch).

After a year down, Red Pride rebounded to win the title, beating the Coupeville Cows 59-48 in an all-Coupeville championship.

Last year’s tourney winners, Prestige World Wide, fell in the semifinals this time around.

Photographer John Fisken wandered by the gym and delivers the photos seen above.

To see everything he shot (all pics can be downloaded for free), pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Events/2017-Tom-Roehl-Round-Ball-Classic/

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Action! Adventure! Eye-poppin’ thrills!!

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Experience Gavin Knoblich in 3-D! (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Kylie Chernikoff operates with one thought on defense — no one scores. Ever.

Shot-blocking demon Joey Lippo gets nasty.

Having ripped the ball free, Ema Smith is off on a merry jaunt.

Do not get between Hunter Downes and a rebound. He wouldn’t like it.

Fab frosh Chelsea Prescott attacks the hoop.

   Threatening to pull his arms out of their sockets, Jacobi Pilgrim touches the heavens and snares a rebound.

Tia Wurzrainer, destroying two rivals on every play.

The buckets were dropping, the wins were raining down and the cameras were clicking.

Coupeville’s basketball squads enjoyed a solid night Wednesday, with three of four teams beating visiting Concrete.

Wanderin’ photo god John Fisken was in the house to document the big plays and big victories, and the photos above are courtesy him.

To see everything he shot (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes), pop over to the links below.

Girls:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-basketball-2017-2018/GBB-2017-12-20-vs-Concrete/

Boys:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-basketball-2017-2018/BBB-2017-12-20-vs-Concrete/

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San Antonio sweep for Stone!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on December 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville grad Makana Stone and Whitman College won for the 10th straight time, bouncing a ranked team Thursday in San Antonio. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The only thing that can cool them off is an enforced winter break.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone and the Whitman College women’s basketball team drilled a ranked foe Thursday, completing a clean sweep at the Trinity University Classic in San Antonio.

The 82-59 victory over the tourney hosts lifts the Blues, ranked #8 in NCAA D-III hoops, to 10-1.

With two wins by rout in as many days, Whitman heads home for the break riding a 10-game winning streak.

Stone and Co. are now off until Jan. 5, when they kick off a four-game home stand in Walla Walla.

The foe that night will be Pacific, and the game will start the heart of the Northwest Conference season for Whitman.

Currently sitting at 2-0 in league play, and in a first-place tie with George Fox, the Blues play their final 14 regular season games against conference opponents.

Thursday afternoon pitted Whitman against the #13 team in the nation, but it wasn’t as close a match-up as might have been expected.

The Blues led 16-13 after one quarter, stretched the margin to 41-33 at the break, then steadily pulled away after halftime.

The second half was when Stone did much of her damage, as she scored all eight of her points after the break.

The sophomore sensation added six rebounds, two assists and two steals, while All-American Casey Poe paced the Blues with 22 points.

For the season, Stone leads Whitman with 153 points on 58-90 (64%) shooting from the floor and 21-28 (75%) from the free throw line.

She also has 63 rebounds, 23 assists and eight steals.

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