Posted in Babies, Boys Basketball, Fashionable Fans, Girls Basketball, tagged Basketball, Cute Babies, McKayla Bailey on January 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
And then everyone stopped watching the high school game and cheered for the nattily-dressed baby. (Shelli Trumbull photos)
“This ball weighs more than I do!!”
Taking a brief rest with bodyguard/personal assistant Alexis Trumbull.
Legendary photo bomber McKayla Bailey takes advantage of the break. “Oh! Is that a camera?!?!?!!”
“Beat it, Bailey!! This is my turf!!!”
You’re welcome.
Posted in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, tagged Action, Basketball, Hoops Hotshots, John Fisken, Photos on January 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Breeanna Messner (11) goes strong to the hoop. (John Fisken photos)
Gabe Wynn strong. Like bull.
The Hailey Hammer fan club.
Hammer responds to the cheers, hauling in a rebound.
Aaron Trumbull rumbles.
Julia Myers looks for an open teammate while trying to break a press.
You’ll believe Gavin O’Keefe can fly.
Oscar Liquidano claims the paint as his own.
Coupeville 3, Orcas Island 0.
Basketballs were flying around the CHS and CMS gyms Saturday, and, if the balls were launched by Wolves, they were going in the bucket. If the visiting Vikings released the jump shot, however, chances were the ball was hitting nothing but rim, or air.
The Wolf varsity girls, varsity boys and JV boys all romped to wins for the first clean sweep of the season. The only thing keeping it from being a 4-for-4 day was the fact Orcas didn’t have a JV girls team to show up and be beaten.
Skipping back and forth between gyms was traveling photographer John Fisken, who snapped the pics above.
To see more and possibly purchase one or two (part of the proceeds goes to help fund college scholarships for CHS student athletes) head over to any of the following links:
Girls varsity: http://www.nw1a2bathletics.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=5219&league=5&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=48&sport=0
Boys varsity: http://www.nw1a2bathletics.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=5222&league=5&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=48&sport=0
Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, big win, first win, JV, Ryan O'Keefe on January 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »
DeAndre Mitchell, locked and loaded. (John Fisken photo)
It was a very good day to be a Wolf.
With Orcas Island in town Saturday for the makeup of games that were snowed out right before the start of winter break, all three Coupeville High School basketball teams to take the court (Orcas doesn’t have a girls JV team) came away with big wins.
And, while they played in the side gym, the Wolf boys’ JV squad put on maybe the most impressive display of the day, thoroughly thumping the visiting Vikings 62-14.
With coach Dustin Van Velkinburgh out of town visiting a sick relative, hoops guru Ryan O’Keefe slid into the lead chair and let things fly.
“I was very pleased from top to bottom on how our kids played,” O’Keefe said. “We played hard, gritty and in control. Everyone played, and we took care of business.”
Jared Helmstadter and Gabe Wynn, who both saw action later in Coupeville’s varsity win, led the way offensively.
Helmstadter threw down a career-high 15, while his running mate popped for 14.
Hot on their heels was DeAndre Mitchell, who tickled the twine for 10, while Clay Reilly notched six.
Recent transfer CJ Smith tossed in five, Isaac Vargas banged home four, Dante Mitchell and Brian Shank hit for three apiece and Darius Maxie banked home a bucket.
Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, big win, knock out, revenge on January 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Sweet redemption. (Shelli Trumbull photos)
Gavin O’Keefe eyes a potential rebound.
Former Wolf softball ace Alexis Trumbull and her young sidekick enjoy the game.
Last year was The Punch. This year, it was all about The Knockout.
Less than 24 hours after coming agonizingly close to upending La Conner, the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball squad claimed its first home win in three seasons Saturday, and it wasn’t even close.
Even playing without top scorer Nick Streubel, who was committed to a football camp, the Wolves thoroughly erased every bad memory from last season’s match-up with Orcas Island, throttling the visiting Vikings 84-37.
A bit of revenge for one of last year’s most dubious moments — a game where an Orcas player threw a punch at Aaron Trumbull two feet in front of a ref and was not ejected — the win lifted Coupeville to 1-6.
It also snapped a recent string of close games where the Wolves fought hard but exited with only moral victories.
This time, it was over early, as Coupeville poured it on and never let up, jumping out to a 27-7 lead and eventually pushing the margin to nearly 50 by the final buzzer.
Anthony Bergeron swooped and dove for a game-high 19 points to pace five Wolves in double figures. Trumbull banged home 16, Wiley Hesselgrave popped for 14, Gavin O’Keefe swished 13 and Morgan Payne banked in 11.
It was only the second game back for O’Keefe, who had not played since 2012 after two broken legs.
Joel Walstad (5) and Matt Shank (4) rounded out the Coupeville scoring list.
The victory was the first at home for the Wolves since the 2010-2011 season, and their second overall in the last 2+ seasons. Coupeville beat Mount Vernon Christian on the road last year, and the Hurricanes will come to town next Saturday for a rematch.
Posted in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, tagged Basketball, Hoops Hotshots, John Fisken, Photos on January 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Wynter Thorne turns the corner and prepares to lay down a hurtin’ on La Conner. (John Fisken photos)
Gabe Wynn swoops to the hoop for a quick two.
You DO NOT get between Julia Myers and a rebound. Ever.
Nick Streubel scored 11 in the fourth to fuel a furious Wolf comeback.
Makana Stone, wheelin’ and dealin’.
Transfer student CJ Smith makes his debut in the red and black.
Carlie Rosenkrance singed the nets for 13 in the girls JV game.
Back after two broken legs, Gavin O’Keefe made an immediate impact in his first game since 2012.
Tiffany Briscoe has her eyes set firmly on the bucket.
Basketball be back.
After 17 long days of wandering through a no-sports wasteland, Coupeville rediscovered its hoops hotshots Friday night, as CHS split a doubleheader with visiting La Conner.
The Wolf boys lost a heart-breaker on the final play of the game, the Wolf girls romped to a wire-to-wire win and John Fisken was there to capture it all.
If you like what you see, hop over to the following links and maybe buy a pic or two. And remember, a percentage of all sales goes to help fund college scholarships for CHS student athletes.
Girls varsity: http://www.cascadeathletics.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=5215&league=2&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0
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