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Thriller on the hardwood!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on November 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »

CHS grad Makana Stone snagged a game-high nine rebounds Saturday in a double-overtime women’s basketball thriller. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Exhibition or not, this one was a thriller.

Neither Whitman College or Central Washington University will count Saturday’s women’s basketball rumble in their win/loss record, but both teams fought like it was a playoff game.

By the time the dust had settled, Central Washington, riding a 27-point performance from Taylor Shaw, held off pesky Whitman to snatch a 80-76 victory in double-overtime.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone helped spark the Blues, scoring six points and grabbing a game-high nine rebounds as she and her NCAA DIII team held their own with the DII Wildcats.

Whitman actually led for most of the game, holding a two-point advantage after one quarter before stretching the margin to 10 heading into the fourth.

Central Washington stormed back on its home court in Ellensburg, however, using a 21-11 run in the final quarter to give the fans free basketball.

Once in overtime, the teams exchanged daggers.

With Whitman holding a three-point lead and time running out in regulation, the Wildcats channeled the Golden State Warriors.

Kaelie Flores knocked down a three-ball under heavy pressure with just six ticks to play to knot things ups, while Whitman’s own trey attempt at the buzzer rimmed out.

The first five-minute overtime was all about Shaw, who knocked down nine straight points, including a three-point play the hard way to stake Central to a late two-point lead.

Whitman’s Mady Burdett answered, draining a pair of pressure-packed free throws with 26 seconds to play, tying the game while keeping fans in their seats and the lights on in the gym.

In the second OT, the game was decided in the game’s final minute.

Clinging to a one-point lead, Central hit the front end of a one-and-one opportunity at the free throw line, but bounced the second attempt off the iron.

Snatching the offensive board, the Wildcats missed the put-back, but hauled down a second carom, this time banking a shot to stretch the lead out to where it finished, at four points.

Stone, a junior, added two steals and an assist, while Burdett paced the Blues with 23 points.

After playing two exhibition games, Whitman opens the season, and starts counting wins and losses, next Saturday, Nov. 10, when it plays at Eastern Oregon University.

The Blues, who have made back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances with Stone in the lineup, have a 25-game regular season schedule.

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Back to the hardwood!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Makana Stone went for 11 points and 10 rebounds Thursday as she kicked off her junior season at Whitman College. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Year three begins.

Coupeville High School grad Makana Stone returned to the hardwood Thursday, kicking off her junior season at Whitman College by posting a double-double in a women’s basketball exhibition game.

The Blues, moving into a new era after the graduation of All-American Casey Poe, fell 68-58 to Lewis-Clark State College while playing in Lewiston, ID.

Stone played strongly in the loss, however, banking home 11 points and pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds. She added a steal, block and assist, checking all the boxes.

Neither this game, or Whitman’s next, an exhibition road game in Ellensburg against Central Washington University, count in the standings.

The first game which affects the ol’ win/loss record arrives Nov. 10, when the Blues travel to La Grande, OR for a non-conference bout with Eastern Oregon University.

While this was Whitman’s first action of the season, Lewis-Clark already had two games, and two wins, under its belt.

A tall team, with nine of its 12 players measuring 5-foot-10 or taller, the Warriors were led by Jossilyn Blackman, a Washington state transplant (Battle Ground HS) who led all scorers with 21 points.

The game was a back-and-forth affair until the fourth quarter, with Whitman up by a bucket at the half and still clinging to a 39-37 lead late in the third quarter.

Lewis-Clark pulled ahead by one, then used a three-ball from Hannah Burland to exit the third up 46-42.

Stone cut the lead back to a single bucket when she knocked down the first basket of the fourth quarter, but an immediate three-pointer from Abbie Johnson essentially sealed things.

Whitman never got closer than four down the stretch, and Lewis-Clark closed the game effectively.

Mady Burdett scorched the nets for 17 to pace Whitman, while Taylor Chambers came off the bench to bank 10, giving the Blues three players in double-digit scoring.

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Wolf grads roar on big stage!!

Posted in Football, Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on October 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Nick “The Big Hurt” Streubel anchors the line for the nationally-ranked Central Washington University football squad. (Photo courtesy Nanette Streubel)

Brothers CJ (left) and Hunter Smith are trying to earn spots on the Green River College baseball team. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Ally Roberts, and her trusty steed, kick off the college equestrian season next month. (Photo courtesy Roberts)

Once they were Wolves, but now they wear a variety of uniforms.

At least seven Coupeville High School grads are either currently playing college sports, or about to start a new season.

From football to basketball to equestrian sports to baseball and softball, the Cow Town alumni can be found just about anywhere.

And I say “at least seven,” because as soon as I print this story, it’ll turn out I missed someone. Happens every time.

But, at this moment, to the best of my knowledge, and in alphabetic order, here are the former Wolves who are continuing to play on in their sport of choice:

 

Kailey Kellner:

The former All-Conference hoops player returns to D’Youville College, an NCAA D-III school in New York, for her sophomore campaign.

The first time around, she played in 25 games for the women’s basketball squad, starting in several, averaging 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds a night.

The Spartans open a new season Nov. 10 against non-conference foe Wells College.

 

Katrina McGranahan:

The Everett Community College freshman has been battling a nagging quad injury, but played through it as her softball squad went 6-0 in fall ball.

She has been splitting time between manning third-base and pitching, but is expected to mainly play in the field once the regular season begins in the spring.

At the plate, the former CHS Athlete of the Year bashed a string of extra-base hits in fall ball, narrowly missing a home run in her final game.

 

Ally Roberts:

A standout volleyball spiker in high school, she’s following her primary passion these days, competing in horse sports.

A member of the Western Washington University equestrian team, she will compete in Western gaming when the season starts in Nov.

 

CJ and Hunter Smith:

The brothers have taken their skills to Auburn, where they are in the final weeks of fall baseball with Green River College.

Both have seen time on the mound and in the infield, and will soon head into winter workouts with the goal of making the hardball squad next spring.

When they’re not fine-tuning their baseball skills, both are on educational paths as well, with CJ studying Criminal Justice and Hunter beginning his journey towards a Physical Therapy degree.

 

Makana Stone:

Coming off a trip to Brazil as part of a D-III all-star women’s basketball team, the former two-time Olympic League MVP returns for her junior season at Whitman College.

A First-Team All-Conference selection in 2017-2018, she has played in 57 college games across two seasons, pouring in 540 points, snatching 385 boards, doling out 83 assists, pilfering 34 steals and rejecting 18 shots.

As a sophomore, she averaged 12.3 points and 7.2 assists, while receiving multiple honors.

She was the MVP at the “Whitworth Holiday Classic,” made the All-Tournament team at the “Ramada at the Spokane Airport Whit Classic,” and was tabbed as the Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week.

The Blues, who have gone 48-10 since the former Wolf hit campus, open the season Nov. 1 with an exhibition road game at Lewis-Clark State College.

Whitman’s regular-season opener is Nov. 10 against NAIA heavy hitter Eastern Oregon, which went 31-2 a season ago.

 

Nick Streubel:

The red-shirt junior continues to anchor the line for one of the best football teams in D-II.

Central Washington is 5-2 overall, 5-0 in league play, and carries a 15-game winning streak in conference play dating back to Oct. 2016.

Ranked #21 in the latest national poll, the Wildcats have four regular-season games left, starting with a clash with Simon Fraser Oct. 20.

An All-Conference player during his days at CHS, “The Big Hurt” was an All-Region First-Team selection as Central went undefeated and won a league crown in 2017.

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Wolves storm the big stage!!

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , , on July 31, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Former Wolf gridiron star Jacob Martin will be pulling on this jersey for Feather River College this fall. (Photo courtesy Martin)

Ally Roberts, and her trusty steed, continue to tear up the equestrian world while attending Western Washington University. (Jennifer Roberts photo)

It’s still the middle of summer, but fall sports are closer than you might expect.

That goes for college athletics as well, where at least five former Coupeville standouts are slated to compete at the next level in the coming months.

Nick Streubel, Jacob Martin, and Zane Bundy will be on the gridiron, Mia Littlejohn will be running the soccer pitch and Ally Roberts will be astride her trusty steed.

A look at what’s ahead for each:

Bundy:

A two-sport star during his days in Coupeville (soccer, football), he’s one of two kickers currently listed on the roster at Tabor College in Kansas.

The Bluejays open their season Sept. 1 against the University of St. Mary’s.

Littlejohn:

The CHS girls soccer single-season and career scoring leader is beginning her freshman year at Santa Monica College, where she plans to play both soccer and basketball.

The Corsair booters have two scrimmages in mid-Aug., then open the regular season Aug. 28 against Oxnard.

Martin:

A two-way gridiron terror during his days as a Wolf, the red-shirt freshman is headed back to Feather River College in California.

He’s aiming to use his time on the field with the Golden Eagles as a springboard to netting a D-II offer.

“I’ll be a strong safety/outside linebacker hybrid, otherwise known as “Rover,” and I’ll be a big special teams player,” Martin said. “Heads will be knocked this year!”

Feather River opens Sept. 1 against the College of the Sequoias.

Roberts:

A sophomore at Western Washington University, she’s quickly moving up in the equestrian world.

After competing on the English team last year, Roberts has been placed on the Western section squad this time around, and kicks off her season in Nov.

Streubel:

The oldest of the former Wolves, and the one with the most college championship rings.

“The Big Hurt” is on target to graduate this year, but is a red-shirt junior on the field at Central Washington University.

Streubel is coming off a season in which he was a First-Team All-Conference and All-Region pick while anchoring a very-effective Wildcat line at left guard.

CWU went 11-0, won a league title, and went into the playoffs as a #1 seed, where it fell 34-31 in an epic double overtime game to eventual NCAA D-II national champ Texas A & M – Commerce.

The Wildcats, who open the season Sept. 1 against Eastern Washington, are ranked #6 in the College Football America Yearbook preseason poll.

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Catch the Stone Cold World Tour!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on July 9, 2018| 1 Comment »

Coupeville grad Makana Stone is off to Brazil as part of an all-star basketball team. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Basketball has carried Makana Stone from Cow Town to Brazil.

The Coupeville High School grad, who has spent the past two seasons ripping up the floor at Whitman College, has been tabbed to join the USA D-III Women’s Basketball Team.

As a member of the 10-player squad, Stone is jetting off to Brazil and will be overseas July 16-25, playing four games while there.

The trip, set up by USA Sports Tours and Events, has American women and men’s teams playing games against Jundiai, Santa Andre, Queimados and Fluminese.

The Santa Andre women’s squad is a pro team.

When they’re not playing and practicing, the USA hoops teams will have a chance to experience everything Brazil has to offer.

The players will visit schools and sports clubs, and will have a chance to see the Christ the Redeemer Statue and Sugar Loaf Mountain, two of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.

Stone, who is entering her junior year at Whitman, is the lone player on the tour to hail from Washington state.

The women’s team includes athletes from nine states and a variety of colleges, and will be led by coaches from Luther College in Iowa.

Stone is coming off a sophomore season in which she torched the nets for 12.3 points a game, snatched 7.2 boards a night and was named a First-Team All-Conference pick by the Northwest Conference.

Whitman has advanced to the NCAA tourney in both of her seasons, piling up a 48-10 record in her time in Walla Walla.

While growing up in Coupeville, playing soccer and basketball and running track, Stone put together one of the best individual prep sports careers the town has seen.

A two-time CHS Female Athlete of the Year (who should have been at least a three-timer and I will never stop arguing she was robbed as a freshman), she finished as the #3 scorer in Wolf girls basketball history.

Stone also has the most state meet medals of any Wolf female track competitor, and kicked off her high school career by winning her first 28 races – the best streak in the history of CHS.

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