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JV boys juggle roster, win again

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Jayden McManus powers to the hoop. (Duke Kutz photo)

The pieces may change, but the result remains the same.

Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball coaches Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts welcomed three 8th graders to the roster Friday, with the new hoops stars meshing with their veteran teammates to capture another victory.

Pulling away in the second half, the Wolves bounced visiting La Conner 52-38, claiming the program’s sixth win in its last eight games.

Now 7-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 8-7 overall, the JV wraps its season next Friday, Feb. 6 with a road trip to Friday Harbor.

Friday’s rumble with La Conner had a different look, as 8th graders Kamden Ratcliff, Diesel Eck, and River Simpson made their high school debuts, called up to counteract a roster which has taken a hit in numbers recently.

All three had an immediate impact, combining for 19 points in the win.

The first half of Friday’s showdown was an even battle, with La Conner carrying a 16-15 lead into the first break, before Coupeville knotted things up at 25-25 heading to the halftime locker room.

CHS began to pull away in the third, with six different players scoring during a 16-10 run, before putting the game on ice in the fourth.

Simpson led the way in the final frame, tossing in six of his 13 points, while fab frosh Liam Lawson paced the Wolves with a team-high 14, including hitting eight free throws.

Jayden McManus (8), Ayden Warren (4), Eck (4), Nathan Coxsey (4), Brian Thompson (3), and Ratcliff (2) also tallied points, with Khanor Jump and Trent Thule seeing floor time.

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Feisty JV girls keep on fighting

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Anna Powers looks to kick the ball out to a shooter. (Jackie Saia photo)

Every game a lesson, every game a chance to build for the future.

While the win/loss record isn’t the best for the Coupeville High School girls’ JV basketball team, the effort and grit shown by the young Wolves is.

Friday night, squaring off with high-powered La Conner in the home finale, the Wolves were without leading scorer Ava Lucero, but still put up a solid fight in a 54-23 loss.

The defeat drops CHS to 0-7 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 2-10 overall, with one game left on the JV schedule.

That comes next Friday, Feb. 6, when Coupeville travels to Friday Harbor.

Trying to hold down the Braves, Alita Blouin’s squad had its best scoring efforts in the second and fourth quarters.

Trailing 15-3 at the first break, the Wolves powered up their attack behind Willow Leedy-Bonifas and Zayne Roos and popped for 11 points in the second frame.

La Conner was ultimately too much for its hosts, however, stretching the lead to 34-14 at the half and 46-17 through three quarters of play.

Roos paced the Wolves with a team-high seven points, with Leedy-Bonifas (6), Taylor Marrs (4), Cami Van Dyke (2), Anna Powers (2), and Finley Helm (2) also scoring.

Olivia Hall, Emma Cushman, Elizabeth Marshall, and Allie Powers rounded out the rotation for Coupeville.

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“I’m super proud of how they played”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Cami Van Dyke is part of a pack of talented 8th graders already playing high school basketball. (Teagan Calkins photo)

The growth is real.

While the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team fell 34-17 at Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday, Wolf coach Alita Blouin came away pleased with the grit and hustle she saw from her players.

A squad featuring four 8th graders, and playing without leading scorer Ava Lucero, battled the Hurricanes every step of the way.

“They played the best I have seen the girls play,” Blouin said. “I’m super proud of how they played.

“The score doesn’t reflect it, but just seeing the girls run our offense and play tough defense felt like a win for me.”

With two games left on the schedule, the Wolf young guns are 0-6 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 2-9 overall, and plan to finish strongly against La Conner and Friday Harbor.

With Lucero battling an illness Tuesday, 8th grader Cami Van Dyke stepped in to play point guard, and led CHS with five points, including nailing a three-ball.

She got scoring support from Anna Powers (4), Willow Leedy-Bonifas (2), Olivia Hall (2), Taylor Marrs (2), and Emma Cushman (2), while Finley Helm, Zayne Roos, Allie Powers, and Elizabeth Marshall also saw floor time.

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‘Canes snap Wolf winning streak

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Khanor Jump operates in the paint. (Jackie Saia photo)

One team gives them trouble.

Take Mount Vernon Christian off the schedule and the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad is undefeated in conference clashes this season.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, the Hurricanes pop up twice on their list of opponents, and both times MVC has emerged as the victor.

Such was the case Tuesday, as an undermanned CHS team, hitting the floor with just eight active players, fell 59-26 on the road, snapping a three-game winning streak.

The loss drops Coupeville to 6-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-7 overall, with two games left to play.

First up is the home finale Friday against La Conner, before the Wolf young guns travel to Friday Harbor Feb. 6 to wrap things up.

Tuesday’s tilt featured a well-balanced, potent MVC team which jumped out to an early lead and never relented.

Up 14-7 at the first break, the ‘Canes stretched the lead out to 28-15 by halftime, then 48-21 through three quarters of play.

While both teams were fairly even at the free throw line, with MVC hitting four of eight and the Wolves netting 4-10, the host team owned a 5-0 advantage when it came to popping the net on three-balls.

Coupeville got scoring from five of eight players, with Jayden McManus banking in nine points and Khanor Jump tickling the twines for eight to lead the way.

Liam Lawson (6), Ayden Warren (2), and Nathan Coxsey (1) also tallied points, with Jaden Flores Garcia, Brian Thompson, and Trent Thule rounding out the rotation for CHS coaches Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts.

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Defense roars to life, JV boys snag win

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Ayden Warren clamps down on defense. (Jackie Saia photo)

They’re our best hope.

Night in and night out this winter, the JV boys’ basketball squad has been the most-successful hoops team at Coupeville High School.

That proved true once again Friday, as the Wolves used an impressive defensive stand in the second half to overcome a slow start and grab a 35-28 win over visiting Orcas Island.

With the victory, the CHS young guns have won five of their last six and get to 6-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-6 overall.

That puts them as the only one of Coupeville’s four high school basketball teams to currently be posting a winning record.

With three games left on the schedule, the Wolves also get a chance for revenge, as they travel to Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday to face the only league team to topple them so far.

Friday’s rumble did not start all that positively for Coupeville, as Orcas Island jumped out to a 14-4 lead by the first break.

After that, however, the Wolves begin to find their rhythm.

Four different CHS players hit a bucket during an 8-8 stalemate in the second quarter, before Coupeville used an 8-6 mini-run in the third to cut the deficit back to 28-20.

The fourth quarter? Time to get savage.

With Jayden McManus running wild, pouring in 11 of his team-high 15 points in the final frame, the Wolves pulled a 15-0 shutout across the game’s final eight minutes to snag the victory.

Six CHS players scored, with Khanor Jump (6), Nathan Coxsey (4), Josh Stockdale (4), Liam Lawson (4), and Chris Zenz (2) providing plenty of support for McManus.

Brian Thompson, Ayden Warren, and Trent Thule rounded out the rotation for the Wolves.

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