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The rim is a fickle mistress

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris powers to the hoop. (Andrew Williams photo)

Long trip, tired shooting touch.

Playing for the third time in four days, after a long trek to the wilds of Forks, and minus its leading scorer, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad struggled offensively Saturday afternoon.

Putting up a season low in points, the Wolves fell 50-21 to the Spartans, evening their non-conference record at 3-3.

The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for Coupeville, which hadn’t gone below 37 points in a game this season.

The Wolves were missing senior guard Alita Blouin, who has popped for 59 points in five games.

She suffered a wrist injury in practice Friday, but is expected to recover quickly, and should be back in the lineup when CHS heads to Eastern Washington for a tournament Dec. 27-28.

Alita Blouin’s scoring touch was missed Saturday. (Andrew Williams photo)

The Wolves have nine days off now between games.

By the time they take the court in Ellensburg, the memory of a rough shooting performance in Forks will hopefully have faded.

Trailing 9-2 after one quarter Saturday, Coupeville got really buried during a 20-5 Forks surge in the second frame.

The Wolves picked things up a bit after that, racking up seven points apiece in both the third and fourth quarters, but they were never able to pull themselves back out of the early hole.

Forks finished with an advantage in every phase of the game, netting five three-balls while CHS failed to hit from behind the arc.

The Spartans were just 11 of 25 at the free throw line, but even there, they topped the Wolves, who struggled in a 7-18 performance.

Senior Ryanne Knoblich accounted for a third of Coupeville’s offense, tallying seven points, while Katie Marti knocked down five.

Lyla Stuurmans (3), Maddie Georges (3), Mia Farris (2), and Carolyn Lhamon (1) also scored, with Skylar Parker, Jada Heaton, and Gwen Gustafson seeing floor time.

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Slow start stings JV girls

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Teagan Calkins fires off a shot. (Jackie Saia photo)

Liza Zustiak is part of the sisterhood.

The Coupeville High School freshman tallied her first bucket as a high school hoops star Saturday, providing the biggest bright spot during a long, somewhat rough afternoon for the JV girls basketball squad.

Stung by a slow start, the Wolves fell 38-16 at Forks, dropping their record to 2-3 in non-conference play.

Coupeville’s young guns get some time to work on things, not playing again until the new year.

Next up for the JV girls is a home game Jan. 4 against Granite Falls.

Until then, Wolf coach Kassie O’Neil and her squad will try and rediscover their groove.

“We did not play our game (today),” O’Neil said. “Got a lot of work to do.

“But hopefully we can use these failures to propel us forward and learn from,” she added. “That’s really all we can do right now.”

Forks took control of the game early, jumping on Coupeville to the tune of 17-4 in the first quarter.

Things got better after that, with the Wolves battling their hosts to a 6-6 tie in the second frame and putting up a close fight in the fourth quarter.

But CHS also went scoreless in the third, and that eight-minute drought didn’t help matters.

Madison McMillan and Kierra Thayer paced the Wolves with six points apiece, with Zustiak and Kayla Arnold each adding a bucket.

Brynn Parker, Teagan Calkins, Bryley Gilbert, Skylar Parker, Reese Wilkinson, Jada Heaton, and Desi Ramirez-Vasquez also saw floor time for Coupeville.

Madison McMillan leads the JV girls in scoring this season. (Jackie Saia photo)

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CMS girls hoops on the horizon

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on December 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong and friends hit the hardwood in the new year. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The gym will be theirs.

Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball kicks off with the first day of practice Jan. 23 and the first game Feb. 9.

The eight-game season plays out over the course of a month, with home and away series against Sultan and South Whidbey highlighting the schedule.

As things stand today:

 

Thurs-Feb. 9 — @South Whidbey (3:30)
Wed-Feb. 15 — Granite Falls (3:15)
Thurs-Feb. 16 — @Sultan (3:30)
Tues-Feb. 21 — Northshore Christian (3:15)
Thurs-Feb. 23 — @King’s (3:30)
Mon-Feb. 28 — @Lakewood (3:15)
Thurs-Mar. 2 — Sultan (3:15)
Thurs-Mar. 9 — South Whidbey (3:15)

 

CMS is also still in the market to hire coaches, with two spots open after hoops gurus Kassie O’Neil and Kristina Forbes moved on to other challenges.

 

To apply, pop over to:

https://www.applitrack.com/coupeville/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Athletics%2fActivities

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If they’re travelin’, they’re winnin’

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »

CHS coach Megan Richter has her team playing strongly on the road. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They like life on the bus.

After whacking host Sedro-Woolley 41-29 Thursday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad remains flawless away from home.

The non-conference win, coming against a 2A school, lifts the 2B Wolves to 3-2 overall, and a pristine 2-0 in road clashes.

So, it’s probably a good thing Coupeville’s next three games involve a trip off-Island.

The Wolves visit bat country Saturday for a showdown with Forks, before heading to Ellensburg after Christmas for a two-day tourney which will also involve Chelan, Kittitas, and Sultan.

Thursday night’s clash took a major turn for the positive in the second quarter.

Trailing 11-7 at the first break, Coupeville completely took all the air out of the opposing fans with an 11-0 surge across the game’s second eight-minute span.

Gwen Gustafson accounted for six of those points, and the fuse was lit.

The Wolves finally surrendered a few points in the third quarter, but just a few, using a 15-6 run to put the game solidly on ice.

While Sedro rallied a bit down the stretch, the Cubs were never able to get their deficit back down under double digits, allowing Coupeville to enjoy its stroll back to the bus.

When she’s not hanging out with the parents, Alita Blouin is a dagger-dropping hoops assassin.

Alita Blouin, droppin’ bombs and takin’ names, led the Wolves with a team-high 11 points, while running mate Maddie Georges added nine.

Both of the Wolf sharpshooters knocked down a three-ball over the Sedro defense.

Gustafson (7), Lyla Stuurmans (6), Ryanne Knoblich (4), Carolyn Lhamon (3), and Katie Marti (1) rounded out the well-balanced attack, with Mia Farris terrorizing the Cubs on defense.

With her nine points, Georges continues to move upwards into ever-rarer air on the CHS girls’ basketball career scoring chart.

The Wolf senior is eight points away from cracking the 300-point club and passed program legends Bessie Walstad (288) and Scout Smith (290) Thursday, while moving from #39 all-time to #37 on a list which began back in 1974.

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Road warriors maul Cubs

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan rumbles in the paint. (Jackie Saia photo)

The fourth quarter belongs to them.

Ending the game on an electric 18-2 surge Thursday, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad turned a nailbiter into a blowout win.

With five different players scoring across the final eight minutes, Kassie O’Neil’s band of road warriors exited Sedro-Woolley with a rousing 50-30 non-conference victory to even their record at 2-2.

The Wolf JV gets right back at it Saturday, with an epic trek to Forks, before heading into winter break.

Apparently, the young guns love hearing the wheels on the bus go round and round, as they are a flawless 2-0 away from their home gym this season.

While Coupeville trailed 8-5 after one quarter of play, it rallied behind the sweet shooting of Desi Ramirez-Vasquez and Madison McMillan in frame two.

With the dynamic duo combining for nine points, the Wolves used a 12-8 surge to claim a razor-thin 17-16 lead at the half.

The third quarter was all about Jada Heaton gettin’ hers, as the super sophomore exploded for all eight of her points in the frame.

That gave Coupeville a bit of breathing room at 32-28, but it wasn’t enough as the fourth quarter barrage proved.

Kierra Thayer prepares to get awesome. (Jackie Saia photo)

Kierra Thayer had the hot hand in the final frame, banking in six points, with McMillan, Bryley Gilbert, Reese Wilkinson, and Kayla Arnold joining in on the offensive eruption.

Eight of 12 Wolves scored, led by McMillan (11), Thayer (10), Ramirez-Vasquez (9), and Heaton (8).

Gilbert (4), Arnold (4), Wilkinson (2), and Tegan Calkins (2) also scored, with Liza Zustiak, Brynn Parker, Kassidy Upchurch, and Skylar Parker seeing floor time.

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