Posted in Basketball, Fundraisers, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, gifts, Holiday House, toy drive on December 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »
CHS basketball players pose with some of the toys they collected for kids in need. (Photo courtesy Willie Smith)
They shoot, they score for the kids.
Coupeville High School basketball players collected more than 250 toys this winter for local youth in need.
In the end, the Wolf boys edged their female counterparts by seven toys to win the team competition.
It was the fourth year the CHS hoops stars have done the event, with the toys being dispersed by the Holiday Help House.
Posted in Basketball, standings, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Darrington, league standings, Northwest League on December 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Coupeville High School football coach Bennett Richter, daughter Adeline, and father-in-law Willie Smith are psyched for some hoops action. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
A busy week, then the break.
Coupeville High School basketball teams have their second-straight three-game set in the days ahead, before a two-week holiday shutdown arrives.
Both the Wolf girls and boys welcome Forks to town Tuesday, before climbing on a school bus and heading East for tournament-style action.
Coupeville’s girls square off with Cle Elum Wednesday and Kittitas Thursday, while the boys reverse things.
Brad Sherman’s squad rumble with Kittitas Thursday, then play Cle Elum Friday in the 2023 finale.
“A long trip on a school bus? Yay…”
After that, both CHS squads are off (from games at least) until the first week of January.
With that in mind, here are where things sit through Dec. 16:
Northwest League boys’ basketball:
| School | League | Overall |
| MV Christian | 2-0 | 2-4 |
| Coupeville | 1-0 | 5-1 |
| Orcas Island | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| La Conner | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Concrete | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Darrington | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Friday Harbor | 0-1 | 2-3 |
Northwest League girls’ basketball:
| School | League | Overall |
| MV Christian | 2-0 | 6-1 |
| Darrington | 1-0 | 3-3 |
| Friday Harbor | 1-0 | 2-4 |
| La Conner | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| Concrete | 0-1 | 4-2 |
| Coupeville | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Orcas Island | 0-2 | 0-7 |
Posted in Basketball, tagged Ammerud, Basketball, CHS Wolves, Kvinneligaen, Makana Stone, Norway on December 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Makana Stone crashes through the defense. (Photo property Erik Berglund)
It’s time for a break.
Coupeville grad Makana Stone and her Ammerud teammates have been running the gauntlet of late, and Saturday’s bout with co-league leader Ullern was another stern test.
The Queens, despite a 25-point, 10-rebound performance from their American assassin, fell 83-52, dropping to 3-7 on the season.
Ullern gets to 9-1, keeping even with Ulriken atop the standings.
Ammerud heads into the holiday break now, not returning to the floor until it plays back-to-back games Jan. 6-7.
Saturday’s rumble on the hardwood actually started in favor of the Queens, who powered out to a 17-13 lead after one quarter of back-and-forth action.
But after that Ullern asserted its dominance, putting four players into double digit scoring and steadily pulling away from its hosts.
The league leaders had a 40-31 advantage at the half, then pushed that out to 64-41 after three quarters.
While Stone added three assists and a blocked shot to her double-double, she was the lone Queen to mount much of an offensive challenge to Ullern, as no one else tallied more than seven points.
Now in her third season of professional overseas basketball, Andre’s sister has racked up 207 points, 118 rebounds, 34 assists, 30 steals, and seven blocks.
Posted in Basketball, Middle School, tagged Boys Basketball, Carson Grove, CMS Wolves, Island rivalry win, South Whidbey on December 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Jayden Little flies to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
The spell is broken.
Playing at home for the final time this season Monday, the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball teams went out with a bang.
Sweeping three wins from visiting South Whidbey, the Wolves fired the first shots in a two-day hoops extravaganza with their neighbors, while claiming their first victories of the season.
Now, during a frantic final week of hardwood action, the two schools will square off again Tuesday, this time in Langley.
That’s a makeup for earlier games postponed by a lack of refs.
After that comes the season finale against Lakewood, also on the road, and then the CMS boys hang up their jerseys for the season.
Reppin’ the red and black.
How Monday played out, on a day when I was babysitting and not in the CMS gym:
Level 1:
Wolf big man Nick Laska matched South Whidbey by himself as Coupeville drilled the Falcons 36-20.
The 8th grader, who leads all CMS players in scoring this season, scored in every quarter, racking up four, six, six, and four points on his way to a season high.
Chayse Van Velkinburgh tossed in 11, including hitting on a trio of three-balls, while Calvin Kappes (3) and Khanor Jump (2) rounded out the torrid offensive attack.
Kamden Ratcliff, Carson Grove, Nathan Niewald, and Jackson Sollars also saw floor time for the Wolves in the win.
Level 2:
Spreading out the offensive love between six players, Coupeville pulled out a 21-15 win.
Roger Merino-Martinez rippled the nets for a team-best six points, with Treyshawn Stewart adding five, including a three-ball.
Jump knocked down four, while Lincoln Wagner, Jayden Little, and River Simpson chipped in with a bucket apiece.
Xander Beaman, Diesel Eck, and Jonah Weyl rounded out the rotation for CMS coach RayLynn Ratcliff.
Level 3:
The biggest rout of the night came in the finale, as Coupeville romped to a 34-10 victory.
Wagner and Deacon Frost paced the Wolves, each tickling the twines for eight, with Johnathan Jacobsen backing them up with six.
Simpson (4), Aiden Wheat (2), Beaman (2), Jacob Lujan (2), and William Tierney (2) also scored, with Mario Martinez bringing the heat on defense.
It was the first points this season for Wheat, Frost, and Tierney, giving Coupeville 23 players who have scored through the first six games.
Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Logan Downes, Mia Farris, scoring stats on December 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Teagan Calkins drives to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
There’s 496 points in the book, and many more to come.
High school basketball is just getting revved up, and the week ahead is a busy one for Coupeville’s four hardwood teams, who each have three games on the schedule.
That will give the Wolves plenty of opportunities to fill up the bucket as individual scoring races start to shape up.
Monday is just a practice day, with games set for Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday — so, an ideal time to scan those stats.
Where we stand on Dec. 11:
Varsity – Girls
(3 games)
Mia Farris – 22
Katie Marti – 19
Madison McMillan – 17
Lyla Stuurmans – 8
Jada Heaton – 6
Skylar Parker – 2
JV – Girls
(2 games)
Haylee Armstrong – 17
Capri Anter – 9
Teagan Calkins – 9
Bryley Gilbert – 7
Tenley Stuurmans – 5
Lexis Drake – 2
**Missing 26 points**
Varsity – Boys
(4 games)
Logan Downes – 91
Cole White – 42
Ryan Blouin – 28
Chase Anderson – 13
Nick Guay – 8
Hunter Bronec – 5
Hurlee Bronec – 5
William Davidson – 4
JV – Boys
(3 games)
Jack Porter – 33
Aiden O’Neill – 27
Johnny Porter – 23
Camden Glover – 22
Landon Roberts – 19
Riley Lawless – 7
Davin Houston – 6
Jayden McManus – 6
Easton Green – 2
Makai Myles – 2
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