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Two Wolves, one race

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Ja’Tarya Hoskins (second from left) and Mallory Kortuem (second from right) are both running track at NCAA D-II schools. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Oval life will keep them together.

Coupeville grads Ja’Tarya Hoskins and Mallory Kortuem are attending different colleges, but NCAA D-II track and field meets keep bringing them to the same stadiums.

Saturday, the former Wolves, who share a CHS school record in the 4 x 100 relay, competed at the Peyton-Shotwell Invitational in Tacoma.

And they did so in the same race, both lining up for the 400.

Kortuem, a freshman at Western Washington University, placed 6th in one minute, 4.27 seconds, while Hoskins, a frosh at Saint Martin’s University, claimed 12th in 1:15.15.

The duo both compete in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, and may come up against each other again before their debut season ends.

WWU is scheduled to host the Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet next Saturday, May 1, and Saint Martin’s is among the schools planning to attend.

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Stone sizzles, Riders rule

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone came close to a triple-double Saturday, sparking her British hoops squad to another win. (Photo property of Loughborough University)

Another game, another almost triple-double.

Sparked by a 14-point, 11-rebound, eight-steal performance from Coupeville grad Makana Stone, the Loughborough University women’s basketball team held off Cardiff Met 73-60 Saturday in England.

The win lifts the Riders to 11-4 on the season (11-2 with their American assassin in uniform) and keeps them firmly lodged in second-place in the National Basketball League standings.

Loughborough has three regular-season games left, including a rematch with league leader Ipswich, which it beat earlier this season.

Saturday’s tilt, coming against the NBL cellar dwellers, seemed like it might be prime fodder for a blowout.

And it was … at first.

Up 19-11 after one quarter of play, Loughborough turned on the jets and busted out a 24-8 run in the second frame to carry a 43-19 advantage to the halftime break.

But something flipped in the third quarter, as Cardiff not only fought back, but did so with bravado.

Using a somewhat-shocking 28-11 tear across the 10 minutes, the Archers cut the margin back to seven, then got even closer early in the fourth frame.

Loughborough, and Stone, were too tough down the stretch, however, as the Riders stopped the bleeding and held on for the win.

The former Wolf topped her team in scoring — with Lauren Dabbs adding 13 points — while also taking game-best honors for rebounds and steals.

On the season, Stone had tallied 199 points, 188 rebounds, 27 assists, 52 steals, and seven blocked shots.

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Still a Stone-cold savage

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone racked up 13 points, 15 rebounds, and nine steals Saturday in England. (Photo property Loughborough University)

She put on a show.

Falling just a single steal shy of recording a triple double Saturday, Makana Stone tore up the blue hardwood at Uxbridge College.

With the Coupeville grad going off for 13 points, 15 rebounds, and nine steals, Loughborough University held on for a crucial 72-66 road win over Thames Valley, keeping the Riders in sole possession of second-place in England’s National Basketball League.

Now 10-4 on the season, 10-2 with Stone on the floor, Loughborough trails just Ipswich (13-2) with four games left in the regular season.

The Riders beat the league leaders the first time they met, and the two squads face off again May 1.

Saturday, Loughborough rode the inside/outside combo of Stone, who controlled the paint, and sharpshooting Robyn Ainge, who strafed Thames Valley from behind the arc.

Dropping four long-range three-balls, Ainge torched the nets for a game-high 28 points, while her running mate slashed through the defense with a bound to her step.

Loughborough held the advantage early, taking a 20-14 lead after one quarter, before stretching the margin to 44-35 at the half.

Thames Valley rallied in the third frame, however, using a 23-16 run to cut its deficit all the way back to a single bucket.

After lighting up the scoreboard through the first three quarters, the two teams turned the final 10 minutes into a defensive battle.

The game was still in doubt deep into the English afternoon (otherwise known as way too early in the morning in America), before Loughborough dropped the hammer.

Stone’s final bucket, a twisting banker in the paint, staked the Riders to a 68-63 lead, before Lauren Dabbs drilled a game-busting trey from the right corner to answer a Thames Valley three-ball.

Ainge closed the game out with a free throw, sending her squad home happy.

On the season, Stone sits with a tidy 185 points, 177 rebounds, 26 assists, 44 steals, and seven blocked shots.

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Shipley achieves D-I college cheer dream

Posted in Cheer, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 12, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Mica Shipley made her debut as an NCAA D-I college cheerleader Saturday afternoon. (Photos courtesy Shipley)

Shipley (front row, far left) with her EWU squad.

She was born for this.

Mica Shipley has been a cheerleader most of her life, winning awards and soaring high into the air.

Now, the 2020 Coupeville High School grad has reached a new level of achievement, performing for an NCAA D-I school.

After being denied a chance to perform by the pandemic, the cheer squad at Eastern Washington University finally got to go live Saturday at the regular season home finale in Cheney.

Shipley and her teammates worked the sidelines as the Eagles beat the University of Idaho 38-31.

The victory avenged an earlier loss to the Vandals, and lifts EWU to 5-1 on the season.

While she didn’t get to fly Saturday, Shipley was just thrilled with the chance to achieve at least a part of her college cheer dream.

“No stunting, but I’m glad to be out there!,” she said.

During her days at CHS, Shipley was a cheer captain for the Wolves, helping lead the program’s return to competition after nearly a decade away from the blue mats.

During her junior season, Coupeville qualified for state in its first attempt in eight years, then claimed third-place at the big dance.

The next season, Shipley and fellow captain Ashleigh Battaglia led the Wolves to nationals.

The cheer supernova, who first made headlines when she earned her way onto all-star teams at age six, also modeled for Glitter Starz.

That Illinois-based company is a national leader in custom all-star uniforms, warm-ups, and other cheer essentials.

Shipley, who is one of two Wolf athletes at D-I schools (with classmate Sean Toomey-Stout competing for a spot with the University of Washington football team) is studying nursing, with plans to become an OBGYN.

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Lippo a hit as college baseball player

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 12, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo, back in his younger days. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Well, at least one guy on the roster is raking.

Get eight other hitters to swing bats like Coupeville’s Joey Lippo is, and the ol’ win/loss record will take a marked improvement.

The baseball squad at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, an NCAA D-III school, is scuffling a bit as it looks for its first victory.

The Owls, who opened March 27, then had eight games postponed thanks to the pandemic, got back at it the past two days, playing a pair of doubleheaders against Thomas College.

Unfortunately, UMPI, with a still-depleted roster, lost two games Sunday and another two Monday to fall to 0-5 at the quarter mark of what currently sits as a 20-game campaign.

Lippo has been doing his part, however, both at the plate and in the field.

With a stick in his hands, the former Wolf three-sport star is hitting a cool .300, and is among team leaders in several offensive categories.

Coupeville’s progeny has seen action in four games, racking up 12 plate appearances, 10 at-bats, three hits, an RBI, and a .364 on-base percentage.

In the field, Lippo has been patrolling the outfield for UMPI, already showing off a strong arm.

He gunned down one runner heading into second, and seemed to have another rival beaten, with his throw reaching third before the incoming runner arrived.

Whether the tag was a split-second late, or the local ump was missing his seeing-eye dog, Lippo was denied an assist on the play, but shrugged it off and moved on with his day.

UMPI returns to action April 22-25, when it faces off with Husson University for five games in four days.

The Owls have similar five-game stands scheduled against Northern Vermont University-Lyndon (April 30-May 2) and the University of Maine-Farmington (May 6-10).

During his days in Coupeville, Lippo played tennis, basketball, and baseball for the Wolves.

While he plays college hardball, twin sister Skyy is studying dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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