Coupeville Sports

Wolf JV boys win on opening night

December 3, 2025 by David Svien

Liam Lawson banked in 12 points in his high school hoops debut. (Photo courtesy Fern Photography)

One for the Wolves!

Opening night was a bit rough overall for the Coupeville High School basketball squads Tuesday, but the JV boys’ team more than held up its end of the bargain.

Getting 12 points each from fab frosh Liam Lawson and junior big man Jayden McManus, the Wolves led from start to finish against visiting South Whidbey, romping to a 44-32 win.

Fresh off the non-conference victory, the hardwood heroes will get right back at it Thursday, hosting Forks and looking to get to 2-0 on the season.

With coaches Jon Roberts and Craig Anderson calling the shots, the Wolf JV jumped on the Falcons fast, roaring out to a 13-3 lead after one quarter of play.

Five different CHS players scored in that opening frame, and Coupeville remained hot, stretching the lead to 24-9 at the half and 31-18 through three.

Lawson and McManus both scored in all four quarters, while Josh Stockdale (8), Nathan Coxsey (7), Carson Grove (4), and Khanor Jump (1) also tallied points for the Wolves.

Trent Thule, Chris Zenz, and Ayden Warren rounded out the active roster in game #1, all bringing hustle to their time on the hardwood.

Posted in Boys Basketball | Tagged Boys Basketball, CHS Wolves, Island rivalry win, JV, Liam Lawson, season opener, SWHS Falcons | Leave a Comment »

Strong start, tentative finish

December 3, 2025 by David Svien

8th grade ace Cameron Van Dyke, seen here during volleyball season, made her high school hoops debut Tuesday night. (Julie Wheat photo)

Victory was in their grasp but slipped away.

Playing with four 8th graders in the lineup Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team led at the end of the first, second, and third quarters.

Just not the fourth.

Using a 9-2 tear to end the game, visiting South Whidbey made off with a 32-27 win on opening night to claim the advantage in the Island rivalry.

With former Wolf hoops star Alita Blouin making her debut as JV coach, CHS edged out to a 6-4 lead by the first break, before stretching the advantage to 19-12 by halftime.

The second half was firmly in favor of the Falcons, however, as the visitors sliced away at the lead with an 11-6 run in the third quarter before holding the Wolves to just a single bucket in the final frame.

CHS did have balanced scoring, getting points from six of the nine players in uniform.

Ava Lucero paced the Wolves with a team-high eight points, while Willow Leedy-Bonifas knocked down seven.

Anna Powers (6), Cameron Van Dyke (2), Finley Helm (2), and Ellie Marshall (2) rounded out the offensive attack, with Emma Cushman, Allie Powers, and Zayne Roos also seeing floor time for Blouin’s squad.

Van Dyke, Roos, Helm, and Anna Powers are all 8th graders, and get to double up, playing high school ball before having the chance to also play at the middle school level when that season unfolds in 2026.

The Wolf JV, which is currently scheduled to return to action next Tuesday, Dec. 9 against East Jefferson, may actually get to play before then.

Eastside Prep, which comes to Coupeville Dec. 6, originally said it wouldn’t have a JV squad, but that may have changed.

If so, the move will be confirmed later this week.

Posted in Girls Basketball | Tagged Ava Lucero, CHS Wolves, girls basketball, JV, season opener, SWHS Falcons | Leave a Comment »

CMS dribblers win two of three

December 2, 2025 by David Svien

Nico Strong enjoys slicing ‘n dicing the defense. (Julie Wheat photos)

The last road trip of the season went off with a bang.

Playing away from home for the fourth time Tuesday, the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball teams won two of three at South Whidbey, claiming the early advantage in the Island rivalry series.

Now, the Wolves finish the 2025 hoops campaign with three straight in their own gym, hosting Lakewood (Dec. 4), Sultan (Dec. 8) and South Whidbey (Dec. 15).

How Tuesday played out:

Level 1:

Getting double-digit scoring from both Diesel Eck and Kamden Ratcliff, CMS ran the Cougars off the floor during a 50-32 romp.

The win, Coupeville’s second straight, lifts its top squad to 2-3 on the season.

Balanced scoring was the plan, as the Wolves poured in 13 points each in the first, third, and fourth quarters, while spreading the offensive love out between six players.

Eck pounded away for a game-high 17, while Ratcliff popped for 15, with both Wolf gunners racking up points in all four frames.

The dynamic duo was backed by Trey Stewart (9), River Simpson (5), Aiden Wheat (2), and Maverick Walling (2), while Jacob Lujan, Xander Beaman, Darius Stewart, Gracen Joiner, and Colton Ashby rounded out the roster.

The Wolves listen to some words of wisdom.

Level 2:

Coupeville’s hottest team captured its third consecutive victory, crunching South Whidbey 41-34 to get to 4-1 on the season.

Gracen Joiner poured in a season-high 18 points, with 10 of those coming in just the third quarter, to pace the Wolves, with Brady Sherman and Xander Flowers each banking in eight in support.

Braxten Ratcliff (3), Nico Strong (2), and Henry Purdue (2) also scored for CMS, with Brayden Grinstead, Mario Martinez, Abel O’Neil, Jack Bailey, Hayden Maynes, Liam Stoner, and Mica McCloskey also in uniform.

Level 3:

Coupeville’s only loss of the afternoon, as the Wolves fell 35-24.

Now 1-3 on the season, the third team was led by Liam Stoner, who tossed in a team-high eight points.

Alton Hansen (4), Dreyke Mendiola (4), Mica McCloskey (4), Luke Blas (2), and Logan Flowers (2) also tallied points, with Oliver Miller, Jon Driscoll, Logan Dees, Jack Bailey, Dom Durbin, LJ Schultz, Burke Winger, and Gabe Reed also offering hustle on the hardwood.

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School | Tagged Boys Basketball, CMS Wolves, Kamden Ratcliff, rivalry game, River Simpson, South Whidbey | Leave a Comment »

Help support wife, daughter of beloved teacher

December 2, 2025 by David Svien

Edmundo Corrales and his family.

Several communities are rallying to help the wife and young daughter of a well-loved local teacher killed in a head-on car collision Monday by Deception Pass.

Edmundo Corrales, a 2007 graduate of Oak Harbor High School who lived on Whidbey, taught Spanish and coached multiple sports in the Anacortes School District.

His connections to The Rock were many, as he played on the OHHS state championship football team in 2006 alongside current Coupeville gridiron coaches Bobby Carr and Bennett Richter.

Corrales also worked at Oak Harbor’s Blue Fox Drive-In Theater before becoming a teacher.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science at Whitworth University, the former Wildcat was hired as an assistant football coach at Sedro-Woolley High School, where he worked for his former OHHS coach, Dave Ward.

Corrales has worked for the Anacortes School District since 2018, where he coached golf, wrestling, and trap and skeet shooting.

Friends of the family have launched a GoFundMe to aid his wife, Meghan, and their seven-month-old daughter, Daphne.

For more info and to help, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-family-of-mundo-corrales

Posted in Fundraisers | Tagged Anacortes High School, car accident, football, GoFundMe, Mundo Corrales, OHHS Wildcats | Leave a Comment »