Coupeville Sports

Spikers (l to r) Adeline Maynes, Rhylee Inman, Lexis Drake, and Haylee Armstrong. (Scout Smith photo)

They battled to the final moment.

Putting a wrap on early-summer practices, a pack of Coupeville High School volleyball players participated in a spirited mini tourney Monday and Tuesday.

The 11 Wolves were split into three squads, then played in a three vs. three format, with Adeline Maynes, Lexis Drake, Rhylee Inman, and Haylee Armstrong claiming top honors.

Monday was pool play, with Team 1 (Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Arianna Cunningham, and Kennedy O’Neill) splitting a pair of sets with Team 2 (the eventual champs).

Team 1 also faced off with Team 3 (Sydney Van Dyke, Isa Mc Fetridge, Zariyah Allen, and Capri Anter), taking the first set 15-12, before time ran out on a 10-10 tie in the second frame.

Wrapping up pool play, Team 2 swept a pair of sets from Team 3.

Tuesday, Team 1 pulled out a three-set win over Team 3 to advance to the tourney championship match, where it fell in straight sets to Team 2.

For CHS coach Scout Smith, the tourney “gave us something to build towards and a fun way to compete with each other,” while providing a chance to see returning veterans mesh with some relative newcomers.