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One team to rule Walla Walla

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone scores, Whitman wins. End of story. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The battle for Walla Walla goes to the Blues.

Sparked by a game-high 17 points from Coupeville’s Makana Stone, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad clubbed cross-town rival Walla Walla University 78-50 Wednesday night.

The non-conference road win lifts the Blues to a perfect 3-0 as they open the season with seven straight games away from their home gym.

Whitman travels to California next, with games at the University of Redlands (Nov. 23) and Whittier College (Nov. 25), before doing a Texas two-step Dec. 6-7 against Concordia University and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

The Blues home opener is not until Dec. 13, when they host the Kim Evanger Raney Classic.

Wednesday night, Whitman, ranked #21 in NCAA D-III women’s basketball, led from start to finish.

A 23-15 first quarter lead turned into a 41-26 bulge at the half, then a 56-34 margin headed into the final quarter.

Stone went off for 10 of her points in the first half, then poured in her final seven in the third quarter as the Blues put the game on ice.

Playing just 19 minutes, the former Wolf used her time well, netting six of eight shots from the floor, while ringing up all five of her free throw attempts.

Whitman hit 20-24 from the charity stripe, with Stone and Kaylie McCracken (10-12) leading the way.

McCracken finished with 16 points to give the Blues a nifty one-two punch, while Natalie Whitesel snatched a team-best seven rebounds.

Stone hauled down four caroms, while picking up her first two blocked shots of the young season.

Through three games, the Whitman senior has knocked down a team-high 49 points, shooting a crisp 18-32 (56.2%) from the field and 13-16 (81.3%) from the free-throw line.

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Wolves dribble into a new season

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 19, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Nezi Keiper dribbles into a bright future as a basketball star. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Day two of practice, and Jered Brown is ready to break ankles.

Senior point guard Scout Smith comes face to face with new JV coach (and Wolf hoops legend) Megan Smith.

Koa Davison gets his dribble on.

Abby Mulholland and a pack of her friends stretch before practice.

Chris Ruck is on the attack.

Fab frosh Maddie Georges works on her handles.

Jean Lund-Olsen gets dynamic.

It don’t mean a thing without that dribble.

The sound of basketballs thunking against a gym floor signals the start of the winter sports season, and it draws out the camera clickers.

The pics above, snapped by John Fisken, showcase some of the Coupeville High School hoops stars hard at work on day two of practice for a new season.

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They aim to thrill

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on November 16, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone had 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds Saturday as Whitman women’s basketball won a close one. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Blowout or close game, they’ve got this.

A day after opening the season with a 39-point win, the Whitman College women’s basketball team won a gut-check special Saturday, edging dangerous Carroll College 74-72.

The win over the Montana gunners gives the Blues, ranked #21 in D3 hoops, a clean sweep at the Whit Classic in Spokane.

Whitman, which got a game-high 24 points from Mady Burdett and a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double from Coupeville grad Makana Stone, is just starting its road trip.

The Blues put their 2-0 record on the line next Wednesday, Nov. 20 when they travel a whopping 3.2 miles across town to face Walla Walla University.

After that, Whitman has two games in California and another two in Texas, before the home opener Dec. 13.

Saturday’s game was a brawl from start to finish, with the teams battling down to the final shot of the night.

Up 21-19 after one quarter, the Blues found themselves in a 38-38 tie at the half, then clinging to a 59-58 lead headed into the final frame.

Stone opened the scoring in the fourth, banging down a jumper to momentarily stretch Whitman’s lead back out to three points.

After that, the Blues turned to their long-range shooters, with freshman Shaira Young and Stone’s fellow senior, Burdett, each rattling home back-to-back three-balls.

Even then, the game wasn’t decided until the final ticks of the clock played out.

Burdett swished a trey to break a 70-70 tie, with Carroll responding with a layup with 35 seconds to play to pull back within one.

The Montana squad then stole the ball, and had not one, but two shots at taking the lead, only to watch both a three-ball and a put-back pop back out.

Whitman’s Kaelan Shamseldin pulled down the game’s biggest rebound, and sank one of two free throws with a single second to play to set the final margin.

Stone netted her 14 points thanks to 3-9 shooting from the field, and 8-11 from the free throw stripe.

Her 10 boards were a game-high, while the former Wolf added three steals while playing 29 minutes.

Two games into her final college season, Stone has 32 points, 13 rebounds, and six steals.

With 960 career points, she continues to move closer to becoming just the ninth female player in Whitman basketball history to crack 1,000 points.

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Stone, Blues romp on opening night

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on November 15, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone, with mom Eileen, banked in 18 points Friday as Whitman basketball rolled to a big win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Get off to a fast start? Check.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone kicked off her final season of college basketball Friday by throwing down a game-high 18 points, as the Whitman women thrashed Concordia University 90-51.

The win came in Spokane, as the two squads helped launch the 2019 Whit Classic, hosted by Whitworth University.

After whippin’ up on their Texas counterparts, Whitman returns to the floor Saturday to play Carroll College out of Montana.

The Blues, who open the season ranked #23 in the D3hoops.com preseason poll, play their first seven games on the road, including a rematch Dec. 6 with Concordia in Austin, Texas.

After that, Whitman plays six straight at home in Walla Walla, beginning with two games at the Kim Evanger Raney Classic Dec. 13-14.

The Blues have a tough schedule, playing 15 of 25 regular season games on the road.

Starting off the season away from Walla Walla seemed to have no negative effects on Whitman, however, as it came out strong and put Concordia down hard.

A 21-12 run in the first quarter set the stage, while a 26-17 surge in the second turned the game into a potential blowout.

Not letting up, the Blues powered through a 24-11 third frame, then coasted home to a 19-11 tune in the fourth with the bench players carrying the load.

With Whitman romping, Stone and her fellow starters eased into the season, not having to play a tremendous amount of minutes.

The former Wolf star picked up her 18 points in just 19 minutes of floor time, draining nine of 15 shots from the floor.

Stone added three rebounds, three steals, and an assist, while Kaelan Shamseldin backed her up with 17 points, including five three-balls.

Mady Burdett popped for 10, giving Whitman three players in double-digit scoring, with 11 of the 14 Blues who hit the court landing in the scoring column.

With her 18-point performance, Stone has amassed 946 points across 84 college games.

She remains on target to become just the ninth female player in Whitman history to top 1,000 career points.

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Young Wolves tip-off hoops season

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on November 13, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Cole White tossed in 12 points Wednesday as Coupeville Middle School boys basketball kicked off a new season on the road. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’ll get to see what they’re made of, that’s for sure.

The Coupeville Middle School boys basketball squads opened play Wednesday afternoon on the road in Shoreline, facing probably their toughest opponent in King’s Junior High.

The scrappy public school Wolves held their own, winning one of three games to kick off a season in which they will play four of their first five games on the road.

That lone home clash comes right away, as CMS hosts Northshore Academy Thursday, with tip-off at 3:15 PM.

After that, the Wolves don’t play a game in their own gym again until Dec. 4, though they do get to close with four of five in Cow Town.

How Wednesday’s season openers played out:

 

Level 1:

Coupeville lost hot-shooting Logan Downes to an early ankle injury, but it was a cold third quarter which derailed the Wolves.

Trailing by just three at the half, CMS came up on the short end of a 10-2 run after the break, eventually falling 42-27.

Cole White did what he could to keep the Wolves in the game, banging away from outside for a team-high 12 points, including a pair of deep three-balls.

Zane Oldenstadt, William Davidson, and Downes chipped in with four apiece, while Nick Guay tickled the twines on a trey to round out the scoring.

Rounding out the Wolves to see action were Landon Roberts, Ryan Blouin, and Hunter Bronec.

Down 14-9 after one quarter of action, CMS rallied in the second frame thanks to White, who knocked down five of his 12 points during a 7-5 mini-surge.

 

Level 2:

After a tense first quarter which saw the Wolves clinging to just a 3-0 lead, Coupeville put the hammer down and rolled to a resounding 29-2 victory.

“Team two played with tons of energy and hustle – it was fun to see,” said CMS coach Greg White.

A 12-2 surge in the second quarter, with Hunter Bronec, Nathan Ginnings, and Timothy Nitta having the hot hands, put the game on ice, then the Wolves closed with 7-0 runs in both the third and fourth.

Nitta, Ginnings, Hunter Bronec, and Johnny Porter each singed the nets for a team-best six points, while Hurlee Bronec (4), and Mikey Robinett (1) rounded out the offensive attack.

Jack Porter and Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim also saw floor time.

 

Level 3:

The basket was unforgiving for Coupeville, which went down 24-2.

The lone bucket came from Justin Jansen, while Jordan Bradford, Carson Fields, Jesus Madrigal, Alex Clark, Harlan Mouw, and Chris Villarreal also saw floor time for the Wolves.

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