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Masters of their hoops domain

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

RayLynn Ratcliff leads off a series of photos capturing the CMS hoops coaches in their natural gym environment. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

X’s and O’s and snaps.

Coupeville Middle School basketball coaches are in the spotlight on a Friday morning.

Wanderin’ photographer John Fisken moves at his own Diet Coke-fueled rhythm, so you never quite know what you’re going to get from his camera.

This time out, it’s the men (and the woman) who make the CMS hoops program hum.

They shoot, he shoots, everyone scores.

Jaylen Nitta intently watches action unfold.

Alex Evans is back, leading a program he played for back in the day.

Ratcliff directs traffic.

Nitta, a former Wolf player himself, now calls the shots.

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CMS hoops hires new trio

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , , on October 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Alex Evans hangs out with his sister, Maddie Georges. (Ryan Georges photo)

A dead-eye shooter in his younger days, Alex Evans has morphed into an enterprising coach.

Now the former Wolf ace, who played three sports during his Coupeville High School days, is looping back around to spread more wisdom to the current generation of hoops stars.

Evans, who most recently was an assistant coach for the CHS girls’ basketball program, will be in the thick of things when the middle school boys take control of the gym Monday afternoon.

He was one of three new hires announced Friday by Athletic Director Willie Smith, with CHS grad Jaylen Nitta and newcomer RayLynn Ratcliff also tabbed.

The trio replace Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts, who are moving up to coach the high school JV boys.

The hires are official when approved by the Coupeville School Board.

The CMS boys play an eight-game schedule between Nov. 14 and Dec. 13.

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Nitta rattles rim in road loss

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Jaylen Nitta dropped in 14 points Thursday as Coupeville’s C-Team invaded Mount Vernon. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Jaylen Nitta was feelin’ it.

The speedy Coupeville High School guard singed the nets Thursday for a season-high 14 points, but it wasn’t enough to derail a very-good Mount Vernon freshman squad.

The Bulldogs, repping a large 4A school, pulled away after halftime, earning a season-sweep of 1A Coupeville’s C-Team with a 62-19 win.

With the road loss, the Wolves drop to 0-6 on the season.

But Coupeville’s C-Team gets a chance to jump right back into action, as it plays four games across the next five days.

The Wolves travel to Granite Falls Saturday for a tournament in which they get two games, then return home Monday to face Oak Harbor.

That match-up is part of a two-game affair between the Island neighbors, as the Coupeville JV girls kick off things with a 3 PM game against the Wildcats.

The Wolf boys face their Oak Harbor C-Team counterparts at 5 PM, and both games are free to the public.

Thursday night, Coupeville kept things close in the first half, trailing by 14 at the break against a Bulldog squad comprised of fast, springy players.

Nitta pumped in 12 of his 14 before the break, opening with six points in the first quarter before throwing down another eight in the second frame.

Mount Vernon’s speed and aggressiveness derailed any chances of a Wolf comeback after the break, however.

“We were fairly close, but they are undefeated this year and showed us why in the second half,” said CHS coach Scott Fox. “We fought hard, but made too many mistakes that they capitalized on.

“On to Saturday’s games!”

Chris Cernick battled in the paint for four points to back Nitta and his 14, while Ben Smith swished a third-quarter free throw to round out the scoring attack.

Jonathan Partida, Andrew Aparicio, Tony Garcia, and Brayden Coatney rounded out the active Wolf roster, all seeing substantial floor time.

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