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CMS spikers serve up new season!!

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Veronica

Veronica Crownover prepares to unleash a serve. (Kelly Crownover photos)

(Kelly Crownover photos)

Crownover and Lindsey Roberts (18) plot strategy.

Sadi Foltz

CMS coach Sadi Foltz (third from left) imparts wisdom to her players.

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Wolf players go through warmups.

The future of Wolf volleyball will be on display this Thursday.

Having opened their season Monday with a match in Langley, the Coupeville Middle School volleyball squads now return to town for their home opener.

The opponent will be Sultan and play kicks off at 3 PM Thursday in the CMS gym.

If you’re in the mood for a long day of spikes and sets, you can skip across the hallway to the CHS gym for a high school match afterwards.

The high school edition of the Wolves play Mount Vernon Christian that evening, with JV at 5 and varsity at 6:15.

For the CMS spikers, the match-up with Sultan will give them a chance to even their record at 1-1.

Facing off with always-tough Langley, the Wolves lost in straight sets in both the 7th grade contest and the 8th grade JV match.

CMS rebounded by taking the opening set of the 8th grade varsity match, before eventually falling in three hard-fought sets.

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Young spiker enjoys “the rush” of the game!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , on September 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Brittany Powers unleashes a serve. (Justine McGranahan photo)

Brittany Powers unleashes a serve. (Justine McGranahan photos)

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Powers (second from left) and her teammates listen to Wolf JV coach Amy King.

Brittany Powers live for the rush.

The Coupeville High School freshman, who’s in her second season as a volleyball player, has played numerous sports over the years.

Soccer, baseball and basketball have all captured her attention.

But right now, being on the volleyball court and directing traffic as a setter for the Wolf JV spikers, Powers has found her groove.

And what is that?

“The rush you get when you send the ball over!”

Powers picked up volleyball as an eighth grader (“so I could try something new”) and has been a quick learner.

She is fairly confident in her serving and setting, but would like to fine-tune some other areas of her game.

“I would like to work on my spiking,” Powers said. “To be a team leader and get one spike over.”

Away from the game, she enjoys going to the beach with friends and longboarding.

Her support crew, on the volleyball court and off, is always there for her, providing Powers with inspiration.

“My mom, dad and friends have always been there for me to push me to keep going.”

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Spikers sizzle at SW tourney!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Sophomore Valen Trujillo poses with her tourney shirt.

Wolf sophomore Valen Trujillo poses with her tourney shirt.

The spark plug was back and the results were promising.

With senior Madeline Strasburg back in the lineup for the first time this season, the Coupeville High School volleyball squad swept two teams Saturday and finished 8th at the 33rd annual South Whidbey Invitational.

The Wolves pulled off shutouts of Lopez and Shoreline Christian, with Kyla Briscoe going bonkers against SC.

The freshman reeled off 12 straight points at the service stripe at one point, lifting Coupeville to a 13-1 lead as it waxed Shoreline.

The tourney was a good learning experience for the Wolves (0-3 in regular play), who return to the court with a home match against Mount Vernon Christian Thursday, Sept. 25.

“Overall, we had a great tournament,” said Wolf coach Breanne Smedley. “Madeline was a spark plug, Lauren (Rose) grew a lot as she set the entire day, and our defense really started to step up when Valen (Trujillo) had to sit out of the playoff games due to knee pain.

“I’m really pleased in the direction this team is headed as we continue to work hard and play together.”

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Wanted: a win!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Senior leaders Kacie Kiel (left) and Hailey Hammer.

Senior leaders Kacie Kiel (left) and Hailey Hammer.

The hunt continues.

Still searching for its first win under new coach Breanne Smedley, the Coupeville High School volleyball squad put up a decent fight Thursday at Orcas Island, but couldn’t quite get over the hump.

The 25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22 non-conference loss was the closest the Wolves have come this season. Now 0-3 on the season, CHS returns to action Saturday at the South Whidbey Invite.

While they had several standout performances Thursday, the Wolves were hurt by too many miscues.

“We gave up points with multiple unforced errors,” Smedley said. “We had a hard time controlling the ball on our side of the net.

“Lauren (Rose) ran a balanced offense and Hailey (Hammer) hit well through the middle, but our errors really hurt us.”

Rose, a freshman, collected 18 assists while knocking down three service aces.

Hammer collected 10 kills and three blocks, Valen Trujillo went low for a team-high 21 digs (and probably some more floor burns for her extensive collection) and McKenzie Bailey peppered Orcas with six kills.

Wolf senior captain Kacie Kiel was a one-woman wrecking crew, slamming five kills, garnering 19 digs and converting five service aces.

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Million Dollar Arm put on layaway!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, Softball, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »

McKayla Bailey

McKayla Bailey

Rumors that Bailey went on to photo-bomb the surgery team -- while knocked out -- are unsubstantiated ... but very, very believable. (Donna Bailey photo)

Rumors Bailey went on to photo-bomb the surgery team — while knocked out by anesthesia — are unsubstantiated, but very, very believable. (Donna Bailey photo)

Six months.

That’s how long Coupeville High School senior softball sensation McKayla Bailey is expected to be out after shoulder surgery Tuesday.

She’ll be in a sling for six weeks to start off the healing process.

Bailey will miss the rest of volleyball season and all of basketball season, with the hope of being healthy in time for her #1 sport, softball, in the spring.

The problems with her shoulder began after a long junior softball season, in which she was a one-woman pitching staff who carried CHS to its first state appearance in more than a decade.

Once the high school season was done, she tried to jump right into playing with her select traveling squad, but arm pain shut her down.

Bailey was originally diagnosed with two small tears in her pitching shoulder. One was in her rotator cuff, the other a “SLAP tear” in her super labrum.

The hope had been that the surgery would be minor, but doctors ran into bigger issues when they began to work.

“It went well but not as well as we hoped,” Bailey said. “There was more damage than we thought. They had to anchor down the tendon.

“No more volleyball and no basketball for me. It was really hard to hear,” she added. “But I know that in the future I’ll be glad I did this.”

Her mom, Donna Bailey, said her daughter’s natural sunniness never faded, even during the arduous hospital visit.

“She survived the anesthesia and I must say she was very polite to the nurses,” she said. “She thanked them for everything from taking her blood pressure to getting her saltine crackers. Pretty funny!”

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