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November 9, 2016 by David Svien

Your 1A Olympic League volleyball MVP, Katrina McGranahan. (John Fisken photos)

It took Cory Whitmore a single season to be named Coach of the Year.

Every time Katrina McGranahan hit the volleyball this season, it exploded.

Mixing power at the net, where she led Coupeville in kills for the second straight year, and at the service stripe, where she was one of the best servers in the state, the Wolf junior was fury unleashed.

And now, after helping lead the CHS spikers to their best season since 2004, McGranahan has been rewarded, being named the 1A Olympic League MVP.

She was one of five Wolves hailed by league coaches Wednesday, with Cory Whitmore being tabbed Coach of the Year and teammates Hope Lodell and Valen Trujillo earning First Team All-League honors.

Lauren Rose was also tabbed as an Honorable Mention pick.

The future looks bright for Coupeville, as well, as the league champs were the only school to have a non-senior honored in the first group.

McGranahan, who threw down 91 kills, 14 blocks, 134 service points and 62 aces and Lodell, who notched 75 kills, 137 digs, 187 service points and 110 aces, are juniors.

Trujillo closed her career with 195 digs (giving her a school record 550), 348 service returns, 35 aces and 94 service points.

Rose, a junior setter, recorded 192 assists and garnered 132 service points and 35 aces with a team-best 92.7% serving percentage.

The Wolves went 11-6 overall, 8-1 in league play under Whitmore, who is in his first season as head coach.

The complete list of winners:

Coach of the Year: Cory Whitmore, Coupeville

Team Sportsmanship: Chimacum

Most Valuable Player: Katrina McGranahan, Jr., Coupeville

Defensive MVP: Nicole Mills, Sr., Klahowya

1st Team All-League:

Valen Trujillo, Sr., Coupeville

Hope Lodell, Jr., Coupeville

Jessica Carlson, Sr., Klahowya