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Wolves held in check by Hurricanes

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 18, 2021| Leave a Comment »

First-year varsity head coach Megan Smith has the Coupeville girls at 4-2 heading into the holiday break. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The rim was unforgiving.

Held to a season-low in points Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball squad hit a rare pothole.

Unable to sustain much of a charge against host Mount Vernon Christian, the Wolves fell 55-24, snapping a three-game winning streak.

The loss drops Coupeville to 3-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-2 overall, heading into the holiday break.

Defending NWL champs La Conner sits atop the standings at 4-0, while CHS and MVC are tied for second-place, a game back with eight more conference clashes coming in 2022.

Coupeville is off for two-weeks plus, not playing any games, league or non-league, until Jan. 4.

Entering play Friday, Coupeville had tallied between 36 and 59 points every time out. That streak ended, however.

The Wolves fell behind 8-0 after one quarter, then were staring at a 29-2 deficit by the time the halftime break rolled around.

Coupeville’s only first half bucket came courtesy of a putback off of a rebound by Izzy Wells, and CHS didn’t score again until the 3:22 mark of the third quarter.

Trailing 39-2 when Audrianna Shaw drilled a three-ball, the Wolves found a second wind, something which pleased its leader.

“We showed up halfway through the third (quarter) and finally started to play,” said Coupeville coach Megan Smith. “It was a big learning game for us.

“I’m bummed for them, but they saw that we could play with the top dogs,” she added. “It’s all about confidence, and we finally gained it.”

The Wolves put together their best offensive showing in the fourth quarter, winning the eight-minute battle 16-12.

Delivering a nice jolt of energy was junior sniper Alita Blouin, who banged away for a team-high 11 points in her season debut.

Crashing through the defense and drawing frequent fouls on her foes, “The Assassin” revived memories of her middle school days, when she terrorized anyone who dared to step to her on the hardwood.

Running mate Maddie Georges backed up Blouin with five points, including a late three-ball, while Shaw (3), Izzy Wells (2), Nezi Keiper (1), Savina Wells (1), and Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1) also scored.

While the team’s shooting touch was AWOL early, Coupeville’s hustle and grit on defense were always evident, with Keiper and Carolyn Lhamon hitting the boards with intensity.

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Gridiron gang nabs another game

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on November 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School junior Dominic Coffman gets to rumble one more game this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not done just yet.

The Coupeville High School football team has picked up a week 10 crossover game against another school which missed the playoffs.

The Wolves, who sit at 2-5, head to Highline Memorial Stadium Thursday, Nov. 4 to play Seattle’s Evergreen High School.

Kickoff is 6 PM.

The stadium is located at 400 S. 156th Street in Burien.

The game will pit Coupeville, a 2B school, against a 2A foe from the vaunted 2A/3A/4A Kingco — albeit one which finished dead-last in the 2A division.

Evergreen, 1-7, earned its lone win when Foster forfeited the regular-season finale.

Prior to that, the Wolverines lost:

50-42 to Sultan
55-6 to Meridian
49-14 to Lindbergh
48-14 to Highline
46-12 to Interlake
40-18 to Renton
25-19 to Sammamish

Evergreen will have a substantial player advantage, as it lists 50 players on its roster, while Coupeville is in the 20-22 range.

Best names on the roster?

Shady Earl, a sophomore defensive back/running back, and Viking Bergfast, a junior linebacker/running back.

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They run this joint

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , on March 19, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s softball bats have thumped a merry tune this season, with the Wolves outscoring foes 42-13. (Jackie Saia photo)

The path to a league title comes through Coupeville.

Winning at home, winning on the road, winning blowouts and close games, the Wolf softball sluggers are shaking up their new home.

After thunking host Friday Harbor 8-3 on a blustery afternoon Friday, CHS is a spotless 5-0 in its first season back in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

The Wolves have the most-imposing pitcher in the conference in flame-throwing junior Izzy Wells, big bats, and slick defenders.

While there are still nine games left in this pandemic-shortened season — if La Conner is able to return from a COVID-related hiatus — Coupeville is setting the pace, and doing it with conviction.

Kevin McGranahan’s squad, which hosts Concrete (0-2) at 1 PM Saturday, has outscored its foes 42-13.

Facing off with the defending league champs on their home turf Friday, the Wolves handed Friday Harbor its third loss, all of which have come in games against Coupeville.

This time around, the CHS sluggers survived the struggles of island-hopping, their arrival delayed by bus reservation issues which forced both them and Coupeville’s baseball squad to walk on the ferry at the last second.

Once on Friday Harbor the Wolves came out swinging hot, with senior catcher Mollie Bailey having herself an afternoon.

She reached base four times in five trips to the plate, bashing three doubles and racking up five RBI.

Bailey wasn’t the only one cranking out the hits, as Chelsea Prescott scorched a single and double, and Audrianna Shaw pasted a two-bagger of her own.

Kylie Van Velkinburgh and Jill Prince added singles, Wells (3) and Gwen Gustafson (2) combined for five walks, and Bella Whalen picked up an RBI on a fielder’s choice.

Coupeville got on the board in the first inning, with Prescott doubling home Shaw, who led off the game with a walk, before Whalen sent Prescott scooting for home.

After that Bailey brought out the big lumber, connecting on two-run doubles in the second and fourth, before topping things with an old-fashioned RBI double in the seventh.

In between, Coupeville put up a run in the third thanks to a walk from Coral Caveness, a single from Van Velkinburgh, and some smart base-running.

While her offense was clicking, Wells was making Bailey’s mitt pop, peppering Friday Harbor for eight strikeouts while scattering just three hits.

As he contemplated a long trip home, McGranahan marinated in the win. At least for the moment.

“Izzy pitched her normal game and we hit the ball hard all day,” he said. “We have some stuff to work on, but all in all, we are playing good ball and will only get better.”

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Wolf JV blitzes RedHawks

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 25, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Natalie Castano was one of 10 girls to score Saturday as Coupeville’s JV romped to a lopsided win at Port Townsend. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a beautiful beatdown.

Getting points from 10 different players Saturday, the Coupeville High School girls JV basketball team annihilated host Port Townsend.

Toasting the RedHawks 51-11, the Wolves used the non-conference win to improve to a spiffy 9-3 on the season.

Megan Smith’s squad came out on fire and ran away with the game early, jumping out to an 18-6 lead after one quarter of play.

Coupeville’s deadliest gunner in the early going was sophomore swing player Audrianna Shaw, who peppered the nets for 10 points in the first frame alone.

After that, the Wolves steadily added to their lead, pushing the advantage to 31-9 at the half, then 43-9 after holding Port Townsend scoreless in the third quarter.

With plenty of scoring opportunities, Coupeville spread out its offensive load, with freshman Alita Blouin and Shaw tying for team-high honors with 12 points apiece.

Ella Colwell, Savana Allen, and Jessenia Camarena provided plenty of support for the dynamic duo, with each Wolf ringing up six points.

Ryanne Knoblich (2), Natalie Castano (2), Anya Leavell (2), Kylie Van Velkinburgh (2), and Gwen Gustafson (1) also scored, while Heidi Meyers, Mollie Bailey, and Morgan Stevens saw floor time.

Coupeville returns to action next week with two of its final three North Sound Conference tilts.

The Wolves travel to Shoreline Tuesday to face King’s, then host Granite Falls Friday night.

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Sweet sweep in road finale

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on December 10, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Ryan Blouin knocked down four points Monday as CMS basketball rolled to a pair of big wins. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

No more bus trips.

Wrapping up the road portion of their schedule, the Coupeville Middle School boys basketball teams swept a pair of games Monday while playing in Everett.

With the wins over Northshore Christian Academy, the Wolves have played five of seven games away from Whidbey.

Now, they get to close out the season with a three-game home stand, starting with a tussle Wednesday against Sultan.

After that comes match-ups with Langley (Dec. 16) and Granite Falls (Dec. 19).

How Monday’s road finale — which was two games and not three as usual, since Northshore doesn’t have a Level 3 team — played out:

 

Level 1:

Completing the season sweep of Northshore, the Wolves top squad rolled to a 61-33 win.

Powered by 8th grader Logan Downes, who almost played his hosts to a draw by himself, scorching the nets for 32 points, Coupeville improved to 2-5 on the season.

CMS jumped out to a 14-2 lead after one quarter of play, with four different players tickling the twine for buckets.

After that, the Wolves steadily pulled away, ringing up advantages in each quarter and scoring in double digits in each frame as well.

Downes spread out his offense, tossing in six points in the first, then adding 10, eight, and eight, scoring on a mix of field goals and free throws.

Running mate Cole White chipped in with 12 points, including netting a pair of long three-balls, while Zane Oldenstadt (8), Ryan Blouin (4), William Davidson (3), and Landon Roberts (2) put their names in the score-book as well.

Nick Guay and Hunter Bronec also saw floor time for the Wolves.

 

Level 2:

Coupeville’s winningest team continues to chug along, dismantling Northshore 46-26.

With the win, the Wolves sit at a fairly sparkling 5-1-1 on the season.

Up 8-4 after one, CMS stretched the lead to 23-13 at the half, then 30-20 through three quarters.

Finishing strongly, Coupeville closed to a 16-6 tune, with the points spread out among five different players.

Timothy Nitta led the way for the Wolves, rifling the net for a game-high 14, with a three-ball included, while Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim and Hurlee Bronec knocked down nine points apiece.

Hunter Bronec (7), Jack Porter (4), Johnny Porter (2), and Nathan Ginnings (1) also scored, with Mikey Robinett tearing up Northshore on the defensive end of the floor.

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