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Have spikes, will succeed

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 30, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Gwen Gustafson and her fellow Coupeville High School C-Team volleyball spikers played strongly at a weekend tourney. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re young, but dangerous.

The Coupeville High School C-Team volleyball squad continues to tear through opponents.

The Wolves, a scrappy band of freshmen coached by Krimson Rector, are 2-0 in match play, and can now add a strong showing at a tournament in Oak Harbor to their resume.

Playing in a seven-team field Saturday, Coupeville opened by winning five of six sets to capture 1st place in their pool.

The Wolves held off Kent-Meridian 26-24, 22-25, 25-20, then scorched Mount Vernon Christian 25-21, 25-19, 25-9.

“The girls got a lot of good play in,” Rector said.

A lunch break between pool play and entry into the gold bracket cooled the Wolves off a bit, and they fell in their rematch with Kent-Meridian, a large 4A school.

Coupeville walked away with 4th place in the tourney, ready to get back to pounding on opposing squads.

The Wolf C-Team plays twice this coming week, facing South Whidbey at home Tuesday, then traveling Thursday to Granite Falls.

No stats were kept for the Oak Harbor tournament.

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“It was a big team effort”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Maya Toomey-Stout gets medieval on the volleyball. (Brian Vick photo)

As tune-ups go, this one went really, really well.

Playing with the big teams at the South Whidbey Invite Saturday, the undefeated Coupeville High School volleyball team won nine of 12 sets.

Facing off with Bremerton, North Mason, Northwest, and Sumner, the Wolves fell only to the last of those teams, and in a close match.

Sumner, which won the tourney, is a large 4A school coached by former South Whidbey standout Allison Wood.

Coupeville volleyball guru Cory Whitmore, who has guided his lil’ 1A squad to a 4-0 record during match play this season, came away pleased with how the Wolves rose to the occasion.

“We had a very productive invitation,” he said. “There were plenty of opportunities to work on tightening up our systems and working on adjustments and I was impressed with the progress we made toward both of these tasks.”

Coupeville played 10 spikers during the tourney, and every one of them had moments in the spotlight.

“It was a big team effort – you can’t compete at a level like we did and see the results we did without contributions from the entire team,” Whitmore said.

“Now back after it in practice as more league games are on the way.”

The Wolves (1-0 in North Sound Conference play) host South Whidbey (1-0, 2-2) Tuesday, then travel to Granite Falls (0-1, 3-2) Thursday, before closing the week Saturday with a non-league clash on Orcas Island.

 

Stats from the South Whidbey Invite:

Hannah Davidson (19 kills, 5 aces, 2 digs, 2 solo blocks, 1 block assist)
Emma Mathusek (42 digs, 3 assists)
Chelsea Prescott (25 kills, 10 aces, 37 digs, 1 block assist)
Lucy Sandahl (6 aces, 12 digs)
Scout Smith (3 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs, 2 solo blocks, 91 assists)
Maya Toomey-Stout (39 kills, 1 ace, 34 digs)
Zoe Trujillo (11 kills, 2 aces, 3 digs, 3 block assists)
Raven Vick (6 aces, 5 digs)
Willow Vick (5 aces, 1 dig)
Maddie Vondrak (18 kills, 1 dig, 3 block assists)

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JV spikers rule the gym

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on September 28, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Jaimee Masters and the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad got stronger as the day rolled on Saturday, winning a title at a tournament in Oak Harbor. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They saved their best for last.

After battling through pool play Saturday at a tournament in Oak Harbor, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball team flipped a different switch in bracket play, roaring to a title.

The Wolves swept Ingraham and Grace Academy in their final two matches to claim first place in the tourney’s silver bracket.

CHS opened the all-day royal rumble by splitting with Oak Harbor (25-21, 17-25) and Grace Academy (14-25, 25-17), and losing two close sets to Kamiak (22-25, 23-25).

Bracket play sent Grace Academy up against Chief Kitsap, where the former beat the latter 25-17, 25-12.

On the other side, no longer ready to bide its time, Coupeville pounced, devouring Ingraham 25-16, 25-18.

That set up a rematch in the finale, and this time out, the Wolves were clearly the superior squad, rolling to a 25-18, 25-21 win.

Basking in his team’s title run, CHS coach Chris Smith doled out praise to everyone on his roster.

“Team effort all around to keep up the energy, effort, and fun, led by our leaders Kylie (Chernikoff) and Jaimee (Masters),” he said.

The Wolf young guns return to match play this coming week, as they welcome South Whidbey to town Tuesday, Oct. 1, before hitting the road to face Granite Falls (Oct. 3) and Orcas Island (Oct. 5).

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Holding out for a (volleyball) hero

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville spikers Maddie Vondrak (left) and Zoe Trujillo get fired up. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Wolves lean in to hear coach Cory Whitmore (kneeling) drop some wisdom.

“We pledge to thump every foe, big and small.”

Scout Smith, who picked up 39 assists in a win Tuesday, sets up the big hitters.

The CHS student section is rockin’, but you can still come knockin’.

Lucy Sandahl, an ace-serving machine, gets to work.

Chelsea Prescott fires up another winner.

Now 4-0 on the season, while still getting better every day.

They’re the hottest team in town.

The Coupeville High School volleyball squad has the best record of any Wolf fall sports team, sitting at a crisp 4-0 heading into the weekend.

Their latest win was a four-set thriller over dangerous Cedar Park Christian, and the photos seen above are from that match.

To see everything wanderin’ paparazzi John Fisken snapped Tuesday night, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Volleyball/VB-2019-09-24-vs-CPC/

While you’re there, should you happen to purchase any glossies to display on the mantelpiece, a portion of your well-spent money will come around when Fisken awards scholarships to CHS senior student/athletes next spring.

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Allie Lucero may be a cyborg

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on September 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Allie Lucero scored 21 points on her serve Tuesday, including 17 in a row at one point, as she sparked the CHS volleyball C-Team to a decisive win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

There is hot.

There is red hot.

And then there is the level Allie Lucero was playing at Tuesday night.

Firing killer serves from every angle, the Coupeville High School freshman almost demolished visiting Cedar Park Christian by herself.

By the time she was done peppering the Eagles, Lucero had rung up 21 points on her service, including an eye-popping 17 in a row.

That run was dangerously close to catching what is believed to be the CHS record of 20 straight, set by Lauren Rose against Chimacum in 2016.

Toss in some stellar play from her teammates to go with Lucero’s torrid service game, and it’s little wonder the Wolf C-Team romped to a 25-12, 25-7, 25-4 win.

The victory lifts Coupeville’s young guns to 1-0 in North Sound Conference play, 2-0 overall.

First-year CHS head coach Krimson Rector came away pleased with what she saw on the floor.

Especially with how the Wolves dominated with the volleyball in their hands.

“This was definitely a match won by tough and consistent serves,” she said.

While Lucero was front and center, her teammates were hardly slouches, as Jordyn Rogers, Vivian Farris, and Ryanne Knoblich all chipped in with five aces apiece.

The Wolves also shared the load at the net, with Knoblich pounding home four kills, while Rogers and Gwen Gustafson picked up three each.

“Gwen impressed me by her ability to step into an unfamiliar position and still play hard,” Rector said. “She gave us kills from the middle, as well as playing a strong defensive back row as usual.”

The C-Team will join Coupeville’s JV at a tournament in Oak Harbor this Saturday, Sept. 28, giving the young Wolves plenty of floor time.

Regardless of the opponent or the setting, Rector emphasizes looking inward and focusing more on yourself than the person across the net.

“Our goal for this game was to be focused on our side of the net and on what we as a team had control of,” she said. “We started out strong and only got better through each set.

“We kept energy and focus, which can sometimes be difficult in game situations where the ball is rarely coming back to us,” Rector added. “But I was proud of the girls for focusing in on each point and being ready to play our game when given the chance.

“We are excited to get back into practice and continue our hard work.”

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