Dakota Strong continues to fill up the stat sheet. (Marquette Cunningham photo)
Time to start a new streak.
Playing for the third time in as many days Thursday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team lost a Northwest 2B/1B League match for the first time since 2023.
The new-look Wolves, rebuilding after losing most of their roster to graduation after back-to-back trips to the state tourney, fell 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-21 to visiting Mount Vernon Christian.
That snaps a 17-match league win streak for CHS and drops them to 1-1 in conference play, 2-2-1 overall.
The nail biter loss capped a 48-hour burst of high-intensity play in which the Wolves beat Friday Harbor at home, endured an epic road trip to Forks, then immediately jumped back on the floor to host MVC.
“The varsity showed a lot of grit and determination,” CHS coach Scout Smith said.
“Three matches and 11 sets of volleyball in three days is a lot.
“It’s not easy to show up three days in a row to play. However they never used that as an excuse; they continued to expect more of themselves, never using fatigue as an excuse.”
Wolf coaches (l to r) Scout Smith, Hope Lucero, and Alita Blouin are looking for a shoe contract. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Young)
With Smith and her assistant coaches rockin’ stylish footwear, their players brought their A-games, but so did their opponents.
“The MVC players also showed a lot of determination,” Smith said. “Have to give them a hand for putting together a win after we battled them for four straight sets.”
With 10 matches left on the regular season schedule, including trips to La Conner and Darrington next week, the Wolves have plenty of time to grow.
“Overall it’s a great learning opportunity,” Smith said.
“I love that we get to face a lot of adversity early in the season. It only helps us to improve.
“We will go out and get the win when it matters.”
Thursday stats:
Capri Anter — 10 digs
Haylee Armstrong — 6 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists, 3 aces
Teagan Calkins — 8 kills, 8 digs, 1 block assist, 2 aces
Ari Cunningham — 1 kill, 3 digs, 1 assist, 2 block assists, 2 aces
Lexis Drake — 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Adeline Maynes — 1 dig, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Tenley Stuurmans — 2 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists, 3 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge launches a winner. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)
JV romps to win:
Back in action for the first time in nine days, Coupeville’s second unit was locked-in all night, rolling to a 25-6, 25-23, 15-9 victory.
The win lifts the JV to 1-0 in league play, 2-1 overall.
Coupeville’s last two opponents — Friday Harbor and Forks — only had one team in action, leaving the young Wolves to bide their time.
Given a chance to finally take the floor again, they responded, with Adeline Maynes opening things by ripping off 12 straight points on her serve.
Thursday stats:
Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 1 kill, 5 digs
Olivia Martin — 3 digs
Adeline Maynes — 3 digs, 9 assists, 4 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 3 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace
Kennedy O’Neill — 2 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace
Cassandra Powers — 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 5 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill
Sydney Van Dyke — 3 kills, 2 aces
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