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Comeback kings!!

December 1, 2018 by David Svien

TJ Rickner was a force on the boards for the Coupeville JV hoops squad, which roared back Saturday to capture a one-point win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Close like champions.

Storming back from an early deficit, the Coupeville High School JV boys basketball squad saved its best for last Saturday, using a fourth-quarter surge to stun The Bush School 34-33.

The non-conference home win, coming in front of an enthusiastic pack of their fellow CHS students, lifts the young Wolves to 1-1 on the season.

Bush struck first, rolling out to a 10-5 lead after one quarter against a Coupeville squad missing three players, including starter Alex Jimenez, who broke his foot the previous day.

The major bright spot in the opening frame was freshman Logan Martin, who did his best to keep the Wolves alive, scoring all of their points in the opening quarter.

Things settled down a bit after that, but, while Coupeville played Bush even through the next two quarters (6-6 and 9-9), it couldn’t shave the lead.

Enter the fourth quarter and ignite the one-two scoring pop of sophomore gunners Daniel Olson and Sage Downes, who promptly fueled a frantic 14-8 game-finishing run.

Olson hit a pair of jumpers, Tucker Hall tossed in a free throw, then Downes burnt the joint down with a pair of three-balls launched from up around Deception Pass.

Downes scored all 11 of his points in the second half, while Martin finished with nine.

TJ Rickner, who was a force on the boards all night, popped for five in support, while Olson (4), Hall (4), and Cody Roberts (1) rounded out the Wolf scoring attack.

Defensive dynamos Miles Davidson and Chris Ruck also saw floor time for Coupeville, which was playing without Jimenez, Xavier Murdy, Grady Rickner and coach Chris Smith.

Scott Fox stepped in to fill Smith’s shoes, picking up his first win as a CHS coach.

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Stone cold savage!!

December 1, 2018 by David Svien

Makana Stone went for a game-high 20 points and 12 rebounds Saturday, propelling Whitman College to a blowout win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Payback, how sweet it is.

Willamette University stung Whitman College twice in the final four games last season, handing the Blues a pair of crippling losses.

Jump forward to the 2018-2019 season, and the first rematch went in a decidedly different direction.

Fueled by the game-high 20 points and 12 rebounds of Coupeville grad Makana Stone, Whitman crushed Willamette Saturday 75-33.

The win lifts the Blues to 2-0 in Northwest Conference play, leaving them in a first-place tie with Whitworth and George Fox.

Whitman is 5-2 overall, after winning for the third-straight game and fifth time in six games.

The Blues get a rest from league play after this, not facing Northwest Conference foes again until January.

They close the 2018 portion of their schedule with a pair of tournaments, the Kim Evanger Raney Classic in Walla Walla Dec. 7-8 and the UC Santa Cruz Classic in California Dec. 20-21.

Once the new year begins, Whitman returns to conference play, with its final 14 regular season clashes against league opponents.

Saturday night, the Blues savaged their Oregon-based foes, blowing out to an 11-6 lead after one quarter, before really turning up the heat with a torrid 26-7 tear in the second frame.

Stone recorded her third double-double of the season, scoring in every quarter while hitting on 9-15 shots from the floor and going a flawless 2-2 at the line.

Kaylie McCracken notched 11 points in support, while Maegan Martin tossed in 10. Brittany Kochenderfer, whose sweet shooting derailed Whitman last season, topped Willamette with 17.

Stone, who leads the Blues in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots, is off to a sizzling start in her junior season.

She currently sits with 117 points, 60 rebounds, nine assists, 11 steals and nine blocks, while shooting 50-91 from the floor and 17-22 at the free-throw line.

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Turner launches Wolf mat career!!

December 1, 2018 by David Svien

Coupeville senior Alex Turner (top) takes control during a pre-season wrestling match. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville’s one-man wrestling team has officially arrived.

Coming off an inter-squad scrimmage in which he won both of his bouts, Alex Turner split four matches Saturday at the 30-team Edmonds Invite.

The Coupeville High School senior, who is training and traveling with 3A Oak Harbor but competing as a lone Wolf, finished 5th in the 182-pound class.

Both of Turner’s wins Saturday came via points, with 14-8 and 9-7 decisions.

The majority of the teams represented in the Invite were 3A and 4A schools, while Coupeville is among the smallest of 1A institutions.

Seeing a Wolf on the mat is an unusual occurrence, as CHS has no in-school wrestling program.

After transferring from South Whidbey, where he went to state as an alternate in the 170-pound class during his junior season, Turner faced the end of his grappling career.

But, after a plea to the WIAA, he and his father, Joseph, were able to work out an agreement between the two Island schools.

Turner will wrestle in tournaments, but can’t compete and score points for Oak Harbor in dual meets.

He did take part in the annual Purple and Gold scrimmage, beating both Wildcat grapplers who stepped on the mat with him.

Once the postseason starts, Turner will leave OHHS behind and head back down to 1A as he chases his Mat Classic dreams.

“My goal is to make it to the second day of state this year,” he said.

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Get the butter, they’re on a roll!!

December 1, 2018 by David Svien

Carolyn Lhamon had seven points and seven rebounds Saturday as Coupeville’s SWISH hoops squad rolled to a big win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Right back at it.

Bouncing back strongly from its first loss of the season, the Coupeville 8th grade SWISH girls basketball team got back on the winning side of things Saturday, drilling Orcas Island 34-9.

The win lifts the Wolves to 5-1 heading into the final weekend of regular-season play.

Coupeville plays a doubleheader Dec. 8, facing Victorious Hoops and Arlington, then wades into the fray of the league tourney Dec. 15.

Saturday’s game was all about domination, as the Wolves sprinted out to a 12-0 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back.

By the time it was done, Coupeville had gotten points from seven of its 10 players and outscored Orcas in all four quarters of play.

Carolyn Lhamon paced the Wolves with seven points, while Maddie Georges and Alita Blouin tickled the twine for six apiece.

Brionna Blouin and Savina Wells each added five, with Blouin netting a long three-ball, while Gwen Gustafson knocked down three and Nezi Keiper popped for two.

Coupeville controlled the glass all game, with Wells, a 6th grader playing two grades up, yanking down a game-high 15 rebounds.

Lhamon (7) and Keiper (6) provided support on the boards, while Ryanne Knoblich, Lauren Marrs and Gustafson all pulled down two rebounds apiece.

Hayley Fiedler, a scrapper on defense, rounded out the Wolf squad.

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First step a success!!

November 30, 2018 by David Svien

Eileen (left) and Makana Stone celebrate after a win last season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

One game closer to a league title.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone and the Whitman College women’s basketball team kicked off their league schedule Friday with a fairly one-sided win.

Playing on their home court in Walla Walla, the Blues led from start to finish against visiting Pacific University, finishing on the happy side of an 84-69 score.

The victory, its fourth in its last five games, lifts Whitman to 1-0 in Northwest Conference play, 4-2 overall.

The Blues return to the court Saturday, when Willamette arrives in town for another league clash.

Stone, who entered play Friday as Whitman’s #1 scorer and rebounder, got off to a quick start, picking up an assist on the very first bucket of the night.

She dished the ball to teammate Maegen Martin, who knocked down a layup (and an ensuing free throw) and the Blues had a lead they would never relinquish.

Whitman finished the first quarter up by 10, let Pacific creep back into the game, then slammed the door shut.

The lead slipped all the way down to 47-45 midway through the third, before the Blues finished the quarter on a game-busting 17-4 run.

Whitman got big games from Kaylie McCracken, who singed the nets for 24 points, and Mady Burdett, who popped for 20.

That helped make up for the loss in offense when Stone and three-point bomber Kaelan Shamseldin found themselves locked to the bench for extended periods of time in the second half while battling foul trouble.

Stone’s 18 minutes of floor time were her fewest of the season, but she used her time well, netting eight points, snaring six rebounds, making off with two steals and dishing an assist.

For the season, she sits with 97 points, 48 rebounds, eight assists, 10 steals and eight blocks, while shooting 41-76 from the floor and 15-20 at the free-throw line.

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