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Rise of the Wolf!!

Posted in 1A Olympic League, tagged 1A Olympic League, Chimacum, CHS Wolves, Klahowya, Port Townsend, rivals, varsity wins on February 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Emma Smith and CHS volleyball won a league title in the fall, picking up eight conference wins along the way. (John Fisken photos)

Jakobi Baumann was part of a Wolf tennis team which successfully defended its league title.

The champ is staggered, down, but not necessarily out.

Winter was rough for Klahowya, which got just two league wins combined from its varsity boys and girls basketball squads, thanks in large part to a combination of injuries and bad luck.

That’s allowed Coupeville to surge ahead in the standings at the two-thirds point of the 2016-2017 school year, boasting the most combined varsity team wins of any 1A Olympic League school.

If the Wolves can hold fast through the spring — where they are the defending league champs in baseball and girls tennis — they would unseat the Eagles, who have ruled the roost in the league’s first two years.

To get these totals, I look at 10 of the 11 sports in which Coupeville vies with its conference rivals.

That means skipping track, which is the only one of the 11 not to be a true head-to-head team sport.

Track is an individual sport conducted in the guise of a team sport, with meets typically involving a jumble of schools from different classifications. Any attempt at keeping track of a team win-loss record is a waste of time.

And this is Coupeville Sports, so if the Wolves don’t field a team (wrestling, swim, gymnastics), it would be equally pointless for me to consider that sport.

So, what I do look at is regular season league varsity wins in football, volleyball, girls and boys soccer, girls and boys tennis, girls and boys basketball, baseball and softball.

A season-by season comparison:

2014-2015:

Klahowya 52 wins/5 league titles
Coupeville 40/2
Chimacum 23/2
Port Townsend 20/1

2015-2016:

Klahowya 45/3
Coupeville 42/4
Chimacum 26/2
Port Townsend 22/1

2016-2017 (fall and winter):

Coupeville 32/3
Klahowya 24/1
Port Townsend 22/1
Chimacum 13/-

All-time:

Klahowya 121/9
Coupeville 114/9
Port Townsend 64/3
Chimacum 62/4

Now first, if you’re counting football, volleyball, girls soccer, boys tennis and girls and boys basketball, you might think I missed a title this year.

I didn’t, though, as the Olympic League united with the Nisqually League for football, and when the 8-team gridiron conglomerate anointed its champ, the crown went to outsider Cascade Christian.

Looking at the numbers, here’s what I see happening over the first two-and-two-thirds years of our conference.

In the early going Klahowya, which is the second-largest 1A school in the state with 445 students in the last WIAA classification count, got off to a strong start.

To the surprise of probably many, Coupeville, which is the smallest school in the league (227 students to PT’s 278 and Chimacum’s 250) hung tough, then quickly realized it could do more than just that.

While KSS has nearly double the student body of CHS, after years of facing down large 2A schools and private school powerhouses in the Cascade Conference, any fear factor evaporated quickly.

In year two, every other school’s win numbers went up, at Klahowya’s expense.

Plus, in a huge psychological boost, Coupeville doubled its league titles in year two, repeating in girls basketball and tennis, while taking baseball and boys tennis away from the Eagles.

That trend is continuing in year three, as boys tennis and girls basketball repeated (the hoops squad is 27-0 all-time in league play), while volleyball snatched another title away from Klahowya.

As we head into the spring, Coupeville’s greatest strength is girls tennis, which has swept titles in both years, going 11-0 in league play.

Klahowya can counter with boys soccer, also a two-time champ, and 12-0 all-time.

The two sports which could decide things are the ones played on the diamond.

Chimacum is a two-time defending softball champ, but the Eagles have the league’s best player in standout junior hurler Amber Bumbalough.

The Wolves, who got off to a great start last year, then spiraled a bit at the end, boast a lineup stacked with young talent like Katrina McGranahan, Hope Lodell, Sarah Wright and Lauren Rose.

Baseball went to Klahowya in year one, then Coupeville surprised in year two.

The Wolves lost key players to graduation in CJ Smith and Cole Payne, while Port Townsend, which went win-less in 2016, is seeing a noticeable uptick in all boys sports across the board this year.

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On the edge of our seat!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged 1A Olympic League, Basketball, Chimacum, CHS Wolves, playoffs on January 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Anthony Smith, in his sixth season at the helm of the CHS boys, is trying to guide his team into the playoffs. (John Fisken photo)

The suspense continues.

The Klahowya High School boys’ basketball squad upended visiting Chimacum 58-49 Tuesday, throwing the race for two of the Olympic League’s three playoff spots up in the air.

A loss by the Eagles would have eliminated them, and set Port Townsend, Chimacum and Coupeville as the #1, #2 and #3 seeds heading into the postseason.

Instead, Klahowya lives for at least two more days, while Coupeville (and Chimacum and Klahowya) could still finish anywhere from #2 to #4.

First, the standings as of 10 PM Tuesday:

Olympic League boys basketball:

School	League	Overall
Port Townsend	7-0	13-4
Chimacum	3-5	3-13
COUPEVILLE	3-5	3-14
Klahowya	2-5	4-13

What we know for sure: Port Townsend is league champs and advances to the double-elimination portion of districts, from which three of four teams move on to regionals.

Now, the other three teams.

Coupeville has a tie-breaker over Klahowya, having won two of three, but does not against Chimacum, having lost two of three.

The Eagles and Cowboys have split their first two games, so Saturday’s season finale would decide that series.

How Coupeville finishes from #2 to #4:

#2 — All three have to happen. Klahowya beats Port Townsend Thursday. Coupeville beats Port Townsend Saturday. Klahowya beats Chimacum Saturday.

#3 — Only one has to happen. Klahowya loses to PT or Chimacum or Coupeville beats PT.

#4 — All three have to happen. Klahowya beats both PT and Chimacum and Coupeville loses to PT.

So, we clear?

Probably not, but check back Thursday to see if it’s any clearer.

Once we get to the postseason, here’s the playoff path:

http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2186&sport=3

PS — The girls race is a completely different story with three-time league champ Coupeville, Port Townsend and Chimacum 100% locked into the #1, #2 and #3 slots.

That playoff path:

http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2187&sport=12

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Cue the late-season charge!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged 1A Olympic League, Basketball, Chimacum, CHS Wolves, Hunter Smith, win streak on January 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Wolf senior Brian Shank soared for five Friday as the Wolf boys won their second straight league game. (John Fisken photo)

Every point counts.

Give Coupeville High School boys’ basketball manager Axel Partida a huge assist Friday night.

He caught Chimacum in a uniform violation, giving Wolf senior Gabe Wynn two free throws thanks to a technical foul called on the host Cowboys.

Wynn drilled both of them — part of his team’s superb 13 of 15 work at the charity stripe — and that helped CHS hold off a late rally to escape with a 56-53 win.

The second straight Olympic League victory for the Wolves, it lifts them to 3-5 and pulls them within a half-game of Chimacum in the race for second place.

League champ Port Townsend can’t be caught at 7-0, but the Cowboys (3-4) are getting an unexpected challenge late from Coupeville.

Admittedly, it’s still a long-shot.

The Wolves, 3-13 overall, need to upend Port Townsend in their league finale Feb. 4 and have Chimacum stumble twice in the final week against Klahowya (1-5) to finish in second place.

If Coupeville and Chimacum finish with the same record, the Cowboys own the tiebreaker, having taken two of three games played between the teams this season.

The win, however, did strengthen Coupeville’s hold on third-place, which they need to claim the league’s final playoff berth.

The Wolves are a game up on Klahowya and own the tiebreaker, so the ONLY way they miss the postseason is if they lose to Port Townsend and the Eagles win all three of their league games next week.

OK, now that we’re all confused, let’s jump back to Friday night’s game.

Coupeville rode another red-hot performance from junior Hunter Smith, who, a game after scoring 34 in a win over Klahowya, torched the nets at Chimacum for 26.

He did most of his damage in the second quarter, raining down 14 as the Wolves blew open a tied game, turning a 13-13 stalemate after one into a 31-21 lead at the break.

Chimacum chipped away at the deficit in the second half, putting together 20-18 and 12-7 quarters, but the Wolves held fast and held on when it mattered.

Ethan Spark added 11 and Wynn knocked down 10 to back Smith up, while Brian Shank popped for five and Joey Lippo and Steven Cope each scored two points.

Cameron Toomey-Stout rounded out a very short bench, chipping in with his customary Energizer Rabbit hustle, ball-hawking defense and impeccable hair.

JV falls in second half:

A close game turned a lot less close after halftime, as the Wolf young guns saw a seven-point deficit turn into a 73-36 rout.

It was just 34-27 at the break, but the Cowboys turned up the offense after the break, with a 23-4 fourth quarter run a real killer.

Mason Grove paced the Wolves with 13, including three treys, while Sean Toomey-Stout played through a lingering shoulder injury to knock down 11.

Ulrik Wells (4), Kyle Rockwell (3), Ariah Bepler (3), Aram Leyva (1) and Tucker Hall (1) also scored, while Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim, Koa Davison, Gavin Knoblich, Nikolai Lyngra and Elliott Johnson saw floor time.

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Team ball, team win!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged 1A Olympic League, Basketball, Chimacum, CHS Wolves, Kailey Kellner, team ball on January 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Lindsey Roberts and Coupeville are all smiles after winning their eighth straight game. (John Fisken photo)

Get rocked, never get knocked out.

Twice Friday night Chimacum made runs at the Coupeville girls’ basketball squad and cut the lead to a single point.

Both times the Wolves dug down deep, found an answer sparked by an aggressive team-wide display of defensive excellence and rose to the moment.

Bending just a bit, but never breaking, the host Wolves eventually rolled to a 44-33 decision for their eighth straight victory.

Now 7-0 in Olympic League play (25-0 all-time) and 12-3 overall, CHS got something from everyone on their roster.

Big buckets from Kailey Kellner, huge rebounds from Lindsey Roberts, gritty work in the paint from Tiffany Briscoe, electrifying passes from Mia Littlejohn and a spark off the bench from both Kalia Littlejohn and Mikayla Elfrank.

The Wolves bolted out to a 10-0 lead, holding Chimacum scoreless for the first 7:58 of the game.

Kellner rippled a three-ball from the right corner, after playing give-and-go with Mia Littlejohn, to kick things off and Coupeville pressed the pedal through the metal in the early going.

Elfrank added three the hard way, making off with a steal and beating the Cowboy defense to the other end, then added a free throw after being hammered at the very last second.

The steal was one of four the Wolf junior made off with in a wild two-and-a-half minute stretch after she first jumped off the bench and jump-started Coupeville.

Chimacum, a scrappy, physical team if ever there was one, finally settled in and cut the lead to 12-11, but the Wolves never blinked.

Two free throws from Briscoe — she was 4-of-4 at the charity stripe in the first half — sent CHS on an 11-5 tear to end the half.

Four Wolves scored in the run, with Roberts nailing a gorgeous trey from the left side that was set up by Briscoe, who hauled down an offensive board, dribbled out of danger and found an open teammate.

The Cowboys made their second, and final, run right after the halftime break, using three straight baskets in the paint to once again cut the margin to a single digit.

Enter the cold-blooded Kellner, who scorched the net with a three-ball from the top of the arc.

That sent the Wolves on a game-busting 14-0 run, with Elfrank hitting twice, both on plays set up perfectly by teammate’s passes.

First Roberts dished, then Kellner, as the Wolves got out on the run and finished strongly.

Coupeville stretched the lead out as far as 17 before cruising in during the game’s final minutes, giving their end-of-the-bench players a chance to stretch their legs.

Before she left, Kellner dropped another trey, set up by Mia Littlejohn beating the Chimacum press by bull-rushing two defenders, then firing the ball over the top to her waiting shooter.

Kellner paced the Wolves with 15, while Roberts and Elfrank each went for nine. Briscoe added a season-best seven, while Lauren Grove and Kalia Littlejohn each had a basket.

Roberts hauled in 12 boards, while Kellner had eight rebounds and two blocked shots.

Mia Littlejohn played inspired ball at the point, picking up four assists and setting up numerous plays with her ball movement and dribbling skills.

Lauren Rose, Allison Wenzel, Ema Smith and Sarah Wright all got floor time as well, with Wenzel being especially scrappy on the defensive side of the ball.

Coupeville returns immediately to action, hosting Klahowya (0-5, 3-12) Saturday in a game that was postponed earlier by bad weather.

The varsity tips at 12:30, followed by the JV at 2:00.

JV sits night out:

The Wolf young guns are officially 4-0 in Olympic League play, but, if you count forfeits, they sit at 7-0.

Chimacum cancelled for the second time in three games Friday, citing a lack of players.

Tack on an earlier cancellation by Port Townsend and Coupeville’s JV has barely been able to take the court for 50% of its scheduled league clashes this year.

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Wolves devour Cowboys!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged Basketball, big wins, Chimacum, CMS Wolves, Daniel Olson on January 12, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Daniel Olson knocked down a season-high 27 Thursday to spark Coupeville to a rout of Chimacum. (John Fisken photo)

Daniel Olson knocked down 27 points Thursday to spark Coupeville to a rout of Chimacum. (John Fisken photo)

The view from the ferry. (Bob Martin photos)

CMS 7th grade coach Randy King is not putting up with any shenanigans today.

They dropped the hammer.

Scoring in big bunches Thursday, both of the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball squads rolled to blowout wins at Chimacum.

The 8th graders rode a season-high 27 points from gunner Daniel Olson to capture a 71-50 victory, while the 7th graders were brutally efficient on defense en route to a 44-18 romp.

The wins lift the Wolf 7th graders to 5-3 and the 8th graders to 2-6 on the season.

The young guns jumped out to a 13-8 lead after one quarter, then held Chimacum to four or less points in every period after that.

Spreading their offense out between eight players, the 7th graders were led by Hawthorne Wolfe (12 points) and Connor Barton (11), who combined to outscore the Cowboys on their own.

Grady Rickner tossed in six, while Joseph Starr and Xavier Murdy both knocked down four points apiece.

Caleb Meyer (3), Gabe Shaw (2) and Logan Martin (2) rounded out the scoring, while Cody Roberts, Tony Garcia, Logan Wertz and Aiden Burdge also saw floor time for CMS.

When Coupeville’s 8th grade unit took the floor in the nightcap, they matched the 7th grade, grabbing a 13-8 lead after one quarter.

But then they ramped up the offense, big time, raining down 22 in the second and another 23 in the third to put the game on ice.

Olson and Sage Downes took turns raining down pain on the Cowboys, combining for 49 points on the afternoon.

Downes got all 22 of his points in the first three quarters, capped by a 10-point explosion in the third, while Olson scored in every quarter.

After starting with just a quiet bucket in the first, Olson threw down nine in the second, another six in the third, then wrapped things with 10 in the fourth.

Jake Mitten gave the Wolves three players in double digits, banging home 14 in support of his team’s long range gunners, while Ben Smith and Alex Jimenez dropped in four apiece.

With just five of their normal seven players available, the 8th graders called up Roberts, Rickner and Meyer for a quarter apiece to give the starters a brief blow.

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