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Dynamic duo jump to high school hardwood

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on October 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

In this 2019 photo, Craig Anderson (front) and Jon Roberts coach middle school basketball. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The dynamic duo is movin’ on up.

Coupeville grads turned coaches Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts will jump from the middle school to the high school this fall, replacing Hunter Smith as boys’ basketball JV coach.

The hires are 100% official when approved by the school board.

Smith departed after last season, capping a three-year run as JV coach.

Fire academy, a move off of Whidbey Island, and marriage to fellow CHS Athlete of the Year winner Payton Aparicio conspired to reduce Brad Sherman’s coaching staff.

The “new guys” are hardly new, since both have long-established roots both in Coupeville and with the Wolf basketball program.

Both Anderson and Roberts played high school hoops at CHS back in the day, and their sons Chase and Landon, respectively, currently suit up for the Wolves.

The duo coached successful middle school basketball teams, while Roberts is also the current high school JV baseball coach.

In their day jobs, Anderson is a Captain with the Oak Harbor Fire Department and Roberts owns Cascade Custom Homes and Design.

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It’s the wedding of the summer!

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on August 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Former Coupeville High School Athlete of the Year winners Payton Aparicio and Hunter Smith tie the knot. (Photos courtesy Charlotte Young)

Two empires unite, two stars soar together, and David gets all the page hits.

I said, all of them.

The wedding of the summer, at least for Wolf Nation, went down this weekend, as Coupeville grads Hunter Smith and Payton Aparicio swapped vows.

The union brings together two CHS Athlete of the Year winners, while raising the possibility that any future offspring might add to the family’s trophy case.

While wearing red and black, of course, or there will be much whining from this direction.

But anyways, on to the photos, which is why you’re really here.

The lead-in to the big day.

Older brother CJ engages Hunter in a battle for suit supremacy. Who wore it better?

Lil sis’ Scout reminds her brother she went to state in more sports than he did.

Payton preps with mom Tami and big sis Sydney.

Payton’s aunt, Sarah Stuurmans, and cousins Lyla and Tenley class up the joint.

CJ hugs it out with fiancée Sylvia Hurlburt, and I start counting the days until I can publish their wedding pics.

Payton’s former teammates, Hannah Davidson (left) and Maya Tooomey-Stout, reunite with Scout.

Hunter gets the thumb of approval from father-in-law Mitch Aparicio.

The start of their next chapter.

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Tennis, basketball coaching gigs available

Posted in Basketball, Tennis, tagged , , , , , , on June 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Hunter Smith (far left) has left the CHS bench, leaving a job opening for a basketball coach. (Deb Sherman photo)

Feel the coaching itch?

Now’s the time to scratch it.

Coupeville High School has openings for a girls and boys tennis coach, while also looking for someone to head up the JV boys’ basketball program.

Meanwhile, the town’s middle school is looking for an 8th grade girls’ basketball coach to join Bennett Richter on the sideline.

The tennis jobs are open for the first time since 2005, with longtime net guru Ken Stange having retired this spring.

After this, he can be found groovin’ down at his establishment, Bailey’s Corner Store in Clinton, rockin’ trivia night and hosting an eclectic selection of bands.

Oh, and Stange can still kick your fanny on the tennis court as a player, even if he’s no longer an official coach.

JV boys’ basketball was led by former Wolf star Hunter Smith, but an impending marriage to fellow CHS grad Payton Aparicio and his real-world job lured the Coupeville Sports Hall of Famer away from Whidbey.

For the moment, at least.

Last, but certainly not least, former Wolf ace Mia Littlejohn, who worked with both high school and middle school hoops players, is returning to school herself.

Coupeville’s all-time leading female soccer scorer, now a mom to a very happy little girl, is hitting the books at Edmonds College.

 

To see the job openings and/or apply, pop over to:

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

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“He made us a better program”

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 28, 2023| Leave a Comment »

A young Hunter Smith waits for the call to serve. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Young)

A new day, and a new direction.

Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball coach Hunter Smith, who inherited the job when his dad Chris stepped down, has left the gym.

After three successful seasons of teaching X’s and O’s, fire academy, a new career, and an impending marriage to fellow former CHS Athlete of the Year Payton Aparicio are ahead on the schedule.

Hunter closed his run as a Wolf coach Friday, guiding his squad to a 20-point win over Friday Harbor, the team’s seventh-straight victory.

As he quietly slipped into the night, Coupeville varsity hoops coach Brad Sherman delivered the following thoughts:

Can’t thank Hunter enough for all he’s done for the Coupeville boys basketball team these past three seasons.

There is a reason the guys that play for him have so much love and respect for him.

And the example he set every day – high energy, positive, calm, humble – made us a better program, and a better coaching staff.

I know our coaches, players, and families are going to miss having him around!

Really excited for him and all that’s ahead in his new position.

Modern-day Hunter and fiancée Payton Aparicio.

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Can’t contain them, can’t beat them

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

A dapper Landon Roberts hangs out with the woman who taught him how to play the game, mom Sherry.

“Incredibly proud of this group of guys.”

Former Wolf hoops legend Hunter Smith capped his run as Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball coach by guiding his squad to a seventh-straight victory.

Using a 15-0 fourth quarter run to seal the deal on a 46-26 win over visiting Friday Harbor, the Wolves get to 8-3 on the season.

While Coupeville’s young guns still have three games left on their schedule, Smith, a 2018 CHS grad in his third season working the sideline, is heading off to start fire academy.

Jon Roberts and Craig Anderson will step in to take his place for the final two weeks of the campaign.

Hunter Smith (with clipboard) spreads hoops wisdom. (Sherry Bonacci photo)

Playing a final time for the dude who scored 847 varsity points during his own CHS school days, the Wolves jumped out to a quick 13-4 lead at the first break Friday.

Five different Coupeville players scored in the opening frame, with Landon Roberts rippling the net on a three-ball.

Friday Harbor proved resilient, though, cutting the deficit down to 23-20 at the half, and were still hanging around at 31-26 heading into the fourth.

That was when Smith unleashed his pack, which swarmed the Wolverines, not allowing them to score a single point in the fourth quarter.

Malachi Somes splashed home a pair of three-balls in the final frame, with Hunter Bronec adding five points, and Coupeville closed the night on a rampage.

Eight Wolves scored, with Somes topping the chart with 10 points.

He had plenty of help, with Hurlee Bronec (8), Hunter Bronec (7), Jack Porter (6), Roberts (5), Aiden O’Neill (5), Johnny Porter (3), and Camden Glover (2) also scoring.

Yohannon Sandles and Carson Field rounded out the Wolf roster, with everyone on the floor bringing the heat.

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