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Calkins, Stuurmans hailed by league coaches

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on November 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Teagan Calkins was named a First-Team All-League pick by Northwest 2B/1B League volleyball coaches. (Jackie Saia photo)

The wise veteran and the rising star.

Coupeville High School volleyball had two players honored in All-League voting, with senior Teagan Calkins notching First-Team status and sophomore Tenley Stuurmans tabbed as a Second-Team pick.

Calkins wrapped her run by racking up 185 kills, 176 digs, 12 assists, three block assists, and 37 service aces. She led the Wolves in both kills and digs.

Stuurmans piled up 47 kills, 91 digs, 320 assists, five solo blocks, three block assists, and 62 aces, leading CHS in assists, solo blocks, and aces.

Tenley Stuurmans was hailed for her strong all-around work. (Marquette Cunningham photo)

Darrington, which won the Northwest 2B/1B League crown with an 8-0 record in conference action, notched both the MVP (junior Sophie Ross) and Coach of the Year (Lisa Wright).

The Loggers also shared the Sportsmanship Award with La Conner.

 

First-Team:

Avery Brown – Senior – Darrington
Teagan Calkins – Senior – Coupeville
Addison Keller – Senior – La Conner
Eva Kilvert – Senior – Mount Vernon Christian
Sofia Mahoney-Jauregui – Senior – Orcas Island
Maeve McCormick – Senior – La Conner
Nora McCormick – Sophomore – La Conner
Ava Pater – Sophomore – Darrington

 

Second-Team:

Maria Burns – Senior – Orcas Island
Abigail Cochran – Junior – Darrington
Faye Long – Junior – Mount Vernon Christian
Caylee Morton – Junior – Friday Harbor
Lucy Stewart – Senior – Darrington
Tenley Stuurmans – Sophomore – Coupeville

 

Honorable Mention:

Reese Bird – Sophomore – La Conner
Anika Brunk – Senior – Mount Vernon Christian
Lily Falconer – Sophomore – Concrete
Reese Hoksbergen – Sophomore – Mount Vernon Christian
Vera Sasan – Senior – Orcas Island
Vera Schoultz – Junior – Friday Harbor

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CHS alumni still sparkle

Posted in Football, soccer, Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on November 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris

The curtain has descended on fall college sports.

At least as it concerns a pack of Coupeville High School grads who suited up across the nation this spring.

Nezi Keiper wrapped up a successful two-year run on the soccer pitch at Edmonds College, where she helped anchor her team’s defense.

The former Wolf played in the Northwest Athletic Conference All-Star game as a freshman and was part of a team which went 7-7-2 during her sophomore campaign.

Nezi Keiper (far right)

On the gridiron, Marcelo Gebhard played his freshman season at Lewis-Clark Valley College in Idaho, while Ben Smith reached the end of his collegiate run with a year at Lakeland University in Wisconsin.

Smith was on the field in eight games as a grad student for a squad which won its final three games to finish 4-6.

He racked up 20 tackles (14 solo, six assists), with six tackles for loss, two sacks, two quarterback hits, and a forced fumble.

Ben Smith

Meanwhile, volleyball aces Lyla Stuurmans and Mia Farris made strong debuts at Skagit Valley College and Whatcom College, respectively.

Their squads split two matchups, with SVC (17-15) earning a spot in the regional playoffs before being eliminated this past weekend.

Stuurmans filled up the stat sheet with 168 kills, 70 digs, three assists, seven solo blocks, 35 block assists, and 21 service aces, compiling 213.5 points for the Cardinals.

Farris collected 52 kills, 195 digs, 10 assists, one solo block, seven block assists, and 37 aces as Whatcom finished 7-17 overall.

Fellow Wolf grads Madison McMillan (softball – Edmonds College) and Landon Roberts (baseball – Walla Walla College) have both seen some fall ball action already, with most of their games awaiting the arrival of spring.

Finally, college vets Taygin Jump (Plattsburgh State) and Tate Wyman (Oregon Tech) are nearing the start of another winter indoor track season.

Madison McMillan reunites with her high school teammate.

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Dynasty days for former Wolf

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on November 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Grace Roberts (right) is a three-time state champ. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Roberts)

Grace Roberts is part of history.

The former Coupeville student — who still has a large chunk of relatives living in Cow Town — was on the floor this weekend at the Yakima SunDome as Chelan won an unprecedented sixth-straight 1A volleyball state title.

Roberts, a junior middle blocker, and the top-seeded Goats swept #7 Meridian in straight sets in the finale, winning 25-15, 25-12, 25-17 to cap an undefeated 23-0 season.

That followed on the heels of wins over The Bear Creek School, Kalama, and Cashmere.

The six straight crowns, with Roberts a part of the last three, are the most by any Washington state spiker team at any classification, breaking a tie with 4A Mead, which won five in a row between 2003-2007.

Grace, daughter of CHS grads Jay and Jennifer (Eelkema) Roberts, and granddaughter of Wolf alumni Sandy Roberts, also has two big sisters (Madeline and Ally) and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins who played for Coupeville.

She and her parents moved to Chelan right before she began high school.

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Spike squads celebrate season of success

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on November 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The thrill of victory, or a well-placed kill. (Julie Wheat photo)

They spiked awards season.

The Coupeville High School volleyball squads brought their season to a close Friday night with an awards banquet, bestowing honors on multiple players.

Teagan Calkins, the lone senior playing for the Wolves, took home The Hammer Award for leading the program in kills and “being someone who always puts the ball away.”

“The Red Dragon” also nabbed a Four-Year award from CHS coach Scout Smith for playing the sport all the way through high school.

 

Others receiving awards included:

 

Varsity:

Tenley Stuurmans – The Commander Award for “running the offense, leading with assists.”

Haylee Armstrong – The Zen Master Award for being “calm under pressure.”

Sydney Van Dyke – The Phoenix Award for being “able to be put in anywhere off the bench.”

Isa Mc Fetridge fires off a serve. (Julie Wheat photo)

 

JV:

Kennedy O’Neill – The Commander Award for being team MVP

Chelsi Stevens – The Ascendent Award for being Most Improved

Isa Mc Fetridge – The Zen Master Award

Olivia Martin – The Phoenix Award

Sydney Van Dyke – The Shield Award for Best Team Player

Darcee Dickson – The Spark Award for Rookie of the Year

 

Varsity letter winners:

Capri Anter
Haylee Armstrong
Teagan Calkins
Ari Cunningham
Lexis Drake
Adeline Maynes
Dakota Strong
Tenley Stuurmans
Sydney Van Dyke

Lexis Drake put together a strong season in her varsity debut. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

Participation certificates:

KeeAyra Brown
Darcee Dickson
Hailey Grijalva
Ali Habeck
Emma Leavitt
Willow Leedy-Bonifas
Olivia Martin
Isa Mc Fetridge
Kennedy O’Neill
Cassandra Powers
Hannah Roberts
Chelsi Stevens
Mary Western

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No trophies for NWL spikers

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on November 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

La Conner sniper Maeve McCormick (2) battles at the net with Coupeville defenders Dakota Strong (9) and Lexis Drake. (Julie Wheat photo)

It was a little rougher this time around.

Last year, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad remained undefeated until the final day of the season and brought home a program-best 4th place trophy from the 2B state tourney.

While a rebuilding Wolves squad didn’t make it back to the big dance this fall, the Northwest 2B/1B League sent four squads to state, but none could match what CHS did last year.

All three 2B schools in action — Mount Vernon Christian, La Conner, and Orcas Island — went two-and-out at the Yakima SunDome.

MVC had the best showing of the trio, falling 3-1 to both Onalaska and River View, while Orcas lost 3-1 to Rainier and 3-0 to Tri-Cities Prep.

La Conner failed to win a set, being swept 3-0 by both Manson and Toledo.

In a fairly huge upset, #8 seed Northwest Christian (Colbert) won the state title, bouncing Freeman in the finale.

Overall, only three of the eight 2B schools which claimed a trophy last year earned more hardware this time around.

Freeman jumped from 3rd to 2nd, Manson tumbled from 1st to 4th, and Davenport finished 7th once again.

2025 trophy teams Adna, Coupeville, Rainier, Liberty (Spangle), and Colfax were replaced by Northwest Christian, Lind-Ritzville-Sprague, Toutle Lake, Tonasket, and River View.

Meanwhile, in the 1B state tourney, Darrington went 1-2 and got knocked out one match shy of playing for a trophy.

The Loggers, who were NWL champs this season with an 8-0 record in league play, opened state with a 3-1 loss to Almira-Coulee-Hartline, rebounded to beat Valley Christian 3-1, then were eliminated 3-1 by Taholah.

In another upset, #3 Garfield-Palouse won the 1B crown, while top-ranked Oakesdale didn’t make it to the championship tilt.

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