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Tenley Stuurmans? She already beat you. (Julie Wheat photos)

Raise a glass for Scout Smith.

Two days after Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball coach Megan Richter delivered her second child, her replacement on the sideline this season made some personal history.

Guiding the Wolves to a wire-to-wire 43-32 win over visiting Eastside Prep Saturday, Smith collected her first victory as a varsity basketball coach.

The non-conference W evens Coupeville’s record at 1-1 and means the former CHS Female Athlete of the Year is now a “made” woman in two sports, having won multiple matches during her debut as her alma mater’s varsity volleyball coach in the fall.

Smith, always one of the most cerebral of athletes during her time in the red and black, made a smart choice Saturday — get the ball to her big three and let them rumble.

With Tenley Stuurmans, Haylee Armstrong, and Teagan Calkins combining to score 35 points, and all their teammates coming up huge with clutch supporting performances, the Wolves were unstoppable most of the day.

The air in the gym had the cold tang of winter, but Coupeville’s collective shooting touch was en fuego.

Calkins was in full-on “Red Dragon” mode early, snapping the nets for seven points in the first five minutes, including scoring off of the opening tip.

The Wolf senior, who was a defensive dynamo as well — constantly poking balls free and disrupting passes — also splashed home a three-ball and a jumper while on the move.

When her shot wasn’t open, Calkins found Armstrong zipping past the defense, with the junior guard adding five points of her own as CHS staked itself to a 13-4 lead.

Eastside was pesky, though, closing the first quarter with five straight points, then tossing in six straight to end the second frame.

That kept the Eagles within 19-15 at the half, even as Danica Strong drained a superb turnaround jumper, Ari Cunningham provided a jolt on defense, and Stuurmans begin to heat up.

If the visitors had any hopes of making the day super-competitive, that fell apart quickly as the second half began with a Wolf assault on the hoop.

Armstrong banked in another three-ball, doing a lil’ strut back up court afterwards, while Stuurmans got three the hard way, fighting her way to a breakaway bucket and free throw combo which showed off her speed, nimble nature, and often-surprising toughness.

By the time the buzzer sounded on the third, Eastside Prep had little pep left, having fallen behind 37-19 as the Wolves dominated on both ends of the floor.

The final score was a little closer than you might have thought, but only because the Eagles suddenly discovered their shooting touch from long-range in the game’s final two minutes.

Not to be lost in the moment was scrappy Wolves Lexis Drake and Ari Cunningham scoring their first varsity buckets, becoming the 254th and 255th CHS girls to join that club since the program was launched back in 1974.

Teagan Calkins, starting to get kind of legendary.

Stuurmans and Armstrong tied for top honors with 12 points each, while Calkins popped for 11.

Toss in four from Strong and two apiece from Cunningham and Drake, add quality work from Sydney Van Dyke, Capri Anter, and fab frosh Kennedy O’Neill — who was a whirlwind on defense — and it made for the kind of balanced team-wide performance any coach loves to see.

Plus, Smith wasn’t the only one making some hoops history.

Armstrong’s 12 points gives her 116 for her career, leaving her a three-ball shy of moving into the top 100 career scorers, while Calkins moves up from #49 to #45 thanks to her matinee performance.

With 258 points and counting, “The Red Dragon” passes Chelsea Prescott (249), Danette Beckley (249), Julie Wieringa (252), and Lyla Stuurmans (257).

Calkins played alongside Lyla Stuurmans Tenley’s big sis — for multiple seasons, while Beckley is Danica Strong’s mom.

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Danica Strong drills a jumper. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Two veterans and a rising star.

As we sit here on the eve of a new basketball season, the Coupeville High School girls’ hoops squad is lighting up social media with the announcement of its captains for the 2025-2026 campaign.

Seniors Danica Strong and Teagan Calkins will join with sophomore Tenley Stuurmans to lead the way for the Wolves, who open play Tuesday night at home against archrival South Whidbey.

The CHS girls tip at 5:15 PM, with the varsity boys set to clash with the Falcons at 7:00.

Teagan Calkins hangs out with her fan club.

Calkins, who led the Wolves in scoring as a junior, starts the new season with 242 career varsity points, just five shy of cracking the top 50 scorers in program history.

Her fellow captains made their CHS varsity hoops debuts last season, with both following in the footsteps of family members.

Strong, who began her high school hardwood career in Whatcom County, is the daughter of Danette Beckley, currently #47 all-time on the Wolf girls’ career scoring chart with 249 points.

Meanwhile Tenley Stuurmans is the younger sister of Lyla Stuurmans (#45 with 257 points), the only girl in school history to play five seasons of varsity basketball.

Tenley Stuurmans hits the jets.

 

The official Instagram post about the new captains:

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Teagan Calkins was named a First-Team All-League pick by Northwest 2B/1B League volleyball coaches. (Jackie Saia photo)

The wise veteran and the rising star.

Coupeville High School volleyball had two players honored in All-League voting, with senior Teagan Calkins notching First-Team status and sophomore Tenley Stuurmans tabbed as a Second-Team pick.

Calkins wrapped her run by racking up 185 kills, 176 digs, 12 assists, three block assists, and 37 service aces. She led the Wolves in both kills and digs.

Stuurmans piled up 47 kills, 91 digs, 320 assists, five solo blocks, three block assists, and 62 aces, leading CHS in assists, solo blocks, and aces.

Tenley Stuurmans was hailed for her strong all-around work. (Marquette Cunningham photo)

Darrington, which won the Northwest 2B/1B League crown with an 8-0 record in conference action, notched both the MVP (junior Sophie Ross) and Coach of the Year (Lisa Wright).

The Loggers also shared the Sportsmanship Award with La Conner.

 

First-Team:

Avery Brown – Senior – Darrington
Teagan Calkins – Senior – Coupeville
Addison Keller – Senior – La Conner
Eva Kilvert – Senior – Mount Vernon Christian
Sofia Mahoney-Jauregui – Senior – Orcas Island
Maeve McCormick – Senior – La Conner
Nora McCormick – Sophomore – La Conner
Ava Pater – Sophomore – Darrington

 

Second-Team:

Maria Burns – Senior – Orcas Island
Abigail Cochran – Junior – Darrington
Faye Long – Junior – Mount Vernon Christian
Caylee Morton – Junior – Friday Harbor
Lucy Stewart – Senior – Darrington
Tenley Stuurmans – Sophomore – Coupeville

 

Honorable Mention:

Reese Bird – Sophomore – La Conner
Anika Brunk – Senior – Mount Vernon Christian
Lily Falconer – Sophomore – Concrete
Reese Hoksbergen – Sophomore – Mount Vernon Christian
Vera Sasan – Senior – Orcas Island
Vera Schoultz – Junior – Friday Harbor

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The thrill of victory, or a well-placed kill. (Julie Wheat photo)

They spiked awards season.

The Coupeville High School volleyball squads brought their season to a close Friday night with an awards banquet, bestowing honors on multiple players.

Teagan Calkins, the lone senior playing for the Wolves, took home The Hammer Award for leading the program in kills and “being someone who always puts the ball away.”

“The Red Dragon” also nabbed a Four-Year award from CHS coach Scout Smith for playing the sport all the way through high school.

 

Others receiving awards included:

 

Varsity:

Tenley Stuurmans – The Commander Award for “running the offense, leading with assists.”

Haylee Armstrong – The Zen Master Award for being “calm under pressure.”

Sydney Van Dyke – The Phoenix Award for being “able to be put in anywhere off the bench.”

Isa Mc Fetridge fires off a serve. (Julie Wheat photo)

 

JV:

Kennedy O’Neill – The Commander Award for being team MVP

Chelsi Stevens – The Ascendent Award for being Most Improved

Isa Mc Fetridge – The Zen Master Award

Olivia Martin – The Phoenix Award

Sydney Van Dyke – The Shield Award for Best Team Player

Darcee Dickson – The Spark Award for Rookie of the Year

 

Varsity letter winners:

Capri Anter
Haylee Armstrong
Teagan Calkins
Ari Cunningham
Lexis Drake
Adeline Maynes
Dakota Strong
Tenley Stuurmans
Sydney Van Dyke

Lexis Drake put together a strong season in her varsity debut. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

Participation certificates:

KeeAyra Brown
Darcee Dickson
Hailey Grijalva
Ali Habeck
Emma Leavitt
Willow Leedy-Bonifas
Olivia Martin
Isa Mc Fetridge
Kennedy O’Neill
Cassandra Powers
Hannah Roberts
Chelsi Stevens
Mary Western

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Teagan Calkins is back to burn the nets down. (Parker Hammons photo)

The “Red Dragon” is on the rise.

Teagan Calkins enters her senior year on the hardwood having scored 242 varsity points, which puts her #52 all-time for a Coupeville High School girls’ hoops program which kicked off in 1974.

Scoring stats for that first campaign have (so far) been lost to time, since the newspaper of the day failed to document the season outside of one short, stat-free paragraph.

But, other than that, I’ve been able to document 250 players — including five active ones — who’ve made the net jump over the years.

Calkins is just a five-spot away from cracking the top 50 and seems primed to finish much higher than that, while three of the other four active players are underclassmen who have multiple seasons left to play.

As we get ready to tip-off a new season, where things currently stand:

 

CHS girls’ basketball
(1974-2025)
*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
Maddie Georges – 407
Ashley Manker – 404
Shawna West – 388
Katie Smith – 374
Whitney Clark – 359
Amy Mouw – 353
Tracy Taylor – 350

Kailey Kellner – 339
Katie Marti – 332
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
Lyla Stuurmans – 257
Julie Wieringa – 252
Danette Beckley – 249
Chelsea Prescott – 249
Mia Farris – 247
Marlys West – 247

Kendra O’Keefe – 244
Teagan Calkins – 242
Breeanna Messner – 235
Hilary Kortuem – 231
Ema Smith – 228
Mikayla Elfrank – 227
Annette Jameson – 223
Beth Mouw – 216
Lisa Roehl – 216
Alita Blouin – 215

Audrianna Shaw – 212
Linda Cheshier – 210
Izzy Wells – 204
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
Madison McMillan – 176
Jodi 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
Carolyn Lhamon – 153
Jai’Lysa Hoskins – 151
Jennifer Bailey – 150
Emily Young – 149
Vanessa Bodley – 146
Joli Smith – 142

Jennie Cross – 140
Savina Wells – 133
Taya Boonstra – 132
Sarah Burgoyne – 126
Christi Messner – 125
Kayla Lawson – 124
Avalon Renninger – 123
Gwen Gustafson – 122
Cheryl Dunn – 119
Ryanne Knoblich – 119

Hannah Davidson – 116
Jill Whitney – 116
Sarah Wright – 115
Laurie Estes – 114
Debbie Snyder – 113
Tiffany Briscoe – 111
Lauren Escalle – 109
Sally Biskovich – 108
Kara Harvey – 108
Kalia Littlejohn – 106

Haylee Armstrong is a bucket away from cracking triple digits as a varsity hoops star. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Kyla Briscoe – 104
Kelly Snyder – 104
Sue Wyatt – 100
Haylee Armstrong – 98
Lupine Wutzke – 98
Monica Vidoni – 97
Christine Barr – 95
Lauren Grove – 93
Babette Owensby – 93
Toni Thiefault – 92

Jada Heaton – 87
Jennifer Pettit – 85
Laura Young – 83
Marnie Bartelson – 81
Cheryl Pangburn – 79
Courtney Arnold – 78
Tonnalea Rasmussen – 78
Sharon Jolly – 75
Danica Strong – 75
Amanda Manker – 73

Beth Cavanaugh – 72
Wynter Thorne – 68
Rachelle Solomon – 64
Tenley Stuurmans – 63
Lindsey Sherwood – 61
Ann Kahler – 60
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 59
Chelsea Rosenkrance – 59
Judy Wallace – 58
Rose Marti – 57

Jean Wyatt – 57
Jennifer Eelkema – 55
Christine Larson – 53
Courtney Boyd – 52
Kari Johnson – 52
Erin Ryan – 52
Anya Leavell – 51
Nicole Shelly – 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
Abby Mulholland – 32
Lauren Rose – 32
Tammie Hardie – 31
Nezi Keiper – 29
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
Lori Hart – 21
Skylar Parker – 21
Allison Wenzel – 21
Courtney Williams – 21
Aleshia McFadyen – 20
Nancy Dyer – 18
Dina Lanphere – 18
McKenzie Bailey – 17
Carol Estes – 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
Capri Anter – 6
McKayla Bailey – 6
Lexi Boyer – 6
Rhiannon Ellsworth – 6
Debbie Johnson – 6
Grace LaPoint – 6

Skyler Lawrence – 6
Corrin Skvarla – 6
Janie Wilson – 6
Kayla Arnold – 5
Katy Bennett – 5
Penny Griggs – 5
Marissa Slater – 5
Denise McGregor – 4
Jessica Sherwood – 4
Kara Warder – 4

Reese Wilkinson – 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

Bryley Gilbert – 2
Cathy Higgins – 2
Daisy Kent – 2
Katie Kiel – 2
Charlotte Langille – 2
Brynn Parker – 2
Morgan Stevens – 2
Tracy Barber – 1
Amy Biskovich – 1
Corinne Gaddis – 1

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