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Stone a dynamic defensive disruptor

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, defense, Loughborough University, Makana Stone on May 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

English basketball coaches were impressed by Makana Stone’s defensive skills. (Photo property Loughborough University)

They respect her game.

Coupeville’s Makana Stone was second in coach voting Tuesday, as England’s Women’s National Basketball League handed out Defensive Player of the Year honors.

Sitota Gines Espinosa of Reading, who led the league in steals, copped the award, finishing with 23 points and five first-place votes.

Stone, who suits up for Loughborough University, pulled in two first-place votes and 14 points.

Esther Little of Ipswich — who has signed to play with Gonzaga — Erica Meyer of Team Solent Kestrels, and Stone’s teammate, Robyn Ainge, round out the top five.

WNBL awards, which started Monday by honoring Loughborough and Thames Valley for best streaming of games, continue through Friday.

The next two days feature the Young (U19) Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and British Team of the Year.

Stone comes back into play Friday, when she is nominated for Player of the Year and Team of the Year.

After graduating from Whitman College, the former Wolf went overseas, playing in a league where schools are allowed one American player.

Playing in 17 of Loughborough’s 19 games, Stone finished with 270 points, 231 rebounds, 33 assists, 58 steals, and eight blocked shots.

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Fly, Falcons, fly (really, truly)

Posted in Basketball, South Whidbey: Not the Antichrist, tagged Basketball, Hadley Eager, John Fisken photos, Sterling Patton, SWHS Falcons on May 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Hadley Eager slices to the hoop for two, leading off a collection of South Whidbey(!) basketball pics. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Falcons on Coupeville Sports?????

It’s true, we’re crossing Island lines for a day, highlighting South Whidbey High School basketball, thanks to the camera work of ever-wanderin’ photo whiz kid John Fisken.

His pics showcase the Falcons as they face off with Eastside Prep in a Saturday doubleheader.

I can tell you the SWHS girls won 50-16, raising their record to 1-2 on the season, while the S-Dub boys fell 76-53 to go to 0-2.

Want more than that? Convince the local newspapers which cover that region to get on their game.

Or, convince your parents to let you transfer to Coupeville — just imagine how much coverage you’d get then.

Just sayin’.

Till then, in the spirit of an olive branch in the eternal battle of the Whidbey version of the Hatfields and the McCoys, some photo glossiness as the weekend fades.

To see everything Fisken shot, and possibly purchase some glossies for the grandparents, pop over to:

Girls:

GBB 2021-05-22 vs Eastside Prep – John’s Photos (johnsphotos.net)

Boys:

BBB 2021-05-22 vs Eastside Prep – John’s Photos (johnsphotos.net)

Josh Sterba looks for an opening.

Nikki Murnane eyeballs the defense.

Elijah Dixon gets artful in the paint.

Liz Haines kicks the offense into overdrive.

Sterling Patton eyeballs a free throw.

Madi Knauer rolls to the hoop.

Lucas Taksony goes up strong.

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Gotta make the basket jump

Posted in Basketball, tagged Audrianna Shaw, Basketball, CHS Wolves, Hawthorne Wolfe, scoring stats on May 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Audrianna Shaw leads all varsity girls in scoring. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Jonathan Valenzuela has torched the nets for the JV boys.

It’s the easy stat, it’s the sexy stat.

Rebounds, steals, the number of times you draw an offensive charge — all important to basketball success.

But putting the ball in the bucket is ultimately what the game revolves around.

Plus, it’s the stat I can track the best as four separate Coupeville High School hoops squads play out their season.

So, here you go, Wolf scoring stats through games of May 22:

Varsity Girls
(3 games):

Audrianna Shaw – 26
Maddie Georges – 16
Izzy Wells – 14
Carolyn Lhamon – 10
Savina Wells – 10
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 7
Gwen Gustafson – 3
Ryanne Knoblich – 2
Lyla Stuurmans – 2

Varsity Boys
(3 games):

Hawthorne Wolfe 82
Xavier Murdy 25
Grady Rickner 22
Daniel Olson 14
Logan Downes 10
Alex Murdy 10
Logan Martin 6
Sage Downes 4
Cody Roberts 2
TJ Rickner 1

JV Girls
(2 games):

Lyla Stuurmans – 22
Madison McMillan – 18
Jessenia Camarena – 9
Katie Marti – 4
Skylar Parker – 4
Morgan Stevens – 1

JV Boys
(3 games):

Jonathan Valenzuela – 36
Cole White – 22
Dominic Coffman – 20
Nick Guay – 15
William Davidson – 8
Zane Oldenstadt – 8
Mikey Robinett – 4
Ryan Blouin – 2
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 2

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Tough ending, stellar season

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Loughborough University, Makana Stone, playoffs on May 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone had a strong season playing basketball in England. (Photo property Loughborough University)

It was a rough ending to a standout season.

Coupeville High School grad Makana Stone finished her first season of basketball in England on the bench after taking a nasty fall while hauling in a rebound during a Women’s National Basketball League semifinal playoff game.

Without its American assassin, who had 11 points and seven rebounds at the time of the incident, Loughborough University couldn’t hang on and fell 64-50 to host CoLA Southwark.

The loss left the Riders with a final record of 13-6, while the Pride advance to the WNBL championship game against regular-season kingpin Ipswich, which nipped Nottingham Trent 75-72.

The matchup between Loughborough and CoLA Southwark was a tense affair, with the Riders trailing just 42-36 when Stone was injured.

The Pride took advantage of the loss, closing the third quarter on a 7-0 tear to salt away the victory.

Playing in London, the two teams opened with a back-and-forth first quarter, with the hosts going to the break up 21-15.

A 13-13 stalemate in the second frame left the margin at six for Loughborough, and the Riders started strongly in the second half, with Stone slashing to the hoop for her final buckets of the season.

The former Wolf, who made the move to England after four standout seasons at Whitman College, played in 17 of Loughborough’s 19 games and was among the WNBL statistical leaders in several categories.

Stone finished with 270 points, 231 rebounds, 33 assists, 58 steals, and eight blocked shots.

While there are no more games on the schedule, she is in line for possible postseason honors, nominated for WNBL Player of the Year, Team of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year.

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