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Math or hoops? It all adds up to success for Lauren Rose!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, Softball, Volleyball, tagged , , , on March 6, 2014| 1 Comment »

Lauren Rose, a key member of the CMS 8th grade varsity, looks to pass in an earlier season game. (John Fisken photos)

Lauren Rose (30), part of the bright future of Wolf basketball. (John Fisken photo)

Safe at home.

Safe at home.

Lauren Rose has a jump shot that most high school players would envy.

With a quick release and a soft follow-through, the Coupeville Middle School eighth grader is money when it comes to nailing other teams with pull-up daggers.

Playing with a talented point guard in Mia Littlejohn, who can drive and dish, Rose makes the most of her opportunities when the ball comes her way.

Part of a talented group of CMS girls, which also includes post players Katrina McGranahan, Sage Renninger and Kyla Briscoe, she is the future of Wolf basketball, and it’s a bright future.

Not bad for a softball junkie who only started playing hoops a season ago.

“Before that I was never really interested, but I decided to give it a shot,” Rose said. “There were a lot of new players on the team so I didn’t feel like I would be inferior skill-wise.”

While she has confidence in her ball-handling and enjoys being a team player, it’s her shot-making (which has been flawless in games I’ve seen) that still concerns her.

“I would really like to work on my shots. I would also like to be more aggressive,” Rose said. “What I enjoy most about basketball is the team effort. Everyone on the court has a specific job and when everyone does that job, points are scored. It’s like a well-oiled machine.”

Whether it’s on the playing field (she’s a third-baseman/shortstop in softball and also plays volleyball) or the classroom, Rose is all about putting the work in.

“My goal for this season is for our team to have more wins than losses,” Rose said. “Last year we won four and lost four. This year we are well on our way to beating they record, but we still need to play our hardest.”

A straight-A student and math whiz, she’s one of just 11 CMS eighth graders to have started in geometry this year.

Finding the balance between being a three-sport athlete and getting her classroom work done is never easy, but she enjoys the challenge.

“I am a very hardworking student,” Rose said. “I don’t have a lot of free time with all my sports, but, when I do, I love to spend it doing something outside or just relaxing.”

Supporting her along the way have been her family and coaches, all of whom have drawn out something special from within her.

“My parents encourage me to strive for my goals, whether it’s sports or school related. They come to almost all of my games to cheer me on,” Rose said. “My coaches have shaped the kind of player I am.

“I have never had a coach that didn’t improve my skills as an athlete.”

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Scrappy Wolves cut Northshore down to size!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Waiting for a teammate to get open.

Lauren Rose had a hot hand early Monday, swishing three sweet first-half jumpers. (John Fisken photo)

Mia Littlejohn was on fire Monday.

Hitting shots from all angles, including a long three-point bomb from the left side one second after a horrified voice from the stands boomed out “No! She’s not ready for that!!” (spoiler: she was), the Coupeville Middle School eighth grader rained down 18 points against visiting Northshore.

That would have been enough to force overtime on her own.

But, with five other Wolves scoring and every player up and down the roster mixing hustle with grit, Coupeville ran away from a much bigger foe, pounding them 33-18.

In warmups, the visitors from Everett looked more dangerous than they turned out to be. With a roster that looked more like a high school squad, they cut an imposing figure.

Then Littlejohn, Lauren Rose and Co. quickly cut them down to size.

Combining for all 11 of their team’s first half points, with Rose scorching the net with three beautiful jumpers from the right side, the duo staked Coupeville to an 11-8 halftime lead.

Northshore, which had actually cut into the lead with the final two baskets in the first half, put a rebound back up and in and seemed to make it a game at 11-10.

Kyla Briscoe’s fingertips had other ideas, however.

Out-jumping a defender, Briscoe hauled down a rebound and spun right back to the hoop for a quick bucket, kicking off a game-busting 12-2 run.

The Wolves mixed inside plays from Sage Renninger with Littlejohn outrunning and outgunning Northshore defenders who found themselves two steps behind the speedy guard as she bolted from one end of the court to the other.

One second she was there, the next she was past them, flying at the hoop with single-minded intensity.

Setting her up was the three-headed rebounding machine of Renninger, Briscoe and Katrina McGranahan, who controlled the boards and kicked off numerous second chances.

McGranahan was a beast on defense as well, shutting down Northshore’s bigs and proudly using all of her five fouls to maximum effect before leaving the game to a well-deserved ovation from her bench.

Coupeville closed like pros, shredding the Northshore defense with long inbound passes flung by softball sensation McGranahan. Littlejohn and Rose consistently broke free to net the lobs, and a frustrated visiting squad had to frequently foul to stop breakaway layups.

The Wolves took advantage, netting six free throws as they slammed the door shut with a game-closing 10-1 surge.

Littlejohn (18) and Rose (6) led the scoring chart, while Renninger (3), McGranahan (2), Briscoe (2) and Payton Aparicio (2) rounded out the scorers.

7th grade varsity falls: One bad quarter killed the CMS 7th grade squad, as a 13-2 second quarter deficit was the difference in a 34-20 loss.

Coupeville’s best run came midway through the third quarter until late in the fourth, when they launched a 14-5 rally to trim the lead from 19 back to 10.

Kalia Littlejohn popped for six of her team-high 11 during the run, while Sarah Wright and Hope Lodell each banged home a pair of buckets.

Wright tallied five for the game and dominated on the boards, ripping rebounds free and refusing to surrender the ball once she had her hands anywhere near it.

Soaring in the fourth quarter, Lodell swished a sweet runner off of an inbounds play, netted an assist on a pass to a cutting Littlejohn, then put a rebound back up and in for her second basket.

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