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CHS boys nipped in 2024 finale

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover powers his way through the defense. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The encore was a huge leap forward.

Playing for the second time in as many days at Central Washington University, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad fought hard to the final moments Saturday.

And while the Wolves ultimately fell 53-50 to Kittitas, a non-conference rival with a stellar hoops history, the game was a marked improvement after CHS was routed Friday by Toledo.

Now 2-7 on the season, Coupeville is off until Jan. 4, when it travels to Wahkiakum for another rumble with a non-traditional foe.

Central Washington University played host to the Wolves this weekend. (Brad Sherman photo)

Squaring off with Kittitas, a school with two boys’ basketball state titles to its credit, the Wolves never flinched.

Neither team could get the ball to stay in the hoop during the opening quarter, with the Coyotes clinging to a 5-4 lead, but then Coupeville picked up the pace.

Camden Glover splashed home a three-ball as part of a five-point spurt in the second frame, and five Wolves tallied points during a 15-10 surge.

Up 19-15, things looked good for CHS, but Kittitas had an answer of its own, using a 22-15 run in the third quarter to reclaim the lead at 37-34.

Sparked by Dallon Walker, who banged home 15 of his game-high 20 points in the second half, the Coyotes had just enough to hold off Coupeville in a game which remained close through the final buzzer.

The Wolves got scoring from seven different players, with Chase Anderson and Landon Roberts leading the way with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Glover (8), Jack Porter (6), Hunter Bronec (5), Johnny Porter (4), and Hurlee Bronec (4) also hit the bottom of the net, with Malachi Somes rounding out the rotation for Brad Sherman’s squad during the final game of 2024.

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Tough Toledo tips wily Wolves

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong knocks down another bucket. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Early tipoff times never scared them.

With the ref tossing the ball skyward at 8:59 AM Saturday morning at Central Washington University, it made for a quick turnaround for the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team.

Back on the court about 15 hours after their last game, the Wolves responded well, playing a tough Toledo squad even until the third quarter.

While the Riverhawks eventually pulled out a 36-29 win, the scrappy Wolves closed their Eastern Washington holiday road trip in style.

Now 3-6 on the season, Coupeville is off until Jan. 4, when it travels to Wahkiakum for another stern non-conference test.

Squaring off with a Toledo squad which claimed its fourth straight win to get to 6-3, the Wolves kept things close.

Senior gunner Katie Marti outscored the Riverhawks by herself in a defensive-minded first quarter, staking CHS to a 5-4 lead.

Toledo evened things up at 13-13 heading into the halftime break, before using an 11-6 run in the third quarter to slightly pull away.

Ryah Stanley was the difference down the stretch, as the Riverhawk junior tallied nine of her game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter.

Toledo clanked many a free throw, netting just 5-15 at the line to open the door a bit, but the refs were little help, as Coupeville barely got to the charity stripe, finishing just 1-4 once there.

Madison McMillan (left) and Lyla Stuurmans get ready to rumble.

Marti paced the Wolves with nine points, moving from #44 to #41 on the CHS girls’ career scoring chart.

She sits with 263 points heading into 2025 and passed all-timers Madeline Strasburg (261), Carly Guillory (260), and Sarah Mouw (259) Saturday morning.

Madison McMillan and Haylee Armstrong both banked in six to back Marti, with Teagan Calkins (4), Mia Farris (2), and Jada Heaton (2) also keeping the scorekeeper busy.

Lyla Stuurmans, Danica Strong, Tenley Stuurmans, and Capri Anter rounded out Megan Richter’s roster on the holiday weekend road trip to Ellensburg.

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Road warriors run into fierce foe

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

Malachi Somes crashes to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Sometimes you’re the chainsaw, and sometimes you’re the log.

Playing at Central Washington University Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team ended up on the wrong end of that example.

Squaring off with a top-level Toledo squad which put four players into double-digit scoring, the Wolves were swept off the floor 76-30.

The non-conference loss drops Coupeville to 2-6 on the season, but Brad Sherman’s team gets a chance to bounce right back Saturday with a rumble against Kittitas.

The two-game holiday road trip to Eastern Washington is part of an ongoing stretch where the Wolves play seven of nine away from Whidbey.

Toledo, which hails from the rough-and-tumble Central 2B League, jumped out to a quick 16-5 lead Friday, then turned up the heat with a 24-11 tear through the second quarter.

The Riverhawks, who stretched the advantage to 59-23 by the end of the third, dominated in every facet of the game.

Toledo won the three-ball battle 9-3 and hit a crisp 9-10 at the free throw line, while Coupeville finished just 5-14 at the charity stripe.

Hurlee Bronec and Chase Anderson led the way for the Wolves, both rattling the rim for six points, while Hunter Bronec knocked down five.

Malachi Somes (4), Jack Porter (4), Camden Glover (3), and Johnny Porter (2) rounded out the offensive attack, with Carson Field, Davin Houston, Easton Green, and Landon Roberts also seeing floor time.

It was Houston’s varsity basketball debut.

Davin Houston prepares to lose his defender.

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“We are piecing things together”

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

Katie Marti cracked the 250-point club Friday. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The alumni’s son edged the alumni.

Playing at Central Washington University Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team put up a strong fight — especially in the middle two quarters — before falling 48-31 to Kittitas.

While the non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 3-5 on the season heading into a Saturday morning matchup with Toledo on the same court, the trip East provides valuable lessons for Megan Richter’s squad.

“We are slowly piecing things together,” she said. “More moments of brilliance on the offensive side and great stops on the defensive side.

“The ending score definitely didn’t capture how the game went, or at least what it felt like.

“These are good teams, and we are getting great experience from being here!”

While Richter is one of the legends in Wolf basketball history from the days when her last name was Smith, her counterpart, Kittitas coach Ethan Dillon also has a connection to Cow Town.

His dad Sean, a 1991 CHS grad, was a standout for the Wolves in multiple sports, and poured in 469 points on the hardwood, which has him still sitting #55 on the Coupeville boys’ career scoring chart.

Mom Becca (Jenson) Dillon, also a stellar athlete, attended Tumwater High School at the same time I did. So, there’s that too.

Drawing on the lessons likely handed down by his parents, Ethan Dillon has guided Kittitas to a 5-6 record in his first year at the helm, with the Coyotes now having won four of their last five.

Friday’s win came courtesy of big first and fourth quarter pushes, while the teams played even across the middle 16 minutes.

Kittitas jumped out to a 14-5 lead at the first break, before Coupeville held its own during 8-8 and 11-11 frames.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, the Coyotes had a strong finishing kick, closing out the game on a 15-7 run.

Teagan Calkins rolls into action.

Teagan Calkins and Katie Marti, who both hit personal milestones Friday, paced Coupeville with eight points apiece.

The former became the 113th girl in CHS hoops history to crack the 100-point club, while the latter busted the 250-point barrier.

Calkins, a junior, sits with 104 points and counting, while Marti, a senior, is now at 254 and moves up to #44 on the career chart, passing four players Friday including Danette Beckley and Chelsea Prescott.

Beckley’s daughter, Danica Strong, and Madison McMillan both banked in four points against Kittitas, while Jada Heaton (3), Tenley Stuurmans (2), and Mia Farris (2) also scored.

Haylee Armstrong and Lyla Stuurmans rounded out the Wolf rotation.

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One last throw, then back to practice

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Logan Martin, part of the wrecking crew. (Photo courtesy Abbie Martin)

Season two is in the books, and it was a success.

Coupeville grad Logan Martin, now a sophomore at Central Washington University, capped his campaign Saturday with an explosive performance at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in Ellensburg.

The former Wolf claimed sixth place in the hammer throw, out of a field of 16 competitors, earning three points for the Wildcats.

Martin’s best throw on the day went 161 feet, seven inches.

That followed on the heels of another sixth-place finish in the discus Friday, as he scored in both of his events.

Central’s men finished second to Western Washington University in the team standings.

While competition is over until the arrival of indoor track in the fall, Martin will continue to work in the offseason as he chases the big numbers.

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