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Opening night win for booters

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged Audrianna Shaw, CHS Wolves, Girls Soccer, La Conner, Northwest League on September 16, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Audrianna Shaw knocked in a pair of goals Thursday, lifting Coupeville to a win in its season opener. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Once unleashed, they couldn’t be stopped.

A mere 12 days after the season-opening jamboree, the Coupeville High School girls soccer team finally got to play a regular game Thursday night.

At which point the Wolves promptly brought the home fans to their feet with a stirring 4-2 win over Northwest 2B/1B League rival La Conner.

Coupeville jumped on the visiting Braves with an early goal, but found themselves trailing 2-1 at the half.

Responding to whatever words of wisdom were sent their way by coach Kyle Nelson, the Wolves responded, raining down scores after the break.

“It took us awhile to get into full game mode, but the second half was ours,” Nelson said.

Coupeville got goals from a trio of shooters, with senior Audrianna Shaw leading the way with a pair of scores.

Sophie Martin and Eryn Wood also hit the back of the net, with all three players looking to make a move up the CHS career scoring chart.

Thursday’s goal was the sixth in a Wolf uniform for Martin, who moves into a tie with Mallory Kortuem at #10 on the all-time list.

Five CHS girls have tallied double-digit scoring, ranging from Mia Littlejohn with 35 goals to Avalon Renninger, who punched in 12.

Wood has four career goals for the high school program, with Shaw sitting with three.

Saturday game site changed:

Coupeville returns to action Saturday with a road non-conference game against East Jefferson.

The game was originally set for Memorial Stadium in Port Townsend, but the field has a conflict, so things have been moved to Chimacum High School.

That school is located at 91 W. Valley Rd. in Chimacum.

Game time is 11 AM.

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La Conner retains Braves mascot

Posted in Everything changes, tagged Braves, La Conner, mascot, Northwest League, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community on July 28, 2021| 1 Comment »

Coupeville rival La Conner will remain the Braves after approval from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They will edit, but not erase.

The La Conner School District has received permission from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community to retain use of its Braves mascot.

However, there will be some changes to the actual look of that mascot, which depicts a Plains Indian wearing a feather headdress.

La Conner High School will remove a logo of the mascot from the floor of its gym, and some posters and team uniforms will be replaced.

The move follows the passing of a state law — House Bill 1356 — banning the use of Native American names, symbols, or images in public schools.

School districts which include what is termed “Indian Country” can be exempt, if local tribes issue a resolution in support of retaining mascots already in place.

The Swinomish tribe and the La Conner school district have a long history together, dating to the early 1900’s, when tribal children began attending La Conner schools.

Current numbers from the state’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction list 34% of La Conner’s students as Native American.

Two of five school board members are Swinomish tribal members, while new Superintendent Will Nelson is also Native American.

While using the Braves name and logo for its sports teams, La Conner also incorporates the moniker in other ways, with the district motto being “Be brave.”

District schools have worked to keep Swinomish tribal heritage as a vital part of their curriculum, with drumming, carving, and Lushootseed language classes offered to both tribal and non-tribal students.

House Bill 1356 provides funding for school districts to make changes such as removing the current logo from the gym floor.

Going forward, the district and the tribe will work together to craft a new image which is “more appropriate to the Coast Salish people.”

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CHS foes sizzle at postseason hoops tourney

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged girls basketball, La Conner, Mount Vernon Christian, postseason tourney, Sarah Cook, Summer State on June 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Mount Vernon Christian, here doubling up on Coupeville’s Maddie Georges, hosted an elite eight-team postseason hoops tourney. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Looks like La Conner might not have won a girls basketball state title this year, after all.

The Braves dominated play in the Northwest 2B/1B League during the pandemic-shortened 2021 season, going undefeated against Coupeville and Co., then added non-conference wins against elite larger schools such as King’s, Lynden, and Meridian.

But given a chance to face off with some of the other top 2B teams in the state this week, La Conner came up six points short of a title.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association didn’t hold any postseason events this season, so eight top small school programs crafted their own unofficial championship.

Called Summer State, it went down Wednesday through Friday at Mount Vernon Christian High School, with seven 2B schools and the hosts, who are a 1B program.

La Conner dismantled Toldeo 65-30, then slipped past Wahkiakum 65-62, before falling 72-66 to Warden in overtime in the title game.

Warden placed 6th in the official 1A state tourney last season, before new classification counts moved the school to 2B beginning with the 2020-2021 school year.

While La Conner exited with a 2nd place trophy, MVC finished 6th after going 1-2.

The Hurricanes fell 51-34 to Tri Cities Prep, bounced back to drill Onalaska 61-35, then closed with a 34-31 loss against Toledo.

La Conner star Sarah Cook — who lit Coupeville up both times the Wolves faced the Braves during the regular season — was named to the First-Team All-Tournament team.

MVC’s Emma Droog and La Conner’s Juna Swanson both were given Second-Team honors.

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La Conner debates use of Braves name, logo

Posted in Everything changes, tagged Braves, La Conner, Native American, Northwest League, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community on June 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Dominic Coffman sacks La Conner’s QB in a game this year. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

In the very near future, Coupeville may not play sports contests anymore against the La Conner Braves.

Neither school plans to leave the Northwest 2B/1B League, however.

But, the passage of House Bill 1356, signed into law by Washington state Governor Jay Inslee, “prohibits the inappropriate use of Native American names, symbols, or images as public school mascots, logos, or team names.”

The law goes into affect January 1, 2022.

Currently, 35 of 420 high schools which are members of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, including La Conner, have Native American mascots, logos, or team names.

These range from Braves and Warriors to Red Raiders, Redskins, and Red Devils.

Port Townsend High School previously changed its mascot from Redskins to RedHawks when it and Coupeville were together in the 1A Olympic League.

House Bill 1356 offers an exception to school districts like La Conner, if their enrollment boundaries include what is termed “Indian country.”

To retain mascots and branding, a district must get approval from its local tribe.

For La Conner, that’s the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, and the two sides have agreed to discuss the matter and come to a mutually-beneficial understanding.

The school district and the tribe have a long history together, dating back to the early 1900’s, when Swinomish children began attending La Conner schools.

Current numbers from the state’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction list 34% of La Conner’s students as Native American.

Two of five school board members are Swinomish tribal members, a record number, while incoming Superintendent Will Nelson, who starts July 1, is also Native American.

While using the Braves name and logo for its sports teams, La Conner also incorporates the moniker in other ways, with the district motto being “Be brave.”

The district’s schools have worked to keep Swinomish tribal heritage as a vital part of its curriculum, with drumming, carving, and Lushootseed language classes offered to both tribal and non-tribal students.

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Rack the balls, freeze the standings

Posted in Basketball, standings, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, La Conner, league standings, Northwest League on June 16, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Daniel Olson fires off a jumper. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

We’re done.

The basketball season, and the school athletic year, came to a close Tuesday, with the La Conner girls and Mount Vernon Christian boys clinching Northwest 2B/1B League hoops titles.

Coupeville finished 4th on the girls side and 3rd in boys action, though the latter was by a razor-thin margin.

The Wolf boys (8-4) tied with MVC (8-3) for the most wins — and beat the Hurricanes twice — but finished a half-game back after MVC declined to host Orcas Island after that school requested no fans at its road games during the pandemic.

Friday Harbor, at 7-3, with a pair of one-point wins over Coupeville, edges the Wolves for second-place by having a slightly better winning percentage.

Final league standings for the pandemic-altered 2021 hoops campaign:

Northwest League boys basketball: