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Savina Wells is the #123 scorer in Coupeville High School girls basketball history, and she’s not actually a high schooler yet. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

234 players, and 35,493 points.

It’s not 100% correct, but it’s remarkably close.

With the pandemic-altered 2021 hoops season having ended Tuesday, it’s time to update my semi-official Coupeville High School basketball career scoring charts.

First up are the Wolf girls, who saw five girls add their names to a list which stretches back to the start of the program in 1974.

Two of those newcomers are Lyla Stuurmans and Savina Wells, who became the first 8th grade girls to play, and score, in a CHS varsity hoops contest.

With 59 points across 12 games, Wells was Coupeville’s #2 scorer this season, while Stuurmans rippled the nets for 23, including a team-high 10 in the season finale.

There are 12 active Wolves on the list, led by Maddie Georges, who has tallied 124 points across her first two seasons, putting her 85th all-time.

Admittedly, the list isn’t 100% precise, as any stats for the first Wolf girls team in 1974-1975 seem to have vanished into the mists of time.

We’re also missing a couple games from three seasons in the early 2000’s, with the search ever-ongoing.

With that in mind, the CHS girls hoops career scoring list, through June 17, 2021, with active players in bold:

 

Brianne King – 1549
Zenovia Barron – 1270
Makana Stone – 1158
Megan Smith – 1042
Ann Pettit – 932
Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby – 892
Terry Perkins – 673
Lexie Black – 622
Kristan Hurlburt – 598
Tina Lyness – 594

Marlene Grasser – 574
Judy Marti – 545
Brittany Black – 502
Jen Canfield – 497
Erica Lamb – 497
Emily Vracin – 467
Tina Barker – 464
Vanessa Davis – 448
Lindsey Roberts – 448
Maureen Wetmore – 438

Sarah Powell – 425
Mika Hosek – 424
Cassidi Rosenkrance – 423
Ashley Manker – 404
Shawna West – 388
Katie Smith – 374
Whitney Clark – 359
Amy Mouw – 353
Tracy Taylor – 350
Kailey Kellner – 339

Amanda Allmer – 331
Misty Sellgren – 331
Taniel Lamb – 330
Marie Grasser – 321
Mia Littlejohn – 317
Amanda Fabrizi – 299
Scout Smith – 290
Bessie Walstad – 288
Hailey Hammer – 282
Madeline Strasburg – 261

Carly Guillory – 260
Sarah Mouw – 259
Julie Wieringa – 252
Danette Beckley – 249
Chelsea Prescott – 249
Marlys West – 247
Kendra O’Keefe – 244
Breeanna Messner – 235
Hilary Kortuem – 231
Ema Smith – 228

Mikayla Elfrank – 227
Annette Jameson – 223
Beth Mouw – 216
Lisa Roehl – 216
Linda Cheshier – 210
Pam Jampsa – 202
Julia Myers – 202
Kim Warder – 193
Kacie Kiel – 188
Stephanie Clapp – 185

Kassie Lawson – 184
Heather Davis – 182
Jaime Rasmussen – 181
Trudy Eaton – 180
Heidi Bepler – 179
Jodie Christensen – 174
Aimee Messner – 168
Danielle Vracin – 167
Sherry Bonacci – 165
Marie Hesselgrave – 165

Marilyn Brown – 164
Hayley Ebersole – 163
Yashmeen Knox – 163
Traci Perkins – 161
Suzette Glover – 159
Jai’Lysa Hoskins – 151
Jennifer Bailey – 150
Emily Young – 149
Vanessa Bodley – 146
Joli Smith – 142

Jennie Cross – 140
Taya Boonstra – 132
Sarah Burgoyne – 126
Christi Messner – 125
Maddie Georges – 124
Kayla Lawson – 124
Avalon Renninger – 123
Cheryl Dunn – 119
Hannah Davidson – 116
Jill Whitney – 116

Sarah Wright – 115
Laurie Estes – 114
Debbie Snyder – 113
Izzy Wells – 113
Tiffany Briscoe – 111
Lauren Escalle – 109
Sally Biskovich – 108
Kara Harvey – 108
Kalia Littlejohn – 106
Kyla Briscoe – 104

Kelly Snyder – 104
Sue Wyatt – 100
Lupine Wutzke – 98
Monica Vidoni – 97
Christine Barr – 95
Lauren Grove – 95
Babette Owensby – 93
Audrianna Shaw – 93
Toni Thiefault – 92
Jennifer Pettit – 85

Laura Young – 83
Marnie Bartelson – 81
Cheryl Pangburn – 79
Courtney Arnold – 78
Tonnalea Rasmussen – 78
Sharon Jolly – 75
Amanda Manker – 73
Beth Cavanaugh – 72
Wynter Thorne – 68
Rachelle Solomon – 64

Lindsey Sherwood – 61
Ann Kahler – 60
Chelsea Rosenkrance – 59
Savina Wells – 59
Judy Wallace – 58
Rose Marti – 57
Jean Wyatt – 57
Carolyn Lhamon – 56
Jennifer Eelkema – 55
Christine Larson – 53

Courtney Boyd – 52
Kari Johnson – 52
Erin Ryan – 52
Anya Leavell – 51
Nicole Shelley – 50
Traci Barker – 49
Paige Mueller – 49
Stephanie Kipp – 48
Lynn Wilson – 47
Andilee Murphy – 46

Janiece Jenkins – 43
Meghan Metlow – 43
Tia Wurzrainer – 43
Jessy Caselden – 41
Karen Jampsa – 40
Jennifer Meyer – 40
Jill Keeney – 39
Suzanne Enders – 38
Mandi Murdy – 37
Shawn Diem – 35

Min Powell – 35
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 32
Lauren Rose – 32
Tammie Hardie – 31
Shannon Rutledge – 29
Taylor Sherman – 29
Anna Myhr – 28
Kirsty Croghan – 27
Lori Friswold – 27
Sarah Vass – 27

Tina Jansen – 26
Kim Stuurmans – 26
Kathy Jolly – 25
Shelby Kulz – 25
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 25
Melissa Cox – 23
Haley Marx – 23
Lyla Stuurmans – 23
Lori Hart – 21
Allison Wenzel – 21

Courtney Williams – 21
Aleshia McFadyen – 20
Nancy Dyer – 18
Dina Lanphere – 18
McKenzie Bailey – 17
Carol Estes – 17
Gwen Gustafson – 17
Ryanne Knoblich – 17
Kristina Clark – 16
Dawn Clampet – 15

Nicole Laxton – 15
Mollie Bailey – 14
Lindsey Tucker – 13
Jeannette Fixel – 12
Tammy Shubat – 12
Nikki Snyder – 12
Kelly Ankney – 11
Naomi Prater – 11
Michelle Riddle – 11
Emily Wodjenski – 11

Alyssa Kelley – 10
Zarah Leaman – 10
Toni Hudson – 9
Georgie Smith – 9
Cindy Bennett – 8
Susan Estes – 8
Ami Garthwaite – 8
Eileen Hanley – 8
Keri Iverson – 8
Kristine Macnab – 8

Michelle Smith – 8
Carlie Rosenkrance – 7
McKayla Bailey – 6
Lexi Boyer – 6
Rhiannon Ellsworth – 6
Debbie Johnson – 6
Grace LaPoint – 6
Skyler Lawrence – 6
Corrin Skvarla – 6
Janie Wilson – 6

Katy Bennett – 5
Penny Griggs – 5
Marissa Slater – 5
Denise McGregor – 4
Jessica Sherwood – 4
Kara Warder – 4
Christina Mowery – 3
Samantha Roehl – 3
Ashlie Shank – 3
Jamie Townsdin – 3

Brenda Belcher – 2
Rusty Brian – 2
Carol Davis – 2
Lisa Davis – 2
Nicole Fuller – 2
Cathy Higgins – 2
Nezi Keiper – 2
Daisy Kent – 2
Katie Kiel – 2
Charlotte Langille – 2

Morgan Stevens – 2
Tracy Barber – 1
Amy Biskovich – 1
Corinne Gaddis – 1

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Lyla Stuurmans and a young Coupeville High School girls hoops squad fought valiantly Thursday, but fell to a state powerhouse. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

There was a state championship-caliber girls basketball team on the floor Thursday night in Coupeville.

Unfortunately for local fans, it was not the Wolves.

Coupeville is a very-young, often very-scrappy team with a bright future, but the Braves are very much in their prime.

La Conner, which played in the 2B state title game a year ago, has already beaten 1A royalty King’s this season, and is currently obliterating competition in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

Thursday, playing without three players, including injured point guard Maddie Georges, the Wolves had few answers for the wrecking ball, falling 74-15.

The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for Coupeville and drops them to 2-3 heading into a Friday road trip to Darrington.

La Conner, whose lineup was like five pistons firing in perfect unison on most plays, is bigger, stronger, faster, more confident, and crisper in its execution than the Wolves.

Or just about any other team for that matter.

The Braves jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead, Coupeville responded with an Izzy Wells bucket, set up by a nice dish and drive from Audrianna Shaw, and then the tsunami hit.

Trailing 33-2 at the first break, the Wolves stayed on their toes, however, putting together their most-solid quarter in the second frame.

While it was outscored 12-6 across those eight minutes, CHS dug in and fought for every rebound and loose ball.

Scrappers like Ryanne Knoblich and Gwen Gustafson swung their elbows with conviction, even while being bombarded by double teams, while Carolyn Lhamon and Ja’Kenya Hoskins crashed the boards.

Wolf 8th grader Savina Wells nailed a long jumper to open the second quarter, then added two free throws, and showed little fear as she frequently pushed the ball hard at the hoop.

Down 45-8 at the half, Coupeville fought both the Braves and, eventually, a running clock in the second half.

While the final score was lopsided, there were moral victories to be found, as the Wolves were only the third team in six games to hold La Conner under 80+ points.

The Braves have outscored their six opponents 438-106, or 394-67 if you take out their 44-39 victory over King’s.

Savina Wells paced Coupeville Thursday with four points, while Hoskins and Gustafson finished with three apiece.

Shaw (2), Izzy Wells (2), and Lhamon (1) also scored, with Lyla Stuurmans, Morgan Stevens, and Knoblich all playing scrappy defense.

 

No JV game:

La Conner is limiting its public beat-downs to the varsity level this season, so Coupeville’s JV squad, which was spoiling for a fight, had the night off.

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Coupeville 8th grader Savina Wells scored 10 points Tuesday, including hitting a pair of three-balls. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not great, but good enough.

Overcoming a rough start Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball squad turned on the heat in the second half and romped past Concrete late, pulling out a 39-19 win.

The Wolves closed with a 17-2 run, busting open a close game and lifting their record to 2-2 on the season.

“This seems to be our theme this year — to start off sluggish and then play much better in the second half,” said CHS coach Scott Fox.

The Wolves, playing in front of their home fans for the first time this season, struck first, with sophomore gunner Maddie Georges rippling the nets on a jumper after a feed from 8th grader Savina Wells.

But then the offense flat-out disappeared, as Coupeville couldn’t get a bucket to fall for much of the first quarter.

Concrete slowly built a 7-2 lead, but it always seemed like just a matter of time before things would change, and they did.

Audrianna Shaw flipped the nets high on a jumper with a tick over a minute left on the clock, then Wells dropped in a three-ball off an inbounds play, and the score was back to 7-7 at the end of the quarter.

The Wolves couldn’t seem to pull away, however.

Georges nailed a three-ball of her own in the second quarter, but a 12-7 lead sputtered into just a 15-13 edge at the half.

Worse, Coupeville lost its point guard when Georges turned her ankle midway through the quarter, and she never returned to the game.

Missing their sparkplug, the Wolves gave more floor time to youngsters like Ryanne Knoblich, Gwen Gustafson, and Lyla Stuurmans, and the bench injected a bit of get-up-and-go.

Wells opened the second half with her second trey, but Concrete continued to hang around, cutting the deficit back to 22-17 midway through the third on a long outlet pass and layup.

That seemed to trigger something deep inside the Wolves, as they promptly went into lockdown mode from that point, starting a 17-0 run which stretched into the final seconds of the game.

Shaw swished a jumper and Carolyn Lhamon put back an offensive rebound to end the third, then CHS went to work in the fourth.

Junior post Ja’Kenya Hoskins picked up her first points of the season, and liked it so much, she finished with five in the fourth, while Lhamon, Shaw, and Knoblich also scored.

Concrete finally broke through in the final minute, hitting a pair of free throws to stop the bleeding right before the final buzzer blared.

Wells and Shaw tied for game-high honors, netting 10 points apiece, while Lhamon (6), Hoskins (5), Georges (5), and Knoblich (3) rounded out the offensive attack.

Everyone on the roster played, and everyone contributed, with Morgan Stevens, Izzy Wells, Kylie Van Velkinburgh, Anya Leavell, Gustafson, and Stuurmans all getting quality floor time.

Things get tougher next, as Coupeville welcomes Northwest 2B/1B League ruler La Conner to town Thursday.

The Braves, who have a win over 1A power King’s this season, bopped Orcas Island 83-21 Tuesday to raise their record to 5-0.

 

NO JV:

Concrete doesn’t have a second squad, so Coupeville’s young guns sat this one out.

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Savina Wells became the first 8th grade girl to score in a CHS varsity basketball game Thursday, and ended the night as her team’s top scorer. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

No fans, but plenty of history.

Savina Wells, playing alongside big sis Izzy, achieved at least three things Thursday no Coupeville 8th grade girl has ever done on a basketball court.

Playing a key role as the Wolf hoops squad fell 41-38 to visiting Orcas Island in an empty-gym thriller, the younger Wells became the 231st Wolf girl to score in a CHS varsity basketball game since the program launched in 1974.

More importantly in terms of history, she became the first to do so while still in middle school, in a game in which she both started and led her team in scoring with eight points.

Which already puts Savina Wells, active middle schooler, in an eight-way tie for #190 on the CHS girls varsity career scoring chart.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, as chart topper Brianne King — with 1,549 career points — is still feeling pretty comfortable atop her perch tonight.

In between the history, Thursday’s rumble with Orcas Island, which was played with no fans per a request from the visitors, was a back-and-forth affair in which Coupeville’s young players almost pulled off a great win.

Of the nine Wolves to see the floor, four were sophomores, four were juniors, and Savina Wells … well, you heard.

Coupeville was missing two of its veterans, with juniors Anya Leavell and Ja’Kenya Hoskins sidelined, but it got big efforts from everyone in uniform.

“We’re very young, but have great potential,” said Wolf coach Scott Fox. “We’ll have some growing pains and we’re learning as we go. A few breaks here and there and we get the win today.

“I’m very proud of the kid’s effort,” he added. “Izzy was a monster on the boards, and Audri (Shaw) and Maddie (Georges) got our defense really going.”

Trailing by seven headed into the fourth quarter, the Wolves put some snap into their game, and came within one semi-questionable call of having a chance to win the game at the buzzer.

Georges drilled a three-ball to open the quarter, off of a rebound and feed from fellow sophomore Gwen Gustafson, only to see Orcas respond with back-to-back buckets.

Shrugging it off, the Wolves closed with a 10-3 run in which five different players scored for Coupeville.

Savina Wells got it started, taking the ball off a press break and swooping to the hoop for a running layup.

Big sis Izzy slapped home a second-chance bucket off of an offensive rebound, followed by a sweet lil’ jumper in traffic from Kylie Van Velkinburgh, and suddenly Orcas was sweating.

Shaw bolted up the middle, sucked the defense to her, then sliced around a defender and scooped the ball high off the glass, while Carolyn Lhamon, who was a two-way warrior all day, stepped up and drilled the bottom out of the net.

Orcas had answers, though, and a pull-up jumper with 30 ticks to play kept them up one.

Coming hard on defense, all five Wolves crashing, arms flying every which way, Coupeville got the break it needed, then had it yanked away.

The ball popped loose in the middle of a mad scrum, with Izzy Wells gaining control.

But, as she did, a pile of players plowed into her body, causing her to lurch maybe a half of a step.

Instead of calling a foul, or letting the play run its natural course, the refs of the day opted to call a traveling violation on Coupeville.

Which would have elicited some howls of protest if there were fans in the stands.

I considered throwing my notebook at the nearest ref, but am trying to pick on refs less these days and opted not to.

But I thought about it.

Back on the floor, the possibly (I said possibly!) unfair exchange of possession allowed Orcas to dribble away a few seconds before drawing a foul.

Two free throws later — always easier to shoot when the visiting team isn’t facing a wall of sound from hyped-up local fans — CHS needed a three-ball to force overtime, and had to start on its own end-line with just two seconds left.

If the Wolves had hit that shot, this story would have long ago gone in a different direction. Which it didn’t.

But take nothing away from Coupeville, which may be 0-2, but is primed for future success.

The Wolves showed they can dominate, closing the second quarter on a 13-3 run to take a 19-14 lead into the halftime break.

That streak featured six different CHS players tallying a point or better, with Savina Wells leading the way with a pair of impressive buckets.

On the first, she took the ball, rolled hard to her left and her defender crumbled as she blew by her.

On the second, reacting like a free safety, Wells suddenly shot forward, picked off a pass in mid-air, then beat the pack to the hoop at the other end, softly kissing the ball off the glass for an elegant bucket.

The other Wolf young guns were clickin’ as well, with Gustafson slicing ‘n dicing her defender on a quick move in the paint, while Georges savagely stole a ball, then flipped a note-perfect pass to a streaking Shaw for a layup.

The third quarter was a bit rough for Coupeville, but the Wolves did have one stellar play, on which a Georges pass hit Lhamon’s fingertips, and was redirected to Izzy Wells for a bucket.

Seven of the nine Wolves to play scored, with Savina Wells (8), Lhamon (7), Georges (7), Shaw (6), and Izzy Wells (6) leading the way.

With her performance against Orcas, Georges moves within four points of becoming the 101st Wolf girl to join the 100-point scoring club.

Van Velkinburgh and Gustafson rounded out the scoring attack, with a bucket apiece, Ryanne Knoblich and Morgan Stevens played scrappy defense, and 8th grader Lyla Stuurmans rocked the joint while cheering on her teammates.

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Allison Nastali (left) and Chloe Marzocca are part of a Central Whidbey Little League Juniors softball squad which has won five straight. (Jennifer Marzocca photo)

Don’t count ’em out.

Trailing by three runs entering the final frame Monday, the Central Whidbey Little League Juniors softball squad rallied to force extra innings, then KO’d their archrivals.

Scoring the game’s final seven runs, the Hammerheads pulled out a 15-11 win in eight innings, knocking off North Whidbey for a second-straight time, and running their winning streak to five games.

With the victory, Central Whidbey improves to 5-2 on the season.

“Well, that was wild,” said Hammerheads coach Fred Farris. “The girls were not their usual self in the field, but there is some weird voodoo at that park.

“But the heart and will to win of this group is just remarkable,” he added. “Everyone contributed in one way or another.”

Central Whidbey scored in each of the first four innings Monday, building an 8-4 lead exiting the top of the fourth.

Then, a momentary road bump.

North Whidbey scraped out four runs in its half of the fourth to knot things at 8-8, then pushed across another three in the fifth to take the lead.

After going scoreless in the fifth and sixth, the Hammerheads needed a spark in the seventh, and they got it from the booming bat of Taylor Brotemarkle.

She thumped a triple to deep right field, before Central Whidbey took advantage of a dropped third strike with Katie Marti at the plate, then walks to Allison Nastali and Teagan Calkins.

Once on the base paths, the Hammerheads seized the opportunity.

“Savvy base running, which is one of our trademarks through the years, really made a difference,” Farris said.

In the eighth, four Central Whidbey sluggers stepped up big, with Savina Wells and Brotemarkle bashing doubles, while Jada Heaton and Nastali scorched hard-hit singles.

Back on top, the Hammerheads set their Northern rivals down one-two-three in the bottom half of the inning, with Central hurler Wells closing the game by whiffing the other team’s best hitter.

Savina was really dialed in again and came right from high school basketball practice to Volunteer Park,” Farris said. “Like Deion Sanders on a dual football/baseball day.

“She’s really become adept at mixing pitches and locations specifically to the batters.”

Savina Wells was a two-way star Monday, excelling in the pitcher’s circle and in the batter’s box. (Jackie Saia photo)

Wells was a wild woman at the plate, as well, collecting a team-high three hits, with all going for extra bases.

A pair of doubles set the stage, while a triple which carried 200+ feet to center was topped off with “a textbook slide to get under the tag.”

Brotemarkle added a triple and double of her own, with Madison McMillan crunching a triple and Calkins smoking a two-bagger.

Seven of 11 Hammerhead hitters put up a base-knock, with Mia Farris joining Brotemarkle and McMillan in the two-hit club.

Marti and Chloe Marzocca scored after walking, as nine Central Whidbey players came around to tap home plate.

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