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CMS hoops hires new trio

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged Alex Evans, Boys Basketball, CMS Wolves, Jaylen Nitta, new coaches, RayLynn Ratcliff on October 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Alex Evans hangs out with his sister, Maddie Georges. (Ryan Georges photo)

A dead-eye shooter in his younger days, Alex Evans has morphed into an enterprising coach.

Now the former Wolf ace, who played three sports during his Coupeville High School days, is looping back around to spread more wisdom to the current generation of hoops stars.

Evans, who most recently was an assistant coach for the CHS girls’ basketball program, will be in the thick of things when the middle school boys take control of the gym Monday afternoon.

He was one of three new hires announced Friday by Athletic Director Willie Smith, with CHS grad Jaylen Nitta and newcomer RayLynn Ratcliff also tabbed.

The trio replace Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts, who are moving up to coach the high school JV boys.

The hires are official when approved by the Coupeville School Board.

The CMS boys play an eight-game schedule between Nov. 14 and Dec. 13.

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Hoops! There it is (the schedule)

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged Boys Basketball, CMS Wolves, King's, schedules, Sultan on October 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Carson Grove brings the ball up court last season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Five days.

Basketball returns Monday, Oct. 30, when Coupeville Middle School boys kick off the first day of hoops practice.

Games begin two weeks later, with an eight-game schedule stretched across a month.

Coaches will be publicly announced in the next couple of days, with the plan to field three teams featuring a mix of players from 6th grade through 8th grade.

The squads will be varsity, JV-A, and JV-B, or Level 1, 2, and 3 if you prefer.

When the Wolves play on a Monday or Tuesday, the schedule goes 1-2-3. But if it’s a Wednesday or Thursday, we go in reverse order (3-2-1).

The schedule:

Tue-Nov. 14 — @ Sultan — (3:15)
Thur-Nov. 16 — @ King’s — (3:15)
Tue-Nov. 21 — Granite Falls — (3:15)
Tue-Nov. 28 — Northshore Christian — (3:15)
Thur-Nov. 30 — Sultan — (3:15)
Mon-Dec. 4 — @ South Whidbey — (3:30)
Mon-Dec. 11 — South Whidbey — (3:15)
Wed-Dec. 13 — @ Lakewood — (3:15)

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Dynamic duo jump to high school hardwood

Posted in Basketball, tagged Boys Basketball, Craig Anderson, Hunter Smith, Jon Roberts, JV, new coaches on October 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

In this 2019 photo, Craig Anderson (front) and Jon Roberts coach middle school basketball. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The dynamic duo is movin’ on up.

Coupeville grads turned coaches Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts will jump from the middle school to the high school this fall, replacing Hunter Smith as boys’ basketball JV coach.

The hires are 100% official when approved by the school board.

Smith departed after last season, capping a three-year run as JV coach.

Fire academy, a move off of Whidbey Island, and marriage to fellow CHS Athlete of the Year winner Payton Aparicio conspired to reduce Brad Sherman’s coaching staff.

The “new guys” are hardly new, since both have long-established roots both in Coupeville and with the Wolf basketball program.

Both Anderson and Roberts played high school hoops at CHS back in the day, and their sons Chase and Landon, respectively, currently suit up for the Wolves.

The duo coached successful middle school basketball teams, while Roberts is also the current high school JV baseball coach.

In their day jobs, Anderson is a Captain with the Oak Harbor Fire Department and Roberts owns Cascade Custom Homes and Design.

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“Great summer of hoops!”

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Boys Basketball, Brad Sherman, Chelan, CHS Wolves, summer tourney on July 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville discusses strategy during a recent trip to Eastern Washington. (Courtney Simpson-Pilgrim photos)

It’s a wrap on summer hoops.

Or at least the official part, as Coupeville High School players and coaches go their separate ways after playing at the Chelan East vs. West Summer Classic.

The Wolves played four games across three days, bonded by sleeping in close quarters, and managed to snag a fair amount of lake time before heading back to Whidbey.

Coupeville stayed at Manson High School during the trip.

“It was extremely kind of them to host us in a classroom so we could play this week,” said Wolf coach Brad Sherman.

The CHS hoops stars got floor time in Bellevue, Spokane, Chelan, as well as closer landing spots in the early summer days, giving a new-look squad a chance to start jelling.

The Wolves even played at home one night in mid-June, facing off with South Whidbey and Oak Harbor in a three-team royal rumble in the Coupeville gym.

Now, Sherman will count down the hours until the regular season rolls around this fall, content in the knowledge his players put in the work.

“Great summer of hoops with an awesome team of guys!” he said.

The hot tub calls after a long day on the hardwood.

Hopefully no one, or everyone, snores.

Back to the water.

Putting in court time.

Life’s a beach.

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Summer hoopin’, had me a blast

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Boys Basketball, CHS Wolves, Gonzaga, Logan Downes, Nick Guay, summer camp on July 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Logan Downes (left) and Brady Sherman beat the heat with a little help from their biggest … fan.

Every season is basketball season.

Other sports have their positives, but hoops is God’s chosen sport, so playing it year-round is only fair.

And, while Coupeville High School’s sharp shooters might not truly play all 12 months, they have been taking advantage of school being out to get in some games and clinics.

The photos above and below, which come to us courtesy Wolf Moms Dina Guay and Angie Downes, capture hardwood life during the hot months.