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“Big Hurt” and the boys deliver big spankin’!!

November 3, 2018 by David Svien

Nick Streubel hangs out with the parental units at an earlier game. (Photo courtesy Nanette Streubel)

Nick Streubel went all the way to Missouri to deliver a beat-down.

The Coupeville High School grad and his mates on the offensive line blew up everyone in sight Saturday, as Central Washington University shattered school records left and right in a 74-28 drubbing of host Southwest Baptist.

The non-conference victory lifts “The Big Hurt” and the Wildcats to 8-2 on the season.

Central closes the regular season next Saturday, Nov. 10 at home in Ellensburg.

Beat Azusa Pacific for the second time and the Wildcats (7-0 in league play) would complete a second-straight undefeated march through the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

After that, Central should return to the NCAA DII football playoffs. Last season the ‘Cats fell 34-31 in an overtime classic to eventual national champion Texas A&M-Commerce.

Saturday, playing across the country in Bolivar, MO, Central, with Streubel and his fellow linemen clearing the way, shattered several rushing records.

The Wildcats set new marks for rushing touchdowns (nine), yards (514) and yards per rushing play (9.3 yards).

Central also broke its record for total touchdowns in a game, tacking on a touchdown pass and a pick six to turn things up to 11.

Overall, the ‘Cats piled up 667 yards of offense, which is third-best in school history.

Surprisingly, one record which didn’t fall Saturday was for total points, as Central scored 75 against Fort Lewis back in 2002.

Streubel, a three-sport star, urban legend and internet phenom back in his Coupeville days, is a red-shirt junior at CWU. He was an All-Region pick for his play on the offensive line last year.

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Thriller on the hardwood!!

November 3, 2018 by David Svien

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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Golfers chip away against cancer!!

November 2, 2018 by David Svien

A golf tournament in honor of Bennett Boyles raised $8,000 to benefit cancer patients. (Pat Kelley photo)

Charity brought out the duffers.

The 3rd annual Bennett Boyles Memorial Golf Tournament drew a field of 80+ players, while raising $8,000 for The WhidbeyHealth Foundation.

Played at the Whidbey Golf Club, the event, run by the Penn Cove Brewing Company, honored Boyles, a Coupeville Middle School student who passed away in 2017 after an intensive battle with cancer.

The tourney was held in late September, marking what would have been the young basketball star’s 14th birthday.

Money raised goes to support local cancer patients and their families.

With 13 teams vying for the trophy, “He’s With Us,” a foursome comprised of Traci Winn, Laurie Leonetti, Maryanne Kirkland and Marty Winn claimed top honors.

The event was created, and is run, by brothers Marc and Mitch Aparicio, with Lucienne Rivera, Heather Zustiak, Helen Taylor, Shelly Russell, Tami Aparicio and Walton Beverage helping keep things moving forward.

Sponsorship came from:

Anderson Construction
Blue Mountain Electric
Cascade Lumber
China City
Ciao
C. Johnson Construction
Concrete Honors & Miles
Frontier Industries
Front Street Grill
Harada Physical Therapy
Humphrey Signs
Kriegs
Lamport Rental
Land Title
Lango Co. Northwest
Oak Harbor Motors
Pacific Indoor Tactical
Penn Cove Brewing Company
P & L General Contractors
PNW Carpenters Union
Savi Bank
Tara Properties
VooDoo Detailing LLC
Wallin Funeral Home
Whidbey Island Bank
Whidbey Telecom
Windermere

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Get your money, Wolves!!

November 1, 2018 by David Svien

Coupeville senior athletes — the WIAA is just waiting to give you money.

This is our year.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is teaming once again with Les Schwab Tires and the Dairy Farmers of Washington to offer scholarship money to high school athletes.

This marks the seventh go-around for The Smart Choices Scholarship Program, and while no one from Coupeville has won in the first six years, that can, and should, change now.

So, basically, if you’re a Wolf senior, get crackin’! Jump over to the WIAA site (link below) and do what needs to be done to get in the mix.

Two athletes, one male and one female, will walk away with a $5,000 college scholarship, while eight other finalists (four males, four females) will get $1,000 towards their education.

The scholarships recognizes students for their work in athletics/activities, academics, leadership and community service throughout their high school career.

Students need to fill out an online application and write a short essay or provide a personal statement video on the subject “How you plan to use your education to benefit others.”

Judging is broken down into five categories.

It’s 35% athletic/activity excellence, 35% academic achievement, 15% leadership, 10% citizenship/community service, and 5% originality/creativity of the essay or video.

Applications can be submitted between Nov. 1, 2018 and April 1, 2019.

For more info and to start your application, pop over to:

http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=959

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Back to the hardwood!!

November 1, 2018 by David Svien

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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