Brett and Breanna Smedley.
Hailey Hammer (right), doin’ what she does — beatin’ the snot out of the volleyball. (John Fisken photo)
Sadi Foltz
The coaches change, but Hailey Hammer is a constant.
When Coupeville High School senior volleyball players like Hammer take the court this fall, they’ll be playing for their third coach in as many years.
Breanne Smedley, wife of Wolf assistant football coach Brett Smedley, has been hired to helm the program.
She replaces former CHS star Kirsty Croghan, who had to step down after one season because of the length of her daily commute.
Croghan, who works for the La Conner school district, had sought a similar job in Coupeville, but had been unable to secure one.
Croghan, who led the Wolves through their final season in the 1A/2A Cascade Conference, inherited the job from her high school coach, Toni Crebbin, when Crebbin brought a 20-year coaching career to an end to spend time with her young daughters.
As she leads CHS into the 1A Olympic League, Smedley will be joined on the sideline by Amy King, who will return for her second season as the JV coach.
Coupeville also added another coach at the middle school level, hiring Sadi Foltz to replace Allison Cowan.
Cowan stepped down after one season as the 7th grade coach when her husband was transferred by the Navy.
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