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Big hair, bigger wins

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on June 12, 2021| Leave a Comment »

With two wins Saturday, Coupeville’s SWISH basketball squad finished 8-2. (Photo courtesy Jon Roberts)

“It was a very successful season!”

The future of Coupeville High School boys basketball made a strong statement this season, rolling to an 8-2 record against off-Island competition.

The eight-man Wolf SWISH boys basketball team is a mix of guys who do the dirty work in the paint, and guys who pop shots from outside.

They are also, at least in the case of Landon Roberts (#3 in the photo above), rockin’ some serious ’80s mullets.

Whether it was the power of their flowing locks, or just their superior hardwood skill set, the Wolves closed the season Saturday with a bang.

Sweeping games from Mount Baker and Stanwood, Coupeville’s rising hoops stars put smiles on the faces of the brain trust — coaches Sean O’Neill, Craig Anderson, and Jon Roberts — with the latter delivering the quote which kicked off this tale.

How Saturday played out:

 

Game 1:

Coupeville’s heart overcame Mount Baker’s height advantage, with the Wolves running away for a 23-16 win.

With the game knotted at 9-9 at the half, the Wolves unleashed a blistering defense in the second half to pull away for the win.

Johnny Porter and Landon Roberts — hair flowing in the (indoor) wind — were wheeling and dealing, with Coupeville’s guards combining to dish out seven assists in the game, warming the heart of old-school hoops legend (and master statistician) Sandy Roberts.

 

Game 2:

Hunter Bronec had the hot hand as Coupeville bounced dangerous Stanwood 28-21 to put a cap on things.

The Bronec twin not named Hurlee showcased “mad foot skills acquired while watching Gonzaga’s Drew Timme,” leading the Wolves with a game-high 10 points.

Chase Anderson popped for eight in support, with Johnny Porter (4), Aiden O’Neill (3), Jack Porter (2), and Hurlee Bronec (1) also tallying points.

While they didn’t score, Camden Glover and Landon Roberts brought significant defensive heat during their on-court shifts.

Coupeville busted open a close game, turning a 13-12 halftime lead into a much-more comfortable final margin.

Its breakthrough came courtesy “a combination of good, quick passing, spacing and dumps into the posts, coupled with running floaters and heavy slashing to the hoop by the guards.”

Employing heavy back court defensive traps and pressure from O’Neill, Anderson, and Landon Roberts, the Wolves flustered Stanwood, then converted turnovers into easy scores.

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CMS track hits the finish line

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on June 10, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard had the fastest time in the 200 and 400 of any Coupeville Middle School girl this season. (Jackie Saia photo)

It was an unusual, but successful season.

With the pandemic altering things, the Coupeville Middle School track and field team competed against itself, and not other schools, this spring.

That four-meet intramural season ended Thursday, with Wolf coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Jon Gabelein hailing their young athletes for a job well done.

“Thank you for a very successful season,” Bitting said. “Without the support of all families we would have had a difficult time completing the season.

“THANK YOU to all who came out and volunteered on meet days.”

One of those volunteers, Coupeville High School cross country ace Helen Strelow, even stepped onto the oval Thursday, taking a leg on a relay team so her young compatriots could all compete.

“She graciously stepped in to help a relay team who was short one runner today,” Bitting said. “It was awesome to have the support of a high school runner and have EVERY athlete compete in the relay medley.”

While the meets had a different feel, with no rival teams present and not every event competed in, the experience was a hugely positive one.

“Yes, the season was a very different one compared to other seasons, but the athletes made it feel just like any other season,” Bitting said. “The support they gave to one another, the friendships that were made, the laughs had, the memories made and the competition they had with one another was priceless.

“We hope each of you continue to be active during the summer months and we hope to see you all back out on the track next season.”

 

Complete Thursday results:

100 — Preston Epp 13.89; Carson Field 14.44; Eleanore McDonald 15.24; Thomas Strelow 16.09; Carly Burt 16.16; Dianne Brown 16.69; Ivy Rudat 16.85; Axel Marshall 18.22; Liza Zustiak 20.69

200 — Field 29.24; Gabby Gebhard 34.13; Malachi Somes 34.63; Ayden Wyman 35.12; Joshua Stockdale 37.28; Marshall 37.37; Zustiak 38.95

200 Hurdles — Epp 33.36; Field 34.33; Brown 39.04; McDonald 39.68; Marshall 42.92; Zustiak 46.13; Frankie Tenore 48.60

Relay  — McDonald, Field, Strelow, Burt 2:21.14; Epp, Marshall, Stockdale, Rudat 2:30.87; Wyman, Gebhard, Zustiak, Brown 2:36.39; Rudat, Abbigail Bond, Tenore, Helen Strelow 2:42.44

Shot Put — Somes 19-07.50; Brown 14-08; Burt 13-09; Rudat 13-01; Marshall 12-09; Bond 12-07; Tenore 12-02

Turbo Javelin — Somes 85-06; Epp 84-06; Field 82-00; Strelow 69-02; Stockdale 49-00; Wyman 40-07; Marshall 35-03; Gebhard 31-09; Tenore 31-03; McDonald 30-01; Bond 24-03

Long Jump — Field 12-00; Strelow 10-03.50; Wyman 10-02.50; Burt 10-01; Gebhard 9-05; Brown 9-05; Rudat 9-04; Marshall 8-11.50; Bond 8-11; Tenore 7-09

 

Top performers for the season:

 

Girls:

100 — McDonald (1st), Brown (2nd), Burt (3rd)

200 — Gebhard (1st), Wyman (2nd), Zustiak (3rd)

400 — Gebhard (1st), Wyman (2nd)

200 Hurdles — Brown (1st), McDonald (2nd), Bond (3rd)

Shot Put — Brown (1st), Tenore (2nd), Burt (3rd)

Turbo Javelin — Wyman (1st), McDonald (2nd), Zustiak (3rd)

Long Jump — Wyman (1st), Burt (2nd) Gebhard (3rd)

 

Boys:

100 — Field (1st), Epp (2nd), Somes (3rd)

200 — Field (1st), Somes (2nd), Stockdale (3rd)

400 — Epp (1st), Field (2nd), Marshall (3rd)

1600 — Field (1st), Strelow (2nd), Marshall (3rd)

200 Hurdles — Field (1st), Epp (2nd), Marshall (3rd)

Shot Put — Strelow (1st), Somes (2nd), Marshall (3rd)

Turbo Javelin — Epp (1st), Somes (2nd), Field (3rd)

Long Jump — Field (1st), Epp (2nd), Strelow (3rd)

 

Co-Ed:

Relay — McDonald, Field, Strelow, Bond (1st); Epp, Somes, Marshall, Stockdale (2nd); Wyman, Gebhard, Rudat, Bond (3rd)

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Young Wolves chase success, today and tomorrow

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on May 8, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Ryanne Knoblich spins a ball into play, while Skylar Parker backs her up. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The future is a bright one.

The Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad, playing for first-year coach Ashley Menges, were a bold, confident, frequently-inspired squad of heavy hitters and service stripe snipers.

Exiting with a 25-9, 25-15, 15-7 rout of visiting Orcas Island Saturday, the young Wolves finished the pandemic-altered season with a crisp 6-3 record.

Coupeville’s only losses came to La Conner, the premier spiker program in the Northwest 2B/1B League, and all three matches were tough battles.

Saturday’s tilt, played with no fans, was a different affair, as the Wolves jumped on the Vikings early and rarely relented.

Maya Lucero got her team rockin’ with a spike which was nasty enough to make the Orcas players take two steps back, then reconsider and make it four steps instead.

From there, it was time for Jordyn Rogers to step into the spotlight, with her service game garnering much hooting and hollering from the Wolf varsity players — who sounded louder by themselves than a full gym might have.

Rogers ran off a string of seven straight points, stretching a 9-5 lead out to 16-5 and breaking the spirit of the visitors.

Helping her along was Olivia Schaffeld, who pasted a winner off the back line, and Maya Lucero who snuck in to drop an artful tip which froze everyone on the other side of the net.

Everyone in a Wolf uniform was on fire, with Allie Lucero blistering serves to all parts of the court and Grey Peabody patrolling the net with a vengeance.

Grey Peabody is a tower of power.

Thoroughly entertaining themselves, varsity stars Kylie Chernikoff and Maddie Vondrak worked the lines, bringing all the flare at their disposal.

Trying to outdo one another with extra-dramatic waves of their flags while signaling whether a ball was inside the lines or not, the duo kept on upping their game, until Chernikoff nearly did a cartwheel after spinning out of control on one call.

Giggling behind her mask, while Vondrak laughed along on the other side of the floor, Chernikoff and her fellow senior thoroughly enjoyed themselves during the early stage of their final day in a CHS volleyball uniform.

Back on the floor, the JV spikers continued to rain down pain on the Vikings, with Rogers and Allie Lucero combining to win 17 points on serve in the second set.

The third set gave Ryanne Knoblich a chance to test her ability to bash the ball (she passed the test, easily), while Allison Nastali, Skylar Parker, and Gwen Gustafson all excelled during their stints on the floor.

La Conner escaped this season, maybe, but Coupeville is young, scrappy, and hungry. Watch out for the pack that hunts together.

Gwen Gustafson dreams of future wins.

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It’s a wrap for Wright

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Sarah Wright

It was a fab finale.

They sat for three weeks, then had the first of two season-ending doubleheaders cancelled by weather, but the Sewanee: University of the South softball squad finally got back on the diamond Sunday.

With Coupeville grad Sarah Wright among those pounding the ball, the Tigers swept a twinbill from visiting Johnson (TN) to put a cap on their pandemic-shortened campaign.

Winning 11-10 and 13-3, Sewanee finished the season 4-6, winning three of its final five games.

The Tigers only played home games this time around, and had a much more limited schedule than many of its foes.

Johnson, for example, played 28 games to Sewanee’s 10.

Wright, a sophomore catcher, had an RBI single in the opener, then came back around to collect two hits in the nightcap, including a double.

The former Wolf finished her second season in Tennessee with a .407 batting average, collecting 11 hits, including two doubles, and driving in five runs.

Last spring, Wright’s season ended abruptly after 16 games, when the pandemic shut down college sports.

Despite not yet having played a full season of college ball, the former CHS valedictorian has piled up positive numbers when given the chance.

Through 26 career games at Sewanee, Wright sits with a .309 batting average, 68 at-bats, 21 hits, including two home runs and two doubles, and 12 RBI.

She has walked nine times, come around to score six times, and anchored the Tigers with her quick glove and explosive throwing arm behind the plate.

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Our court, our win

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on February 6, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Anya Leavell scored 10 points Thursday as the Coupeville JV beat La Conner in the season finale. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s simple math — Anya plus Ella equals hardcourt domination.

Fueled by the one-two scoring punch of sophomores Anya Leavell and Ella Colwell, the Coupeville High School girls JV basketball squad ended its season Thursday on a high note.

Jumping on visiting La Conner early, the Wolves built a comfortable lead, then held off a late rally to exit with a 37-32 win.

The non-conference victory caps a 12-4 season for the CHS young guns, and it brought a huge smile to the face of Megan Smith.

The former Wolf hoops star, who returned to her alma mater to coach the JV, was pleased with the record, but more with the growth she saw from her players.

“Really, really proud of these girls!,” she said. “I could not have asked for a better group of girls to coach for my first year!

“It was an awesome season,” Smith added. “These girls worked really hard to have this outcome.

“I was just the coach, they did all the hard work.”

Thursday night the Wolves were down a few players thanks to illness, but it didn’t matter.

Leavell came out ready to rumble, slapping home six of her 10 points in the first quarter as CHS built a 14-6 lead it would never surrender.

From there, the Wolves stretched the lead out to 22-13 at the half, then 28-15 heading into the fourth.

Which is where things got a little dicey, as La Conner rallied behind the play of Salena Bailey, who went off for 14 of her game-high 23 points over the game’s final eight minutes.

Coupeville didn’t crack, however, with Colwell, Alita Blouin, and Leavell stepping up to notch big buckets in the final moments of the JV season.

Colwell finished with a team-high 11 points, with Leavell (10), Blouin (7), Gwen Gustafson (4), Ryanne Knoblich (3), and Savana Allen (2) also scoring.

Natalie Castano, Claire Mayne, Jessenia Camarena, Morgan Stevens, Heidi Meyers, and Mollie Bailey also saw floor time for the Wolves.

 

Final (unofficial) season scoring stats:

Alita Blouin – 101
Gwen Gustafson – 78
Ryanne Knoblich – 75
Ella Colwell – 71
Audrianna Shaw – 40
Anya Leavell – 32
Abby Mulholland – 30
Savana Allen – 24
Jessenia Camarena – 24
Natalie Castano – 11
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 10
Mollie Bailey – 8
Morgan Stevens – 7
Heidi Meyers – 3
Maylin Steele – 2
Samantha Streitler – 2

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