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Hoops mania sweeps the nation

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, La Conner, league standings, Mount Vernon Christian, Northwest League on December 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Logan Martin and the CHS boys are 2-0. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Wolf girls celebrate a big play.

Things are underway.

The 2021-2022 high school basketball season is officially kicked off, with Coupeville varsity teams winning three of their first four games.

The Wolf boys are 2-0 after toppling Oak Harbor and Forks in non-conference games, while the CHS girls are close behind at 1-1 after a win over Granite Falls, and a loss to Forks.

Week two brings the first Northwest 2B/1B League games, with both Coupeville teams hosting Darrington Friday, Dec. 10.

The Wolves then hit the road the next day for the long trip to Orcas Island.

As everyone settles into a new sports rhythm, our first look at win/loss records for all NWL teams, through games of Dec. 4.

Northwest League boys basketball:

School	League	Overall
Concrete	0-0	0-0
Coupeville	0-0	2-0
Darrington	0-0	2-1
Friday Harbor	0-0	0-1
La Conner	0-0	2-1
MV Christian	0-0	1-1
Orcas Island	0-0	0-1

Northwest League girls basketball:

School	League	Overall
Concrete	0-0	0-0
Coupeville	0-0	1-1
Darrington	0-0	2-1
Friday Harbor	0-0	0-2
La Conner	0-0	3-0
MV Christian	0-0	2-0
Orcas Island	0-0	0-2

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Stone returns to her hardwood home

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, Leicester Riders, Makana Stone, WBBL Cup, Women's British Basketball League on December 4, 2021| Leave a Comment »

After sitting out with an injury, Makana Stone returned to action Saturday in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

Back where she wants to be.

After being sidelined for two games due to an injury, Coupeville’s Makana Stone returned to hardwood action Saturday in England.

The former Wolf and her Leicester Riders teammates took a break from regular-season Women’s British Basketball League action, facing off with the Newcastle Eagles in the semifinals of the WBBL Cup.

And while the final result wasn’t what Stone and Co. might have hoped for, as Newcastle rallied for a 50-45 win, Coupeville’s progeny got a chance to get back in the flow of things with 22 minutes of court time.

That’s a huge improvement after an injury limited her to just four minutes total across her team’s last two games.

The loss, which came in the semifinals of the WBBL Cup, eliminates Leicester from title contention after it opened the tourney with three-straight wins.

The Riders are 8-3 overall, and 5-2 in league play, which they return to Sunday when they face off with the Durham Palatinates.

Saturday’s game was a close one from start to finish, with Newcastle busting out to a 16-9 lead after one quarter of play.

Leicester trimmed its deficit down to 27-23 by the half, before using a 16-7 surge in the third quarter to claim the lead.

The Riders couldn’t hold on, however, as Newcastle closed on a 10-2 run over the final five minutes.

Oceana Hamilton slid a pair of free throws through the net with 2:45 to play, giving Leicester its final lead at 45-44.

Newcastle netted a go-ahead three-ball, before closing the game with three free throws, while the Riders missed their final four shots of the day.

Stone was the lone Leicester player to score off the bench, rattling home four points to go with two assists, a steal, and a rebound.

Hannah Robb paced the Riders with 14 points, but her team combined to shoot just a hair under 28% from the floor, making just 19 of 68 shots.

On the season, Stone has racked up 61 points, 52 rebounds, 13 assists, and seven steals.

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Untouchable? Maybe. Astounding? Absolutely.

Posted in Basketball, tagged Boys Basketball, CHS Wolves, Jeff Stone, scoring records, three-balls on December 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Jeff Stone, torching the nets old-school style.

It’s stood the test of time.

Set in an era long before the three-point shot went from novelty to staple of the game, Coupeville High School’s single-game basketball scoring record has remained untouched for almost 52 years.

Jeff Stone, who also owns the school’s single-season scoring mark (644), and is tied with Mike Bagby for the CHS boys career record (1,137), pumped in 48 points in the biggest game of his life.

The explosion came in the 1970 district championship game against Darrington, a game played in front of a reported 2,200 fans.

By the time Stone exited the game, with a full 90 seconds left to play, he had hit 17 of 28 field goal attempts, while netting 14 of 16 free throws.

More importantly, his performance lifted the Wolves to the district hoops title, the first of its kind won by any of Whidbey Island’s three schools.

That sent Coupeville to state — the first trip in any sport for a CHS sports program — and kicked off the most-successful decade in Wolf boys basketball history.

Stone went on to a brilliant college hoops career, then came back around to teach, coach, and be an administrator at Oak Harbor High School.

The game has changed over the past five decades, and yet not a single Wolf player has toppled the 48-point record yet.

Bagby had a run at the mark, as did Allen Black, who once torched Concrete for 39.

Current gunner Hawthorne Wolfe, who kicks off his senior season tonight at home against Oak Harbor, has had several 30+ point games, but is still chasing the king as well.

Actually, both of Coupeville’s single-game records have remained in place for quite some time, with Judy Marti’s 32 in 1983 having never been topped by another Wolf girl.

But, while 38 years (and counting) is truly impressive, 51 years (and counting) is astounding.

Some day the record may fall.

Until then, the hunt goes on, one basket at a time.

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Watch a game, donate a gift

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, Christmas, CHS Wolves, gifts, Holiday House on November 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School hoops players are staging a holiday gift drive. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Time to shoot your shot, with a gift for those in need.

Coupeville High School’s basketball teams will collect donations for Holiday House North between Dec. 1-15, with drop-off boxes in the CHS gym lobby.

The Wolves are looking for unwrapped gifts which can be redistributed to families in Coupeville and Oak Harbor.

There will actually be two boxes, as the CHS girls and boys hoops programs are competing against each other to see who can bring in the most gifts.

“Please place your gift(s) in the appropriate team box, as I’m sure the coaches and teams have quite a lot riding on which team collects the most gifts,” said Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith.

“We are excited to help out our community families, and encourage all spectators to join us in providing some joy and happiness as we enter into the holiday season.”

Gift ideas: