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Young Wolves stay scrappy

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

Adeline Maynes (16) clamps down on defense. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They finally get to go home.

Capping a three-game road trip Tuesday, the Coupeville Middle School girls basketball teams put up strong efforts in their clash at Granite Falls.

Now the Wolves get three consecutive bouts on their home floor, beginning with a matchup Thursday against King’s.

After that CMS hosts Lakewood Mar. 22 and Sultan Mar. 29, before finishing the season with a trip down-Island to Langley Mar. 31.

How the trip to Granite played out:

 

Varsity:

Squaring off with a rugged foe, the Wolves hung tough but fell 42-11.

“The entire team played good defense,” said CMS coach Kassie O’Neil, “But (we) couldn’t manage to keep the ball on offense, or make the buckets they did put up.

Hard-charging guard Haylee Armstrong “hustled hard the entire time and had a couple of breakaway layups” to pace the Wolves.

Kierra Thayer and Capri Anter joined her in the scoring column, with Anter rippling the net on a successful free throw.

 

JV:

Coupeville’s second squad was blanked 18-0 by the Tigers.

While the Wolves didn’t reach their offensive goals, they did score on defense, where the plan was to hold Granite to 25 points or less.

“The JV team is constantly improving their defense ability,” said CMS coach Kristina Forbes. “Still a few quirks to work out.

“One thing I can definitely say about my players is they always hold their head up high and have amazing composure with the losses and to me that is a win in itself!”

With many of the young Wolves in their first season of competitive basketball, Forbes is looking for improvement and hard work.

“My girls are slowly gaining their confidence on the court, and it shows,” she said. “Adeline Maynes worked that court last night with her hustle.”

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All over the world (they’re droppin’ buckets)

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong scans the defense. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They make the basket pop.

Three games into the 2022 middle school girls basketball campaign, there are 10 Coupeville players who have racked up points.

Defense wins games, and hustle wins the hearts of coaches, but points are the easiest stat for me to track, so here we go.

 

CMS scoring leaders:

Kierra Thayer – 13
Tenley Stuurmans – 12
Haylee Armstrong – 6
Lexis Drake – 4
Brynn Parker – 4
Liza Zustiak – 4
Rosie Lay – 2
Adeline Maynes – 2
Rhylin Price – 1
Melanie Wolfe – 1

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Road warriors stay scrappy

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Kierra Thayer powers to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Step by step, they’re building a bright future.

Coupeville Middle School girls basketball players — many making their hardwood debut — continue to flash signs of brilliance, drawing approval from their coaches.

Thursday was the middle match-up in a three-game road trip, sending the Wolves to the wilds of Sultan to face off with one of the best programs in the Cascade League.

And while CMS absorbed a pair of losses, hoops gurus Kristina Forbes and Kassie Lawson exited content in the knowledge that their teams are trending in the right direction.

How the day played out:

 

Varsity:

Sultan’s middle school teams have been dominant in recent years, and the young Turks proved up to the challenge in a 43-7 win.

The loss drops Coupeville’s top squad to 0-3 on the season.

The hosts barreled out to a 15-0 lead after one quarter of play, then put the game on ice with a 12-5 run in the second frame.

Brynn Parker netted her first points of the season, pacing the Wolves with a team-high four, while Haylee Armstrong rattled the rims for a bucket, and Kierra Thayer swished a free throw.

Capri Anter caught some love from her coaches for her defensive play, including a tooth-rattling rejection of a Turk shot.

Liza Zustiak, Rhylin Price, Lexis Drake, Avery Williams-Buchanan, Tenley Stuurmans, and Valeria de Jesus Merino also saw floor time for Coupeville.

 

JV:

The Wolves fell in a game in which the Sultan scorebooks uphold a longstanding middle school tradition of not adding up.

Maybe it was 26-5. Maybe 25-5. Maybe 20-5.

We’ll never know for sure.

What we can attest to is Lexis Drake (4) and Melanie Wolfe (1) breaking into the scoring column for the first time during the 2022 campaign.

And a whole lot of hustle from the Wolves (0-2) on both ends of the floor.

“Willow Leedy-Bonifas was fierce for going for steals,” Kristina Forbes said. “They played great defense.

“Chelsi Stevens stepped up as a guard on offense and handled it well,” she added. “Adeline Maynes — a shorty — stepped up to help our posts with rebounds; she didn’t let the tall girls scare her away.”

Ava Carpenter, Price, Laken Simpson, Taylor Marrs, and de Jesus Merino also saw floor time for Coupeville, which wraps up its road trip with a journey to Granite Falls Mar. 15.

After that, the Wolves get three-straight home games.

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Wolves dribble into a new future

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on March 9, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans had a team-high eight points Tuesday in Coupeville Middle School’s first road game. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Get your floor time, learn your lessons.

As the Coupeville Middle School girls basketball program gets up and roaring again after a pandemic shutdown, wins and losses are not the entire story.

For the young Wolves, the gains will be seen first in their hustle and commitment to building their skills.

Which is why CMS coach Kassie O’Neil walked away from Tuesday’s matchup with powerhouse Northshore Christian Academy with a positive attitude.

“The girls held their heads really high the entire time,” she said. “We used it as a learning experience.

“The girls even made comments about how they felt much better during this game than they did during our South Whidbey game.”

Coupeville’s varsity got scoring from four players, with 10 Wolves seeing floor time, in a 59-18 loss.

The Wolves, now 0-2 on the season, were kicking off a three-game road trip which continues with bouts Mar. 10 at Sultan and Mar. 15 at Granite Falls.

CMS 6th grader Tenley Stuurmans had the hot hand Tuesday, popping for a team-high eight points, Liza Zustiak and Kierra Thayer added four apiece, and Haylee Armstrong knocked down a bucket.

Ava Carpenter, Valeria de Jesus Merino, Avery Williams-Buchanan, Rhylin Price, Lexis Drake, and Capri Anter also saw floor time for the Wolves.

There was no JV game, as Northshore only has one team.

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Coupeville league rival wins state title

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Ja’Kenya Hoskins battles with Mount Vernon Christian’s Kylee Russell this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The 15th time was the sweetest.

After never finishing higher than fifth place in 14 previous trips to the state tournament, the Mount Vernon Christian girls basketball program achieved nirvana Saturday night.

Holding off Neah Bay 37-33 at the Spokane Arena, the Hurricanes captured the 1B state title.

It’s the third crown for teams from the Northwest 2B/1B League during the 2021-2022 school year.

In the fall, La Conner won the 2B volleyball title, while Orcas Island ruled 2B/1B boys soccer.

MVC, which handed Coupeville 55-24 and 43-23 losses in league play, finishes 23-3.

The Hurricanes knocked off Pomeroy, Naselle, Garfield-Palouse, and Neah Bay in the 16-team state tourney to claim the crown.

Getting the final victory was a bit of struggle, however, as MVC trailed by 11 points in the second half.

Still down four with less than four to go, the ‘Canes closed the season on an 8-0 run, with five different players scoring.

Kylee Russell, Allie Heino, Caitlin Vander Kooy, Emma Droog, and Hannah Van Hofwegen all chipped in to fuel the frantic final run.

The championship caps a postseason in which five NWL hoops teams made it to the state tourney.

On the boys side, Coupeville pushed Kalama and Lake Roosevelt hard in 2B tourney games in their first trip to the big dance in 34 years, while MVC and Orcas Island made the 1B draw.

The Hurricane boys beat Riverside Christian, before being eliminated by Lummi Nation.

Orcas lost to Wellpinit in its one state game.

The NWL team which was heavily favored to win a state title, the top-ranked La Conner girls, finished fourth after being upended by eventual champ Warden in the quarterfinals.

The Braves, who opened with a win over Chief Leschi, rebounded from their loss to beat Lake Roosevelt and Raymond.

Liberty (Spangle) won the 2B boys crown, joining Warden as champs, while the Cusick boys matched the MVC girls in bringing home the biggest hardware.

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