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Tough Toledo tips wily Wolves

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong knocks down another bucket. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Early tipoff times never scared them.

With the ref tossing the ball skyward at 8:59 AM Saturday morning at Central Washington University, it made for a quick turnaround for the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team.

Back on the court about 15 hours after their last game, the Wolves responded well, playing a tough Toledo squad even until the third quarter.

While the Riverhawks eventually pulled out a 36-29 win, the scrappy Wolves closed their Eastern Washington holiday road trip in style.

Now 3-6 on the season, Coupeville is off until Jan. 4, when it travels to Wahkiakum for another stern non-conference test.

Squaring off with a Toledo squad which claimed its fourth straight win to get to 6-3, the Wolves kept things close.

Senior gunner Katie Marti outscored the Riverhawks by herself in a defensive-minded first quarter, staking CHS to a 5-4 lead.

Toledo evened things up at 13-13 heading into the halftime break, before using an 11-6 run in the third quarter to slightly pull away.

Ryah Stanley was the difference down the stretch, as the Riverhawk junior tallied nine of her game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter.

Toledo clanked many a free throw, netting just 5-15 at the line to open the door a bit, but the refs were little help, as Coupeville barely got to the charity stripe, finishing just 1-4 once there.

Madison McMillan (left) and Lyla Stuurmans get ready to rumble.

Marti paced the Wolves with nine points, moving from #44 to #41 on the CHS girls’ career scoring chart.

She sits with 263 points heading into 2025 and passed all-timers Madeline Strasburg (261), Carly Guillory (260), and Sarah Mouw (259) Saturday morning.

Madison McMillan and Haylee Armstrong both banked in six to back Marti, with Teagan Calkins (4), Mia Farris (2), and Jada Heaton (2) also keeping the scorekeeper busy.

Lyla Stuurmans, Danica Strong, Tenley Stuurmans, and Capri Anter rounded out Megan Richter’s roster on the holiday weekend road trip to Ellensburg.

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“We are piecing things together”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Katie Marti cracked the 250-point club Friday. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The alumni’s son edged the alumni.

Playing at Central Washington University Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team put up a strong fight — especially in the middle two quarters — before falling 48-31 to Kittitas.

While the non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 3-5 on the season heading into a Saturday morning matchup with Toledo on the same court, the trip East provides valuable lessons for Megan Richter’s squad.

“We are slowly piecing things together,” she said. “More moments of brilliance on the offensive side and great stops on the defensive side.

“The ending score definitely didn’t capture how the game went, or at least what it felt like.

“These are good teams, and we are getting great experience from being here!”

While Richter is one of the legends in Wolf basketball history from the days when her last name was Smith, her counterpart, Kittitas coach Ethan Dillon also has a connection to Cow Town.

His dad Sean, a 1991 CHS grad, was a standout for the Wolves in multiple sports, and poured in 469 points on the hardwood, which has him still sitting #55 on the Coupeville boys’ career scoring chart.

Mom Becca (Jenson) Dillon, also a stellar athlete, attended Tumwater High School at the same time I did. So, there’s that too.

Drawing on the lessons likely handed down by his parents, Ethan Dillon has guided Kittitas to a 5-6 record in his first year at the helm, with the Coyotes now having won four of their last five.

Friday’s win came courtesy of big first and fourth quarter pushes, while the teams played even across the middle 16 minutes.

Kittitas jumped out to a 14-5 lead at the first break, before Coupeville held its own during 8-8 and 11-11 frames.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, the Coyotes had a strong finishing kick, closing out the game on a 15-7 run.

Teagan Calkins rolls into action.

Teagan Calkins and Katie Marti, who both hit personal milestones Friday, paced Coupeville with eight points apiece.

The former became the 113th girl in CHS hoops history to crack the 100-point club, while the latter busted the 250-point barrier.

Calkins, a junior, sits with 104 points and counting, while Marti, a senior, is now at 254 and moves up to #44 on the career chart, passing four players Friday including Danette Beckley and Chelsea Prescott.

Beckley’s daughter, Danica Strong, and Madison McMillan both banked in four points against Kittitas, while Jada Heaton (3), Tenley Stuurmans (2), and Mia Farris (2) also scored.

Haylee Armstrong and Lyla Stuurmans rounded out the Wolf rotation.

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Winger soars in classroom, on court

Posted in academics, Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Marin Winger shows off her credentials. (Photo courtesy Robin Bernardy)

Marin Winger is always striving for excellence.

The Coupeville High School freshman is a busy bee, spending time participating in cheer, basketball, and track and field.

Add in the Lion’s Leo Club and Exec Board, and Winger has little down time.

But she still has pursued opportunities for academic achievement as well, both in the classroom in Coupeville and at other locations.

Inspired by her own experiences with athletic injuries — she hurt her Achilles tendon and suffered a concussion — Winger applied for and was accepted to a summer Sports Medicine program at Wake Forest University.

While there last summer, she received instruction on athletic injuries such as ACL tears, joint dislocations, concussions and traumatic brain injuries, as well as spinal cord treatment.

Using the cases of top-level professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, and track and field, the course demonstrated how the injuries were treated and their outcomes.

The month-long class gave Winger a chance to work alongside students from around the world.

Initial studies focused on anatomy, diagnostic and surgical procedures, and prospects for recovery.

Students were taught how to diagnose shoulder dislocations, how to manage injuries onsite, and the importance of properly using weightroom equipment and warm up exercises.

Winger lets a shot fly on the hardwood. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

To cap the class, Winger did a graded project in which she created a hypothetical patient with an Achillies rupture, outlining how to make diagnosis and creating potential treatment plans.

She presented this to university staff, which includes a director who has extensively worked with professional sports teams.

Reflecting on the class, Winger told the Coupeville Lion’s Club she had been drawn to it by a desire to learn the best ways to remain healthy as an athlete.

“I wanted to take this class because I had injuries that I found frustrating,” she said. “And I figured there were going to be more to come.

“I wanted to better understand what caused the injuries, how to prevent them, and what was involved in recovery.”

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Tough foe, stellar effort

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lexis Drake banks in a shot while Chelsi Stevens comes flying in to help. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Big fight, no quit.

Friday night’s JV girls’ basketball game between Coupeville and visiting Sultan featured twists, turns, and a lot of rock-em-sock-em action.

Which is no surprise, since the Turks are traditionally one of the scrappier foes the Wolves face, while Scout Smith’s CHS players are no pushovers.

When the game ended, Sultan had a 50-36 win in hand but had faced a ton of resistance.

“We showed a lot of heart and played hard till the final buzzer,” Smith said.

The non-conference loss drops Coupeville to 2-4 heading into the winter break, with the JV not returning to action until Jan. 7.

In their final game of 2024, the Wolves put up a strong fight.

Led by the hot shooting hand of Adeline Maynes, Coupeville kept things knotted at 12-12 at the first break.

Sultan had a much-deeper bench on this night, however, and used the extra bodies to put together a game-busting 24-3 run in the second frame.

But even trailing 36-15, the Wolves were far from done.

Some words from their coach at halftime, and the third quarter was an entirely different affair, as CHS put together a 12-0 tear across an eight-minute span.

“We came out with a renewed fighting spirit,” Smith said. “I am extremely proud of how our team performed and the fight they showed throughout the game.

“It is a testament to the culture we are building as a program to play hard, play smart, and play together.

“I could not have asked more from my team.”

Adeline Maynes is off to the promised land.

While Sultan closed the game on a 14-9 surge to hold off the Wolves, Smith saw a lot of things she liked.

“Haylee (Armstrong) played a vital role for us as an offensive and defensive threat,” she said.

“She has been a consistently key player for us throughout the season. Her vision, read of the game, and speed make her a valuable asset.”

Smith also praised Maynes and fellow freshman Marin Winger for holding up well against an opponent not afraid to throw some elbows their way.

“Addy and Marin both did an excellent job fighting through a rough and tumble game,” Smith said.

“Both worked through tough contact and continued to fight for the team.”

That spirit was evident from all eight Wolves in uniform.

“Overall, I am extremely happy with what I saw from our team,” Smith said. “We showed grit, fight, and an undying will to play hard till the end of the game.”

Armstrong paced CHS with a team-high 14 points, with Maynes (9) Lexis Drake (6), Winger (4), Sydney Van Dyke (2), and Capri Anter (1) also scoring.

Chelsi Stevens and Amelia Crowder rounded out the rotation, bringing fire to their time on the floor.

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Three-ball monsoon overpowers Wolf girls

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris banked in a season-high 14 points Friday night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It might not have been raining outside Friday night, but it was pouring inside.

Visiting Sultan dropped eight three-balls through the bottom of the net, including four in an explosive opening quarter, downing the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team 48-33.

The non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 3-4 on the season, and now they’ll have a stretch of days off for the holidays.

After Christmas, the CHS varsity heads to Eastern Washington for a two-game road trip, playing games against Kittitas and Toledo Dec. 27-28 at Central Washington University.

Overall, Coupeville’s next four games are on the road, with the Wolves not playing in their own gym again until Jan. 10.

Friday’s rumble, played in front of an enthusiastic group of home fans, briefly belonged to CHS.

Mia Farris slapped home a rebound for the first two of her team-high 14 points, followed by Katie Marti rustling the net on a pair of successful free throws, and the hometown squad was up 4-3.

Then the bottom fell out.

Hitting back-to-back-to-back three balls, Sultan went on a scoreboard-exploding 16-0 run to blow the game open, while the Wolves went six-plus minutes without scoring.

And yet, there was still life in Coupeville.

Farris broke the drought with two free throws to end the first quarter, before the Wolves ripped off the first eight points of the second frame.

The buckets were often sensational, with Tenley Stuurmans dropping a perfect pass to a rampaging Farris for a layup and Madison McMillan drilling a supremely sweet jumper from the side.

Meanwhile, the Wolf defense was ramped up, with Farris picking off passes and Marti using her elbows to massage the Turks heads, and Sultan went scoreless for a solid six minutes.

The visitors did briefly surge back to life, netting a pair of three-balls in the final moments before halftime, but Coupeville was back within 25-19 at the break and feeling pretty good.

The good times did not continue for CHS, however, at least in the third quarter and the start of the fourth, as the team’s shooting touch largely evaporated.

Sultan continued to pepper the net from behind the three-point arc, eventually pulling ahead 46-26 midway through the fourth.

Coupeville stayed scrappy until the end, closing on a 7-2 run with Haylee Armstrong netting her team’s lone three-ball, the ball splashing home with a nice lil’ pop.

But that was it for the Wolves, as time ran out on any comeback hopes.

Farris had a season high with her 14 points, while McMillan and Armstrong both chipped in with five.

Marti (3), Jada Heaton (2), Tenley Stuurmans (2), Danica Strong (1), and Lyla Stuurmans (1) also tallied points, with Teagan Calkins bouncing off the floor in pursuit of loose balls and rebounds against a fairly physical Sultan team.

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