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Stone burns up Norwegian hardwood

Posted in Basketball, tagged Baerum, Basketball, CHS Wolves, Makana Stone, Norway on October 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone, seen here playing in Britain, is now a pro hoops star in Norway. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

New season, new uniform.

She’s good for a double-double wherever she plays.

Coupeville High School grad Makana Stone kicked off her second season of professional basketball Friday, racking up 13 points and 12 rebounds while playing in Norway.

While the former Wolf added three steals and a block during her debut in the Kvinneligaen, it wasn’t enough to save her new squad, as Baerum fell 66-43 to Ulriken.

Stone, who played for Leicester in the Women’s British Basketball League last season, was on the court for a team-best 36 minutes Friday.

She’s one of two Americans on Baerum’s roster, joined by Abbey Hoff.

Stone’s 13 points topped her team’s scoring efforts, with Shibi Ahmadi chipping in with 10.

Ulriken had three players in double figures, as Synne Jacobsen (17), Klett Celine (16), and Stine Austgulen (14) combined to form a potent trio.

Baerum returns to action Sunday, Oct. 16, when Stone and her new teammates face off with Ullern.

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Young guns embrace hoops life

Posted in Basketball, tagged Anacortes, Basketball, Brad Sherman, Coupeville, summer camp on July 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville hoops stars have taken their game on the road. (Photo courtesy Brad Sherman)

They play here. They play there. They play everywhere.

Basketball is booming in Coupeville, and one huge positive is how many young kids are willing to trek off Whidbey for a chance to work on their skills.

A three-day hoops camp in Anacortes, which kicked off Tuesday and runs through Thursday, attracted 13 Wolf hoops stars.

Making the trip:

Colton Ashby
Halle Black
Alec Christie
Brayden Grinstead
Damien Howard
Liam Lawson
Jonah Meek
Dreyke Mendiola
Abel O’Neil
Braxten Ratcliff
Kamden Ratcliff
Brady Sherman
Nicholas Strong

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New country, new hoops dream

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, Leicester Riders, Makana Stone, Norway, Women's British Basketball League on July 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone is taking her basketball and heading to Norway. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

Pack the bags, she’s headed to a new time zone.

Coupeville High School grad Makana Stone’s second season of professional basketball will play out not in England, but in Norway.

After a standout debut with Leicester, the former Wolf ace has signed with Baerum Basket in Sandvika, Norway.

Stone is one of two Americans currently listed on the roster, as she joins returning player Keelie Lamb, who hails from Cookeville, Tennessee and played college ball at Kentucky Weslyn.

Baerum finished 20-4 during the 2021-2022 season, winning a league title when it stunned previously unbeaten Ulriken in the championship game.

Stone’s basketball odyssey began in Coupeville, where she pumped in 1,158 points — the third-best total in school history, girls or boys.

After that, it was off to Walla Walla, where she was a wrecking ball at Whitman College during a stellar four-year run, then overseas.

Stone played a year at Loughborough University, then made her pro debut with Leicester.

A starter most of the season, she tallied 275 points, 193 rebounds, 41 assists, 25 steals, and five blocks for the Riders, who finished 18-13.

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“He loved being with friends and family”

Posted in Basketball, In memory, tagged ALS, Basketball, CHS Wolves, in memory, Roy Marti on June 22, 2022| 4 Comments »

Roy Marti, a Wolf for life. (Photos courtesy Christi Messner)

Wolf Nation has lost a hoops legend.

Roy Marti, who graduated in 1980 as the #21 scorer in Coupeville High School boys basketball history, still sits at a very-impressive #40 all-time four-plus decades later.

Part of a prominent Wolf athletic family, he passed away Tuesday at age 60 after a battle with ALS.

Marti rang up 551 points across three varsity hoops seasons at CHS, allowing him to edge sister Judy (545) for family honors.

Other high-scoring family hoops stars include Roy’s nephew, JJ (520), and brothers Frank (462) and Chris (319).

Niece Katie Marti is the latest hoops sensation to spring from the family, having made her varsity debut as a freshman during the 2021-2022 season.

Roy tossed in 16 points as a sophomore during the 1977-1978 season, before soaring to a 342-point performance as a junior.

He capped things with another 193 points as a senior.

His obituary, as posted by the family:

Roy John Marti III passed away at home on June 21st, 2022.

He was born April 9th, 1962 to Roy John Marti II and Judith Bernice Roberts in Seattle, Wash.

He was raised in Coupeville, Wash., and graduated from Coupeville High School with the class of 1980.

Roy worked for Sierra Pacific Industries for seven years, retiring in March of 2021.

Roy married the love of his life, Kelly Toomey, on July 7th, 2007 in Humptulips, Wash.

They were married for almost 15 years, but have been together since 1988.

Being a papa was his favorite. He loved being with friends and family.

He enjoyed raising pigs, chickens, and all other animals you can eat.

He loved to farm, hunt, fish, and tend to his garden.

Roy believed in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. With the help of Jesus, Roy was sober for 11 years.

Roy is survived by his wife Kelly; mom Judy; daughters Jessica Curley Marti, Judith Rose Marti, and Dawn Marti; brothers Chris, Rick, Mike, Frank, Bill, Tony, and Jim Marti; sister Rose Tyhuis; and grandchildren Faith Lenormand, Gracie Marti, Kayden Lindgren, Raven Curley, Roy Curley, and Phoenix Curley.