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A perfect cap!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on February 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Hunter Smith tossed in 17 in a win Saturday and finished as the #12 scorer in Wolf boys basketball history. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Mason Grove dropped in 12 in Coupeville’s JV win, giving him 337 in 19 games for the second Wolf squad. 

They closed the season on fire.

Raining down three-balls in both games Saturday, with almost everyone on the roster scoring, the Coupeville High School boys basketball squads put a final stamp on their campaigns, crushing host Chimacum.

The Wolf varsity rolled 60-31, while the JV cruised in for a 61-23 victory.

With the wins, the first squad finished 7-13 overall, 5-4 in their final season of Olympic League play.

Coupeville’s second team closed out at 5-14, 4-5.

Varsity:

Facing a win-less Cowboys team limping to the finish, the Wolves put them down hard and fast, busting out to a 24-2 lead at the first break and not slowing down.

“The boys should be proud of how strong they finished out the season,” said Coupeville coach Brad Sherman. “Taking care of the ball, shooting well, tough on defense – playing their best team basketball.

“Says a lot about them, their character, and how hard they worked,” he added. “They can hold their heads high.”

Nine of the 10 Wolves to see action Saturday scored, with Hunter Smith leading the way as he tossed in 17 in three quarters of action.

That gave him 382 for the season and 847 for his career.

Despite missing a chunk of his sophomore year with an injury, Smith finished as the 12th highest scorer in Wolf boys basketball history.

Fellow senior Ethan Spark banked home 13, which gives him 216 for the season.

Cameron Toomey-Stout knocked down 10 in support of the big two, with Dane Lucero (6), Hunter Downes (4), Gavin Knoblich (3), Mason Grove (3), Kyle Rockwell (2) and Ulrik Wells (2) also scoring.

Lucero, a big man who plays in the paint most of the time, shocked the world in the finale, scoring all of his points off of a pair of three-point bombs.

James Vidoni was the lone Wolf not to score, but he drew praise from Sherman for “his toughness on the boards.”

JV:

The big quarter was the third in this one, as the Wolves used a 22-4 surge to ice the game.

Much as in the varsity game, Coupeville spread its scoring out, with 11 of 13 tallying at least one point.

Freshman Sage Downes and sophomore Mason Grove tied for top honors with 12.

That brought Grove’s final mark to 337 over 19 games this year, just shy of the unofficial school JV record of 347, set by Allen Black in 2002-2003.

Grove, who hit double figures in 16 games, and topped 30 three times, was denied the record by his own success.

In the latter stages of the season, he stopped playing full JV games, so he could swing up to varsity, where he finished sixth on the #1 squad in scoring in very limited court time.

The JV scoring Saturday was rounded out by Jake Pease (9), Tucker Hall (7), Koa Davison (5), Daniel Olson (4), Alex Jimenez (4), Vidoni (2), David Prescott (2), Trevor Bell (2) and Knoblich (2).

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Bouncy balls and sassy babies, oh my!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 21, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Jean Lund-Olsen floats in the air for an eternity before softly nailing a sweet lil’ jumper. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Ace tennis duo Sage Renninger (left) and Payton Aparicio make sure everyone remembers what Wolf legend-in-the-making Hunter Smith looks like.

   Hope Lodell (left) and Sylvia Arnold (gently) compete for the title of World’s Nicest Person.

Oh Chimacum, you wouldn’t like Kyle Rockwell when you make him mad.

Jered Brown gets ready to slice ‘n dice the defense.

   Man, myth or urban legend? Cameron Toomey-Stout, AKA “Camtastic,” is all that and more.

Alex Jimenez only has eyes for the man on the other end of this pass.

“My good sir, I do not believe I gave you permission to take my photo!!”

A cameraman’s work never stops.

In between capturing action-packed images on film, local photo bug John Fisken always grabs some human interest pics as well, which makes him enormously popular in these parts.

The pics above, a mix of on and off court, come to us from Friday night’s CHS boys basketball games against visiting Chimacum.

To see everything Fisken shot, pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-basketball-2017-2018/BBB-2018-01-19-vs-Chimacum/

And, when you do, remember, purchases help fund college scholarships for Coupeville student/athletes.

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Rough and tumble, and then some!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 20, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Tia Wurzrainer netted five points Friday at Chimacum. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Sometimes the score doesn’t tell all.

While the Coupeville High School JV girls basketball squad fell 33-25 at Chimacum Friday, Wolf coach Amy King looked beyond the numbers on the board.

“It was one of the best games JV has played this season,” the sage round-ball wizard said.

While the loss drops the young guns to 2-4 in Olympic League play, 6-10 overall, King was especially pleased with how her players have adapted in the past few days to facing withering defenses.

“Normally, when a team puts a press on us, we panic and rush everything and that results in turnovers,” she said. “For the past two practices we worked on slowing the ball down, spreading out more on the press break, passing more and dribbling less.

“This game, we did all those things that we practiced.”

With Ashlie Shank and Mollie Bailey doing “a great job passing back and forth up the court,” the Wolves showed off some of the “best passing we have done this season.”

With plenty of open shots to be had in the first half, the Wolves jumped out to a 6-4 lead at the first break, then went in tied 12-12 at the half.

Unfortunately, CHS lost Avalon Renninger, as the sophomore spark plug got knocked silly when a Chimacum player plowed right through her.

Adding insult to injury, not only did the Wolf star have to leave the game and go into concussion protocol after hitting her head, the refs also called a foul on her, and not the offensive player imitating a freight train going down a mountain decline with no brakes.

Even playing a woman down, Coupeville regained the lead in the third, with Maddy Hilkey, Tia Wurzrainer and Ashlie Shank all coming up with big shots.

Wurzrainer, who lives, dies and excels on defense, netted hers after a sizzling set-up pass from Bailey and some open encouragement from the varsity coach.

“Mollie made a great pass to Tia and she can hear Mr. (David) King from the bench say “shoot it” and well, if he says to, you do,” Amy King said with a laugh. “She shot it, made it and got a free throw as well.”

The game took a turn for the worse in the fourth, though, as Chimacum reverted to its standard style of “beat the ball-handler black and blue.”

“The game started getting rough,” King said. “Ashlie got pushed out of bounds, flying across the floor. No call. Mollie had visible red on her arm from being slapped. No call.

“We start getting tensed up and they capitalized on the errors we made.”

A 21-18 lead to start the fourth slipped away in a hail of non-calls and questionable decisions from the refs.

Despite playing against more than just the five rivals on the floor, the young Wolves never quit.

“The girls fought and never let down,” King said. “Once the game ended, we were all disappointed, but, during the post game talk, it was determined that we played a really good game despite the score.

“Our passing was great. We took the right shots, broke their press easier than the last time and everyone worked hard,” she added. “We see them one more time on our home court and will continue to work hard to have a different outcome.”

Shank paced the Wolves with eight, Hilkey (6), Wurzrainer (5), Bailey (2), Genna Wright (2) and Lester (2) also scored and Kylie Chernikoff and Julia García Oñoro combined for four rebounds.

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Big Shot Briscoe conks Cowboys!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 20, 2018| 1 Comment »

   Lindsey Roberts had nine points and 13 rebounds Friday as Coupeville rallied to beat Chimacum and move into first place in the Olympic League. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Give Kyla Briscoe the keys to the city.

Hitting a game-busting three-ball with just five ticks to play Friday, the Coupeville senior sent the Wolf girls basketball squad to an epic road win and a share of first-place in the Olympic League.

When Briscoe’s shot nestled through the net, it drove a stake through the hearts of Chimacum fans everywhere, lifting CHS to a 33-30 victory and capping a remarkable second-half comeback.

Now 4-2 in league play, 6-11 overall, the Wolves have won four of their last six and are tied with Port Townsend (4-2), who they face next, atop the conference.

That game arrives Jan. 26, and will be on Coupeville’s home court. The Wolves and RedHawks have split their previous two meetings this season, both winning at home.

With the loss, Chimacum (3-3) slips a game behind, while Klahowya (1-5) brings up the rear.

Friday’s fracas ended wildly, as the Wolves used up most of their nine lives to escape with the victory.

Having rallied from seven points down at the half, Coupeville was clinging to a two-point lead at 30-28 when Chimacum knotted things back up on a bucket with 29.5 seconds to play.

Facing a trap from the rough-and-tumble Cowboys, the Wolves beat it, cleared half court, but then got re-trapped and forced into a jump ball.

With the possession arrow pointing towards the visiting team, Coupeville retained possession, and, after a timeout and words of wisdom from coach David King, ran the clock down, looking for a final shot.

Then the Wolves almost threw everything away.

Enter Lindsey Roberts, who used her long reach to corral an errant pass and save the day.

Alertly spotting Briscoe cutting to the wing, she delivered the ball onto her teammate’s fingertips, then waited for the biggest shot of the year to go exactly where every Wolf wanted it to go.

With Wolf sophomore Scout Smith perfectly blocking out a defender to give her room to work, Briscoe caught the pass and promptly drilled it right through the bottom of the net.

Coupeville had to wait several agonizing seconds to fully celebrate, though, as Chimacum’s final pass sailed out of bounds as time expired.

The win signaled the Wolves ability to adapt, as they changed up their game plan after falling to the Cowboys the first time the teams met this season.

“Our first game against Chimacum, they disrupted us and helped cause 43 turnovers,” King said. “We knew we needed to improve this area to look to get a win.

“They make up for team height with quickness and an aggressive press and defense,” he added. “That first game it seemed like they were a team playing with smoke and mirrors. Sometimes it felt like they had seven or eight players on the court at once. So we worked to correct some things for tonight.”

Breaking Chimacum’s press, the Wolves scrapped and led for chunks of the first half, before a few errors began to add up and hurt them.

Trailing 18-11 at halftime, Coupeville righted itself during the break.

“After halftime we wanted to get back to what made us successful to start the game and just chip away at the lead,” King said. “We wanted to get back to Coupeville basketball.”

The key was coming hard on defense, as the Wolves, using a 2-3 zone, shut Chimacum down.

A 10-5 surge in the third cut the deficit back to just a bucket, then the Wolves tied things up at 25-25 midway through the fourth quarter on a jumper from freshman Chelsea Prescott.

Free throws from Sarah Wright and Briscoe, packaged around a no-nerves jumper from Scout Smith, put CHS in front by three before the Cowboys retied things to set up the frantic final 30 seconds.

Coupeville, which is playing without top scorer Mikayla Elfrank, who is rehabbing a shredded ankle, has pulled together as a team, with everyone chipping in, whether it’s with scoring or intangibles.

“All eight players brought passion and didn’t want to go home without getting a win,” said a proud King.

Wright paced the Wolves with a career-high 13 points, while also snagging seven boards and collecting two steals and two assists.

Roberts added nine points and a game-high 13 rebounds, while Briscoe knocked down six points, Scout Smith banked in three and Prescott added a bucket.

The other three Wolves were equally invaluable, with Ema Smith (nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks on a bum ankle), Allison Wenzel (three rebounds) and Hannah Davidson drawing praise from their coach.

After three straight seasons of finishing 9-0 in league play, this year’s version of the Wolves has faced numerous obstacles, but are still in the driver’s seat for a fourth-straight title.

The grit and fight needed to get to where they are at continues to impress King.

“This year, this league is a tough battle each game,” he said. “Tonight was our night and the big shot by Kyla sealed it. And a great shot it was!

“But it’s also making three more free throws,” King added. “It’s never quitting and believing if we play Coupeville basketball, we give ourselves a chance to win.”

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Prepare to get thrashed!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »

James Vidoni was one of 11 Wolves to score Friday as the Coupeville JV rolled to a 58-25 win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Only one man could stop Mason Grove, and that was his coach.

The sophomore sharpshooter netted 22 points in just a handful of minutes Friday, then was stashed away for later use in the varsity game, as the Coupeville High School JV boys basketball squad romped to its biggest win of the season.

Scoring the first 23 points of the game, with 17 of those coming from Grove, the Wolves shredded visiting Chimacum 58-25.

The win lifts the young guns to 2-3 in Olympic League play, 3-11 overall.

Playing on the 101st anniversary of the first basketball game in school history, the Wolves gave the early bird fans a lot to cheer about.

Just a few seconds into the game, Koa Davison pilfered a steal, then threw it down for a layup, effectively ending the game in one dazzling play.

Just to make sure, Grove buried five shots from behind the three-point arc over the next two minutes.

Adding a layup off of a breakaway, he matched his season-best one-quarter performance with 17 points, and CHS rolled into the first break up 25-8.

If the rain of baskets wasn’t enough to scar the Cowboys, a resounding block from Wolf big man Ulrik Wells killed their last shred of hope.

Elevating, then smacking the ball like he was at a volleyball net, the lanky sophomore sent dad Lyle into a fit of joyous delirium and made the fans filling up the gym come to a momentary halt.

From there, it was all Wolves all the time, with a 13-1 second quarter stretching the lead out to 38-9 and allowing CHS coach Chris Smith to amply use his bench.

Whether it was Jean Lund-Olsen ripping a rebound out of a Cowboy player’s hands and immediately throwing the ball back up and in for a bucket, or David Prescott banking home a runner, everything went Coupeville’s way on this night.

Grove’s 22 gives him 268 in 14 JV games (a 19.1 average), while Daniel Olson, Sage Downes and Davison each added six.

Lund-Olsen (4), Wells (4), Gavin Knoblich (2), James Vidoni (2), Prescott (2), Alex Jimenez (2) and Jake Pease (2) also scored, while Tucker Hall was a force on the boards.

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