Chelsi Stevens is one of six 8th graders playing both high school and middle school hoops. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
There is power in numbers.
Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball coaches have so many athletes this winter, they’ve been able to field four teams.
Since other Cascade League schools only have 2-3 squads, that requires a bit of work to ensure every Wolf will see the floor.
After some scrambling by CHS/CMS Athletic Director Willie Smith, Coupeville’s fourth team will play on Saturday afternoons, with Jerry Helm and Eric Wagner coaching.
Coaches Bennett Richter (left) and Brooke Crowder share practice stories with Bob Martin, a veteran of the middle school wars.
The first three squads, under the tutelage of coaches Bennett Richter and Brooke Crowder, have an eight-game Cascade League schedule which kicks off Thursday at home against South Whidbey.
That group includes six 8th graders who doubled up this winter and also played high school basketball.
In the list below, those two-timers are indicated by an **.
Coupeville’s massive 45-player roster:
Ava Alford
Zariyah Allen
Sophia Batterman
Amelia Crowder
Annabelle Cundiff
Ari Cunningham **
Amaiya Curry
Emma Cushman
Isabella de Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge
Marina Flood
Isley Garcia Fernandez
Hazel Goldman
Emma Green
Olivia Hall
Finley Helm
Addison Jacobson
Lillian Ketterling
Claire Lachnit
Emma Leavitt
Willow Leedy-Bonifas
Ava Lucero **
Taylor Marrs **
Elizabeth Marshall
Olivia Martin
Inara Maund
Adie Maynes **
Kaleigha Millison
Kennedy O’Neill
Brooklyn Pope
Pria Powell
Allison Powers
Annaliese Powers
Cassandra Powers
Rhylin Price
Selah Rivera
Zayne Roos
Katelyn Sellers
Laken Simpson
Sage Stavros
Chelsi Stevens **
Tenley Stuurmans **
Cameron Van Dyke
Sydney Van Dyke
Tamsin Ward
Marin Winger
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