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Sydney Van Dyke pushes the ball up court. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a clean sweep.

Despite missing several key players, the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball squads hit the road with a vengeance Tuesday, sweeping a pair of games from Northshore Christian Academy.

The victories were crafted with solid team-wide play and sparked by offensive explosions from a pair of promising young snipers.

How the day played out:

 

Level 1:

Adie Maynes went bonkers.

After scoring a single bucket across the first two games of the season, the CMS 8th grader erupted for a game-high 23 in Everett, outscoring her rivals by herself.

The Wolves top squad recorded its first win of the campaign, heading home with a lopsided 41-18 win.

Five different Coupeville players scored, but it was Maynes who was the … main attraction.

She rattled home six points in the opening frame, went off for eight more in both the second and third quarters, then closed her day with a free throw in the fourth.

Lillian Ketterling knocked down six points to back up Maynes, with Olivia Hall, Sydney Van Dyke, and Ava Lucero all banking in four to round things out.

Tamsin Ward, Marin Winger, Laken Simpson, Chelsi Stevens, and Taylor Marrs rounded out the highly efficient roster.

Lillian Ketterling eyeballs the defense.

 

Level 2:

Another romp, as Kennedy O’Neill scorched the nets for a team-best 16 points during a 28-6 blowout.

The victory lifts the Wolves to 2-1 on the season.

Like Maynes, O’Neill tallied points in every frame, but she saved her biggest burst for last.

After going for two, four, and three across the first three quarters, she rippled the nets for seven more to close out the game.

Amelia Crowder and Allison Powers rang up four points apiece, with Isabella de Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge (2), Sage Stavros (1), and Ward (1) also scoring.

Sophia Batterman, Winger, and Elizabeth Marshall also saw floor time for the Wolves.

 

Level 3:

Northshore is the only Cascade League school not to field a third squad, so the Wolves stayed home and played an intra-squad scrimmage against Coupeville’s #4 team.

 

Up next:

Three straight home games are on tap, with CMS welcoming King’s (Feb. 22), Lakewood (Feb. 27), and Sultan (Feb. 29) to Whidbey in the near future.

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Kennedy O’Neill makes a deposit. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

All in all, a successful road trip.

The Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams trekked to the wilds of Granite Falls Tuesday, returning home with two victories and a competitive loss.

Holding up well on their opening bus ride of the season, the Wolves nabbed their first wins, while getting two more players into the scoring column.

How the day played out:

 

Level 1:

Coupeville’s varsity finished strongly, but early offensive woes doomed it in a 30-16 loss.

Now 0-2 on the season, the Wolves scraped out just seven points across the first three quarters of play, before closing on a 9-8 run in the fourth quarter.

Tamsin Ward nailed a three-ball to get CMS on the board, but her squad trailed 4-3 at the first break and 12-5 at the half.

A 10-2 surge by Granite in the third sealed the deal for the hosts.

The fourth belonged to Tenley Stuurmans, however, as the Wolf 8th grader pounded away for seven of her team-high 10 points.

Ward (3), Sydney Van Dyke (2), and Lillian Ketterling (1) also scored, with Ari Cunningham, Olivia Hall, Adie Maynes, Laken Simpson, and Chelsi Stevens seeing floor time.

Wolf defensive ace Willow Leedy-Bonifas gives her rival nowhere to go.

 

Level 2:

Four different Wolves tallied points in the fourth quarter, propelling CMS to a come-from-behind 24-20 win.

Coupeville, now 1-1 on the campaign, trailed 5-4 after one, recovered to slide ahead 10-7 at the half, then retreated a bit, finding itself down 18-16 heading into the final frame.

That was when the Wolves clamped down on defense, closing things on an 8-2 tear, with Amelia Crowder, Elizabeth Marshall, Rhylin Price, and Amaiya Curry all scoring for the victors.

Kennedy O’Neill had the hottest hand on the afternoon, rippling the twines for eight points, while Willow Leedy-Bonifas netted six and Price banked in four.

Marshall (2), Crowder (2), and Curry (2) rounded out the offensive attack, with Sage Stavros, Allison Powers, Sophia Batterman, and Isabella de Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge bringing hustle on the defensive end of the floor.

 

Level 3:

Another strong close-out for Coupeville, with the Wolves evening their record at 1-1 thanks to a strong second half performance during a 21-16 win.

Down 4-2 after one, and 8-7 at the half, CMS rallied to finish the game with 8-6 and 6-2 runs across the final two quarters of play.

Brooklyn Pope made the net pop, scoring all eight of her points after halftime, while Emma Cushman rattled the rim for five.

Cassandra Powers and Kaleigha Millison chipped in with four apiece, while Zariyah Allen, Cameron Van Dyke, Selah Rivera, Annaliese Powers, Claire Lachnit, and Zayne Roos rounded out the roster.

 

Up next:

The Wolves travel to Everett Feb. 20 to square off with Northshore Christian Academy, before returning home for three straight rumbles in the CMS gym.

Coupeville hosts King’s, Lakewood, and Sultan on Feb. 22, 27, and 29 respectively.

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Kassie O’Neil, legendary human being. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Kassie O’Neil was a great basketball player, and the lessons she learned helped her transition into being one of the best coaches Coupeville High School has employed.

But she has always been about much more than just putting a ball in a basket.

Sister. Daughter. Mom. Wife. Businesswoman. Craftswoman. Speaker of truth.

Kassie is one of the rare ones, a radiant ray of sunshine and a boon to every place she calls home.

So, while Coupeville is losing her (at least for now), someplace else is about to welcome one of the most genuine people on the planet, and the boys she and husband Kevin are raising to be the same way.

Be grateful she graced us with her presence and envy those who will get to call her one of their own in the near future.

As she exits the CHS sideline, a few thoughts from the tartly transcendent one:

 

The last three years coaching at Coupeville has been a wild ride.

It’s been exhausting, mentally and physically demanding, and incredibly rewarding.

Getting to guide these young girls through some of their most formative years has been a task I didn’t take lightly.

For me, coaching became more than just basketball.

These kids need role models who are willing to hear them, see them, and listen without judgment and I think I tried my very best to be that for them. 

And as much as I have loved this job, my life feels to be pulling me in a different direction.

I know that I was hired on the premise that I would be in it for the long haul. And at the time, I really meant that.

Although, I did know I was going to have to figure out how to swing over and coach the boys with Brad (Sherman) when my boys got to that age. But I digress.

Heading into this position, I was ready to watch these kids go from start to finish, from middle schoolers to graduates.

But as they say, life happens when you’re busy making plans.

And while I thought I would be content with our small-town life here on this slow island where I grew up, I feel called to do other things and dream a bit bigger. 

So, with all of that said, I am withdrawing from my position as assistant coach and our family is moving off island come summer.

I’m not quite sure where we will land or what the future will look like, but I’m a ‘leap first and hopefully the stairway will appear’ kinda person.

I trust that we will end up right where we are supposed to be.

As for the girls, I hope they feel like they can call me whenever they need me.

And I’ll make it back to step into practice to see how they’re doing.

I’ll also make sure to catch all of their away games over in Skagit Valley.

I’m really not going that far, just across the water, but I know it feels like an ending.

I hope these girls know how much I care about them.

I am a boy mom through and through, but for the last three years I got to bond with these girls as if they were my own daughters.

Well, more like younger sisters because I’m really not THAT old … even though being around these kids make me feel like it.

Anyway, it’s been fun, and it’s been real, and I will never forget all that I learned about myself through coaching.

Coupeville will always be home, and this team will always be family to me.

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Ari Cunningham clamps down on defense. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Some things are clicking. Some things need to be worked on.

The Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams made their debut Thursday, squaring off with next-door neighbor South Whidbey.

While the Falcons escaped with narrow wins in all three contests, the host Wolves made fourth quarter rallies each time out and shared the scoring load.

But what killed comeback hopes was an unforgiving rim on free throw attempts, as the CMS squads combined to net just 4-29 from the charity stripe.

Still, even there, the positive was the Wolves showed a far superior ability to get to the line in the first place, with South Whidbey going just 2-8 overall.

How the day played out:

 

Level 1:

It was a defensive struggle for much of the game, with South Whidbey eking out a 25-17 win.

Ari Cunningham netted a free throw to account for Coupeville’s lone first quarter point, with the Wolves trailing 3-1 at the break.

From there the Falcons held on to an 8-6 advantage at the half, before stretching the lead to 19-9 through three quarters.

The Wolves put together their best offensive surge in the fourth, with Cunningham, Lillian Ketterling, Sydney Van Dyke, and Adie Maynes scoring down the stretch.

Cunningham paced CMS with seven points, while Tenley Stuurmans (3), Ketterling (3), Maynes (2), and Van Dyke (2) rounded out the attack.

Laken Simpson, Tamsin Ward, Ava Lucero, Chelsi Stevens, Olivia Hall, and Taylor Marrs also saw floor time for the Wolves.

 

Level 2:

Coupeville closed the game on an 8-0 run in the fourth quarter but couldn’t quite get all the way back in a 24-19 loss.

South Whidbey inched out to an 8-6 lead after one, stretched it to 20-11 by the half, then coasted into the fourth frame up 24-11 after the Wolves went scoreless in the third.

Willow Leedy-Bonifas got Coupeville’s offense re-started in the final quarter, tossing in a pair of buckets to give her a team-high eight points, while her teammates were locked-down on defense.

Kennedy O’Neill banked in five points to back up Leedy-Bonifas, with Amelia Crowder, Sophia Batterman, and Rhylin Price each recording a bucket.

Amaiya Curry, Isabella de Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge, and Elizabeth Marshall rounded out the CMS roster.

 

Level 3:

A slow first quarter hurt the Wolves, but they closed strongly during a 22-18 loss.

South Whidbey claimed the lead after a 10-0 run in the first, before the two teams battled dead even through the second and third frames.

Trailing 18-8 heading into the fourth, Coupeville rallied for a game-closing 10-4 run behind the shooting of Kaleigha Millison and Brooklyn Pope.

The duo finished the game with eight and six points, respectively, while Cassandra Powers and Emma Cushman both rattled the rim for a bucket.

Also seeing floor time were Zariyah Allen, Claire Lachnit, Zayne Roos, and Cameron Van Dyke.

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“Excuse me, coming through. Pardon me … get out of my way, sister!!” (Jackie Saia photo)

A pause, and then the hardwood life returns.

The 50th season of Coupeville High School girls’ basketball closed Tuesday, which just means the countdown to the 51st season is underway.

Other athletic pursuits come and go, but God’s Chosen Sport is eternal.

Through good weather and bad, through school days and summer afternoons, the pursuit of hoops excellence rolls on, every young woman in a Wolf uniform chasing the greatest scorer in school history.

Her name is Brianne King, and no one, boy or girl, has come close to racking up numbers like she did in the late ’90s and early 2000’s.

But never say never.

Jeff Stone held his share of the CHS boys’ basketball career scoring record for 54 years, until Logan Downes came calling in 2024.

Go back four years, to a freshman season cut down to 12 games by the pandemic, and who among us would have assumed the current Wolf senior would be standing atop the mountain?

Which is a way of saying, you never know.

Haylee Armstrong. Tenley Stuurmans. Tamsin Ward.

Or a 3rd grader working on her shot right now.

They could be the one who joins Downes in shocking the world.

You’ll never know if you don’t keep coming back, season after season, documenting bucket after bucket.

A gym, a basketball, a dream — who knows how they’ll play out?

“These shoes? Why, thank you for asking, Mia. These are my special sweet shooting shoes!! I put ’em on, every shot hits nothing but net!!” (Bailey Thule photo)

 

CHS girls’ hoops career scoring (1974-2024), with active players listed in BOLD:

Brianne King – 1549
Zenovia Barron – 1270
Makana Stone – 1158
Megan Smith – 1042
Ann Pettit – 932
Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby – 892
Terry Perkins – 673
Lexie Black – 622
Kristan Hurlburt – 598
Tina Lyness – 594

Marlene Grasser – 574
Judy Marti – 545
Brittany Black – 502
Jen Canfield – 497
Erica Lamb – 497
Emily Vracin – 467
Tina Barker – 464
Vanessa Davis – 448
Lindsey Roberts – 448
Maureen Wetmore – 438

Sarah Powell – 425
Mika Hosek – 424
Cassidi Rosenkrance – 423
Maddie Georges – 407
Ashley Manker – 404
Shawna West – 388
Katie Smith – 374
Whitney Clark – 359
Amy Mouw – 353
Tracy Taylor – 350

Kailey Kellner – 339
Amanda Allmer – 331
Misty Sellgren – 331
Taniel Lamb – 330
Marie Grasser – 321
Mia Littlejohn – 317
Amanda Fabrizi – 299
Scout Smith – 290
Bessie Walstad – 288
Hailey Hammer – 282

Madeline Strasburg – 261
Carly Guillory – 260
Sarah Mouw – 259
Julie Wieringa – 252
Danette Beckley – 249
Chelsea Prescott – 249
Marlys West – 247
Kendra O’Keefe – 244
Breeanna Messner – 235
Hilary Kortuem – 231

Ema Smith – 228
Mikayla Elfrank – 227
Annette Jameson – 223
Beth Mouw – 216
Lisa Roehl – 216
Alita Blouin – 215
Audrianna Shaw – 212
Linda Cheshier – 210
Katie Marti – 208
Izzy Wells – 204

Your active scoring leader, one Katie Marti. (CHS Yearbook Staff photo)

Pam Jampsa – 202
Julia Myers – 202
Kim Warder – 193
Lyla Stuurmans – 192
Kacie Kiel – 188
Stephanie Clapp – 185
Kassie Lawson – 184
Heather Davis – 182
Jaime Rasmussen – 181
Trudy Eaton – 180

Heidi Bepler – 179
Jodie Christensen – 174
Aimee Messner – 168
Danielle Vracin – 167
Sherry Bonacci – 165
Marie Hesselgrave – 165
Marilyn Brown – 164
Hayley Ebersole – 163
Yashmeen Knox – 163
Traci Perkins – 161

Suzette Glover – 159
Carolyn Lhamon – 153
Jai’Lysa Hoskins – 151
Jennifer Bailey – 150
Emily Young – 149
Vanessa Bodley – 146
Joli Smith – 142
Jennie Cross – 140
Mia Farris – 135
Savina Wells – 133

Taya Boonstra – 132
Sarah Burgoyne – 126
Christi Messner – 125
Kayla Lawson – 124
Avalon Renninger – 123
Gwen Gustafson – 122
Cheryl Dunn – 119
Ryanne Knoblich – 119
Hannah Davidson – 116
Jill Whitney – 116

Sarah Wright – 115
Laurie Estes – 114
Debbie Snyder – 113
Tiffany Briscoe – 111
Madison McMillan – 110
Lauren Escalle – 109
Sally Biskovich – 108
Kara Harvey – 108
Kalia Littlejohn – 106
Kyla Briscoe – 104

Kelly Snyder – 104
Sue Wyatt – 100
Lupine Wutzke – 98
Monica Vidoni – 97
Christine Barr – 95
Lauren Grove – 95
Babette Owensby – 93
Toni Thiefault – 92
Jennifer Pettit – 85
Laura Young – 83

Marnie Bartelson – 81
Cheryl Pangburn – 79
Courtney Arnold – 78
Tonnalea Rasmussen – 78
Sharon Jolly – 75
Amanda Manker – 73
Beth Cavanaugh – 72
Wynter Thorne – 68
Rachelle Solomon – 64
Lindsey Sherwood – 61

Ann Kahler – 60
Teagan Calkins – 59
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 59
Chelsea Rosenkrance – 59
Judy Wallace – 58
Rose Marti – 57
Jean Wyatt – 57
Jennifer Eelkema – 55
Christine Larson – 53
Courtney Boyd – 52

Jada Heaton – 52
Kari Johnson – 52
Erin Ryan – 52
Anya Leavell – 51
Nicole Shelly – 50
Traci Barker – 49
Paige Mueller – 49
Stephanie Kipp – 48
Lynn Wilson – 47
Andilee Murphy – 46

Janiece Jenkins – 43
Meghan Metlow – 43
Tia Wurzrainer – 43
Jessy Caselden – 41
Karen Jampsa – 40
Jennifer Meyer – 40
Jill Keeney – 39
Suzanne Enders – 38
Mandi Murdy – 37
Shawn Diem – 35

Min Powell – 35
Abby Mulholland – 32
Lauren Rose – 32
Tammie Hardie – 31
Nezi Keiper – 29
Shannon Rutledge – 29
Taylor Sherman – 29
Anna Myhr – 28
Kirsty Croghan – 27
Lori Friswold – 27

Sarah Vass – 27
Tina Jansen – 26
Kim Stuurmans – 26
Kathy Jolly – 25
Shelby Kulz – 25
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 25
Melissa Cox – 23
Haley Marx – 23
Haylee Armstrong – 21
Lori Hart – 21

Haylee Armstrong, ready to make the scoreboard jump. (Jackie Saia photo)

Skylar Parker – 21
Allison Wenzel – 21
Courtney Williams – 21
Aleshia McFadyen – 20
Nancy Dyer – 18
Dina Lanphere – 18
McKenzie Bailey – 17
Carol Estes – 17
Kristina Clark – 16
Dawn Clampet – 15

Nicole Laxton – 15
Mollie Bailey – 14
Lindsey Tucker – 13
Jeannette Fixel – 12
Tammy Shubat – 12
Nikki Snyder – 12
Kelly Ankney – 11
Naomi Prater – 11
Michelle Riddle – 11
Emily Wodjenski – 11

Alyssa Kelley – 10
Zarah Leaman – 10
Toni Hudson – 9
Georgie Smith – 9
Cindy Bennett – 8
Susan Estes – 8
Ami Garthwaite – 8
Eileen Hanley – 8
Keri Iverson – 8
Kristine Macnab – 8

Michelle Smith – 8
Carlie Rosenkrance – 7
McKayla Bailey – 6
Lexi Boyer – 6
Rhiannon Ellsworth – 6
Debbie Johnson – 6
Grace LaPoint – 6
Skyler Lawrence – 6
Corrin Skvarla – 6
Janie Wilson – 6

Kayla Arnold – 5
Katy Bennett – 5
Penny Griggs – 5
Marissa Slater – 5
Denise McGregor – 4
Jessica Sherwood – 4
Kara Warder – 4
Reese Wilkinson – 4
Christina Mowery – 3
Samantha Roehl – 3

Ashlie Shank – 3
Jamie Townsdin – 3
Brenda Belcher – 2
Rusty Brian – 2
Carol Davis – 2
Lisa Davis – 2
Nicole Fuller – 2
Bryley Gilbert – 2
Cathy Higgins – 2
Daisy Kent – 2

Katie Kiel – 2
Charlotte Langille – 2
Brynn Parker – 2
Morgan Stevens – 2
Tracy Barber – 1
Amy Biskovich – 1
Corinne Gaddis – 1

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