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Lucero torches net to fuel late-game rally

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Ava Lucero had the hot hand Saturday night. (Julie Wheat photo)

Give her one more minute.

Ava Lucero went bonkers in the fourth quarter Saturday and almost shot the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad to a stunning come-from-behind win against host Morton-White Pass.

Unfortunately for the Wolves the clock ran out on them, allowing the Timberwolves to narrowly escape with a 33-29 win despite being outscored 17-2 across the game’s final eight minutes.

The non-conference loss, coming in their first game since Dec. 16, drops the CHS young guns to 1-5 on the season.

Lucero and Co. will be back in front of their home fans Tuesday for a rumble with Friday Harbor, where they’ll look to continue their torrid play.

Saturday’s game featured a slow start for the Wolves, as they scraped out just five points in the first half.

Down 6-3 after a defensive-minded first quarter, Coupeville slipped behind 19-5 at the break, before going down 31-12 through three frames.

That was when things really began to click for the road warriors, however, with Lucero splashing in a pair of three-balls as she scored 13 of her team-high 17 points in crunch time.

Zayne Roos and Olivia Hall also chipped in with buckets, while a fired-up Wolf defense limited their hosts to just two free throws in the final quarter.

Coupeville, which was missing several key players, got points from six of the eight players in uniform.

Roos (4), Cami Van Dyke (2), Anna Powers (2), Taylor Marrs (2), and Hall (2) backed up Lucero, with Allie Powers and Emma Cushman also seeing floor time.

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They’re strong to the last shot

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Anna Powers wheels and deals. (Julie Wheat photo)

They got tougher as the night went on.

The Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team played its strongest 16 minutes in the second half Friday on Orcas Island but couldn’t quite catch up to the Vikings.

Despite playing their hosts straight up after halftime, the Wolves ultimately fell 34-26 in a hotly contested conference clash.

With the loss, CHS slips to 0-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-3 overall, and heads back home to square off with Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday night.

Orcas jumped out to a 10-7 lead after one quarter of action Friday, then stretched the lead out to 23-15 heading into the halftime break.

The Wolf girls responded with an admirable show of grit, however, winning the fourth quarter 7-2 to keep the second half scoring knotted up at 11 points per team.

Ten Coupeville players hit the floor for coach Alita Blouin, with Ava Lucero knocking down 11 points to lead the scoring attack.

Cami Van Dyke (4), Anna Powers (4), Finley Helm (2), Willow Leedy-Bonifas (2), Emma Cushman (2), and Elizabeth Marshall (1) put their names in the scoring column, with Olivia Hall, Taylor Marrs, and Allie Powers also earning floor time.

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Wolf JV girls carve up Rivals

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Ava Lucero nails a jumper. (Julie Wheat photo)

They turned up the heat midway through the night.

Dominating the second and third quarters Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team pulled away for a convincing 38-24 win over visiting East Jefferson to give coach Alita Blouin her first victory.

The non-conference triumph lifts the Wolves to 1-2 on the season heading into their first road trip of the season, which comes Friday with a trek to Orcas Island.

Tuesday’s tilt, against a 1A program which combines athletes from Chimacum and Port Townsend High School, was a close one for the first eight minutes.

Cami Van Dyke banked in a pair of buckets and Willow Leedy-Bonifas drained a three-ball in the opening frame, but the teams were locked up in a 7-7 tie at the first break.

After that, however, Blouin’s squad blew past the Rivals, outscoring them 10-3 in the second and 9-2 in the third to build a 26-12 advantage.

East Jefferson rallied a bit, scoring half of its points during a 12-12 tussle in the fourth, but the Wolves refused to break, coasting in for the win.

Coupeville got a huge chunk of its offense from the duo of Ava Lucero and Leedy-Bonifas, who went off for 15 and 11 points respectively.

Van Dyke chipped in with eight, while Anna Powers and Finley Helm each added a bucket to top off the scoring.

Olivia Hall, Emma Cushman, Zayne Roos, Elizabeth Marshall, and Taylor Marrs all saw floor time as well in the inaugural win.

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Splashin’ buckets all day long

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Riley Lawless delivers a gift to the hoop gods. (Julie Wheat photos)

Sharpen your pencils and get ready to rumble.

With a new season of high school hoops under way, the role of the scorebook keeper looms large.

Here in Coupeville, we have June Mazdra, who has been doing pristine books for three decades-plus. Advantage, us.

Once the Wolves hit the road, we’ll see if we stay as blessed but hope springs eternal.

With one week in the books, and many more to go, a look at individual scoring stats for all four CHS squads, with numbers updated through Dec. 7:

 

GIRLS:

Varsity
(2 games):

Tenley Stuurmans – 20
Haylee Armstrong – 18
Teagan Calkins – 16
Danica Strong – 4
Adeline Maynes – 3
Capri Anter – 2
Ari Cunningham – 2
Lexis Drake – 2
Kennedy O’Neill – 2
Sydney Van Dyke – 2

 

JV
(2 games):

Ava Lucero – 15
Anna Powers – 14
Cameron Van Dyke – 13
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 7
Finley Helm – 6
Elizabeth Marshall – 2

Willow Leedy-Bonifas watches a shot splash home.

 

BOYS:

Varsity
(3 games):

Chase Anderson – 39
Camden Glover – 24
Aiden O’Neill – 22
Malachi Somes – 18
Mahkai Myles – 12
Sage Arends – 8
Davin Houston – 4
Carson Grove – 3
Easton Green – 2
Riley Lawless – 2

 

JV
(3 games):

Josh Stockdale – 25
Nathan Coxsey – 19
Carson Grove – 19
Liam Lawson – 18
Jayden McManus – 12
Khanor Jump – 6
Trent Thule – 3
Ayden Warren – 2
Chris Zenz – 2
Brian Thompson – 1

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CHS young guns learn under fire

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Finley Helm fires a pass. (Julie Wheat photo)

Two teams, two different game plans.

There wasn’t a high school JV girls’ basketball game originally on the schedule for Saturday, as Eastside Prep initially said it only had a varsity.

But the Eagles changed their minds late, giving Coupeville’s second unit some unexpected, and appreciated, floor time.

How did Eastside Prep swing the change? By basically playing its varsity in both games.

Almost everyone on the Eagles roster crossed over, with several key varsity players sparking a game-busting 18-0 run in the second quarter in a game eventually won 40-30 by the visitors.

Coupeville, which has no players currently swinging between varsity and JV, and features multiple 8th graders on its JV, got off to a strong start, jumping to a 12-5 lead by the first break.

But the second quarter tsunami swamped the Wolves.

Despite fighting back to outscore their private school rivals 18-17 in the second half, Alita Blouin’s squad fell to 0-2 with the non-conference loss.

Coupeville’s girls, repping a 2B school, have opened with back-to-back games against 1A opponents, and will get a third one Tuesday when East Jefferson comes to Cow Town.

The Wolf JV spread out its offense between four hot shooters, with middle school ace Cameron Van Dyke leading the way with 11 points.

Fellow 8th graders Anna Powers and Finley Helm added eight and four points respectively, while sophomore sparkplug Ava Lucero poured in seven.

Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Olivia Hall, Emma Cushman, Zayne Roos, Taylor Marrs, Elizabeth Marshall, and Allie Powers also saw floor time for the Wolves.

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