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Lethal lasses lob lasers

February 21, 2024 by David Svien

Perfect shooting form equals points in the book. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Every point captured for posterity.

We’re three games into the eight-game Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball season, and it’s anyone’s guess who will emerge as the scoring champ.

So far 22 different Wolves have rattled the rim for at least one point, with new additions each time out.

After big performances Tuesday against Northshore Christian Academy, Kennedy O’Neill and Adie Maynes have moved to the front of the list.

But there’s still plenty of season left to play, keeping stats geeks glued to their computers.

Where we stand through Feb. 21:

 

Kennedy O’Neill – 29
Adie Maynes – 25
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 14
Brooklyn Pope – 14
Tenley Stuurmans – 13
Kaleigha Millison – 12
Lillian Ketterling – 10
Amelia Crowder – 8
Sydney Van Dyke – 8
Ari Cunningham – 7
Emma Cushman – 7
Cassandra Powers – 6
Rhylin Price – 6
Olivia Hall – 4
Ava Lucero – 4
Allison Powers – 4
Tamsin Ward – 4
Sophia Batterman – 2
Amaiya Curry – 2
Isabella de Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge – 2
Elizabeth Marshall – 2
Sage Stavros – 1

“You’re a scoring machine, Kennedy! Unleash the beast!!”

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CMS girls rout private school foes

February 20, 2024 by David Svien

Sydney Van Dyke pushes the ball up court. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a clean sweep.

Despite missing several key players, the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball squads hit the road with a vengeance Tuesday, sweeping a pair of games from Northshore Christian Academy.

The victories were crafted with solid team-wide play and sparked by offensive explosions from a pair of promising young snipers.

How the day played out:

 

Level 1:

Adie Maynes went bonkers.

After scoring a single bucket across the first two games of the season, the CMS 8th grader erupted for a game-high 23 in Everett, outscoring her rivals by herself.

The Wolves top squad recorded its first win of the campaign, heading home with a lopsided 41-18 win.

Five different Coupeville players scored, but it was Maynes who was the … main attraction.

She rattled home six points in the opening frame, went off for eight more in both the second and third quarters, then closed her day with a free throw in the fourth.

Lillian Ketterling knocked down six points to back up Maynes, with Olivia Hall, Sydney Van Dyke, and Ava Lucero all banking in four to round things out.

Tamsin Ward, Marin Winger, Laken Simpson, Chelsi Stevens, and Taylor Marrs rounded out the highly efficient roster.

Lillian Ketterling eyeballs the defense.

 

Level 2:

Another romp, as Kennedy O’Neill scorched the nets for a team-best 16 points during a 28-6 blowout.

The victory lifts the Wolves to 2-1 on the season.

Like Maynes, O’Neill tallied points in every frame, but she saved her biggest burst for last.

After going for two, four, and three across the first three quarters, she rippled the nets for seven more to close out the game.

Amelia Crowder and Allison Powers rang up four points apiece, with Isabella de Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge (2), Sage Stavros (1), and Ward (1) also scoring.

Sophia Batterman, Winger, and Elizabeth Marshall also saw floor time for the Wolves.

 

Level 3:

Northshore is the only Cascade League school not to field a third squad, so the Wolves stayed home and played an intra-squad scrimmage against Coupeville’s #4 team.

 

Up next:

Three straight home games are on tap, with CMS welcoming King’s (Feb. 22), Lakewood (Feb. 27), and Sultan (Feb. 29) to Whidbey in the near future.

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All the throws, all the PR’s

February 20, 2024 by David Svien

Logan Martin ponders his place in the universe. (Photo courtesy Bob Martin)

He’s busting out.

Coupeville grad Logan Martin closed his first collegiate indoor track and field season Tuesday with a strong showing at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Spokane.

Now, after a short break, the Central Washington University sophomore returns to his natural habitat, competing in the outdoor version of his sport.

Before going outside, where he’s a hammer-flinging heavyweight, Martin competed in the weight throw and shot put at the indoor championships.

The former Wolf ace set a PR in the first of those events Monday, tossing the implement 50 feet, 5.50 inches to claim ninth place out of 14 competitors.

Martin then came back around Tuesday to earn seventh (out of 15 throwers) in the shot put, flinging the ball 44-10.25 for another PR.

Now, he’ll have a little bit of time off — from competition at least, not practice — before beginning the outdoor season Mar. 15-16 at the PLU Open in Tacoma.

His collegiate exploits continue a torrid run for Martin, who capped his high school track career by claiming 2nd place in the state championships in shot put, discus, and hammer.

Oh, and Dalton’s younger brother also played tennis, soccer, and basketball for the Wolves, helping the Coupeville boys’ basketball team to its first league title in 20+ years, and first trip to the state tourney in 34.

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Dynamic duo shine in spotlight

February 20, 2024 by David Svien

Water wizard Finn Price (left) and mat masher Jaje Drake prepare for their send-off to the state championships. (Karissa Swain photos)

Time for a quick flashback.

Coupeville’s Finn Price and Jaje Drake have returned from the state swim and wrestling championships, respectively.

But ace photographer Karissa Swain, who snapped pics at last week’s send-off for the dynamic duo, was out sick for several days.

Now she’s back in the district office and doing all the work that keeps the joint humming and was nice enough to share her photos with us.

Living large in the CHS hallways.

Off to the big dance.

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Open your (digital) wallet!!

February 20, 2024 by David Svien

Want to see Cole “Cash Money” White and Co. play at state? Put away that … cash. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Let the fleecing begin.

With the state basketball tourney upon us, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association and its chums are here to strip your wallet dry.

But only your digital wallet.

Plan on heading to Arlington High School this Saturday to watch the Coupeville boys clash with Tonasket in a loser-out game, with the victor heading off to Spokane for the remainder of the 2B tourney?

You’re going to pay more for the pleasure of sitting on old-school gym bleachers, and you’re not going to use cash.

Why? The better to charge you handling fees, my dear.

The only way to snag a ticket is to use GoFan’s digital service, where you’ll pay $13.00 (plus fees), or a sorta-modest $10.00 if you’re military, a student, or a senior citizen.

To do so, pop over here:

https://gofan.co/event/1414313?schoolId=WIAA

Now, to be fair, your ticket applies to all games played at the site Saturday.

So, along with Coupeville and Tonasket at 4:00 PM, you can catch two other boys’ hoops clashes.

3A Arlington plays at 6:00 on its own court, against the winner of a play-in game between Kelso and Marysville-Getchell.

Then, an 8:00(ish) tip features 1B boys Tulalip Heritage and either Mount Vernon Christian or Columbia Adventist.

And yes, you read that correctly.

Arlington, like Lynden and Grandview and a few others, gets to open the state tourney on its OWN court, as the WIAA scrambles to have enough sites to handle all the games.

What is that you say? Coupeville should apply to host a slate of state regional games?

Thus raising the possibility Brad Sherman and Megan Smith, if they get their teams ranked high enough, could play state games a mile from my house?

Or, at the very least, giving CHS a chance to rake in some sweet, sweet postseason cash — with Andreas Wurzrainer and associates also running a food truck in the parking lot??

You know who would LOVE a trip to Whidbey Island to see Cow Town and get a special off-season visit to Kapaw’s Iskreme?

Portland Trailblazer legend and man of the people Brandon Roy and his Garfield boys’ basketball dynasty, that’s who.

Just sayin’.

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