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Teagan Calkins? Born to be a star, baby! (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“This group will not just phone it in, EVER!”

Softball season is back, complete with the usual rain, wind, and Kevin McGranahan’s belief in his rock-em, sock-em diamond warriors.

With 97 career wins in the bank, and seeking a second trip to state, the Coupeville High School coach is ready to come out all guns blazin’.

And he’s got the lineup to do just that, with a collection of battle-tested veterans who can kill you on offense or defense.

Juniors Madison McMillan (3B), Taylor Brotemarkle (SS), Mia Farris (OF), and Jada Heaton (OF) are back, as is super sophomore Teagan Calkins, who anchors the team while sportin’ catcher’s gear.

All can hit for power and average, and all bring plenty of experience to the diamond.

“We will use them as our leaders throughout the season and help the younger players develop into our program,” McGranahan said.

Wolf sluggers Jada Heaton (purple sweatshirt), Mia Farris (dark grey), and Taylor Brotemarkle (light grey) are ready to make a run at advancing to state.

Danica Strong, a sophomore transfer (and daughter of former CHS Athlete of the Year Danette Beckley), is a key newcomer, while a strong group of 8th graders are expected to make immediate contributions.

They would follow in the big footsteps of current freshman Haylee Armstrong, whose lethal bat and fleet feet in the outfield helped her dazzle while playing high school ball as a middle school student.

As he builds the program to compete for titles today and tomorrow, McGranahan is pleased to see a new pack of youngsters ready to rock.

“It is good to have all of them because we have no seniors this year and will be a young team,” he said. “And we will need to develop those players for next year when we have six seniors.”

As he and his assistant coaches prep for the season, McGranahan embraces the chance to combine younger players with veterans.

“The strength of our team will be its mix between youth — they don’t know what they don’t know and will go headfirst at everything — and our junior leaders that have weathered a few seasons and have seen both the league championship and also missing it by one run.

“Those experiences will help them mold this team into a contender.”

With basketball season complete, Madison McMillan returns to wrecking folks on the softball diamond.

Putting in consistent work, which McGranahan’s teams always do, will be huge.

“We will have to work at everything all season long, you can never be too ready in this game,” he said.

“We have a talented group. We are just going to be young in some positions.”

After dominating the Northwest 2B/1B League and winning titles in their first two seasons in the conference, the Wolves fell just short last season, losing the crown to Friday Harbor.

Still, CHS finished 14-6 and is 42-9 since coming back to 2B after advancing to the 1A state tourney in their final year in the classification.

“Friday Harbor will once again be our main focus as far as league play goes,” McGranahan said. “However, we can’t look past anyone, as Darrington is ready to make a move on the title if we sleep on them.

“Our team goals for this season are the same as every other sport — to win the league title and compete for a state berth.

“With that said, in order to achieve those goals, we need to improve each day and have as much fun as we can while maintaining our focus on the end goal.”

Coupeville is scheduled to play five of eight non-conference games against larger schools, while the 2B matchups are against fierce foes in Forks and Onalaska.

There’s a method to that set-up.

“This is going to be an interesting season as we have a tough non-conference schedule and should be battle tested by the end of the season,” McGranahan said.

“I can promise one thing and that is that these young ladies will be working their tails off to be ready, and if the bigger schools take us lightly, they will be in a dogfight.”

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“Excuse me, coming through. Pardon me … get out of my way, sister!!” (Jackie Saia photo)

A pause, and then the hardwood life returns.

The 50th season of Coupeville High School girls’ basketball closed Tuesday, which just means the countdown to the 51st season is underway.

Other athletic pursuits come and go, but God’s Chosen Sport is eternal.

Through good weather and bad, through school days and summer afternoons, the pursuit of hoops excellence rolls on, every young woman in a Wolf uniform chasing the greatest scorer in school history.

Her name is Brianne King, and no one, boy or girl, has come close to racking up numbers like she did in the late ’90s and early 2000’s.

But never say never.

Jeff Stone held his share of the CHS boys’ basketball career scoring record for 54 years, until Logan Downes came calling in 2024.

Go back four years, to a freshman season cut down to 12 games by the pandemic, and who among us would have assumed the current Wolf senior would be standing atop the mountain?

Which is a way of saying, you never know.

Haylee Armstrong. Tenley Stuurmans. Tamsin Ward.

Or a 3rd grader working on her shot right now.

They could be the one who joins Downes in shocking the world.

You’ll never know if you don’t keep coming back, season after season, documenting bucket after bucket.

A gym, a basketball, a dream — who knows how they’ll play out?

“These shoes? Why, thank you for asking, Mia. These are my special sweet shooting shoes!! I put ’em on, every shot hits nothing but net!!” (Bailey Thule photo)

 

CHS girls’ hoops career scoring (1974-2024), with active players listed in BOLD:

Brianne King – 1549
Zenovia Barron – 1270
Makana Stone – 1158
Megan Smith – 1042
Ann Pettit – 932
Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby – 892
Terry Perkins – 673
Lexie Black – 622
Kristan Hurlburt – 598
Tina Lyness – 594

Marlene Grasser – 574
Judy Marti – 545
Brittany Black – 502
Jen Canfield – 497
Erica Lamb – 497
Emily Vracin – 467
Tina Barker – 464
Vanessa Davis – 448
Lindsey Roberts – 448
Maureen Wetmore – 438

Sarah Powell – 425
Mika Hosek – 424
Cassidi Rosenkrance – 423
Maddie Georges – 407
Ashley Manker – 404
Shawna West – 388
Katie Smith – 374
Whitney Clark – 359
Amy Mouw – 353
Tracy Taylor – 350

Kailey Kellner – 339
Amanda Allmer – 331
Misty Sellgren – 331
Taniel Lamb – 330
Marie Grasser – 321
Mia Littlejohn – 317
Amanda Fabrizi – 299
Scout Smith – 290
Bessie Walstad – 288
Hailey Hammer – 282

Madeline Strasburg – 261
Carly Guillory – 260
Sarah Mouw – 259
Julie Wieringa – 252
Danette Beckley – 249
Chelsea Prescott – 249
Marlys West – 247
Kendra O’Keefe – 244
Breeanna Messner – 235
Hilary Kortuem – 231

Ema Smith – 228
Mikayla Elfrank – 227
Annette Jameson – 223
Beth Mouw – 216
Lisa Roehl – 216
Alita Blouin – 215
Audrianna Shaw – 212
Linda Cheshier – 210
Katie Marti – 208
Izzy Wells – 204

Your active scoring leader, one Katie Marti. (CHS Yearbook Staff photo)

Pam Jampsa – 202
Julia Myers – 202
Kim Warder – 193
Lyla Stuurmans – 192
Kacie Kiel – 188
Stephanie Clapp – 185
Kassie Lawson – 184
Heather Davis – 182
Jaime Rasmussen – 181
Trudy Eaton – 180

Heidi Bepler – 179
Jodie Christensen – 174
Aimee Messner – 168
Danielle Vracin – 167
Sherry Bonacci – 165
Marie Hesselgrave – 165
Marilyn Brown – 164
Hayley Ebersole – 163
Yashmeen Knox – 163
Traci Perkins – 161

Suzette Glover – 159
Carolyn Lhamon – 153
Jai’Lysa Hoskins – 151
Jennifer Bailey – 150
Emily Young – 149
Vanessa Bodley – 146
Joli Smith – 142
Jennie Cross – 140
Mia Farris – 135
Savina Wells – 133

Taya Boonstra – 132
Sarah Burgoyne – 126
Christi Messner – 125
Kayla Lawson – 124
Avalon Renninger – 123
Gwen Gustafson – 122
Cheryl Dunn – 119
Ryanne Knoblich – 119
Hannah Davidson – 116
Jill Whitney – 116

Sarah Wright – 115
Laurie Estes – 114
Debbie Snyder – 113
Tiffany Briscoe – 111
Madison McMillan – 110
Lauren Escalle – 109
Sally Biskovich – 108
Kara Harvey – 108
Kalia Littlejohn – 106
Kyla Briscoe – 104

Kelly Snyder – 104
Sue Wyatt – 100
Lupine Wutzke – 98
Monica Vidoni – 97
Christine Barr – 95
Lauren Grove – 95
Babette Owensby – 93
Toni Thiefault – 92
Jennifer Pettit – 85
Laura Young – 83

Marnie Bartelson – 81
Cheryl Pangburn – 79
Courtney Arnold – 78
Tonnalea Rasmussen – 78
Sharon Jolly – 75
Amanda Manker – 73
Beth Cavanaugh – 72
Wynter Thorne – 68
Rachelle Solomon – 64
Lindsey Sherwood – 61

Ann Kahler – 60
Teagan Calkins – 59
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 59
Chelsea Rosenkrance – 59
Judy Wallace – 58
Rose Marti – 57
Jean Wyatt – 57
Jennifer Eelkema – 55
Christine Larson – 53
Courtney Boyd – 52

Jada Heaton – 52
Kari Johnson – 52
Erin Ryan – 52
Anya Leavell – 51
Nicole Shelly – 50
Traci Barker – 49
Paige Mueller – 49
Stephanie Kipp – 48
Lynn Wilson – 47
Andilee Murphy – 46

Janiece Jenkins – 43
Meghan Metlow – 43
Tia Wurzrainer – 43
Jessy Caselden – 41
Karen Jampsa – 40
Jennifer Meyer – 40
Jill Keeney – 39
Suzanne Enders – 38
Mandi Murdy – 37
Shawn Diem – 35

Min Powell – 35
Abby Mulholland – 32
Lauren Rose – 32
Tammie Hardie – 31
Nezi Keiper – 29
Shannon Rutledge – 29
Taylor Sherman – 29
Anna Myhr – 28
Kirsty Croghan – 27
Lori Friswold – 27

Sarah Vass – 27
Tina Jansen – 26
Kim Stuurmans – 26
Kathy Jolly – 25
Shelby Kulz – 25
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 25
Melissa Cox – 23
Haley Marx – 23
Haylee Armstrong – 21
Lori Hart – 21

Haylee Armstrong, ready to make the scoreboard jump. (Jackie Saia photo)

Skylar Parker – 21
Allison Wenzel – 21
Courtney Williams – 21
Aleshia McFadyen – 20
Nancy Dyer – 18
Dina Lanphere – 18
McKenzie Bailey – 17
Carol Estes – 17
Kristina Clark – 16
Dawn Clampet – 15

Nicole Laxton – 15
Mollie Bailey – 14
Lindsey Tucker – 13
Jeannette Fixel – 12
Tammy Shubat – 12
Nikki Snyder – 12
Kelly Ankney – 11
Naomi Prater – 11
Michelle Riddle – 11
Emily Wodjenski – 11

Alyssa Kelley – 10
Zarah Leaman – 10
Toni Hudson – 9
Georgie Smith – 9
Cindy Bennett – 8
Susan Estes – 8
Ami Garthwaite – 8
Eileen Hanley – 8
Keri Iverson – 8
Kristine Macnab – 8

Michelle Smith – 8
Carlie Rosenkrance – 7
McKayla Bailey – 6
Lexi Boyer – 6
Rhiannon Ellsworth – 6
Debbie Johnson – 6
Grace LaPoint – 6
Skyler Lawrence – 6
Corrin Skvarla – 6
Janie Wilson – 6

Kayla Arnold – 5
Katy Bennett – 5
Penny Griggs – 5
Marissa Slater – 5
Denise McGregor – 4
Jessica Sherwood – 4
Kara Warder – 4
Reese Wilkinson – 4
Christina Mowery – 3
Samantha Roehl – 3

Ashlie Shank – 3
Jamie Townsdin – 3
Brenda Belcher – 2
Rusty Brian – 2
Carol Davis – 2
Lisa Davis – 2
Nicole Fuller – 2
Bryley Gilbert – 2
Cathy Higgins – 2
Daisy Kent – 2

Katie Kiel – 2
Charlotte Langille – 2
Brynn Parker – 2
Morgan Stevens – 2
Tracy Barber – 1
Amy Biskovich – 1
Corinne Gaddis – 1

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Madison McMillan lines up a shot. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s been a rough weekend.

Paired off with two of the best teams in the state, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team absorbed a pair of bushwhacking beatdowns.

After falling to Mount Vernon Christian Friday, the Wolves tipped off with visiting Neah Bay Saturday and got blasted 65-12.

Worse, junior standout Mia Farris, the team’s #2 scorer and a dangerous defender, crashed hard to the floor in the second quarter against the Red Devils, eventually leaving the gym on crutches.

Early reports indicate the injury wasn’t as bad as first feared, however, a slim ray of sunshine for the Wolves.

Now sitting at 5-10 after Saturday’s non-conference loss, CHS will get back at it next week with games against Concrete and Chief Leschi, neither of whom are close to the caliber of MVC and Neah Bay.

CHS coach Megan Richter plots strategy during a timeout.

The Red Devils are super quick and blitz from every angle, something the Wolves had trouble with.

The game was firmly in Neah Bay’s hands after the visitors rolled out to a 19-1 lead after one quarter of play.

CHS netted just a Teagan Calkins free throw in the opening frame, and while it picked up a few more points after that, they were few and far between.

The Wolves scored half of their 12 points in the second quarter, with Katie Marti popping for five — a three-point play the hard way on a bank shot and free throw, and a pair of charity shots later.

Reese Wilkinson, who came off the bench to pound the boards while fans ogled her hand-crafted jewelry and carvings displayed on her Instagram page, also slipped a free throw through the twines.

Trailing 36-7 at the half, Coupeville could only muster a pair of field goals the rest of the way.

Skylar Parker drilled a third-quarter three-ball, while Lyla Stuurmans sank a late jumper to close the scoring.

Marti finished with a team-high five points, with Skylar Parker (3), Stuurmans (2), Calkins (1), and Wilkinson (1) also scoring.

Kayla Arnold, Brynn Parker, Jada Heaton, Madison McMillan, Haylee Armstrong, Bryley Gilbert, and Farris also saw floor time for Megan Richter’s squad.

 

For those wondering, here’s Wilkinson’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/reese.w1234/

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Logan Downes did NOT skip leg day. (Mia Farris photos)

Mia Farris shoots and scores, and she snaps and scores.

The Coupeville High School junior is a deadly markswoman while livin’ large on the hardwood, and a talented photographer while patrolling the sidelines.

The pics above and below come to us courtesy the Wolf ace, while the last pic puts her own face front and center thanks to fellow yearbook supernova Bailey Thule.

“You’re going out there a rookie, and coming back a bright, shining superstar, Mia! Any other photographers get in your way, you knee them right in the nads!” (Bailey Thule photo)

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Mia Farris set a personal milestone Tuesday night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

What a difference a year makes.

After struggling mightily to contain powerhouse La Conner the last couple seasons, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad came dangerously close to knocking off the visiting Braves Tuesday night.

Unfortunately, a dry spell in the final minutes turned a narrow fourth-quarter lead into a worse than it sounds 46-32 loss.

The reality is that drops Coupeville to 1-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-8 overall and makes its bid for a playoff berth harder.

The Wolves, who are dueling with fellow 2B mates La Conner and Friday Harbor for two postseason slots, are 0-2 in the three-team round robin.

La Conner (3-0, 9-5) is 2-0 in the mini-rumble, while Friday Harbor (1-2, 3-10) sits at 1-1.

Coupeville gets a second crack at Friday Harbor Feb. 2 on Senior Night, then closes the regular season at La Conner Feb. 6.

The Braves and Wolverines have their rematch Feb. 9.

While CHS needs to bounce back strongly to punch a playoff ticket, their play against their two closest rivals provides plenty of hope they can.

The Wolves fell to Friday Harbor by just five points and were up 30-29 in the fourth quarter against La Conner.

The Braves hit back-to-back three-balls to pull ahead 35-30, but Mia Farris hauled in a lob from Lyla Stuurmans and slapped home a layup to get the Wolves within a shot of tying things back up.

That was where the offensive attack withered for Coupeville, however.

Katie Marti, who leads the Wolves in scoring, got body-slammed to the floor during a fight for a loose ball, and the refs forced her to spend crucial time showing Athletic Trainer Jessy Hillier where it hurt.

Which was likely everywhere.

While the rough-and-tumble heart-and-soul of the Wolves returned to the floor, ready to unleash heck on anyone in her way, the incident threw a wrench into Coupeville’s flow.

La Conner, which has a roster full of quick, deadly youngsters who fly around the floor and attack from all angles, took advantage, running out the game on an 11-0 spurt.

Other than the final rally, the game was a nip-and-tuck affair all night.

Four different Wolves scored in the opening quarter, with Teagan Calkins slipping a pair of free throws through the twines to stake CHS to an 8-6 lead at the first break.

Don’t let the smile fool you. Teagan Calkins will break you in half on the hardwood. (Photo by CHS Yearbook Staff)

While Calkins scored last in the period, teammate Madison McMillan offered up the sweetest shot, nailing a jumper off of an inbounds pass, the ball slamming through the bottom of the net like it had been smashed by a hammer.

La Conner swished a trio of three-balls in the second quarter, but Coupeville delivered its own highlight reel-worthy shots to force a 19-19 tie at the break.

Farris drained a pair of silky jumpers, while Marti twirled through the paint like a ballerina run amuck, tossing up an impossibly tough hook shot that bounced just right and plopped through the rim.

Just the way she intended it.

The third quarter was punch and counter punch, with the squads trading the lead, only to come right back to where they started — tied up.

Marti, proving there is no shot she can’t hit, kissed a three-ball off the glass, the ball banking home and hitting paydirt with a happy little sigh to open the frame.

Closing it with conviction, the Wolves got free throws from Calkins and Stuurmans, and the scoreboard twinkled 28-28 as the fourth quarter dawned.

Coupeville’s final lead came at 30-29, when Stuurmans, using every one of her inches, stretched way out to deposit a swooping layup that just barely cleared a defender’s hands.

Six of the seven Wolves to play scored, while freshman Haylee Armstrong flew off the bench to provide a spark while Marti was being tended to after her collision with the hard, cold, unforgiving floor.

Farris and Calkins popped for eight points apiece to pace the attack, with Marti (7), Stuurmans (5), McMillan (2), and Jada Heaton (2) also scoring.

With her burst, Farris moves into the top 100 career scorers in CHS girls’ hoops history.

Heading into a home game Friday against Mount Vernon Christian, the Wolf sophomore is #97 all-time with 119 points and counting.

Farris joins Stuurmans (#71 with 174 points) and Marti (#81 with 159 points) among active players in the top 100.

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