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“We fought till the end!!”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged 4th quarter rally, Basketball, CHS Wolves, JV, Sarah Wright on January 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Sarah Wright had team-highs in points (8) and rebounds (11) Tuesday night. (John Fisken photo)

Some nights, you can’t win no matter what.

Ravaged by illness (Lindsey Laxton, Brisa Herrera and spark-plug Lauren Rose were absent), the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad still scored more from the field than host Chimacum did Tuesday night.

Unfortunately, the Cowboys were dead-eyes at the free throw line, and that was just enough to spark a fourth quarter rally to carry them to a 29-23 win.

The loss dropped the Wolf young guns to 4-7 overall, 2-1 in conference play.

It was the first time the Coupeville JV lost a game to a 1A Olympic League rival.

After going 9-0 in the league’s debut season in 2014-2015, the Wolves had stretched their win streak to 11 going into Tuesday.

They didn’t go down easy, though.

Led by strong inside play from Sarah Wright (eight points and 11 rebounds) and Skyler Lawrence (six points, six rebounds), Coupeville led by a point coming out of the third quarter.

Up 18-17 with eight minutes to play, the Wolves were stung by foul trouble.

With several key players locked to the bench, Coupeville finally faltered, allowing Chimacum to close on a 12-5 run.

“In the fourth quarter we put up a lot of shots that just didn’t fall,” said Wolf coach Amy King. “We fought till the end though.”

Brittany Powers nailed a “gorgeous three” in the final moments to keep Coupeville close and “did a nice job stealing or getting a hand on the ball” all night.

Chimacum went with a press most of the game, but King was happy with how her team broke it.

Once they got their plays set up, the Wolves let the power twins hold the spotlight.

“Skyler and Sarah really impressed from the start with their shots, intense rebounds and just their sheer strength,” King said.

Kyla Briscoe, Allison Wenzel and Nicole Lester each dropped in a bucket to back Wright (8), Lawrence (6) and Powers (3) in the scoring column, while Ema Smith ripped down seven rebounds.

Briscoe pilfered four steals, Maddy Hilkey snagged two boards and Ashlie Shank collected a rebound and a block to round out the team-wide effort.

Coupeville faces Chimacum twice more this season, and King is ready to attack with a full squad at her disposal.

“We meet them again next week and the girls are already looking forward to that,” she said. “We have some practice to do though, and if we play like I know we can, the outcome will be different.”

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Rose blooms!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, JV, Lauren Rose, Mount Vernon Christian, Mouse on January 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Lauren Rose, seen here playing defense, was (Sylvia Hurlburt photo)

Lauren Rose, seen here playing defense, was all about the offense Saturday, scorching the nets for a career-high 17 in a win. (Sylvia Hurlburt photo)

Lauren Rose doesn’t have time to bleed.

The Wolf spark-plug, a woman of many nicknames (“Mouse,” “Keebler Elf”) and much talent, bounced right back from a recent injury and spent much of Saturday inflicting pain on others.

Raining down a career-high 17, the super sophomore lifted the Coupeville High School JV girls’ hoops squad to a thrilling 34-32 win over visiting Mount Vernon Christian.

The win, the second in the last three games for the young Wolves, lifted them to 4-6 heading into a nine-day break.

That will give Rose a chance to heal up, though hopefully not cool down.

“Lauren made a statement tonight with her game,” said CHS coach Amy King. “Still playing with a wrapped ankle, she led the team — directing on offense, finding open lanes to drive through, as well as hitting a much-needed three.

“She just seemed to be everywhere, stealing, driving, cutting and taking shots when open. Lauren really did a nice job of leading the team,” she added. “This is her best game this season. You could see her confidence growing and it was so nice watching her take over the game.”

Rose got a fair amount of help, with freshman Sarah Wright providing the defensive muscle to complement the offense.

She hauled down a game-high 11 rebounds, rejected a shot and sparked her teammates all night.

“It seemed like Sarah was everywhere all game long,” King said. “She is very strong with the ball, rebounding, dribbling up the floor and driving to the basket.

“On inbound plays under our basket, she is seeing the defense and placing herself in the perfect position for an easy pass and shot.”

With Wright’s energy and Rose’s hot hand leading the way, Coupeville held the lead from start to finish, stretching it out to nine at one point before a late Hurricane rally.

The fourth quarter went back and forth, with the Wolves refusing to relinquish the game.

Back within a bucket with 27 seconds left on the clock, Mount Vernon opted not to foul and try for a steal instead, but Rose played smartly and flawlessly dribbled out the game.

“I think overall, this is the strongest our team has looked for the majority of the game,” King said. “Everyone did something great.

“We had several give-and-go plays that resulted in either a lay up, short jumper or foul,” she added. “The big thing that makes me so happy, is that these girls are starting to recognize gaps in the defense or creating a play or shot out of something we have gone over in practice.”

When Rose wasn’t draining buckets, the Wolves got scoring from five different players, led by Wright with eight.

Ema Smith banged home four, while Nicole Lester (2), Skyler Lawrence (2) and Allison Wenzel (1) all chipped in.

It was Lester’s first basket of the season, and the freshman scored off of a put-back on a rebound, causing “the gym to erupt.”

Wenzel (5) and Lawrence (4) combined to snag nine rebounds, while Lindsey Laxton (3), Smith (3), Ashlie Shank (2), Lester (2) and Maddy Hilkey (1) all worked the boards.

Rose made off with four steals, Brittany Powers pilfered another pair and Brisa Herrera “asserted herself on defense with a really strong grip; nobody was going to take it (the ball).”

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Young Wolves make strides!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Gabe Eck, JV, Lauren Rose on December 31, 2015| Leave a Comment »

The Mouse is in the House, as Lauren Rose soars in for a bucket. (John Fisken photos)

Brian Shank is too quick for the La Conner defense.

Improvement, every day.

It’s what JV coaches look for, as they shape developing players who will, hopefully, one day run the floor at the varsity level.

So, while both of Coupeville’s younger squads fell to visiting La Conner Wednesday, girls coach Amy King and boys guru Dustin Van Velkinburgh were both able to come away with a fair amount of positives.

For the Wolf boys, it was the fact they stayed close to a talented Braves unit despite only suiting up six players.

Freshman Gabe Eck paced those who were in attendance, dropping in 17 of his team’s 37 points.

Brian Shank added 10, Ty Eck hit for six, Beauman Davis swished a trey and Cameron Toomey-Stout slid a free throw through the twines to round out the scoring.

James Vidoni chipped in with strong work on the boards.

The Coupeville girls also gave La Conner a good run, but were unable to match up with the visitors mix of quick dribblers and sharp shooters.

While they fell 44-33, the Wolves played well in the post and got big contributions from swing players Lauren Rose, Allison Wenzel, Kyla Briscoe and Skyler Lawrence.

“Skyler played a presence in the key as always, ripping rebounds and directing her teammates,” King said. “The posts battled the whole game — Allison, Sarah (Wright), Brisa (Herrera), Lindsey (Laxton) and Nicole (Lester) all worked hard looking for the rebound or intercepting a pass.

“I was happy with the effort.”

King was also thrilled, and a bit amazed, by the foot work of guard Brittany Powers, who pulled off the play of the night on defense.

“Brittany, somehow got in a great position for her legs to steal the ball … yes, her legs,” King said with a chuckle. “She grabbed the ball and passed it ahead up the court to Lauren. Fun to watch.”

Rose, who also saw some floor time in the Wolf varsity win, was on fire.

“Mouse” dropped eight points — tying her for the team lead with Briscoe — while snagging two boards and being a demon on defense.

Ema Smith (6), Wright (4), Maddy Hilkey (3), Lawrence (2) and Ashlie Shank (2) rounded out the CHS scoring attack.

Powers pilfered a team-high three steals, while Wright (7), Lawrence (6), Hilkey (5) and Smith (4) hit the boards with intensity.

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“The whole team deserves recognition!!”

Posted in Football, tagged CHS Wolves, Concrete, football, James Vidoni, JV, Matt Hilborn, Ryan King on November 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jake Hoagland carries Cameron Toomey-Stout off the field as the season ends. (Lisa Jenne photo)

Wolf JV players prepare for the final trip of the season, a jaunt down to Concrete. (Photo courtesy Brett Smedley)

Matt Hilborn sprints to daylight. (John Fisken photos)

James Vidoni (76) holds the line.

Wins and losses don’t tell the whole story.

While the Coupeville High School JV football team failed to pick up a win this season, being battered 49-0 Monday at Concrete in its finale, the young Wolves showed continued growth each week.

Facing off with a battle-hardened Lions squad after a long bus trip, Coupeville got a taste of where it would like to be this time next year.

“We played a very tough team but the boys fought very hard. It was a hard-fought game,” said Coupeville coach Ryan King. “The whole team deserves recognition.”

The first big positive was making it through an entire season, one in which they played bigger schools such as Klahowya and Anacortes.

In recent years, CHS has had trouble having enough bodies — especially healthy ones — to complete anything close to a full JV season.

This year, they played seven games (Chimacum doesn’t have a JV squad) and got strong work from a variety of players.

Freshman Shane Losey operated at quarterback the entire season, with Jonathan Thurston, Cameron Toomey-Stout, Jake Hoagland and Tavian Woolett all emerging as as dependable targets.

Woolett and Teo Keilwitz carried much of the load as running backs, while a variety of players put in work on the lines.

King, a former Wolf player himself, sees a bright future for his charges. Especially if they continue to hit the weight room and build their skill-sets.

“As for the season, I am honored I got to coach a great group of young men,” King said. “These kids worked hard all season and got better as the season went on.

“Fought in every game and each week you saw improvement,” he added. “Coaching these kids was great and they are gonna do great things for this program in the future.”

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Heads held high, win or loss!!

Posted in Football, tagged Cameron Toomey-Stout, football, Jake Hoagland, Jonathan Thurston, JV, Sequim on September 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wolf cheerleaders like Natasha Estes never lost their pep Monday night. (John Fisken photos)

Some of their biggest cheers came when Jonathan Thurston (6), seen here in an earlier game, took a pick-six back 70+ yards.

We’re not going to dwell on the score.

Monday’s JV football game pitted the smallest 1A school in the state (Coupeville) against a much-larger 2A school (Sequim) that boasts three times as many students in its population.

Therefore, if I tell you the visitors departed Whidbey with a 61-20 victory, it’s not a total surprise.

But, we’re not going to dwell on that.

The crowd of fans, which eventually filled a good chunk of the CHS bleachers by midway through the game, didn’t.

The enthusiastic Wolf cheerleaders, who stayed peppy through the cold and the big scoring swings, didn’t.

So, why should we?

Instead, let’s focus on what went right.

Three plays, in particular, stand out. One on defense, one on offense and one on special teams, since the Wolves hit pay dirt with each of their three units.

Down 13-0, Jonathan Thurston revived the Wolf faithful midway through the first quarter when he stepped in front of a Sequim pass.

Snagging it, he juggled the ball for a second, then took his lanky body hurtling down the sideline, one rambling step ahead of his pursuers.

70-odd yards later, he was in the end zone, with the CHS cheerleaders, all 20+ in attendance, running madly to get down and celebrate with Thurston and Co.

Jump forward to the second quarter and it was time for a bit of bedazzlement from Tavian Woolett and the return team.

Snatching the kickoff with conviction, the Wolf freshman took one slow step and then about 31 really quick ones as he took the return to the house, leaving Sequim’s tacklers grasping at air as Woolett flew by like a bolt of lightning.

Coupeville capped their scoring ways with a fourth quarter hookup between freshman QB Shane Losey and ultra-slippery Cameron Toomey-Stout.

Having spent a chunk of the game on the sideline with a hurting wrist, Toomey-Stout, the matinee idol of Wolf football, made ’em swoon one more time, diving into the end zone with conviction and just a hint of style.

Hard-charging Jake Hoagland, who had gone down swinging hard on both sides of the ball all night long, powered over the left side for the two-point conversion to close out the scoring.

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