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Plan your winter nights accordingly

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville girls’ hoops coach Megan Richter knows you get two points for a field goal. This ain’t her first rodeo. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

If you listen carefully, you can already hear the squeak of shoes on hardwood.

The first day of practice for Coupeville High School basketball arrives Monday, Nov. 13, with games beginning about two weeks after that.

Today, as an appetizer, we have schedules for both the Wolf girls and boys programs.

With the caveat that schedules, for any sport, should always be written in pencil, and not pen — even if you plan on laminating them.

So onward, steadfast in the belief that winter weather or other assorted ills will not alter what CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith has put down on paper.

PS — ** means it’s a Northwest 2B/1B League clash.

PPS — If the opponent is a NWL rival, but there’s no **, the game is considered a non-league affair.

 

Girls:

Mon-Nov. 27 — @ Mount Baker
Sat-Dec. 2 — Toledo — (VARSITY ONLY)
Sat-Dec. 9 — @ Sultan
Wed-Dec. 13 — Orcas Island
Fri-Dec. 15 — @ Friday Harbor **
Sat-Dec. 16 — South Whidbey — (50th ANNIVERSARY)
Tue-Dec. 19 — Forks
Wed-Dec. 20 — @ Cle Elum — (VARSITY ONLY)
Thur-Dec. 21 — @ Kittitas — (VARSITY ONLY)
Fri-Jan. 5 — @ Darrington **
Mon-Jan. 8 — Auburn Adventist
Fri-Jan. 12 — @ Orcas Island **
Tue-Jan. 16 — La Conner **
Fri-Jan. 19 — Mount Vernon Christian **
Sat-Jan. 20 — Neah Bay — (VARSITY ONLY)
Tue-Jan. 23 — Concrete **
Sat-Jan. 27 — @ Chief Leschi
Fri-Feb. 2 — Friday Harbor ** (SENIOR NIGHT)
Tue-Feb. 6 — @ La Conner **

 

Boys:

Mon-Nov. 27 — @ Mount Baker
Wed-Nov. 29 — @ The Bush School
Sat-Dec. 2 — Toledo — (VARSITY ONLY)
Sat-Dec. 9 — @ Sultan
Tue-Dec. 12 — @ Granite Falls
Fri-Dec. 15 — @ Friday Harbor **
Sat-Dec. 16 — South Whidbey
Tue-Dec. 19 — Forks
Thur-Dec. 21 — @ Kittitas
Fri-Dec. 22 — @ Cle Elum
Fri-Jan. 5 — @ Darrington **
Mon-Jan. 8 — Auburn Adventist
Fri-Jan. 12 — @ Orcas Island **
Tue-Jan. 16 — La Conner **
Fri-Jan. 19 — Mount Vernon Christian **
Sat-Jan. 20 — Neah Bay — (VARSITY ONLY)
Tue-Jan. 23 — Concrete **
Sat-Jan. 27 — @ Chief Leschi
Fri-Feb. 2 — Friday Harbor ** — (SENIOR NIGHT)
Tue-Feb. 6 — @ La Conner **

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Dynamic duo jump to high school hardwood

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on October 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

In this 2019 photo, Craig Anderson (front) and Jon Roberts coach middle school basketball. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The dynamic duo is movin’ on up.

Coupeville grads turned coaches Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts will jump from the middle school to the high school this fall, replacing Hunter Smith as boys’ basketball JV coach.

The hires are 100% official when approved by the school board.

Smith departed after last season, capping a three-year run as JV coach.

Fire academy, a move off of Whidbey Island, and marriage to fellow CHS Athlete of the Year winner Payton Aparicio conspired to reduce Brad Sherman’s coaching staff.

The “new guys” are hardly new, since both have long-established roots both in Coupeville and with the Wolf basketball program.

Both Anderson and Roberts played high school hoops at CHS back in the day, and their sons Chase and Landon, respectively, currently suit up for the Wolves.

The duo coached successful middle school basketball teams, while Roberts is also the current high school JV baseball coach.

In their day jobs, Anderson is a Captain with the Oak Harbor Fire Department and Roberts owns Cascade Custom Homes and Design.

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Stone blitzes former team

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on October 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Pay the woman.

She’s back, and still can’t be stopped.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone, now suiting up for Ammerud in her third season of pro basketball, faced off with her former franchise Sunday and got the best of it.

Pouring in 20 points and snatching 13 rebounds — both game-high marks — the former Wolf ace powered her new squad to a 78-47 victory at Baerum.

The win lifts Ammerud to 2-1 on the season, heading into a two-week break.

The Queens return to action Nov. 5 with a match-up with Ullern, which is currently 2-0.

After opening her pro career in Britain, Stone moved to Norway and was a hardwood sensation for Baerum last season.

She helped that franchise go 20-7 and finish runners-up in the Kvinneligaen, averaging 18 points and 11 rebounds while playing in 26 games.

With Ammerud reviving its hoop dreams this season, Stone jumped squads and hasn’t missed a beat.

She added four assists and a steal Sunday to her stat line, as the Queens led from start to finish.

Ammerud jumped out to a 17-11 advantage after one quarter of play, stretched the margin to 29-19 by halftime, then blew things wide open after the break.

A 25-15 third-quarter surge sealed the win, with the Queens putting five different players into double-digit scoring by the end of the game.

Through her first three games in Ammerud, Stone has racked up 55 points, 38 rebounds, 12 assists, six steals, and three blocked shots.

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Stone scorches, number crunchers quake

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on October 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Makana Stone flicks a pass in the direction of a Norwegian hoops teammate. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

Makana Stone is so dominant on the floor, even the stat keepers have trouble keeping up with her.

The Coupeville grad poured in a team-high 20 points and snatched 11 rebounds Saturday in her second game with Ammerud women’s basketball, though it took the official number crunchers an extra day-plus to fully document her accomplishments.

But now the stats are tweaked, and she isn’t scoring four points in 94 minutes of floor time, as originally stated online, so number nerds such as myself can sleep better at night.

Stone’s performance, which also included two assists and three steals, with her 20 points including a flawless 7-of-7 performance from the free throw line, wasn’t quite enough to save her new Norwegian pro hoops squad.

Despite jumping out to a 23-10 lead after one quarter, Ammerud failed to hold its early advantage, falling 66-56 to Asker.

The loss evens the Queens early-season record at 1-1 heading into an Oct. 22 clash with Baerum, which will pit Stone against her former team.

While the former Wolf ace was electric Saturday, also draining a three-ball, Ammerud as a team hit just 28.6% of its shots.

That allowed Asker to chip, chip, chip away at the lead, then slide past for the win.

Ammerud’s 13-point first-quarter lead was cut to 34-30 at the half, with Asker bouncing ahead 51-46 by the end of the third quarter.

Stone, who is in her second season in the Kvinneligaen, has racked up 35 points, 25 rebounds, eight assists, five steals, and three blocks through her first two games reppin’ the Queens.

Eileen and Josh’s favorite daughter is in her third year of pro basketball, after playing a single season each for Leicester and Baerum.

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New team, same explosive game

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , , , on October 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

New uniform, same country, as Makana Stone (center) tears up Norwegian basketball courts. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

Back with a vengeance.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone kicked off her third season of professional basketball, and second in Norway, with a bang.

Having made the jump from Baerum to Ammerud, the former Wolf ripped off a double-double in her season debut, pouring in 15 points and snatching 14 rebounds.

Powered by Stone, who also added six assists, three blocks, and two steals, Ammerud crunched Bergen 70-48.

The Queens also got 20 points apiece from Julia Heiden and Alexandra Polishchuk in the season opener.

Ammerud, like Baerum, plays in the Kvinneligaen, which is a six-team league this year.

Stone and her new teammates hit the floor on fire, jumping to a 22-10 lead after one quarter of play, then coasting in for the win.

A 40-26 halftime advantage blossomed into a 58-35 bulge by the end of the third quarter.

Coupeville’s progeny played four stellar seasons for Whitman College in Walla Walla, then went overseas and wowed the locals at Loughborough University in England.

Stone began her pro career with Leicester, moved to Norway to play with Baerum last season, and joined Ammerud this off-season.

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