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“It was a fun night!”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Jill Prince rang up 11 kills Thursday in a big road win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Next girl up.

With three starters sidelined Thursday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team never missed a beat.

Instead, the Wolves got strong work from those who were able to be in uniform, and plowed right through host Mount Vernon Christian in straight sets.

The 25-12, 25-12, 25-19 win lifts Coupeville to 10-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 10-5 overall.

It marks the fifth time in six seasons CHS spiker coach Cory Whitmore has led his program to double-digit wins.

And, that one miss doesn’t really count, as Covid restricted the Wolves to just nine matches total last season.

Coupeville is now off to the postseason, with a trip to La Conner set for Wednesday, Nov. 3.

The Wolves open the District 1/2 tourney against Auburn Adventist Academy at 5 PM in a loser-out match.

Win, and Coupeville returns to the floor at 7:30 that night to play two-time defending 2B state champs La Conner for this year’s one golden ticket to the big dance.

Thursday night the Wolves kept their focus on the task at hand, closing the regular season with a bang.

“It was a fun night,” Whitmore said. “The girls brought a lot of energy and I was very happy with how they stepped up around some shuffling of positions and teams.

“We served very well with our locations being very precise.”

Freshman Katie Marti slid into the setter position, and “did a great job finding the hitters and looked very comfortable at the faster pace.”

That calmness and strong play carried over to other players, as well.

“Our back row players were so consistent tonight, making Katie’s job easier and then our middles had a phenomenal night with their efficiency,” Whitmore said.

“Jill (Prince) and Olivia (Schaffeld) played very well, finding open court.

“They worked really well together and it was fun to watch them leave league play on such a positive form of execution.”

 

Thursday stats:

Alita Blouin — 13 digs, 5 aces
Taygin Jump — 5 digs, 3 aces
Ryanne Knoblich — 3 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace
Katie Marti — 1 kill, 2 digs, 22 assists, 4 aces
Madison McMillan — 4 kills, 4 digs, 4 aces
Jill Prince — 11 kills
Olivia Schaffeld — 7 kills, 1 ace
Lucy Tenore — 4 kills

Freshman Madison McMillan set varsity career highs in kills, digs, and aces.

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No subs, no worries

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Grey Peabody (left), here stuffing a rival, helped Coupeville’s JV finish a spiffy 12-3 on the season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Gwen Gustafson filled up the stat sheet Thursday, as the Wolves drilled Mount Vernon Christian.

Rest is for the weak, not for the Wolves.

Playing Thursday with the minimum six players, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad did what it almost always does — win, and win convincingly.

Playing their season finale on the road at Mount Vernon Christian, the Wolf spikers polished off the Hurricanes 25-12, 25-10, 25-15.

The victory lifts Coupeville’s final record to 10-2 in Northwest 2B/1B league play, 12-3 overall.

Coming on the heels of a 6-3 mark during a pandemic-shortened campaign during the 2020-2021 school year, that leaves second-year Wolf JV coach Ashley Menges sporting an 18-6 mark.

The former CHS varsity volleyball star found herself alone on the bench Thursday, but she and her players adapted.

“It was a pretty slow game, but we worked through a lot, and the six girls I had got a lot of playing time,” Menges said.

“Grey (Peabody) did a really great job tonight, playing some back row, but Jada (Heaton) really impressed (varsity coach Cory) Whitmore and I both tonight.

“Overall, we came out with a win on a weird way to end the season.”

 

Thursday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 16 assists, 3 aces
Mia Farris — 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 4 aces
Gwen Gustafson — 6 kills, 6 digs, 6 aces
Jada Heaton — 7 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces
Grey Peabody — 4 kills, 6 digs, 3 aces
Aby Wood — 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace

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Prescott lights up college court

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Chelsea Prescott has made a successful transition from the Coupeville senior she was here to being an NCAA D-III spiker in New York. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Keep fighting, keep swinging for kills.

Medaille College volleyball and Chelsea Prescott, its Coupeville-raised star, didn’t have an easy task Tuesday, but the Mavericks proved to be reliably scrappy.

Facing the top team in the nine-school Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, Medaille eventually fell 25-18, 25-18, 25-14 to host Penn State Behrend, but not before pushing their rivals hard on their Senior Night.

The loss drops the Mavericks to 1-6 in league play, 4-16 overall, while PSB jumps to 7-0, 19-5.

Things should be easier next time out for Medaille, which closes the regular season Saturday, Oct. 30, at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (1-5, 2-19).

Tuesday night in Erie, Pennsylvania, Prescott racked up two kills, three digs, a block assist, and 2.5 points of offense.

Halle Bogas (10 kills), Haley Kennedy (18 assists), and Baylee Romano (12 digs) paced the Mavericks, while Kristin Reiland (nine kills, 12 digs) topped Penn State.

On the season, Prescott has started in all 20 matches, played all 65 sets, and recorded 106 kills, 157 digs, 22 aces, 12 assists, two solo blocks, 11 block assists, and 135.5 points.

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Early end, bright future for CMS spikers

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

CMS volleyball ace Ava Ashby keeps a rally alive. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

No one can say it hasn’t been an interesting season.

Coupeville Middle School volleyball prepped for its opener, only for Langley to fail to show up.

Then, a later match fell victim to a lack of bus drivers.

And now, the final two matches — Monday at Langley and Tuesday at home versus Granite Falls — have been scrubbed.

The early end to the season is courtesy a positive Covid test, said Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith.

Still, the players involved in the program, which included 6th graders this time around, showed considerable growth and an ability to out-holler any team in their way.

The future for these spikers, and the CMS program, is a bright one.

As they exit, we offer up our last collection of pics, courtesy photographer John Fisken.

To see more, and possibly purchase some glossies for the grandparents, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/

 

Ava Carpenter defends her home court.

Myra McDonald

Jordaya Dowell goes all out.

Ava Ashby

Tenley Stuurmans keeps alive a family tradition of volleyball excellence.

Alexis Hewitt

The circle of trust.

When you next see Teagan Calkins doing this on a volleyball court, she’ll be playing in high school.

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Prescott brings the heat in thriller

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on October 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Chelsea Prescott delivered another strong performance Saturday in a college volleyball match. (Photo courtesy Josie Prescott)

This one stings a bit.

Medaille College volleyball frittered away three match points Saturday, eventually falling in a five-set thriller in its home finale.

Despite another stellar performance from Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott, the Mavericks were toppled 25-20, 13-25, 13-25, 31-29, 15-11 by visiting Mount Aloysius College.

The loss drops Medaille to 1-5 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play, 4-15 overall.

Mount Aloysius improves to 3-3, 4-14.

After dropping the opening set, Medaille roared back to dominate the second and third frames, and held a 24-21 lead in the fourth.

Then, things slipped away from the Mavericks.

Even after being unable to close out the fourth set, Medaille had its chances in the final frame.

In the race to garner 15 points, the Mavericks led at 7-3 and 10-8, with the final tie at 11-11.

Starting and playing all five sets, Prescott hammered nine kills, doled out two assists, zipped four aces on her serve, recorded a block assist, and went low for a team-high 19 digs.

Her 13.5 points of offense was third-best on the day.

Prescott has played in all 62 of her team’s sets as a freshman, ringing up 104 kills, 154 digs, 22 aces, 12 assists, two solo blocks, 10 block assists, and 133 points.

Medaille wraps up the regular season with road trips to Penn State-Behrend Oct. 26 and the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Oct. 30.

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