“Nope, I don’t know what the schedule will look like tomorrow…” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Coupeville High School basketball fans will have an extra chance to watch their teams play in person this week.
The Wolves, who were already set to host La Conner Tuesday and Orcas Island Saturday, are adding home tilts with Friday Harbor on Thursday.
Water issues related to frozen pipes on Friday Harbor are the reason for the change.
With Thursday’s games now at home (4:00 for varsity girls and JV boys, 5:30 for boys varsity/girls JV), Coupeville will travel to Friday Harbor Feb. 4 for the second meeting of the season.
That throws off Senior Night for both CHS teams, as the original plan called for that event to happen on that night.
Replacement date(s) for the festivities will be announced once CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith’s cell phone stops buzzing.
With the Friday Harbor flip, the Coupeville boys get to open the new year with four-straight home games, but are also scheduled to play their final six, and eight of their last nine, on the road.
The Wolf girls get five straight, and seven of their next eight at home, with their final four away from Whidbey.
Though, the schedule will likely still change more, as both CHS programs had games postponed at the end of 2021.
The Coupeville boys had a league contest at Mount Vernon Christian and a non-conference home tussle with South Whidbey pushed due to Covid protocols, while the Wolf girls called off their trip to Langley to play the Falcons.
UPDATE (1:30 PM – Tuesday):
Orcas basketball has a “Covid situation,” so Saturday’s games are postponed, and will be rescheduled.
UPDATE (1:50 PM – Tuesday):
Postponed Coupeville vs. South Whidbey hoops games from end of ’21 won’t be rescheduled, as first priority is to reschedule league games being thrown around by Covid/weather.
Jan. 22 games against SW (girls home, boys away) still on — next door neighbors just won’t play twice this year.
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