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“Definitely a learning experience for all of us”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 9, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Zayne Roos powers her way to the basket. (Jackie Saia photo)

Sometimes you run into the wall, and sometimes the wall just flat out falls on you.

Friday night was the latter for a young Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad which endured some rough stretches during a 61-14 loss on La Conner’s home floor.

The defeat drops the Wolves to 0-4 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-7 overall, but could be a catalyst if lessons are learned.

“Definitely a rougher game,” said CHS coach Alita Blouin. “We haven’t played such a high-speed team until today, so we got beat a lot in transition.

“I think the girls worked really hard today,” she added. “Definitely a learning experience for all of us though.”

The game was actually fairly close for the first eight minutes, and the last eight minutes.

It was the middle 16 minutes which was a killer, unfortunately.

Down just 8-5 at the first break, with Ava Lucero accounting for all of her team’s points, Coupeville had hope.

Then La Conner kicked it into a higher gear, ripping off 26-2 and 19-0 tears in the second and third quarter, respectively, and things got a lot bleaker.

Still, the eternally scrappy Wolves rallied in the final frame, holding their own as the host Braves only outscored them 8-7 down the stretch.

The game was the first for a CHS team this winter to feature both teams being perfect at the free-throw line, though, admittedly, there were only three freebies in the contest, with La Conner hitting both of their tries and Lucero netting Coupeville’s lone attempt.

Lucero finished with a team-high eight points, while Zayne Roos, Anna Powers, and Willow Leedy-Bonifas each chipped in with a bucket.

Cami Van Dyke, Olivia Hall, Emma Cushman, Taylor Marrs, Allie Powers, and Elizabeth Marshall all saw floor time as well for the Wolves, who return to action next Friday with a home game against Darrington.

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Strong scorches nets on birthday

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 6, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Danica Strong scored a team-high 13 points Tuesday on her 18th birthday. (Photo courtesy Danette Beckley)

She was born for this.

While celebrating her 18th birthday Tuesday, Coupeville High School senior Danica Strong proved to be the deadliest shooter in a Wolf uniform, raining down a trio of three-balls en route to a team-high 13 points.

The game itself didn’t end the way her fans wanted, as an absolutely brutal 10-minute-plus stretch threw things off after a super-strong start, eventually sending CHS to a 63-48 loss to visiting Friday Harbor.

But, for those who wanted to witness Dakota’s big sis make the nets bounce, they got their money’s worth.

Tuesday’s tilt, the first home game of 2026, was a Jekyll ‘n Hyde affair which drops Coupeville to 0-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 2-8 overall.

When the Wolves were on the rampage, they impressed on both ends of the floor. But when the rim turned unforgiving, it made for a mountain of frustration.

The first quarter was a thing of beauty, to be sure, with Scout Smith’s squad flying from end to end, ripping down rebounds, terrorizing shooters, and knocking down buckets at a dizzying rate.

Haylee Armstrong opened things with a three-ball from the right side — part of a nine-point run by the Wolf junior in the opening frame — and CHS bolted out to a 23-14 lead by the first break.

Everything was dropping for Coupeville early on, whether it was from behind the arc, at the free throw line, or in the paint.

Strong slapped home a layup off of a strong entry pass from Teagan Calkins, while Adeline Maynes, Tenley Stuurmans, and Arianna Cunningham all drilled jumpers on the move, each basket generating a roar from the crowd.

Things slowed down a bit in the second quarter, with Friday Harbor pulling back within 28-27, but the Wolves had an answer, hitting three straight buckets to end the half on a positive note.

Freshman Kennedy O’Neill converted a basket off of another laser pass from Calkins, while Armstrong and Stuurmans provided back-to-back jumpers, and things were looking good.

Until they weren’t.

Coupeville’s shooting touch, which had been so flawless, suddenly went AWOL and stayed that way for quite some time.

Up 34-27 with seconds to go in the second quarter, the Wolves went without a field goal across the entire third frame and several minutes into the fourth, allowing Friday Harbor to crack open the game with a 27-1 tear.

What had been a romp unexpectedly turned into a 54-35 deficit, with the pain not broken until Strong rippled the nets on a three-ball to finally stop the bloodbath.

Coupeville played the final six minutes in much the same way it had handled business in the opening quarter, closing on a 13-9 mini-run, but it was too late to fully recover.

Strong finished with 13 points, while Armstrong (12), Stuurmans (9), Cunningham (5), O’Neill (4), Calkins (3), and Maynes (2) also scored, with Sydney Van Dyke chipping in on the defensive end of the floor.

While it wasn’t their birthdays, two Wolves hit personal career scoring milestones in the game.

Armstrong is the 66th CHS girl since 1974 to crack the 200-point club (she sits at #63 all-time with 205), while Stuurmans, a sophomore, joins the 150-point club with 152 and counting.

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JV girls buried by three-ball barrage

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 6, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolves Ava Lucero (32) and Allie Powers join the battle for a loose ball. (Jackie Saia photo)

It slipped away.

Locked into a tight battle for three quarters Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad couldn’t quite pull off a fourth quarter miracle.

Instead, visiting Friday Harbor used a 20-5 surge across the game’s final eight minutes to turn a tense tussle into a blowout and headed back to the bus with a 49-28 win.

The loss, coming in the Wolves first home game of 2026, drops CHS to 0-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-6 overall.

Coupeville hung tough for much of the game, trailing just 9-6 after one quarter and 17-11 at the half, before battling to a 12-12 tie in a barnburner of a third quarter.

Anna Powers and Ava Lucero each knocked down four points coming out of the halftime break to keep CHS within a couple of buckets before the dam finally broke in the final frame.

Friday Harbor stung the Wolves from long distance and did so repeatedly.

While the visitors couldn’t make a free-throw, going 0-3 at the charity stripe, they did splash home five shots from behind the three-point arc to bust things open.

Coupeville spread out its offense, with Lucero, Taylor Marrs, and Anna Powers each racking up six points, while Olivia Hall banked in five.

Zayne Roos (4) and Cami Van Dyke (1) also etched their names in the scorebook, while Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Emma Cushman, and Allie Powers all saw floor time for the Wolves, who return to action Friday with a trip to La Conner.

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Wolves stay feisty on long road trip

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Danica Strong played a stellar defensive game Saturday night. (Julie Wheat photo)

Forget about the third quarter and it was a nail-biter.

Having traveled way down the road Saturday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad squared off with a very-strong Morton-White Pass team and held its own.

Other than in the third quarter.

The host Timberwolves used a 21-7 surge in that frame to capture a 54-38 non-conference win, getting to 8-3 on the season while dropping a scrappy CHS squad to 2-7.

After playing its last four games on the road, Coupeville returns home Tuesday for a Northwest 2B/1B League brawl with Friday Harbor, and Scout Smith’s road warriors will be ready.

Much of what the Wolves did Saturday worked, from strong team-wide rebounding efforts to a balanced offensive attack.

Trailing just 11-10 at the first break with senior Teagan Calkins having rained down eight points fueled by a pair of three-balls, Coupeville was bidding for the upset.

MWP slightly stretched the margin out to 25-20 at the half, then pulled away with a decisive burst in the third.

Even then, the Wolves fought back, closing the game on an 11-8 run sparked by a rampaging Tenley Stuurmans.

The sophomore sensation finished with a team-high 11 points, while Haylee Armstrong, Coupeville’s top scorer this season, added 10 more to her total.

Calkins (9), Arianna Cunningham (6), and Adeline Maynes (2) rounded out the offense for CHS, with Danica Strong, Kennedy O’Neill, and Lexis Drake also seeing floor time.

Strong anchored Coupeville’s defense, ripping down six rebounds and rejecting three shots, while Calkins also snared six boards.

Armstrong, Cunningham, and Maynes each collected five rebounds apiece as the Wolves fought for every carom.

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Lucero torches net to fuel late-game rally

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Ava Lucero had the hot hand Saturday night. (Julie Wheat photo)

Give her one more minute.

Ava Lucero went bonkers in the fourth quarter Saturday and almost shot the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad to a stunning come-from-behind win against host Morton-White Pass.

Unfortunately for the Wolves the clock ran out on them, allowing the Timberwolves to narrowly escape with a 33-29 win despite being outscored 17-2 across the game’s final eight minutes.

The non-conference loss, coming in their first game since Dec. 16, drops the CHS young guns to 1-5 on the season.

Lucero and Co. will be back in front of their home fans Tuesday for a rumble with Friday Harbor, where they’ll look to continue their torrid play.

Saturday’s game featured a slow start for the Wolves, as they scraped out just five points in the first half.

Down 6-3 after a defensive-minded first quarter, Coupeville slipped behind 19-5 at the break, before going down 31-12 through three frames.

That was when things really began to click for the road warriors, however, with Lucero splashing in a pair of three-balls as she scored 13 of her team-high 17 points in crunch time.

Zayne Roos and Olivia Hall also chipped in with buckets, while a fired-up Wolf defense limited their hosts to just two free throws in the final quarter.

Coupeville, which was missing several key players, got points from six of the eight players in uniform.

Roos (4), Cami Van Dyke (2), Anna Powers (2), Taylor Marrs (2), and Hall (2) backed up Lucero, with Allie Powers and Emma Cushman also seeing floor time.

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