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New hoops stars rise to claim the throne!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, Jake Mitten, John Fisken photos, SWISH on March 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ulrik Wells has arrived to sack the kingdom. (John Fisken photos)

Connor Barton floats like a butterfly, but he stings like a bee.

Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim skies for a rebound.

Ride him, cowboy.

Will he shoot or pass? Koa Davison is a man of mystery.

Raining down fire from above, it’s high-flying Jake Mitten.

Jered Brown slices ‘n dices the defense.

No matter how early in the morning it might be, Caleb Meyer is always enthusiastic about playing defense.

The future is out there, working every weekend.

Coupeville’s SWISH boys’ basketball squads continue to put in work, with both the 7th and 8th grade teams playing Saturday.

The 7th grade team (which is actually a 50-50 split between 6th and 7th graders) finished fourth at a regular season-ending tournament.

The Wolves upended Ferndale 30-28, then lost close battles against Sultan and Oak Harbor, which came to battle with deep rosters chock full of older players.

In the win, Matthew Kelley dropped in 12 points, snatched five rebounds, dealt out two assists and pilfered three steals.

Jake Mitten pounded away for 11 points and five boards, while Daniel Olson (4), Caleb Meyer (2) and Connor Barton (1) also scored.

Daniel Barajas made off with two steals, Hawthorne Wolfe snatched two rebounds and Logan Martin, Alex Jimenez and Dakota Eck all saw playing time.

The 7th grade squad travels to Spokane next weekend, where they’ll close the season with an appearance at the state tourney.

As the two squads were playing Saturday, travelin’ photo man John Fisken wiled away the hours, avoiding the sunlight in service of Wolf parents.

The photos above are courtesy him.

To see more, and possibly purchase some, thereby repaying Fisken for his sacrifice and helping to fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes (a two-fer!), pop over to:

6th/7th grade — https://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf364b621574

8th grade — https://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf364b638003

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On the fast track to success!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged Basketball, Caleb Meyer, CMS Wolves, Jake Mitten, SWISH on February 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Caleb Meyer dropped in eight points, dealt out three assists and pilfered three steals in a win Saturday. (Pat Kelley photo)

Running away from the pack.

That’s what the Coupeville 7th grade SWISH boys’ basketball squad is currently doing, throwing down wins left and right.

The latest came Saturday as the Wolves blitzed Granite Falls 49-39.

The win lifts Coupeville to 6-1 on the season and clinches at least second place in a 15-team league.

Using a platoon system, the Wolves opened the game with its 6th graders on the floor and they ran out to an early 8-4 lead.

Then Coupeville tossed in its 7th graders and the game was soon out of reach.

Jake Mitten paced the Wolves with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Daniel Olson knocked down 13 and Caleb Meyer tickled the twines for eight.

Logan Martin (6), Matthew Kelley (6) and Connor Barton (2) rounded out the scorers.

Kelley (5), Martin (4), Hawthorne Wolfe (4), Daniel Barajas (2) and Dakota Eck (1) helped Mitten out on the boards, while Meyer added three assists and three steals.

The Wolves have one game remaining on their regular season schedule, but have also accepted an invitation to the Washington State Middle School Championships in Spokane Mar. 11-13.

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You win some, you lose some!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, Jake Mitten, SWISH on February 14, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Jake Mitten, seen here in a middle school game, rumbled for ?? points in a SWISH doubleheader Saturday. (John Fisken photo)

Jake Mitten, seen here in a middle school game, rumbled for 34 points in a SWISH doubleheader Saturday. (John Fisken photo)

Double headers are a trap.

Well, at least they can be for a young squad.

The Coupeville 7th grade boys’ SWISH hoops team discovered that Saturday, as they rolled to a big win in their opener, then stumbled in their nightcap.

The Wolves opened with a roar, thumping Arlington 31-17, but injuries, illness and tired legs conspired to sap their strength and they fell 33-31 to an overly-aggressive SV Sonics squad.

The split left Coupeville at 5-1 on the season and in sole possession of second place in a 15-team league.

With single games the next two weekends, against foes with losing records who will be playing doubleheaders of their own, the outlook is bright for the Wolves.

Now they just have to hope undefeated Lakewood stumbles in front of them.

Jake Mitten led the Wolf attack Saturday, throwing down 19 points and 10 rebounds in game one and 15 points and 17 boards in the second tilt.

Matthew Kelley, who has a broken finger on his shooting hand, had 11 points on the day, while Daniel Olson (6), Connor Barton (4), Caleb Meyer (3) and Hawthorne Wolfe (2) also scored.

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Running wild!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, Caleb Meyer, CMS Wolves, Jake Mitten, SWISH, undefeated on February 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Logan Martin drilled a gorgeous turn-around jumper to spark Coupeville to another win Saturday. (John Fisken photo)

Can’t touch ’em.

At least not so far, as the 7th grade Coupeville SWISH boys’ basketball squad rolled to another win Saturday, crushing Lake Stevens 39-26 in La Conner.

The victory lifted the Wolves to a flawless 4-0 heading into a doubleheader in Mt. Vernon Feb. 13.

Coupeville spread the offensive love around, with nine of its 11 players scoring, led by Jake Mitten, who worked the paint for a game-high 11.

Matthew Kelley and Dakota Eck each added six, while Connor Barton knocked down five.

Alex Jimenez (4), Caleb Meyer (2), Hawthorne Wolfe (2), Logan Martin (2) and Daniel Olson (1) also scored.

“The boys played well today,” said Coupeville coach Pat Kelley.

The Wolves, who are actually a mix of sixth and seventh graders, wove the two together successfully, while also taking an opportunity to have some of their younger players share the court at the same time.

“The starting sixth grade five of Barton, Meyer, Wolfe, Martin, and Daniel Barajas played nearly nearly seven minutes as a group vs seventh graders and did well,” Pat Kelley said. “Four of them scored during their independent time together.”

Martin knocked down “a nice eight-foot turn-around jump shot playing post” and Barton “made a steal for a layup going full court and made three of his four free throws.”

Lake Stevens cut the lead to five midway through the third before Coupeville slammed the door shut.

The Wolves were especially pesky on defense, where Matthew snagged 11 boards and made off with five steals to lead the charge.

Mitten and Olson both corralled five rebounds, Eck, Barton and Barajas pilfered two steals apiece and Michael Laska forced two jump balls.

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Tired legs trip up Wolves!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, Ferndale, Jake Mitten, SWISH on January 10, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Dakota Eck and many of his teammates were playing for the third straight day Saturday. (John Fisken photo)

They will sleep well, that’s for sure.

With many of their players pulling on a uniform for the third straight day, having played back-to-back middle school games, the Coupeville 7th grade boys’ SWISH basketball squad was probably a bit tired Saturday.

And it showed, as the Wolves fell 44-26 to Ferndale in their season opener, with turnovers (30+) being the ultimate killer.

Coupeville’s squad is actually a mixture of 6th and 7th graders (plus one precocious 4th grader) so Wolf coach Pat Kelley gave his younger players some serious floor time to allow them to adjust to the new level of play.

“Just played the boys 50% each since we had 10 kids and let the cards fall where they did,” he said. “Our plan was to just get the 6th graders to acclimate to SWISH and get them to settle down. Learned a lot.”

Two of those younger players made an early impact, with Daniel Barajas and Connor Barton drawing praise.

“Danny Blues as we call him made a name for himself. The boy has game,” Kelley said. “Connor showed he can move the ball against the press and the rest will learn their role over the season.

“This team has a very bright future.”

Matthew Kelley paced the Wolves with a double-double, tossing in 11 points to go with 10 rebounds.

Daniel Olson and Jake Mitten (who added a soccer game in the morning to his long weekend) added four points apiece, while Hawthorne Wolf (3), Barton (2) and Alex Jimenez (2) also scored.

Mitten pulled down 10 rebounds and rejected three shots, Olson snagged four caroms and pilfered two steals and Caleb Meyer and Barajas both snatched three boards apiece.

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