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We have tip-off

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on November 30, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville freshman Alita Blouin had a strong high school hoops debut Saturday at a jamboree in Sedro-Woolley. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

A new era begins.

The 2019-2020 hoops season officially kicked off Saturday, with new Coupeville High School girls basketball coaches Scott Fox and Megan Smith making their debuts.

The Wolves played four games at a jamboree in Sedro-Woolley, with the varsity fighting strongly against two high-powered squads, while the JV romped to big wins.

The regular season begins Tuesday, when Coupeville travels to Darrington.

That starts a busy first week, as the Wolves also travel to Oak Harbor Wednesday, then host Orcas Island Saturday afternoon.

Saturday’s shortened games were a way for Fox and Smith, who replace the retired David and Amy King, to start to implement their style of play.

But only partially, as the Wolf coaches kept things close to the vest, knowing their upcoming foes were likely scouting them.

How it played out in Sedro:

 

Varsity:

The Wolves top squad rumbled with 2A Bellingham and Meridian, which went three games deep into the 1A state tourney a season ago.

In both games, CHS fought back from deficits, claimed the lead, but couldn’t quite hold on, falling by five and four points, respectively.

Fox praised the play of senior point guard Scout Smith, who “was driving to the basket for multiple and-ones,” while also noting Hannah Davidson and Izzy Wells spent the night “crashing the boards.”

Toss in strong work by Chelsea Prescott, who “made multiple shots off of drives and cuts,” and the new Wolf head man came away pleased with much of what he witnessed.

“Everyone played hard, and we’re ready for the season to start,” Fox said.

 

JV:

The young Wolves decimated their 2A opponents, thrashing Bellingham by 16 and Sedro-Woolley by 15.

A pair of freshmen making their high school hoops debut caught the eye of the veteran varsity coach.

“Alita Blouin was spectacular running the offense, stealing and distributing,” Fox said. “Ryanne Knoblich slashed to the basket and everyone played great.”

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If you want photos (you’ve got it)

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on November 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Samantha Streitler leads off a collection of CHS girls basketball pics. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Left to right, it’s Ja’Kenya Hoskins, Ivy Leedy, and Mckenna Somes.

Audrianna Shaw

The varsity is (back, l to r) Carolyn Lhamon, Audrianna Shaw, Mollie Bailey, Maddie Georges, Tia Wurzrainer, Avalon Renninger, Nezi Keiper. Front: Scout Smith, Kylie Van Velkinburgh, Izzy Wells, Hannah Davidson, Chelsea Prescott, Anya Leavell.

Jessenia Camarena

Back: Ryanne Knoblich, Samantha Streitler, Ella Colwell, Abby Mulholland, Jessenia Camarena, Savana Allen, Morgan Stevens. Front: Gwen Gustafson, Alita Blouin, Claire Mayne, Heidi Meyers, Natalie Castano, Lily Leedy.

Anya Leavell

Coupeville’s senior leaders are a ferocious four-pack.

All the milestones are being checked off.

Uniforms have been handed out, photo day is in the books, and the first live action against other teams is just days away for the Coupeville High School girls basketball squads.

The Wolves tip off Saturday at the Sedro-Woolley Jamboree, with their first regular season games coming Tuesday, Dec. 3, when they travel to Darrington.

As they count the hours down, a photographic look at the players who have committed their time to the hardwood, courtesy John Fisken.

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Triple the hoops action

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Brayden Coatney and Coupeville’s C-Team basketball squad have a 12-game schedule. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The numbers are there.

Beating the odds, Coupeville High School, one of the smallest 1A schools in the state, will go three teams deep in boys basketball this season.

With 33 players on their roster, the Wolves will field a C-Team, joining the CHS volleyball program in being able to support a trio of squads.

Once he knew for sure, Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith quickly pulled together a schedule, and is in the process of hiring a coach to join Brad Sherman (varsity) and Chris Smith (JV).

Scott Fox led the C-Team last season, but he’s now in charge of the Wolf girls basketball program.

While Coupeville’s varsity and JV will play 19-game regular season schedules, the C-Team has 12 tilts ahead of it.

Three of those, including home match-ups with Squalicum and Mount Vernon, will put the young Wolves on center stage as the only game being played that night.

The other nine times out, all against North Sound Conference foes, the C-Team will play at the same time as Coupeville’s JV.

 

The C-Team sked:

 

Thur-Dec. 12 — Squalicum (6:00)
Tues-Dec. 17 — @Mount Vernon (4:30)
Tues-Jan. 7 — @Granite Falls (3:00)
Wed-Jan. 8 — Mount Vernon (5:00)
Fri-Jan. 10 — Sultan (3:30)
Tues-Jan. 14 — Cedar Park Christian (5:00)
Fri-Jan. 17 — @South Whidbey (5:00)
Tues-Jan. 21 — @King’s (5:00)
Fri-Jan. 24 — @Cedar Park Christian (3:30)
Tues-Jan. 28 — South Whidbey (5:00)
Fri-Jan. 31 — Granite Falls (3:30)
Tues-Feb. 4 — @Sultan (3:30)

 

And, in case you lost them, the other schedules:

 

Girls varsity — http://www.nscathletics.com/index.php?pid=0.60.24.12.321

 

Girls JV — http://www.nscathletics.com/index.php?pid=0.60.24.12.321&sid=11217

 

Boys varsity — http://www.nscathletics.com/index.php?pid=0.60.24.3.321

 

Boys JV — http://www.nscathletics.com/index.php?pid=0.60.24.3.321&sid=11218

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How deep is your love (for basketball)

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Xavier Murdy, who is dealing with an elbow fracture, leads off a group of CHS boys basketball pics. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Wolf varsity coach Brad Sherman

Dominic Coffman

The JV: (back, l to r) Grady Rickner, Cody Roberts, Sage Downes, TJ Rickner, Daniel Olson, Logan Martin. Front: Xavier Murdy, Miles Davidson, Alex Jimenez, Alex Murdy, Andrew Aparicio.

Ulrik Wells

JV hoops guru Chris Smith

Alex Jimenez

The varsity: (back, l to r) Sean Toomey-Stout, Gavin Knoblich, Wells, Koa Davison, Jacobi Pilgrim, Xavier Murdy. Front: Tucker Hall, Hawthorne Wolfe, Jered Brown, Jean Lund-Olsen, Mason Grove.

Closer and closer.

The tip-off of the high school hoops season draws ever nearer, as Coupeville players enter week two of practice.

The Wolf boys had their picture day Monday, and you can see a portion of what John Fisken shot.

Tuesday the camera swings towards the CHS girls, with a jamboree set for Saturday in Sedro-Woolley.

After that comes opening week, with the Wolves set to play three games in five days.

Coupeville travels to Darrington Dec. 3, makes the short jaunt to Oak Harbor the next day, then welcomes Orcas Island to town for the home openers Dec. 7.

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Makana milestone, Whitman win

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone has netted 1,000+ points as both a high school and college basketball player. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Four digits, ring ’em up.

Hitting a major milestone Monday, Coupeville’s Makana Stone powered the Whitman College women’s basketball team to its fifth-straight win.

The former Wolf became just the ninth female player in school history to crack 1,000 career points — achieving the feat on her first basket of the night — as she and the Blues rolled to a 71-52 victory against Whittier College in California.

Now 5-0 on the season, Whitman is off until Dec. 6, when it plays Concordia University in Austin, Texas.

Stone, who scorched the nets for 1,158 points during her high school career, has 1,010 points at the collegiate level, with 20 regular season games (plus a potential postseason run) left to play.

She’s #3 in CHS hoops history (trailing just Brianne King and Novi Barron and ahead of all-time Wolf boys co-leaders Jeff Stone and Mike Bagby), and is now #8 among Whitman women.

Entering play Monday with 998 points, Stone tossed in 12 against Whittier, netting that on 5-8 shooting from the floor and 2-3 from the line.

Having passed Lizzy Washburn, who scored 1,003 points between 2002-2006, she has seven players left to chase.

Casey Poe, who was a junior and senior when Stone was a freshman and sophomore, sits at #6 with 1,145 points, while Katie Rubenser (1,693) and Jennifer McClure (1,639), who played together from 1990-1994, top the charts.

Monday night, Whittier came out and drilled a three-ball to open things, then Whitman went to work, using a 10-0 run to retake the lead and effectively ice the win early.

Capping the surge, Stone swished a jumper at the 5:30 mark of the first quarter to reach 1,000 points.

From there, the Blues kept their feet smashed through the gas pedal, turning a 21-9 advantage at the first break into a 37-23 halftime bulge, then a 55-38 lead through three quarters.

Mady Burdett paced Whitman with a team-high 17 points, notching five treys along the way, while Stone, Kaelan Shamselden, and Caira Young netted 12 apiece.

Playing 26 minutes, Stone added a season-high four steals, two rebounds, and two assists to her line on the stat sheet.

Through five games, she’s scored 82 points, snatched 28 rebounds, made off with 10 steals, dealt out five assists, and rejected five shots.

Stone is shooting 32-55 (58.1%) from the floor and 18-23 (78.3%) at the line.

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