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Spike squads celebrate season of success

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on November 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The thrill of victory, or a well-placed kill. (Julie Wheat photo)

They spiked awards season.

The Coupeville High School volleyball squads brought their season to a close Friday night with an awards banquet, bestowing honors on multiple players.

Teagan Calkins, the lone senior playing for the Wolves, took home The Hammer Award for leading the program in kills and “being someone who always puts the ball away.”

“The Red Dragon” also nabbed a Four-Year award from CHS coach Scout Smith for playing the sport all the way through high school.

 

Others receiving awards included:

 

Varsity:

Tenley Stuurmans – The Commander Award for “running the offense, leading with assists.”

Haylee Armstrong – The Zen Master Award for being “calm under pressure.”

Sydney Van Dyke – The Phoenix Award for being “able to be put in anywhere off the bench.”

Isa Mc Fetridge fires off a serve. (Julie Wheat photo)

 

JV:

Kennedy O’Neill – The Commander Award for being team MVP

Chelsi Stevens – The Ascendent Award for being Most Improved

Isa Mc Fetridge – The Zen Master Award

Olivia Martin – The Phoenix Award

Sydney Van Dyke – The Shield Award for Best Team Player

Darcee Dickson – The Spark Award for Rookie of the Year

 

Varsity letter winners:

Capri Anter
Haylee Armstrong
Teagan Calkins
Ari Cunningham
Lexis Drake
Adeline Maynes
Dakota Strong
Tenley Stuurmans
Sydney Van Dyke

Lexis Drake put together a strong season in her varsity debut. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

Participation certificates:

KeeAyra Brown
Darcee Dickson
Hailey Grijalva
Ali Habeck
Emma Leavitt
Willow Leedy-Bonifas
Olivia Martin
Isa Mc Fetridge
Kennedy O’Neill
Cassandra Powers
Hannah Roberts
Chelsi Stevens
Mary Western

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No trophies for NWL spikers

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on November 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

La Conner sniper Maeve McCormick (2) battles at the net with Coupeville defenders Dakota Strong (9) and Lexis Drake. (Julie Wheat photo)

It was a little rougher this time around.

Last year, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad remained undefeated until the final day of the season and brought home a program-best 4th place trophy from the 2B state tourney.

While a rebuilding Wolves squad didn’t make it back to the big dance this fall, the Northwest 2B/1B League sent four squads to state, but none could match what CHS did last year.

All three 2B schools in action — Mount Vernon Christian, La Conner, and Orcas Island — went two-and-out at the Yakima SunDome.

MVC had the best showing of the trio, falling 3-1 to both Onalaska and River View, while Orcas lost 3-1 to Rainier and 3-0 to Tri-Cities Prep.

La Conner failed to win a set, being swept 3-0 by both Manson and Toledo.

In a fairly huge upset, #8 seed Northwest Christian (Colbert) won the state title, bouncing Freeman in the finale.

Overall, only three of the eight 2B schools which claimed a trophy last year earned more hardware this time around.

Freeman jumped from 3rd to 2nd, Manson tumbled from 1st to 4th, and Davenport finished 7th once again.

2025 trophy teams Adna, Coupeville, Rainier, Liberty (Spangle), and Colfax were replaced by Northwest Christian, Lind-Ritzville-Sprague, Toutle Lake, Tonasket, and River View.

Meanwhile, in the 1B state tourney, Darrington went 1-2 and got knocked out one match shy of playing for a trophy.

The Loggers, who were NWL champs this season with an 8-0 record in league play, opened state with a 3-1 loss to Almira-Coulee-Hartline, rebounded to beat Valley Christian 3-1, then were eliminated 3-1 by Taholah.

In another upset, #3 Garfield-Palouse won the 1B crown, while top-ranked Oakesdale didn’t make it to the championship tilt.

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A final spike, a last set

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on November 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Olivia Martin fires off an ace. (Julie Wheat photo)

Time to add up the numbers and call it a day.

With the final Coupeville High School volleyball match in the books for 2025, we can present a complete look at individual stats for the Wolf spikers.

The numbers came from stat sheets collected by CHS coaches, and hopefully I added correctly.

Ari Cunningham filled up the stat sheet during her first season as a varsity player. (Jennifer Camarena Herrera photo)

 

Final season stats:

 

Varsity
(16 matches):

 

Kills:

Teagan Calkins – 185
Haylee Armstrong – 100
Tenley Stuurmans – 47
Dakota Strong – 39
Ari Cunningham – 35
Lexis Drake – 16
Capri Anter – 2
Adeline Maynes – 2

 

Digs:

Calkins – 176
Armstrong – 140
Stuurmans – 91
Maynes – 59
Drake – 46
Anter – 38
Cunningham – 36
Strong – 10
Sydney Van Dyke – 5

 

Assists:

Stuurmans – 320
Maynes – 30
Armstrong – 16
Calkins – 12
Cunningham – 9
Drake – 8
Strong – 4
Kennedy O’Neill – 1

 

Solo Blocks:

Stuurmans – 5
Armstrong – 2
Drake – 2
Cunningham – 1
Strong – 1

 

Block Assists:

Cunningham – 9
Drake – 8
Armstrong – 3
Calkins – 3
Strong – 3
Stuurmans – 3
Maynes – 1

 

Service Aces:

Stuurmans – 62
Calkins – 37
Maynes – 20
Armstrong – 19
Cunningham – 18
Drake – 15
Anter – 7
O’Neill – 2
Van Dyke – 2
Strong – 1

 

JV
(13 matches):

 

Kills:

Sydney Van Dyke – 40
Kennedy O’Neill – 31
Isa Mc Fetridge – 25
Chelsi Stevens – 24
Cassandra Powers – 12
Emma Leavitt – 8
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 5
Adeline Maynes – 4
Olivia Martin – 3
Hailey Grijalva – 2

 

Digs:

Leedy-Bonifas – 46
O’Neill – 44
Mc Fetridge – 41
Stevens – 26
Van Dyke – 13
Maynes – 11
Martin – 7
Powers – 7
Grijalva – 4
Leavitt – 2
Kee’Arya Brown – 1
Mary Western – 1

 

Assists:

Maynes – 50
Leavitt – 27
Leedy-Bonifas – 15
Powers – 13
Van Dyke – 8
O’Neill – 5
Grijalva – 4
Mc Fetridge – 3
Stevens – 3
Martin – 1

 

Solo Blocks:

Van Dyke – 2
Leedy-Bonifas – 1

 

Service Aces:

Powers – 30
Van Dyke – 26
O’Neill – 24
Leavitt – 19
Mc Fetridge – 18
Stevens – 18
Maynes – 14
Leedy-Bonifas – 7
Martin – 4
Grijalva – 3

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Forever friends, sometimes rivals

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans (left) and Mia Farris catch up with super fan Kim Brotemarkle. (Susan Farris photos)

It was the reunion rumble redux.

Facing off for the second time at the college level, Coupeville High School volleyball alumni Mia Farris and Lyla Stuurmans (and their current teams) clashed Wednesday night in a five-set thriller.

Back on Oct. 10, Stuurmans and Skagit Valley College beat Farris and Whatcom College in straight sets, but this time around, the Orcas rallied from two sets down to pull out a 12-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-10 win on their home floor.

The fab frosh duo, who shared CHS Female Athlete of the Year honors as seniors, both played strongly in their second reunion.

Farris finished with 12 digs and two service aces, while Stuurmans piled up 11 kills, four digs, and a solo block.

With the victory, Whatcom moves into a tie with Skagit at 5-6 in Northwest Athletic Conference play, with one regular-season match left on both school’s schedules.

On the season, Stuurmans and Co. are 16-13, while Farris and her squad are 7-16 overall.

A moment with their high school coach, Cory Whitmore.

The former Wolves, who helped lead CHS volleyball to the best season in program history in 2024, have both seen plenty of floor time in their first college season.

Farris has played in all 23 of her team’s matches, racking up 52 kills, 187 digs, 10 assists, one solo block, seven block assists, and 36 aces.

Meanwhile, Stuurmans has participated in 27 of 29 matches, collecting 165 kills, 69 digs, three assists, six solo blocks, 35 block assists, and 21 aces.

Lifelong friends first and foremost.

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Wolf spikers denied playoff berth

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on November 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong pounds a winner. (Danica Strong photo)

A rebuilding season ended a few days too early.

One year after a veteran-dominated squad went undefeated to the final day of the campaign and brought home a program-best 4th place state trophy, the Coupeville High School volleyball team was denied a playoff berth.

The young Wolves, who had only one senior this time around, fell 25-17, 25-18 to Friday Harbor in a tiebreaker played on a neutral court in La Conner Wednesday night.

With the victory, the Wolverines earn the #4 seed for 2B schools from District 1 to the six-team District 1/2 tourney, which runs Thursday through Saturday.

Coupeville finishes its first season under new head coach Scout Smith at 5-10-1.

The tiebreaker was required because CHS and Friday Harbor finished in a stalemate, both going 2-8 in league play.

La Conner (8-2), Mount Vernon Christian (8-2), and Orcas Island (5-5) are the other playoff-bound 2B schools, while NWL champ Darrington (8-0) and last-place finisher Concrete (0-8), both 1B schools, have already begun postseason play.

Wednesday’s tiebreaker marked the end of the road for Wolf senior Teagan Calkins. A key contributor to last year’s trophy winners, she led Coupeville in kills and digs as a senior.

Teagan Calkins was a rock for the Wolves all season. (Jackie Saia photo)

“We are extremely grateful to our lone senior,” said CHS coach Scout Smith. “Her unwavering dedication and commitment to our program is unmatched and she will be dearly missed.

“However, she has undoubtedly left her mark on this program and has left it better than she found it.”

While she was hoping for a different outcome Wednesday, and a chance to take her squad to the postseason, Smith liked the continued growth she witnessed as a new group of varsity players began to make an impact.

“Obviously not the ending we hoped for, but still a lot of positives to take from this season,” she said. “We will continue to build to come back as an even stronger team next year.

“Hats off to Friday Harbor. They too were against the ropes fighting for a spot in districts and showed great composure in the moment.

“We are excited to have so many players returning for next year,” Smith added. “We will focus on and build off of all the positives from this year.”

 

Wednesday stats:

Haylee Armstrong — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Teagan Calkins — 4 kills, 2 assists
Ari Cunningham — 2 digs
Lexis Drake — 1 block assist
Adeline Maynes — 4 digs, 2 aces
Dakota Strong — 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Tenley Stuurmans — 4 kills, 3 digs, 7 assists

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