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Coupeville’s Sarah Wright continues to pile up stats on the college softball diamond.

They exited with a win.

Capping a trip to Texas, the Sewanee: University of the South softball squad split a doubleheader with the University of Dallas Saturday afternoon.

Coupeville grad Sarah Wright helped spark the Tigers, who dropped the opener 7-2, then won the nightcap 10-2.

The former Wolf star smacked a pair of hits and scampered around the basepaths, stepping on home plate to score three times in the twin-bill.

The split lifts Sewanee to 3-17 on the season and sends it off on another adventure.

Wright and Co., who attend classes in Tennessee, head to Rome, Georgia Mar. 26-27 for a three-game series with Berry College.

Those games are league contests, while the matchup with Dallas was a non-conference affair.

Wright, a junior at Sewanee, is finally getting a chance to play a complete season after year one and two were shortened by the pandemic.

Coupeville’s progeny is first on her team in home runs (2), RBI (10), runs (11), total bases (24), and at-bats (60), while being second in hits (15) and third in doubles (3).

The CHS Valedictorian back in the day, Wright is majoring in politics at Sewanee.

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Makana Stone banked home 11 points Saturday in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

Any given day, it seems.

Based on records alone, Saturday’s Women’s British Basketball League matchup between the Leicester Riders and Durham Palatinates should have been a blowout.

Just not in the way it ended up being.

Stung by being on the wrong side of a game-closing 18-3 run, Leicester — which entered the day in fourth place in the 13-team league — fell 85-70 to Durham, which started play mired in 10th place.

The loss, which came despite a strong game from Coupeville’s Makana Stone — who tossed in 11 points and snatched four rebounds — drops the Riders to 11-5 in league play, 15-7 overall.

Durham, fighting to make the final eight and earn a playoff berth, rises to 5-10.

The game started in favor of Leicester, which built a 21-14 lead by the first break, then things began to unravel a bit.

The Palatinates cut the margin to 39-34 by halftime, before using a 27-17 surge in the third quarter to claim the lead at 61-56.

Leicester fought back, with Stone twice scoring in the fourth quarter to pull her squad back within a point.

With the game knotted at 67-67 with just three and a half minutes to play, it was time for one team to step up and claim victory.

On this day, that was Durham, as Leicester bounced eight of its final nine shots off the rim.

Hannah Robb finally stopped the torment, knocking down a three-ball with 38 ticks on the clock, but, by that time, the Riders trailed 80-70 and time had run out on their victory bid.

Stone, who scored in all four quarters Saturday, added an assist and her first professional blocked shot to her 11 points and four rebounds, while Alison Lewis popped for 15 points to pace Leicester.

Durham ace Goretti Hurtado Barbeito topped all scorers, rattling the rims for 25.

In her first pro season Stone has racked up 175 points, 126 rebounds, 28 assists, and 19 steals.

Leicester returns to action Mar. 27 when it faces off with the Sheffield Hatters.

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Ja’Kenya Hoskins slashes to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Abby Mulholland rumbles in the paint.

And that’s a wrap.

The Coupeville High School girls basketball program brought the 2021-2022 season to an official end Friday with a season-ending awards banquet.

Coaches Megan Smith, Greg Turcott, Alex Evans, Cherie Smith, and Lark Gustafson handed out letters and certificates, providing tangible evidence of a season well-played.

The Wolf varsity girls finished third in the seven-team Northwest 2B/1B League, trailing just state powerhouses La Conner and Mount Vernon Christian, while the JV hoops stars showed rapid improvement as the season progressed.

When it came time for awards, players voted on four of five awards — Offensive and Defensive MVP, Most Improved, and Most Inspirational.

Their mentors made the decision on two Coaches Awards, which were given to players who made a big-time commitment.

“It was given to these players because they were always excited to be there,” Megan Smith said. “They worked hard no matter what, always wanted to improve.

“They were willing to do whatever was asked of them and were an all-around great person to be around.”

Katie Marti lines up a shot.

 

Varsity awards:

Coaches Award — Ja’Kenya Hoskins

Offensive MVP — Audrianna Shaw

Defensive MVP — Carolyn Lhamon

Most Improved — Katie Marti

Most Inspirational — Maddie Georges

Manager Extraordinaire — Mckenna Somes

 

JV awards:

Coaches Award — Madison McMillan

Offensive MVP — Desi Ramirez-Vasquez

Defensive MVP — Brooklyn Thayer

Most Improved — Mia Farris

Most Inspirational — Jada Heaton

 

Varsity letter winners:

Alita Blouin
Maddie Georges
Gwen Gustafson
Ja’Kenya Hoskins
Nezi Keiper
Carolyn Lhamon
Katie Marti
Abby Mulholland
Leni Raduenz (Manager)
Audrianna Shaw
Mckenna Somes (Manager)
Lyla Stuurmans
Izzy Wells
Savina Wells

 

Varsity participation certificate:

Mia Farris

 

JV participation certificates:

Kayla Arnold
Edie Bittner
Mia Farris
Bryley Gilbert
Jada Heaton
Madison McMillan
Candace Meek
Yodnum Nakakul
Skylar Parker
Desi Ramirez-Vasquez
Brooklyn Thayer
Jayden Varljen (Manager)
Reese Wilkinson

Skylar Parker sets up a teammate.

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Maddie Georges denies a pass. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s a bit lopsided.

League champ La Conner and state champ Mount Vernon Christian accounted for 11 of 16 All-League picks when Northwest 2B/1B League coaches honored their top female basketball players.

The 2B Braves, who went undefeated in league, then finished fourth at state, have seven selections, including MVP Sarah Cook.

MVC, which only lost to La Conner and 1A power King’s before going on to claim the 1B hoops crown, have four players and their coach on the list of honorees.

Coupeville, which finished third in the seven-team league, was the only other school to land recognition for more than one player.

Junior point guard Maddie Georges was a Second-Team All-League pick, while senior gunner Audrianna Shaw earned Honorable Mention status.

 

Complete All-League awards:

 

MVP:

Sarah Cook — Senior — La Conner

 

Coach of the Year:

Jeff Droog — Mount Vernon Christian

 

Sportsmanship:

Friday Harbor

 

First-Team All-League:

Rachel Cram — Senior — La Conner
Josie Harper — Junior — La Conner
Ellie Marble — Junior — La Conner
Juna Swanson — Senior — La Conner
Hannah Van Hofwegen — Junior — Mount Vernon Christian

 

Second-Team All-League:

Bethany Carter — Sophomore — Orcas Island
Maddie Georges — Junior — Coupeville
Allie Heino — Sophomore — Mount Vernon Christian
Kylee Russell — Senior — Mount Vernon Christian
Caitlin Vander Kooy — Junior — Mount Vernon Christian
Ellalee Wortham — 8th grade — La Conner

 

Honorable Mention:

Ava Ashcroft — Freshman — La Conner
Mia Blackmon — Junior — Friday Harbor
Audrianna Shaw — Senior — Coupeville
Alyvia Wright — Senior — Darrington

Audrianna Shaw slaps home a runner.

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Freshman Jada Heaton is one of 23 Wolves to play three sports during the 2021-2022 school year. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Dominic Coffman bounced from football to basketball to track.

“Everyone plays, no one quits.”

Coupeville High School has the smallest student body of Whidbey Island’s three high schools, but the Wolves are committed.

Coming out of the darkest days of the pandemic (knock on wood), it’s been interesting to see how prep sports are booming.

Given a chance to take the field or court again, Coupeville’s student/athletes have responded, with what feels like huge numbers this spring.

Baseball and softball have enough players to field JV squads in addition to varsity teams, which is very rare at the 2B level.

The Wolf track and field roster goes deep, and girls tennis?

Longtime net guru Ken Stange has an astonishing 23 girls out there, smacking the crud out of fuzzy yellow balls.

As CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith and his coaches have both kept the spark lit and continued to build their programs, the steel in Coupeville’s spine has been the students who have committed to playing year-round.

If my numbers are correct, there are 23 Wolves — 12 boys and 11 girls — who are wrapping up the school year as three-sport athletes.

That number ties the best single-year mark during the 10-year run of Coupeville Sports and is especially nice to see at a small school where every body in a uniform matters.

The core of the group are freshmen, who account for 11 of the 23 three-sport athletes.

The junior and sophomore classes have five iron men/women apiece, with only two seniors — Audrianna Shaw and Xavier Murdy — on the list.

There are others who might have made the list, but injuries, or jobs, or life, or an unwillingness to play basketball — Coupeville’s lone winter sport — leaves them out of this discussion.

No slander to those who didn’t, or couldn’t, make it all the way to the finish line this school year.

Just respect to those who did.

 

Coupeville’s three-sport athletes for 2021-2022, with grade and sports: 

Edie Bittner – 9 – cross country, basketball, softball
Dominic Coffman — 11 — football, basketball, track
Mia Farris — 9 — volleyball, basketball, softball
Carson Field — 9 — cross country, basketball, track
Nick Guay — 10 — soccer, basketball, track
Gwen Gustafson — 11 — volleyball, basketball, softball
Jada Heaton — 9 — volleyball, basketball, softball
Carolyn Lhamon — 11 — soccer, basketball, track
Katie Marti — 9 — volleyball, basketball, softball
Madison McMillan — 9 — volleyball, basketball, softball
Alex Murdy — 11 — soccer, basketball, baseball
Xavier Murdy — 12 — soccer, basketball, baseball
Zane Oldenstadt — 10 — football, basketball, baseball
Jack Porter — 9 — football, basketball, baseball
Johnny Porter — 9 — football, basketball, baseball
Landon Roberts — 9 — cross country, basketball, baseball
Mikey Robinett — 10 — football, basketball, track
Audrianna Shaw — 12 — soccer, basketball, softball
Lyla Stuurmans — 9 — volleyball, basketball, track
Jonathan Valenzuela — 11 — football, basketball, baseball
Savina Wells — 9 — volleyball, basketball, softball
Cole White — 10 — cross country, basketball, baseball
Reese Wilkinson — 10 — soccer, basketball, track

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