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Fast to the last step

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 15, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Mallory Kortuem, here with mom Heather, competed Friday at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference track and field championships. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

She finished the only way she knows how — setting a PR.

Coupeville High School grad Mallory Kortuem capped her first season of college track Friday in Monmouth, Oregon, competing at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships.

Running in the 400, the Western Washington University freshman hit the line in one minute, 3.07 seconds, beating her previous collegiate best of 1:03.31.

Competing at the NCAA D-II level, Kortuem ran in six meets between March and May, performing five times in the 400, three in the 200, and once in the 4 x 400 relay.

Her college PR’s for the latter two events are 28.28, set at the Ed Boitano Invitational, and 4:17.00, accomplished at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational.

Kortuem was a standout soccer and track athlete during her days in Coupeville, and still holds school records in the 400, pole vault, 4 x 100, and 4 x 200.

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Spotlight grows, Stone sparkles

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 15, 2021| 1 Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone scored 11 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter Saturday. (Photo property Loughborough University)

Two wins from a title.

With their American assassin coming up big in the fourth quarter Saturday, Loughborough University held off plucky Reading 72-63 in the quarterfinals of England’s Women’s National Basketball League playoffs.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone erupted for 11 of her 19 points in the final frame, spurring the Riders from a seven-point deficit.

With the win, Loughborough, which entered the eight-team, single-elimination WNBL playoffs as the #3 seed, gets to 13-5 on the season.

The victory avenges a regular season loss to Reading in April, and sends the Riders on to a semifinal clash with #2 seed CoLA Southwark next Saturday, May 22.

Regular-season champ Ipswich faces off with #5 Nottingham Trent in the other final-four matchup.

In the buildup to the playoffs, Reading and Loughborough split a pair of regular season games, and through three quarters Saturday the Rockets looked primed to pull off a postseason upset.

A game which had been knotted 12-12 after one, then 32-30 in favor of the Riders at the half, took a disastrous turn in the third frame.

Reading jumped on Loughborough, ripping off a 15-6 run to carry a 45-38 advantage into the fourth.

But Stone and her British teammates never flinched, calmly fighting back while closing the game on a torrid 24-8 tear.

Coupeville’s progeny kicked things off by making off with a steal, then slapping home a breakaway bucket to open the period, and the fuse was lit.

Loughborough got all the way back to 45-45, then claimed the lead for good at 48-47 when Katie Januszewska rippled the net on a three-ball with a tick over seven minutes to play.

Reading hung around for a bit more, staying within 52-51 at the five-minute mark, but Stone promptly sliced and diced the Rockets defense for another layup to blunt the rally.

The former Wolf, who also snatched nine rebounds and pilfered three steals, held her team together even as they shot just 28% from the floor, hitting just 21 of 74 attempts.

Stone hit 50% of her field goal tries (6-12), and was a dead-eye 7-9 at the free-throw line, on a day when none of her teammates topped 33% from the floor.

Januszewska did match Stone’s 19-point effort, with Molly James tossing in 10.

On the season, Stone, who is nominated for the WNBL’s Player of the Year, Team of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year honors, has 259 points in 16 games.

She also has 224 rebounds, 33 assists, 57 steals, and eight blocked shots.

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American assassin lights up British hardwood

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on May 11, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone nets another honor. (Photo property FocusHoops).

She’s bona fide.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone was named to the National Basketball League Team of the Week Tuesday, the ninth time she’s received the honor this season.

The former Wolf, who’s playing for Loughborough University in England, was honored for her play Saturday in the regular-season finale, when she went for 20 points, 14 rebounds, and three assists in a 75-73 win over Nottingham Trent.

Stone netted three free throws in the final 12 seconds to lift the Riders to the come-from-behind win.

Loughborough, which is 12-5 overall, 12-3 with their American assassin in the lineup, open the single-elimination, eight-team NBL playoffs with a home clash against Reading May 15.

On the season, Stone sits with 240 points, 215 rebounds, 32 assists, 54 steals, and eight blocked shots.

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Winner, winner, lobster dinner

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 10, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo

They’re off the schneid.

It took them 18 games, but Monday, in the final rumble of the season, the University of Maine at Presque Isle baseball squad got that elusive first W.

Beating the University of Maine at Farmington 7-3, the Owls, who include Coupeville grad Joey Lippo, finished a pandemic-altered season on a high note.

It was the first win for UMPI since March 29, 2019 — breaking a 39-game losing streak.

Lippo wasn’t around for the first 22 of those losses, and he’s been one of the few bright spots for this year’s 1-17 team.

The former Wolf collected five hits across four games in a pair of season-ending doubleheaders Sunday and Monday, and finishes in the team’s top three in multiple offensive categories.

Lippo ends the season first in at-bats (57), and tied for second in hits (15), RBI (7), and stolen bases (2).

He was third in total bases (17), runs (8), and batting average (.263) among regulars.

Toss in two doubles, five walks — including being plunked once — and strong defensive play in the outfield, and Lippo’s first go-round in NCAA D-III baseball was a successful one.

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Stone unflappable, unbeatable

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on May 8, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone went for 20 points and 14 rebounds Saturday, icing a win with four free throws in the final seconds. (Photo property Loughborough University)

Ice water in those veins.

Coupeville’s Makana Stone drained three free throws in the final 12 seconds Saturday in England, lifting the Loughborough University women’s basketball team to a thrilling 75-73 win over Nottingham Trent.

Trailing by a point, the Riders forced a turnover down low as the clock ticked down, with their American assassin fouled in the ensuing scrum.

Stone calmly drained both ends of the one-and-one to put Loughborough up 74-73, then came back around to hit another freebie after a technical foul on Nottingham’s coaching staff with just 2.8 seconds to play.

Nottingham gunner Mady Burdett, who played alongside Stone for four spectacular seasons at Whitman College, had a three-ball from the corner to win the game at the buzzer, but the ball refused to stay in the basket.

With the win, Loughborough finishes the regular season at 12-5 overall, 12-3 with Stone in the lineup, and clinches a top-three finish in the 10-team National Basketball League.

The Riders will be the league’s #2 seed headed into the playoffs, unless CoLA Southwark sweeps a pair of games this weekend.

The top eight squads, led by league champs Ipswich, begin the single-elimination playoffs next Saturday, May 15.

The battle against Nottingham Trent was a furious one, with neither squad able to pull away.

Loughborough, riding an eight-point opening quarter from Stone, led 20-15 at the first break, but was clinging to just a 34-33 advantage when halftime rolled around.

The Riders stretched their lead out, but just slightly, at 53-51 headed into the fourth quarter, and things got dicey from there.

With Stone strapped to the bench due to foul trouble, Nottingham claimed the lead at 61-60 with five-and-a-half minutes to play, and there were six lead changes over the next five minutes.

Coupeville’s progeny bounded back into the game, slapping home a layup to stake Loughborough to a 68-67 lead at the 2:30 mark.

But her former Whitman running mate was on fire, as Burdett drained a pair of three-balls to push Nottingham up 73-68.

Loughborough’s defense proved to be its biggest weapon down the stretch, with the Riders holding Nottingham scoreless over the game’s final 77 seconds.

Robyn Ainge singed the nets for a long trey to get the Riders back within a bucket, before Stone scored the game’s final four points at the charity stripe.

The former Wolf finished with a team-high 20 points (Burdett rattled the rim for 21) and snagged a game-best 14 rebounds to go with three assists and a steal.

Katie Januszewska dropped in 16 points for the Riders, while Ainge finished with 13.

On the season Stone sits with 240 points, 215 rebounds, 32 assists, 54 steals, and eight blocked shots.

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