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Capri Anter (left) and Haylee Armstrong (right), rising hoops stars. (Photo courtesy Michelle Armstrong)

“We are working on putting together a full game.

“When we can play the first half as tough as we normally do the second half, we will be a very tough team to deal with.”

That’s how Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball coach Bennett Richter felt after the Wolves played their home opener Tuesday afternoon.

Facing off with ritzy private school Northshore Christian Academy, both CMS teams to see action progressively got better as the game unfolded.

How the day went, as I stayed home to fight off a head cold:

 

Level 1:

8th grader Haylee Armstrong poured in a team-high 11 points and the Wolves put together their best stretch of play in the 4th quarter.

Haylee is showing that she is and will be a force to be reckoned with!” Richter said.

While the Wolves fell 40-17, they played NSC even in the final frame, holding their own in a 10-10 stalemate.

Lillie Ketterling added four points in support of Armstrong’s 11, while Rhylin Price also banked home a bucket.

Adeline Maynes, Lexis Drake, Capri Anter, Sydney Van Dyke, Chelsi Stevens, and Tamsin Ward also saw floor time for the Wolves in the day’s first game.

 

Level 2:

Coupeville fell 32-15 in the nightcap but increased its scoring total in each quarter.

“Slow start, strong finish,” Richter said. “Team Two really made Northshore work in the second half.”

Ari Cunningham paced the Wolf attack with six points, with Isa De Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge rattled the rims for four.

Kennedy O’Neill (2), Lina Shelly (2), and Ava Lucero (1) also scored, with Izzy Bowder, Amaiya Curry, and Taylor Marrs rounding out the active roster.

 

What’s ahead:

Coupeville hits the road Thursday, traveling to Shoreline to face King’s, then closes with three of four in its home gym.

The Wolves welcome Granite Falls (Feb. 27), Sultan (Mar. 2), and South Whidbey (Mar. 9) to town, while also riding the bus to Lakewood (Feb. 28)

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Kathy Jolly

She’s part of the Wolf hoops sisterhood.

Kathy Jolly, who lost a long-term battle with cancer, was on the second girls’ basketball team to represent Coupeville High School.

Having moved to Cow Town in time for her senior year, she scored 25 points for the 1975-1976 Wolves, putting her fifth on the team in scoring.

With lil’ sis Sharon dropping in 75 points across the 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons, the siblings accounted for a nice, round 100 points as a duo.

While I don’t think I knew her personally — though who knows, she may have been a Videoville customer — Kathy Jolly was a tax accountant, like my mother.

And, as part of my ongoing obsession with tracking every last point scored in a CHS varsity basketball game, she certainly deserves to be remembered by Wolf hoops fans.

 

Jolly’s obit:

Long-time Oak Harbor resident and tax accountant Kathy Jolly passed away on December 7, 2022, following a lengthy battle with cancer.

She was born February 20, 1958, in Longview, Washington and was preceded in death by her parents, Dave and Shirley Jolly of Coupeville.

She is survived by her siblings; Shari Steece of Oak Harbor, WA, Pam (and Dave) Keck of Athol, ID, and Dave Jolly (and Lori Davis) of Tigard, OR; her 29 beloved nieces and nephews spanning two generations; and her best friend, Rebecca Salazar of Oak Harbor.

Kathy grew up in the Riverton Heights area of South Seattle.

Her family moved just before her senior year of high school to Coupeville, where she graduated as class Valedictorian.

She earned her BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington.

After several years of work as an accountant, she spent 18 months in Japan as a full-time missionary for LIFE Ministries, based out of Southern California, where Kathy had been “adopted” by the Salazar family.

She moved back to Whidbey in 1986 and worked for the tax and accounting firm Bridges and Rodgers, where she forged relationships with clients that lasted for decades.

Kathy eventually bought the business, renaming it Pacific Grace Tax & Accounting as a testament to her life-long faith as a Christian.

She became an Enrolled Agent in 1999, passing all four parts of the IRS exam at her first sitting.

With the heart of a teacher, Kathy treasured working with her clients and employees.

In 2012, she welcomed Ronnie Wright, MBA and EA, as a business partner and good friend.

Kathy was instrumental in building and enriching the WAATP (Washington Association of Accountants and Tax Professionals) organization, serving in multiple roles on their Board of Directors for well over a dozen years.

She also spent years on Toddler Learning Center and American Red Cross Regional boards.

She taught briefly at Skagit Valley Community College and served on their Advisory Committee.

For all who knew her, Kathy’s faith, smile, and joyful laugh are unforgettable.

She delighted in children and their laughter, was a great cook, and never gave up on the Seattle Mariners.

She reveled in the outdoors, whether leading songs around a campfire or dipping her toes in the ocean.

She loved pretty earrings, classic Disney everything, good hair days, Mexican food, balloons, and playing games.

Kathy was fond of saying that God never works just one side of a problem and was living proof of its truth.

Even from a hospital bed, she taught hospital staff the importance of including a focus on joy and peace, prompting a new style of conversation that alleviated, for Kathy and others going forward, the frustration of being asked largely pain-centric questions.

Her ceaseless prayer was to keep a song in her heart, and she was quick to share it with others.

Kathy valued her clients, cherished her friends, and adored her family.

Though sorely missed by all here, she is now at home with her Savior and King.

A Celebration of Life for Kathy will be held at Family Bible Church (2760 Heller St – Oak Harbor) Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 2:00 PM.

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Sophia Batterman lines up a shot during warmups. (Bennett Richter photo)

Survive Sultan, and you can survive anything.

Traveling out to the wilds makes for a long day on the bus, and a long day of dodging elbows on the floor, as the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball squads found out Thursday.

But while the young Wolves absorbed three losses, and some bruises against the Turks, they acquitted themselves well.

“The girls learned a good lesson in what playing aggressively and physically looks like,” said CMS coach Bennett Richter.

“Every team improved in the second half, which means they are willing to keep working! And that bodes well for any program!”

Sharpshooter Melanie Wolfe (left) has scored in both of her team’s first two games this season. (Photo courtesy Molly McPherson)

Richter and fellow Wolf coach Mia Littlejohn were both impressed with the fight shown by their Level 3 team, which outscored Sultan — always a top middle school program — in the second half.

“That honestly was very cool to see,” Richter said. “They learned a lot on the go and in such a short amount of time!”

After opening the season with two straight games on the road, the Wolves make their home debut next Tuesday, Feb. 21 against Northshore Christian Academy.

Tipoff is 3:15 PM.

Amelia Crowder delivers a present to the hoop. (Bennett Richter photo)

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Jada Heaton, a walkin’, talkin’ ray of sunshine for Coupeville athletics. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Every team needs a Jada Heaton.

The irrepressible, high-energy Coupeville sophomore brings joy, excitement, and 1000% support to all her athletic teams.

Whether she’s in the game, or bouncing on and off the bench, Heaton is the ultimate good-time teammate.

You can see that when you watch her in person, and you can see that in the photos above and below, where she appears three times.

And why not?

As long as Jada is having a good time, the Wolves are set.

Avery Parker, whose artwork kept Coupeville Sports in business during the pandemic, grows weary of all the autograph requests.

Wolf students and cheerleaders unleash the noise.

Madison McMillan (23) is ready to throw hands, while Heaton is ready to join her teammate if the floor needs to be rushed.

Megan Richter, calm and composed on the outside. On the inside, a raging cauldron of emotions. “Shoot the ball like I did when I was your age!!”

Starters (l to r) Lyla Stuurmans, Maddie Georges, Alita Blouin, Carolyn Lhamon, and Ryanne Knoblich await their intros.

Mia Farris keeps her eye on the target.

Jada, tries, and fails, to hide from her personal paparazzi. “All night long, it’s clickety-click-click-click. Is this what life is like for Beyonce??”

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Lyla Stuurmans is the active career scoring leader for CHS girls’ basketball. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s a sisterhood, 241 players strong.

The modern era of Coupeville High School girls’ basketball launched in 1974, in the wake of Title IX, and Wolf players have been scoring buckets for 49 seasons now.

We still don’t have scoring stats for that first CHS team, since the Whidbey News-Times flat-out didn’t cover their season.

But other than that, the effort to track down every last point scored by a varsity Wolf girl has been mostly successful.

There’s still a small question about a couple of games in the early-to-mid 2000’s (justice for Brittany Black!), but overall, we’re feeling pretty good about things.

With Wednesday’s playoff loss to La Conner, five Coupeville seniors put a stamp on their prep careers, with all five having cracked triple-digit scoring.

Maddie Georges, a four-year varsity vet, exits as the #24 all-time scorer — even while having lost games to the pandemic.

Then there’s Alita Blouin, who averaged almost 10 points a game in the 23 contests where she avoided injuries and got to stay on the floor.

Carolyn Lhamon, Gwen Gustafson, and Ryanne Knoblich also topped 100 points, with the latter two tying with exactly 122 career points apiece.

Looking forward to the 2023-2024 season, which (red alert, Willie Smith! red alert, Willie Smith!!!) will be the program’s 50th, there are six possible returnees who have already scored at the varsity level.

Lyla Stuurmans, currently a sophomore, tops that pack with 130 points, which puts her #89 with two seasons still ahead of her.

She would have to make quite the jump to catch sweet-shooting gunner Brianne King at the top of the list, but is only 101 points from cracking the top 50.

Katie Marti is coming for all your records. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

A little further down, fellow super sophomore Katie Marti lurks with 58 points and counting.

As she becomes a bigger part of the team’s offense, could she race past mom Christi Messner (125), Aunt Aimee Bishop (168), cousin Breeanna Messner (235), or Aunt Judy Marti (545)?

Only time, and the unpredictable bounce of ball on hardwood, will tell.

For now, time for all Coupeville girls hoops players, past, present, and future, to gaze upon the updated list as it sits mid-day Feb. 16, 2023.

We’re talking 36,869 points and counting.

 

CHS girls’ basketball career scoring

BOLD = active player

 

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
Izzy Wells – 204
Pam Jampsa – 202

Julia Myers – 202
Kim Warder – 193
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 – 159

Jai’Lysa Hoskins – 151
Jennifer Bailey – 150
Emily Young – 149
Vanessa Bodley – 146
Joli Smith – 142
Jennie Cross – 140
Savina Wells – 133
Taya Boonstra – 132
Lyla Stuurmans – 130
Sarah Burgoyne – 126

Christi Messner – 125
Kayla Lawson – 124
Avalon Renninger – 123
Gwen Gustafson – 122
Ryanne Knoblich – 122
Cheryl Dunn – 119
Hannah Davidson – 116
Jill Whitney – 116
Sarah Wright – 115
Laurie Estes – 114

Debbie Snyder – 113
Tiffany Briscoe – 111
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
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 59
Chelsea Rosenkrance – 59

Katie Marti – 58
Judy Wallace – 58
Rose Marti – 57
Jean Wyatt – 57
Jennifer Eelkema – 55
Christine Larson – 53
Courtney Boyd – 52
Kari Johnson – 52
Erin Ryan – 52
Anya Leavell – 51

Nicole Shelley – 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
Mia Farris – 31

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
Lori Hart – 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
Madison McMillan – 6
Corrin Skvarla – 6
Janie Wilson – 6
Katy Bennett – 5
Penny Griggs – 5
Marissa Slater – 5
Denise McGregor – 4

Jessica Sherwood – 4
Kara Warder – 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
Jada Heaton – 2
Cathy Higgins – 2
Daisy Kent – 2
Katie Kiel – 2
Charlotte Langille – 2
Skylar Parker – 2
Morgan Stevens – 2
Tracy Barber – 1
Amy Biskovich – 1

Corinne Gaddis – 1

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