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Hardwood teams ramp up for playoffs

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Teagan Calkins explodes skyward to win the tip. (Jackie Saia photo)

The first finish line is in sight.

Concrete and Darrington, the 1B schools in the Northwest 2B/1B League, have wrapped regular season basketball play, and begin playoff action this coming week.

Meanwhile, the conference’s five 2B teams play their finales Tuesday and Friday.

For Coupeville that means hitting the road Friday, Feb. 6 for a trip to Friday Harbor.

After that is the double-elimination District 1/2 tourney for the Wolves and their fellow 2B schools, with play kicking off Feb. 12.

As we head down the stretch, a look at where things currently sit:

 

Northwest League boys’ basketball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 8-0 15-4
Orcas Island 7-1 12-6
Darrington 5-3 12-6
Friday Harbor 4-4 4-14
Coupeville 4-5 7-10
Concrete 1-7 5-16
La Conner 0-9 0-18

 

Northwest League girls’ basketball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 8-0 16-2
La Conner 8-1 13-5
Concrete 5-3 15-5
Orcas Island 4-4 10-8
Friday Harbor 3-5 7-11
Coupeville 1-8 4-13
Darrington 0-8 4-12

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Wolves run Braves off the floor

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Davin Houston works his way towards a rebound. (Jackie Saia photo)

Balance. All about the balance.

With eight players scoring Friday, and three hitting for double-digits, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad ran visiting La Conner off the floor.

With a 66-36 win on Senior Night, the Wolves get to 4-5 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-10 overall.

Next up is the regular season finale Feb. 6, on the road at Friday Harbor, then the start of the double-elimination District 1/2 tourney Feb. 12.

That royal rumble features seven schools fighting for two tickets to state, with the Wolves learning their path when the bracket is released the day after the regular season ends.

Friday night an old rivalry wrote a new chapter, and this tale featured Coupeville (almost) leading from start to finish.

Technically La Conner forged a pair of ties in the first quarter, knotting things up at 3-3 and 7-7, but the Braves never led and never really threatened to do so either.

Coupeville closed the opening quarter with back-to-back buckets from Chase Anderson and Camden Glover to shatter that last tie, before pulling away for good in the second quarter.

CHS senior Aiden O’Neill, a quiet warrior who has bravely fought through multiple injuries across the last four years, banked in a rebound to crack the 100-point career scoring club and set the Wolves off on their game-busting run.

From there, Glover and Anderson traded baskets, with the former shredding the defense in the paint and the latter rampaging from end to end, often after snagging key steals.

Up 33-16 at the half, Coupeville saw its advantage whittled down to 37-26 midway through the third but never blinked.

Davin Houston tickled the twines with a silky three-ball from the left side — Coupeville’s only trey on the night — and Brad Sherman’s squad closed the quarter on a 14-4 surge.

Included in that run was a bucket from Anderson which pushed him up and over the 900-point mark, making him just the ninth Wolf boy to do so across 109 seasons of CHS basketball.

The fourth quarter was an eight-minute highlight reel, as the Wolves continued to pour in buckets, with many of them set up by pinpoint passes.

Anderson was wheeling and dealing, while Glover launched a floor-length lob which hit O’Neill in mid-stride for a breakaway bucket.

Putting together the kind of balanced book every coach loves to see, Coupeville got a game-high 22 points from Glover, 20 from Anderson, and 10 from Houston.

O’Neill (6), Easton Green (4), Carson Grove (2), Malachi Somes (1), and Liam Blas (1) rounded out the attack, with Riley Lawless and Nathan Coxsey also seeing floor time for the Wolves.

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Cunningham sparkles in tough loss

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Arianna Cunningham scored a team-high 10 points Friday night in the regular season home finale. (Jackie Saia photo)

They don’t quit.

That was shown once again Friday night, as the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team rebounded to play its best ball in the fourth quarter during an otherwise rough game against visiting La Conner.

Facing off with a hot-shooting Braves squad which also dominated on the boards, the Wolves scored nearly half their points in the final frame before falling 57-29.

The loss leaves Coupeville at 1-8 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-13 overall, with just a Feb. 6 road trip to Friday Harbor left on the regular season schedule.

After that, the Wolves will take part in the double-elimination District 1/2 tourney, one of six teams chasing three tickets to state.

CHS will learn its opening opponent, and whether that game is on the road or at home, the day after the regular season ends.

Squaring off with La Conner, which is solidly the number #2 squad in the NWL behind powerhouse Mount Vernon Christian, the Wolves started strongly.

At least for the first three minutes.

Coupeville forced a shot clock violation on the game’s opening possession, before Wolf senior Danica Strong later rippled the nets on a three-ball to give her team its only lead of the night at 3-2.

Then things went off the road and down a deep, dark ravine.

Owning the boards and getting big buckets from senior gunner Maeve McCormick, La Conner ripped off a 17-2 run to end the opening quarter, carrying a 19-5 lead into the first break.

Things got bleaker from there, as the Wolves could only manage a single basket in the second quarter, courtesy a rebound put back up and in by Arianna Cunningham.

Down 37-7 at the half, with shots finding every possible way to roll off the rim or pop back out of the net, Coupeville eventually fell behind 51-10 late in the third quarter.

That triggered a running clock, but it also seemed to trigger Scout Smith’s squad, which hunkered down and made a solid stand over the game’s final 10 minutes.

CHS closed the third on a 6-0 spurt, with Cunningham draining three free throws, before finally finding a consistent shooting groove in the final quarter.

Haylee Armstrong and Tenley Stuurmans both knocked down six points in the fourth, while the Wolf defense ramped up in intensity, led by Cunningham, who was a beast on the boards as usual.

While defense has been her primary calling card this season, Cunningham also showcased some solid offensive mojo Friday, pacing CHS with a season-high 10 points.

Stuurmans (6), Armstrong (6), Strong (4), Teagan Calkins (2), and Adeline Maynes (1) also wrote their name in the scorebook, with Kennedy O’Neill, Lexis Drake, Sydney Van Dyke, and Capri Anter rounding out the roster.

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Three-ball barrage sinks CHS girls

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Senior Teagan Calkins has been a steadying force for a young Wolf hoops team this season. (Jackie Saia photo)

Some nights you can’t escape the storm.

Tuesday was one of those moments for the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team, as host Mount Vernon Christian buried an astonishing 15 three-balls en route to a 78-19 win.

The road loss, coming to a team with realistic dreams of competing for a state title, drops the Wolves to 1-7 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-12 overall.

Scout Smith’s squad returns to action Friday, when it hosts La Conner, which at 7-1 in conference action, is a half-game back of MVC, which sits at 7-0.

After that Senior Night showdown, the Wolves close the regular season Feb. 6 with a road trip to Friday Harbor.

Tuesday’s clash got off to a brutal start for Coupeville, as the ‘Canes netted seven shots from behind the arc to nab a 33-8 lead heading into the first break.

From there MVC pushed the margin out to 52-15 at the half, then 68-15 after holding CHS scoreless in the third quarter.

Six of 10 Wolves did score on the night, with sophomore Tenley Stuurmans knocking down six points to pace the attack.

Arianna Cunningham (4), Adeline Maynes (3), Teagan Calkins (3), Haylee Armstrong (2), and Lexis Drake also tallied points, with Danica Strong, Capri Anter, Sydney Van Dyke, and Kennedy O’Neill rounding out the rotation.

Maynes, Cunningham, and Calkins each netted a three-ball for the Wolves.

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Milestones notched, upset bid denied

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover is the 100th Wolf boy to score 300 or more career points. (Jackie Saia photo)

The offense ran hot and cold.

The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad came out on fire Tuesday, jumping on host Mount Vernon Christian for 20 points across the game’s first eight minutes.

But after that, things slowed down considerably for the Wolves, as they watched an upset bid slip away during a 67-43 loss.

The defeat drops Coupeville to 3-5 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-10 overall, while MVC remains atop the conference at 7-0, a half-game up on Orcas Island (7-1).

The Wolves get a chance to bounce right back Friday, when they host winless La Conner (0-8, 0-17) on Senior Night, before they close the regular season Feb. 6 at Friday Harbor.

With the playoffs coming up fast, Coupeville once again demonstrated they can often outplay their win/loss record.

With Davin Houston and Camden Glover combining for 15 points, Brad Sherman’s squad jumped on MVC for a 20-15 lead heading into the first break.

But from there the Hurricanes used their size advantage, and some well-timed three-balls, to pull away from the scrappy Wolves.

Up 31-27 at the half, MVC pushed the lead out to 48-34 through three frames, before padding the final margin with a strong fourth quarter.

Coupeville almost matched the ‘Canes from long-range, with the hosts holding a narrow 7-6 lead on made treys, while Mount Vernon was a strong 8-9 at the free throw line.

CHS went 5-8 at the charity stripe.

The Wolves did put three players into double-digits, with Houston (13), Chase Anderson (12), and Glover (11) leading the way.

Aiden O’Neill banked in five points, while Malachi Somes knocked down a bucket to round out the scoring, with Riley Lawless, Liam Blas, Carson Grove, and Easton Green all seeing floor time.

Two Wolves reached personal milestones in the loss, as well.

With his 12 points, Anderson pushes his career scoring total to 883, passing his coach, Brad Sherman (874) to move into 9th place all-time for a CHS hoops program launched in 1917.

Meanwhile, Glover, a fellow senior, finishes the night with exactly 300 points, becoming the 100th Wolf boy to reach that mark across 109 seasons.

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