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Clash of titans on its way!!

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Former Wolf hoops legend Jason Bagby lays down some defensive heat during a past Roehl Round-Ball Classic. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Who still has game?

The biggest, baddest and most anticipated alumni basketball tourney in all the land returns to the prairie Saturday, Dec. 23.

The Tom Roehl Round-Ball Classic goes down in the Coupeville High School and Middle School gyms that day, with action kicking off at 9 AM.

After falling to an Oak Harbor team in 2016, Coupeville’s Red Pride is expected to lead the challengers, seeking a return to form and a sixth title.

The all-day hoops tourney, which annually draws teams from Coupeville, Oak Harbor, South Whidbey, Anacortes and Mukilteo, honors a former longtime coach.

Roehl was an assistant football coach at CHS for 19 seasons, while also leading the Central Whidbey Youth Athletic Association’s basketball program for two decades. He passed away in 2003.

The tourney raises money for scholarships which are given out by his family to students in Coupeville and South Whidbey.

For more info and to register, pop over to:

http://www.tjroehl.org/2017-registration-page.html

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Countdown to Roehl Roundball mania!!

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Gavin O'Keefe (John Fisken photo)

   Former Wolf sharpshooter Gavin O’Keefe gets welcomed into the rough and tumble world of alumni hoops. (John Fisken photo)

You have less than four weeks to get back in shape.

The 9th annual Tom Roehl Roundball Classic hits Coupeville High School’s gym the day after Christmas.

The all-day orgy of basketball, which brings tons of Wolf alumni back to the court they once ran as youngsters, goes down Monday, Dec. 26 from 9:30 AM until somewhere around 5 PM.

All teams will play two seeding games in the morning, with a single-elimination tourney going down in the afternoon, as everyone and their brother comes after defending champ Red Pride.

Last year’s event featured a three-point contest, handily won by Gavin Keohane, but the fate of the “Who Wants to Be Steph Curry?”-style shootout remains up in the air for this year.

Event organizer Noah Roehl is waiting to see how much interest is out there before making a final decision.

The Roundball Classic honors the memory of longtime local coach Tom Roehl, with money raised going to fund scholarships in his name.

To register your team (or sign up as a free agent) pop over to:

http://www.tjroehl.org/2016-registration-page.html

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Cow Town belongs to the Cows!!

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tournament MVP Jason Bagby swoops to the hoop. (John Fisken photos)

Tournament MVP Jason Bagby swoops to the hoop. (John Fisken photos)

Da champs.

(Most of) da champs.

Brad Sherman gets the ol' shooting touch warmed up.

Brad Sherman gets the ol’ shooting touch warmed up.

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The Central Ballers, minus one man who missed the photo op.

Anthony Bergeron (right) looks for an opening

Anthony Bergeron (right) looks for an opening.

Tourney organizer Noah Roehl hauls in a board.

Tourney organizer Noah Roehl hauls in a board.

Red Pride had a nice run, but it’s done.

For the moment at least.

Reviving memories of high school glory Saturday, the Coupeville Cows upended Red Pride at the Tom Roehl Roundball Classic, ending that squad’s run of three straight tournament championships.

The Cows were paced by tourney MVP Jason Bagby and included other former Wolf stars in Nathaniel Mouw, Mike Bagby, Jason McFadyen, Jerry Helm, Jason Fisher and Brad Sherman.

The Cows nipped the Central Ballers, who advanced to the title game for a second straight year.

This year’s roster, headed up by CHS hoops coach Dustin Van Velkinburgh, included Nick Streubel, Gavin O’ Keefe, Kramer O’ Keefe, Anthony Bergeron, Mike Lacey, Austin Thomas, Rodrick Rumble, Rashaad Smith and Harvey Ruiz.

The annual tournament, a fundraiser which honors a former longtime Coupeville coach, drew seven teams this year.

“It was a lot of fun. Wish we could do it more often,” Van Velkinburgh said. “Coach Roehl would be proud of his children and the charity/scholarship they have started.”

Along with game play, the event added a three-point shooting contest, which was won by Arik Dahlin.

The all-day event was sponsored by Harada Physical Therapy, Island Periodontics, DCG Engineering, Windermere and Cascade Custom Homes.

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