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Live by the streak, die by the streak

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged CHS Wolves, East Jefferson, girls basketball, Penina Vailolo, Tenley Stuurmans on December 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans hits nothing but net. (Julie Wheat photo)

I see your surge, and raise you.

The Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team busted out a 10-0 run at one point Tuesday night against visiting East Jefferson.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, the Rivals, who feature a mashup of players from Chimacum and Port Townsend, went on their own 21-2 and 14-2 tears en route to a 59-42 victory.

The non-conference loss drops Coupeville to 1-2, with CHS set to head to Orcas Island Friday for its first road trip, and first Northwest 2B/1B League game of the season.

Playing a third-straight home game Tuesday, the Wolves fell behind 6-0 in the game’s first minute, before finding their best groove of the evening.

Tenley Stuurmans nailed a silky pullup jumper over the outstretched arms of a defender to kick off the aforementioned 10-0 surge, and she and her teammates were off and running.

Teagan Calkins and Haylee Armstrong added buckets during the seemingly game-busting run, with Stuurmans swooping in to deliver multiple crowd-pleasing baskets, and the Rivals were stuck in reverse.

It wouldn’t last, however.

With Coupeville eventually ahead 12-8, East Jefferson went to a full-court press, and it worked wonders.

Throwing off the Wolf ballhandlers and creating a series of rapid-fire steals, it allowed the visitors to retake the lead at 14-12 heading into the first break.

After freshman Kennedy O’Neill banked in a bucket to open the second frame and knot things back up, East Jefferson’s defense got especially brutal, keying a 15-0 run from which Coupeville never fully recovered.

The Wolves, down 33-18 at the half, played the Rivals almost bucket-for-bucket after the break, but could never quite get back over the hump.

CHS cut the deficit down to seven several times in the third, with Calkins and Danica Strong popping three-balls and Armstrong soundly rejecting an East Jefferson shot, but that was as close as Scout Smith’s squad would get.

Another 10-0 explosion from the Rivals in the fourth stretched the margin back out to 19, and the rally died for good.

Penina Vailolo, a senior from Chimacum, was the prime-time killer, knifing Coupeville for a game-high 26 points, while Stuurmans led the Wolves with 15.

Calkins, O’Neill, and Strong each added seven points, while Armstrong hit for six and moved into the top 100 scorers all-time for CHS girls’ basketball, which launched its program in 1974.

Now with 122 career varsity points and counting, the Wolf junior sits at #98 all-time, while Calkins, a senior who has torched the nets for 265 varsity points, moved from #45 to #42, passing Sarah Mouw (259), Carly Guillory (260), and Madeline Strasburg (261).

Ari Cunningham and Lexis Drake rounded out the rotation Tuesday, both bringing heat on the defensive end of the floor.

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Rough night for young guns

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Boys Basketball, CHS Wolves, East Jefferson, JV, Nathan Coxsey on December 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Brian Thompson, seen during soccer season, is part of a young, promising Wolf JV basketball squad. (Julie Wheat photo)

Back to the drawing board.

After three very competitive games to open the season, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad hit a rut in the road Tuesday, falling 58-18 to visiting East Jefferson.

The non-conference loss, coming to a 1A program which combines students from two high schools — Port Townsend and Chimacum — drops the Wolves to 1-3, with a road trip to Orcas Island set for Friday.

With a young, resilient squad at their beck and call, CHS coaches can expect a strong bounce back.

Not much went right for the Wolves against East Jefferson, with the host team falling behind 13-2 after one quarter of play and 26-8 by the halftime break.

Things didn’t get much better from there, as the visiting Rivals then scorched the nets for 21 points in the third quarter alone.

Coupeville did spread out its offensive workload, with Nathan Coxsey leading the way with five points.

Carson Grove (3), Josh Stockdale (3), Jayden McManus (2), Trent Thule (2), Ayden Warren (2), and Liam Lawson (1) also scored, with Brian Thompson, Chris Zenz, and Jaden Flores Garcia seeing floor time for the Wolves.

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Wolf JV girls carve up Rivals

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged Ava Lucero, CHS Wolves, East Jefferson, home win, JV on December 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Ava Lucero nails a jumper. (Julie Wheat photo)

They turned up the heat midway through the night.

Dominating the second and third quarters Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team pulled away for a convincing 38-24 win over visiting East Jefferson to give coach Alita Blouin her first victory.

The non-conference triumph lifts the Wolves to 1-2 on the season heading into their first road trip of the season, which comes Friday with a trek to Orcas Island.

Tuesday’s tilt, against a 1A program which combines athletes from Chimacum and Port Townsend High School, was a close one for the first eight minutes.

Cami Van Dyke banked in a pair of buckets and Willow Leedy-Bonifas drained a three-ball in the opening frame, but the teams were locked up in a 7-7 tie at the first break.

After that, however, Blouin’s squad blew past the Rivals, outscoring them 10-3 in the second and 9-2 in the third to build a 26-12 advantage.

East Jefferson rallied a bit, scoring half of its points during a 12-12 tussle in the fourth, but the Wolves refused to break, coasting in for the win.

Coupeville got a huge chunk of its offense from the duo of Ava Lucero and Leedy-Bonifas, who went off for 15 and 11 points respectively.

Van Dyke chipped in with eight, while Anna Powers and Finley Helm each added a bucket to top off the scoring.

Olivia Hall, Emma Cushman, Zayne Roos, Elizabeth Marshall, and Taylor Marrs all saw floor time as well in the inaugural win.

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Wolf girls reclaim soccer pitch

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, East Jefferson, Frankie Tenore, Girls Soccer, season opener on September 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Frankie Tenore brings the heat. (Julie Wheat photos)

The walk through the wilderness has paid off.

After two years of joining with their male counterparts to form a co-ed team, Coupeville High School’s female booters are once again the masters of their own domain.

Playing as a complete girls’ soccer team for the first time in 1,050 days, the Wolves, led by new coach Jasmine Ader, opened the 20th season in program history Monday, hosting East Jefferson.

And while the young Wolves ultimately fell 6-4 to their non-conference foes, it was a big step forward.

After several years of playing with Oak Harbor as a co-op team, CHS launched its own girls’ soccer program in 2004.

The Wolves survived the pandemic, but a lack of players prevented them from fielding a full roster in 2023 and 2024. During that time, several girls were on the CHS boys team.

That included this year’s captain, Frankie Tenore, who is the only senior on the current 14-woman roster, and young stars Lillian Ketterling and Tamsin Ward.

The trio headline a squad which has tons of potential, with more than half the roster being only 8th graders.

“A dream for any coach,” Ader said. “List a few good sports dynasties and soon we will be one.”

One of those 8th graders, Lyla Grose, got the Wolves on the board, delivering a first-half score while sunny skies graced the prairie.

“Grose has been practicing her strike over the last few months,” Ader said. “Her confidence is growing. I can’t wait to see more goals from her.”

East Jefferson, which is a mashup of Port Townsend and Chimacum players, came in with a veteran team and it showed as the Rivals carried a 6-1 lead into halftime.

Showing pluck and a fiery nature, the young Wolves never backed down, however, scoring three second-half goals to get back in the game.

Ward, a freshman who played on the co-ed varsity as an 8th grader, accounted for the full hat trick, while her teammates rallied behind her offensive firepower.

“At halftime I needed the Wolves to only think about our positives,” Ader said. “We had at least double the shots, held the ball on the opposing side, and had possession control most of the half.

“We had so many great runs on and off the ball — at the end the opposing goalkeeper was exhausted.”

Lillian Ketterling, a terror on the pitch.

Ketterling and Tenore anchored the Wolf defense, while Ader also praised the effort of new-to-the-team players such as Ellie Marshall, Bettie Woolworth, and Hailey and Hazel Goldman.

As the Wolves build back, they are setting themselves up for future success by bringing in players from every grade.

That includes getting elementary and middle school girls to support the current team, while planning to one day wear the red and black themselves.

“For the future Wolves, we hope you girls come and watch us play,” Ader said. “We have built a foundation for girls in Coupeville to play soccer for many years to come. We are excited for our program’s future.”

And there will be plenty of opportunities to catch a game in person, with the Wolves playing seven of their first eight at home this season.

Up next is a clash with Lopez Island Wednesday, with kickoff set for 4:00 PM.

On to the next game!

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New courts, same fight ‘n fire

Posted in Girls Tennis, tagged CHS Wolves, East Jefferson, girls tennis, home opener, new courts, Tenley Stuurmans on March 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans lets it rip. (Bailey Thule photos)

They’re back.

Thanks to new courts being planned, then delayed, the Coupeville High School girls’ tennis team hadn’t played a home match since spring 2023.

That finally changed Tuesday, as surprisingly warm weather greeted the Wolves and visiting East Jefferson.

“The weather was beautiful — sunny, warm, and the perfect day for a home opener!” said CHS coach Starla Seal.

The match itself was a barn burner, as Coupeville swept the singles matches, while the visitors took the doubles bouts to claim the 3-2 win.

After opening with a pair of non-conference tilts against East Jefferson, which is a mashup of Chimacum and Port Townsend, the Wolves hit the road Friday for their Northwest 2B/1B League opener.

Coupeville will island hop over to Friday Harbor, for the first of four rumbles with their archrivals.

Tuesday’s match was highlighted by a three-set battle royal at #2 singles, with Coupeville ace Dahlia Miller pulling out the victory.

“Dahlia did amazing!” Seal said. “She battled to a third set and just killed it in the third set!

“Great match to watch! Dahlia is a very focused player and we’re lucky to have her!”

Coupeville’s other win came courtesy fab frosh Tenley Stuurmans, who advanced to the state tourney as just an 8th grader, while the new-look doubles teams are finding their groove.

“I’m impressed at how dedicated they are working on all their skills and playing loads of matches,” Seal said.

“Ember and Mila Light worked hard and played two matches, winning their second match against a JV team,” she added.

“This is Mila’s first match; the sisters worked well together and battled out each point.”

From top to bottom, the Wolf roster brought their best games as they officially debuted the new courts.

“All worked hard, and we are so proud of them!” Seal said.