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Haylee Armstrong is money on the court. (Michelle Armstrong photo)

#33 is #39.

Coupeville High School senior Haylee Armstrong, who wears the double-three to honor her late cousin Adam Garcia, is the leading active scorer for the Wolf girls’ basketball program with 305 points and counting.

That leaves her less than 50 points from cracking the top 30, and 133 off the top 20 all-time.

Hot on her heels, though, is junior Tenley Stuurmans, sitting at #55 with 234 points.

Having passed dad Scott (188) last season, Tenley is now just 24 points away from supplanting big sis Lyla (257) for the family scoring title.

That, and other intrigue, will play out this winter as the Wolves hit the hardwood once again.

In preparation, a look at the girls’ all-time scoring chart, which covers 1974 to present, with players eligible to play this season marked in bold.

 

Brianne King – 1549
Zenovia Barron – 1270
Makana Stone – 1158
Megan Smith – 1042
Ann Pettit – 932
Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby – 892
Terry Perkins – 673
Lexie Black – 622
Kristan Hurlburt – 598
Tina Lyness – 594

Marlene Grasser – 574
Judy Marti – 545
Brittany Black – 502
Jen Canfield – 497
Erica Lamb – 497
Emily Vracin – 467
Tina Barker – 464
Vanessa Davis – 448
Lindsey Roberts – 448
Maureen Wetmore – 438

Sarah Powell – 425
Mika Hosek – 424
Cassidi Rosenkrance – 423
Maddie Georges – 407
Ashley Manker – 404
Teagan Calkins – 402
Shawna West – 388
Katie Smith – 374
Whitney Clark – 359
Amy Mouw – 353

Tracy Taylor – 350
Kailey Kellner – 339
Katie Marti – 332
Amanda Allmer – 331
Misty Sellgren – 331
Taniel Lamb – 330
Marie Grasser – 321
Mia Littlejohn – 317
Haylee Armstrong – 305
Amanda Fabrizi – 299

Scout Smith – 290
Bessie Walstad – 288
Hailey Hammer – 282
Madeline Strasburg – 261
Carly Guillory – 260
Sarah Mouw – 259
Lyla Stuurmans – 257
Julie Wieringa – 252
Danette Beckley – 249
Chelsea Prescott – 249

Mia Farris – 247
Marlys West – 247
Kendra O’Keefe – 244
Breeanna Messner – 235
Tenley Stuurmans – 234
Hilary Kortuem – 231
Ema Smith – 228
Mikayla Elfrank – 227
Annette Jameson – 223
Beth Mouw – 216

Tenley Stuurmans swoops to the hoop. (Julie Wheat photo)

Lisa Roehl – 216
Alita Blouin – 215
Audrianna Shaw – 212
Linda Cheshier – 210
Izzy Wells – 204
Pam Jampsa – 202
Julia Myers – 202
Kim Warder – 193
Kacie Kiel – 188
Stephanie Clapp – 185

Kassie Lawson – 184
Heather Davis – 182
Jaime Rasmussen – 181
Trudy Eaton – 180
Heidi Bepler – 179
Madison McMillan – 176
Jodi Christensen – 174
Danica Strong – 172
Aimee Messner – 168
Danielle Vracin – 167

Sherry Bonacci – 165
Marie Hesselgrave – 165
Marilyn Brown – 164
Hayley Ebersole – 163
Yashmeen Knox – 163
Traci Perkins – 161
Suzette Glover – 159
Carolyn Lhamon – 153
Jai’Lysa Hoskins – 151
Jennifer Bailey – 150

Emily Young – 149
Vanessa Bodley – 146
Joli Smith – 142
Jennie Cross – 140
Savina Wells – 133
Taya Boonstra – 132
Sarah Burgoyne – 126
Christi Messner – 125
Kayla Lawson – 124
Avalon Renninger – 123

Gwen Gustafson – 122
Cheryl Dunn – 119
Ryanne Knoblich – 119
Hannah Davidson – 116
Jill Whitney – 116
Sarah Wright – 115
Laurie Estes – 114
Debbie Snyder – 113
Tiffany Briscoe – 111
Lauren Escalle – 109

Sally Biskovich – 108
Kara Harvey – 108
Kalia Littlejohn – 106
Kyla Briscoe – 104
Kelly Snyder – 104
Sue Wyatt – 100
Lupine Wutzke – 98
Monica Vidoni – 97
Christine Barr – 95
Lauren Grove – 93

Babette Owensby – 93
Toni Thiefault – 92
Jada Heaton – 87
Jennifer Pettit – 85
Laura Young – 83
Marnie Bartelson – 81
Cheryl Pangburn – 79
Courtney Arnold – 78
Tonnalea Rasmussen – 78
Sharon Jolly – 75

Amanda Manker – 73
Beth Cavanaugh – 72
Wynter Thorne – 68
Rachelle Solomon – 64
Lindsey Sherwood – 61
Ann Kahler – 60
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 59
Chelsea Rosenkrance – 59
Judy Wallace – 58
Rose Marti – 57

Arianna Cunningham flies into action. (Jackie Saia photo)

Jean Wyatt – 57
Jennifer Eelkema – 55
Arianna Cunningham – 53
Christine Larson – 53
Courtney Boyd – 52
Kari Johnson – 52
Erin Ryan – 52
Anya Leavell – 51
Nicole Shelly – 50
Traci Barker – 49

Paige Mueller – 49
Stephanie Kipp – 48
Adeline Maynes – 47
Lynn Wilson – 47
Andilee Murphy – 46
Kennedy O’Neill – 44
Janiece Jenkins – 43
Meghan Metlow – 43
Tia Wurzrainer – 43
Jessy Caselden – 41

Capri Anter (30) and Kennedy O’Neill get fired up. (Jackie Saia photo)

Karen Jampsa – 40
Jennifer Meyer – 40
Jill Keeney – 39
Suzanne Enders – 38
Mandi Murdy – 37
Shawn Diem – 35
Min Powell – 35
Abby Mulholland – 32
Lauren Rose – 32
Tammie Hardie – 31

Nezi Keiper – 29
Shannon Rutledge – 29
Taylor Sherman – 29
Anna Myhr – 28
Kirsty Croghan – 27
Lori Friswold – 27
Sarah Vass – 27
Tina Jansen – 26
Kim Stuurmans – 26
Kathy Jolly – 25

Shelby Kulz – 25
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 25
Melissa Cox – 23
Haley Marx – 23
Lori Hart – 21
Skylar Parker – 21
Allison Wenzel – 21
Courtney Williams – 21
Aleshia McFadyen – 20
Nancy Dyer – 18

Dina Lanphere – 18
McKenzie Bailey – 17
Carol Estes – 17
Kristina Clark – 16
Dawn Clampet – 15
Nicole Laxton – 15
Capri Anter – 14
Mollie Bailey – 14
Lindsey Tucker – 13
Jeannette Fixel – 12

Tammy Shubat – 12
Nikki Snyder – 12
Kelly Ankney – 11
Naomi Prater – 11
Michelle Riddle – 11
Emily Wodjenski – 11
Alyssa Kelley – 10
Zarah Leaman – 10
Toni Hudson – 9
Georgie Smith – 9

Lexis Drake has scoring on her mind. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Cindy Bennett – 8
Lexis Drake – 8
Susan Estes – 8
Ami Garthwaite – 8
Eileen Hanley – 8
Keri Iverson – 8
Kristine Macnab – 8
Michelle Smith – 8
Sydney Van Dyke – 8
Carlie Rosenkrance – 7

McKayla Bailey – 6
Lexi Boyer – 6
Rhiannon Ellsworth – 6
Debbie Johnson – 6
Grace LaPoint – 6
Skyler Lawrence – 6
Corrin Skvarla – 6
Janie Wilson – 6
Kayla Arnold – 5
Katy Bennett – 5

Penny Griggs – 5
Marissa Slater – 5
Denise McGregor – 4
Jessica Sherwood – 4
Kara Warder – 4
Reese Wilkinson – 4
Christina Mowery – 3
Samantha Roehl – 3
Ashlie Shank – 3
Jamie Townsdin – 3

Brenda Belcher – 2
Rusty Brian – 2
Carol Davis – 2
Lisa Davis – 2
Nicole Fuller – 2
Bryley Gilbert – 2
Cathy Higgins – 2
Daisy Kent – 2
Katie Kiel – 2
Charlotte Langille – 2

Brynn Parker – 2
Morgan Stevens – 2
Tracy Barber – 1
Amy Biskovich – 1
Corinne Gaddis – 1

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Jerry Helm abides. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

A job for you, and a job for you, and a job for everyone!

Coupeville High School/Middle School Athletic Director Willie Smith has been a busy bee of late, and he’s flooded the agenda for next Thursday’s school board meeting with multiple job hires.

Jerry Helm — fire chief, race car driver, and current high school assistant soccer coach — is adding a winter gig, tabbed as a CMS girls’ basketball coach.

Meanwhile, the entire CMS volleyball coaching staff will be new this fall, with Elizabeth Mallett (head coach) and Amanda Black (assistant coach) prepping their players for a season set to kickoff September 23 at home against South Whidbey.

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Scout Smith, hardwood guru. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Young)

She is the past, present, and future.

Scout Smith, a standout athlete and student during her time at Coupeville High School, is now in charge of two of the Wolf programs for which she once played.

The 2020 CHS grad, who kicked off her second season as Wolf varsity volleyball coach Monday, has been tabbed to permanently take the reins of the girls’ basketball program as well.

Her hire will be official once approved by the Coupeville School Board at its Thursday night meeting.

Smith, who is #41 on the all-time scoring list for Wolf basketball, which launched in 1974, was previously the JV hoops coach at her alma mater.

She filled in last year for varsity coach Megan Richter, who took a season off for maternity leave, then applied for the full-time gig after her predecessor decided to step down earlier this year.

Wondering if the ref has lost their mind. (Jackie Saia photo)

Getting official word she’ll join an exclusive club which includes past Wolf varsity hoops coaches like Phyllis Textor, Willie Smith, Greg Oldham, and David King has Scout in a great mood.

“I am incredibly excited to be back as the Coupeville High School girls’ basketball coach,” she said. “We have a fantastic group of hardworking and talented players who are a privilege to work with.

“This group made tremendous progress last season, particularly in our tenacity defensively and our ability to run the floor offensively,” Smith added.

“I’m excited to see how they continue to grow and build on that progress this season.”

As she transitions into the lead role on a permanent basis, Smith paid homage to those who have helped her.

“I am incredibly grateful to my predecessor, Megan Richter, for the work she has put into the program and how far she has helped bring it.

“I’m also grateful for Brad Sherman, the head of the boys’ program, for sharing the wisdom and knowledge he has gained through nearly 10 years of coaching.

“I look forward to working alongside him as we continue to build a successful and unified basketball program at Coupeville.”

Smith was a dead-eye shooter during her school days. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

After moving to Coupeville while in elementary school, Smith followed in the footsteps of older brothers CJ and Hunter, playing three sports while holding down a captain’s role in all of her activities.

She led Wolf volleyball, basketball, and softball teams to success, helping take the spikers and diamond dandies to state tournament appearances, and was a CHS Athlete of the Year winner as a senior.

After high school graduation, Smith earned degrees from the University of Washington and Gonzaga, then returned to Coupeville where she has worked as a teacher.

She is the fourth member of her immediate family to coach at CHS, joining dad Chris Smith as well as both of her brothers.

Mom is a guru as well, with Charlotte Young having led Central Whidbey Little League softball teams which crushed foes in a never-ending hail of hits.

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Through rain or shine, cousins Capri Anter (left) and Haylee Armstrong excel across multiple sports. (Michelle Armstrong photo)

A new high school athletic year beckons, ripe with possibilities.

We sit 28 days away from the first practice for Coupeville High School football, 33 away from the start of volleyball, soccer, cheer, girls swim, and cross country.

How will the 2026-2027 school year play out?

No one knows, really, something we were reminded of several years back when a pandemic appeared seemingly out of nowhere to disrupt the established way of life.

Barring any major disruptions, like if an alien spacecraft lands on the prairie and the lil’ green buggers start zapping random cows, you can make some guesses however, based on past performance.

The seniors, that group which forms the CHS Class of 2027, include a number of athletes who I would expect to be front and center as things play out.

From Davin Houston to Lexis Drake, from Riley Lawless to Bella Karr, the elder statesmen should anchor things, even while young guns like Tamsin Ward, Lillian Ketterling, and Wyatt Fitch-Marron likely make their presence felt.

But seeing as how I am fond of making bold, often irrational statements, I hereby proclaim that we are headed into the “Year of the Cousins.”

Yep, 2026-2027 is set up for Capri Anter and Haylee Armstrong to soar even higher, with three Senior Nights on the calendar to provoke tears from their impassioned fan base.

Queens of the hardwood. (Julie Wheat photo)

The duo, who have grown up together on volleyball and basketball courts and softball diamonds, are strongly positioned to rack up major page hits for me here at blog central.

Both are strong athletes capable of filling up a stat sheet, both are personable and outgoing young women, and both have devoted followers.

Moms, dads, aunts and uncles, and especially grandmas are at all their games, home and away seemingly, but it goes beyond that.

Capri and Haylee are also the kind of teenagers joyfully adopted by other families, who often root for the duo as hard as they do their own daughters.

The cousins lead by example, seem to genuinely enjoy their time in the spotlight, and provide stellar examples for their younger teammates, or the little girls (and boys) who aren’t close to high school yet, but are already crowding the fences and benches to get a glimpse of their heroes.

Now, I don’t know either of them away from sports — maybe they’re secretly serial killers and are burying all the bodies at Rhodey and we’ll watch their real story on Netflix one day — but what I do know, what I have seen, through middle and high school, makes me think they’re the real deal.

From someone observing things while bruising my butt on rock-hard bleachers or leaning against rickety wire fences, what I see is this.

I see Haylee and Capri take time out to make sure their family members and friends know how much they appreciate having them at games.

I see them intently listen to their coaches, time and again. They focus; they don’t drift.

I see them honor their teammates, school, and uniform, competing hard every time out, celebrating achievement, but not rubbing it in the faces of their foes.

I see them keep alive the memory of their late cousin, Adam Garcia, in word and deed, and I know he would be proud of that they are accomplishing.

And I see them support each other, and it’s a beautiful thing.

Smashin’ homers and takin’ names. (Jackie Saia photo)

The games will end at some point. That’s a fact.

You like to hope that Capri and Haylee’s final moment together wearing a Wolf uniform will come on a diamond in Eastern Washington in late May next year, with Coupeville softball hoisting a state tourney trophy.

That they will have made highlights on the volleyball and basketball court, before putting the exclamation point on things as part of the Smash Sisters, playing the sport which really seems to define both.

Maybe it will be so. Maybe it won’t.

Either way, they will be together for life, the latest link in a family deeply ingrained in Wolf Nation.

But before they get those diplomas and head off to the next stage of their lives, here’s to hoping Capri and Haylee see all their athletic dreams come true during their senior campaigns.

I’m calling it — this is going to be “The Year of the Cousins,” and the Vegas odds tell us it’s going to be a special one.

The dynamic duo. (Michelle Armstrong photo)

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Scotlyn Helm attacks the basket. (Photos courtesy Megan Richter)

“We’re leaving with a full heart.”

Coupeville High School girls’ varsity basketball coach Megan Richter, who recently stepped down to focus on family, led her final summer camp, setting up the Wolf hoops program for continued growth.

The Firecracker Skills Clinic drew 14 girls who spent three days putting in “countless reps” and showing “so much growth.”

“Watching these girls show up every day ready to work, compete, ask questions, and encourage one another reminded me why we love coaching,” Richter said.

“Basketball is about so much more than making shots or learning new moves. It’s about building confidence, learning to be a great teammate, and finding the courage to keep improving, even when it’s hard.

“This group embraced that, and we’re proud of every one of them.”

Future Wolf hoops stars, ready to rain down buckets today.

As she steps away (for now, at least) Richter reflected on a journey in which she has both played and coached at every level for Coupeville basketball.

While she won’t be the one calling the shots going forward, her pride in what she has helped shape is unmistakable.

“Thank you to all of the players and families for trusting me with a small part of your summer,” Richter said.

“We can’t wait to watch these girls continue to grow, and we’re excited for what’s ahead for Coupeville girls’ basketball.

“Keep working. Keep competing. Keep believing in yourselves. The future is bright. Go Wolves!”

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