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She’s a Stone-cold boss

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on October 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone, seen here during her pro hoops days, is now a college coach. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

She’s calling the shots.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone, a hoops sensation as a player at the high school, college, and professional level, has also been crafting a career as a coach.

She’s worked with young players both in the US and overseas, and now, on the heels of a run as a middle school guru in her hometown, she’s making a big jump.

Stone will lead the women’s basketball program at Walla Walla University, after being named head coach in late August.

The Wolves rep an NAIA Division II school and kickoff the 2025-2026 season with a scrimmage Oct. 23 against Walla Walla Community College.

Their first official game is Oct. 30 against the Northwest Indian College, with a 28-game season running through February.

Stone fans can circle Dec. 10, when Walla Walla hosts her alma mater, Whitman College, in a non-conference clash.

After graduating from Coupeville High School in 2016 as the #3 scorer and #1 rebounder in Wolf girls’ basketball history, Andre’s sister earned Northwest Conference Player of the Year honors at Whitman in 2019-2020.

She singed the nets for 1,000+ points for the Blues, then moved overseas, playing at Loughborough University in England, where she earned a master’s degree in exercise physiology.

Stone played professionally in England, Norway, and the Netherlands, earning checks while dropping double-doubles on a nightly basis.

Throughout her hoops career, Eileen and Josh’s daughter has passed on hardwood wisdom to others, something she ramped up while coaching U14 and U16 girls’ teams in Norway.

Back in America, she has run hoops clinics with Jaron Kirkley and teamed up with Brooke Crowder to lead the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball program last season.

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Be in the gym for summer hoops camps

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on April 26, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Train like a pro.

Former Coupeville High School basketball stars Makana Stone and Caleb Meyer will return to their old stomping grounds this summer to run basketball skills camps.

The former, who is now a Coupeville Middle School girls’ hoops coach, will be in the gym in June, while the latter will swing by CHS in July.

For more info, check out the photos above.

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“We’re excited to keep building!”

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Kennedy O’Neill, seen here last season, is a key veteran player for the CMS hoops program. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The building process begins.

While the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams lost their opening games at South Whidbey Wednesday, Wolf coaches Brooke Crowder and Makana Stone came away pleased with a lot of what they saw.

“We had some really good hustle and effort – a great baseline for us to work forwards from,” Stone said.

South Whidbey came into the tip-off games with a lot more experience and floor time among their assembled players, and it showed at times. But that is something CMS can improve on.

“We forced our offense on both teams and struggled to stick to our defensive principles,” Stone said. “Of course, some of that can be chalked up to first game jitters, some of it to being a new team finding our footing.

“After the games, the team is ready and eager to dial into upcoming practices!”

Coupeville’s Level 1 team was limited to just six points, with Kaleigha Millison banking in five, while Kennedy O’Neill netted a free throw.

Cameron Van Dyke, Elizabeth Marshall, Aubrey Flowers, Sophia Batterman, Cassandra Powers, Emma Cushman, Zayne Roos, and Allison Powers also saw floor time for the Wolves.

The Level 2 squad made the nets jump at a much better rate, with six different players recording points.

Annaliese Powers knocked down six to pace her squad, with Finley Helm (4), Hazel Goldman (4), Savannah Coxsey (2), Sabrina Judnich (2), and Emma Green (1) keeping the scorekeeper’s pen busy.

Claire Lachnit, Addison Jacobson, Selah Rivera, and KeeAyra Brown rounded out the roster, while Coupeville’s #3 team had the day off as South Whidbey only fields two teams.

After opening on the road, Coupeville is at home for most of the rest of the month.

The Wolves host Sultan (Feb. 17), Granite Falls (Feb. 19), and Northshore Christian Academy (Feb. 25) before heading off-Island again.

As Coupeville goes forward, Crowder and Stone will continue to focus on growth and improvement.

“We will be a hardworking team this season – building a strong team culture, step by step,” Stone said.

“We’re excited to keep building and to fully embrace the way of the WolfPack!”

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New CMS hoops coach a Stone-cold winner

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on January 15, 2025| 1 Comment »

Makana Stone drills a jumper while playing pro ball overseas. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

She’s coming home.

Pending approval from the school board, Wolf hoops legend Makana Stone has been hired as a Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball coach.

The move was announced Wednesday by Athletic Director Brad Sherman.

Stone replaces Bennett Richter, who stepped down to spend more time with his family, and she’ll join Brooke Crowder on the CMS sideline.

Practice for a new season of middle school girls’ basketball kicks off Monday, Jan. 27, with the first game tipping off Feb. 12.

Stone joins other CHS alumni such as Scout Smith, Megan Richter, and Sherman in coaching basketball at her alma mater.

She is the first, however, to make the jump from playing professional basketball to teaching the sport in Cow Town.

After stellar runs on the floor at CHS, Whitman College, and Loughborough University, Stone earned paychecks for putting the ball in the hoop in England, Norway, and the Netherlands.

The former Wolf ace has also worked extensively coaching younger players, both overseas and through clinics in America, with visits to Coupeville included in that work.

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“He did everything with passion and love”

Posted in Scholarships, tagged , , , , on April 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Coupeville High School Class of 2016 continues to make positive change in the world.

Wolf grad Makana Stone, now a professional basketball player overseas, is launching a scholarship in honor of her friend and fellow athlete Lathom Kelley, who passed away in 2022.

The “Live Like Lathom” scholarship will be awarded to a CHS senior who is a student/athlete “passionate about pursuing trade school and/or a career in welding, and shows exemplary behavior in sportsmanship, teamwork, and community.”

Kelley attended Coupeville schools from elementary school to senior year and was a standout football and track and field athlete at the high school level.

More so, he was “the living embodiment of “the strength of the pack is the wolf.”

“A passionately driven student-athlete, Lathom did everything with fire in his eyes and the word “QUIT” wasn’t in his vocabulary,” Stone said.

“Whatever he decided to pursue – whether that be tackles on the football field, sprinting on the track, fixing motor vehicles, artistic and occupational welding, or being a family man and friend – he did everything with passion and love in his heart.”

“A leader by example, Lathom treated everyone in his community as his family. He took care of his Wolfpack. He lived life in the moment. He lived life to the fullest. He lived like Lathom.”

Stone is working with the Community Foundation for Coupeville Public Schools, and you can donate to the scholarship by hopping over to:

https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjA2NTQ=

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