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Wolf gunners crack Concrete!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Concrete, free throws, JV, Mason Grove, three-balls on December 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ulrik Wells dropped in four points Tuesday to help power the Coupeville JV to a win at Concrete. (John Fisken photo)

Never skipped a beat.

Playing without three of their four tallest players Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad turned to the three-ball and knocked off host Concrete 40-36.

The win, which snaps a brief two-game skid, lifts the Wolves to 5-4 headed into Christmas break.

Coupeville played without big men Kyle Rockwell, Koa Davison and Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim, but sharpshooter Mason Grove picked up the offensive slack.

Raining down 17 points, including four treys, he kept the Wolves alive early, then put them over the top later.

Concrete actually led 16-11 after the first quarter, with Grove (6) and Sean Toomey-Stout (5) accounting for all the CHS points.

The second quarter saw an immediate change, as the Wolves clamped down on defense, using a 12-2 surge to snatch the lead away for good.

Jered Brown hit a pair of shots, but it was Grove who wielded the biggest dagger, rolling up another eight points with treys #3 and #4 and a pair of free throws.

From there, Coupeville coasted home for the win, icing the game with strong work at the free-throw stripe.

“It wasn’t pretty, but we got the job done,” said CHS coach Dustin Van Velkinburgh. “Got good minutes from Tucker Hall, Nikolai Lyngra, Dawson Houston and Elliott Johnson.”

Toomey-Stout hit for nine to back up Grove’s 17, while Brown knocked down seven.

Ulrik Wells, Coupeville’s only active big man, powered inside for four and Jean Lund-Olsen came up with all three of his points down the stretch.

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Long day, great results!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged CHS Wolves, first win, Friday Harbor, Hannah Davidson, JV on December 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Hannah Davidson knocked down a game-high 15 in a Wolf JV road win Saturday. (John Fisken photo)

They’ll travel all day for a win.

Crawling out of bed before daylight Saturday — departure from the school was at 7:45 AM — the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad made a whirlwind trip to Friday Harbor pay off big time.

Joining their varsity counterparts, who won the two-day, four-team Tip-Off Classic for the second straight year, the young guns brought their own A-game.

Paced by a game-high 15 points from Hannah Davidson, the Wolf JV cruised home with a 29-20 win over Friday Harbor, evening their season record at 1-1.

Even having to fight through an early morning, a long trip and playing in a side gym that was barely big enough to hold a basketball court, Coupeville was ready to rock.

“The improvement from the last game was noticeable and so much fun to see,” said CHS coach Amy King. “The victory was sweet – all of the girls are giving the game everything and deserved this win.”

The two teams went toe-to-toe in the opening quarter, trading steals, turnovers and a love of fast-paced play, if little to no scoring.

Davidson turned a steal into a “nice little layup” to provide the only first quarter points for either school.

The offense picked up a bit in the second quarter, with the Wolves using a 9-4 run to put the game on ice early, and so did the physicality.

Friday Harbor tried to rough up the Wolves a bit, but Coupeville’s battle-hardened youngsters were having none of it.

“We continuously changed our defenses so they couldn’t get comfortable with an offense,” King said. “I’ve told the girls they need to be scrappy, go for everything and if they put the ball in front of you, latch on.

“Hannah took that to a whole new level,” she added. “Friday Harbor would come down with a rebound off one of our missed shots, Hannah said thank you, I will take that now, as she ripped the ball from their hands and put it back up.”

Nicole Lester backed Davidson up, rejecting a pair of shots, while a pack of Wolves — Tia Wurzrainer, Emma Mathusek, Maya Toomey-Stout, Maddy Hilkey, Ashlie Shank, Avalon Renninger and Scout Smith — shut down the host team’s shooters.

Wurzrainer impressed with her ability to out-wrestle three rivals (“she held onto that ball until the whistle blew – so awesome her strength with that ball”), while two Wolf veterans provided a spark.

Brittany Powers paced CHS with four steals, while Ema Smith “has a way of getting into other team’s heads, constantly talking and playing hard, strong defense.”

“She shows a leadership on the court that is vital for our team,” King said. “Today was no different.”

Ema Smith finished with eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Running mate Scout Smith tallied six points to back up Davidson’s 15, while Renninger (4), Mathusek (2) and Lester (2) also scored.

“Everyone was shooting – they have all worked so hard on their shots and I love watching them use their skill,” King said. “While not all shots go in, we continue to emphasize shooting when you have an opening and these girls are putting that ball up from all angles.”

Renninger snared seven boards, while Davidson (6), Toomey-Stout (5) and Shank (5) helped Coupeville win the rebounding battle.

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Wolves sparkle under Monday night lights!!

Posted in Football, tagged CHS Wolves, football, James Vidoni, John Fisken photos, JV, Matt Hilborn on November 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »

James Vidoni is here to chew gum and destroy quarterbacks, and he’s all out of gum. (John Fisken photos)

“How you doin’?” “How YOU doin’?” “How you DOIN’?” “HOW YOU DOIN’?!?!?”

Coupeville’s line prepares to launch.

Matt Hilborn reaches out and touches the promised land.

Freshman QB Dawson Houston stands tall in the pocket.

Hilborn (right) and a karate-choppin’ Andrew Martin drag down a wayward Wildcat runner.

They made things easy on the photographer.

Thanks to a last-second change in the schedule, the Coupeville High School JV football squad ended up playing Monday in Oak Harbor.

That was enough to lure wanderin’ paparazzi John Fisken out of his nearby home and away from the Halloween candy.

The photos above are courtesy him.

We’re still waiting on any candy, though…

To see more (purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/FB-20161031-Coupeville-JV-at-O/

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Hilborn delivers some treats in Halloween loss!!

Posted in Football, tagged CHS Wolves, football, JV, Matt Hilborn, Oak Harbor on October 31, 2016| 1 Comment »

Matt Hilborn accounted for all of Coupeville’s points Monday in a loss at Oak Harbor. (John Fisken photo)

For one bright, shining moment, an upset seemed to be brewing.

Then reality reared its head.

In the time it took for one pass to head the wrong way, the chances the Coupeville High School JV football squad would upend host Oak Harbor Monday went from “hey now…” to “no, sir.”

One second, the Wolves were knocking on the door, the next Wildcat defensive back Ashton Prats had firmly slammed that door shut.

And while the Wildcat sophomore was hauled down two yards shy of a 76-yard pick six, the play changed the whole tone of the game, which eventually finished with Oak Harbor rolling to a 52-8 win.

Before Prats grabbed the spotlight, for the first, but not last time, Coupeville was holding its own with its big city neighbors.

The Halloween afternoon game was put together at the last second, after Marysville-Pilchuck bailed on Oak Harbor.

Lil’ 1A Coupeville, which had a gap in its schedule thanks to Chimacum not fielding a JV squad, stepped up to the challenge and headed up Island to play the 3A Wildcats in their 3,000-seat, turf-field-rockin’, covered stadium.

Half the Wolf JV roster is made up of freshmen, while Oak Harbor limited themselves to just 15 or so JV-level sophomores plucked from their 59-player roster.

The Wildcat freshmen didn’t see action, as they have a game scheduled for later in the week.

After a 45-yard punt from Matt Hilborn pinned Oak Harbor deep in its own territory, the Wolf defense played strongly on the ‘Cats opening drive.

Gavin Knoblich hauled one runner down from behind, snagging him by the back of his shoe, and Coupeville forced an incomplete pass on fourth down to get the ball back.

Sitting pretty with first-and-10 from the Wildcat 24, Wolf QB Dawson Houston went to the air and had a man open … until Prats jumped the play, snagged the ball and was off like a rocket down the left sideline.

CHS forced him out at the two-yard line, but Prats made up for it on the next play, slamming in for a touchdown run to open the scoring.

There was plenty more of that to come, as Oak Harbor tacked on four scores in the second half and another three in the third to trigger a running clock.

Prats and ultra-speedy Zion Gomez racked up three TD’s apiece, while Cody Fenton and Juan Luna-Elliot chipped in with a score each.

Two of the touchdowns came on passes from ‘Cat QB Taylor Rummel, while the Oak Harbor running game hummed along behind a stout line led by Joseph Orr.

Coupeville bent, but didn’t break, twice blocking PAT attempts.

On the first one Jake Hoagland came roaring around from the outside and took the ball in the middle of his back, while on the second stuff Andrew Martin came up the middle to get his hands on the ball.

Martin also teamed up with Luke Carlson to blow up a running play in the backfield in the fourth quarter, bringing the Wildcat runner down for a big loss and forcing a turnover on downs.

The Wolves finally cracked the end zone themselves in the final quarter.

Hilborn, giving Houston a breather, ripped off a 15-yard run, then hit Jonathan Thurston on a 27-yard bomb to set things up.

Camped on Oak Harbor’s 10-yard line, Coupeville turned a bad play into a brilliant one.

Snagging a high snap over his head, Hilborn started right, spun back to the left, then ran over three defenders as he scooted in for the touchdown.

He then tacked on a two-point conversion, accounting for all of the Wolf scoring himself.

Houston spent much of the game scrambling for his life, but he still completed seven passes, with Hoagland hauling in five of those.

Matthew Shreffner and Thurston also had snags on balls thrown their way.

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Almost flawless!!

Posted in Hall o' Fame, Volleyball, tagged 1A Olympic League, CHS Wolves, Hall of Fame, JV, Kristin Bridges, volleyball on October 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Best in the biz. 14 of the 15 girls who played in a Wolf JV volleyball match this season. (John Fisken photo)

Screw the five-year waiting period.

Unlike some Hall of Fames that make you wait for induction, here at the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame, we have no such guidelines.

So, less than 24 hours after it wrapped its season, we welcome the 2016 Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad to these hallowed digital walls.

As the sole inductee in the 71st class to be enshrined, the 15 players and two coaches who just finished one of the best seasons ever put together by a Wolf team, at any level, get the stage to themselves.

After this you’ll find them at the top of the blog, under the Legends tab.

And why not? They played like legends.

Under the guidance of coaches Kristin Bridges and Ashley Herndon, the Wolf JV went 12-2, won 10 straight matches (a five-week-plus winning period) and dominated their league in a way few teams have.

Coupeville’s young guns went a flawless 9-0 in 1A Olympic League play, the fourth CHS squad to do so, but the first that wasn’t a girls’ basketball team.

And they did so in particularly convincing fashion.

Over the course of their showdowns with Port Townsend, Klahowya and Chimacum, the Wolves won an astounding 23 of 24 sets.

In fact, the only set they lost to a league rival came in the very final set they played this season.

Having already taken the first two sets (and the win) at Port Townsend Saturday, they apparently decided to give the rest of the conference the smallest glimmer of hope by surrendering just a smidge.

In a year where the Wolf varsity went 8-1 and roared to its first league title since 2004, the dominance of the JV is just further proof that Coupeville is ready to rule the volleyball standings for years to come.

With Bridges and Herndon meshing their styles expertly with that of first-year head coach Cory Whitmore, the spiker program is booming, both in terms of bodies in uniform and skills shown on the court.

The JV squad proved it had a short memory, as well, rebounding from a loss to 2A Sequim to drill their fellow Wolves while on the road later in the season.

So don’t think these spikers won’t remember that one lonely little set they gave up to the RedHawks and seek revenge next season.

How were they so good, so quick?

The CHS freshman class this year is extraordinarily deep in talented female athletes, young women who have honed their skills and grown used to winning in all of their sports, at the middle school, SWISH and little league levels.

They also show a willingness to learn and a commitment to hard work which bodes well as these spikers spill over into other programs such as basketball, softball and track.

Unlike a lot of JV teams, Coupeville didn’t struggle to get their serves in, which is huge at any level.

Every Wolf who served in matches operated strictly overhand and many of them laid down scorching aces on a regular basis, putting the burden squarely on the other team.

Then, once the ball was in play (or, in many cases, IF the ball was in play) they attacked as one, scrambling for balls and putting down kills with regularity.

They also seemed to enjoy themselves immensely, and while winning always helps with that, it seemed like more with this squad.

Every player who took the floor showed a burning desire to be good, to be winners, and, maybe most importantly, to pick each other up, in good times (and relatively few) bad times.

The young Wolves never splintered, never pointed fingers at each other on the rare missed shot and were quick to congratulate each other — all traits they shared with their varsity counterparts.

For the moment, though, they get to step away from their older teammates.

The Wolf varsity is a spiffy 11-4 entering the district tourney, the most wins by a CHS varsity squad since 2004, but only one volleyball team made it all the way through league play undefeated this season.

For this moment, we hail the JV’s achievement, for what it means today and what it will mean for tomorrow.

Inducted into the Hall o’ Fame, together, as a team:

Kristen Bridges (coach)
Ashley Herndon (coach)
Hannah Davidson
Maddy Hilkey
Nicole Lester
Emma Mathusek
Jillian Mayne
Lucy Sandahl
Scout Smith
Maya Toomey-Stout
Zoe Trujillo
Raven Vick
Willow Vick
Peytin Vondrak
Melia Welling
Allison Wenzel
Sarah Wright