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Defense dazzles, fuels huge road win

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Katie Marti, getting the most out of every moment. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Close for a second, then the defense went to work.

Blanking host Darrington in the second quarter Friday, the Coupeville High School girls’ varsity basketball team turned a nailbiter into a blowout.

Romping to a 45-30 victory, the Wolves won for the third time in their last four games and get to 3-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-7 overall.

Things were tense in the early going Friday, as recent birthday girl Mia Farris knocked down a pair of early buckets to stake CHS to a slim 7-6 lead at the first break.

That was when Megan Richter’s pack of ballhawks turned up the defensive heat, using a 12-0 surge in the second to carry a 19-6 lead into the halftime break.

Five different Wolves scored during the second frame, with Madison McMillan leading the way, and everyone on the floor sharing the ball.

Madison McMillan (left) and Lyla Stuurmans clamp down on defense in a recent game.

Once it had the advantage, Coupeville kept the pressure on.

With Teagan Calkins and Katie Marti combining to outscore Darrington in the third by themselves, CHS used a 20-11 run to put the game safely on ice.

While defense was the key, the Wolves also spread the offensive love out, with nine of 10 players notching a bucket.

Calkins finished with a team-high 12, while Haylee Armstrong (6), Farris (6), Marti (5), Danica Strong (4), McMillan (4), Lyla Stuurmans (4), Jada Heaton (2), and Tenley Stuurmans (2) also kept the scorekeeper busy, with Capri Anter rounding out the rotation.

Marti continues to move up into the stratosphere, jumping from #40 to #38 on the all-time CHS girls’ scoring chart.

Now sitting with 290 career points, the senior gunner passed Bessie Walstad (288) and tied current Wolf JV coach Scout Smith (290) Friday night.

Coupeville has a chance to jump in the league standings, as well, with two games next week.

The Wolves host Concrete Tuesday, before traveling to Orcas Island for a Friday night rumble.

 

No JV game in Logger Land:

Darrington doesn’t currently have a second squad, so Coupeville’s young guns had the night off.

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New CMS hoops coach a Stone-cold winner

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on January 15, 2025| 1 Comment »

Makana Stone drills a jumper while playing pro ball overseas. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

She’s coming home.

Pending approval from the school board, Wolf hoops legend Makana Stone has been hired as a Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball coach.

The move was announced Wednesday by Athletic Director Brad Sherman.

Stone replaces Bennett Richter, who stepped down to spend more time with his family, and she’ll join Brooke Crowder on the CMS sideline.

Practice for a new season of middle school girls’ basketball kicks off Monday, Jan. 27, with the first game tipping off Feb. 12.

Stone joins other CHS alumni such as Scout Smith, Megan Richter, and Sherman in coaching basketball at her alma mater.

She is the first, however, to make the jump from playing professional basketball to teaching the sport in Cow Town.

After stellar runs on the floor at CHS, Whitman College, and Loughborough University, Stone earned paychecks for putting the ball in the hoop in England, Norway, and the Netherlands.

The former Wolf ace has also worked extensively coaching younger players, both overseas and through clinics in America, with visits to Coupeville included in that work.

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Scrappy Wolves put up spirited fight

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Capri Anter makes it rain. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They fought the good fight against a top-notch team.

While the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad ultimately fell 51-27 to visiting La Conner Friday, Wolf coach Scout Smith liked the effort and grit she saw from her players.

“We faced up against a well-organized and disciplined La Conner JV that ran the floor well,” she said.

“At times we were able to test our opponent and shift the game back in our favor, but ultimately La Conner played a strong 32 minutes of basketball.”

The loss drops Coupeville to 2-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-5 overall, with the JV’s next game set for Tuesday, Jan. 21 against Concrete.

“Overall, we continue to learn from every game we play and will look to implement changes in a week of practices before our next game,” Smith said.

Swing player Haylee Armstrong, limited to two quarters of JV action, poured in 15 points in her time on the floor to pace the Wolves.

Adeline Maynes (8), Ava Lucero (2), and Capri Anter (2) rounded out the scorers, with Marin Winger, Lexis Drake, Sydney Van Dyke, Jeann Nitta, Amelia Crowder, and Chelsi Stevens also seeing floor time.

Smith praised the effort of all her players, while giving a special shout-out to one defensive dynamo.

“Amelia did a great job locking up the middle of the paint defensively and really stepped up when she was called upon to help the team,” Smith said.

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Hot start, hot finish, lukewarm middle

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans turns on the jets. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“We just need to do it for four quarters.”

As she pondered life post-game Friday night, Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball coach Megan Richter could see all the positives her squad showed against visiting La Conner.

But she could also see some negatives, and it was those down moments which sent the Wolves tumbling to a 43-30 loss.

Now 2-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-7 overall, the CHS girls are off until next Friday, Jan. 17, when they travel to Darrington for another conference rumble.

The bout against the Braves, coming in Coupeville’s first home game in three weeks, was a tense thriller for the first 12 minutes and change.

The Wolves came out with electricity rippling through their shooting fingers, netting back-to-back three-balls to open the game.

Teagan Calkins banked in the first one from the top of the arc, while Katie Marti splashed home a long rainbow from the right side to pass Hailey Hammer and become the 40th best career scorer across the 51 seasons played by CHS girls hoops teams.

The lead didn’t last long, as a jittery, skittery group of La Conner players who seemed to travel on every other play — without it being called — closed the opening quarter on a 13-3 tear.

But the Wolves weren’t going anywhere.

Marti drilled a jumper to open the second, Jada Heaton flexed her biceps with a putback off of an offensive rebound, and then Mia Farris zipped a truly beautiful pass through a forest of arms to set up Madison McMillan.

The ball arrived right on her waiting fingertips, the senior post player slapped home the layup while being smacked, and then she punctuated the play with a successful free throw.

That gave McMillan her 150th career point and pulled Coupeville within 18-16, setting off cheers from the crowd.

And then things fell apart. Big time.

The Wolves didn’t net another field goal from the mid-point of the second quarter to the mid-point of the fourth frame, with just two Tenley Stuurmans free throws during a 16-minute-plus dry spell.

That allowed La Conner to start pulling away, carrying a 29-16 lead into the half, before stretching things out to 38-18 by the end of the third.

And yet, Coupeville proved resilient.

The fourth quarter, or most of it, belonged firmly to the Wolves, as they clamped down on defense, then finally rediscovered their shooting touch.

Neither team scored for four-minutes-plus, until Haylee Armstrong tore off the bottom of the net, hitting her second three-ball of the game.

That sparked a 12-2 CHS surge, with Tenley Stuurmans pouring in seven of her team-high nine points during the frantic finale.

La Conner netted a last moment three-ball of its own to get the final margin back out to 13, but if you only watched the fourth quarter, you would have expected the Wolves to come away with the win.

Armstrong finished with six points to back up Tenley Stuurmans, with Marti (5), McMillan (3), Calkins (3), Heaton (2), and Farris (2) also scoring.

Danica Strong and Lyla Stuurmans rounded out the rotation, with the former hitting the boards with intensity and the latter using up every one of her available fouls as she harassed the Brave ballhandlers.

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“The entire team deserves a shoutout!”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Marin Winger rolls to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Break? What break?

When the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team stepped on to the court Tuesday on Friday Harbor, it was the first time the Wolves were in action since Dec. 20.

And yet there was no rust, as Scout Smith’s squad came out on fire, running their hosts off the floor in a 47-16 win.

The victory lifts the CHS young guns to 2-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-4 overall.

“Our team travelled well and fought hard,” Smith said.

“Coming back after two weeks without a game, we picked up right where we left off.

“We continue to play a fast paced, aggressive brand of basketball. We focus on playing tough, pesky defense and transitioning quickly.”

With a different player leading the Wolves in scoring in each quarter Tuesday, Coupeville bolted out to an 11-3 lead, then kept pushing the advantage.

Up 21-9 at the halftime break, CHS dropped the hammer with an 18-2 run in the third quarter to put the game well out of reach.

“I am incredibly proud of how all the girls fought throughout a very physical and tough game,” Smith said.

“Overall, we played a very good game and executed our systems well.”

The Wolves, already ready to attack.

Coupeville spread out its offense, with Capri Anter banking in a game-high 12 points to lead the way.

“Capri showed an incredible amount of composure right around the rim and worked hard to get up the court and be available for her teammates to pass up to her,” Smith said.

Adeline Maynes popped for nine points in support of Anter, with Haylee Armstrong (7), Lexis Drake (6), Tenley Stuurmans (5), Sydney Van Dyke (4), Marin Winger (2), and Ava Lucero (2) also scoring.

Amelia Crowder, Jeann Nitta, and Chelsi Stevens provided a boost on defense, and their coach praised their hustle and grit.

“Jeann continues to do a great job by playing intelligent basketball and being a dynamic player that can be put anywhere the team needs her,” Smith said.

“Her knowledge of the game pays dividends and gives her an advantage over opponents.”

As her squad heads home for a game Friday against La Conner, Smith likes what she sees.

“The entire team deserves a shoutout for the dedication and energy they bring to each practice and game,” she said.

“They are clearly committed to developing their game and becoming better basketball players.”

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