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Wolf girls net awards, letters

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on June 16, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Jessenia Camarena earned Most Improved honors for her play on the Coupeville JV squad. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Carolyn Lhamon was one of 12 Wolf girls to letter.

No seniors, no worries.

Younger players stepped up for the Coupeville High School girls basketball team during a pandemic-altered 2021 season, with a pair of juniors taking top honors when team awards were handed out.

Audrianna Shaw, who topped the Wolves in scoring, was named varsity MVP Wednesday, with Izzy Wells claiming Most Improved.

On the JV level, 8th grader Madison McMillan was tabbed as MVP, with sophomore Jessenia Camarena winning Most Improved.

 

Varsity letter winners:

Maddie Georges
Gwen Gustafson
Ja’Kenya Hoskins
Ryanne Knoblich
Anya Leavell
Carolyn Lhamon
Audrianna Shaw
Morgan Stevens
Lyla Stuurmans
Kylie Van Velkinburgh
Izzy Wells
Savina Wells

 

Participation certificates:

Kayla Arnold
Jessenia Camarena
Bryley Gilbert
Katie Marti
Madison McMillan
Pam Morrell
Skylar Parker
Desi Ramirez
Kassidy Upchurch
Reese Wilkinson 

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“I’m so proud of this group”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on June 15, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Maddie Georges and Coupeville romped to a big win Tuesday in their season finale. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The future is now.

With its two 8th graders playing visiting Darrington almost to a standstill by themselves Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball squad closed its season with a bang.

Running the Loggers off the floor to the tune of 54-18, the Wolves finished 5-7 during a pandemic-shortened campaign.

After back-to-back somewhat unexpected losses to Friday Harbor and Concrete, Tuesday’s romp sends Coupeville into summer break on a positive note.

“We needed this!,” said CHS coach Scott Fox. “It was a great way to end the season on a high note, and I’m so proud of this group of girls.”

Playing without any seniors on their roster, the Wolves can return all 12 players next season.

That includes two young women — Savina Wells and Lyla Stuurmans — who just graduated from middle school and still have four full seasons of high school hoops action ahead of them.

The 8th graders combined for 16 points Tuesday, with the springy Stuurmans, a defensive demon when unleashed, rumbling for a varsity career-high 10.

Everything was working for Coupeville, with junior Audrianna Shaw, who finished as the team’s top scorer this season, slapping home a pair of layups to start the night off.

Darrington dropped in a three-ball from the top of the arc to cut the lead to 4-3, and then any hopes the Loggers might have had promptly went out the door.

Savina Wells went barreling in for a layup, her long legs carrying her well ahead of the pack, and the ball arriving on her fingertips thanks to an extra-crisp pass from Stuurmans.

That kicked off a 17-0 run, with Coupeville carrying a 21-3 lead into the first break.

Six different Wolves scored during the game-busting tear, with Maddie Georges pumping in three straight buckets at one point.

The sophomore floor leader converted a steal into a breakaway layup, then came back around for a pair of pull-up jumpers, tickling the twines as big brother Alex Evans — from his perch on the bench as a CHS assistant coach — pumped both fists into the air.

CHS was rippling the net from outside, and using the glass to knock down buckets in the paint as well.

Ja’Kenya Hoskins, grabbing every rebound within a three-mile radius, capped the first quarter tear with a pretty, pretty bucket on a strong roll to the hoop.

There was plenty more where that came from, with Coupeville using an 11-0 tear in the second quarter to push the halftime margin out to 32-9.

This time around, it was Anya Leavell going off for six points on a variety of moves, while Savina Wells banked in a three-ball, after probably calling “glass.”

The biggest bucket likely came from the ever-scrappy Morgan Stevens, who dropped in a little jumper in the paint to record her first-ever varsity points.

With the basket, Stevens joins an elite group, becoming the 234th Wolf girl to score at the varsity level since the program began in 1974.

Darrington’s misery grew in the third quarter, with Stuurmans and Hoskins fueling a 16-2 run to the delight of Wolf fans.

Give the Loggers credit, as they refused to let Coupeville get all the way out to a 40-point lead and initiate a running clock.

Scoring the first seven points of the fourth quarter, Darrington cut a 37-point deficit down to 30, assuring the two teams would get a chance to play out the finale in its full glory.

And Coupeville closed strongly, with Stuurmans, Gwen Gustafson, and Ryanne Knoblich hitting on back-to-back-to-back buckets to cap the season.

Eleven Wolves scored, with the lone exception being Izzy Wells, who spent her time setting up others with crisp passes, hauling down rebounds, and being the ever-serene soul of the squad.

Georges and Hoskins finished with eight points apiece in support of Stuurmans and her 10-point coming-out party, while Leavell, Shaw, and Savina Wells peppered the scoreboard for six each.

Carolyn Lhamon (3), Gustafson (2), Stevens (2), Knoblich (2), and Kylie Van Velkinburgh (1) filled out the attack.

 

Final season scoring stats:

Audrianna Shaw – 82
Savina Wells – 59
Izzy Wells – 56
Maddie Georges – 38
Carolyn Lhamon – 32
Anya Leavell – 29
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 27
Lyla Stuurmans – 23
Gwen Gustafson – 17
Ryanne Knoblich – 17
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 15
Morgan Stevens – 2

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Wolf rally falls just short

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on June 10, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Carolyn Lhamon played strongly Thursday, but Coupeville fell at Concrete. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Free throws were a killer.

The Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball team almost overcame a terrible start Thursday, rallying from a double-digit deficit and pushing host Concrete hard at the end.

But a 24-point deficit at the charity stripe ultimately doomed the Wolves, as they fell 60-57 to a team they beat by 20 points the first time around.

The loss, Coupeville’s fourth in five games in the month of June, drops it to 4-7 heading into the season finale against Darrington.

That game, which would be Senior Night, except the Wolves have no seniors on their roster, goes down June 15.

Thursday was not what anyone expected, as a Concrete team which only scored 19 points the first time it played Coupeville, suddenly found a roaring offensive attack.

Or at least a trio of refs who helped them along, allowing Concrete to shoot an astounding 45 free throws.

The Lions netted 30 of those shots, and while 67% at the line isn’t Earth-shattering, it’s a heck of a lot better than 25%, which is what Coupeville shot, making just 6-24.

The free throw disparity put a damper on a stirring comeback and a career night for Wolf gunner Anya Leavell.

The junior entered Thursday with 24 career points at the varsity level, then went bonkers in front of a sparse crowd, raining down four three-balls on her way to a game-high 21 points.

Three of those treys came during an 11-point explosion in the final quarter, as Leavell couldn’t miss.

Coupeville’s torrid finish, even while it fell short, was a nice turnaround after the Wolves started ice-cold in the opening quarter.

“We came out flat and never recovered,” said CHS coach Scott Fox. “Anya and Lyla (Stuurmans) played extremely well and kept us in it.

“Always disappointing to lose a winnable game, but at least the kids were fighting hard to claw back.”

The Wolves couldn’t get a shot to drop from the field for much of the first quarter, with just a Savina Wells free throw keeping their half of the scoreboard from registering zero.

But Leavell’s first three-ball of the night finally got things clicking for Coupeville, and, while it trailed at the end of the first quarter, the 15-8 margin wasn’t insurmountable.

Concrete pushed the lead, ever so slightly, out to 28-19 by the half, but the Wolves used a 19-13 third-quarter run to trim things back to 41-38 heading into the final frame.

Five different Wolves scored in the third, something Coupeville repeated in the fourth.

But free throws kept them at bay, with Concrete star Kylie Clark leading the way, netting 13-15 freebies on her way to a team-best 20 points.

Leavell’s 21 earned top honors for CHS, with Wolf 8th grader Savina Wells throwing down nine of her 12 points in the second half.

Audrianna Shaw (9), 8th grader Stuurmans (6), Izzy Wells (4), Carolyn Lhamon (4), Ryanne Knoblich (2), and Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1) rounded out Coupeville’s best offensive showing of the season.

Maddie Georges, Kylie Van Velkinburgh, and Gwen Gustafson all saw floor time as well.

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Eye of the tiger, click of the cameraman

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on June 10, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Katie Marti lines up a shot. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Two games, about a billion camera clicks.

Give or take one or two.

Photo enthusiast John Fisken was on hand Tuesday, making his final appearance in the Coupeville High School gym, and the pictures above and below capture the Wolf girls hoops squads at work.

To see more, and possibly make some pre-summer purchases, pop over to:

GBB 2021-06-08 vs Friday Harbor – John’s Photos (johnsphotos.net)

 

Izzy Wells leans back and lets fly.

Madison McMillan makes a delivery.

Morgan Stevens lofts a shot.

Skylar Parker, dangerous from outside.

Ja’Kenya Hoskins high-steps it to the hoop.

Lyla Stuurmans, way out in front (as always).

Kylie Van Velkinburgh keeps her basketball safe from prying hands.

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Late bomb sinks Wolf girls

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on June 8, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Savina Wells knocked down a team-high 11 points Tuesday night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

This was not the way it was supposed to go.

Facing a team it ran off the floor the first time around, the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball team stumbled Tuesday night.

Stung by a late three-ball, the Wolves fell 32-31 to visiting Friday Harbor, ending their chances at posting a winning record in this pandemic-altered season.

Now 4-6 with games against Concrete and Darrington left on the schedule, Coupeville can still finish at .500, but Tuesday’s tilt was there for the taking, and that hurts.

“We let it slip out of our hands and we’re all disappointed,” said CHS coach Scott Fox. “We’re hoping to finish strong and head into the summer a better team for next year.”

Coupeville held the lead late, clinging to a 31-29 lead after 8th grader Savina Wells capped an 11-point performance with an emphatic put-back with barely a minute to play.

But Friday Harbor caught a break when freshman Sheya Welty drilled a three-ball from the top of the arc with 40 seconds left on the clock.

Her shot barely got off over the outstretched hands of several Wolf defenders, but once airborne, it zipped low and on a line, hitting the back of the rim and dropping cleanly through the net.

It was Friday Harbor’s third trey of the night, and the second to come off the fingertips of Welty, who paced her squad with eight points.

Coupeville had several good looks at the basket in the game’s final seconds, while Friday Harbor kept things adventurous by missing a free throw which would have pushed its lead out further.

But it wasn’t to be, as the visitors escaped and headed home with only their second win of the season.

The game was a nail-biter most of the way, with neither team able to pull away.

Savina Wells opened things by lofting in a soft jumper off a feed from Carolyn Lhamon, and she and older sister Izzy closed the opening quarter with back-to-back buckets.

Holding an early 7-3 advantage, Coupeville then went cold from the field, not scoring for five-and-a-half minutes to open the second quarter.

But, thanks to a hyped-up defense and strong work on the boards from Ja’Kenya Hoskins, Lhamon, and Savina Wells, the Wolves trailed just 9-7 when they finally broke through.

Sophomore point guard Maddie Georges slashed through the paint, rolling in a layup as she flew under the glass, and Coupeville’s offense was back open for business.

Still trailing 16-12 early in the third quarter, the Wolves finally found the magic touch they had shown the first time these two squads clashed, and looked like they were taking control of things.

A 9-0 run, with four different CHS players scoring, staked Coupeville to a 21-16 lead.

The biggest bucket came from Izzy Wells, who got three points the hard way, putting an offensive rebound back up and in while getting smashed around the head.

Her ensuing free throw caressed the net, and put Friday Harbor on its heels.

But the visitors proved to be a scrappy bunch, closing the quarter on their own 6-0 mini-tear, with a put-back a millisecond before the quarter-ending buzzer a real mood killer.

The fourth quarter was a chess game, with both teams putting together big plays to retake the lead.

Savina Wells netted a jumper off of a long rebound, while Audrianna Shaw swished a shot while on the move, taking a pass from Hoskins and beating her defender to her favorite shooting spot.

That set up the ending we already discussed, as two young stars on the rise — Savina Wells and Sheya Welty — claimed center stage in the final moments.

The Wells sisters finished with 18 points, with Savina’s 11 backed up by seven from Izzy.

Shaw (8), Lhamon (2), Georges (2), and Kylie Van Velkinburgh (1) also scored, with Anya Leavell, Ryanne Knoblich, Gwen Gustafson, Hoskins, and defensive dynamo Lyla Stuurmans seeing floor time.

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