Coupeville Sports

All the stats, all the wins

December 20, 2022 by David Svien

Makana Stone has a delivery to make. Get out of her way! (Photo property Marianne Maja Stenerud)

The time off didn’t dull her game.

Playing for the first time in 17 days, Coupeville grad Makana Stone threw down a double-double Tuesday, lifting her Norwegian pro basketball team to a resounding win.

Baerum went up early on Ullern, then never let its foes back in the game, romping to a 60-47 victory.

With the victory, Stone and Co. get to 8-2 on the season, and sit solidly in second place in the seven-team Kvinneligaen.

Baerum jumped out to a 20-10 lead at the end of the first quarter Tuesday, before stretching the lead to 32-20 by halftime.

Ullern staged its one semi-comeback in the third frame, using a 16-12 run to cut the margin back to single digits, but Stone and associates closed the game with a 16-11 surge in the fourth quarter.

The former Coupeville standout filled up the stat sheet, banking in 20 points, snatching 10 rebounds, doling out four assists, pilfering seven steals, and recording two blocked shots.

Along the way, Stone rippled the nets for a trio of three-balls, her season-best performance from behind the arc.

Baerum teammate Abbey Hoff provided able support, knocking down six treys of her own en route to a game-high 24 points.

Stone, who is in her second season of pro ball after playing in England as a rookie, has rung up 189 points, 114 rebounds, 18 assists, 29 steals, and six blocks through her first 10 games in Norway.

Fresh off the win, Baerum will go right back into another winter break, not playing again until Jan. 4, when it squares off with Asker.

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Here a snap-snap, there a snap-snap

December 20, 2022 by David Svien

CHS Vice Principal Leonard Edlund remains a man of mystery. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Can’t play the games without fans.

Well, you can, but then the gym gets so quiet all you can hear is the sound of shoes squeaking on hardwood.

Better to put bodies in seats, unleash some cheering, then let the paparazzi click away, as seen in the pics above and below.

Charlotte Young (center) and Sherry Bonacci (right) have coached Coupeville athletic teams. The countdown to Scout Smith joining them has begun!

Lucy Tenore (left) and Sofia Peters get fired up.

Dustin Van Velkinburgh (center) lays down some wisdom to the younger generation.

The Lyla Stuurmans fan club is ready to get rowdy.

Kylie Burdge transports mom Trina to a different plane of existence.

Another division of the Lyla Stuurmans fan club, also possibly rowdy.

Someone’s been in the holiday nog…

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Scotlyn Helm rips up the racetrack

December 19, 2022 by David Svien

Scotlyn Helm gets down ‘n dirty on the track. (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

#77 is back in action, and still punchin’ the pedal through the metal.

Coupeville Elementary student Scotlyn Helm, who has torn up the racetrack since joining the Washington Quarter Midget Association, returned to action this weekend.

This time around, though, she participated in her first dirt track events, after previously racing on harder surfaces.

Scotlyn is aiming at racing again in January, which should give dad Jerry some time to clean off all the dirt from her speedy ride.

“I feel the need … the need for speed.”

Ready to rumble.

A little snow can’t stop Coupeville’s #1 speed demon.

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Wolves idle, standings ever evolving

December 19, 2022 by David Svien

There are no games this next week, but Lark Gustafson and fellow CHS basketball coaches will still be tinkering. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Nick Guay and Co. return to action Dec. 27. (Andrew Williams photo)

Time to rest up.

Coming off a period of playing three games in four days, Coupeville High School basketball teams are now off for a week-plus.

Both Wolf varsity squads return to action with appearances at Eastern Washington tournaments Dec. 27-28, while JV teams are idle until the first week of the new year.

The down time will give Coupeville players a chance to deal with a few nagging, low-key injuries, while coaches continue to tweak their game plans.

As we wait for the return of live action, a look at where Northwest 2B/1B League schools sit through games of Dec. 17:

Northwest League boys basketball:

School	League	Overall
Orcas Island	1-0	6-1
Coupeville	0-0	3-4
Darrington	0-0	1-4
Friday Harbor	0-0	0-4
La Conner	0-0	3-5
MV Christian	0-0	4-3
Concrete	0-1	0-6

Northwest League girls basketball:

School	League	Overall
Orcas Island	1-0	1-3
Coupeville	0-0	3-3
Darrington	0-0	3-2
Friday Harbor	0-0	1-2
La Conner	0-0	7-2
MV Christian	0-0	6-1
Concrete	0-1	1-5

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Downes dazzles, Wolves howl

December 18, 2022 by David Svien

Logan Downes hit six three-balls Saturday while torching the nets for a career-high 33 points. (Andrew Williams photo)

He pulled a Larry Bird.

Matching the uniform number of the former NBA great, Coupeville High School junior Logan Downes threw down a career-high 33 points Saturday in Forks, sparking the Wolf varsity to a huge win.

Pulling out a 52-46 non-conference victory despite not scoring as a team in the second quarter, CHS gets to 3-4 on the season.

Now, the Wolves, who played three games in the last four days, are off for a week-plus, not returning to action until they hit a tournament in Eastern Washington Dec. 27-28.

When they head to Wenatchee for that two-game tilt, Brad Sherman’s squad will carry positive mojo from Saturday’s win.

Facing a fellow 2B team for the first time this season, and an always tough one at that, the Wolves headed to Forks coming off a fairly lackluster performance against Sedro-Woolley two days earlier.

And Coupeville responded in style.

Coming out of the gate strongly, with Downes tossing in 13 points in the opening frame, the Wolves roared out to a 21-8 advantage.

Only to see the rim turn harsh on them, denying each and every Coupeville shot in an agonizing eight-minute span.

The Wolf defense saved them, however, as they held Forks to a fairly modest nine points in the second quarter, and still clung to a 21-17 lead at the half.

If Sherman was worried, the ever-calm hoops guru didn’t show it, and his players responded, with Downes dropping another 13 points in the third quarter.

Wolf coach Brad Sherman, back in Forks for the first time since he was a teenager. (Morgan White photo)

Ryan Blouin nailed a long three-ball to help out, keeping Coupeville ahead 37-35 heading into the final frame, before the Wolves closed like champs.

Cole White, Jonathan Valenzuela, Downes, and freshman Chase Anderson got big buckets down the stretch, with the Wolves also netting all four of their free throw attempts in the fourth.

Downes 33-point performance, fueled by six three-balls, is the most by a CHS player since Hawthorne Wolfe netted 38 twice during the 2020-2021 season.

The school single-game record of 48 was set by Jeff Stone in 1970, back before you got an extra point for hitting a shot from behind the arc.

Downes began Saturday’s game as the #79 scorer all-time in the 106-year history of Wolf boys’ basketball and finished it at #67.

He passed 12 former CHS players in one day, including highlight-reel dudes like Robin Larson, Ethan Spark, Glenn Losey, and JD Wilcox, and sits with 374 career points and counting.

Coupeville got scoring from seven other players Saturday, with White (4), Valenzuela (4), Blouin (3), Nick Guay (2), Dominic Coffman (2), Alex Murdy (2) and Anderson (2) getting their names in the book.

William Davidson and Zane Oldenstadt battled like beasts on the boards, with Coupeville once again proving it can go toe-to-toe with rough ‘n tumble foes.