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Makana’s Scottish adventure ends with a win

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone (left) works on her game during practice in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

Teamwork makes the dream work.

Putting six different players into double-digit scoring Saturday, including Coupeville’s Makana Stone, the Leicester Riders stormed to a big victory in Scotland.

Roaring from behind to finish the game on a 25-6 tear, the Riders routed the Caledonia Pride 77-62 in Women’s British Basketball League action.

With the victory, Leicester improves to 8-4 in league action, 11-5 overall.

Stone and Co. sit comfortably in fourth place in the 13-team WBBL.

The game was a tense affair most of the way, with the score knotted at 16-16 at the first break.

From there Caledonia surged ahead 38-33 by halftime, before carrying a 56-52 lead into the final frame.

Leicester had all the answers, however, throwing down 13 straight points en route to turning the fourth quarter into a romp.

Oceana Hamilton paced the Riders with a team-high 17, while Alison Lewis, making her debut after transferring in from Luxembourg earlier in the week, banked home 15.

Anna Lappenkuper (12), Hannah Robb (12), Stone (11), and Brooklyn Mcalear (10) also scored as Leicester shared the ball all day.

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Wolves make the nets pop

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Nick Guay swoops to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Brooklyn Thayer (center) has played strongly for the Wolf JV.

The scoreboard has been busy this season.

Coupeville High School basketball players have combined to score 1,602 points through the most recent games.

With the next Wolf games scheduled to go down Thursday and Saturday, a look at season-to-date individual scoring stats for varsity and JV players:

 

Girls Varsity
(10 games):

Maddie Georges – 76
Audrianna Shaw – 74
Carolyn Lhamon – 46
Izzy Wells – 45
Savina Wells – 29
Gwen Gustafson – 28
Lyla Stuurmans – 25
Abby Mulholland – 20
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 15
Alita Blouin – 11
Nezi Keiper – 7
Katie Marti – 6
Mia Farris – 4

 

Boys Varsity
(11 games):

Xavier Murdy – 152
Logan Downes – 129
Caleb Meyer – 122
Alex Murdy – 91
Hawthorne Wolfe – 87
Grady Rickner – 76
Logan Martin – 35
Cole White – 26
Dominic Coffman – 19
Jonathan Valenzuela – 8
Nick Guay – 2
Zane Oldenstadt – 2

 

Girls JV
(8 games):

Madison McMillan – 51
Katie Marti – 34
Gwen Gustafson – 32
Brooklyn Thayer – 25
Desi Ramirez-Vasquez – 16
Lyla Stuurmans – 12
Kayla Arnold – 10
Mia Farris – 8
Skylar Parker – 8
Reese Wilkinson – 8
Bryley Gilbert – 5
Jada Heaton – 5
Nezi Keiper – 3
Edie Bittner – 2

 

Boys JV
(7 games):

Hunter Bronec – 52
Nick Guay – 45
Ryan Blouin – 40
Mikey Robinett – 22
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 22
Hurlee Bronec – 21
Zane Oldenstadt – 18
Jack Porter – 13
Johnny Porter – 6
Landon Roberts – 4
William Davidson – 3
Carson Field – 2

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Wolf Nation makes stands rock

Posted in Basketball, Fashionable Fans, tagged , , , , on January 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Dan the Man – the five-star janitor who makes the CHS gym sparkle. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Fan-tastic.

With both varsity Coupeville High School basketball teams posting winning records this season — including the Wolf boys being a flawless 11-0 — the stands have been packed.

Even living in the Age of Coronavirus, with mask requirements in place, locals and off-Islanders alike have shown up for games.

When he’s not clicking action pics, wanderin’ photographer John Fisken often swings his camera towards the stands, as you can see in the photos above and below.

Mike Etzell (left) debates strategy with Rusty and Donna Bailey.

Their sign game is on point.

Wolf cheerleaders get ready to get loud.

Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith, perhaps pondering anniversary gifts for wife Cherie, checks in with daughter Megan.

Welcome to Murdy Country, where hoops hotshots Xavier and Alex bring out the fans.

The benevolent rulers of Murdy Country – Sandi and Jim.

Erin Straub (left) and Courtney Simpson-Pilgrim bask in the glow of an undefeated season.

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Play the best, to be the best

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone flies into action Sunday in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

There’s little doubt why they’re #1.

Despite a strong all-around game from Coupeville’s Makana Stone Sunday, the undefeated London Lions made short work of the visiting Leicester Riders in Women’s British Basketball League action.

With the 97-53 victory, the Lions maintain a flawless 11-0 mark, while Stone and Co. sit in fourth place in the 13-team league with a 7-4 mark.

Coupeville’s progeny recorded seven points, ripped down five rebounds, doled out two assists, and made off with a steal in the loss.

Unfortunately, London is deep and talented, and busted open a momentarily close game by rampaging through the second and third quarters.

Leicester trailed just 22-16 at the first break, but the deficit steadily built from there.

Down 45-26 at the half, the Riders slipped behind 73-37 heading into the final frame.

Robyn Ainge paced Leicester with a team-high 15 points, but London countered with 21 from Cassie Breen and 20 from Jo Leedham-Warner.

Stone, who is in her first season of professional basketball, has racked up 109 points, 75 rebounds, 19 assists, and 10 steals in her WBBL debut.

Leicester returns to action next Saturday, Jan. 29, when it faces off with the Caledonia Pride, who boast a much-more reasonable 2-9 record.

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Wolves pile up hoops wins

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Caleb Meyer rolls to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

CHS girls basketball coaches survey the action.

It was an undefeated week.

Not a perfect week, as the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball team had to postpone two of its four games.

But when the Wolves did take the floor, whether it was the boys or girls, both varsity squads KO’d every contender.

The CHS boys picked up four wins to stretch their unbeaten streak to 11 games, while the Wolf girls rebounded to drill Concrete and South Whidbey after waving off Darrington and Friday Harbor.

The week ahead is a little slower, with the boys set to travel to Mount Vernon Christian Thursday, Jan. 27, then trek to Granite Falls two days later.

The girls have just one game, and it’s a recent addition to the schedule — a journey up Island to play Oak Harbor next Saturday.

Where things stand through games of Jan. 22:

 

Northwest League boys basketball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 8-0 11-0
MV Christian 5-1 9-3
La Conner 2-2 4-8
Orcas Island 2-2 4-4
Friday Harbor 2-4 4-6
Darrington 1-4 3-6
Concrete 0-7 1-11

 

Northwest League girls basketball:

School League Overall
La Conner 7-0 13-1
MV Christian 6-1 11-2
Coupeville 4-3 6-4
Orcas Island 2-2 3-5
Friday Harbor 2-4 3-7
Darrington 1-4 3-6
Concrete 0-8 2-11

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