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Masters of their hoops domain

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

RayLynn Ratcliff leads off a series of photos capturing the CMS hoops coaches in their natural gym environment. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

X’s and O’s and snaps.

Coupeville Middle School basketball coaches are in the spotlight on a Friday morning.

Wanderin’ photographer John Fisken moves at his own Diet Coke-fueled rhythm, so you never quite know what you’re going to get from his camera.

This time out, it’s the men (and the woman) who make the CMS hoops program hum.

They shoot, he shoots, everyone scores.

Jaylen Nitta intently watches action unfold.

Alex Evans is back, leading a program he played for back in the day.

Ratcliff directs traffic.

Nitta, a former Wolf player himself, now calls the shots.

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Hoops hotshot keeps hardwood dream alive

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on November 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Caleb Meyer attacks the turkey like he attacks the basket. (Photo courtesy Aaron Wiley)

He’s still wheelin’ and dealin’ on the hardwood.

Coupeville High School grad Caleb Meyer is in his second season of playing basketball at Skagit Valley College, with the Cardinals off to a perfect start.

SVC sits at 5-0 after shredding Big Bend 90-56 Sunday afternoon.

Next up is a home game Nov. 30 against Douglas College of British Columbia, then a trip to Port Angeles Dec. 2-3 for the Pirate Classic.

Meyer has played in all five games for Skagit, racking up four points, four assists, three steals, a rebound and six tooth-rattling fouls.

During his time in Coupeville, McKenzie’s younger brother helped lead Wolf boys’ basketball to its best season in three decades-plus during his senior campaign.

CHS, a 2B school, went 16-0 during the regular season, stunned 3A Oak Harbor to rule Whidbey, won a league title, and played two games at the state tourney.

Caleb Meyer also earned a 2nd place medal in the 4 x 100 at the state track and field championships.

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Young Wolves launch assault on net

Posted in Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on November 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Calvin Kappes leaves the defense flatfooted. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Everyone is a threat to score.

With three games in the books, the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball teams have seen 18 different players ring up a bucket or better.

The race for top honors is an intense one, as well, with seven players in double digits, and only four points separating the #4 scorer from the #1 offensive weapon.

With two games ahead next week — home affairs with Northshore Christian (Tuesday, Nov. 28) and Sultan (Nov. 30) — look for the numbers to keep shifting.

Where individual point totals stand through Nov. 24:

 

Nick Laska – 20
Calvin Kappes – 19
Chayse Van Velkinburgh – 17
Johnathan Jacobsen – 16
Xander Beaman – 14
Carson Grove – 12
Diesel Eck – 10
Jayden Little – 8
Kamden Ratcliff – 8
Khanor Jump – 6
Lincoln Wagner – 6
Maverick Walling – 6
Trenton Thule – 4
Nathan Niewald – 3
River Simpson – 3
Jacob Lujan – 2
Treyshawn Stewart – 2
Jonah Weyl – 2

Nick Laska, with Carson Grove running behind him, gets the offense flowing.

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Holiday hoops pics rain down

Posted in Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on November 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Kamden Ratcliff slashes to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The gym is rocking once more.

Basketball returned to Coupeville Tuesday, with the middle school boys’ hoops stars squaring off with visiting Granite Falls.

It was the first home appearance for a Wolf basketball program — with the high school teams slated to make their Cow Town debut Dec. 2.

Along for the ride, Diet Coke in hand, was wanderin’ photo clicker John Fisken, who delivers the pics seen above and below.

To take a look at everything he shot that day, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Basketball-2023-2024/MSBBB-2023-11-21-vs-Granite-Falls/

 

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Hype her up!

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on November 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone (left), Norwegian folk hero. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

Are you ready for the sprøytenarkoman video?

If we believe Google Translate, that’s the Norwegian word for hype, and no one lays down the hype quite like Makana Stone.

The Coupeville High School grad, now playing her third season of professional basketball overseas, went off for a game-high 32 points and 13 rebounds in her most recent game for Ammerud.

Now, highlights of that performance can be found on the Instagram account for ShowTimeNorge, which bills itself as “Scandinavia’s biggest basketball entertainment page.”

Let the sprøytenarkoman flow!

 

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