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Track sensations, trapped in time

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on January 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Jump back to a different era.

It’s a blast from the past, featuring a who’s who of ’80s Coupeville track stars.

The photo above, which comes to us courtesy Jennifer Marzocca, features the Cow Town oval sensations from the Greed is Good decade.

I can ID Aimee (Messner) Bishop, Mitch Aparicio, Chad Gale, and coach Guy Whittaker, among others.

How many do you recognize?

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Step up to support the booster club

Posted in Booster Club, tagged , , , , on January 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Your booster club awaits your arrival. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

You can have a big impact on the Coupeville Booster Club.

The group, which supports Wolf athletics, has sold all of its “Elite Silver” and “Elite Gold” memberships for 2024, but has five to six “Elite Bronze” slots still up for grabs.

Cost is $750 and comes with a sign which is hung in the entrance to the Coupeville High School/Middle School gym.

Whether you have a business, organization, or civic group, or just want to promote the awesomeness of your family, it’s a perfect level for one and all.

If you’re interested in snagging the deal, contact the booster club at coupevillebc@gmail.com.

And while you’re doing that, think about attending the next board meeting, which is set for 6:00 PM on Thursday, Jan. 18 in the health room, which is on your left as you enter the gym.

Among items to be considered that night will be the election of a new slate of officers, including president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer.

Why get involved with the club? Because you’d be helping keep an invaluable resource chugging along.

The organization annually awards eight $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors, while also providing a yearly stipend to high school and middle school sports programs.

The club provides roses for Senior Night festivities, varsity letters for Wolf athletes, meal money and goodie bags for road trips, and numerous team improvement items.

These have ranged from literature and DVDs to tarps, weight room equipment, batting cages, upgrades to school athletic fields and facilities, and t-shirts for cancer awareness nights.

The Wall of Fame in the CHS gym, which documents accomplishments from 100+ years of Coupeville athletics?

It wouldn’t exist without the support of the boosters, who provided the biggest financial contribution to its development, and continue to handle updates.

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Milestone night, lopsided win

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Big milestone, bigger win. (Angie Downes photos)

Almost everybody got some.

Rolling into 2024, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad scorched host Darrington 72-30 Friday night to get to 2-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 8-2 overall.

Along the way, 13 Wolves saw the floor, 11 of them scored, and three hit milestones.

The biggie was senior Logan Downes, who became the sixth CHS boy, and 10th player in school history, to crack the 1,000-point club when he slashed his way through a forest of defenders for a buzzer-beating bucket at the end of the first quarter.

On the same night he hit four digits, teammates Timothy Nitta and Aiden O’Neill joined the inner circle, notching their first varsity buckets.

And while he may not have hit a milestone, Ryan Blouin was content to hit nothing but the bottom of the net, raining down six three-balls on his way to a game-high 20 points as the Wolves crushed their rivals.

Darrington could do little to stop Coupeville, which jumped out to a 12-0 lead, before running the margin to 27-5 by the end of the first quarter.

Downes entered 2024 needing 11 points to reach 1,000, and he got all of those in the opening frame.

A three-ball to open the night was followed by a putback, another trey, a runner in the paint, and then a note-perfect capper in which he hopped, skipped, and eluded multiple defenders, the ball kissing off one of the distinctive rounded backboards which loom large in Darrington’s gym before dropping through the twines.

With one milestone reached, the Wolves spread the offensive love out, and Blouin went ballistic.

Raining down three of his long-range missiles, before converting a layup off of a back-and-forth exchange with Chase Anderson, the Coupeville gunner with the sweet shooting touch scored 11 of his points in the second frame, staking CHS to a 50-19 lead at the break.

Blouin wasn’t done, swishing treys #5 and #6 in the third quarter, while Nick Guay drilled a three-ball of his own in the fourth as the Wolves connected on nine shots from behind the arc on the night.

The Wolves pay tribute to #3 after the game.

Downes finished with 16 points in limited minutes to support Blouin’s 20, and heads home for Monday’s non-conference rumble with Auburn Adventist Academy sitting with 1,005 points.

That has him at #6 on the CHS boys career scoring chart, coming up fast behind ’70s big man Jeff Rhubottom (1,012) and ’50s stud Mike Criscoula (1,031).

Chase Anderson (13), Guay (7), Hunter Bronec (6), Nitta (2), O’Neill (2), William Davidson (2), Cole White (2), Hurlee Bronec (1), and Zane Oldenstadt (1) also scored, with Anderson pulling up right behind his dad on the career scoring chart.

Now one of Coupeville’s JV coaches, Craig Anderson netted 132 points back in the day, while his son sits at 131 heading into next week.

Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim and Mikey Robinett rounded out the rotation for Brad Sherman’s squad, providing hustle on defense in the impressive league win.

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Offense clicks, Wolves thrash Loggers

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans and her crew put together a strong offensive performance Friday in Darrington. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The offense was en fuego.

Kicking off 2024 in grand fashion, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team poured in a season-high Friday, thrashing host Darrington 57-14.

The victory lifts the Wolves to 1-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-6 overall, and could be a huge confidence builder going into the second half of the season.

Coupeville has been inspired on defense at times, but struggled to generate consistent offense, scoring 25 or fewer points in six of its first nine games.

Something changed Friday, and in a big way, as the Wolves opened the game on a 25-0 tear, then closed it on another 25-0 run.

Everyone was dialed in, with nine different players scoring, including Reese Wilkinson and Kayla Arnold notching their first varsity points.

In the early going it was Lyla Stuurmans with the hot hand, burying a pair of silky jumpers before scampering back on defense to harass and terrorize anyone foolish enough to wander into her part of the court.

A steal and breakaway bucket for Katie Marti stretched the first quarter lead out to 9-0, then it was time for Mia the Magnificent to take center stage.

Mixing in free throws with jumpers, steals with rebounds, Mia Farris poured in nine points in the final three minutes of the opening frame, powering CHS to a 23-0 lead at the first break.

Megan Richter discusses strategy. “The ball … put it in the basket.”

Now, the Wolves did calm down for a bit after that, but just for a bit.

Stuurmans went coast to coast to open the second quarter, before Darrington finally netted its first bucket 10.5 minutes into the game.

Once they finally unlocked the riddle of the rim, the Loggers hung tough, trailing 30-7 at the half, before getting the lead down to 32-14 after a run to open the third quarter.

Super sophomore Teagan Calkins, who spent the night crashing hard to the hoop, brought an end to Darrington’s brief comeback hopes however, swishing a free throw and kicking off the game’s second 25-0 tear.

Katie Marti closed the third with a three-ball from the side, followed by an out of control run up the middle where the ball bounced high off the rim, looked around at the crowd for a moment or two, then somehow caught just the right angle and slid through the net as the Wolves went bonkers.

The fourth quarter was all Wolves, with Calkins, Farris, and Marti taking turns dropping daggers.

Wilkinson, a hard-working defensive dynamo, got her reward late, popping in her first varsity basket off of a rebound and dish from Farris, before team sparkplug Jada Heaton closed things with her own putback.

Marti led all scorers, raining down 17 as she broke a tie with mom Christi Messner on the CHS girls career scoring chart.

The fiery one got plenty of help, with Farris slipping 15 points through the net, while Calkins hit a varsity career-high eight.

That burst of offense carried Mia the Magnificent to entrance into the 100-point club for her high school varsity preps career.

Stuurmans (6), Haylee Armstrong (3), Wilkinson (2), Arnold (2), Madison McMillan (2), and Heaton (2) rounded out the season-best explosion at the points factory.

Skylar Parker, Bryley Gilbert, and Brynn Parker also saw floor times for the Wolves, who return home Monday to face non-conference foe Auburn Adventist Academy.

 

No JV game:

Darrington is not fielding a second team this season, so Kassie O’Neil’s squad had the night off.

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JV boys cruise to sixth straight win

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover banged home a game-high 20 points in a JV win Friday in Darrington. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

New year, same high-flying team.

Kicking off 2024 with a bang, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad savaged host Darrington Friday night, running away with a sixth-straight win.

Putting three players into double digits, led by Camden Glover’s 20 points, the Wolves crushed the Loggers 64-30.

The victory lifts the young guns to 2-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-1 overall.

Friday’s contest was over almost as soon as it began, as five Wolves found the bottom of the net in the opening quarter, sparking a 20-6 CHS run.

From there, Coupeville continued to pound away, giving their rivals little chance to rally.

The Wolves stretched their advantage out to 34-11 at the half, then 50-20 heading into the final frame.

Aiden O’Neill gets the Wolves running.

Glover was dominant all night, scoring in all four quarters, while Johnny Porter and Jayden McManus backed him up with 10 points apiece.

Jack Porter (8), Aiden O’Neill (7), Landon Roberts (5), Riley Lawless (2), and Malachi Somes (2) rounded out the balanced offensive attack, while Davin Houston, Easton Green, Sage Arends, and Makai Myles also saw floor time for the Wolves.

Coupeville returns to action Monday, with coaches Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts leading their squad into a rare home game against Auburn Adventist Academy.

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