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Wolf offspring earns D-I basketball gig

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, Brown University, Caleb Powell, Gia Powell, Meadowdale, Sarah Lyngra, Terri Perkins on October 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

She’s part of Wolf Nation by virtue of her heritage.

Gia Powell plays basketball for Meadowdale High School, but dad Caleb Powell, mom Terry (Perkins) Powell, and aunt Sarah (Powell) Lyngra were all hoops stars at Coupeville High School back in the day.

Between them, the trio singed the nets for 1,519 points and the talent has filtered down to the next generation.

Gia, a three-ball droppin’ guard for the Mavericks, is heading into her senior season and now knows where she’ll play at the next level.

She’s committed to play basketball at Brown University, an Ivy League school in Rhode Island, which competes at the NCAA D-I level.

During her junior season at Meadowdale, Gia smashed school single-game records, raining down 41 points and nine treys in a district playoff win over Monroe.

She averaged 20 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists for the season.

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Same country, different team

Posted in Basketball, tagged Ammerud, Baerum, Basketball, CHS Wolves, Kvinneligaen, Makana Stone, Norway on September 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone gets buckets in the land of my forefathers. Norway, I’m talking about Norway. (Photo property Marianne Maja Stenerud)

She’s back, but in a new uniform.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone is returning to Norway for another season of professional basketball, while hopping from Baerum to Ammerud.

The two franchises both play out of Oslo and are separated by 20 miles.

Stone’s signing was confirmed by Ellen Hamremoen, Director of Ammerud Basket.

Ammerud is known for its forest, its production of asphalt concrete, and its annual open air rock festival, Granittrock.

It’ll be the second season in the Kvinneligaen for Stone, a former Whitman College hoops star, and her third cashing checks, after making her pro debut in England.

Stone’s new team kicks off the season Oct. 8 with a clash against Bergen.

The former Wolf ace, who returned to Whidbey this summer to teach summer basketball camps in her hometown, has been dynamic while playing overseas.

In her Norwegian debut, Stone appeared in 26 of Baerum’s 27 games — the flu sent her to the sideline on one game day — racking up 468 points, 292 rebounds, 66 assists, 65 steals, and 11 blocked shots.

She was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Norwegian Kvinneligaen First-Team, the only American player on the five-player squad.

Andre’s younger sister was also tabbed as the league’s top forward.

Plus, she brought me Norwegian chocolate when she visited Coupeville this summer, making her the true MVP.

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Hoops legend inspires next generation

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Jaron Kirkley, Makana Stone, skills camp on August 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone (left) works with current CHS hoops player Reese Wilkinson. (Megan Richter photos)

Back, by popular request.

Wolf hoops legend Makana Stone, enjoying a summer vacation back in Coupeville, is spending part of her time passing on hardwood wisdom.

She and fellow pro basketball player Jaron Kirkley put on a three-day camp in the CHS gym last week for elementary school children.

Now, this weekend, as the Arts and Crafts Festival and Race the Reserve also invaded Cow Town, Stone, who has been playing overseas, spent time working with middle and high school players.

The former Wolf ace will return to Norway for another season of nailing jumpers, but for now, she’s at home in the same gym she once lit up as a teenager.

The circle of life plays out, one defensive drill at a time.

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Pro hoops stars train young Wolves

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Jaron Kirkley, Makana Stone, skills clinic, summer camp on August 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone locks down on defense during a basketball clinic held on the same court where she went for 20 and 20 a night during her high school days. (Brad Sherman photos)

The world traveler came home and brought some international flavor with her.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone, who has been playing professional basketball in England and Norway the past couple years, is back at her teenage stomping grounds for a few days.

Working with fellow pro hoops star Jaron Kirkley, the former Wolf ace is putting on basketball skills camps for a new generation of players in the CHS gym.

Last week, it was players in elementary school, while this week her charges hail from middle and high school.

Regardless of the age bracket, they all are here to learn, and Stone is here to give back to a community she has inspired for many seasons.

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Hoops hotshot returns, teaches next gen stars

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, Brad Sherman, Caleb Meyer, NBC Camps, summer camp on August 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Former Wolf hoops star Caleb Meyer, seen with dad Frank and big sis McKenzie, came back to town to coach the next generation of Coupeville basketball players. (Photo courtesy Meyer family)

God’s chosen sport is booming in Cow Town.

NBC Camps came to Coupeville in late July, with former Wolf hoops sensation Caleb Meyer among the coaches, drawing close to 40 players to the three-day skills event.

The camp, open to kids 8-12, offered participants 18 hours of training.

The appearance by Meyer, who played a crucial role in the CHS boys winning a league title and advancing to state during his senior season in 2022, was a special treat for the future Wolves.

And for his former coach, Brad Sherman, who was hanging around the gym snapping pics and watching the oldest of his four boys, Brady, fine-tune his own hardwood skills.

“Caleb was one of the four coaches on staff at the camp,” said the CHS hoops guru. “That was fun to see.”