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Makana’s Scottish adventure ends with a win

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone (left) works on her game during practice in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

Teamwork makes the dream work.

Putting six different players into double-digit scoring Saturday, including Coupeville’s Makana Stone, the Leicester Riders stormed to a big victory in Scotland.

Roaring from behind to finish the game on a 25-6 tear, the Riders routed the Caledonia Pride 77-62 in Women’s British Basketball League action.

With the victory, Leicester improves to 8-4 in league action, 11-5 overall.

Stone and Co. sit comfortably in fourth place in the 13-team WBBL.

The game was a tense affair most of the way, with the score knotted at 16-16 at the first break.

From there Caledonia surged ahead 38-33 by halftime, before carrying a 56-52 lead into the final frame.

Leicester had all the answers, however, throwing down 13 straight points en route to turning the fourth quarter into a romp.

Oceana Hamilton paced the Riders with a team-high 17, while Alison Lewis, making her debut after transferring in from Luxembourg earlier in the week, banked home 15.

Anna Lappenkuper (12), Hannah Robb (12), Stone (11), and Brooklyn Mcalear (10) also scored as Leicester shared the ball all day.

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Play the best, to be the best

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone flies into action Sunday in England. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

There’s little doubt why they’re #1.

Despite a strong all-around game from Coupeville’s Makana Stone Sunday, the undefeated London Lions made short work of the visiting Leicester Riders in Women’s British Basketball League action.

With the 97-53 victory, the Lions maintain a flawless 11-0 mark, while Stone and Co. sit in fourth place in the 13-team league with a 7-4 mark.

Coupeville’s progeny recorded seven points, ripped down five rebounds, doled out two assists, and made off with a steal in the loss.

Unfortunately, London is deep and talented, and busted open a momentarily close game by rampaging through the second and third quarters.

Leicester trailed just 22-16 at the first break, but the deficit steadily built from there.

Down 45-26 at the half, the Riders slipped behind 73-37 heading into the final frame.

Robyn Ainge paced Leicester with a team-high 15 points, but London countered with 21 from Cassie Breen and 20 from Jo Leedham-Warner.

Stone, who is in her first season of professional basketball, has racked up 109 points, 75 rebounds, 19 assists, and 10 steals in her WBBL debut.

Leicester returns to action next Saturday, Jan. 29, when it faces off with the Caledonia Pride, who boast a much-more reasonable 2-9 record.

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Stone notches pro hoops honor

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone, tearing it up as a pro hoops player.

They like her. They really like her.

Coupeville’s Makana Stone was honored Tuesday, named as one of the five-best players in the Women’s British Basketball League this past week.

The former Wolf ace and her current Leicester Riders teammate, Oceana Hamilton, led the WBBL All-Star 5, praised for their play in a 92-85 Sunday win over Cardiff Met.

Stone poured in 20 points, snagged eight rebounds, and dealt out four assists in the game, while hitting key buckets down the stretch as the Riders pulled away for the victory.

While Coupeville’s progeny was hailed many times during her college hoops career at Walla Walla’s Whitman College and England’s Loughborough University, this is her first major honor as a pro player.

To read about Stone and the other honorees, pop over to:

http://www.wbbl.org.uk/all-star-5-week-13/

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Stone sizzles in return to hardwood

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone came up big in crunch time Sunday, helping her British pro hoops team to a win. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

The layoff didn’t slow her down.

With her team back on the floor for the first time in five weeks, Coupeville’s Makana Stone collected 20 points, eight rebounds, and four assists Sunday.

Spurred by the former Wolf supernova, the Leicester Riders held off the Cardiff Met Archers 92-85 in a tense Women’s British Basketball League tilt.

The victory lifts the Riders to 7-3 in regular season play, 10-4 overall.

Leicester sits in fourth place in the 13-team WBBL, heading into a clash with the league-leading London Lions (10-0) next Sunday, Jan. 23.

Sunday’s rumble was a back-and-forth affair, with Cardiff Met clinging to a 23-22 lead after one quarter of play.

Leicester reclaimed the advantage at 47-42 by halftime, before suffering a bit of a letdown in the third frame.

Outscored 25-12 coming out of the break, the Riders found themselves staring up at a 67-59 deficit with 10 minutes to play.

Which is when Leicester rediscovered its mojo, closing the game on a 33-18 tear.

The biggest stretch of the game came from the 3:21 mark of the fourth quarter until the 0:54 mark, with Stone sparking a game-busting 14-0 run.

The two teams were knotted up at 76-76 when Coupeville’s progeny got things started by yanking down a rebound and absorbing a foul.

Stone then calmly swished the resulting free throws to push Leicester into a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.

She added a breakaway layup off of a steal, before coming back around to pick up an assist on a three-ball by Riders gunner Anna Lappenkuper.

Cardiff Met made things interesting by closing on its own 9-2 run, with Stone slapping home Leicester’s final bucket, but time ran out on the Archers.

Oceana Hamilton paced the Riders with 22 points, while Lappenkuper added 19. Cardiff Met ace Shannon Hatch topped all scorers with 28.

Despite having sat out most of two games with an injury earlier this season, Stone is having a solid debut as a professional hoops star.

She’s scored 102 points in a Leicester uniform, while snatching 70 rebounds, doling out 17 assists, and making off with nine steals.

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Former Wolves chase college athletic dreams

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on December 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Chelsea Prescott and former Coupeville High School classmates competed in college sports in 2021. (Photo courtesy Josie Prescott)

Busy year on the Island, busy year off.

While Coupeville High School athletes competed at one level, several of their predecessors continued their athletic careers on bigger stages.

How Wolf alumni did in 2021:

 

Ja’Tarya Hoskins (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Ja’Tarya Hoskins:

The middle of the three Hoskins sisters ran in four track meets as a freshman at Saint Martin’s University.

Also a standout cheerleader during her time at CHS, she saw action in the 200 and 400 during the outdoor season.

 

Mallory Kortuem (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Mallory Kortuem:

The speedy one competed at nine meets for the Western Washington University track and field team, vying in the 200, 400, and 4 x 400.

Kortuem, a two-sport star during her Coupeville days, capped her freshman season with a strong showing at the GNAC Outdoor Championships.

 

Joey Lippo – center. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

Joey Lippo:

Skyy Lippo’s twin brother stayed busy, playing two sports at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

On the baseball diamond, he recorded a team-high 57 at-bats for the Owls, hitting .263 with 15 hits, seven RBI, eight runs, four walks, and two stolen bases.

Lippo then mixed things up, joining the Presque Isle golf team for its season.

 

Chelsea Prescott (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Chelsea Prescott:

Coming off of an impressive run at CHS which was capped by her selection as the school’s Female Athlete of the Year, Prescott was an immediate hit at the next level.

Playing volleyball for Medaille College in Buffalo, she started all 21 of her team’s matches, and played in all 70 sets.

Prescott finished her frosh campaign with 116 kills, 165 digs, 24 aces, 12 assists, three solo blocks, 11 block assists, and 148.5 points.

That left her #2 among all Mavericks players for kills, digs, and points, #3 for block assists, and #4 for aces.

 

Mica Shipley (Photo courtesy BreAnna Boon)

Mica Shipley:

One of two CHS grads involved with NCAA D-1 athletic programs, she was front and center for the Eastern Washington University cheer squad.

The Eagles finished 10-3, while Shipley flew through the air, achieving a childhood dream of reaching the top rung in her favorite sport.

 

Ben Smith (Deb Smith photo)

Ben Smith:

Coming off a strong senior season in Coupeville, the durable running back redshirted at Culver-Stockton College in Missouri.

Now, he’s entered the transfer portal, and is likely headed to Eureka College in Illinois, though there is a chance he may make a detour and end back up in the Northwest at the University of Puget Sound.

 

Makana Stone (Photo property Loughborough University)

Makana Stone:

It was a busy year for the two-time CHS Athlete of the Year winner, as she signed her first pro contract with the Leicester Riders in August.

Before earning that first paycheck, Stone, as a non-European Union player, needed to qualify for a work permit before being eligible to play in the Women’s British Basketball League.

So, she suited up for Loughborough University, where she finished second among all players in voting for the Women’s National Basketball League Team of the Year.

Stone averaged a double-double, pouring in 270 points and snatching 231 rebounds across 17 games.

She added 33 assists, 58 steals, and eight blocked shots, had the third-best efficiency rating in the league, and delivered one of the year’s best performances.

Matched up against Gonzaga-signee Esther Little, the former Wolf ace went off for 20 points and 21 rebounds, handing previously-unbeaten Ipswich a 77-76 loss when she banked in a buzzer-beater.

 

Sean Toomey-Stout (Photo by Chelle Herbruger)

Sean Toomey-Stout:

“The Torpedo” beat the odds, making the University of Washington football roster as a walk-on.

The former CHS Male Athlete of the Year redshirted, but was in uniform every game for the D-1 Huskies.

 

Sarah Wright (Photo property Sewanee University softball)

Sarah Wright:

The exuberant softball slugger hit .407 during her sophomore season at Sewanee: The University of the South, collecting 11 hits, including two doubles, while driving in five runs.

Thanks to the pandemic, the former CHS valedictorian and her teammates have been limited to 26 games across the past two seasons, but that hasn’t stopped Wright.

Through 26 college games, she sits with a .309 batting average, 68 at-bats, 21 hits, including two home runs and two doubles, and 12 RBI.

Wright has walked nine times, come around to score six times, and anchored the Tigers with her quick glove and explosive throwing arm behind the plate.

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