Coupeville Sports

Pearl McFadyen and dad Jason.

Family tradition of excellence? Upheld.

Pearl McFadyen, whose father and grandfather are both in the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame, is headed to the big dance.

The Anacortes High School sophomore and her teammates are bound for the Yakima SunDome, and the 2A state volleyball tournament, after finishing third at districts.

The Seahawks earned their golden ticket thanks to 3-0 wins Saturday over Sedro-Woolley and Archbishop Thomas Murphy.

Anacortes (14-5), which entered districts with the #4 seed, beat its ranking, toppling an ATM squad which was ranked #2 in the draw.

Top-seeded Burlington-Edison held off #3 Lynden in the title match, with both teams now joining Anacortes in making the trip to Eastern Washington.

Pearl McFadyen, whose cousin Ava Mitten is a soccer and track star at Coupeville High School, hails from hardy Wolf stock.

Dad Jason was a three-sport star (football, basketball, baseball) at CHS, aunt Aleshia (McFadyen) Mitten was an accomplished athlete in her own right, and grandparents Jack and Carmen McFadyen remain legendary in the history of Wolf boosters.

Pearl, one of three sophomores on the Anacortes roster, has built herself a nice body of work.

The Seahawks have stats posted on MaxPreps through Nov. 7, with McFadyen playing 30 sets, and compiling nine kills, 24 digs, nine block assists, seven service aces, one assist, and 31 points of offense.