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Northwest League sets strict guidelines for basketball fans

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on May 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »

It’s been a really long school year. Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith (left) is not here for your shenanigans. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Basketball, the best high school sport of them all, is almost here.

Practice begins this coming Monday, May 10, with Coupeville’s girls and boys teams starting pandemic-shortened 12-game seasons May 18.

But, with the arrival of hoops, comes the strictest set of Age of Coronavirus guidelines for fans this school year.

Northwest 2B/1B League Athletic Directors have decided no away fans will be allowed at any games, with no exceptions.

Further, the only way for home fans to see games will be if they have an in with a current player.

In order to assure the number of people in the gym meets Washington State Department of Health guidelines, each Wolf player will receive four tickets per home game to distribute to family and friends.

This will apply to five of six home games — Concrete (May 25), La Conner (May 27), Mount Vernon Christian (June 3), Friday Harbor (June 8), and Senior Night against Darrington (June 17).

Coupeville’s home game May 20 against Orcas Island is not open to fans of any kind, as the Vikings have requested that concession from all other NWL schools.

Tickets will be distributed the day prior to a game, and NO FAN will be admitted without a ticket.

Once inside, fans are required to follow all protocols and guidelines as defined by the Coupeville School District, Island County Health, Washington State Health Department, and the Washington State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

They are as follows:

**No outside food; water in a bottle/container is allowed.

**Masks must be worn AT ALL TIMES (other when taking a drink).

**Family groups may sit together, but must maintain a minimum of six-feet of distance from other groups/fans.

**Sitting areas in the gyms will be marked by tape/cones and MUST be followed.

If a row has a cone/X on it, that row is NOT to be sat in.

Tape also shows six-feet of distance throughout the stands.

**Any arguing, harassing, or non-compliance by a spectator towards CHS workers/coaches will result in the immediate discontinuation of ALL fans to attend, and the school will move to streaming games only.

 

Links to stream games:

Concrete — Concrete School District – YouTube

Coupeville — Coupeville High School – Coupeville, WA (nfhsnetwork.com)

Darrington — Justgame Web Services (justagamelive.com)

Friday Harbor — Friday Harbor Tiny Radio | Facebook

La Conner — La Conner Athletics Alpha Channel – YouTube

MVC — Mount Vernon Christian School – Mount Vernon, WA (nfhsnetwork.com)

Orcas Island — Orcas Island Booster Club | Facebook

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Another day, another double-double

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone racked up 21 points and 13 rebounds Saturday in England. (Photo property Loughborough University)

Too much firepower.

Despite another stellar performance from Coupeville’s Makana Stone, the Loughborough University women’s basketball squad couldn’t contain powerhouse Ipswich Saturday.

The former Wolf pounded away for a 21-point, 13-rebound performance while playing on the road, but the Riders fell 92-54.

With the win, Ipswich earns a split in the season series, improves to 15-2, and claims a second-straight National Basketball League title.

Loughborough, 11-5 overall, 11-3 with Stone in the lineup, sits in second-place in the 10-team league with two regular season contests left to play.

The Riders close with games May 5 against CoLA Southwark and May 8 versus Nottingham Trent, then head to the playoffs.

The first time Loughborough and Ipswich faced off, back in December, Stone knocked down a buzzer-beater to lift her team to a 77-76 victory.

Saturday’s contest wasn’t as close, however.

Loughborough was playing without its #2 scorer, Robyn Ainge, while Ipswich had all of its weapons ready to fire, and bolted out to a 26-9 lead after one quarter of play.

The Riders stayed much closer the rest of the way, but couldn’t get all the way back, as the league champs blunted every rally thanks to their terrific trio of Harriet Welham, Cameron Taylor-Willis, and Gonzaga recruit Esther Little.

Those three combined for 59 points, 29 rebounds, and eight blocked shots, making life tough for Loughborough.

The Riders cut a 20+ point deficit back to 16 early in the third quarter, only for Ipswich to use its speed on offense to stretch things back out again.

Stone did what she could do, and got some help from Molly James and Lauren Dabbs, who went off for 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Through her first 14 games in England, Stone sits with 220 points, 201 rebounds, 29 assists, 53 steals, and eight blocked shots.

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Friday Harbor athletes return to action

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on April 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »

With Friday Harbor athletes returning to action, Coupeville hoops players like Logan Martin can look forward (hopefully) to playing a 12-game season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Everyone in the Northwest 2B/1B League is playing basketball.

At least that’s the plan as of April 27.

Here in the Age of Coronavirus, everything could be changed by April 28, of course.

But, for now, the news is good, as Friday Harbor High School, which completely opted out of playing fall sports after a surge in positive Covid cases, announced Tuesday it intends to return to competition as its students go back to in-person education.

“With the return of students to school on Monday, May 3rd, sports season three (winter) has also been approved to begin,” said Friday Harbor Athletic Director Brock Hauck.

“Girls and boys basketball practices will start on Monday, May 3rd,” he added. “A decision on the wrestling season is still to be determined.”

Since Coupeville doesn’t have a wrestling program, the last part of that statement has little impact on the Wolves.

But the first half is a bonus, as it suggests (for the moment, at least) that CHS will have a full (by pandemic season standards) 12-game basketball schedule.

Current plans call for the final season of the 2020-2021 school year to start May 3, with basketball games running May 18-June 17.

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She’s money in the bank

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on April 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Right back where she belongs. (Photo illustration by FocusHoops)

Stop me if you’ve heard this story before.

Take Makana Stone, give her a basketball, and great things happen.

Yep, the Coupeville grad, coming off another standout performance Saturday in England, is once again the … focus … of FocusHoops writers.

After narrowly missing a triple double for the second-straight week, Stone has again landed on the Women’s National Basketball League Team of the Week.

The former Wolf went off for a team-high 14 points, while adding a game-best 11 rebounds and eight steals Saturday, sparking Loughborough University to a crucial 73-60 win over Cardiff Met.

With the victory, the Riders sit at 11-4 (or 11-2 with Stone in the lineup) and hold on to second-place in the 10-team league, trailing defending champ Ipswich, who they meet this weekend.

The first time the NBL’s top two teams clashed, Coupeville’s progeny banked in the game-winner to propel Loughborough to an upset win.

Stone has been tabbed to the Team of the Week eight times during her debut British campaign, winning Player of the Week three times.

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Wolves return to hardwood

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on April 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Izzy Wells snags a rebound. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Hawthorne Wolfe is the top active scorer for CHS basketball, boys or girls, with 410 points through his first two seasons.

Basketball is back.

Or, at least it will be when we hit May, barring any pandemic-related shenanigans.

Winter sports, which is girls and boys basketball in Coupeville — and we’ll thank you not to ask for anything else — are going last during this off-kilter 2020-2021 school year.

The first practice is set for next Monday, May 3, the first games for May 18, and Senior Night caps things June 17.

The season will be shorter than normal, with 12-game schedules (instead of 20) and no playoffs.

That’ll give the Wolves a chance to play home-and-away contests with their six rivals in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

Hopefully.

Friday Harbor sat out fall sports completely after Covid cases spiked in the San Juans, and the one thing we’ve learned during the Age of Coronavirus is no schedule is safe.

Ever. At any point.

But, with our fingers crossed, we move forward with the hope we’ll witness Hawthorne Wolfe and Xavier Murdy raining three-balls, while Ja’Kenya Hoskins dominates in the paint.

The schedules as of 4:45 PM, April 26, 2021, with JV start times listed first (even when they don’t play first), and varsity second.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL:

Tues-May 18 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:30/7:30)
Thur-May 20 — Orcas Island — (3:30/5:00)
Sat-May 22 — @ Friday Harbor — (11:30/1:00)
Tues-May 25 — Concrete — (5:15/7:00)
Thur-May 27 — La Conner — (5:15/7:00)
Fri-May 28 — @ Darrington — (4:30/7:30)
Thur-June 3 — Mount Vernon Christian — (5:15/7:00)
Sat-June 5 — @ Orcas Island — (3:30/5:00)
Tues-June 8 — Friday Harbor — (3:00/5:00)
Thur-June 10 — @ Concrete — (TBD/7:30)
Mon-June 14 — @ La Conner — (4:30/7:30)
Thur-June 17 — Darrington — (5:15/7:00)

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

Tues-May 18 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (3:00/6:00)
Thur-May 20 — Orcas Island — (5:00/3:30)
Sat-May 22 — @ Friday Harbor — (1:00/11:30)
Tues-May 25 — Concrete — (7:00/5:15)
Thur-May 27 — La Conner — (7:00/5:15)
Fri-May 28 — @ Darrington — (3:00/6:00)
Thur-June 3 — Mount Vernon Christian — (7:00/5:15)
Sat-June 5 — @ Orcas Island — (5:00/3:30)
Tues-June 8 — Friday Harbor — (5:00/3:00)
Thur-June 10 — @ Concrete — (TBD/6:00)
Mon-June 14 — @ La Conner — (3:00/6:00)
Thur-June 17 — Darrington — (7:00/5:15)

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