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A final shot at awards glory for Wolf girls

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

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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CHS duo earn All-League honors

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

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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Always active, always competing

Posted in Year in Review, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

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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Lippo’s bat still sizzlin’

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo and mom Connie hang out in Florida.

Time to pack the bags and head home.

Coupeville High School grad Joey Lippo and his college baseball team capped a nine-games-in-five-days run through Florida Thursday, winning their getaway game.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle earned a split on the day, falling 10-5 to Colby-Sawyer College, before rebounding to win the nightcap 13-9.

Lippo and the Owls sit at 2-9 on the season.

The former Wolf three-sport star piled up two hits, two RBI, three walks, and five runs across the Thursday doubleheader.

Through 11 games Lippo leads Presque Isle in batting average (.389), RBI (9), runs (12), and walks (6), and is tied for the team lead in home runs (1).

The CHS grad and twin brother of dance supernova Skyy Lippo is second on the Owls in hits (14), triples (1), on-base percentage (.444), and slugging percentage (.583).

After its southern marathon, Presque Isle is off until Mar. 26, when it takes the field in Massachusetts to face Fisher College.

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Wright loves the long ball

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Sarah Wright smashed her fourth college home run Thursday in Texas. (Photo property Sewanee softball)

Sarah Wright enjoys hittin’ dingers.

The softball sensation whacked a bunch of round-trippers during her days at Coupeville High School, and nothing has changed during her time in college.

Wright went yard for the second time this season Thursday, as she and her Sewanee: University of the South teammates dueled with Austin College in Texas.

And while the Tigers fell 7-3 and 8-0, the former Wolf keeps adding to her impressive stat totals.

Wright leads Sewanee in home runs (2), RBI (10), and runs scored (8) this season, and is second on the squad in hits (13) and doubles (3).

Thursday’s home run was the fourth of her college career for the Tiger catcher, now in her junior season.

Sewanee, which sits at 2-16 on the season, returns to action Saturday, when it plays another doubleheader, this one at the University of Dallas.

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