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Let the ball hit the net!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Kalia Littlejohn, Sarah Wright on February 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Sarah Wright is a bit perturbed. “Will someone make this fool let go of my basketball? I don’t like people touching MY basketball!!” (John Fisken photos)

“Get out your umbrella, cause I’m gonna make it rain!!”

“Block my shot? Not a chance, sister!!”

And the crowd (led by irrepressible future Wolf star Mollie Bailey, top left in red) goes wild.

Having left her defender sprawled on the floor, a young Wolf heads for the basket.

Kalia Littlejohn threads the needle.

Raise your hands if you’re sure Coupeville is better than Granite Falls.

“The next sound you’ll hear is the ball hitting the bottom of the net, baby!!”

And we’re officially tipped off.

The Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball squads made their regular-season debut at home Tuesday, battling Granite Falls and being captured on film by roving photographer John Fisken.

In the night’s premier showdown, the Wolf 8th grade varsity came within a missed half-court shot at the buzzer of upending the Tigers.

Battling back from a double-digit deficit, Coupeville, which was playing without vacationing shooting star Lindsey Roberts, got scoring from four players.

Sarah Wright banged home 10 to pace the Wolves, while Kalia Littlejohn (8), Ashlie Shank (4) and Ema Smith (3) all chipped in.

To see more Fisken action shots, pop over to:

8th grade varsity — http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf35d3eb30ec

7th grade varsity — http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf35d3eaa59b

JV — http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf35d3e930ee

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Cool under pressure!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, Jake Mitten, Matthew Kelley, Sage Downes, SWISH on February 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville coach Pat Kelley (left) offers sage advice turning a timeout. (Olivia Kelley photo)

It was a close game until the other team self-destructed.

A foul-happy Burlington-Edison squad fell apart in the game’s final two-and-a-half minutes Saturday, picking up a crucial technical and accidentally shooting at their own basket.

That allowed the Coupeville 6th grade SWISH team, which remained as cool as the other side of the pillow, to close on a 13-3 run, scampering away with a 35-25 win that brought their record to 3-3 on the season.

With Burlington hammering Coupeville’s leading scorer, Matthew Kelley, every time he touched the ball — even hitting him in the head on a buzzer-beating three-point bomb at the end of the first half — the Wolves spread out their offense.

The slick-shooting Sage Downes poured in 12 to pace Coupeville, while Daniel Olson netted nine and Kelley racked up six.

Jake Mitten banked home four, including putting back a rebound after Burlington shot at their own hoop and Dakota Eck rounded out the scoring with a bucket.

The game was knotted at 22 when Burlington was whistled for a technical for an illegal substitution — and much prolonged complaining — and the Wolves took advantage.

Running an effective press, Coupeville spent the final two minutes terrorizing the Tiger ball-handlers into committing numerous turnovers and then turning the loose balls into easy buckets.

The Wolves now head into a rematch with Arlington next weekend. They won 31-28 in the first go-round.

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Put me in, coach!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Kalia Littlejohn, Lindsey Roberts, Sarah Wright on February 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »

They have next. (John Fisken photos)

Coaches Ryan King (back, left) and Bob Martin pose with the 7th grade squad and future star Mollie Bailey (far left), who knows a good photo op when she sees one.

Short bench, big talent for the 8th grade squad.

A gun show breaks out.

The 8th graders are not impressed…

It’s their time.

The opening days of practice are done and the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams take the court for their first taste of competition this afternoon.

The Wolves will be in Langley for a jamboree (3 PM), before starting their eight-game regular season schedule at home Tuesday, Feb. 10 against Granite Falls.

Coupeville plays four of its first five at home (Feb. 12 against Langley, Feb. 25 against Sultan and March 2 against Lakewood), then closes with three straight on the road.

To get you prepped, a first look at the 20 young women who were hanging around the court when traveling photo man John Fisken swung by the gym the other day.

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Young Wolves scare Sedro!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, Jake Mitten, Matthew Kelley, Sage Downes on January 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »

The Wolves get a fourth quarter pep talk. Looking at the camera (l to r) are Sage Downes, Matthew Kelley and Daniel Olson. (Olivia Kelley photo)

The score was deceptive.

While the Coupeville 6th grade boys’ SWISH basketball squad fell 30-21 to Sedro-Woolley Saturday, the Wolves were within a basket with 30 seconds to play.

Unfortunately, a press defense killed them at the end, allowing a much taller, more experienced foe to escape with the win.

Still, even in a loss, the young guns continued to show amazing growth, with two more players — Alex Jimenez and Logan Downes, a third grader playing above his pay grade — scoring their first baskets of the season.

With five games left, nine of 10 Coupeville players have etched their name in the scoring column this season.

Against a Sedro team that has been playing together for three seasons, the Wolves showed “they can hang with and scare anyone in this league,” according to coach Pat Kelley.

“A rematch in the playoffs will have a different outcome!”

Sage Downes paced Coupeville with six points and five rebounds, with Matthew Kelley (four points, 15 rebounds), Jake Mitten (four points, 14 rebounds), Daniel Olson (four points), Jimenez (two points) and Logan Downes (one point) rounding out the scoring attack.

Michael Laska, Dakota Eck and Erik Webster were “relentless in the paint providing pressure and forcing steals and rebounds.”

Coupeville is averaging 29.5 points per game, with Sage Downes topping the scoring chart with 37 points in four games. Kelley (31) and Olson (25) are hot on his heels.

Defensively, Kelley (40 rebounds and 16 steals), Mitten (30 rebounds and seven steals), Sage Downes (15 rebounds and seven steals) and Olson (12 rebounds and five steals) lead the way.

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Puttin’ that work in!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, John Fisken photos, Kalia Littlejohn, Maya Toomey-Stout, Oliana Stange, Zoe Trujillo on January 24, 2015| Leave a Comment »

If this picture is any indication, Zoe Trujillo will be just as feisty on the court as older sister Valen. Which was very, very feisty. (John Fisken photos)

Oliana Stange dreams of breakin’ ankles and takin’ names.

Tia Wurzrainer (left) and Maya Toomey-Stout work on their ball-handling skills.

“Me! I want the ball, coach!! Give me the rock!!” Ema Smith, stone-cold hoops assassin.

“Dribbling drills all day long? I want to start bustin’ some heads, coach!!”

Try and touch her basketball and Kalia Littlejohn pledges to let you taste the fury of her elbow.

Heart of a champion.

The future is fine-tuning its skills set.

With the start of a new Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball season less than two weeks away, the Wolves are hard at work.

Dribbling drills, rebound work, learning to pose for the camera man — all in a day’s work.

Wandering through the gym before heading across the hallway to snap high school action, John Fisken caught the next generation of hoops stars hard at work.

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