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Wily Wolves tangle with testy Turks

Posted in Girls Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on February 20, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Finley Helm, a killer on the taekwondo mat and the hardwood. (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

It was a quick turnaround.

Less than 24 hours after hosting Granite Falls, the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams hit the road Thursday for a trek to the wilds of Sultan.

While there, the Wolves played a full slate of three games against the Turks, with Team #3 continuing to set a torrid pace.

How the day went:

 

Team #1:

Sultan’s top squad, always a heavy hitter in the Cascade League, got out to a big lead early and rolled to a 38-12 win.

The Wolves struggled on offense in the first half, being blanked in the opening frame and facing a 23-2 deficit at the break.

But things improved quite a bit after that, with CMS coming out on top 6-5 in the third, and fighting hard until the end.

Cameron Van Dyke paced the Wolves with a team-high four points, while Emma Cushman, Kaleigh Millison, KeeAyra Brown, and Kennedy O’Neill each banked in a bucket in support.

Sophia Batterman, Laurel Crowder, Annaliese Powers, Finley Helm, Allie Powers, and Elizabeth Marshall round out the Coupeville roster.

The Wolves have claimed the ferry as their own.

 

Team #2:

Toss out the third quarter and this was a three-point game.

But a 13-2 Sultan run during the first frame after halftime stung, and the Wolves fell 32-18.

Up until that point, the Turks clung to just an 8-4 lead after one quarter of play, and a 12-10 advantage at the break.

Millison was top girl for the Wolves, rattling the rims for six points, with Helm banking in four.

Hazel Goldman, Emma Green, Selah Rivera, and Aubrey Flowers all added a bucket to the cause, with Cassie Powers, Laurel Crowder, Annaliese Powers, Sabrina Judnich, Addison Jacobson, and Claire Lachnit also in the rotation.

 

Team #3:

The squad that can’t be beat.

After sitting out the opener against South Whidbey when the Falcons couldn’t come up with a third squad, Coupeville’s gunners have gone 2-0.

Following up a win against Granite, the young Wolves held on Thursday to claim a 16-13 victory.

“Team 3 is crushing it!” said CMS coach Makana Stone. “Defensive mentality and teamwork on offense is really clicking for Team 3 – some hard workers really stepping up.”

Coupeville built a 6-2 lead through one quarter, then held Sultan scoreless in the second frame en route to heading to the locker room with a 10-2 advantage.

The Turks made things interesting with a 10-4 run in the third, but Coupeville’s defense limited their hosts to just a single free throw in the fourth to nail down the win.

Ava Alford knocked down eight points to lead the way, with Annabelle Cundiff torching the nets for six and Crowder banking in a bucket.

Ruby Folkestad, Sophia Magdolen, Lachnit, Bella Sandlin, Abbey Hunt, Ari Vinson, Cassie Powers, Emily Rains, Sophia Burley, and Reagan Green round out the hottest team in Wolf country.

 

Up next:

Coupeville returns home Feb. 25, when it hosts Northshore Christian Academy.

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Tough foe, stellar effort

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lexis Drake banks in a shot while Chelsi Stevens comes flying in to help. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Big fight, no quit.

Friday night’s JV girls’ basketball game between Coupeville and visiting Sultan featured twists, turns, and a lot of rock-em-sock-em action.

Which is no surprise, since the Turks are traditionally one of the scrappier foes the Wolves face, while Scout Smith’s CHS players are no pushovers.

When the game ended, Sultan had a 50-36 win in hand but had faced a ton of resistance.

“We showed a lot of heart and played hard till the final buzzer,” Smith said.

The non-conference loss drops Coupeville to 2-4 heading into the winter break, with the JV not returning to action until Jan. 7.

In their final game of 2024, the Wolves put up a strong fight.

Led by the hot shooting hand of Adeline Maynes, Coupeville kept things knotted at 12-12 at the first break.

Sultan had a much-deeper bench on this night, however, and used the extra bodies to put together a game-busting 24-3 run in the second frame.

But even trailing 36-15, the Wolves were far from done.

Some words from their coach at halftime, and the third quarter was an entirely different affair, as CHS put together a 12-0 tear across an eight-minute span.

“We came out with a renewed fighting spirit,” Smith said. “I am extremely proud of how our team performed and the fight they showed throughout the game.

“It is a testament to the culture we are building as a program to play hard, play smart, and play together.

“I could not have asked more from my team.”

Adeline Maynes is off to the promised land.

While Sultan closed the game on a 14-9 surge to hold off the Wolves, Smith saw a lot of things she liked.

“Haylee (Armstrong) played a vital role for us as an offensive and defensive threat,” she said.

“She has been a consistently key player for us throughout the season. Her vision, read of the game, and speed make her a valuable asset.”

Smith also praised Maynes and fellow freshman Marin Winger for holding up well against an opponent not afraid to throw some elbows their way.

“Addy and Marin both did an excellent job fighting through a rough and tumble game,” Smith said.

“Both worked through tough contact and continued to fight for the team.”

That spirit was evident from all eight Wolves in uniform.

“Overall, I am extremely happy with what I saw from our team,” Smith said. “We showed grit, fight, and an undying will to play hard till the end of the game.”

Armstrong paced CHS with a team-high 14 points, with Maynes (9) Lexis Drake (6), Winger (4), Sydney Van Dyke (2), and Capri Anter (1) also scoring.

Chelsi Stevens and Amelia Crowder rounded out the rotation, bringing fire to their time on the floor.

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Wolves rumble, but Turks triumph

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Hunter Bronec dances in the paint. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

This one slipped away.

Despite leading for much of the game Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad couldn’t quite seal the deal.

That allowed visiting Sultan to make off with a 55-47 non-conference victory, running its winning streak to four after opening the season with seven straight losses.

Coupeville heads into the Christmas break with a 2-5 record and will look to kick off its own winning streak with a trip to Central Washington University Dec. 27-28.

The Wolves will play Toledo and Kittitas on their Eastern Washington jaunt, before starting 2025 with trips to Wahkiakum and Friday Harbor, not playing in the CHS gym again until Jan. 10.

Friday’s battle royal with Sultan started in favor of the Wolves, with Johnny Porter knocking down a jumper before Hunter Bronec and Camden Glover buried back-to-back three-balls.

Six different Wolves scored in the first frame as CHS built a 16-9 lead fueled by sharing the ball and playing solid defense.

While the “D stayed strong, Coupeville’s offense went into a bit of a deep freeze after that, with single digit scoring in both the second and third quarters.

Still, the Wolves clung to the lead, holding on to a 23-22 advantage at the half, then getting the first bucket of the second half on a spinning layup from Hurlee Bronec.

Sultan finally grabbed the lead for the first time midway through the third, using a 7-0 tear to get ahead 29-25.

Making the immediate counter, Coupeville went off for its own run, with Chase Anderson hitting a fadeaway and a three-ball before zipping a pass to Hunter Bronec to set-up another trey.

Unfortunately, Sultan had the counter-counter, surging back ahead at 36-32 exiting the third, then holding tough in the fourth.

Anderson banked in a bucket at the shot clock buzzer to cut the lead to 43-38, but the Turks put the game away in dramatic fashion, ripping off four baskets in about 45 seconds to make it 51-38.

The game’s final moments belonged largely to Coupeville, with Anderson outscoring Sultan 9-4 by himself to close the contest. But time stops for no man, and the game clock hit 0:00 too fast for a full comeback.

With his game-high 25 points, Anderson becomes the 66th Wolf boy to crack the 400-point club across the last 108 seasons.

The CHS junior heads to Eastern Washington sitting with 402 career points and counting.

Hunter Bronec banked in eight points Friday to back Anderson, with Hurlee Bronec (5), Glover (3), Jack Porter (2), Johnny Porter (2), and Landon Roberts (2) also scoring.

Malachi Somes rounded out the Wolves to see floor time in the final home game of 2024.

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Three-ball monsoon overpowers Wolf girls

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris banked in a season-high 14 points Friday night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It might not have been raining outside Friday night, but it was pouring inside.

Visiting Sultan dropped eight three-balls through the bottom of the net, including four in an explosive opening quarter, downing the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team 48-33.

The non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 3-4 on the season, and now they’ll have a stretch of days off for the holidays.

After Christmas, the CHS varsity heads to Eastern Washington for a two-game road trip, playing games against Kittitas and Toledo Dec. 27-28 at Central Washington University.

Overall, Coupeville’s next four games are on the road, with the Wolves not playing in their own gym again until Jan. 10.

Friday’s rumble, played in front of an enthusiastic group of home fans, briefly belonged to CHS.

Mia Farris slapped home a rebound for the first two of her team-high 14 points, followed by Katie Marti rustling the net on a pair of successful free throws, and the hometown squad was up 4-3.

Then the bottom fell out.

Hitting back-to-back-to-back three balls, Sultan went on a scoreboard-exploding 16-0 run to blow the game open, while the Wolves went six-plus minutes without scoring.

And yet, there was still life in Coupeville.

Farris broke the drought with two free throws to end the first quarter, before the Wolves ripped off the first eight points of the second frame.

The buckets were often sensational, with Tenley Stuurmans dropping a perfect pass to a rampaging Farris for a layup and Madison McMillan drilling a supremely sweet jumper from the side.

Meanwhile, the Wolf defense was ramped up, with Farris picking off passes and Marti using her elbows to massage the Turks heads, and Sultan went scoreless for a solid six minutes.

The visitors did briefly surge back to life, netting a pair of three-balls in the final moments before halftime, but Coupeville was back within 25-19 at the break and feeling pretty good.

The good times did not continue for CHS, however, at least in the third quarter and the start of the fourth, as the team’s shooting touch largely evaporated.

Sultan continued to pepper the net from behind the three-point arc, eventually pulling ahead 46-26 midway through the fourth.

Coupeville stayed scrappy until the end, closing on a 7-2 run with Haylee Armstrong netting her team’s lone three-ball, the ball splashing home with a nice lil’ pop.

But that was it for the Wolves, as time ran out on any comeback hopes.

Farris had a season high with her 14 points, while McMillan and Armstrong both chipped in with five.

Marti (3), Jada Heaton (2), Tenley Stuurmans (2), Danica Strong (1), and Lyla Stuurmans (1) also tallied points, with Teagan Calkins bouncing off the floor in pursuit of loose balls and rebounds against a fairly physical Sultan team.

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Late surge upends JV boys

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Riley Lawless powers to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The first three chapters? Great.

The finale? Not as much fun.

Giving up a late run to visiting Sultan Friday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team fell 47-37 in its last game before winter break.

Now 2-4 on the season after the non-conference loss, the Wolf young guns don’t return to action until Jan. 7, when they travel to Friday Harbor.

Friday’s fracas with Sultan was a back-and-forth affair, with CHS leading much of the way.

Up 13-7 after one quarter, the Wolves were still on top at 21-18 heading into halftime.

While Sultan used a 13-10 mini-run in the third to knot things up at 31-31, the game was right there for the grabbing.

Unfortunately for Coupeville, it was the Turks who did the grabbing, powering to the finish line with a 16-6 tear across the game’s final eight minutes.

While they lost, the Wolves did have balanced scoring, with seven different players hitting the bottom of the net.

Riley Lawless led the way with a team-high nine points, with Davin Houston (8), Mahkai Myles (5), Liam Blas (5), Carson Grove (5), Malachi Somes (3), and Kyle McCrimmon (2) also scoring.

It was McCrimmon’s first points of the season.

Nathan Coxsey, Jayden Little, Sage Arends, and Khanor Jump also hit the floor for the Wolves.

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