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Erica (Lamb) Holland returns to the court where she once starred. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s a night which will live large in their memories.

Saturday’s 50th anniversary celebration of Coupeville High School girls’ basketball still lingers, even as the current Wolves continue their season.

The pics above and below, which come to us courtesy photo whiz kid John Fisken, keep the party going.

The Wolfpack is back.

Tina (Lyness) Joiner shows her son where mom scorched the nets.

Brianne King, the undisputed CHS hoops scoring champ.

Wolf greats (l to r) Sarah (Powell) Lyngra, Sherry Bonacci, and Terry (Perkins) Powell reunite.

Former CHS hoops guru David King sees a ref walk by.

Judy Marti, forever a star.

Aimee (Messner) Bishop and daughter Breeanna, hardcourt dynamos then and now.

Kacie and Steve Kiel reminisce about that time Kacie hit a buzzer-beater three-ball to stun Sequim.

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Lindsey Roberts (left) and Hailey Hammer fight for a rebound during an alumni game. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The invitation is there.

Every person who has played, coached, kept stats for, or cheered for Coupeville High School girls’ basketball is invited back for the 50th anniversary of the program.

The event is set for Saturday, Dec. 16 in the CHS gym, with South Whidbey the opponent.

The Wolf varsity boys tip off at 5:15, with the girls at 7:00. The festivities happen at halftime of the girls’ game.

We’ll be honoring the 1999-2000 Coupeville squad, the first to win a game at state — in any sport — as well as the top 15 scorers all time.

But it’s more than that.

The reason we want as many people as possible to cram the gym that night is because the entire program, and the very concept of girls getting a chance to play God’s Chosen Sport, is at the heart of the event.

The Wolf girls started 57(!) years after the CHS boys first dropped a basketball through the net in 1917, and yet have put up more banners and league titles.

Even once female athletes were finally given the same opportunity afforded their male counterparts, they spent several years being forced to trek to Camp Casey for practice.

But those early athletes endured, and they are a shining light to the generations which have come after them.

Wolves (l to r) Julia “Elbows” Myers, Monica Vidoni, Madeline Strasburg, and Amanda Fabrizi prepare to inflict pain on a hapless rival.

When Madison McMillan drops a jumper in the paint, she carries on the tradition started by Marie Grasser.

When Katie Marti slices ‘n dices the defense, she is the heir to Novi Barron and Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby.

When the little girls in the crowd, the ones pulling on a jersey for the first time in youth league play, look out onto the court, they will see the current stars in action, but they will see more.

They will see young women, now adults, who fought against stupidity, who asked for nothing more than a chance, and then went out and made magic.

They will see legendary former Wolf coach Phyllis Textor, back in the gym where she once prowled the sideline, and they will (hopefully) see Ann Pettit, Ashley Manker, Emily Vracin, Skyler Lawrence, and many, many more.

Every single one of you is part of something bigger than yourself.

Be proud. Come home to your gym and celebrate everything you have accomplished.

Lauren Rose gets feisty.

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Lyla Stuurmans is the active career scoring leader for CHS girls’ basketball. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s a sisterhood, 241 players strong.

The modern era of Coupeville High School girls’ basketball launched in 1974, in the wake of Title IX, and Wolf players have been scoring buckets for 49 seasons now.

We still don’t have scoring stats for that first CHS team, since the Whidbey News-Times flat-out didn’t cover their season.

But other than that, the effort to track down every last point scored by a varsity Wolf girl has been mostly successful.

There’s still a small question about a couple of games in the early-to-mid 2000’s (justice for Brittany Black!), but overall, we’re feeling pretty good about things.

With Wednesday’s playoff loss to La Conner, five Coupeville seniors put a stamp on their prep careers, with all five having cracked triple-digit scoring.

Maddie Georges, a four-year varsity vet, exits as the #24 all-time scorer — even while having lost games to the pandemic.

Then there’s Alita Blouin, who averaged almost 10 points a game in the 23 contests where she avoided injuries and got to stay on the floor.

Carolyn Lhamon, Gwen Gustafson, and Ryanne Knoblich also topped 100 points, with the latter two tying with exactly 122 career points apiece.

Looking forward to the 2023-2024 season, which (red alert, Willie Smith! red alert, Willie Smith!!!) will be the program’s 50th, there are six possible returnees who have already scored at the varsity level.

Lyla Stuurmans, currently a sophomore, tops that pack with 130 points, which puts her #89 with two seasons still ahead of her.

She would have to make quite the jump to catch sweet-shooting gunner Brianne King at the top of the list, but is only 101 points from cracking the top 50.

Katie Marti is coming for all your records. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

A little further down, fellow super sophomore Katie Marti lurks with 58 points and counting.

As she becomes a bigger part of the team’s offense, could she race past mom Christi Messner (125), Aunt Aimee Bishop (168), cousin Breeanna Messner (235), or Aunt Judy Marti (545)?

Only time, and the unpredictable bounce of ball on hardwood, will tell.

For now, time for all Coupeville girls hoops players, past, present, and future, to gaze upon the updated list as it sits mid-day Feb. 16, 2023.

We’re talking 36,869 points and counting.

 

CHS girls’ basketball career scoring

BOLD = active player

 

Brianne King – 1549
Zenovia Barron – 1270
Makana Stone – 1158
Megan Smith – 1042
Ann Pettit – 932
Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby – 892
Terry Perkins – 673
Lexie Black – 622
Kristan Hurlburt – 598
Tina Lyness – 594

Marlene Grasser – 574
Judy Marti – 545
Brittany Black – 502
Jen Canfield – 497
Erica Lamb – 497
Emily Vracin – 467
Tina Barker – 464
Vanessa Davis – 448
Lindsey Roberts – 448
Maureen Wetmore – 438

Sarah Powell – 425
Mika Hosek – 424
Cassidi Rosenkrance – 423
Maddie Georges – 407
Ashley Manker – 404
Shawna West – 388
Katie Smith – 374
Whitney Clark – 359
Amy Mouw – 353
Tracy Taylor – 350

Kailey Kellner – 339
Amanda Allmer – 331
Misty Sellgren – 331
Taniel Lamb – 330
Marie Grasser – 321
Mia Littlejohn – 317
Amanda Fabrizi – 299
Scout Smith – 290
Bessie Walstad – 288
Hailey Hammer – 282

Madeline Strasburg – 261
Carly Guillory – 260
Sarah Mouw – 259
Julie Wieringa – 252
Danette Beckley – 249
Chelsea Prescott – 249
Marlys West – 247
Kendra O’Keefe – 244
Breeanna Messner – 235
Hilary Kortuem – 231

Ema Smith – 228
Mikayla Elfrank – 227
Annette Jameson – 223
Beth Mouw – 216
Lisa Roehl – 216
Alita Blouin – 215
Audrianna Shaw – 212
Linda Cheshier – 210
Izzy Wells – 204
Pam Jampsa – 202

Julia Myers – 202
Kim Warder – 193
Kacie Kiel – 188
Stephanie Clapp – 185
Kassie Lawson – 184
Heather Davis – 182
Jaime Rasmussen – 181
Trudy Eaton – 180
Heidi Bepler – 179
Jodie Christensen – 174

Aimee Messner – 168
Danielle Vracin – 167
Sherry Bonacci – 165
Marie Hesselgrave – 165
Marilyn Brown – 164
Hayley Ebersole – 163
Yashmeen Knox – 163
Traci Perkins – 161
Suzette Glover – 159
Carolyn Lhamon – 159

Jai’Lysa Hoskins – 151
Jennifer Bailey – 150
Emily Young – 149
Vanessa Bodley – 146
Joli Smith – 142
Jennie Cross – 140
Savina Wells – 133
Taya Boonstra – 132
Lyla Stuurmans – 130
Sarah Burgoyne – 126

Christi Messner – 125
Kayla Lawson – 124
Avalon Renninger – 123
Gwen Gustafson – 122
Ryanne Knoblich – 122
Cheryl Dunn – 119
Hannah Davidson – 116
Jill Whitney – 116
Sarah Wright – 115
Laurie Estes – 114

Debbie Snyder – 113
Tiffany Briscoe – 111
Lauren Escalle – 109
Sally Biskovich – 108
Kara Harvey – 108
Kalia Littlejohn – 106
Kyla Briscoe – 104
Kelly Snyder – 104
Sue Wyatt – 100
Lupine Wutzke – 98

Monica Vidoni – 97
Christine Barr – 95
Lauren Grove – 95
Babette Owensby – 93
Toni Thiefault – 92
Jennifer Pettit – 85
Laura Young – 83
Marnie Bartelson – 81
Cheryl Pangburn – 79
Courtney Arnold – 78

Tonnalea Rasmussen – 78
Sharon Jolly – 75
Amanda Manker – 73
Beth Cavanaugh – 72
Wynter Thorne – 68
Rachelle Solomon – 64
Lindsey Sherwood – 61
Ann Kahler – 60
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 59
Chelsea Rosenkrance – 59

Katie Marti – 58
Judy Wallace – 58
Rose Marti – 57
Jean Wyatt – 57
Jennifer Eelkema – 55
Christine Larson – 53
Courtney Boyd – 52
Kari Johnson – 52
Erin Ryan – 52
Anya Leavell – 51

Nicole Shelley – 50
Traci Barker – 49
Paige Mueller – 49
Stephanie Kipp – 48
Lynn Wilson – 47
Andilee Murphy – 46
Janiece Jenkins – 43
Meghan Metlow – 43
Tia Wurzrainer – 43
Jessy Caselden – 41

Karen Jampsa – 40
Jennifer Meyer – 40
Jill Keeney – 39
Suzanne Enders – 38
Mandi Murdy – 37
Shawn Diem – 35
Min Powell – 35
Abby Mulholland – 32
Lauren Rose – 32
Mia Farris – 31

Tammie Hardie – 31
Nezi Keiper – 29
Shannon Rutledge – 29
Taylor Sherman – 29
Anna Myhr – 28
Kirsty Croghan – 27
Lori Friswold – 27
Sarah Vass – 27
Tina Jansen – 26
Kim Stuurmans – 26

Kathy Jolly – 25
Shelby Kulz – 25
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 25
Melissa Cox – 23
Haley Marx – 23
Lori Hart – 21
Allison Wenzel – 21
Courtney Williams – 21
Aleshia McFadyen – 20
Nancy Dyer – 18

Dina Lanphere – 18
McKenzie Bailey – 17
Carol Estes – 17
Kristina Clark – 16
Dawn Clampet – 15
Nicole Laxton – 15
Mollie Bailey – 14
Lindsey Tucker – 13
Jeannette Fixel – 12
Tammy Shubat – 12

Nikki Snyder – 12
Kelly Ankney – 11
Naomi Prater – 11
Michelle Riddle – 11
Emily Wodjenski – 11
Alyssa Kelley – 10
Zarah Leaman – 10
Toni Hudson – 9
Georgie Smith – 9
Cindy Bennett – 8

Susan Estes – 8
Ami Garthwaite – 8
Eileen Hanley – 8
Keri Iverson – 8
Kristine Macnab – 8
Michelle Smith – 8
Carlie Rosenkrance – 7
McKayla Bailey – 6
Lexi Boyer – 6
Rhiannon Ellsworth – 6

Debbie Johnson – 6
Grace LaPoint – 6
Skyler Lawrence – 6
Madison McMillan – 6
Corrin Skvarla – 6
Janie Wilson – 6
Katy Bennett – 5
Penny Griggs – 5
Marissa Slater – 5
Denise McGregor – 4

Jessica Sherwood – 4
Kara Warder – 4
Christina Mowery – 3
Samantha Roehl – 3
Ashlie Shank – 3
Jamie Townsdin – 3
Brenda Belcher – 2
Rusty Brian – 2
Carol Davis – 2
Lisa Davis – 2

Nicole Fuller – 2
Jada Heaton – 2
Cathy Higgins – 2
Daisy Kent – 2
Katie Kiel – 2
Charlotte Langille – 2
Skylar Parker – 2
Morgan Stevens – 2
Tracy Barber – 1
Amy Biskovich – 1

Corinne Gaddis – 1

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With 253 points and one season left to play, Maddie Georges is #43 on the CHS girls basketball career scoring chart. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Another season in the books, another batch of scoring stats to add to the history of the program.

The 2021-2022 campaign was the 48th season for Coupeville High School girls basketball, which kickstarted its program in 1974.

During that time there have been 238 Wolves who have rattled the rims for at least a point during a varsity game.

Or so we can say with some certainty.

The truth is that first team in ’74-’75 exists outside of time and space, as the local newspaper didn’t cover its games, and a scorebook has never surfaced during my sleuthing.

So the career scoring chart I have amassed is close to the final word, but definitely not 100% correct. Yet.

With the current season having reached its conclusion, after a three-game playoff run, it’s time to take a look at where everyone stacks up in the all-time shuffle.

Here we go, with the nine active Wolf players who can return next season in bold:

 

Brianne King – 1549
Zenovia Barron – 1270
Makana Stone – 1158
Megan Smith – 1042
Ann Pettit – 932
Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby – 892
Terry Perkins – 673
Lexie Black – 622
Kristan Hurlburt – 598
Tina Lyness – 594

Marlene Grasser – 574
Judy Marti – 545
Brittany Black – 502
Jen Canfield – 497
Erica Lamb – 497
Emily Vracin – 467
Tina Barker – 464
Vanessa Davis – 448
Lindsey Roberts – 448
Maureen Wetmore – 438

Sarah Powell – 425
Mika Hosek – 424
Cassidi Rosenkrance – 423
Ashley Manker – 404
Shawna West – 388
Katie Smith – 374
Whitney Clark – 359
Amy Mouw – 353
Tracy Taylor – 350
Kailey Kellner – 339

Amanda Allmer – 331
Misty Sellgren – 331
Taniel Lamb – 330
Marie Grasser – 321
Mia Littlejohn – 317
Amanda Fabrizi – 299
Scout Smith – 290
Bessie Walstad – 288
Hailey Hammer – 282
Madeline Strasburg – 261

Carly Guillory – 260
Sarah Mouw – 259
Maddie Georges – 253
Julie Wieringa – 252
Danette Beckley – 249
Chelsea Prescott – 249
Marlys West – 247
Kendra O’Keefe – 244
Breeanna Messner – 235
Hilary Kortuem – 231

Ema Smith – 228
Mikayla Elfrank – 227
Annette Jameson – 223
Beth Mouw – 216
Lisa Roehl – 216
Audrianna Shaw – 212
Linda Cheshier – 210
Izzy Wells – 204
Pam Jampsa – 202
Julia Myers – 202

Kim Warder – 193
Kacie Kiel – 188
Stephanie Clapp – 185
Kassie Lawson – 184
Heather Davis – 182
Jaime Rasmussen – 181
Trudy Eaton – 180
Heidi Bepler – 179
Jodie Christensen – 174
Aimee Messner – 168

Danielle Vracin – 167
Sherry Bonacci – 165
Marie Hesselgrave – 165
Marilyn Brown – 164
Hayley Ebersole – 163
Yashmeen Knox – 163
Traci Perkins – 161
Suzette Glover – 159
Jai’Lysa Hoskins – 151
Jennifer Bailey – 150

Emily Young – 149
Vanessa Bodley – 146
Joli Smith – 142
Jennie Cross – 140
Savina Wells – 133
Taya Boonstra – 132
Sarah Burgoyne – 126
Christi Messner – 125
Kayla Lawson – 124
Avalon Renninger – 123

Carolyn Lhamon – 121
Cheryl Dunn – 119
Hannah Davidson – 116
Jill Whitney – 116
Sarah Wright – 115
Laurie Estes – 114
Debbie Snyder – 113
Tiffany Briscoe – 111
Lauren Escalle – 109
Sally Biskovich – 108

Kara Harvey – 108
Kalia Littlejohn – 106
Kyla Briscoe – 104
Kelly Snyder – 104
Sue Wyatt – 100
Lupine Wutzke – 98
Monica Vidoni – 97
Christine Barr – 95
Lauren Grove – 95
Babette Owensby – 93

Toni Thiefault – 92
Jennifer Pettit – 85
Laura Young – 83
Marnie Bartelson – 81
Cheryl Pangburn – 79
Courtney Arnold – 78
Tonnalea Rasmussen – 78
Sharon Jolly – 75
Amanda Manker – 73
Beth Cavanaugh – 72

Wynter Thorne – 68
Rachelle Solomon – 64
Lindsey Sherwood – 61
Ann Kahler – 60
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 59
Chelsea Rosenkrance – 59
Lyla Stuurmans – 59
Judy Wallace – 58
Rose Marti – 57
Jean Wyatt – 57

Jennifer Eelkema – 55
Gwen Gustafson – 55
Christine Larson – 53
Courtney Boyd – 52
Kari Johnson – 52
Erin Ryan – 52
Anya Leavell – 51
Nicole Shelley – 50
Traci Barker – 49
Paige Mueller – 49

Stephanie Kipp – 48
Lynn Wilson – 47
Andilee Murphy – 46
Janiece Jenkins – 43
Meghan Metlow – 43
Tia Wurzrainer – 43
Jessy Caselden – 41
Karen Jampsa – 40
Jennifer Meyer – 40
Jill Keeney – 39

Suzanne Enders – 38
Mandi Murdy – 37
Shawn Diem – 35
Min Powell – 35
Abby Mulholland – 32
Lauren Rose – 32
Tammie Hardie – 31
Nezi Keiper – 29
Shannon Rutledge – 29
Taylor Sherman – 29

Anna Myhr – 28
Kirsty Croghan – 27
Lori Friswold – 27
Sarah Vass – 27
Tina Jansen – 26
Kim Stuurmans – 26
Kathy Jolly – 25
Shelby Kulz – 25
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 25
Melissa Cox – 23

Haley Marx – 23
Lori Hart – 21
Allison Wenzel – 21
Courtney Williams – 21
Aleshia McFadyen – 20
Nancy Dyer – 18
Dina Lanphere – 18
McKenzie Bailey – 17
Carol Estes – 17
Ryanne Knoblich – 17

Kristina Clark – 16
Dawn Clampet – 15
Nicole Laxton – 15
Mollie Bailey – 14
Lindsey Tucker – 13
Jeannette Fixel – 12
Tammy Shubat – 12
Nikki Snyder – 12
Alita Blouin – 11
Kelly Ankney – 11

Naomi Prater – 11
Michelle Riddle – 11
Emily Wodjenski – 11
Alyssa Kelley – 10
Zarah Leaman – 10
Toni Hudson – 9
Katie Marti – 9
Georgie Smith – 9
Cindy Bennett – 8
Susan Estes – 8

Ami Garthwaite – 8
Eileen Hanley – 8
Keri Iverson – 8
Kristine Macnab – 8
Michelle Smith – 8
Carlie Rosenkrance – 7
McKayla Bailey – 6
Lexi Boyer – 6
Rhiannon Ellsworth – 6
Debbie Johnson – 6

Grace LaPoint – 6
Skyler Lawrence – 6
Corrin Skvarla – 6
Janie Wilson – 6
Katy Bennett – 5
Penny Griggs – 5
Marissa Slater – 5
Mia Farris – 4
Denise McGregor – 4
Jessica Sherwood 4

Kara Warder – 4
Christina Mowery – 3
Samantha Roehl – 3
Ashlie Shank – 3
Jamie Townsdin – 3
Brenda Belcher – 2
Rusty Brian – 2
Carol Davis – 2
Lisa Davis – 2
Nicole Fuller – 2

Cathy Higgins – 2
Daisy Kent – 2
Katie Kiel – 2
Charlotte Langille – 2
Morgan Stevens – 2
Tracy Barber – 1
Amy Biskovich – 1
Corinne Gaddis – 1

Savina Wells exits her freshman season already sitting at #85 on the all-time chart.

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Marie Grasser held the CHS girls basketball individual career scoring title from 1978-1981. (Megan Hansen photo)

They are the magnificent seven.

In the history of the Coupeville High School girls basketball program, 229 players have scored at least one point in a varsity game.

From the larger group, there is an ultra-exclusive inner gathering, however.

Seven players have, at one point or another, held the individual career scoring title for the Wolf girls.

The shortest run atop the charts was for a single season, while the school’s current #1 (girls or boys) has held her spot for 18 seasons and counting.

Now, keep in mind the scoring stats for the first team in program history, the 1974-75 squad, have vanished into history, as the local newspapers and the school’s yearbook both whiffed when it came to recording those numbers.

But, that first season would only (maybe) affect the very start of this list, as scoring totals quickly shot up once the ’80s arrived.

So, with that small caveat out of the way, here we go, the semi-official CHS girls basketball individual career scoring record-holders:

 

1975-1976 — Jill Whitney (116 career points)
1976-1977 — Jill Whitney (116)
1977-1978 — Suzette Glover (159)
1978-1979 — Marie Grasser (243)
1979-1980 — Marie Grasser (321)
1980-1981 — Kristan Hurlburt (335)
1981-1982 — Kristan Hurlburt (598)
1982-1983 — Kristan Hurlburt (598)
1983-1984 — Kristan Hurlburt (598)
1984-1985 — Kristan Hurlburt (598)
1985-1986 — Kristan Hurlburt (598)
1986-1987 — Terry Perkins (673)
1987-1988 — Terry Perkins (673)
1988-1989 — Terry Perkins (673)
1989-1990 — Terry Perkins (673)
1990-1991 — Terry Perkins (673)
1991-1992 — Terry Perkins (673)
1992-1993 — Terry Perkins (673)
1993-1994 — Terry Perkins (673)
1994-1995 — Terry Perkins (673)
1995-1996 — Novi Barron (894)
1996-1997 — Novi Barron (1270)
1997-1998 — Novi Barron (1270)
1998-1999 — Novi Barron (1270)
1999-2000 — Novi Barron (1270)
2000-2001 — Novi Barron (1270)
2001-2002 — Novi Barron (1270)
2002-2003 — Brianne King (1549)
2003-2004 — Brianne King (1549)
2004-2005 — Brianne King (1549)
2005-2006 — Brianne King (1549)
2006-2007 — Brianne King (1549)
2007-2008 — Brianne King (1549)
2008-2009 — Brianne King (1549)
2009-2010 — Brianne King (1549)
2010-2011 — Brianne King (1549)
2011-2012 — Brianne King (1549)
2012-2013 — Brianne King (1549)
2013-2014 — Brianne King (1549)
2014-2015 — Brianne King (1549)
2015-2016 — Brianne King (1549)
2016-2017 — Brianne King (1549)
2017-2018 — Brianne King (1549)
2018-2019 — Brianne King (1549)
2019-2020 — Brianne King (1549)

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