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CMS 8th grader Diesel Eck leads all Wolves in scoring. (Julie Wheat photos)

Numbers make the world go round.

Well, at least they do when you’re writing stat stories, such as this one focusing on the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball teams.

The Wolves are six games into their eight-game season, with home rumbles against Sultan and South Whidbey set for Dec. 8 and 15, respectively.

Those final two bouts on the hardwood will dictate who leads the way in the scoring column, as the race for top dog remains a close one.

So far, 31 different Wolves have slipped at least one shot through the net, combining for 562 points.

 

Where things stand as of Dec. 5:

Diesel Eck – 76
Kamden Ratcliff – 64
Les Queen – 53
River Simpson – 46
Braxten Ratcliff – 40
Trey Stewart – 32
Xander Flowers – 26
Gracen Joiner – 26
Dreyke Mendiola – 22
Brady Sherman – 22
Nico Strong – 20
Luke Blas – 19
Liam Stoner – 18
Abel O’Neil – 16
Logan Flowers – 12
Alton Hansen – 10
Henry Purdue – 10
Jack Bailey – 6
Logan Dees – 6
Gabe Reed – 6
Hayden Maynes – 5
LJ Schultz – 5
Xander Beaman – 4
Mica McCloskey – 4
Mario Martinez – 3
Jon Driscoll – 2
Brayden Grinstead – 2
Darius Stewart – 2
Maverick Walling – 2
Aiden Wheat – 2
Colton Ashby – 1

Gracen Joiner (second from right) is mobbed after hitting a buzzer-beater.

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Don’t leave money sitting on the table.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is offering three $5,000 scholarships and 12 $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors.

The Smart Choices Scholarship Program, which honors Class of 2024 students for athletics/activities, leadership, academics, and community service, is funded by Gesa Credit Union, the Dairy Farmers of Washington, and Les Schwab Tires.

Applications are due by Mar. 15, 2024.

To be eligible, you need to be a full-time student in grade 12 with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

If you receive a scholarship, you have to enroll as a full-time student at a college, university, community college, trade or vocational school for the 2024 fall semester.

The winners will be determined based on the following formula:

Athletic/Activity Excellence (30%)
Academic Achievement (30%)
Leadership (20%)
Citizenship/Community Service (10%)
Essay Originality/Creativity (5%)
Financial Need (5%)

 

To apply, pop over to:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YDJYSYT

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Today marks 33 years of fare-free service. (Photo property Island Transit)

The buses have been running longer than I’ve lived on Whidbey Island.

My family moved here in 1989, but Island Transit has been offering fare-free service since 1987.

In fact, today, Tuesday, December 1, 2020, marks a complete 33-year run of getting passengers where they need to be, without them having to fumble through their pockets for change.

And since 33 is the magic number — the one my favorite player, Larry Bird, wore during his NBA career — that makes it even better

On Island Transit’s first day  in ’87, it transported 161 riders.

In 2019, that number had risen to 860,811 rides across Whidbey and Camano Islands, accomplished via buses, paratransit vehicles, and vanpools.

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Jenna Dickson leads off our collection of spring sports portraits. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Zach Ginnings

Alex Jimenez

James Vidoni

Mason Grove

Dawson Houston

Ben Smith

Ivy Leedy

Time for a little spring cleaning.

As the season winds down, I’m going through head shots snapped by John Fisken and trying to make sure 99.3% of them get used.

The eight above, covering softball, baseball and boys soccer, are ones that, for whatever reason, had yet to see the light of day.

Before you ask, there are no tennis pics because it’s a smaller team and I already used all their head shots.

And track? It’s a bigger team and no one snapped head shots, so I can’t use something I never had.

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   Wolf sophomore football player Sean Toomey-Stout prepares to lift all the weight in the room. I said all of it. (Bob Martin photos)

Raven (left) and Willow Vick prep for a new volleyball season.

The early-risers club.

The countdown has begun.

The start of fall high school sports is three weeks away — less if you’re playing football — and Wolf athletes are hard at work.

Coupeville High School’s weight room is open for SST (Sports Specific Training) Monday-Friday in August, with the action kicking off each morning at 8 AM.

Dates to keep in mind going forward:

Thursday, Aug. 10 — High School/Middle School Sports Day in the school gym (12-6 PM). Register for fall sports and get a physical if needed.

Wednesday, Aug. 16 — First day of high school football practice.

Monday, Aug. 21 — First day of practice for high school girls soccer, volleyball and boys tennis.

Friday, Sept. 1 — First game of the 2017-2018 school year, as CHS football heads to Langley to defend ownership of The Bucket. Kickoff is 7 PM.

Wednesday, Sept. 6 — First day of practice for middle school football and volleyball.

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