Katie Marti cracked the 250-point club Friday. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
The alumni’s son edged the alumni.
Playing at Central Washington University Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team put up a strong fight — especially in the middle two quarters — before falling 48-31 to Kittitas.
While the non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 3-5 on the season heading into a Saturday morning matchup with Toledo on the same court, the trip East provides valuable lessons for Megan Richter’s squad.
“We are slowly piecing things together,” she said. “More moments of brilliance on the offensive side and great stops on the defensive side.
“The ending score definitely didn’t capture how the game went, or at least what it felt like.
“These are good teams, and we are getting great experience from being here!”
While Richter is one of the legends in Wolf basketball history from the days when her last name was Smith, her counterpart, Kittitas coach Ethan Dillon also has a connection to Cow Town.
His dad Sean, a 1991 CHS grad, was a standout for the Wolves in multiple sports, and poured in 469 points on the hardwood, which has him still sitting #55 on the Coupeville boys’ career scoring chart.
Mom Becca (Jenson) Dillon, also a stellar athlete, attended Tumwater High School at the same time I did. So, there’s that too.
Drawing on the lessons likely handed down by his parents, Ethan Dillon has guided Kittitas to a 5-6 record in his first year at the helm, with the Coyotes now having won four of their last five.
Friday’s win came courtesy of big first and fourth quarter pushes, while the teams played even across the middle 16 minutes.
Kittitas jumped out to a 14-5 lead at the first break, before Coupeville held its own during 8-8 and 11-11 frames.
Unfortunately for the Wolves, the Coyotes had a strong finishing kick, closing out the game on a 15-7 run.
Teagan Calkins rolls into action.
Teagan Calkins and Katie Marti, who both hit personal milestones Friday, paced Coupeville with eight points apiece.
The former became the 113th girl in CHS hoops history to crack the 100-point club, while the latter busted the 250-point barrier.
Calkins, a junior, sits with 104 points and counting, while Marti, a senior, is now at 254 and moves up to #44 on the career chart, passing four players Friday including Danette Beckley and Chelsea Prescott.
Beckley’s daughter, Danica Strong, and Madison McMillan both banked in four points against Kittitas, while Jada Heaton (3), Tenley Stuurmans (2), and Mia Farris (2) also scored.
Haylee Armstrong and Lyla Stuurmans rounded out the Wolf rotation.
