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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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Gwen Gustafson pushes the ball up court. (Bailey Thule photo)

One game short.

The Coupeville High School girls’ basketball squad put up a strong fight Wednesday, especially in the final minutes, but couldn’t get past La Conner, falling a win shy of advancing to the state tournament.

The Wolves close their season at 10-11 after absorbing a 59-35 loss on their home floor in the bi-district title game.

La Conner, the Northwest 2B/1B League regular season champ, is 19-4 and will find out its next opponent Sunday, when state brackets are revealed.

CHS was playing its third straight loser-out game, having knocked off Friday Harbor in a tiebreaker for District 1’s #2 playoff seed, before upsetting District 2’s top team, Auburn Adventist Academy, in their playoff opener.

Facing off with the Braves, who wheel out a big three consisting of 6-foot-2 Makayla Herrera, 6-0 Ellie Marble, and 5-10 Josie Harper, the Wolves had no chance to match their foes in height, but they more than stood up to La Conner in terms of scrappiness.

Coupeville fell behind 8-0, thanks to back-to-back three-balls from the bombs-away Braves, but closed the first quarter on a mini-run.

Gwen Gustafson got the Wolves on the board with a pullup jumper, while fellow senior Maddie Georges rippled the net after Mia Farris popped a gorgeous pass over the heads of two defenders while airborne.

With all five players up on their toes and scrapping, Coupeville hung tough, and kept the margin to single-digits for much of the first half.

Georges twice scrambled back, planted herself, and drew offensive charging fouls on incoming Braves, while Carolyn Lhamon, Lyla Stuurmans, and Katie Marti threw haymakers in the paint while fighting for rebounds.

Coupeville’s bench enjoys the moment. (Bailey Thule photo)

But La Conner is a solid squad which has earned its rep, and the visitors stretched the lead out to 28-12 by the half.

Especially painful was the final five seconds, as the Braves netted a free throw, then promptly stole the inbounds pass and turned it into a buzzer-beating jumper.

The third quarter was the difference, and the only stretch where the Wolves just couldn’t get much to work.

Georges led off the second half by slicing under two defenders for a bucket, then came back around to notch a pair of free throws and a layup off of a sweet inside cut.

Unfortunately for Coupeville, the Braves busted out 20 points in response in the third frame, running the margin up to 48-18 heading into the fourth.

In typical La Conner fashion, it still elected to leave two of its big three on the floor until the game’s final buzzer rang.

Meanwhile, Marble — who has missed several games with a lingering back injury — was left to scrap in the crush under the basket until the four-minute mark of the final frame.

To which Coupeville’s Fab Five seniors, most of whom have played together since grade school, said, “Fine. Bring it.”

And promptly outscored the Braves front-liners 17-11 to put a cap on the game, the season, and their prep careers.

Coupeville’s Fab Five seniors — (l to r) Maddie Georges, Alita Blouin, Carolyn Lhamon, Gustafson, and Ryanne Knoblich, nab a final pic with coach Megan Richter. (Helene Lhamon photo)

Georges snapped the nets on the final pair of three-balls she shot as a Wolf, while Alita Blouin crashed hard to the hoop and Ryanne Knoblich stood tall in the paint, the trio combining to score all of Coupeville’s points down the stretch.

The Wolves also bit hard on defense, forcing La Conner to commit its only shot clock violation of the night with under 80 seconds to play.

With two of the big three still handling the ball.

So, there’s that.

The game’s final minutes were a testament to all that Georges, Lhamon, Knoblich, Blouin, and Gustafson have brought to the program, and a prompt to the five sophomores and one junior who fill out the current Wolf roster.

Never stop fighting. Ever.

In their final appearance on the CHS hardwood, Georges and Blouin led their team with 14 and 11 points, respectively, while Knoblich (5), Gustafson (2), Farris (2), and Marti (1) also scored.

Despite losing games to a pandemic and injuries, Georges and Blouin both finish as two of the more-explosive offensive performers in program history.

Mad Dog, who admirably devoted herself to often being a pass-first point guard intent on setting up other’s scoring opportunities, finishes with 407 career points.

The four-year varsity vet slips past Ashley Manker (404) and exits as the #24 all-time scorer for a program launched in 1974.

Blouin’s visits to the doctor held to her just 23 high school hoops games — two as a junior before a busted ankle, and 21 this season — but she became the first Wolf girl to drop 200+ points in a season since Makana Stone erupted for 427 back in 2015-2016.

 

Final season scoring stats:

Alita Blouin – 204
Maddie Georges – 154
Ryanne Knoblich – 102
Lyla Stuurmans – 71
Gwen Gustafson – 67
Katie Marti – 47
Carolyn Lhamon – 32
Mia Farris – 27
Madison McMillan – 6
Jada Heaton – 2
Skylar Parker – 2

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The Wolves run to playoff success. (Bailey Thule photo)

“These girls are not ready to stop playing.”

The Coupeville High School girls’ varsity basketball squad, led by their Fab Five seniors, won their second-straight loser-out game, bouncing visiting Auburn Adventist Academy 39-29 Monday in the bi-district opener.

Now 10-10, Megan Richter’s pack of scrappy ballhawks return to their home floor Wednesday to face either La Conner (17-4) or Northwest Christian of Lacey (7-7) for the tourney title and the lone berth to state being awarded to girls’ teams in Districts 1/2.

The Braves and Wolverines were also supposed to play Monday, but their game was bumped to Tuesday after high winds affected the Port Townsend ferry, stranding NWC on the mainland.

La Conner and NWC’s girls now play Tuesday at 7 PM, bumping the boys’ playoff game between Coupeville and NWC from 6:45 up to 5:15.

Having endured a tiebreaker game to earn their playoff ticket, Coupeville’s girls were playing for the third time in four days when they took the floor Monday night.

But the Wolves were also playing at home for the first time in a week, they were wearing their snazzy black uniforms, and the fan base — including several former Wolf coaches — was solidly on their side.

And they responded in style, jumping on Auburn quickly and leading from first bucket to final buzzer.

Springy sophomore Lyla Stuurmans, who drove the Falcon ballhandlers batty all game on defense, knocked down a running layup off of a long pass from Maddie Georges, and things were underway.

An early three-ball from Alita Blouin, and another breakaway bucket from Stuurmans staked Coupeville to an early 9-2 lead, though the Falcons fought back.

Hitting the first of its five treys, Auburn sliced the lead back down to 9-7 heading into the final minute of the opening frame, setting up a potential back-and-forth brawl.

But the Wolves responded, and quickly, with Georges burying a three-ball of her own, before coming back around to fuel yet another Stuurmans layup with a precision half-court pass.

Toss in a free throw off the fingers of Mia Farris, and CHS was up 15-7 at the first break and in control.

Not that Auburn gave in, however, as the Falcons fought for every loose ball and rebound, slicing its deficit back to four points right before halftime.

To which Georges, a four-year varsity vet, said, “Not my gym, not tonight,” banking home a three-ball which beat the buzzer by .000000002 of a second.

“I will make them cry. I promise you that!” (Bailey Thule photo)

The well-timed bomb from Georges sent Coupeville to the break leading 24-17, and the Wolves pushed their lead into double digits early in the third quarter.

Ryanne Knoblich knocked down back-to-back buckets, one off of a rebound, the other set up by a Carolyn Lhamon kick-out pass, before Gwen Gustafson started rainin’ baskets from mid-range, putting the cherry on the sundae.

Auburn rattled home a pair of three-balls in the fourth quarter, but otherwise could not get anything going, while Coupeville milked the clock and eased home with the win.

Six of eight Wolves to see the floor Monday scored, led by Blouin, who popped for a game-high 11 points.

Alita Blouin, knockin’ down buckets and takin’ names. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Georges (9), Knoblich (8), Stuurmans (6), Gustafson (4), and Farris (1) also scored, while Lhamon and Katie Marti dominated on the boards.

Several Wolves hit personal milestones in the playoff win, led by Georges, who moves past Shawna West (388) and lands at #25 on the CHS girls all-time scoring list.

The fiery, yet composed, Wolf point guard, sits with 393 career points, while Blouin became the 61st Wolf girl to crack the 200-point club since the program launched in 1974.

She’s collected 204 points — tying her with Izzy Wells at #58 all-time — while playing in just 22 games.

Injuries limited Blouin to two games through her junior year, but she’s bounced back to start all 20 contests during her senior season.

Lastly, Stuurmans, just a sophomore, cracked the 125-point club.

With 130 and counting, she passes two former players with a direct connection to this year’s team — Christi Messner (125) and Kayla Lawson (124).

Messner is the mom of Stuurman’s fellow sophomore, Katie Marti, and was on the PA system Monday night, while Lawson is the sister of current Wolf JV coach Kassie O’Neil.

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Ryanne Knoblich gets a hug from momma Mariah before kickin’ butt on the hardwood. (Karen Carlson photo)

It took some extra work, but they’re in.

The Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team had to go to a tiebreaker, and hold off Friday Harbor by a single point, but the Wolves are playoff bound.

CHS will be at home for their postseason rumbles, as well, hosting the bi-district tourney next week.

The four-team single-elimination tilt kicks off Monday with a doubleheader, then wraps Wednesday with one team punching its ticket to state.

Gwen Gustafson keeps her eye on the ball. (Bailey Thule photo)

 

What you need to know:

 

What:

District 1/2 girls’ basketball tourney

 

When:

Feb. 13, 15

 

Where:

Coupeville High School (501 S Main)

 

Admission:

Tickets can be purchased two ways – online or at the door.

No regular season passes are accepted, as playoff money goes to the districts, and not the school hosting the tourney.

Ticket sales at the door are CASH only.

To purchase online, pop over to the GoFan link at:

https://gofan.co/

You select the game and date, then bring your phone with you to the game. The ticket taker will hit redeem on the screen, stamp your hand, and you’re cleared to enter.

Prices are:

$8.00 — Adults and students w/o ASB

$6.00 — Senior citizens, military ID, students with ASB, children (6-12)

 

Bracket:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=3809&school_year=2022-23&district=1&sport=12&class=2B

 

Team capsules:

 

Auburn Adventist Academy

Season record: 9-5

League: 1B/2B SeaTac

Trips to state tourney: None

RPI ranking: #27

Results vs. bi-district foes: Lost to Coupeville 42-21, beat Northwest Christian 49-23

Coach: Jesse Plecker

Seniors: Not available

Mascot: Falcons

 

Coupeville

Season record: 9-9

League: Northwest 2B/1B League

Trips to state tourney: 7 (Most recent: 2016)

RPI ranking: #26

Results vs. bi-district foes: Beat AAA 42-21, lost to La Conner 72-16 and 48-22

Coach: Megan Richter

Seniors: Alita Blouin, Maddie Georges, Gwen Gustafson, Carolyn Lhamon, Ryanne Knoblich

Mascot: Wolves

 

La Conner

Season record: 17-4

League: Northwest 2B/1B League

Trips to state tourney: 14 (Most recent: 2022)

RPI ranking: #6

Results vs. bi-district foes: Beat Coupeville 72-16 and 48-22

Coach: Joe Harper

Seniors: Josie Harper, Makayla Herrera, Ellie Marble, Kennedy Miller

Mascot: Braves

 

Northwest Christian (Lacey)

Season record: 7-7

League: 1B/2B SeaTac

Trips to state tourney: 1 (2010)

RPI ranking: #38

Results vs. bi-district foes: Lost to AAA 49-23

Coach: Not available

Seniors: Not available

Mascot: Wolverines

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