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One shooter to rule them all!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wynter Thorne is always dangerous, regardless of where and when she's shooting. (John Fisken photos)

Wynter Thorne is always dangerous, regardless of where and when she’s shooting. (John Fisken photos)

David King: "You will make your free throws. All of them!!"

David King: “You will make your free throws. All of them!!”

Two seconds to play. Two free throws to win the game.

Who do you want at the line?

I’m going to go with Wynter Thorne.

The Coupeville High School senior is the go-to foul shooter for the Wolves, at least in practice, after draining 26 consecutive shots at one point en route to capturing her team’s recent free throw shooting fundraiser.

Overall, Thorne hit 78 of 100 from the charity stripe, edging Kacie Kiel (76) and Makana Stone (75) for the title.

Kiel hit 15 consecutive shots at one point, while Stone and McKenzie Bailey banged home 12 straight. Others with solid streaks included Tiffany Briscoe (8), Skyler Lawrence (7) and Lauren Rose (7).

Bailey (66), Kailey Kellner (64), Briscoe (63) and Rose (58) rounded out the top overall finishers, with 12 of 17 Wolves netting 50% or better from the line.

Coupeville’s players combined to drain 938 free throws in the three-day event, which operated as a fundraiser for the program. Players got donations in two ways — a set fee for each made shot or a total sum regardless of how many shots were made.

With the Wolf varsity (6-3) and JV (5-3) both off to strong starts, the chance to fine-tune their free throw shooting can’t hurt in the long run.

“Many of the girls commented they did better than they thought they would and it became a fun competition between players on top of it being a great fundraiser for the program,” said CHS coach David King.

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Pay the shooters, Martha!!

Posted in Fundraisers, Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Wynter Thorne sizes up a free throw during a game. (John Fisken photos)

Wynter Thorne sizes up a free throw during a game. (John Fisken photos)

This is Kacie Kiel. She is faster than the rest of you. She has my money. Game over, man, game over.

   This is Kacie Kiel. She is faster than the rest of you. She has my money. Game over, man, game over.

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The small print.

These free throws are not free, but they are for a good cause.

The Coupeville High School girls’ basketball team is holding a Shoot-A-Thon fundraiser over Christmas break, with each Wolf player taking 100 shots from behind the charity stripe.

CHS fans are being asked to pledge, either per made free throw or a total amount they would be willing to pay for the effort.

Which means Wolf players, varsity and JV, will be coming after your wallet in the days to come.

To which I say:

I PLEDGED TO KACIE KIEL!! SHE GOT TO ME FIRST, SHE WINS!! MOVE ALONG!!!!

Anyway, you should think about supporting the cause, in whatever manner your wallet can handle.

The money directly benefits the best hoops squad in the land (seriously, the Wolf girls have the best record of any Olympic League team, 1A or 2A), plus it helps the Coupeville players work on their accuracy from the line.

Having seen a few games last year where free throws killed the Wolves, paying them to practice is money well spent.

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Psst! Have I got a deal for you!!

Posted in Fundraisers, Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Who has the snazziest cup in all the land? You, it could be you. (Amy King photo)

Who has the snazziest cup in all the land? You, it could be you. (Amy King photo)

Wolf girls' hoops -- kickin' butt and takin' names. Get behind a winner and buy a mug! (John Fisken photo)

   Wolf girls’ hoops — kickin’ butt and takin’ names. Get behind a winner and buy a mug! (Shelli Trumbull photo)

So, there you are, about to enjoy a tasty beverage but faced with a dilemma.

If only you had a cup that could handle hot and cold beverages with equal aplomb, a cup that was microwave and dishwasher safe but also looked stylish and reflected your support of all things Wolf Nation, life would be great.

Well stop right there, before you give up and pour said drink into your bare hand and try to cup it long enough to get it your mouth before it hits the floor.

There is an answer!

I kid you not. Seriously, put the drink down and lean in close and I’ll whisper the answer to you.

Tervis Insulated Drinkware.

Boom!

But where would I get something like this, you ask?

It’s a good thing I’m around, I guess, cause I can point you in the right direction.

The Coupeville High School girls’ basketball team is currently selling the chosen cups of all discerning drinkers.

It’s part of a team fundraiser, with proceeds going to buy equipment for the Wolf b-ball program.

And yes, that would be the very same Wolf girls’ hoops program that had the best record of any of the six Whidbey Island high school basketball programs last season.

So, you’re funding success.

Hot to buy one (reasonably priced at $18), especially as we head into the holiday gift-giving season?

Contact Wolf coaches David and Amy King at dking@coupeville.k12.wa.us or aking@coupeville.k12.wa.us or talk to the next CHS girls’ hoops star you see.

Since I’m doing most of the work around here, I’ll even tell you who those players are:

Kacie Kiel
Hailey Hammer
Madeline “Maddie Big Time” Strasburg
Monica Vidoni
Julia “Elbows” Myers
Wynter Thorne
Makana Stone
McKenzie Bailey
Kailey Kellner
Tiffany Briscoe
Lauren Grove
Mattea Miller
Skyler Lawrence
Mia Littlejohn
Lauren Rose
Kyla Briscoe
Allison Wenzel
Brisa Herrera

Now go and do the right thing. The civic thing. The supporting-the-best-basketball-program-in-the-land thing.

And stop trying to drink out of your cupped hand. It doesn’t work that well.

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Cough up a few euros, buddy!!

Posted in Fundraisers, Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , , , , on November 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Mia Littlejohn is part of a talented group of freshmen who made an impact this season.

   Mia Littlejohn stalks the pitch during her recent freshman season at Coupeville High School. (John Fisken photo)

Whidbey booters (l to r) Kalia Littlejohn, Malia ? and Mia Littlejohn. (Dawn Hesselgrave photo)

The talented trio of (l to r) Kalia Littlejohn, Malia Hansen and Mia Littlejohn. (Dawn Hesselgrave photo)

Three of Whidbey’s finest soccer players have a chance to take their pursuit of “The Beautiful Game” to Spain next summer, but they’ll need some help.

Coupeville’s Mia and Kalia Littlejohn and North Whidbey’s Malia Hansen have been playing for the North West United U-15 Premier team.

To make the select soccer squad, which draws players from across Washington state, they had to beat out all comers at tryouts.

Once they did that, the trio sparkled as NW United enjoyed strong showings at a string of tournaments.

Now, the squad has been invited to play in the 2015 Donosti Cup in Spain.

The tourney, which runs July 6-11, brings together 350 youth soccer teams from around the world.

Held in San Sebastian on the northern coast of Spain, the Donosti Cup gives teams up to six games.

Squads play four to five round-robin games before being placed in a finals or consolation finals bracket.

If NW United makes it to a final, the girls would play at Anoeta Stadium, the home field of Spanish fútbol power Real Sociedad. The stadium seats 32,000 spectators.

Win or lose, all teams will participate in the opening ceremonies, which will feature teams from 17 different countries.

To make the trip, though, the girls will need financial help from fans on The Rock and beyond.

To read much more about their proposed adventures and possibly chip in a few bucks to help fuel the future of Whidbey soccer, pop over to:

http://www.gofundme.com/whidbey-spain

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Help a brother out!!

Posted in Football, Fundraisers, tagged , , , , , on October 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Former Wolf QB Gunnar Langvold.

Former Wolf QB Gunnar Langvold.

Bord Langvold

Bord Langvold

I have always liked Gunnar Langvold.

The former Coupeville High School quarterback would likely be the first to admit he had a checkered career with the Wolves.

Gunnar, who I used to work with at Christopher’s on Whidbey, is a goofball who means well but, sometimes allowed the, shall we say, slightly idiotic side of his personality, to win over common sense.

He was also a kid, growing up and finding his way.

Kids make mistakes. Hopefully they learn from their errors while they still have time.

I was very happy to see Gunnar get back on the field last year, after injuries and personal errors in judgement cost him parts of two seasons.

He played well in the games where he was eligible and healthy, including leading Coupeville to a huge blowout win over Chimacum in his final game.

Even better, he graduated from CHS and has seemed to settle more on the side of making positive choices.

So, it’s tough to see the guy facing more battles in his life.

He had recent knee surgery, thanks to a renegade trampoline, but, as he recovers from that, his family is facing hard times.

Gunnar’s dad, Bord Langvold, who used to be a regular at Videoville during my 12 years behind the counter, has been fighting the ravages of kidney disease.

It’s an illness I know all too well, as my mom was slowly chipped away by it.

Bord is on kidney dialysis three times a week and now his insurance has decided not to cover the entire bill, leaving the Langvolds responsible for 20% of the bill.

With retirement and disability checks not covering everything, the family’s house has gone into foreclosure, as well.

Through good times and bad times, Gunnar was a huge part of Wolf Nation.

I think his time playing football and the work put in by gridiron coach Tony Maggio and his staff to try and shape Gunnar into a stronger person first and a better athlete second benefited him greatly.

It would be nice if we, as a community, could continue and try to keep that helping hand extended.

Whether you can help financially or through a few words of support, reach out to Gunnar. Let him know that you care about him and where he, and his family, are going in life.

He’s a good guy at heart, maybe a little misunderstood at times and more than a little idiotic at others, but a young man with great promise and potential he is starting to fully tap.

Let’s make sure we don’t forget him now that his days in the red and black are done.

To see Gunnar’s fundraiser for his dad, pop over to:

http://www.gofundme.com/ftqcyw

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