Coupeville Sports

Wolf freshman Skylar Parker played strongly Tuesday in Coupeville volleyball’s home opener. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Learn something new every day.

While the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad couldn’t topple powerhouse La Conner Tuesday, the young Wolves did get progressively better as the match proceeded.

Playing in their home opener, the CHS spikers fell 25-13, 25-16, 25-21, evening their early-season record at 1-1.

The Wolves get a chance to bounce right back, and put the lessons learned into full effect when they travel Thursday to Darrington.

Coupeville then closes a busy week of Northwest 2B/1B League action when it hosts Mount Vernon Christian Saturday.

La Conner’s varsity squad has won back-to-back 2B state titles, and its JV team is full of talented players looking to break into the higher ranks.

The Braves came out strong, but also benefited from a little trepidation from the Wolves.

“La Conner was a good team, but we played very slow at moments,” said Coupeville JV coach Ashley Menges.

Things improved as the night wore on, however, with the Wolves digging deep and finding a comfortable rhythm.

“We really emphasized playing consistent and letting them make the mistakes, which proved well in the third set,” Menges said.

“We improved from practice the day before which I was very happy with,” she added. “Everyone played great though.”

Gwen Gustafson “had some really great serve receive passes, as well as Skylar (Parker), and Grey (Peabody) was very aggressive at the net today.”

“Overall, it was a good game and a good learning opportunity!,” Menges said.