Kenzi LaRue and Co. kept their eye on the ball Friday night. (John Fisken photos)
Heidi Wyman’s talented band of young guns.
Speed kills.
Playing quickly and efficiently, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad whipped visiting Orcas Island so fast Friday night they still had time to be fans.
Playing in one gym while the Wolf varsity played in another, the young guns dismantled the Vikings 25-8, 25-16, 25-22, then jumped across the hall to scream and holler.
“They finished Orcas quick enough to cheer on the varsity!,” said Wolf JV coach Heidi Wyman. “It’s great to be part of a team and a town that supports each other so well.
“These young ladies are loud on the bench, pick each other up when they get down, and celebrate each other’s successes selflessly,” she added. “It’s scary when you get that kind of chemistry. It’s gonna be an awesome season!”
The win, coming after a 10-day layoff, was the second straight for the JV squad, lifting them to 2-2 on the still-young season.
They did it with a mix of precision serving (25 aces) and big hitting (15 kills).
“Offensively aggressive all night!,” said a proud coach.
Freshman phenom Maddy Hilkey captured player of the game honors with 14 serving aces and four kills.
“She passes any ball that comes her way with grace and accuracy,” Wyman said.
Also soaring high were the deadly duo of Kameryn St Onge, who rattled home six kills, and Nicole Lester, who led the Wolves with an 89% success rate at the service stripe.
“Kameryn is deadly whenever she gets a chance to attack the ball,” Wyman said. “Having a left-handed setter that can sky the way she does is just awesome to watch.
“Nicole is so great,” she added. “When the team needs someone to put a serve in, she finds a way to make it happen.”
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