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Chilly temps, sizzlin’ pics!!

February 27, 2018 by David Svien

   Hope Lodell, frozen in place like a human Popsicle on a chilly first day of “spring” sports practice. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Dawson Houston works on his ball control skills.

Sage Renninger (front) and Genna Wright get limbered up for tennis.

Diamond men Jake Hoagland (front) and Dane Lucero go for the (cold) burn.

Mckenzie Meyer stretches out the ol’ hamstrings.

Ron Wright stays warm by peppering balls all across the frozen tundra.

Jean Lund-Olsen cruises into a new track season.

   Payton Aparicio shows Renninger, her doubles partner, the best way to chop ice off your car in the morning.

“Thank you and good night!!”

Spring sports are back. Spring weather is not.

Braving a chilly, possibly still ice-encrusted prairie, five Coupeville High School teams kicked off a new season Monday, and chattering photo bug John Fisken was on hand to document the doings.

Me?

I was under my blankets on the recliner, watching old videos of Bill Laimbeer and the Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys” beatin’ the crud out of Michael Jordan.

Much warmer.

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Wolves showered with awards!!

February 26, 2018 by David Svien

   Freshman Kylie Chernikoff was a beast on defense in her high school hoops debut, claiming Most Improved. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Sophomore Scout Smith brought home a varsity letter plus two awards from Monday’s season-ending basketball banquet.

   Wolves (back, l to r) Lindsey Roberts, Sarah Wright and (front) Ema Smith show off their All-League awards. (Amy King photo)

One last run through the league, with honors.

The Coupeville High School girls basketball squad finished a four-year sojourn in the Olympic League, during which the Wolves went 33-3 in varsity play, by landing three players on the All-League team.

Lindsey Roberts and Sarah Wright were tabbed as First-Team All-Conference players when league coaches voted, while fellow junior Ema Smith received Honorable Mention.

The Wolves also claimed the league’s Sportsmanship award, while Port Townsend senior Kaitlyn Meek was MVP.

For CHS, the All-League honors were just the tip of the iceberg when coaches David and Amy King handed out awards Monday at a season-capping banquet.

Roberts, who led Coupeville in scoring and rebounding this season, took home Leader of the Pack, while she and senior Mikayla Elfrank, were honored as team captains.

Sophomores Scout Smith (varsity) and Tia Wurzrainer (JV) claimed the Wolf Paw Award while seniors Kyla Briscoe and Allison Wenzel copped Four Year Participation honors.

Amy Briscoe, who shepherded daughters Tiffany and Kyla through four years of CHS hoops, while also serving as de facto team mom, also took home some hardware.

The King’s bestowed the first P.O.S (Parent’s Outstanding Support) Award on her.

Other team awards:

Most Improved (JV) — Julia García Oñoro

Most Improved (JV) — Kylie Chernikoff

Most Improved (V) — Scout Smith

Most Improved (V) — Chelsea Prescott

Most Inspirational (JV) — Avalon Renninger

Most Inspirational (V) — Mikayla Elfrank

Best Defense (JV) — Tia Wurzrainer

Best Defense (V) — Allison Wenzel

Best Offense (JV) — Mollie Bailey

Best Offense (JV) — Ashlie Shank

Best Offense (V) — Lindsey Roberts

Varsity letters:

Kyla Briscoe
Hannah Davidson
Mikayla Elfrank
Chelsea Prescott
Avalon Renninger
Lindsey Roberts
Ema Smith
Scout Smith
Allison Wenzel
Sarah Wright

Varsity Participation:

Maddy Hilkey
Nicole Lester
Ashlie Shank

JV Certificates:

Mollie Bailey
Kylie Chernikoff
Julia García Oñoro
Maddy Hilkey
Nicole Lester
Ashlie Shank
Genna Wright
Tia Wurzrainer

Managers:

Heidi Meyers
Maddie Vondrak

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Coleman rides tall in the saddle!!

February 26, 2018 by David Svien

   Coupeville grad Brendan Coleman and his trusty steed are tearing up the college rodeo circuit. (Jack Tisa photo)

He’s a little older, but just as successful.

Coupeville’s Brendan Coleman will forever be known for being part of the 2010 Central Whidbey Little League juniors baseball squad which won a state title.

But these days, the lanky former Wolf is earning his oohs and ah’s in the rodeo ring, where he has blazed a successful trail at Central Washington University.

Coleman, a 2014 Coupeville grad, is currently in his fourth year as a team roper for the Wildcats, while also serving as the CWU rodeo treasurer.

Last summer he went three-for-three, reaching the finals in every rodeo he entered and winning a crisp $650 along the way.

Keeping his hot streak alive, Coleman and his faithful steed, Zan’s Turn Please, teamed up with another CWU rider and horse duo to make it to the short round during the first college rodeo of the season in October.

Competing in Ontario, Oregon, they helped the Central men’s team finish third in the team standings.

Coleman is staying on top of his game with appearances in weekend events sponsored by the Kittitas County Roping Club, and will return to college rodeos in March.

Once back in the ring, CWU will compete in rodeos in Walla Walla, Ellensburg, Asotin and Hermiston over a two-month period.

When he’s not riding, Coleman is busy in the classroom and is on target to graduate next fall with a degree in Construction Management.

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Three games, one win, countless lessons!!

February 26, 2018 by David Svien

   Despite early-morning snow and sleet Monday, Jessenia Camerena and her Wolf teammates were able to make it to Sequim for a basketball rumble. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The obstacles were many – snow, sleet, and a much-bigger foe.

But the Coupeville Middle School girls basketball teams survived Monday, and even thrived a bit, returning from Sequim with pride, if not record, still intact.

Playing for the first time in 11 days, thanks to a snow-out last week, the Wolves won a JV thriller, while falling in both 7th and 8th grade varsity contests.

Both CMS varsity squads slip to 1-1 on the season, while the JV is a spotless 1-0.

Coupeville plays its next two at home, facing Forks Mar. 1 and Blue Heron Mar. 5.

8th grade varsity:

With no June Mazdra or Mikayla Elfrank to keep stats, the CMS books suffered the indignity of being done by a road crew, leaving Wolf coach Dustin Van Velkinburgh baffled as to what the final score might have been.

Which was fine by him, as dwelling on being on the wrong end of a rout wasn’t on his list of things to do.

“We didn’t show up and didn’t play well,” Van Velkinburgh said, and then everyone involved agreed to move on to the next game on the schedule.

7th grade varsity:

Coupeville had the lead heading into the fourth quarter, but couldn’t hold on and was nipped 30-21.

Maddie Georges and Carolyn Lhamon paced the Wolves, both banking home six points, while Alita Blouin knocked down five.

Gwen Gustafson and Nezi Keiper rounded out the scoring with a bucket apiece.

JV:

Using a mix of 7th and 8th grade hoops stars, Coupeville pulled out a 21-20 thriller.

“The JV game was a lot of fun,” Van Velkinburgh said. “Girls played hard, and learned a lot.”

Lily Leedy and Angelina Gebhard topped the scoring column with six apiece, while Adrian Burrows (2), Katelin McCormick (2), Abigail Ramirez (2) and Mercedes Kalwies-Anderson (1) also scored.

And, if you’re saying, “wait, that adds up to 19,” it does.

In an extreme rarity, both Coupeville and Sequim managed to beat the odds and accidentally score a bucket for the other team.

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Stone will tango in Texas!!

February 26, 2018 by David Svien

   Makana Stone (center) and Whitman College open the NCAA D-III national women’s basketball championships Friday in Texas. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re leaving Walla Walla on a jet plane.

The Whitman College women’s basketball team, and standout sophomore Makana Stone, owner of a Coupeville High School diploma, are Texas-bound.

The Blues (22-4) open the NCAA D-III women’s national championships Friday in Richardson, Texas against East Texas Baptist University (22-6).

Win its first-round tussle and Whitman plays Saturday against the winner of the University of Texas-Dallas (23-4), which is the regional host, and Trinity (TX) University (23-3).

After winning the Northwest Conference postseason tourney and claiming an automatic bid last year, the Blues were on pins and needles this time around, but got in thanks to an at-large bid.

Whitman’s main rival this season, George Fox (24-3), also made the 64-team field.

With both the Northwest Conference regular season and postseason titles in hand, the Bruins head to Waverly, Iowa to face Saint Benedict (22-4).

Whitman, which went to the Elite 8 during Stone’s freshman season, matches up well with its first-round foe.

East Texas Baptist finished third in the American Southwest Conference, then won three straight games to claim the league’s postseason title.

The Tigers average 68.1 points a game and give up 59, while Whitman has a 75.5-59.5 advantage.

While the Blues have three players who average double figures, in senior Casey Poe (17.0), Stone (12.5) and senior Emily Rommel (10.4), East Texas Baptist has just one — Kim Childress (14.2).

She’s a 5-foot-10 sophomore from Colorado.

Whitman and ETB have one foe in common this season, Whitworth.

The Tigers fell 72-66 in a non-league match-up with the Pirates, while the Blues drilled Whitworth 101-68 and 83-49 in their Northwest Conference tilts.

Whitman is 48-9 over Stone’s two seasons, and the former Wolf, who was a First-Team All-League player this year, leads the team in rebounding.

On the season, she has 326 points, 187 rebounds, 50 assists, five blocks and 18 steals.

Stone is shooting 52% from the floor (138-264) and 77% at the free-throw line (50-65).

To see the NCAA tourney bracket, pop over to:

https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-women/d3

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