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Sherman stepping down as AD

Posted in Everything changes, tagged , , , , on April 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Brad Sherman is stepping down as AD but will remain at his alma mater as head boys’ basketball coach. (Jackie Saia photo)

A spring of change has reached the executive office.

On the heels of Coupeville High School losing its volleyball and boys’ soccer coaches, Athletic Director Brad Sherman has announced he is stepping down at the end of the school year.

The popular leader, who is in his first year on the job, will remain as a teacher and head boys’ basketball coach.

Sherman and wife Abbey have four young sons, and finding a proper family balance is driving the decision to pass on the AD position to someone else.

“When I stepped in, I had seen myself doing this for many years to come,” Sherman said. “But I need to find a better balance for my young family right now.

“We have four boys ages 10 and under who are growing up fast. As we juggle their growing schedules during this season of life, I need to step away to be more present in these years ahead.”

Through the remainder of the year, and in the time after, Sherman will continue to do the upmost to help CHS and its students.

“I remain committed to Coupeville athletics through the boys basketball program entering my ninth season, in addition to working with young athletes through my own kids youth programs,” he said.

“I’m inspired daily by the team of coaches we have in Coupeville and how hard they work for student-athletes.

“I’m inspired by our athletes – who work so hard and represent the Wolf uniform the way they do, so consistently. And I’m grateful for the community we live in that supports our programs at every turn.

“I will continue to help our programs however I can – I just need to do it in a different capacity than I did this year.”

Sherman, who recently celebrated his 40th birthday, is the oldest of Don and Deb’s three sons.

He was part of the CHS Class of 2003 and put together a stellar prep career as a basketball, football, and baseball player.

His 874 points on the hardwood still ranks #9 all-time for a Wolf hoops program which began in 1917.

That’s a program Sherman has led since 2017, with Coupeville advancing to the state tourney in both 2022 and 2024.

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Hoops coaches nab a close-up

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Former Coupeville hoops star Scout Smith is back to prowl the sideline as a coach. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Picture day arrives for us all.

With a new season on the horizon, Coupeville High School basketball coaches were the first to land in front of the cameras.

Games start next Monday, Dec. 2, but the paparazzi can’t wait that long.

Randy Bottorff

Lark Gustafson

Greg White

Megan Richter

Jon Roberts

Morgan Evans

Brad Sherman

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Youth basketball registration begins

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

CHS hoops coach Megan Richter is ready to teach your youngster the art of the roundball.

Registration is open for the Coupeville Youth Basketball Association.

Cost is $50 per player and kids in grades K-5 are eligible.

The season runs from Jan. 6 through the first week of March.

To register or for more information, pop over to:

https://www.coupevilleyouthbasketball.com/

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Boys hoops set adventuresome schedule

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on October 31, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Chase Anderson swoops to the hoop last season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The sound of shoes squeaking on the hardwood approaches.

High school basketball practice kicks off across the state Monday, Nov. 18, with the first games for Coupeville arriving a day or two into December.

As it stands now, the Wolf boys have a full 20-game regular season, with half of those games against Northwest 2B/1B League rivals.

CHS squares off with each of the other four 2B schools — La Conner, Mount Vernon Christian, Orcas Island, and Friday Harbor — twice, while only playing once against 1B foes Darrington and Concrete.

The Wolves also travel to Eastern Washington the last weekend in December for two games on the courts at Central Washington University and pick up several new non-conference opponents.

Teams like Morton-White Pass, Wahkiakum, and Napavine all offer Brad Sherman’s squad a chance to face state tourney-level competition, while getting Coupeville a higher profile among basketball observers.

 

JV time listed first, with * = league game:

 

Mon-Dec. 2 — Mount Baker (5:00/6:45)
Fri-Dec. 6 — @ South Whidbey (5:15/7:00)
Sat-Dec. 7 — Clallam Bay (12:30/4:00)
Mon-Dec. 9 — @ Forks (3:15/4:45)
Fri-Dec. 13 — Orcas Island (3:30/5:15) *
Sat-Dec. 14 — Morton-White Pass (2:00/3:45)
Tues-Dec. 17 — @ Mount Vernon Christian (4:30/7:30) *
Fri-Dec. 20 — Sultan (5:15/7:00)
Fri-Dec. 27 — @ Toledo (3:00) — NO JV
Sat-Dec. 28 — @ Kittitas (4:30) — NO JV
Sat-Jan. 4 — @ Wahkiakum (3:30) — NO JV
Tue-Jan. 7 — @ Friday Harbor (4:00/5:30) *
Fri-Jan. 10 — La Conner (5:15/7:00) *
Mon-Jan. 13 — @ Napavine (5:45) — NO JV
Fri-Jan. 17 — @ Darrington (4:30/6:00) *
Tue-Jan. 21 — Concrete (5:15/7:00) *
Fri-Jan. 24 — @ Orcas Island (6:00/4:30) *
Tue-Jan. 28 — Mount Vernon Christian (5:15/7:00) *
Fri-Jan. 31 — @ La Conner (5:15/7:00) *
Fri-Feb. 7 — Friday Harbor (4:00/5:30) * — SENIOR NIGHT

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The torch has been passed

Posted in Administration, tagged , , , , on August 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Willie Smith, having handed over athletic director duties to Brad Sherman, prepares to scamper away.

Old office, new boss.

With the start of a new fall sports season arriving Monday, the change at the top of Coupeville school athletics became official-official.

Wolf grad Brad Sherman, who doubles as the CHS boys’ basketball coach, is now firmly entrenched as the high school/middle school athletic director.

And the former boss, Willie Smith, who is doing one more year as a teacher before fully hitting the road, is free to run wild in the waning days of summer, with nary a single schedule change to contemplate.

The times, they are a ‘changing.

But the focus remains the same.

“I would like to carry forward what Willie and Ron (Bagby) have done over the years,” Sherman said of his former coaches, men who were also his predecessors in the AD chair.

“Their commitment to our kids and the culture they helped build are very important,” he added. “I would like to help lead all of our programs to a very high level.”

Sherman’s grandfather on his mother’s side, Ernie Dire, was a longtime AD for Everett schools, and his service is commemorated in the office where his grandson is now beginning to write his own story.

On the wall of the office Sherman inherited from Smith, there is a display linking athletic letters from Everett and Coupeville schools, a daily reminder for the new man in charge.

As a true man of the prairie, having grown up in Coupeville as part of a farming family, Brad Sherman has been a vital part of Wolf athletics at every level – athlete, coach, and now administrator.

With his own four boys, wife Abbey, and a vast sprawling network of family in place to support him, the new AD was built for this job.

“There is no place I’d rather be than here,” Sherman said, as he deftly juggled scheduling changes, coach and parent interactions, and pesky reporters, before later capping his day with an appearance at the booster club meeting.

“I love the quote – make the big time where you are,” he added.

“It’s not just about wins and losses, it’s about building a strong culture, to benefit these kids in whatever they do in their lives. That’s the goal.”

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