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Marcelo Gebhard has a reunion with mom Stephanie.

A pack of Wolves are living out their dreams of playing college sports this fall.

Coupeville grads are suiting up for football, volleyball, soccer, softball, and baseball teams across the state and the USA.

Madison McMillan (softball) and Landon Roberts (baseball) are involved in fall ball activities on the diamond at Edmonds College and Walla Walla College, respectively, while Nezi Keiper is anchoring the defense for an Edmonds women’s soccer squad which is 6-3-1.

Landon Roberts and Pops, AKA Jon Roberts.

Out on the gridiron, Marcelo Gebhard is suiting up at Lewis-Clark Valley College in Idaho, while Ben Smith is lining up for Lakeland University in Wisconsin.

Smith, a grad student, has racked up five tackles, a sack, and a quarterback hit in two games, while Gebhard’s team seemingly posts no stats on the internet, frustrating his hometown sports reporter.

Ben Smith checks in with his fan club president, mom Deb.

Back closer to home, former Wolf teammates Lyla Stuurmans and Mia Farris are slated to oppose each other for the first time as college rivals this Friday, Oct. 10, when Skagit Valley College hosts Whatcom College.

Stuurmans has played in 19 matches for an SVC squad which sits at 11-10 on the season and is filling up the stat sheet just like she did back in her days at CHS.

The always highlight reel-worthy hitter has compiled 110 kills, 53 digs, 31 block assists, 17 service aces, five solo blocks, and 147.5 points.

Farris, living up to her high school nickname of “Mia the Magnificent,” continues to soar high as one of three Whatcom spikers to have played in all 16 of her team’s matches.

Keaton and Vivian’s lil’ sis is a perpetual powerhouse, popping for 46 kills, 23 aces, 113 digs, eight assists, seven block assists, and 73.5 points.

She’s #1 on her team in digs and sets played (52) and #2 in aces.

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Mark your calendars.

The high school volleyball squads from Coupeville and La Conner will join together Thursday, Oct. 16 to help raise awareness (and money) for the fight against cancer.

Wolf players and coaches are asking fans to wear pink that night and those in the mood can make a financial donation through the QR code shown in the photo above.

There’s also a fairly substantial rumor candy will be tossed into the stands by CHS spikers. So, a win-win for anyone with a hankerin’ for a bit of early Halloween action.

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Haylee Armstrong unleashes a wicked ace. (Julie Wheat photo)

It’s a numbers game.

Coupeville High School volleyball coaches compile stats, I add them all up (while trying to keep everything straight), and then you get to marinate in the finished product.

As we sit here on a Sunday, we’re 60% through the regular season schedule, and the race for the top of the stat sheet rages on.

Through Oct. 5:

 

Varsity
(9 matches):

 

Kills:

Teagan Calkins – 98
Haylee Armstrong – 49
Dakota Strong – 29
Tenley Stuurmans – 22
Ari Cunningham – 19
Lexis Drake – 8
Capri Anter – 2
Adeline Maynes – 2

 

Digs:

Calkins – 76
Armstrong – 71
Stuurmans – 47
Anter – 38
Drake – 27
Cunningham – 20
Maynes – 12
Sydney Van Dyke – 3
Strong – 2

 

Assists:

Stuurmans – 165
Maynes – 21
Cunningham – 8
Armstrong – 7
Calkins – 5
Drake – 5
Strong – 2

 

Solo Blocks:

Stuurmans – 2
Drake – 1

 

Block Assists:

Cunningham – 5
Armstrong – 3
Drake – 3
Strong – 2
Calkins – 1
Maynes – 1
Stuurmans – 1

 

Service Aces:

Stuurmans – 44
Calkins – 23
Cunningham – 12
Drake – 12
Armstrong – 9
Anter – 7
Maynes – 4
Strong – 1

 

Chelsi Stevens, rackin’ up the stats.  (Frankie Tenore photo)

 

JV
(7 matches):

 

Kills:

Sydney Van Dyke – 24
Kennedy O’Neill – 17
Isa Mc Fetridge – 16
Chelsi Stevens – 15
Emma Leavitt – 8
Cassandra Powers – 7
Adeline Maynes – 4
Hailey Grijalva – 2
Olivia Martin – 2
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 1

 

Digs:

Mc Fetridge – 30
O’Neill – 30
Leedy-Bonifas – 18
Maynes – 11
Stevens – 9
Van Dyke – 7
Martin – 5
Grijalva – 4
Powers – 4
Leavitt – 2
Kee’Arya Brown – 1
Mary Western – 1

 

Assists:

Maynes – 38
Leavitt – 26
Van Dyke – 6
Powers – 5
Grijalva – 4
Mc Fetridge – 2
O’Neill – 2
Stevens – 1

 

Service Aces:

Leavitt – 18
Powers – 15
Van Dyke – 15
Maynes – 12
O’Neill – 11
Mc Fetridge – 10
Stevens – 7
Grijalva – 3
Martin – 3
Leedy-Bonifas – 2

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Isa Mc Fetridge explodes for a kill. (Bella Karr photo)

Everyone aims extra hard for the big dogs.

With the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad having gone undefeated in league play last year, followed by a 4th place finish at the state tourney, the Wolves are being hunted.

And, with a young, rebuilding team in place, other teams are getting a bit of revenge from time to time.

Thursday night that payback belonged to visiting Orcas Island, which came from behind to topple Coupeville 17-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-19.

The loss drops CHS to 1-4 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-5-1 overall.

The Wolves have a prime opportunity to bounce back, however, hosting Friday Harbor, a team they have already beaten once this season, this Tuesday, Oct. 7.

After that, Coupeville closes the regular season with four of its final five matches on the road.

“And then I told them, do you want the next spike to bounce off the top of your head? Cause I’ll do it, sister!” (Frankie Tenore photo)

 

Thursday stats:

Haylee Armstrong — 7 kills, 9 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Teagan Calkins — 21 kills, 13 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces
Ari Cunningham — 4 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces
Lexis Drake — 3 digs, 1 ace
Adeline Maynes — 5 digs
Dakota Strong — 2 kills, 1 dig
Tenley Stuurmans — 1 kill, 10 digs, 31 assists, 3 aces

 

JV pulls out a thriller:

The winningest CHS team in any sport this fall is the second unit of spikers, which now carries a 3-1 mark in league play, and a 5-2 record overall.

The young Wolves latest victim was Orcas, which fell 25-14, 21-25, 15-12 in a battle which went to the limit.

A major key for Coupeville was its service game, which accounted for 16 aces, with Emma Leavitt (7) and Sydney Van Dyke (6) leading the way.

 

Thursday stats: 

Kee’Arya Brown — 1 dig
Hailey Grijalva — 3 assists
Emma Leavitt — 5 kills, 1 assist, 7 aces
Adeline Maynes — 2 kills, 3 digs, 5 assists
Isa Mc Fetridge — 2 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace
Kennedy O’Neill — 2 kills, 1 dig
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill, 2 aces
Sydney Van Dyke — 3 kills, 2 assists, 6 aces

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“Get back here!” (Julie Wheat photo)

“They all played their hearts out.”

While the Coupeville Middle School volleyball teams couldn’t quite come up with any wins Thursday in Sultan, the young Wolves impressed their coaches.

After having Tuesday’s trip to Lakewood bumped to Oct. 21 at the last second, CMS spiker guru Shaloma Allen was just thrilled to see her girls hit the floor — “The kids had a lot of energy” — and the addition of a new helper.

Katie Rohrbach joined Allen on the bench, providing another veteran voice.

“Yesterday was her first day. She was phenomenal with the girls and I’m looking forward to seeing her add her skills to the team.”

The Wolves howl in Sultan. (Shaloma Allen photo)

Playing in the wilds of Sultan, the Wolves pushed the Turks, but all three squads fell in the end.

The Coupeville varsity lost 25-19, 25-14, 14-16, while the JV was nipped 25-17, 25-10, 15-12. The C-Team came up on the short end of a 25-20, 21-25, 15-4 tally.

All three Wolf teams sit at 0-2 on the young season, with their next action involving a road trip to King’s Oct. 6.

Celebrate good times, come on. (Shaloma Allen photo)

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