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Booters notch All-League honors

Posted in soccer, tagged , , , , , on November 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Andrew Williams capped a four-year run on the pitch by notching All-Conference honors. (Jackie Saia photo)

They think we’re nice.

Northwest 2B/1B League boys’ soccer coaches handed Coupeville High School its Sportsmanship Award when All-Conference voting results were announced.

In addition to the team honor, four Wolves were tabbed for their individual play.

Midfielder Cole White landed First-Team All-League honors, while fellow senior Andrew Williams was hailed as a Second-Team All-League pick for his work on defense.

Cole White slides into action. (Thomas Studer photo)

Junior midfielder Ayden Wyman and sophomore midfielder Ezra Boilek received Honorable Mention status.

Wyman started all season for the Wolf boys after the CHS girls’ program was unable to field a team, while Boilek paced Coupeville in scoring during his first season with the program.

The Wolves, who were ranked as high as #4 in the state, finished 6-6, capturing their most wins in coach Robert Wood’s four seasons at the helm.

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Wolf cheer finds success, plans for more

Posted in Cheer, tagged , , , , on November 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Kassidy Upchurch and associates bring big spirit to the competition mats Saturday in Puyallup. (Brittany Kolbet photos)

Competition is heating up.

As they move into winter, the Coupeville High School cheerleaders will split time between sideline work and competing at events.

Saturday brought the Wolves to Puyallup, where they earned 2nd place in the “small non-tumbling class” at the Blue Fusion Cheer Competition.

The competitive cheer season runs from November through the state meet the first weekend in February, with weekend practices going since August.

Coupeville’s squad on the blue mats includes Abbigail Bond, Alysia Burdge, Miles Gerber, Jacob Schooley, Isabella Schooley, Makenna Jonker-Chambers, Pamela Morrell, Kassidy Upchurch, Hayley Thomas, Reina Reed, and Avery Williams-Buchanan.

Jayden Cooks rounds out the roster as team manager, with Jennifer Morrell and Tara Crouch working as coaches.

Pamela Morrell checks the ceiling for dust.

In addition to fine-tuning their competitive routines, the Wolves are also working towards being able to purchase cheer mats.

With a full set of mats, which consists of nine panels, CHS could host showcases and competitions.

Anthony Ford, Crystal Cruz, Sylvia Arnold and the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Association have provided support and financial assistance to the program, and the Wolves are halfway to their goal.

The team plans to reach out to community groups and cheer fans in the near future to see if anyone else is interested in sponsoring the purchase of more mat panels.

If you can’t wait until they do, make first contact with Jennifer Morrell by emailing her at jmorrell@coupeville.k12.wa.us.

Kings and queens of the blue mats.

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Stone roars in tough loss

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on November 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Along with playing professional basketball in Norway, Makana Stone also coaches the next generation of hoops stars.

She continues to fire on all cylinders, even if her team does not.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone filled up the stat sheet in a big way Sunday in Norway, but her pro hoops team stumbled in the second half.

The former Wolf ace went off for a game-high 32 points and 13 rebounds, while also pilfering four steals, but Ammerud fell 78-55 to host Asker.

The loss, the third straight for Stone and her associates, drops them to 2-4 on the season.

Ammerud, which returned to action this season after several years of inactivity, sits in fifth place in the six-team Kvinneligaen.

The Queens are off now for the holidays, returning with back-to-back games Dec. 2-3 against Bergen (0-6) and Ulriken (4-1).

Sunday’s clash with Asker was a barn burner during the first half, with the teams going to the break tied 27-27.

Down 18-16 after one quarter of play, Ammerud used an 11-9 surge in the second frame to knot things up.

After the break, though, Asker made its move.

A 24-9 run in the third quarter pushed the lead to 15 points, before the hosts closed things with a 27-19 advantage across the final 10 minutes.

Stone put up a fierce fight, hitting her high in an Ammerud uniform and scoring from every angle.

She knocked down nine regular baskets, drilled the bottom out of the net on a trio of three-balls and went 5-7 at the free throw line.

But the rest of the Ammerud lineup was 9-39 from the floor in the game, with no one else topping seven points.

Stone, who is in her third year of pro ball, has racked up 127 points, 74 rebounds, 21 assists, 18 steals, and six blocks this season.

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Lhamon still queen of the pitch

Posted in soccer, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Carolyn Lhamon may wear a different uniform these days, but she’s still a soccer sensation. (Photo courtesy Helene Lhamon)

Carolyn Lhamon is still rampaging on the soccer pitch, but some of the road trips are a lot longer than in her high school days.

While playing for Coupeville, the All-Conference midfielder and team captain often traveled to far-flung places like Forks and Friday Harbor.

But now that Lhamon is a freshman suiting up for the Colorado School of Mines women’s club team, she sometimes jumps out of state for soccer action.

Case in point, a recent trip to Round Rock, Texas, where the Orediggers competed in the NIRSA National Soccer Championships.

What does NIRSA stand for, you ask?

Deep breath … it’s the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association.

Now you know, and knowing is half the battle, as every ’80s kid knows from watching G.I. Joe cartoons.

Lhamon, who has likely never seen one of those Saturday morning specials, joined her teammates at a NIRSA battle royal which featured 96 teams – 48 each on the women’s and men’s side of the bracket.

The Orediggers fought to a 1-1 draw with Millersville University, which hails from Pennsylvania, while being nipped 1-0 by Grand Valley State and 2-0 by the University of Oregon.

That caps a season in which Colorado went 6-7-2, while often playing against club programs from much-larger schools.

Getting to keep playing her favorite sport has been a joy for Lhamon.

“She’s loving club soccer!” said mom Helene.

“In club soccer there are no divisions, so a lot of power programs here, but Mines is showing them that engineers from small schools can play great soccer!”

Lhamon, who also played basketball and track and field as a Wolf, was a CHS Female Athlete of the Year winner as a junior.

When she’s not on the pitch, she’s majoring in Biochemical Engineering and has joined a sorority.

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Gridiron guru turns focus to classroom, family

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on November 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf senior William Davidson gets a close-up with CHS gridiron guru Brett Casey. (Charlotte Young photo)

One of the best beards in the game is departing the sidelines.

But he’s not leaving town.

Brett Casey, who has coached football for Coupeville at both the high school and middle school levels, announced Thursday he’s stepping away from his gridiron gig.

That will give him more time to focus on his classroom job and family.

Casey teaches at Coupeville Elementary School.

“I’m not going anywhere,” he said. “Being a first-year teacher and coaching was hard.

“I love being a 3rd grade teacher,” Casey added. “And I felt I was not able to give 100% to both at this time.”

After putting in 20 years as a coach spread across several towns, stepping away will also give him a better opportunity to travel to football games featuring family members.

“I’m ready to go watch my nephew play his senior year at the University of Montana,” Casey said.

With the CHS Class of 2024 wrapping their football experience with Thursday night’s awards banquet, it also brought things full circle for their coach.

“These seniors are the boys I got to coach in 7th grade and are the last ones that got to play middle school football here,” Casey said.

“William (Davidson), Chris Villarreal, and Mikey (Robinett) are the ones that stuck it out.”

Casey chats with Wolf QB Logan Downes. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

As Casey steps back, Coupeville High School Athletic Director Willie Smith praised his coach.

“Brett has been a great addition to our CSD athletic staff; his passion for the game, our athletes, and this community has been greatly appreciated by all of us.

“I know that his experience and knowledge was a great help to (head coach) Bennett (Richter) and his staff as they began their coaching journey, and it has been fun for me to watch them all work so closely together to build our football program into a successful and quality program.”

Smith, like others, is also thankful for Casey remaining in the community, and teaching just a few steps away from the football field.

“Obviously, he will be missed, but I don’t think he will or can, stray too far away from being involved, even if just as a sounding board for our football program,” Smith said.

“I’m excited for him as he embarks on being able to put his focus and energy into his new elementary position,” he added.

“Being a first- and second-year teacher is tough enough without the addition of being a high school coach, so it will be nice for him I’m sure, to step back and take some breaths.”

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