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Three times the spikes, three times the wins!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 24, 2017| 1 Comment »

   After winning at Chimacum, Kyla Briscoe and the high-flying CHS spikers haven’t dropped a set in seven league matches. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Payton Aparicio (right), here spending quality time with Kayla Rose (left) and Emma Smith, had a school single-game record 18 service aces Tuesday.

By the time the Wolves were done chomping, not a Cowboy was left standing.

Flexing their collective spike-launching muscles, all three Coupeville High School volleyball squads cruised to straight-sets wins Tuesday at Chimacum, keeping their records spotless in conference action.

Take the Wolf varsity, JV and C-Team this season, add them together and they’re a combined 24-3 overall, 17-0 in Olympic League play.

Varsity cruises:

Having clinched a second-straight league title a night earlier, when Klahowya was upset by Port Townsend, Coupeville is playing for perfection.

The Wolves now sit at 7-0 in league play, 10-2 overall after drilling Chimacum (1-6, 1-9) to the tune of 25-13, 25-12, 25-18.

That keeps another streak alive, as well, as CHS has won all 21 sets it has played against league foes this season.

Coupeville returns home Wednesday to face Klahowya (4-3, 6-7) on Senior Night (4:00 varsity/5:15 JV), then wraps the regular season Saturday at Port Townsend (2-5, 4-10).

After that, it’s off to districts in Tacoma Nov. 4.

As the #1 seed from the Olympic League, the Wolves automatically advance to the double elimination portion of the tourney.

Win at least one of two matches and CHS volleyball is state bound for the first time since 2004.

Tuesday night was about getting in the gym, putting a quick and efficient beat-down on the Cowboys and ankling for the last ferry out of town.

But Chimacum, pulling a page out of North Mason’s “stall, stall and stall some more” playbook, stretched things way out, opting to play varsity last even though Coupeville had a set time to leave.

Then, the Cowboys opted to play meaningless third sets in both of the night’s first two matches, hold Senior Night festivities and still take every single minute allotted for the varsity teams to warm up.

Which meant the Wolves were literally racing the clock in the third set, trying to get that 75th and final point on the board before 7:30 PM clicked into view and the CHS bus started spinning its wheels in the parking lot.

They made it, but just barely, with numerous players chipping in to fill up the stat sheet.

“I thought we took care of business well, getting everyone involved in the process and working together,” Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore said. “Our serve was strong, serving to spots and moving the ball around.

“We have to hit with more efficiency come district time, but I thought we came at them from all angles when given the chance.”

Katrina McGranahan led the hit parade, pounding down seven kills, while Payton Aparicio was all over the floor, picking up four kills, six digs and a school single-game record 18 aces on her serve.

“Payton was on fire tonight! Very proud of how hard she has worked on her serve and it has definitely paid off in results,” Whitmore said.

The previous ace record was 13, set in 2010 by Jessica Riddle.

Kyla Briscoe and Mikayla Elfrank added three kills apiece, Hope Lodell went low for eight digs and McGranahan connected on five aces to round out the stat sheet.

JV romps:

The best record for any Coupeville fall sports team belongs to the JV spikers, who raised their record to a sterling 10-1 overall, 7-0 in league play.

Chris Smith’s squad was led by freshman Chelsea Prescott, who scorched the Cowboys with 10 aces during a 25-11, 25-8, 15-12 win.

C-Team rolls:

Coupeville’s third unit capped a 4-0 season with a 25-9, 25-12, 15-13 victory.

The Wolves were powered by the wham-bam serving duo of Heidi Clinkscales, who ripped off 12 aces at the service stripe, and Willow Vick, who pounded away for nine of her own.

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Building a winner!!

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , on October 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville’s 7th grade spikers are growing by leaps and bounds. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Their service game is strong.

Jumping right into the thick of things Monday with a nearly flawless serving performance in the opening set, the Coupeville Middle School 7th grade volleyball squad crushed visiting Chimacum.

The Wolves, who missed just one serve in the first set, rolled to a 25-20, 25-16, 15-5 win to kick off the final week of the season.

Coupeville’s 8th graders fought strongly against the Cowboys, but dropped two of three sets in their match.

The stars of the day, however, were clearly the young guns, who are clicking as the season goes on.

The Wolves close with home matches Wednesday (Blue Heron) and Thursday (Sequim).

“We have seen continued development of our girls,” said CMS 7th grade co-coach Sarah Lyngra. “The focus on ‘three hits a side’ is paying off and we had some exciting rallies.”

Her partner in volleyball coaching, Kimberly Bepler, agreed, and got a special thrill out of seeing their young charges continue to grow when they put the ball into play.

“I’m particularly proud of the girls serving,” she said. “They have progressed considerably, and are getting so much stronger and more confident.”

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Serve up some stats!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf freshman Chelsea Prescott makes her debut on the varsity stat sheet. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re sailing to new heights.

When this year’s seniors were raw freshmen, Coupeville High’s varsity volleyball team finished 1-11.

Jump forward three seasons, and the Wolves are rampaging along at 9-2, with three regular season matches left to play.

CHS is undefeated in league play (6-0), one win away from clinching back-to-back league titles and closing in quickly on the program’s record for victories in a season.

That mark is 13, set in 2004 by the last Wolf spiker squad to advance to the state tourney.

Coupeville just missed last year in Cory Whitmore’s first season as head coach, finishing 11-6 after two narrow losses at districts.

As the Wolves head into the final week of the regular season, now is a perfect time to catch up on all the stats piled up by the 12 young women who have appeared in a varsity match.

Stats through Oct. 22:

Sets Played:

Payton Aparicio 33
Kyla Briscoe 33
Hope Lodell 33
Katrina McGranahan 33
Ashley Menges 33
Scout Smith 33
Mikayla Elfrank 32
Emma Smith 32
Lauren Rose 30
Maya Toomey-Stout 17
Allison Wenzel 16
Chelsea Prescott 2

Kills:

Briscoe 58
Elfrank 52
McGranahan 49
Aparicio 43
E. Smith 35
S. Smith 23
Menges 5
Prescott 3
Lodell 2
Toomey-Stout 2
Rose 1

Kill Percentage:

Prescott 75.0
Toomey-Stout 50.0
Menges 45.5
McGranahan 41.9
E. Smith 36.8
Briscoe 36.0
Elfrank 34.4
Aparicio 30.1
S. Smith 23.7
Rose 11.1
Lodell 10.0

Hitting Percentage:

Toomey-Stout .500
Menges .364
McGranahan .248
Briscoe .236
Aparicio .140
E. Smith .137
Rose .111
Elfrank .020

Digs:

Lodell 102
Aparicio 63
Toomey-Stout 29
Briscoe 28
McGranahan 24
Rose 24
Elfrank 12
Menges 11
S. Smith 5
Wenzel 5
E. Smith 4
Prescott 2

Blocks:

Elfrank 20
McGranahan 15
E. Smith 11
S. Smith 3
Briscoe 2
Aparicio 1

Service Returns:

Lodell 163
Aparicio 121
Briscoe 91
Toomey-Stout 20
Wenzel 18
McGranahan 4
Rose 3
E. Smith 3
Menges 2
S. Smith 1

Assists:

Rose 138 (#9 in 1A)
Menges 98
Aparicio 16
S. Smith 9
Lodell 6
E. Smith 2
Elfrank 1
McGranahan 1
Prescott 1

Serving Percentage:

Prescott 100.0
Rose 95.7
Toomey-Stout 94.1
McGranahan 91.8
Aparicio 88.5
S. Smith 77.8
Menges 77.7
Briscoe 76.7
Lodell 75.3
Wenzel 57.1

Service Points:

Aparicio 122
Rose 85
McGranahan 79
Menges 56
Lodell 47
Briscoe 25
S. Smith 7
Toomey-Stout 6
Wenzel 4

Service Aces:

Aparicio 50 (#1 in 1A)
Rose 29
Lodell 26
McGranahan 25
Menges 19
Toomey-Stout 14
Briscoe 12
S. Smith 3
Wenzel 2
Prescott 1

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Bumps, spikes and (camera) clicks!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Hope “The Surgeon” Lodell charges off the bench, ready to carve up some fools. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   Local photo whiz kid John Fisken honors his late mom and sister on Dig for the Cure night by letting Wolf spikers turn his silver locks pink.

Zoe Trujillo unleashes The Crippler.

Wolf starters, ready to unleash total freakin’ destruction.

No volleyball shall escape Jaimee Masters.

   Healthy again after losing a season to injury, Kyla Briscoe is quite happily putting up big numbers on the stat sheet.

Katrina McGranahan sparks the offense with a picture-perfect bump.

   You can’t return Lucy Sandahl’s serves. You can try, maybe, but just know you’ve already lost.

The gym was alive with sound Thursday night.

The sound of Coupeville High School spikers pounding on another hapless foe, sweeping to straight-sets wins in both varsity and JV action.

The sound of silence, as those gathered paused to reflect on the fight against breast cancer.

And the sound of a camera clicking away.

The shutterbug was John Fisken, and the photos above are courtesy him.

To see everything he shot, pop over to the link below.

When you do, remember that purchases help fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes, while also encouraging Fisken to return to Cow Town.

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Volleyball/2017-10-19-vs-Pt-Townsend/

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Dominate today, dominate tomorrow!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 19, 2017| 1 Comment »

   Freshman spiker Maddie Vondrak (back) and big sis Peytin had plenty to celebrate Thursday as Coupeville’s JV romped to another win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Hide the children, cause things are about to get nasty!

Or, better yet, make sure the youngsters are watching, cause they can learn a lot watching the Coupeville High School JV spikers terrorize anyone foolish enough to step to them.

The Wolf young guns, a pack of kill-happy young women who have soared to the best record of any CHS fall sports team, would make great role models.

For more than one reason.

First, of course, is their ability to dissect an opponent, as they did to visiting Port Townsend Thursday night.

But, beyond their athletic skills, the 15 warriors who suit up for Wolf JV coach Chris Smith are a band of sisters who play with a “one for all and all for one” mentality which bodes well for the future.

The squad has stars, sure, but everyone contributes, and every night offers someone new the chance to grab a slice of the spotlight.

Thursday, during a 25-13, 25-4, 25-19 romp which raised their record to 6-0 in league play, 9-1 overall, the Wolves proved they could play from in front or behind.

In the second set, Coupeville cruised behind a hot streak of epic proportions from libero Emma Mathusek, who ripped off 15 consecutive points on her serve.

A set later, with their second-string carrying much of the load, the Wolves fought back from a late deficit.

From down 16-12 to finishing on a 13-3 tear, they refused to let a point die early and would not bend even under great duress.

While the RedHawks made things interesting for a bit in the third set, this was a match which was decided early. Very early.

I mean very, very early.

Meet Raven Vick, the “closer” who puts an exclamation point on things before the conversation has even begun.

The Wolf sophomore elevated on the far left side of the net on the very first play of the game, lashing a winner that went cross-court, bit the corner of the court and exploded in the general direction of the locker room.

As a RedHawk went down the hallway to retrieve the ball after Vick’s laser show ended the play, you could predict the outcome of the match with amazing ease.

On one side of the net, Port Townsend’s players looked like nervous deer who were suddenly realizing standing in front of those oncoming headlights might not have been the best career choice.

Jump the net and Mathusek and Maya Toomey-Stout were exchanging fist bumps, Vick was reloading her arm cannon and Lucy Sandahl was bouncing in place, smile on her face as she nodded in approval at her teammate’s display of awesomeness.

Game, set, match, Wolves, one point in.

But, you have to play the match for real, so the Wolves quickly went to work making the whispered predictions in my brain come true.

Vick went on a rampage at the service stripe, ripping increasingly nasty serves, Savannah Smith put on a tipping clinic at the net and the duo of Zoe Trujillo and Chelsea Prescott pasted the ball with wild abandon.

Trujillo’s kill was set up by a phenomenal running save from Mathusek, who ran all the way to the back wall in pursuit of a careening ball, then had the presence of mind to flick it backwards over her head before bouncing off the bricks.

That type of effort wasn’t much needed in the night’s middle set, as Mathusek and Jaimee Masters accounted for virtually all the points off of their nonreturnable service attacks.

But jump forward to the third set and hustle was back on the menu.

The pride of Germany, Charlotte Nölle, had a sweet tip for a winner, while Maddie Vondrak, Catherine Lhamon, Willow Vick, Megan Behan and Heidi Clinkscales all chipped in to capture the win.

Ending the match on as much of a bang as it started, Coupeville turned to Kylie Chernikoff to turn the lights out.

The Wolf frosh, who was dropping bombs all match, closed with back-to-back winners off of points set up by Lhamon’s serves.

First Chernikoff crunched a huge spike, then, on the final point of the night, she went one better, reaching backwards over her head to corral the ball, before launching it forward with substantial force.

The boom of the ball hitting the court on the other side of the net was the sound of victory, the roar of a young team which is dominating today, and plans to dominate tomorrow.

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