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Lessons learned, better days ahead

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged CHS Wolves, girls basketball, Katie Marti, Mia Farris, Mount Baker, season opener on November 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris, seen last season, led Coupeville in scoring during Monday’s season opener. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The offense is a work in progress.

There was times Monday when the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad really clicked during its season opener, but also a lot of moments where the Wolves looked like what they are.

A team which lost almost 80% of its offense to graduation and has to figure out how to generate buckets with basically an all-new starting lineup.

Unable to score back-to-back buckets at any point against host Mount Baker, the Wolves fell 52-21 against a team which rained down five shots from beyond the arc, and a whole lot of others from in close.

The game was knotted up at 2-2 early after Madison McMillan tore down a rebound, then powered her way right back up to bank the ball home over outstretched arms.

Unfortunately for Coupeville, it didn’t score again for six minutes plus, allowing Mount Baker to go on a game-busting 12-0 run.

McMillan finally stopped her team’s bleeding, nailing a pull-up jumper to close the first quarter, only to have the Mountaineers immediately respond with a 10-0 surge to open the second frame.

The Wolves eventually hit on a string of free throws, with Skylar Parker, Jada Heaton, and Katie Marti each rippling the net, but only knocked down one field goal in the quarter.

That came when Marti powered up court, going coast to coast to beat the buzzer and pull CHS within 28-9 at the half.

Coupeville picked up the offensive pace a bit after the break, notching six points in both the third and fourth, but Mount Baker controlled the boards and continued to stretch the lead.

Marti delivered a pair of beautiful passes to set up buckets, hitting Heaton with a long outlet heave, then threading the ball through the defense to find Lyla Stuurmans for a layup.

Wolf junior Mia Farris had the hot hand in the final frame, scoring all of her team-high six points in the waning minutes.

Marti rattled the rim for five points in support, while McMillan (4), Heaton (3), Stuurmans (2), and Parker (1) also scored.

Teagan Calkins and Kayla Arnold rounded out the Wolves to see floor time, with both making their varsity basketball debut for CHS.

Coupeville returns to action this Saturday, Dec. 2, when it hosts Toledo for varsity-only non-conference rumbles.

The girls tip off at 3:00, followed by the Wolf boys at 4:45.

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JV boys rally late, fall just short

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Aiden O'Neill, Boys Basketball, CHS Wolves, JV, Mount Baker on November 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover was unstoppable in the fourth quarter Monday night. (Jackie Saia photo)

Two more minutes, and it’s a different result.

Riding a torrid fourth quarter performance from sophomore sensation Camden Glover, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad almost pulled out a road win against a tough foe in Monday’s season opener.

But the clock was merciless, and host Mount Baker held on to escape with a 45-41 non-conference victory.

The Wolves started strong, and finished even stronger, but were tripped up by a third quarter which saw them outscored 19-8.

That turned an 18-16 halftime advantage into a 35-26 deficit heading into the final frame, and it ultimately proved to be just a little too much for CHS to overcome.

Not that Glover didn’t try, pouring in 13 of his team-high 14 points over the game’s final eight minutes, including singing the nets on a pair of three-balls.

Coupeville spread its offense out in the first quarter, getting scoring from six different players to take a 14-13 lead into the first break.

Aiden O’Neill paced the Wolves with four points in the early going, but everyone was clicking.

After combining to score 27 points in the first frame, the two teams went into a defensive struggle in the second quarter, with CHS eking out a 4-3 advantage.

For the game, six of the seven Wolves to see the floor scratched their names in the scoring column, led by Glover’s 14.

Landon Roberts peppered the nets for eight, with O’Neill and Jack Porter both knocking down six points apiece.

Johnny Porter added four, while Riley Lawless banked in three, and Davin Houston came off the bench to provide an energy boost for the Wolves.

Coupeville’s JV returns to action Wednesday, when it travels to Seattle to face The Bush School.

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“They brought heart!”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged CHS Wolves, girls basketball, JV, Mount Baker, season opener, Teagan Calkins on November 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong and the Wolf JV basketball squad earned a big win in their season opener. (Jackie Saia photo)

So, I’ve got good news, and news which will probably keep me awake at night.

The good news first.

Playing with skill and passion, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad opened a new season in style Monday, bouncing host Mount Baker 44-41.

Holding off a foe from a bigger school, and on the road, brought a huge smile to the face of Wolf coach Kassie O’Neil.

“We have a lot of things to improve on, but they brought heart, and you could see it!” she said while bouncing in a bus somewhere on the backroads of Washington state.

O’Neil unleashed eight players on the hardwood, and every one of them gave her something back in return.

“Teagan (Calkins) had a ton of fast break lay ins,” O’Neil said. “Capri (Anter) was a beast on rebounding and putting it back up.

“We went out in a press, and it frazzled them.”

Coupeville came out on fire, jumping out to a 10-4 lead after one quarter of play, with Calkins scoring half of that tally.

She got help from Bryley Gilbert and Haylee Armstrong, then the Wolves held on through a brief Mount Baker rally in the second frame to carry an 18-16 lead into the locker room.

And this is where I break out in a cold sweat…

Coupeville lost its scorekeeper at the half, which means I have no way of knowing who scored the 26 points put up by the Wolves across the third and fourth quarters.

For someone addicted to stats, especially scoring stats, I have one word for you … AAAGGGGGOOOONNNNYYYY.

But I shall go on, probably forever haunted. If you catch me sitting in a gym in the future, staring wistfully into the great abyss, now you’ll know why.

But anyway. Back to reality.

From what we do have, Calkins led the Wolves with nine points in the first half, with Gilbert (5), Armstrong (2), and Anter (2) banking in buckets.

Brynn Parker, Dakota Strong, Desi Ramirez-Vasquez, and Lexis Drake also saw floor time for Coupeville.

The Wolf JV girls don’t play their next game until Saturday, Dec. 9, when they travel to the wilds of Sultan for another non-conference game.

Plenty of time for me to stare into the abyss and come to terms with the loss of my precious numbers.

Maybe…

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There’s a new King in Baker

Posted in Football, tagged CMS Wolves, football, girls basketball, Mount Baker, Ryan King on August 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Ryan King, seen here working in Coupeville in 2016, is the new head football coach at Mount Baker Junior High. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Whidbey to Whatcom, and still killin’ it.

Coupeville grad Ryan King, a football captain who came back around to coach multiple sports at his alma mater, is the new head coach for the Mount Baker Junior High gridiron program.

An inductee into the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame, the burly lineman was a key player for the Wolves football program in the early 2000’s.

King was a captain as a senior in 2006 and helped lead the 2005 CHS squad, the last Cow Town gridiron team to post a winning record until Coupeville finally broke back through to the winning side in 2019.

Once he moved into coaching, the former Wolf worked as an assistant football coach at both the middle school and high school levels between 2011-2017.

He was also a head coach for Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball, where he worked with future high school stars like Chelsea Prescott, Genna Wright, and Mollie Bailey.

King was an assistant football coach in Mount Baker last fall, and now takes the reigns for a junior high program which feeds a high school which is consistently one of the best in a football-mad region.

“Very excited for this opportunity!” said the former Wolf.

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Glover, White spark opening day win

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, Camden Glover, CHS Wolves, Cole White, JV, Mount Baker on March 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville 8th grader Camden Glover made an impressive high school baseball debut. (Photo courtesy Stevie Glover)

Welcome to the Camden Glover Experience.

Making his high school baseball debut while still attending middle school, the burly right-hander had an immediate impact Saturday as a pitcher, hitter, and fielder.

Five strikeouts in four innings of work on the mound. Two hits and four RBI at the plate. A perfect read on a bunt back to him.

Toss it all together, liberally season with strong work from his teammates, and it’s not a surprise Glover paced the Coupeville High School JV baseball team to an 8-5 win over visiting Mount Baker on opening day.

The victory, coming as a few fat rain drops mixed with gusts of prairie wind, gave the Wolves hardball program a split on the afternoon and offers the promise of good days ahead for Central Whidbey baseball.

Glover — giving mom Stevie, aunt Alexa, Grandma Tammy, and all of his lil’ family fan club members plenty of opportunities to cheer — didn’t pitch like an 8th grader.

Or at least he didn’t show off any of the butterflies one might expect, as he picked up exactly where he left off after dominating little league play.

Camden busted through the first two innings, notching three strikeouts while getting an assist from Cole Hutchinson, who made a pretty snag on a fly to right.

With their ace throwing liquid heat, the Wolves jumped on Mount Baker, rolling up three runs in the bottom of the first, then sending another three runners across in the third inning.

Cole White stroked a leadoff single to center to get the opening rally going, followed by another base-knock off the bat of Seth Woollet.

That set up Glover, who promptly mashed a two-run double to straight-away center in his first high school at-bat, providing the answer for a trivia question which will likely be asked one day.

A balk by the Baker pitcher sent a third run home for the Wolves, who came back around to match the run total two innings later.

Cole White? He can beat you with his bat, and his arm. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The third inning started off with back-to-back walks for White and Woollet — though the latter had to wear a ball as he was plunked.

Glover punched an RBI single to keep the good times rolling, while Coop Cooper and Marcelo Gebhard brought runs home with a fielder’s choice and an infield single, respectively.

Coupeville’s only stumble on defense came in the top of the fourth in a five-inning game.

Putting together a string of singles, while also taking advantage of a couple of Wolf miscues, Mount Baker shaved the lead all the way down to 6-5.

That was when Glover seized the moment, punching out the final batter he would face on this day, stranding the tying run on base.

Coupeville made up for its defensive letdown by tacking on a pair of insurance runs in its half of the fourth, with Woollet and Glover picking up RBIs.

Up 8-5, three outs away from the win, the Wolves needed their version of Mariano Rivera, and they found him in the lanky (and lethal) Cole White.

He may not have entered the game to the strains of Enter Sandman, like the greatest relief pitcher in Major League Baseball history always did, but Riley White’s big bro proved to be just as devastating with the ball in his mitt.

Making his first-ever pitching appearance, Cole walked his first opponent — on a questionable call — then dropped the hammer.

A strikeout, with the batter catching nothing but the last gusts of prairie wind as he swung, then a force-out at second, and a soft fly ball to center.

Save #1 for White, win #1 for the Wolf JV.

The legend begins.

Glover (2), Woollet (2), White (2), and Gebhard (1) rapped hits for CHS, with Zane Oldenstadt, Hutchinson, Johnny Porter, Woollet, and White eking out walks.

Kai Wong and Cooper rounded out the opening day lineup for the JV, which returns to action Mar. 16 with a game at Lynden Christian.