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Payton Aparicio (left) and Hope Lodell are just two of the Wolf stars expected to be on hand for Saturday's free kids volleyball clinic. (John Fisken photo)

   Payton Aparicio (left) and Hope Lodell are just two of the Wolf stars expected to be on hand for Saturday’s free kids volleyball clinic. (John Fisken photo)

Want to meet Lauren Rose?

Well, if you’re a kid in grades 3-6 who loves volleyball and has this coming Saturday morning free, you’re in luck.

Rose and the other Coupeville High School volleyball stars will be conducting a free skills clinic in the CHS gym Sept. 26 from 10-11:30 AM.

The clinic, which is the brainchild of Wolf volleyball coach Breanne Smedley, is open to boys and girls and no prior registration is needed.

Just show up, ready to have fun (and possibly get Rose’s autograph).

If you can’t make this one, there will be a second clinic Saturday, Oct. 24, also from 10-11:30.

For more info, contact the coach at breannesmedley@coupeville.k12.wa.us.

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Chelsea

   Chelsea Prescott is one of several CMS 7th graders who have already begun to make an athletic name for themselves. (John Fisken photos)

Maya

Prescott will join grizzled vets like 8th grader Maya Toomey-Stout.

There are some new spikers in town.

High school volleyball has already been going for a bit, but Coupeville Middle School officially kicks off a new season Thursday, when the Wolves play host to Chimacum at 3:30 PM.

CMS has 26 players on its roster currently, with an almost perfect mix of eighth graders and seventh graders.

Among the names to watch, returning stars like Scout Smith, Zoe Trujillo and Maya Toomey-Stout.

And, while I don’t have much of a feel for what the Wolf seventh graders have to offer yet, two names pop out.

Genna Wright is the final child from a family of top-drawer athletes, following in the footsteps of older siblings Aaron and Sarah, while Chelsea Prescott has already made a name for herself as a little league baseball pitcher.

The rosters, as they stand now:

8th grade:

Ashleigh Battaglia
Luci Coleburn
Hannah Davidson
Natalie Hollrigel
Emma Mathusek
Jillian Mayne
Cassidy Moody
Lucy Sandahl
Scout Smith
Maya Toomey-Stout
Zoe Trujillo
Raven Vick
Willow Vick
Melia Welling

7th grade:

Megan Behan
Kylie Chemikoff
Alexis Czarnik
Emily Fieldler
Ivy Leedy
Catherine Lhamon
Jaimee Masters
Lacy McCraw-Shirron
Morgan Pease
Chelsea Prescott
Savannah Smith
Genna Wright

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Payton (Breeanne Smedley photos)

    Payton Aparicio takes her young buddy out for a twirl. (Breanne Smedley photos)

Lauren Rose

Lauren Rose imparts the wisdom of a setter to her pal.

Tiffany Briscoe

Tiffany Briscoe is the center of attention.

Kenzi LaRue

Kenzi LaRue and associate are all smiles.

team

The present (and future) of Wolf volleyball.

Kyla Briscoe

Kyla Briscoe, bringing the fun with her.

Ashley Menges

   Wolf spikers Ashley Menges (left), Katrina McGranahan (back, center) and Ally Roberts help get this party started.

The Wolf Buddies are back, and stronger than ever.

Kicking off a new year of the program — which unites Coupeville High School volleyball players with elementary school children — the Wolves and their young charges kicked up their heels.

“The girls did an awesome job of being role models to these young ones while serving their community and the future of their volleyball program,” said CHS coach Breanne Smedley. “So fun to watch it in action!”

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"League? Non-league? Now you're just hurting my brain." (Sylvia Hurlburt photo)

   Kalia Littlejohn: “League game? Non-league game? I’ll just score in all of them and you can figure out the rest later.” (Sylvia Hurlburt photo)

Some games matter more than others.

And this is where it’s going to get kind of confusing.

Coupeville High School, which has only three foes in the 1A Olympic League (Port Townsend, Klahowya, Chimacum), has been looking to pad out the schedule for both its girls’ soccer and volleyball squads.

Mission accomplished.

The Wolves have added two more home volleyball matches and one road trip for the booters, bringing those teams totals to 14 (with seven at home) and 15, respectively.

Now we get wacky.

The Wolf spikers have added Chimacum (Oct. 1) and Port Townsend (Oct. 8) while the soccer squad has picked up Port Townsend (Sept. 29), but — now, pay attention — even though those schools are league foes, the matches WON’T count in the league standings.

So, while you certainly want to win, doing so won’t help Coupeville’s chances of earning playoff berths, just as losses wouldn’t derail any hopes.

For both squads only the originally scheduled six matches against those schools (and Klahowya) will matter when figuring out which three teams earn postseason berths in each sport.

So, for volleyball that’s:

10/13 Klahowya
10/15 @ Chimacum
10/20 @ Port Townsend
10/22 Chimacum
10/26 @ Klahowya
10/29 Port Townsend

And the “counters” for soccer:

10/15 @ Chimacum
10/17 Klahowya
10/20 @ Port Townsend
10/22 Chimacum
10/26 @ Klahowya
10/29 Port Townsend

Six league games is the magic number for fall, as Wolf football and boys’ tennis each have that number on their schedule as well, and all of those WILL count in the conference standings.

And, in slightly less confusing scheduling news, the Wolf JV football team has picked up a home game to fill an open slot on Monday, Sept. 21.

The Wolves will now tee it up with 2A Anacortes at 5 PM that night.

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Allison Wenzel (John Fisken photo)

   With moves like this, Allison Wenzel earned Player of the Match honors in her team’s first win. (John Fisken photo)

(Jennifer Menges photo)

Winner, winner, we want our photo taken! (Jennifer Menges photo)

A good old-fashioned beat-down.

That’s what the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad dropped on host Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday night, routing the Hurricanes in straight sets.

Rolling all night long, the Wolves (now 1-2) savaged MVC 25-14, 25-18, 25-9 to give new coach Heidi Wyman her first win at CHS.

“The girls were mentally tough all night, served strong, stayed together and never looked back,” Wyman said. “It’s easy to lose focus in the middle of a long match, allowing an opponent to sneak back in. But not on these Wolves.

“They did not allow MVC to score more than three points in a row the entire match,” she added. “That is impressive.”

Not that the Hurricanes had much of a chance to string together any runs, as Coupeville crushed it at the service stripe, ripping off 31 aces.

And, if the ball did get in play, the Wolves put it down quickly, racking up 14 kills.

“They dominated from start to finish,” Wyman said. “Our offense is starting to roll.

“We get better every practice and the hard work is beginning to shine through in the games.”

Allison Wenzel earned Player of the Match honors for her stellar play across the board.

“She had a .417 hitting average, added the first block of the season, was a passing machine and served a perfect first set!,” Wyman said.

Also earning kudos were Kenzie LaRue and Ashley Menges.

LaRue was flawless at the net, converting all four of her hitting opportunities into kills, then topped her night with five service aces.

Her freshman teammate was equally as impressive when firing up serves, a trait their coach likes to exploit.

“We start almost every game with Ashley serving for a reason,” Wyman said. “Tonight she unleashed six aces in 14 attempts, finishing the night with two of her games perfect at the line.”

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