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A winner in every way!!

Posted in Happy birthday, Horse sports, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ashley Menges

Ashley Menges: pick a sport, she’s a winner.

"Hey, it's my birthday!!" (John Fisken photos)

“Who’s gettin’ cake? This girl!!” (John Fisken photo)

We are in a new golden age for young female athletes right now in Coupeville.

Both the freshman and sophomore classes at CHS boast exceptionally strong groups, while the elementary and middle school levels are bursting with talent, as well.

One of the brightest and most successful is Wolf frosh Ashley Menges, who celebrates her birthday Thursday.

A standout volleyball spiker and competitive horse rider, she’s following in the successful footsteps of older brother Cody, a dazzler on the soccer pitch.

Ashley has quickly become a star in her own right, however, blasting to the forefront along with pals Emma Smith and Maddy Hilkey while juggling select and school volleyball.

When she’s not setting up the big hitters with her pinpoint passing, she can usually be found astride her horse.

A veteran of the state meet in Puyallup, Menges‘ ribbon collection is staggering and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

In the time I have covered her athletic endeavors, she has been everything in a teammate a coach would want to see — loyal, supportive, enthusiastic and highly devoted to her squad.

You can be a successful athlete and be rude and dismissive, but Menges is a prime example of living your life the opposite way — being successful while treating others with kindness and approaching each obstacle with a can-do attitude and a shining spirit.

Win or lose, Ashley has a charisma and a sunny nature that wins her fans everywhere she goes.

That she backs it up with strong athletic ability is just a bonus.

So, as she heads towards her cake day, we just want to take a moment to wish her the best, and thank her for making her school and her town look so good.

You’re a winner, Miss Menges, in every way.

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Summer sports fun beckons!!

Posted in Football, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on April 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Bailey

  Want to soar like McKenzie Bailey one day? Start playing today. (John Fisken photo)

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The gridiron beckons. (Photos courtesy Coupeville Boys & Girls Club)

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Get your spike on.

It’s never too soon to start planning for summer.

While we’re only in the first weekend of April, registration is open for flag football and volleyball being offered later this year through the Coupeville Boys and Girls Club.

The football league, which is open to children in grades 3-6, is free, and will take place May 6.

Volleyball camp, which will be split for two groups (K-2 and 3-8), runs June 24-25 and costs $25 and $50, respectively.

To find out more, take a gander at the extra-helpful pics above, which contain most of the pertinent info.

To register, or seek more knowledge, or both, pop over to:

https://sites.google.com/a/coupevilleboysandgirlsclub.org/current/athletics

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Joy to the world (Rally Ally style)!!

Posted in Happy birthday, Horse sports, Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on March 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ally Roberts

   Ally Roberts and her trusty steed, Tiger, prepare to win all the ribbons. All of them, I said. (Jennifer Roberts photo)

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   Roberts hangs out with Lauren Bayne and Co. at the Coupeville Booster Club’s crab feed auction. (John Fisken photos)

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   The Spike Crew is (l to r) Kyla Briscoe, Sarah Wright, Tiffany Briscoe, Valen Trujillo and Roberts.

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Impact!

Ally Roberts is sunshine come to life.

Now, it’s very possible the Coupeville High School junior, who celebrates a birthday today, may be grumpy some times.

Who among us is not from time to time?

But, if that’s true, I have yet to see it.

A standout volleyball and horse athlete who also shows up to root for her classmates at absolutely every sports event played in town, Roberts always comes across as supremely happy.

Giddy grin sliding across her face, Ally is frequently up to shenanigans when she sees wandering cameramen (and women) in the area, and she remains one of the two or three most dependable go-to people when you need a pic with a little something extra.

Put her on the big stage and she delivers, as well.

Able to angle her body at a moment’s notice in mid-flight, Roberts can be a ferocious hitter on the volleyball court, which helped Coupeville’s spikers soar to their first playoff win in several seasons in the fall.

She was #2 on the Wolves in kill percentage and hitting percentage, #3 in kills and assists, #4 in blocks and #1 in leading mid-game dance celebrations.

Equally adept when you put her astride a horse, Ally (and her trusty steed, Tiger) have amassed an astounding collection of ribbons in the world of horse sports, where she is a state meet vet.

But take her out of the world of sports (for a second or two, at least) and she has always struck me as one of the friendliest, brightest, most outgoing of all Coupeville teens.

Easygoing, yet fiercely loyal to her (ginormous) family and friends, Ally projects such joy in everything she does it would be impossible not to root for her just a bit more (OK, a lot more) than your average athlete.

It’s her sunshine-drenched world, and we’re all just lucky to be a small part of it.

Happy birthday, Miss Roberts! May your grin go on and on for many years to come.

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Vidoni nets college VB award!!

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »

CHS grad Monica Vidoni (left), in Florida with her college softball squad. (Photos courtesy Vidoni)

   CHS grad Monica Vidoni (left), in Florida with her college softball squad. (Photos courtesy Vidoni)

Vidoni's academic work has been acknowledged.

Vidoni’s academic work has been acknowledged.

She’s killin’ it in the classroom as well as on the athletic stage.

Monica Vidoni, a 2015 graduate of Coupeville High School, was recently honored for her academic work while playing college ball.

Vidoni, who is a freshman at Rainy River Community College, was tabbed to the Minnesota College Athletic Conference’s All-Academic team for volleyball.

It was a pleasant surprise for the hard-working former Wolf.

“I didn’t think that would happen,” said a very happy Vidoni.

She is currently the only former CHS athlete to be playing three sports at the college level, competing for RRCC in volleyball, basketball and softball.

Vidoni and her Voyageur diamond teammates are off to a 4-2 start on their season.

Rainy River went 18-13 in volleyball and 15-11 in basketball.

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Head of the class!!

Posted in Girls Tennis, Happy birthday, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on March 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Payton Aparicio (John Fisken photos)

Payton Aparicio, doin’ work. (John Fisken photos)

Sydney’s little sister has become a star in her own right.

Coupeville High School sophomore Payton Aparicio, who celebrates a birthday today, has fully stepped out of the shadow cast by her successful big sis, more than making a name for herself in the sports world.

A two-sport star (volleyball and tennis) who still has time to return to basketball and make it three (you never know), Payton is one of the true bright lights in Wolf Nation.

She tore up the tennis court as just a freshman, teaming with fellow 9th grader Sage Renninger to play #1 doubles, and play it well.

Now, with a season of experience under their belts, they seem on the verge of having a truly huge breakout season this spring.

If Aparicio sets the tennis world on fire, it will be the second time she’s captured the spotlight this school year.

In the fall, she made the jump from playing JV volleyball as a frosh to being a varsity sensation as a sophomore.

When the stats were added up at the end of the season, Aparicio was one of three Wolves to appear in 10 of 11 categories, cracking the top four in a startling seven categories.

She was second on the team in serving percentage and service points won, third in kill percentage, hitting percentage and service returns and fourth in kills and digs.

Fueled by Aparicio and a roster full of fellow young guns, Coupeville surged from one win the season before to six in 2015, including a playoff victory against Seattle Christian.

Watching Payton fly around the court, two things were obvious.

One, she is a talented athlete (who hails from impressive athletic bloodlines), and, as her confidence continues to grow, I fully expect Aparicio to soar even higher.

And two, she truly lights up the gym and the world around it.

Payton comes across as a thoughtful, smart young woman who has a deep love for her large extended family, both blood relatives and teammates.

As she hits her cake day today, just a few days away from the start of a new tennis season, we want to take a quick moment to wish her the best.

Happy birthday, Miss Aparicio. May it sparkle like you do.

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