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Young guns fill up the net

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 28, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Zayne Roos flies to the hoop. (Julie Wheat photo)

Four down, four to go.

The Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams reached the halfway point of the season Thursday, clashing with powerhouse King’s in a pair of very-close games.

With two home rumbles and two road trips left on the schedule, 22 Wolves have tallied points.

Where the individual scoring stats stand at the mid-point:

 

Laurel Crowder – 24
Emma Green – 16
Halle Black – 14
Anna Powers – 13
Daisy Leedy-Bonifas – 12
Kaleigha Millison – 12
Cami Van Dyke – 11
Annabelle Cundiff – 8
Juniper Dotson – 8
Finley Helm – 8
Abby Hunt – 7
Claire Lachnit – 5
Sophia Burley – 4
Aubrey Flowers – 4
Zayne Roos – 4
Bella Sandlin – 4
Ava Alford – 2
Nikolette Dunham – 2
Reagan Green – 2
Millie Somes – 2
Addison Jacobson – 1
Arianna Vinson – 1

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Wolves stay scrappy to the end

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Basketball or volleyball? Cami Van Dyke is a soaring star in both. (Julie Wheat photos)

They brought their A-game.

Back on their home court for the first time in two weeks-plus Thursday, the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams squared off with Cascade League heavyweight King’s and mostly held their own.

Both Wolf teams were within three points heading into the fourth quarter, and while the visitors escaped with two victories, the private school hoopsters had to scrap to get them.

“Both were great games and close till the last fourish minutes of the (fourth) quarter,” said Coupeville coach Brooke Crowder.

“Lots of shot attempts, could not get them drop in.”

 

Level 1:

Coupeville led by one after the first quarter (7-6) and went into the halftime locker room all knotted up at 15-15 but then hit a bit of a cold spell on offense across the game’s final 14 minutes.

That allowed King’s to creep ahead 21-18 through three quarters before putting the game on ice late in a 30-20 win.

The loss drops CMS to 1-3 on the season.

The Wolves spread out their offense, getting points from eight of the 11 players to hit the floor.

Laurel Crowder and Emma Green led the way with four apiece, while Kaleigha Millison (3), Finley Helm (2), Aubrey Flowers (2), Zayne Roos (2), Cami Van Dyke (2), and Bella Sandlin (1) also scored.

Millison earned her points courtesy a long-range three-ball, while Sabrina Judnich, Claire Lachnit, and Annabelle Cundiff rounded out the Wolf rotation.

Sophia Burley beats her defender.

Level 2:

This one was even closer, with King’s using a late run to pull out a 24-18 victory, dropping CMS to 0-4 on the season.

The teams were locked in a 6-6 battle through one quarter, before the visitors pulled ahead 13-12 heading into the half.

Abby Hunt splashed home a three-ball in the third to keep the Wolves within 17-16 exiting the quarter, but the visitors found just enough of a fourth-quarter spark to nail down the victory.

Hunt banked in five points to pace Coupeville’s scoring, with Halle Black (4), Juniper Dotson (2), Daisy Leedy-Bonifas (2), Sandlin (2), Cundiff (2), and Addison Jacobson (1) also keeping the scorebook keeper’s pencil busy.

Sophia Burley, Ava Alford, Arianna Vinson, and Reagan Green all saw floor time as well for CMS.

 

Level 3:

King’s only goes two teams deep, preventing Coupeville from getting to play a third game for the second time this week.

 

What’s next:

Coupeville hosts Lakewood Mar. 3 and Sultan Mar. 9, then hits the road for its final two rumbles of the campaign.

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Road warriors earn hardwood split

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Sabrina Judnich eyeballs the defense. (Julie Wheat photos)

Another day, another city.

The Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams survived another road trip Tuesday, this one coming to Everett to play Northshore Christian Academy.

Now, the Wolves get to break a two-week-plus drought by staying home, sweet home for their next three clashes, beginning with a royal rumble Thursday against King’s.

After that, CMS hosts Lakewood Mar. 3 and Sultan Mar. 9, before venturing back out on the bus for the season’s final two adventures at South Whidbey and Granite Falls.

 

How Tuesday played out:

 

Level 1:

Coupeville’s top squad captured its first win of the season, holding off NCA 27-20 to get to 1-2 on the campaign.

The Wolves eased out to a 6-4 lead through one quarter of action, before stretching the halftime margin to 13-8.

While its hosts sliced the deficit down to 19-17 heading into the fourth frame, CMS came up big across the final seven minutes to seal the deal.

Anna Powers popped for four of her game-high nine points in the final quarter to provide a nice spark for the Wolves.

Anna Powers leads a breakaway.

Laurel Crowder banked in eight in support of Powers, with Kaleigha Millison (4), Cami Van Dyke (4), and Zayne Roos (2) rounding out the scorers.

Aubrey Flowers, Finley Helm, Claire Lachnit, Ava Alford, and Sabrina Judnich also saw floor time for the victorious Wolves.

 

Level 2:

Coupeville jumped out to an early lead but then stalled out on offense in the second half, resulting in a narrow 22-15 loss.

The Wolves, who sit at 0-3 on the season, trailed 6-4 at the first break, before claiming an 11-8 lead at the half thanks to some big buckets from Annabelle Cundiff.

The third and fourth quarters didn’t go quite as well, with CMS limited to just a single bucket in each frame.

Cundiff and Daisy Leedy-Bonifas paced the Wolves with four points each, with Halle Black (2), Alford (2), Juniper Dotson (2), and Arianna Vinson (1) also notching points.

Amira Anunciado, Nikolette Dunham, Addison Jacobson, Ellie Callahan, Millie Somes, Reagan Green, Judnich, and Autumn Hunt rounded out the rotation.

 

Level 3:

Northshore Christian only goes two teams deep, so Coupeville’s third squad didn’t get a chance to thunk its rivals.

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Rattle the rim, bounce the net

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 22, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Claire Lachnit looks for an opening in the defense. (Julie Wheat photo)

They’re spreading out the offensive love.

Two games into an eight-game basketball season, 18 different Coupeville Middle School girls have recorded points, with a tie for the lead.

Laurel Crowder and Emma Green currently sit on top of the stat sheet, but don’t count out 6th grader Halle Black, who is starting to heat up like dad Allen did back in his high school days.

There’s still plenty of games left to play — a full 75% of the season, as it were — but here’s an early look at where things stand in the point-scoring biz:

 

Laurel Crowder – 12
Emma Green – 12
Halle Black – 8
Finley Helm – 6
Daisy Leedy-Bonifas – 6
Claire Lachnit – 5
Kaleigha Millison – 5
Cami Van Dyke – 5
Sophia Burley – 4
Juniper Dotson – 4
Anna Powers – 4
Annabelle Cundiff – 2
Nikolette Dunham – 2
Aubrey Flowers – 2
Reagan Green – 2
Autumn Hunt – 2
Millie Somes – 2
Bella Sandlin – 1

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Young Wolves tangle with Turks

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Daisy Leedy-Bonifas slices to the hoop. (Julie Wheat photos)

This time they got to make the bus tires go round and round.

After having a scheduled trip to Granite Falls denied by bad off-Island weather Wednesday, the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams made it all the way to the wilds of Sultan Thursday afternoon.

Squaring off with the always-feisty Turks, the Wolf hardwood heroes brought their A-games across three titanic tilts, before returning home, ready to do it all again next week.

How the day played out:

 

Level 1:

Coupeville jumped out to an early lead but couldn’t hold off a high-powered Sultan squad which roared back to claim a 36-20 win.

The loss drops the Wolves top squad to 0-2 on the still-young season.

With three different players tallying a bucket in the first frame, CMS staked itself to a 6-2 lead at the first break, but then the Turks found a new groove.

Dropping in double-digit scoring in each of the remaining quarters, the hosts pulled ahead 15-8 at the half, before carrying a 25-12 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Coupeville put together its best offensive run in the fourth, with Emma Green knocking down six of her team-high eight points, but time eventually ran out on the scrappy Wolves.

Anna Powers and Laurel Crowder each banked in four points to back Green, with Kaleigha Millison and Finley Helm adding a bucket apiece to round out the attack.

Aubrey Flowers, Cami Van Dyke, Bella Sandlin, and Ava Alford also saw floor time for the Wolves.

 

Level 2:

Sultan roared out to a 20-6 lead through one quarter of action and never slowed down, claiming a 49-8 triumph to drop CMS to 0-2 on the season.

The Wolves scored all of their points in the first half, failing to net a point across the third and fourth quarters.

Annabelle Cundiff, Reagan Green, Autumn Hunt, and Claire Lachnit finished with two points apiece for Coupeville, with Amira Anunciado, Sabrina Judnich, and Sandlin rounding out the rotation.

 

Level 3:

Coupeville’s first win of the season at any level came thanks to a consistent offense and a plucky defense.

The Wolves third unit, which didn’t get a chance to play together in the season opener against South Whidbey, held on for an 18-12 victory with 6th grader Halle Black accounting for eight of her team’s points.

Sophia Burley (4), Daisy Leedy-Bonifas (4), and Juniper Dotson (2) also kept the scorebook keeper busy, with Danielle Halsing, Ruby Folkestad, and Millie Somes bringing heat on the defensive end of the floor.

 

What’s next:

Coupeville travels to Everett Feb. 24 to play Northshore Christian Academy, then gets three straight rumbles at home, beginning with a Feb. 26 clash against Cascade League powerhouse King’s.

The Granite Falls games have been rescheduled for the end of the season and will go down (weather permitting) Mar. 12.

CMS coach Brooke Crowder surveys the action.

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