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The rim is a fickle mistress

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

Mia Farris powers to the hoop. (Andrew Williams photo)

Long trip, tired shooting touch.

Playing for the third time in four days, after a long trek to the wilds of Forks, and minus its leading scorer, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad struggled offensively Saturday afternoon.

Putting up a season low in points, the Wolves fell 50-21 to the Spartans, evening their non-conference record at 3-3.

The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for Coupeville, which hadn’t gone below 37 points in a game this season.

The Wolves were missing senior guard Alita Blouin, who has popped for 59 points in five games.

She suffered a wrist injury in practice Friday, but is expected to recover quickly, and should be back in the lineup when CHS heads to Eastern Washington for a tournament Dec. 27-28.

Alita Blouin’s scoring touch was missed Saturday. (Andrew Williams photo)

The Wolves have nine days off now between games.

By the time they take the court in Ellensburg, the memory of a rough shooting performance in Forks will hopefully have faded.

Trailing 9-2 after one quarter Saturday, Coupeville got really buried during a 20-5 Forks surge in the second frame.

The Wolves picked things up a bit after that, racking up seven points apiece in both the third and fourth quarters, but they were never able to pull themselves back out of the early hole.

Forks finished with an advantage in every phase of the game, netting five three-balls while CHS failed to hit from behind the arc.

The Spartans were just 11 of 25 at the free throw line, but even there, they topped the Wolves, who struggled in a 7-18 performance.

Senior Ryanne Knoblich accounted for a third of Coupeville’s offense, tallying seven points, while Katie Marti knocked down five.

Lyla Stuurmans (3), Maddie Georges (3), Mia Farris (2), and Carolyn Lhamon (1) also scored, with Skylar Parker, Jada Heaton, and Gwen Gustafson seeing floor time.

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JV boys chomp Spartans

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover slaps in a bucket. (Morgan White photo)

Let the Wolves run wild.

Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball coach Hunter Smith did just that Saturday, unleashing his pack and letting them savage host Forks.

Blowing the game open with a big second-quarter run, and getting points from all nine guys in uniform, the Wolves turned an early deficit into a runaway 60-40 win.

The non-conference victory sends Coupeville’s young guns into the holidays with a 2-3 record.

The boys JV doesn’t return to action until a home game Jan. 6 against Orcas Island, in what will be the league opener.

Saturday’s bout in the town which gave the world both Ron Bagby and Twilight was a tense affair early, with Forks clinging to a 17-13 lead at the first break.

Camden Glover paced Coupeville in that opening frame, pouring in six points with strong work in the paint, but the Spartans held a slight edge.

Which promptly vanished in a hail of Wolf buckets, as CHS went on a game-busting 24-6 tear across the second eight-minute segment of the game.

The Porter twins led the attack, combining for 14 of their 20 points in the second quarter, with Johnny edging Jack 8-6 during the tear.

Up 37-23 at the half, Coupeville continued to pull away after the halftime break.

Wolf fab frosh Malachi Somes popped a third quarter three-ball and liked it so much, he came back to nail a second trey as CHS pushed its lead out to 19 points.

Coupeville got something from everyone, with the Porter boys leading the scoring attack with 10 points apiece.

Hunter Bronec (9), Aiden O’Neill (8), Glover (8), Somes (6), Chase Anderson (5), Yohannon Sandles (2), and Carson Field (2) also scored, with Sandles sinking a pair of free throws for his first high school points.

Chase Anderson heads to the hoop. (Morgan White photo)

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Slow start stings JV girls

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Teagan Calkins fires off a shot. (Jackie Saia photo)

Liza Zustiak is part of the sisterhood.

The Coupeville High School freshman tallied her first bucket as a high school hoops star Saturday, providing the biggest bright spot during a long, somewhat rough afternoon for the JV girls basketball squad.

Stung by a slow start, the Wolves fell 38-16 at Forks, dropping their record to 2-3 in non-conference play.

Coupeville’s young guns get some time to work on things, not playing again until the new year.

Next up for the JV girls is a home game Jan. 4 against Granite Falls.

Until then, Wolf coach Kassie O’Neil and her squad will try and rediscover their groove.

“We did not play our game (today),” O’Neil said. “Got a lot of work to do.

“But hopefully we can use these failures to propel us forward and learn from,” she added. “That’s really all we can do right now.”

Forks took control of the game early, jumping on Coupeville to the tune of 17-4 in the first quarter.

Things got better after that, with the Wolves battling their hosts to a 6-6 tie in the second frame and putting up a close fight in the fourth quarter.

But CHS also went scoreless in the third, and that eight-minute drought didn’t help matters.

Madison McMillan and Kierra Thayer paced the Wolves with six points apiece, with Zustiak and Kayla Arnold each adding a bucket.

Brynn Parker, Teagan Calkins, Bryley Gilbert, Skylar Parker, Reese Wilkinson, Jada Heaton, and Desi Ramirez-Vasquez also saw floor time for Coupeville.

Madison McMillan leads the JV girls in scoring this season. (Jackie Saia photo)

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JV spikers on a roll

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Teagan Calkins is not here for your tomfoolery. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Spartans made a good stand, but still got chomped by the Wolves.

Riding a hot streak at the service stripe Saturday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad polished off host Forks in straight sets, running its winning streak to three matches.

With the 25-10, 25-18, 25-18 non-conference victory, the Wolves improve to 5-1 heading into a major showdown next Thursday, Sept. 29 at La Conner.

Saturday’s rumble, coming after a long bus trip out to bat country, was a battle between two fairly evenly matched squads.

“Forks was good!” said Coupeville coach Ashley Menges. “We focused a lot on what we could control, and it worked out well for us.”

The spiker guru praised her entire team, offering a few extra props for a couple of standouts.

“We had a lot of service runs, especially from Grier (Mooney) and Teagan (Calkins), which we’ve been working hard on becoming a consistent service team,” Menges said.

“Issabel (Johnson) did great working hard and filling in in the middle position, which we’re all so appreciative of.”

As the Wolves prep for the upcoming showdown with their biggest Northwest 2B/1B League rivals, Menges, like varsity coach Cory Whitmore, is working on making sure her players talk to each other while on the court.

“Our focus moving on is upping our communication throughout the entirety of the play,” she said. “As well as all the way through the game.”

 

Saturday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 12 digs, 2 aces
Teagan Calkins — 4 kills, 3 digs, 3 aces
Jada Heaton — 3 kills, 3 aces
Issabel Johnson — 2 kills
Katie Marti — 2 kills, 1 dig, 14 assists, 8 aces
Madison McMillan — 8 kills, 2 digs, 4 aces
Grier Mooney — 1 dig, 1 assist, 5 aces

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CHS booters bounce Spartans

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Wolf goaltender Anna Myles recorded a shutout Saturday in Forks. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

This time, things broke their way.

Playing in a one-goal game for the third time in five tilts this season, the Coupeville High School girls soccer team came out on top Saturday at Forks.

Sparked by sophomore Ayden Wyman’s third goal of the year, and strong work in net by goalie Anna Myles, the Wolves edged the host Spartans 1-0.

The non-conference victory lifts Coupeville to 1-4 on the season.

Wyman, the lone Wolf to score this season, punched in her third goal of the campaign, and the seventh of her prep career, to make the difference.

She was set up by teammate Bryley Gilbert, who notched the assist.

Myles and her defenders clamped down from there, frustrating Forks in their efforts to find an equalizer.

“Lots of shots the second half,” said CHS coach Kyle Nelson. “Thankfully we got one of them in to take the game.”

Coupeville returns home to face Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday, Sept. 27.

It’s the first of three straight Northwest 2B/1B League contests for the Wolves and the nightcap in a pitch doubleheader.

Coupeville’s boys host defending state champ Orcas Island at 4 PM that day, followed by the girls game at 6 PM.

Wynter Arndt and Co. play three of their next four games on their home field. (Jackie Saia photo)

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