
Monday marks four weeks until Ulrik Wells and other Wolf basketball players hit the hard-court. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

CHS seniors Lauren Rose (22) and Allison Wenzel (12) are vital parts of a girls hoops program which is 27-0 all-time in varsity Olympic League games.
It’s never too early to think about basketball.
Four weeks from today (Monday, Nov. 13) is the first day of practice for Coupeville High School’s hoop teams, and the first official game is two weeks after that.
On the girls side, David and Amy King return for their sixth season at the helm of the Wolf varsity and JV programs. Meanwhile, the CHS boys program starts anew, with first-year coaches Brad Sherman and Chris Smith.
Coupeville’s girls have won three straight Olympic League crowns, are 27-0 all-time in conference play and went to the state tourney in 2016.
Success has been a little harder to find on the boys side of the ball, where the Wolves haven’t posted a winning season since 2010.
Sherman, who graduated from CHS in 2003, was a key player on the 2001-2002 boys basketball squad, the last to win a league title. He’s the #8 scorer in program history.
And that history is a long one, as the Wolf boys are heading into their 101st season of round-ball play.
Thanks to smart (or lucky) scheduling, Coupeville hosts Chimacum Jan. 19, 2018, the anniversary of the first basketball game in school history.
Back then, CHS drilled Langley 29-7 on Jan. 19, 1917.
The Wolf girls program hasn’t been around as long — this will be its 44th season — but owns all three state banners (6th in 2002, 8th in 2003 and 8th in 2005) won by a Coupeville basketball team.
As you count down the days until hoops mania reigns supreme, a fairly concrete look at the 2017-2018 schedules is below.
Things may change a bit, due to weather, ferry issues or the whims of fate, so keep an eye on these two sites for updates as we go forward:
Coupeville Schools — http://coupeville.tandem.co/
Olympic League — http://www.olympicleague.com/
League games are identified with an asterisk. Start times are JV first, varsity second.
GIRLS:
Mon-Nov. 27 – @ Bellingham (5:30/7:00)
Wed-Nov. 29 – Blaine (5:15/7:00)
Fri-Dec. 1 – Mount Vernon Christian (7:00/5:15)
Wed-Dec. 6 – @Klahowya* (5:15/7:00)
Fri-Dec. 8 – Sequim (3:30/5:15)
Sat-Dec. 9 – @South Whidbey (6:45/5:00)
Tues-Dec. 12 – @Port Townsend* (5:15/7:00)
Sat-Dec. 16 – Bellevue Christian (4:45/4:45)
Wed-Dec. 20 – Concrete (7:00/5:15)
Fri-Dec. 29 – Orcas Island (TBD)
Wed-Jan. 3 – @Chimacum* (4:30/6:00)
Fri-Jan. 5 – @North Mason (3:45/5:30)
Tue-Jan. 9 – Port Townsend* (5:15/5:15)
Sat-Jan. 13 – @Meridian (5:45/7:15)
Tue-Jan. 16 – Klahowya* (5:15/3:30)
Fri-Jan. 19 – @Chimacum* (5:15/6:00)
Fri-Jan. 26 – Port Townsend* (3:30/5:15)
Tues-Jan. 30 – @Sequim (5:15/3:30)
Thur-Feb. 1 – @Klahowya* (5:15/3:45)
Sat-Feb. 3 – Chimacum* (3:30/5:15) SENIOR NIGHT
BOYS:
Wed-Nov. 29 – @ Blaine (5:15/7:00)
Fri-Dec. 1 – Mount Vernon Christian (5:15/7:00)
Wed-Dec. 6 – Klahowya* (5:15/7:00)
Fri-Dec. 8 – Sequim (5:15/3:30)
Sat-Dec. 9 – @South Whidbey (5:00/6:45)
Tues-Dec. 12 – Port Townsend* (5:15/7:00)
Fri-Dec. 15 – @Vashon Island (4:30/6:00)
Sat-Dec. 16 – Bellevue Christian (4:45/3:00)
Wed-Dec. 20 – Concrete (no JV/7:00)
Fri-Dec. 29 – Orcas Island (TBD)
Wed-Jan. 3 – Chimacum* (5:15/7:00)
Fri-Jan. 5 – North Mason (5:15/7:00)
Tue-Jan. 9 – @Port Townsend* (5:15/7:00)
Sat-Jan. 13 – @Sultan (5:00/6:45)
Tue-Jan. 16 – @Klahowya* (5:15/7:00)
Fri-Jan. 19 – Chimacum* (5:15/7:00)
Fri-Jan. 26 – @Port Townsend* (5:15/7:00)
Tues-Jan. 30 – @Sequim (3:30/TBD)
Thur-Feb. 1 – Klahowya* (5:15/7:00) SENIOR NIGHT
Sat-Feb. 3 – @Chimacum* (5:15/7:00)
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