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South Whidbey AD retiring

Posted in Administration, tagged , , , , on January 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Robby Sullivan elevates for a shot between Coupeville defenders Nick Guay (4) and William Davidson. The Wolves won handily in the final time South Whidbey AD Paul Lagerstedt will be involved in the rivalry. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

After a decade on the job, Paul Lagerstedt is retiring as South Whidbey High School Athletic Director.

The change was listed on the consent agenda for Wednesday’s school board meeting and his last day of employment will be June 30.

Lagerstedt, who is also an assistant vice principal, arrived at SWHS in 2015, after putting in 17 years at Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn.

Along with being an AD, he has also worked as an English teacher and basketball coach.

That included a 10-year stint working with Mercer Island’s Ed Pepple, the winningest high school hoops coach in Washington state history.

During his time at South Whidbey, Lagerstedt worked closely with Coupeville AD Willie Smith, who said the friendly Falcon will be greatly missed.

“Paul has become one of my closest circle of AD’s, and more importantly, a good friend,” Smith said.

“Such a high caliber of a person: ethical, high character, even-keeled, knowledgeable, and passionate about his school and students.

“South Whidbey will certainly have a tough time replacing him,” he added.

“Though, if I know Paul, he has someone that he has mentored and will continue building up what he has started and maintain the same level of professionalism and character driven programs that he has developed.

“Definitely one of the highlights of my 30 years of education is getting to work alongside, with, and befriending Paul.”

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Wolves run and gun, Falcons swoon

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Chase Anderson swoops to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Cole White bleeds, Coupeville leads.

Whether it’s a full-blown geyser or a little scratch, when the pale prairie point guard displays even a little bit of red, the Wolf varsity boys’ basketball squad usually finds inspiration.

Wednesday night was no different, as White got dinged (but just a bit) and CHS romped to a 68-42 win over visiting South Whidbey.

The non-conference Island rivalry victory lifts Coupeville to 13-4 heading into a major matchup Saturday in Puyallup against always-dangerous Chief Leschi.

The Wolves prepped for their clash with the Warriors, who are also 13-4, by picking apart their next-door neighbors.

Jumping on the Falcons early, Coupeville mixed four first-quarter three-balls from Logan Downes with a series of breakaway buckets to stake themselves to a 26-8 lead at the first break.

South Whidbey was down just 7-6 midway through the opening quarter, before White spurred his team into action.

First, he collected an offensive charge on a rumbling, stumbling Falcon, before immediately stinging his rivals at the other end of the court on a sweet lil’ runner in the paint.

After that it was Downes ripping off treys like he was a World War II machine gunner, spraying bullets everywhere, with almost all of them hitting their target.

Coupeville continued to pour it on in the second frame, opening things on a torrid 11-2 run to stretch the lead all the way out to 37-10.

The Falcons had no answer for the Wolves, as Downes continued to splash down bombs from behind the arc, while White and Chase Anderson ran laps around their defenders, outsprinting them end to end on breakaways.

A three-ball from Ryan Blouin shoved the advantage out to 28 points, before the visitors (slightly) carved things down to trail “just” 40-18 at the half.

The Wolves celebrate another bucket.

The treys kept dropping, and the net kept popping, as the third quarter played out, with Downes (twice), Nick Guay, and Blouin connecting as CHS turned the game into a blowout at 62-30 heading into the fourth.

With the starters having long since departed to chill on the sideline, Wolf bench players wrapped things up.

Coupeville’s last bucket might have been its best, with sophomore swing player Aiden O’Neill slashing around the defense to convert a three-point play the hard way.

South Whidbey, which had been outscored 30-0 from the three-point line, finally got one to drop as the final buzzer sounded, but it was (way) too little, (way) too late.

Downes paced all scorers with 29 points, hitting seven treys, and becomes the first Wolf boy to compile two 400+ point seasons.

He threw down 554 points as a junior, and now has 416 in his final go-around, the sixth-best single-season total for a CHS boy across 107 seasons.

White knocked down 12 in support, with Anderson (10), Guay (7), Blouin (6), O’Neill (3), and Hurlee Bronec (1) also tallying points.

Anderson and Blouin reached personal milestones in the win, with the former cracking the 200-point club and the latter joining the 150-point club.

William Davidson, Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim, Mikey Robinett, Hunter Bronec, Zane Oldenstadt, and Timothy Nitta also saw floor time as the Class of 2024 improved to 51-19 as varsity hoops players.

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Wolf JV keeps scoreboard jumpin’

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Malachi Somes rampages through the paint. (CHS Yearbook Staff photos)

Sometimes you’re the meat and sometimes you’re the grinder.

Wednesday night it was Coupeville’s turn to do the chopping and shredding, as its JV boys’ basketball team torched visiting South Whidbey 73-4.

And no, that’s not a misprint.

The non-conference win against their next-door neighbor lifts the Wolves to 11-2 on the season heading into a road trip Saturday to play Chief Leschi.

While Wednesday’s score might sound bad, it could have been far, far worse.

With Coupeville’s varsity featuring nine seniors, its second unit is filled to the brim with players who in other years would already be playing in the marquee games.

Facing a scrappy, but outmatched Falcon squad, the Wolves threw down the gauntlet early, then did everything possible to give their foes a good rumble while not running up the score unnecessarily.

Coupeville’s starters only played 10 minutes, with most of the game devoted to giving CHS freshmen the run of the floor.

Still, the Wolf starters, even with Johnny Porter in street clothes with an injury, are a potent bunch and they blew out to a 41-0 lead by the first break.

Jack Porter and Camden Glover controlled the boards, using their long arms to yank down rebounds and turn them into second-chance buckets, while Malachi Somes, Aiden O’Neill, and Landon Roberts went on a rampage of backcourt steals.

Camden Glover pounds down low.

The Wolf lead eventually got up to 50-0 after a pair of Jayden McManus buckets wrapped around a three-ball from Davin Houston, before South Whidbey finally broke through.

Drew Staats slipped a free throw through the net with 3:37 to play in the half to get the Falcons on the board, while Elias Wilke nailed a three-ball from the right side for his team’s lone field goal.

After that, it was all Coupeville, all the time, as the Wolves pushed the lead to 60-4 at the half, before coasting in for the win while a running clock kept things hoppin’ in the second half.

Ten of the 11 Wolves to see action scored, with Jack Porter (14), Somes (11), and Glover (10) hitting double digits.

McManus (9), Houston (9), Riley Lawless (6), O’Neill (6), Roberts (4), Sage Arends (2), and Makai Myles (2) also tallied points, while Easton Green spent the night setting up his teammates with crisp passes.

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Rivalry games renewed

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Sir, yes sir! I will defend my gym with great passion and fury!!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The circle is unbroken once more.

Previously postponed boys’ basketball games between Coupeville and South Whidbey have been plugged back into the schedule.

The Falcons will hop on a bus next Wednesday, Jan. 24 and trundle up to Cow Town for the non-conference rumbles.

JV tips at 5:15, varsity at 7:00.

The reschedule pushes Coupeville’s varsity slate back out to a full 20 games, with the Wolf JV picking up a 16th game.

After playing only three of their first 12 games at home — and with each of those contests at least 17 days apart — the CHS varsity now gets a five-game home stand.

The Wolves, who are 10-2 and ranked #6 in 2B by Evans Rankings, host La Conner (Jan. 16), Mount Vernon Christian (Jan. 19), Neah Bay (Jan. 20), Concrete (Jan. 23) and South Whidbey during that stretch.

Coupeville’s JV, which is 8-2, plays the first two teams and the final one from that list, with Concrete and Neah Bay not having second units.

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Big crowd, big bounce back

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Former Coupeville High School girls’ basketball coaches Bob Barker and Phyllis Textor returned to the gym they once ruled. (Danette Beckley photo)

They rose to the moment.

Playing in front of a packed house on the night when Coupeville celebrated 50 years of high school girls’ basketball, the current varsity squad delivered a statement win.

Bouncing back strongly after a tough loss on Friday Harbor a night before, the Wolves built a big first-half lead Saturday, then coasted in for a 32-20 win over visiting South Whidbey.

The non-conference victory, coming against its next-door neighbors, lifts CHS to 3-3 on the season.

The anniversary night drew a substantial crowd, highlighted by numerous former coaches, players, and support staff.

Then the current Wolves went out and kept scorekeeper June Mazdra busy, as she works her way through a 30th season of keeping the books flawless.

Coupeville closed the first quarter on a 9-0 tear, with five of those points coming off the red-hot fingers of Mia Farris, to claim an 11-3 advantage at the first break.

Things continued in a most pleasant manner after that, as the Wolves swapped opening buckets with the Falcons in the second frame, then scored the final 10 points of the half.

Lyla Stuurmans, following in the footsteps of a torrid JV performance from lil’ sis Tenley, made the net keep jumping.

A steal and breakaway bucket sent an electric jolt through the packed throng, while a long jumper torched the net on its way down to stake the Wolves to a 23-5 lead at the half.

Coupeville honored its top 15 career scorers during an extended break, then brought out a fair portion of the 1999-2000 team, which owns the first state tourney win of any Wolf girls’ squad.

After that, former coaches and players on hand gathered at center court for a group photo, with old school roundball gurus such as Phyllis Textor, Bob Barker, and Bill Evans joined by more recent coaches such as Willie Smith, Greg Oldham, Geoff Kappes, and David and Amy King.

Current Wolves (left to right) Lyla Stuurmans, Mia Farris, Jada Heaton, and Madison McMillan have won three of their last four games. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Once back on the court, the current Wolves put the ball back into the hands of Farris, with the junior gunner slashing to the hoop for multiple layups.

The biggest roar in the late going came for Katie Marti, whose late aunt Judy — still the single-game scoring record holder for the CHS girls — was honored at halftime.

Attacking with giddy glee and wrestling the ball away from a frazzled Falcon, Christi Messner’s wild child brought her million family members to their feet.

While hopefully earning a smile of approval from former Wolf Jodi (Christensen) Crimmins, back in the stands in the gym where she used to terrorize rival players with her own mad dog defensive style.

As former players and coaches united, some for the first time in years, Madeline (Strasburg) Dixon’s adorable mini-me happily bounced around the gym where his mom once slayed South Whidbey with a half-court buzzer beater.

While there was no need of late-game heroics this time around, Farris and McMillan made a splendid duo, going off for 11 and 10 points respectively.

Marti added five, and with 104 points and counting, is the 110th Wolf girl to crack triple digits in the last 50 years.

She’s also just 22 points away from passing mom on the career scoring chart, for those keeping track of such stuff.

Stuurmans (4) and Teagan Calkins (2) rounded out the scoring attack, with Reese Wilkinson, Kayla Arnold, and Jada Heaton also seeing floor time for the Wolves.

Coupeville returns to action Tuesday with a home game against non-conference foe Forks, then hits the road to travel over the mountains for a pair of holiday tournament-style bouts against Cle Elum and Kittitas.

After that, they’re off until early January.

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