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And the battle rages!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, Football, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville has had plenty to cheer for this fall, with its varsity teams posting a combined 11-5 record in league contests. (David Stern photo)

The disparity in the 1A Olympic League continues to grow.

With one minor exception (Port Townsend football), conference domination is again a two-team battle between Coupeville and Klahowya.

A week into Oct., the Eagles, who rep the second-biggest 1A school in the land, have 13 varsity wins, spread across volleyball, football, tennis and soccer.

Meanwhile, the Wolves, who spring from the sixth-smallest 1A student body, are hot on their heels with 11 victories.

Way, way in the back are Port Townsend (four, with three coming from the gridiron) and Chimacum (one lonely volleyball win over PT).

The week ahead (Oct. 9-13) doesn’t offer Coupeville many chances to increase its league win total, with limited games and three of its four sports facing non-conference 2A foe Sequim.

But the Wolf tennis team has a pair of matches against Chimacum, while the CHS football squad hosts Nisqually League foe Bellevue Christian for Homecoming.

Those teams have a combined one win this season, which bodes well for the Wolves.

Current league standings through Oct. 8:

Olympic/Nisqually League football:

School League Overall
Cascade Christian 3-0 5-1
Charles Wright 3-0 5-1
Port Townsend 3-0 3-3
COUPEVILLE 1-2 3-3
Bellevue Christian 1-2 1-5
Klahowya 1-2 1-5
Chimacum 0-3 2-4
Vashon Island 0-3 0-6

Olympic League volleyball:

School League Overall
COUPEVILLE 4-0 7-1
Klahowya 3-1 4-5
Chimacum 1-3 1-5
Port Townsend 0-4 1-7

Olympic League girls soccer:

School League Overall
Klahowya 5-0 10-0
COUPEVILLE 4-1 6-5
Port Townsend 1-4 2-7
Chimacum 0-5 0-6-1

Olympic League boys tennis:

School League Overall
Klahowya 4-1 11-2
COUPEVILLE 2-2 3-6
Chimacum 0-3 0-8

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Road warriors roll to another victory!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 5, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   CHS volleyball coach Cory Whitmore has been pleased to see his team win 20 of 23 sets this season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

After a win over a large 2A school Thursday, the Wolves are 7-1.

1A or 2A, home or away, it matters not.

Carving up teams left and right, the Coupeville High School volleyball squad is on a tear of late.

Thursday night the Wolves added to their hot start, making quick work of host Port Angeles to the tune of 25-16, 25-22, 25-23.

The non-conference win, coming against a school with a student body nearly three times Coupeville’s size, lifts CHS to 7-1 on the season.

The Wolves will carry a five-match winning streak home to face another 2A school, Sequim, next Tuesday, then plunge fully into their pursuit of a second-straight 1A Olympic League crown.

Facing off with Port Angeles, Coupeville had a good mix of opportunistic offense and quality defense.

“I was happy to see our passing come back strong,” said Wolf coach Cory Whitmore. “We weren’t without mistakes, but we managed the serving with greater efficiency in fixing those mistakes and turning them into offense.

“We were sporadic with our attack but I was very proud of how our outsides both produced strong numbers on a mix of shots,” he added. “Glad to get the win on the road.”

Kyla Briscoe loomed large, leading the Wolves with 10 kills, while teammates Payton Aparicio and Katrina McGranahan chipped in with seven apiece.

Lauren Rose doled out a game-high 18 assists and added five service aces to go with the nine Aparicio blasted.

McGranahan, the reigning 1A Olympic League MVP, was a force wherever she set up on this night.

“Katrina played a great all-around game with her blocking, serving and hitting,” Whitmore said.

JV falls for first time:

After reeling off six straight wins to open the season, the young Wolves suffered the first ding on their record, coming up on the wrong end of a 28-26, 25-19, 27-25 tally.

“A tough day, but a great learning and growing experience for the team,” said Coupeville JV coach Chris Smith. “The good news is we battled in all three sets and just came up short to a team that was very similar to us.

“We have a three-day break and then we will come back energized and focused on the areas we need to continue to improve upon.”

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Young spikers ace a win!!

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 5, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville’s 7th grade volleyball squad celebrates its win at Chimacum. (Photo courtesy Kimberly Bepler)

The power of the ace shall liberate us.

Or at least let us get some wins.

Powered by a team-wide explosion at the service line, the Coupeville Middle School 7th grade volleyball squad swept to a straight-sets win Thursday afternoon.

With Lucy Tenore and Kaielle Bepler leading the way, the Wolves stuffed host Chimacum 25-13, 25-12, 25-14 for their first varsity win of the season.

The CMS 8th graders battled until the final point in their match, rallying to take the third set 25-15 after dropping the first two 25-19, 25-21.

7th grade:

“Overwhelmingly the serves are what won us the game,” said Wolf coach Kimberly Bepler. “We worked on serves all week long after Monday’s game, and it paid off in a big way for these girls.

“Several got serves in for the first time ever in a game,” she added. “They’re pretty thrilled with their first win!”

Tenore (nine successful serves on mom Heather’s birthday) and Bepler (8) paced CMS.

Vivian Farris (5), Brynn Schmid (5), Maya Lucero (5) and Alita Blouin (4) were hot on their heels.

“We didn’t have coach (Sarah) Lyngra tonight, but her spirit was with us with our focus on serving,” Bepler said.

8th grade:

The Wolf coaches are putting an emphasis on “three hits (over and in)” and the older squad connected on 16 of those plays Thursday.

Hit 20 and coach Casie Greve has promised her team a root beer float party.

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Pics to delight! Pics to amaze!!

Posted in Girls Soccer, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on October 4, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville got lucky in the foreign exchange student lottery, netting a winner in Charlotte Nolle. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

That moment when you thought it was a Friday, but it was just a Wednesday.

“How you doin?”

   Hope Lodell (left) and Kyla Briscoe plot out strategy. “I’m gonna hit it where they aren’t, and then we’ll win. Sound good?”

   Local legends Paul and Marilyn Messner, about to be be swarmed by autograph seekers.

Zoe Trujillo trains like Zola Budd. Look it up on Wikipedia…

Jaimee Masters (left) and Megan Behan plot shenanigans.

Even with a fractured ankle, Sean Toomey-Stout is still faster than you or me.

   With Coupeville sweeping all nine sets from Chimacum Tuesday, there was plenty to cheer about for Wolf spikers.

Megan Thorn unleashes The Crippler.

Imagine if this was the olden days, when you had to go in the darkroom and develop every picture.

Freed up by the advent of digital, wanderin’ photo god John Fisken madly clicked away Tuesday, bopping between Coupeville soccer and volleyball contests.

Along the way, he also let his lens slide into the crowd to capture what was brewing off the beaten path.

The pics above, while providing a nice overview of everything, are just the tip of the iceberg, however.

To see the billions of pics Fisken shot, there’s two handy links below.

And when you jump, remember, purchases fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes, and they make it more likely he’ll return to Cow Town.

Volleyball — http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Volleyball/2017-10-03-vs-Chimacum/

Soccer — http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-2018-Coupeville-Soccer/2017-10-03-vs-Chimacum/

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Young Wolves serve up a winner!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 4, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf freshman Savannah Smith reeled off nine straight points on her serve at one point Tuesday night. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Catherine Lhamon keeps the rally alive.

Put the ball in Jaimee Masters hands and the match is done.

Unloading vicious serve after even more vicious serve, the Coupeville High School freshman put a resounding end to both the second and third sets Tuesday, as the Wolf C-Team cruised to a win over visiting Chimacum.

Masters ran off seven straight winners to close the night’s middle set, after already doing some serious damage in the first set.

Enjoying the thrill, she then went one better in the third set, ending the match with eight straight winners off her serve.

Fueled by Masters ace-happy ways, and similar laser shows from Savannah Smith and Catherine Lhamon, the Wolves strolled to a 25-17, 25-8, 25-17 victory.

The win lifts the C-Team to 3-0 on the season, 2-0 in Olympic League play.

Coupeville came out on fire, never trailing in the first two sets, then proved it could rally as well, storming back from eight down to take the final set.

Willow Vick got the Wolves started with a tip for a winner on the first point of the night, and CHS stormed out to a quick 6-0 lead in the first set.

From there, a couple of kills from Maddie Vondrak, strong set-ups from Heidi Clinkscales and a sweet tip for a winner off of the fingertips of Charlotte Nolle, and Coupeville was on cruise control.

Megan Behan ended the opening set with an explosive ace, signalling what was to come from Masters, while Kylie Chernikoff delivered several put-aways while patrolling the net.

While Masters was well, masterful, racking up 29 points on her serve over the course of the match, it was Smith who put together the best stretch of any Wolf.

With CHS facing its only deficit of the night at 10-3 in the third set, the freshman went on a rampage, zinging serves off of Chimacum faces, arms and legs.

Literally, as one Cowboy who took a Smith serve to the chin is likely to look in the mirror tomorrow and see the imprint of a volleyball on the lower half of her face.

Capping things with a laser shot of an ace which split two Cowboys who flinched and grimaced in unison as the ball exploded between them, Smith pulled the Wolves back in front 12-10, and they would never relinquish the lead the rest of the way.

Just to drive the point home, Smith resurfaced when Masters was closing out the match, going high to stuff a shot in a manner reminiscent of how older sister Emma Smith dominates at the net.

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