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She’s just a Stone-cold winner

September 26, 2021 by David Svien

Makana Stone snagged 10 rebounds Sunday as she and her team rolled to a big win in Wales. (Photo property of Leicester Riders)

Two games, two wins.

Playing in her second professional basketball contest in as many days, Coupeville’s Makana Stone went for six points, 10 rebounds, and two assists Sunday as the Leicester Riders bounced Gloucester City 81-46.

The Women’s British Basketball League is kicking off the season with the WBBL Cup, and Sunday’s victory, coming in Wales, lifts the Riders to 2-0 in pool play.

Leicester returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 29 against Cardiff Met, which is also 2-0. The winner takes Group C and advances to the semifinals of the 13-team tourney.

Sunday, the Riders jumped on Gloucester City from the start and never relented.

Up 15-7 after one quarter of play, Leicester stretched the lead to 35-14 at the half, and 55-27 headed into the fourth.

Stone came off the bench to play a team-high 27.5 minutes, and seven of her 10 rebounds came on the offensive glass.

Leicester dominated on the boards, winning the battle to a crisp 65-42 tune, while holding Gloucester City to an ice-cold 23% shooting percentage from the field.

Through two games as a paid player, the former Wolf has racked up 12 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists.

Leicester put four players into double-digit scoring Sunday, with Louise Rouse leading the way with 14 points.

Katie Januszewska (12), Anna Lappenkuper (12), and Oceana Hamilton (11) also filled up the stat sheet for the Riders.

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“It was glorious!”

September 25, 2021 by David Svien

Wolves (l to r) Ivy Rudat, Mikayla Wagner, and Noelle Western celebrate making the medal stand Saturday in Shoreline. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

The Wolves went 15 strong.

The weather was hot, the times hotter.

Running on the “most difficult course of the season” Saturday in Shoreline, eight of 15 Coupeville Middle School cross country runners set PR’s.

The event was the King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run, which sent harriers across a 1.6-mile course in a race which featured 74 middle school racers.

There were another 155 high school runners taking part in their own races, though Coupeville’s team was not present.

It wasn’t missed, however, as the CMS squad was ready to own the spotlight.

The Wolves sent three runners to the awards podium, with Mikayla Wagner (6th), Ivy Rudat (9th), and Noelle Western (10th) all earning medals for their performances.

On the boys side, Easton Green just missed, finishing in 12th.

Bear Creek won the boys team race, while host King’s came out on top in the girls competition.

CMS was fourth, and third, respectively.

Wolf coach Elizabeth Bitting headed back to Whidbey feeling good about her young athletes, and how they handled the day.

“The sun was out, and it was hot, hot, hot, but not as hot as the eight athletes that PR’D on a hilly, hilly course!,” she said.

“It was glorious!!!”

Making the day better were the Wolf faithful who made the trek to the big city with the team.

“Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who made it out to cheer the team on!,” Bitting said. “We appreciate your support and you!”

 

Complete Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (6th) 12:59.48 *PR*
Ivy Rudat (9th) 13:17.95 *PR*
Noelle Western (10th) 13:24.14
Aleksia Jump (14th) 13:55.66 *PR*
Marin Winger (23rd) 15:53.88 *PR*
Liza Zustiak (24th) 16:21.70
Laken Simpson (26th) 16:52.89
Devon Wyman (27th) 17:17.18 *PR*
Emma McFadden (31st) 18:39.70 *PR*
Mary Western (33rd) 20:14.89

 

BOYS:

Easton Green (12th) 11:53.48
Beckett Green (17th) 12:24.14
Wyatt Fitch-Marron (21st) 13:07.79
Axel Marshall (24th) 13:26.54 *PR*
Zack Blitch (39th) 18:09.23 *PR*

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Varsity spikers dazzle at tourney

September 25, 2021 by David Svien

Lucy Tenore is a heavy hitter for a high-flying Coupeville volleyball squad. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They came, they saw, and they almost completely conquered.

The Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad claimed second-place at a tournament in Sultan Saturday, while mixing competition with experimentation.

The Wolves opened by blitzing through pool play, winning five of six sets to claim top dog status.

Coupeville, a 2B school, gave up a single set to 2A Cedarcrest, then bounced 4A Mariner in a three-set thriller in the semifinals of the tourney.

While the Wolves “ran out of steam a bit,” falling to 1A Mount Baker in the championship match, CHS coach Cory Whitmore was pleased with the day.

“It was great experience, and we got to work with some different lineups, which was fun for the group,” he said. “I thought we served tough throughout the day and worked hard in transition — a focus of ours.

“Always fun to get some tournament experience fairly early on, and the day offered a lot of chance for touches and reps.”

Coupeville, which is 4-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, and 4-1 overall, has back-to-back matches to kick off next week.

The Wolves host next-door neighbor South Whidbey (5-1) Monday in a titanic non-conference rumble, before traveling Tuesday to Friday Harbor (1-2, 1-4) for a league tussle.

Maddie Georges sets up the Wolves for success.

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Wolf JV fears no school

September 25, 2021 by David Svien

Aby Wood “played her best volleyball all season” Saturday in Oak Harbor. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“I am a very happy coach, and we all had a blast today!”

Coupeville High School JV volleyball guru Ashley Menges got to witness her team play four matches at a tournament in Oak Harbor Saturday — all against schools with much-larger student bodies — and came away thrilled with much of what she saw.

“Oh man, today was crazy!,” she said. “The girls had a great morning!

“Honestly, every girl played so well all day that it’s hard to highlight just one.”

Coupeville, a 2B school, opened pool play against 4A Kamiak and split sets, winning the second one while “making little errors both sets.”

From there, the Wolves battled 1A powerhouse Lynden Christian and 2A Squalicum.

“They played so clean and really forced them to make the errors,” Menges said.

“They made them earn their points, that’s for sure.”

Whether they were winning or losing sets in pool play, the Wolves battled their big-city foes with ferocity.

“Overall, a very strong pool play,” Menges said. “The girls played some of their best volleyball all season.

“Serving was spot on, our serve receive was amazing, and we were just finding the court, letting the other teams make the mistakes.”

Minor injuries and lineup changes hurt Coupeville a bit in its tournament play opener, as the Wolves fell in straight-sets to 2A Anacortes, ending their day.

Mia Farris and the Wolf JV sparkled against big-school competition.

“The girls came into it with tons of energy, clean ball again, and really turned it around; even the ref was impressed!,” Menges said.

She praised Issabel Johnson for “some great serve receive passes, great serves, and even a handful of kills (yes, even as a libero…),” while noting Mia Farris and Jada Heaton “were clean on the net and got some great touches on the ball.

“Madison (McMillan) and Gwen (Gustafson) were great both on the outside and in the back row today,” Menges added. “Katie (Marti) and Taylor (Brotemarkle) both delivered great sets all day, and Aby (Wood) played her best volleyball all season today.”

Coupeville returns to action this Monday, Sept. 27, when it hosts South Whidbey in a non-conference rumble.

JV starts at 4:30, varsity at 6:00.

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She’ll play all day (and night)

September 25, 2021 by David Svien

Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott played in her first five-set college volleyball match Saturday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Another milestone.

After opening her college volleyball career with 10 straight three-set matches, Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott got to play Saturday in a five-set thriller.

And it was a doozy.

Prescott and her Medaille College teammates had match point in the fourth set, thanks to a thunderous kill by the former Wolf, but couldn’t hang on, falling to host Wells College.

The 19-25, 25-20, 22-25, 32-30, 15-11 loss drops the Mavericks to 3-8 on the season.

Up two sets to one, Medaille claimed a 30-29 lead in the fourth frame after Prescott swatted a winner, only to see Wells escape by scoring the final three points of the set.

Forget about sets and just count the points, and it was still an amazingly close match, with Wells edging Medaille 113-111.

Prescott finished with nine kills, three assists, and 11 digs on the day, while Maverick teammates Halle Bogas (17 kills) and Haley Kennedy (38 assists) also filled up the stat sheet.

During her freshman season of NCAA D-III volleyball, Prescott has played in all 35 sets, racking up 53 kills, 83 digs, seven service aces, seven assists, a solo block, and six block assists.

Medaille returns to action Oct. 2, when it travels to Penn State-Altoona to open Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play.

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