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Spikers honored by league coaches

Posted in Volleyball, tagged All-Conference, CHS Wolves, Grey Peabody, Mia Farris, Northwest League, volleyball on November 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Mia Farris elevates and destroys. (Jackie Saia photo)

Call ’em the fab four.

Or fab five, because that works too.

Northwest 2B/1B League volleyball coaches doled out awards recently, with four Coupeville High School spikers (and their coach) honored for a season which saw them return to state.

Junior power hitter Mia Farris and senior middle blocker Grey Peabody notched First-Team All-conference honors, while junior sniper Lyla Stuurmans was tabbed for the Second-Team.

Junior setter Katie Marti, who racked up 500+ assists for a Wolf team which went 12-7, earned Honorable Mention status.

Katie Marti waits for her moment. (Jackie Saia photo)

Rounding out the Coupeville honorees was the man with the plan, as Cory Whitmore was named Coach of the Year after crafting the end of La Conner’s 12+ year run as an undefeated league juggernaut.

Orcas Island, which replaced the Braves as NWL champs, got the MVP, with senior Bethany Carter blasting her way to the award.

The Vikings also received the team sportsmanship trophy.

The complete teams:

First-Team All-League

Ava Ashcroft – Junior – Orcas Island
Mia Farris – Junior – Coupeville
Allie Heino – Senior – Mount Vernon Christian
Morgan Huizenga – Senior – La Conner
Addison Keller – Sophomore – La Conner
Grey Peabody – Senior – Coupeville
Abigail Udlock – Senior – La Conner
Claire Wright – Junior – Darrington

Second-Team All-League

Allie Cochran – Senior – Darrington
Keighley Collins – Junior – Concrete
Emerson Hoksbergen – Junior – MVC
Sera Knapp – Senior – Orcas Island
Maeve McCormick – Sophomore – La Conner
Milana Schneider – Senior – Orcas Island
Lyla Stuurmans – Junior – Coupeville

Honorable Mention

Reese Bird – 8th Grade – La Conner
Hailey Daniels – Senior – Concrete
Aenea Laam – Senior – Darrington
Kiera Link – Senior – MVC
Sofia Mahony-Jauregui – Sophomore – Orcas Island
Katie Marti – Junior – Coupeville
Kaylee Morton – Freshman – Friday Harbor
Esme Smith – Senior – Friday Harbor

Cory Whitmore, top-level coach (and fashion icon). (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

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Wolf alumni win state titles

Posted in Volleyball, tagged Breanne Smedley, Chelan High School, Columbia River High School, Grace Roberts, state titles, volleyball on November 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Breanne Smedley is a little shocked by how dominant her team is in the postseason. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Straight out of Coupeville to a state title.

Former Wolf middle school player Grace Roberts and former CHS coach Breanne Smedley both exited the SunDome in Yakima Saturday as champs.

Roberts, daughter of Jay and Jennifer Roberts, is now a freshman at Chelan High School and was on the bench as the Mountain Goats claimed a fourth-straight 1A crown.

The #1 seed held off #6 seed Freeman 3-1 in the finale.

Grace Roberts, seen behind the STA in the State Champions sign, is part of an Eastern Washington juggernaut. (WIAA photo)

Roberts, whose older sister Ally played for Smedley when she coached the Coupeville High School program, was primarily a JV player this season.

But Grace was promoted to varsity for the postseason run, giving her a chance to experience the highest level of her sport.

That should bode well for her future, as she continues to progress towards her own moment in the spotlight.

“Amazing team! Happy to be a part of their program!” said mom Jennifer. “So much talent and awesome coaches!”

Smedley, who now coaches at Columbia River, led her squad to a third-straight 2A crown, knocking off arch-rival Ridgefield 3-0.

Capping an unbeaten season, the Rapids crushed it in the championship match, peeling the Spudders 25-14, 25-8, 25-7.

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Close the books, count the stats

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, digs, Lyla Stuurmans, Mia Farris, Stats, volleyball on November 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Taylor Brotemarkle enjoys a tasty snack while waiting for final volleyball stats to be posted. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The final kill has been recorded.

For this season, at least.

With the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team wrapping its season Wednesday with a long day at the state tourney, now we turn to totaling up all the numbers from a 12-7 season.

Are they 100% correct?

Well, it’s a long season full of stat sheets with a lot of little marks on paper made by multiple people.

So why don’t we say 99.3% and call it good?

Lyla Stuurmans delivers a knockout punch.

Final varsity stats:

Kills:

Mia Farris – 204
Lyla Stuurmans – 184
Grey Peabody – 172
Teagan Calkins – 87
Katie Marti – 30
Jada Heaton – 24
Madison McMillan – 10

Digs:

McMillan – 254
Farris – 215
Marti – 150
Stuurmans – 137
Taylor Brotemarkle – 88
Calkins – 44
Issabel Johnson – 21
Peabody – 14
Heaton – 11

Block – Solo:

Peabody – 17
Calkins – 3
Farris — 3
Heaton – 3
Stuurmans – 3
Marti – 2

Block – Assist:

Peabody – 21
Stuurmans – 10
Calkins – 9
Heaton – 9
Marti – 6
Farris — 4

Assists:

Marti – 522
McMillan – 36
Stuurmans – 7
Heaton – 6
Brotemarkle – 5
Peabody – 2
Farris – 1
Johnson – 1

Service Aces:

Marti – 66
McMillan – 53
Farris – 47
Calkins – 37
Stuurmans – 30
Johnson – 20
Brotemarkle – 1
Peabody – 1

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Bright lights, big spikes

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, Issabel Johnson, Jackie Saia, state tourney, Taylor Brotemarkle, volleyball on November 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Taylor Brotemarkle brings the excitement. (Jackie Saia photos)

One more flashback to the big stage in Yakima.

Coupeville High School spikers are still basking in the afterglow of a trip to the 2B state tourney, and, thanks to Wolf Mom Jackie Saia, we’ve got a bunch more photos to capture the moment.

Marinate in the sets and spikes.

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SunDome snaps to savor

Posted in Volleyball, tagged CHS Wolves, Jackie Saia, Katie Marti, state tourney, volleyball on November 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Teagan Calkins prepares to hurt the volleyball. (Jackie Saia photos)

Spikes flew and cameras clicked.

It was a busy day at the Yakima SunDome Wednesday, as the 2B state volleyball tourney played out on multiple courts.

With Coupeville High School sparring with Lind-Ritzville-Sprague and Goldendale in a pair of tense tilts, Wolf Mom Jackie Saia was kept busy, snapping away.

The pics above and below come courtesy of the hardest-working yearbook advisor in the biz.