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They know us, they (sorta) respect us

January 10, 2024 by David Svien

Brad Sherman tries to remember the last time he read a newspaper. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The ink-stained wretches have heard of Cow Town.

Hot on the heels of the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball team cracking the top 10 among 2B schools in the (possibly evil) eyes of the computers, the Wolves have attracted the notice of the humans as well.

The Associated Press voters — that’s newspaper writers for you whippersnappers — have CHS at #10 in their latest poll, which is hot off the presses as of Wednesday afternoon.

The Wolves collected six points, while Columbia (Burbank) tops the polls with 47. Math and all.

 

The complete poll:

1 – Columbia (Burbank) — (13-0) — 47 points
2 – Colfax — (13-0) — 44
3 – Napavine — (11-0) — 41
4 – Lake Roosevelt — (11-0) — 38
5 – Tri-Cities Prep — (11-1) — 29
6 – Toutle Lake — (10-2) — 24
7 – St. George’s — (9-5) — 10
8 – Kettle Falls — (12-2) — 10
9 – Adna — (9-3) — 9
10 – Coupeville — (9-2) — 6

 

Others receiving votes:

Liberty Bell — 3
Northwest Christian (Colbert) — 3
Tonasket — 3
Wahkiakum — 3
Toledo — 2
Ilwaco — 2
Brewster — 1

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Wake me up before you go-go (cheer)

January 10, 2024 by David Svien

Wolf cheer stars Tirsit Cannon (back) and Abbigail Bond are reunited. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Wham, bam, the gym is alive once more with the sound of spirit.

With Christmas break in the rearview mirror, home basketball games have returned to Coupeville High School.

And along with the sounds of shoes squeaking, popcorn machines popping, and crafty lil’ kids screaming exactly as rival players loft their free throw attempts, the Wolf cheerleaders are back and gettin’ rowdy.

Just the way it was meant to be.

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Sirens of the deep come ashore

January 10, 2024 by David Svien

From the deep blue sea, they’ve traveled to the shores of Whidbey. (Photos courtesy Phoenix Da Costa-Ford)

From the watery depths they rise, bringing secrets of the deep blue sea with them.

A duo calling themselves the Mutiny Mermaid Pod have surfaced and will be working their magic at the annual Penn Cove Mussel Fest Mar. 2-3, and the first-ever Whidbey Ren Faire in late May.

The group, currently comprised of Phoenix the Siren and Corra the Heavy Metal Selkie, are sensory friendly and want to “create a positive atmosphere and spread kindness and fun throughout the community.”

“We want to welcome all regardless of who they are or what they look like,” said Phoenix Da Costa-Ford.

“What secrets do I possess? Come closer for the answer, if you dare.”

Want to welcome the Mutiny Mermaid Pod to your event?

The duo have very reasonable rates and can be reached at (360) 632-0600 or mutinymermaidpod@gmail.com.

 

You can also find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554474677484 or Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mutinymermaidpod/

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WIAA still in love with fake teams

January 9, 2024 by David Svien

“We’re #1! We don’t have a team, but we’re #1!!!”

Psst, someone tell the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association its basketball rankings system is still broken.

It was just days ago that the WIAA finally corrected — after three weeks — the fact it had a boys’ hoops squad ranked #1 despite that team not actually existing this season.

You can read about it here:

WIAA ranks seemingly non-existent boys’ hoops team #1

And now the cucumber sandwich eatin’ scalawags are back at it.

A scan of the WIAA’s RPI rankings Tuesday reveals the sudden emergence of something called Firm Foundation Christian as the new #1 among 1B girls.

Not Neah Bay, not Crosspoint, not Mount Vernon Christian — the triple threat trio of the division.

Firm Foundation Christian.

The Eagles boast a 1-0 record, with a win Jan. 9 over the Washington School for the Deaf, which is 2-2, and … oh, here we go again.

When you click through from the WIAA, you find Firm Foundation Christian doesn’t even list a girls’ basketball team on its site, just a boys’ team.

Look over at the Washington School for the Deaf, and its girls’ team shows a 2-1 record, not 2-2, with no record of any contest against Firm Foundation Christian.

So off I went to the actual school website for Firm Foundation Christian … and, yep, no active girls’ hoops program.

The Eagles currently offer volleyball and boys’ basketball and plan to offer girls’ basketball in the future.

And when that first team arrives at some later date, it’ll be nice to know the program has already been ranked #1 in the state.

So, they got that going for them, which is nice.

The WIAA, which uses those RPI rankings when it goes to seed teams for the state playoffs?

Them folks still need to put down the cucumber sandwiches and keep a closer eye on their computers, which appear to be going haywire worse than SkyNet.

Otherwise, we all might start thinking the organization isn’t very good at this whole ranking thing.

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Shooters gotta shoot, scorers gotta score

January 9, 2024 by David Svien

Coupeville 8th grader Taylor Marrs is playing high school hoops while attending middle school. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The new year is only nine days old, and yet the milestones are starting to pile up.

Four different Coupeville High School basketball players recorded their first varsity buckets during the first game of 2024, the same night Logan Downes cracked the 1,000-point club.

Seniors Reese Wilkinson, Kayla Arnold, and Timothy Nitta, and sophomore Aiden O’Neill gained entrance to the exclusive club while in Darrington, forever cementing their status as made men (and women).

Overall, the Wolves have produced 1,646 points this season, and we can properly award 1,620 of them to the players who popped the ball through the net.

Those other 26, scored on a night when the scorebook operator went AWOL on the JV girls? That’ll haunt us forever.

But, to the best of our abilities, here’s how things break down through Jan. 9:

 

Varsity – Girls
(11 games)

Katie Marti – 89
Mia Farris – 73
Madison McMillan – 58
Lyla Stuurmans – 29
Teagan Calkins – 27
Jada Heaton – 27
Haylee Armstrong – 12
Skylar Parker – 8
Kayla Arnold – 2
Bryley Gilbert – 2
Reese Wilkinson – 2

 

JV – Girls
(7 games)

Haylee Armstrong – 66
Tenley Stuurmans – 43
Bryley Gilbert – 30
Capri Anter – 16
Lexis Drake – 14
Adie Maynes – 12
Brynn Parker – 12
Teagan Calkins – 9
Taylor Marrs – 6
Chelsi Stevens – 5
Ari Cunningham – 3

**Missing 26 points​​**

 

Varsity – Boys
(11 games)

Logan Downes – 257
Cole White – 96
Chase Anderson – 87
Ryan Blouin – 77
Hunter Bronec – 48
Nick Guay – 28
Hurlee Bronec – 18
William Davidson – 10
Zane Oldenstadt – 7
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 4
Timothy Nitta – 2
Aiden O’Neill – 2
Mikey Robinett – 2

 

JV – Boys:
(8 games)

Camden Glover – 104
Jack Porter – 83
Johnny Porter – 71
Aiden O’Neill – 55
Landon Roberts – 54
Riley Lawless – 27
Jayden McManus – 16
Davin Houston – 10
Easton Green – 8
Malachi Somes – 5
Makai Myles – 4

Wolf seniors love to score on the hardwood.

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