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Masters of their hoops domain

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

RayLynn Ratcliff leads off a series of photos capturing the CMS hoops coaches in their natural gym environment. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

X’s and O’s and snaps.

Coupeville Middle School basketball coaches are in the spotlight on a Friday morning.

Wanderin’ photographer John Fisken moves at his own Diet Coke-fueled rhythm, so you never quite know what you’re going to get from his camera.

This time out, it’s the men (and the woman) who make the CMS hoops program hum.

They shoot, he shoots, everyone scores.

Jaylen Nitta intently watches action unfold.

Alex Evans is back, leading a program he played for back in the day.

Ratcliff directs traffic.

Nitta, a former Wolf player himself, now calls the shots.

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Embrace your volleyball coaching dreams

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Get in on the ground floor.

The newly formed Central Whidbey Volleyball Club is looking for coaches for its first season, and that means your spiker guru dreams could come true.

The CWVC is holding an informational meeting this Saturday at Cedar and Salt Coffee, which sits at 200 S. Main St. in the building built by Miriam’s Espresso back in the day.

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Long hours, deep impact

Posted in coach chatter, tagged , , , , , , on September 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf assistant football coach Tyler Casey eyeballs the gridiron action. (Jackie Saia photo)

It’s easy to sit in the stands and tell the world you know how things should be run.

But it’s a lot harder to get off your duff, go through the process, and emerge as a coach capable of actually shaping the destinies of high school and middle school athletes.

The pics above and below capture some of the men and women who have chosen the harder path.

Wolf Nation would not be the same without them, or their coaching counterparts.

It’s a package deal with Bennett and Megan Richter, plus hardwood sage Cherie Smith. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Amber Wyman (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Bobby Carr (Jackie Saia photo)

Elizabeth Bitting (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Alex Turner (Jackie Saia photo)

John Lo (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Brad Sherman (Thomas Studer photo)

Cory Whitmore (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

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Coaches calmly win, I put the hype in hyperventilate

Posted in coach chatter, tagged , , , , on August 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »

“Hey, none of you tell Brad he’s exactly 900 wins away from passing Ed Pepple as the state’s winningest high school boys’ basketball coach!!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

I probably care a lot more about the hype than they do.

Coupeville High School’s current coaches, while very competitive and always striving for wins on the playing field, don’t include any divas.

No matter the sport, they are focused on team success over personal accolades, and don’t seem to spend a lot of time tracking personal win/loss records or worrying about where they stand on the all-time ladder.

So, that’s where I come in.

With a lot of extra time on my hands, and an abiding interest in tracking stats of all kinds, I crunch the numbers — even if sometimes it’s just for my own entertainment.

As we head into the 2023-2024 school year, there are 11 active head coaches at CHS, with seven of them having recorded wins.

First-year girls’ soccer guru Kimberly Kisch is set to make her debut in the season opener, while Elizabeth Bitting (cross country/track), Jennifer Morrell (cheer), and Bob Martin (track) run programs which don’t collect conventional wins and losses.

At some point, we’ll pick up a 12th coach, once a replacement for Ken Stange is announced.

He retired this spring after two decades in charge of the Wolf tennis programs, leaving Coupeville AD Willie Smith with big shoes to fill.

So, as we head into 23-24, where do we stand? Whether you asked, or not, here we are:

 

Wins at CHS for active varsity head coaches:

Kevin McGranahan (Softball) — 97
Cory Whitmore (Volleyball) — 76
Brad Sherman (Boys Basketball) — 53
Megan Richter (Girls Basketball) — 19
Steve Hilborn (Baseball) — 17
Robert Wood (Boys Soccer) — 10
Bennett Richter (Football) — 7

 

In a side note, Richter (.777) edges Hilborn (.739) for best winning percentage, though, to be fair, each coach only has one season at the helm.

McGranahan, who has won at a .688 clip, enters his ninth season this spring — counting the Covid campaign of 2020.

The diamond kingpin tops all active Wolf coaches with 141 games, while Whitmore (112 games/.679 winning percentage) and Sherman (110 games) are the only other CHS leaders to crack triple digits.

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Soccer club needs coaches

Posted in soccer, tagged , , , , on August 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Fancy yourself the next Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp?

Coupeville might not be the soccer hotbed that Europe is, but you can get your start here, or take the next step on your path to being a true pitch guru.

The Central Whidbey Soccer Club, which is currently gearing up for its fall season, needs men and women willing to guide its young players through practices and games.

Coaches are needed for U8, U10, and U12 teams.

Prior experience is not required, just a passion for soccer, and an ability to be “patient and understanding, organized and efficient, and able to work with children of different ages and abilities.”

Central Whidbey Soccer will hold a coaches meeting Aug. 22 at 6:00 PM at the Penn Cove Taproom, which is located at 103 S. Main St.

Games begin Sept. 9, with practices starting a week or two before.

Those interested in coaching should contact the club at president@centralwhidbeysoccer.com or info@centralwhidbeysoccer.com.

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