Grier Mooney and Coupeville’s JV spikers rolled to a quick win against Orcas Island. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
They were ruthless.
Knowing Orcas Island needed to get out of town by a reasonable time to catch the ferry home, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad rolled to a victory in record time Thursday night.
Playing second, after the varsity match went a full five sets, the young Wolves crushed the Vikings 25-8, 25-11.
The victory lifts Coupeville to 3-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-1 overall.
The Wolves get their own long trip Saturday, when they trek off to the wilds of Forks for a non-conference tilt.
Thursday’s match was all about power, as Coupeville blistered the ball and Orcas had few answers.
The Wolves rained down 18 aces, while ending most rallies with a mere hit or two.
Katie Marti, who opened the match by peppering Orcas with her nasty serve, had the put-away of the match midway through the first set.
Bounding airborne, the CHS sophomore reached back way over her head to corral a ball trying to evade her arm, then lashed a spike which bit the court with a vengeance, tearing up little chunks of wood in the process.
Or at least it felt that way.
While the CHS gym floor remained largely intact, the Wolves also got big hits from Madison McMillan and Issabel Johnson, plus a beautiful drop shot off the fingers of Taylor Brotemarkle.
Look away for a hot second to answer a question from someone else in the stands, and when you looked back, Coupeville had strung together another 4-5 points in the blink of an eye.
That brought a smile to the face of coach Ashley Menges and sent everyone ankling to the exits in record time.
On to bat country for the red-hot JV spikers!
Thursday stats:
Taylor Brotemarkle — 1 kill, 1 assist
Teagan Calkins — 6 aces
Jada Heaton — 1 assist
Issabel Johnson — 2 kills, 3 assists
Katie Marti — 4 kills, 1 digs, 6 assists, 10 aces
Madison McMillan — 4 kills, 2 aces
Coupeville Sports 
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