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Special Olympics hoops stars dazzle

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Team Whidbey is ready to rumble. (Photos courtesy Tiffany Wheeler Thompson)

Put a basketball in their hands, and they soar.

Two Whidbey Island hoops teams participated in the Special Olympics state championships in Wenatchee this weekend, with both nabbing top finishes.

South Whidbey Wind claimed silver after enduring a nail-biting triple-overtime affair, while Team Whidbey earned fourth place in their division.

“It was a long day for our athletes, but they made all of us so proud,” said Tiffany Wheeler Thompson.

South Whidbey Wind players sport their medals.

The 2024 Special Olympics State Winter Games ran from Mar. 1-3, with athletes competing in events such as alpine skiing, basketball, cheerleading, figure skating, snowboarding, and speed skating.

There were 495 athletes taking part in the basketball competition.

 

Spring sports kickoff:

While basketball has capped its season, Team Whidbey is moving on to swimming and track.

The events are open to ages eight and up, with no skill required.

To sign up, or for more, info contact Shari Mays at wispecialolympics@gmail.com.

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One Team, One Goal!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on February 27, 2016| 1 Comment »

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Believe.

(Amy King photo)

The bus is gassed. The players are awake (barely). On to Wenatchee. (Amy King photo)

Bellevue Christian and Charles Wright Academy fell Friday.

Three more teams will go down in the early games today.

When Coupeville steps on the floor at Wenatchee High School to face Cashmere this afternoon (4 PM tip), they will be one of the final 11 girls’ teams still dreaming of a 1A state title.

There’s a little movie called “Hoosiers,” the greatest sports movie ever made.

It hit theaters in limited release on Nov. 14, 1986, but its wide release wasn’t until, and you can not make this stuff up … Feb. 27, 1987.

29 years ago to the day.

As the Wolves ride the bus to Wenatchee, the David to Cashmere’s Goliath, remember the words of coach Norman Dale:

“If you put your effort and concentration into playing to your potential, to be the best that you can be, I don’t care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game, in my book we’re gonna be winners.”

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Wenatchee or bust!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on February 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The first CHS girls' hoops team to go to state in a decade. (John Fisken and Sylvia Hurlburt photos)

   The first CHS girls’ hoops team to go to state in a decade. (John Fisken and Sylvia Hurlburt photos)

Lock up the cows. Gas up the car. Turn the lights off.

We’re off to the wilds of Eastern Washington, and, if people do what they should, there will just be a few lonely tumbleweeds rolling through the streets of Coupeville tomorrow.

Your hand-dandy guide to Super Saturday:

What: the regional round of the 1A state girls’ basketball playoffs.

Who: Coupeville (16-5), the #3 seed from District 3 vs. Cashmere (15-7), the #1 seed from District 6

Where: the main gym at Wenatchee High School

When: Saturday, Feb. 27. 4 PM tip-off (preceded at 2 by Okanogan vs. Raymond girls and followed at 6 by Connell vs. Cashmere boys)

Cost: $11 adults, $8 students (5-11, 12+ with middle or high school ASB), $8 senior citizens (62+), free for children 4 and under. Ticket good for all three games.

What’s at stake: win and you advance to Yakima Mar. 3-5 for the 8-team, double-elimination portion of state. Lose and you’re done.

The Wolf roster:

David King (head coach)
Amy King (assistant coach)

Kyla Briscoe (sophomore)
Tiffany Briscoe (junior)
Lauren Grove (junior)
Kailey Kellner (junior)
Skyler Lawrence (junior)
Mia Littlejohn (sophomore)
Lindsey Roberts (freshman)
Lauren Rose (sophomore)
Makana Stone (senior)
Allison Wenzel (sophomore)
Sarah Wright (freshman)

The regionals bracket:

http://www.cascadeathletics.com/tournament.php?act=view&league=2&page=1&school=0&sport=12&tournament_id=1855

Google Maps (Coupeville to Wenatchee):

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Coupeville,+WA/Wenatchee,+WA/@47.8164583,-122.6461713,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x548f8b559945d759:0x992d454f7e17aae1!2m2!1d-122.6862804!2d48.2198208!1m5!1m1!1s0x549bcc43dd054f43:0x746e63024633d190!2m2!1d-120.3103494!2d47.4234599!3e0

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Bronze, baby!!

Posted in Basketball, Special Olympics, tagged , , , , on March 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(Kristi Etzell photo)

   Whidbey’s warriors claimed bronze at the state tourney. (Photos courtesy Kristi Etzell)

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Lucas Etzell draines a shot.

Coaches David Bishop (left) and Mike Etzell with sons

Coaches David Bishop (left) and Mike Etzell with their sons.

Whidbey to Wenatchee and back, medals in hand.

That’s the trip a group of Special Olympics basketball players from The Rock made this week, as the six-player South Whidbey Wind squad captured bronze at the state tournament.

The Junior/Senior team (for players 21 and under) included Talia Petosa, Andrew Bishop, Zoe Thompson, Lucas Etzell, Amira Jackson and Dylan Matros.

The squad, which draws players from South, Central and North Whidbey, had previously won gold at regionals.

They are coached by Mike Etzell and David Bishop.

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