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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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Lucero lights up the scoreboard

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

Ava Lucero racked up a game-high 18 points Friday. (Melanie Wolfe photo)

Ava Lucero was feelin’ it.

The Coupeville High School hoops hotshot accounted for all but one of her team’s points Friday night but a well-balanced Orcas Island squad proved to be too much to overcome for the Wolf JV girls.

Lucero banked in a game-high 18 points, hitting a pair of three-balls and tickling the twines on six of eight free throws, but the visiting Vikings had four players score eight or more as they captured a 45-19 victory.

The loss, coming in the first game for Coupeville’s JV since Jan. 12, drops the Wolf young guns to 0-5 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 2-8 overall.

Alita Blouin’s squad had sat for a bit as neither Darrington nor Concrete — the last two CHS foes — have a JV team this season.

Orcas, which has been playing on a more consistent basis, jumped out to a 17-6 lead after one quarter of play Friday, then stretched the margin to 31-11 by the half and 41-14 through three frames.

Coupeville’s other point came courtesy 8th grader Anna Powers, who dropped in a free throw.

Cami Van Dyke, Emma Cushman, Zayne Roos, Olivia Hall, Taylor Marrs, Allie Powers, Finley Helm, Elizabeth Marshall, and Willow-Leedy Bonifas all saw floor time, bringing a fiery intensity to their defensive work.

The Wolves hit the road for two of their final three games this season, traveling to Mount Vernon Christian this coming Tuesday before hosting their home finale Friday, Jan. 30 against La Conner.

The final JV clash, set for Feb. 6, is set to go down on Friday Harbor.

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Stockdale and Co. crack Concrete

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Josh Stockdale outscored Concrete by himself Tuesday night. (Jackie Saia photos)

Josh Stockdale was a one-man wrecking crew.

Pouring in 21 points Tuesday in Concrete, the Coupeville High School junior outscored his hosts by himself, spurring the Wolf JV boys’ basketball squad to a 57-17 win.

The victory lifts CHS to 5-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-6 overall.

Tuesday’s tilt was a lopsided affair from start to finish, as the Wolves exploded out to a 16-1 lead by the first break.

Stockdale and Nathan Coxsey both dropped in five points during the opening frame, as Coupeville put the game well out of reach.

Concrete, which had great difficulty scoring in three of the four quarters, did make a stand in the second, outscoring the Wolves 12-9 to cut the deficit back slightly to 25-13 at the half.

But after that it was all Wolves, all the time, with Stockdale banking in 15 of his 21 after halftime.

Coupeville used a 12-4 surge in the third to seal the deal, before blowing up the scoreboard in the fourth to the tune of 20-0.

Khanor Jump knocked down 10 points in support of Stockdale’s efforts, while Coxsey tickled the twines for nine and Ayden Warren rattled the rim for eight.

Liam Lawson (5) and Brian Thompson (4) rounded out the offensive attack, with Trent Thule and Jaden Flores Garcia also seeing floor time for the Wolves.

Liam Lawson slashes past his defender.

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Wolf JV boys thrash Loggers

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Nathan Coxsey prepares to launch an attack on the basket. (Jackie Saia photo)

It was a deadly two-pronged attack.

Using a stifling full-court press in the early going Friday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad cracked visiting Darrington, then finished the job by getting hot on the offensive end of the floor as well.

By the time the night was done, the Wolves had a 45-22 win in hand, which carries them to 4-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-6 overall.

With three wins in their last four games, the CHS young guns will try and keep the good times flowing when they hit the road Tuesday to travel to the wilds of Concrete.

Coupeville busted out to a 15-7 lead after one quarter of play against the Loggers, before carrying a 19-14 advantage into the halftime break.

The second half was all Wolves, all the time, with 11-2 and 15-6 runs across the third and fourth quarters, respectively.

Jayden McManus poured in a game-high 19 points to spark Coupeville’s attack, while Josh Stockdale backed him up by banking in 11 more, including the team’s lone three-ball.

Nathan Coxsey (5), Liam Lawson (4), Khanor Jump (4), and Brian Thompson (2) also scored, with Ayden Warren and Jaden Flores Garcia rounding out the rotation.

Coupeville enjoyed one of its best performances at the free throw line this season, netting eight of 11 charity shots with Coxsey draining five of six.

Wolf JV players sign autographs for the next generation. (Julie Wheat photo)

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JV girls cruise to road win

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 12, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Willow Leedy-Bonifas fires off a pass under pressure. (Teagan Calkins photo)

Everything was clicking.

And I mean everything.

Getting contributions from all 11 players in uniform Monday, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team rolled to an impressive road win.

Scorching host Auburn Adventist Academy 42-12, the Wolves get to 2-7 and head home to prepare for a Friday night showdown with Darrington.

Alita Blouin’s squad was dominant Monday in every aspect of the game, rolling out to a 14-3 lead by the first break.

From there, the Wolves stretched the lead to 22-7 at the half and 35-9 through three quarters of play.

CHS spread out the offensive love, with Ava Lucero rippling the nets for a game-high 12 points and Cami Van Dyke banking in 11 of her own.

Lucero splashed home a pair of three-balls, while Van Dyke knocked down a fourth quarter trey to keep Auburn at bay.

Anna Powers (6), Taylor Marrs (6), Zayne Roos (5), and Willow Leedy-Bonifas (2) rounded out the balanced attack, while Finley Helm, Elizabeth Marshall, Allie Powers, Olivia Hall, and Emma Cushman also saw floor time.

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