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Road warriors earn hardwood split

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Sabrina Judnich eyeballs the defense. (Julie Wheat photos)

Another day, another city.

The Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams survived another road trip Tuesday, this one coming to Everett to play Northshore Christian Academy.

Now, the Wolves get to break a two-week-plus drought by staying home, sweet home for their next three clashes, beginning with a royal rumble Thursday against King’s.

After that, CMS hosts Lakewood Mar. 3 and Sultan Mar. 9, before venturing back out on the bus for the season’s final two adventures at South Whidbey and Granite Falls.

 

How Tuesday played out:

 

Level 1:

Coupeville’s top squad captured its first win of the season, holding off NCA 27-20 to get to 1-2 on the campaign.

The Wolves eased out to a 6-4 lead through one quarter of action, before stretching the halftime margin to 13-8.

While its hosts sliced the deficit down to 19-17 heading into the fourth frame, CMS came up big across the final seven minutes to seal the deal.

Anna Powers popped for four of her game-high nine points in the final quarter to provide a nice spark for the Wolves.

Anna Powers leads a breakaway.

Laurel Crowder banked in eight in support of Powers, with Kaleigha Millison (4), Cami Van Dyke (4), and Zayne Roos (2) rounding out the scorers.

Aubrey Flowers, Finley Helm, Claire Lachnit, Ava Alford, and Sabrina Judnich also saw floor time for the victorious Wolves.

 

Level 2:

Coupeville jumped out to an early lead but then stalled out on offense in the second half, resulting in a narrow 22-15 loss.

The Wolves, who sit at 0-3 on the season, trailed 6-4 at the first break, before claiming an 11-8 lead at the half thanks to some big buckets from Annabelle Cundiff.

The third and fourth quarters didn’t go quite as well, with CMS limited to just a single bucket in each frame.

Cundiff and Daisy Leedy-Bonifas paced the Wolves with four points each, with Halle Black (2), Alford (2), Juniper Dotson (2), and Arianna Vinson (1) also notching points.

Amira Anunciado, Nikolette Dunham, Addison Jacobson, Ellie Callahan, Millie Somes, Reagan Green, Judnich, and Autumn Hunt rounded out the rotation.

 

Level 3:

Northshore Christian only goes two teams deep, so Coupeville’s third squad didn’t get a chance to thunk its rivals.

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Young Wolves tangle with Turks

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Daisy Leedy-Bonifas slices to the hoop. (Julie Wheat photos)

This time they got to make the bus tires go round and round.

After having a scheduled trip to Granite Falls denied by bad off-Island weather Wednesday, the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams made it all the way to the wilds of Sultan Thursday afternoon.

Squaring off with the always-feisty Turks, the Wolf hardwood heroes brought their A-games across three titanic tilts, before returning home, ready to do it all again next week.

How the day played out:

 

Level 1:

Coupeville jumped out to an early lead but couldn’t hold off a high-powered Sultan squad which roared back to claim a 36-20 win.

The loss drops the Wolves top squad to 0-2 on the still-young season.

With three different players tallying a bucket in the first frame, CMS staked itself to a 6-2 lead at the first break, but then the Turks found a new groove.

Dropping in double-digit scoring in each of the remaining quarters, the hosts pulled ahead 15-8 at the half, before carrying a 25-12 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Coupeville put together its best offensive run in the fourth, with Emma Green knocking down six of her team-high eight points, but time eventually ran out on the scrappy Wolves.

Anna Powers and Laurel Crowder each banked in four points to back Green, with Kaleigha Millison and Finley Helm adding a bucket apiece to round out the attack.

Aubrey Flowers, Cami Van Dyke, Bella Sandlin, and Ava Alford also saw floor time for the Wolves.

 

Level 2:

Sultan roared out to a 20-6 lead through one quarter of action and never slowed down, claiming a 49-8 triumph to drop CMS to 0-2 on the season.

The Wolves scored all of their points in the first half, failing to net a point across the third and fourth quarters.

Annabelle Cundiff, Reagan Green, Autumn Hunt, and Claire Lachnit finished with two points apiece for Coupeville, with Amira Anunciado, Sabrina Judnich, and Sandlin rounding out the rotation.

 

Level 3:

Coupeville’s first win of the season at any level came thanks to a consistent offense and a plucky defense.

The Wolves third unit, which didn’t get a chance to play together in the season opener against South Whidbey, held on for an 18-12 victory with 6th grader Halle Black accounting for eight of her team’s points.

Sophia Burley (4), Daisy Leedy-Bonifas (4), and Juniper Dotson (2) also kept the scorebook keeper busy, with Danielle Halsing, Ruby Folkestad, and Millie Somes bringing heat on the defensive end of the floor.

 

What’s next:

Coupeville travels to Everett Feb. 24 to play Northshore Christian Academy, then gets three straight rumbles at home, beginning with a Feb. 26 clash against Cascade League powerhouse King’s.

The Granite Falls games have been rescheduled for the end of the season and will go down (weather permitting) Mar. 12.

CMS coach Brooke Crowder surveys the action.

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High-flying Falcons scorch Wolves

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 12, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Aiden O’Neill (left) and Carson Grove play aggressive defense in an earlier game. (Melanie Wolfe photo)

The winning streak hit a bump in the road.

The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad entered play Monday having won three of its last four games but couldn’t get past Auburn Adventist Academy.

The Falcons, who are in the top 10 in the state’s current RPI rankings for 2B schools, jumped on the visiting Wolves from the opening tip and ran away with a 66-35 victory.

The non-conference loss drops CHS to 4-7 on the season, with back-to-back home games against Darrington and Napavine set for this Friday and Saturday.

Brad Sherman’s squad fell behind 17-7 in the first quarter Monday and never got back into the game.

Auburn pushed the lead out to 39-20 at the half, then 51-30 through three quarters, cruising in for a victory which lifts it to 6-2 on the campaign.

Coupeville got most of its scoring from the duo of seniors Camden Glover and Chase Anderson, who banked in 15 and 12 points respectively.

Davin Houston (3), Carson Grove (2), Malachi Somes (2), and Aiden O’Neill (1) also chipped in to the scoring effort, while Nathan Coxsey, Liam Blas, Riley Lawless, and Easton Green rounded out the rotation.

The host team was effective from everywhere on the floor, with Auburn holding a 5-3 advantage on three-balls while also netting seven of nine free throws.

Coupeville got to the line more often than the Falcons did, but couldn’t take advantage, finishing just 10-19 from the charity stripe.

With his 12 points, Anderson moves to 777 for his high school career, which pushes him from #18 to #16 all-time on a CHS boys’ scoring chart which started in 1917.

He passed old-school Wolf legends Barry Brown (769) and Jack Elzinga (770) while in Auburn, with Hawthorne Wolfe (800) and Corey Cross (811) next up.

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Long trip, strong effort

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Nathan Coxsey drills a jumper during warmups. (Jackie Saia photo)

Time to knock the rust off.

Back in action after a nearly three-week gap between games due to the holidays, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team hit the floor Saturday a long way from home.

Playing Morton-White Pass in a non-conference bout, the Wolves mostly held their own, but couldn’t quite get past their hosts, falling 52-42.

The loss drops CHS to 2-5 on the season, with a home game Tuesday against league rival Friday Harbor next up on the schedule.

The Wolves shooting touch sputtered a bit in the early going Saturday, with the visitors falling behind 14-8 at the first break.

From there, Coupeville hung tough, staying within 22-16 at the half and 37-26 through three quarters.

With Khanor Jump leading the way in the fourth, the Wolves closed with their best offensive effort of the day in the final frame, a good omen for the days ahead.

CHS got points from five players, with Josh Stockdale scoring in all four quarters as he racked up a team-high 13 points.

Liam Lawson (10), Nathan Coxsey (8), Jump (8), and Ayden Warren (3) also kept the scorebook keeper busy, with Trent Thule, Chris Zenz, and Brian Thompson rounding out the rotation.

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Wolves stay feisty on long road trip

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Danica Strong played a stellar defensive game Saturday night. (Julie Wheat photo)

Forget about the third quarter and it was a nail-biter.

Having traveled way down the road Saturday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad squared off with a very-strong Morton-White Pass team and held its own.

Other than in the third quarter.

The host Timberwolves used a 21-7 surge in that frame to capture a 54-38 non-conference win, getting to 8-3 on the season while dropping a scrappy CHS squad to 2-7.

After playing its last four games on the road, Coupeville returns home Tuesday for a Northwest 2B/1B League brawl with Friday Harbor, and Scout Smith’s road warriors will be ready.

Much of what the Wolves did Saturday worked, from strong team-wide rebounding efforts to a balanced offensive attack.

Trailing just 11-10 at the first break with senior Teagan Calkins having rained down eight points fueled by a pair of three-balls, Coupeville was bidding for the upset.

MWP slightly stretched the margin out to 25-20 at the half, then pulled away with a decisive burst in the third.

Even then, the Wolves fought back, closing the game on an 11-8 run sparked by a rampaging Tenley Stuurmans.

The sophomore sensation finished with a team-high 11 points, while Haylee Armstrong, Coupeville’s top scorer this season, added 10 more to her total.

Calkins (9), Arianna Cunningham (6), and Adeline Maynes (2) rounded out the offense for CHS, with Danica Strong, Kennedy O’Neill, and Lexis Drake also seeing floor time.

Strong anchored Coupeville’s defense, ripping down six rebounds and rejecting three shots, while Calkins also snared six boards.

Armstrong, Cunningham, and Maynes each collected five rebounds apiece as the Wolves fought for every carom.

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