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Team on the rise!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on April 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Caleb Meyer (Photos courtesy Pat Kelley)

   Caleb Meyer led the Wolves in scoring at a five-game tourney. (Photos courtesy Pat Kelley)

Miles Davidson was tabbed as his team's Tulip Tourney MVP.

Miles Davidson was tabbed as his team’s Tulip Tourney MVP.

Hawthorne Wolfe

Hawthorne Wolfe was a key player all tourney.

“They showed the ability to beat every team they played.”

That was the assessment of veteran hoops coach Pat Kelley after he watched a plucky Coupeville 6th grade SWISH boys’ basketball squad, playing in its first tournament as a full unit, put up a strong effort this weekend against top-level competition.

While the Wolves, playing under the guidance of Nathan Barton and Ben Olson, finished 1-4 at the Tulip Tournament, they were in every game until the final stretch.

After knocking off Meridian Friday, Coupeville fell to Sedro-Woolley (27-15) and Everett AAU (33-20) Saturday, then were nipped Sunday by Meridian (40-29) and Everett (27-23).

Achieving a team goal, all eight Wolves on the roster scored in the tourney, with Caleb Meyer leading the way with 33.

Point guard and team captain Connor Barton, who topped Coupeville in assists and steals, was tabbed as the season MVP for “his leadership and elevating his entire team’s play.”

Rounding out the honorees, newcomer Miles Davidson was tabbed as the team’s tourney MVP.

Complete tourney stats:

Caleb Meyer — 33 points, 34 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals

Hawthorne Wolfe — 23 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 steals

Logan Martin — 18 points, 38 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocked shots

Connor Barton — 14 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 12 steals, 2 blocked shots

Miles Davidson — 12 points, 31 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocked shots

Cody Roberts — 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 steals, 2 blocked shots

Danny Barajas — 2 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocked shots

Jacob Kendall — 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists

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Logan Martin’s got the magic touch!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on April 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Coach Barton (Pat Kelley photos)

   Coupeville coaches Nathan Barton (grey) and Ben Olson (white) have a moment with their squad. (Pat Kelley photos)

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One win in the books, the Wolves prepare for weekend play.

There’s more than one star in the family.

A day after older brother Dalton snapped Coupeville High School’s all-time mark in the discus, Logan Martin captured his own magical moment.

Banging home a bucket in the waning moments Friday night, off of a pass from Miles Davidson, Martin lifted Coupeville’s 6th grade SWISH boys’ basketball squad to a huge 25-23 upset of Meridian.

The win, coming on the road at LaVenture Middle School in Mt. Vernon, was in a seeding game for the two-day Tulip Tournament, which kicks off Saturday.

Coupeville will open against Sedro-Woolley (11:15 AM tip) at La Conner Middle School.

Dedicating Friday’s game to teammate Bennet Boyles, who has been in and out of Children’s Hospital with an illness, the Wolves came out extremely scrappy Friday night.

Hawthorne Wolfe went for six points in the early going, and that, combined with buckets from Caleb Meyer and Martin, gave Coupeville a 10-0 lead.

The Wolves cooled a bit after that, but held on, with six of the eight players in attendance scoring.

Meridian rallied late, nailing a three-ball and taking advantage of the absence of Meyer, who fouled out in the fourth, to knot things at 23.

Davidson made off with a steal, however, feeding Martin for what would be the game-winning bucket.

After Meridian missed a pair of free throws which could have tied the game back up, speedy Wolf guard Connor Barton ran the clock out to cue the celebration.

Before foul trouble nailed him, Meyer paced Coupeville with eight points, five boards and two assists.

Wolfe banked home six, Martin knocked down four, Barton tickled the twines for three and Davidson and Danny Barajas each chipped in with a bucket to round out the scoring.

Coupeville hit the boards aggressively, with Martin (6), Barajas (6), Davidson (6), Wolfe (4), Cody Roberts (2) and Jacob Kendall (1) all snatching caroms.

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Stars of tomorrow hoop it up today!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on March 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Gwen Gustafson and Co. won three games and finished second in a weekend tourney. (John Fisken photo)

   Gwen Gustafson and Co. won three games and finished second in a weekend tourney. (John Fisken photo)

They are right there, on the cusp.

Coupeville’s 5th grade SWISH girls’ basketball squad (with two 6th graders joining the cause) went 3-2 at a weekend tourney in Bellingham, claiming second-place overall.

It’s the fifth time this season a Wolf girls team has played for a title, but Coupeville has yet to win one.

“Close … so close,” said Dustin Van Velkinburgh. “Very proud of their effort. Good things on the horizon for these young ladies.”

Coupeville went 2-1 on Saturday, losing just a narrow two-point game to Lynden, then knocked off Nooksack in the opening game Sunday on a late three-ball.

The Wolf stars of the future include Kylie Van Velkinburgh, Izzy Wells, Savina Wells, Gwen Gustafson, Alita Blouin, Maddy Georges, Dakota Thomas, Nariah Johnson, Lilah Stuurmans and Caroline Lhamon.

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“Very, very proud of them!!”

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »

(Photos courtesy Pat Kelley)

Daniel Olson knows proper hydration is important. (Photos courtesy Pat Kelley)

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The Wolves huddle before taking the floor.

The experience was invaluable.

While they won’t be coming back from Spokane with any wins, the Coupeville 6th/7th grade SWISH boys’ basketball team learned big-time lessons.

Facing off with more experienced squads at the state tourney, three of whom won trophies, the Wolves discovered what it will take to compete at a higher level.

As the players move upwards through middle school and high school play in the coming years, the weekend trip East may turn out to be a major turning point for Coupeville hoops.

The Wolves opened against Tahoma and jumped out to a six-point lead in the early going, but couldn’t keep it going, eventually falling 53-21.

Tahoma went 3-1 in the tourney, claiming fourth-place.

Game two against Juanita was virtually a mirror image.

Coupeville soared to an eight-point lead after the first eight minutes of play, then stalled out, losing 51-23 to the eventual Consolation Division state champs.

The Wolves came within a play or two of upending Hazen Select of Kent in their third contest, leading all the way until the final minute.

With team scoring and rebounding leader Jake Mitten missing for the final three-and-a-half minutes — victim to fouling out — Coupeville was nipped 43-40.

While Hazen went on to win the consolation bracket, bouncing Oak Harbor by 13, the Wolves wrapped things with a 43-31 loss to Woodinville.

Having survived their longest (three-day) tournament, on the biggest stage they’ve yet seen, the young Coupeville players earned praise from their coaches.

11 of 12 players scored, and, despite the team battling a flu bug, they were competitive every time out.

“Very, very proud of them,” said Pat Kelley.

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Young guns get taste of big time!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »

(Photo courtesy Abbie Martin)

The Wolves have fun at an earlier game. (Photo courtesy Abbie Martin)

(Photo courtesy Cheridan Eck)

   Coupeville has invaded the Spokane Convention Center. (Photo courtesy Cheridan Eck)

Now they’re playing with the big boys.

Day one of the state tournament was a learning experience for the Coupeville 7th grade SWISH boys’ basketball squad.

A huge one.

Facing a big, veteran Tahoma team, the Wolves, who are a mix of 6th and 7th graders, struggled on the boards in the first half and were never able to fully recover, falling 53-21.

Coupeville returns to action Saturday morning in Spokane and will play three more games before the three-day tourney wraps up Sunday.

With Tahoma scorching the nets, and ripping down what few rebounds were available, the Wolves trailed 34-9 at the break.

The second half was an improvement, as Coupeville held its own, getting a boost of self confidence moving forward.

Jake Mitten paced the Wolves with eight points and six rebounds, while Matthew Kelley filled up the stat sheet with seven points, two boards, four assists and three blocked shots.

Daniel Olson, Dakota Eck and Alex Jimenez each dropped in a bucket to round out the scoring.

While Jimenez was scoring, he was also becoming a big brother, as his mom Lorena gave birth to Joshua back in Coupeville.

Eck snatched four rebounds and dealt out two assists, while Michael Laska (a rebound, an assist and a steal), Connor Barton (a rebound) and Hawthorne Wolfe (a rebound and a steal) all chipped in.

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