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“I was completely impressed”

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 26, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Island rivals, island friends. (Kymy Johnson photo)

Let the spikes fly and the aces zing.

Coupeville Middle School volleyball kicked off a new season Thursday, hosting next-door neighbor South Whidbey for three matches.

And while the visiting Falcons claimed the victories, the young Wolves impressed their coach with their early-season growth and hustle.

“The girls played great! It was fun seeing everyone trying their best,” CMS coach Shaloma Allen said.

“I was completely impressed with how my girls played today. They showed me how competitive they can be and I love it!”

South Whidbey’s varsity claimed a 25-10, 25-19, 15-4 win, while the Falcon JV came out on top 25-22, 25-10, 15-5.

The C-Team rumble went to the visitors by a 25-9, 25-17, 15-5 score.

The Wolves get revved up. (Photo courtesy Shaloma Allen)

Allen, who was making her debut on the Wolf bench, will lead CMS through three straight road trips next.

Coupeville travels to Lakewood, Sultan, and King’s for its next matches, not playing at home again until Oct. 9 against Granite Falls.

The season is a learning process, and the Wolf spikers will likely look far different the next time they’re in action on their home floor.

“Varsity is learning some cool rotations and I loved how they helped each other and worked as a team,” Allen said.

“All three teams had amazing energy the whole time,” she aded. “We all had a great experience and now we have a good baseline to work from.”

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Wolf spikers split with always-tough Braves

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Capri Anter gets the play rollin’. (Julie Wheat photos)

Volleyball can be a cruel sport.

Case in point, Tuesday’s road trip to La Conner, where the Coupeville High School varsity spikers won more points than their hosts, yet ultimately lost the match.

The Braves slipped away with a 19-25, 29-27, 25-21, 20-25, 15-13 victory, while the Wolves led on the cumulative scorecard by a 111-108 tally.

With the loss, Coupeville, the defending Northwest 2B/1B League champs, slips to 1-2 in conference action, 2-3-1 overall.

That leaves Scout Smith’s squad with some ground to make up, as it trails Mount Vernon Christian (3-0), La Conner (2-0), Darrington (1-0), and Orcas Island (1-1) in the early going.

Friday Harbor (0-2) and Concrete (0-3) round out the standings, with Coupeville slated to travel to Darrington Thursday for the fourth of its 10 league tilts.

 

Tuesday stats:

Capri Anter — 1 kill, 9 digs, 1 ace
Haylee Armstrong — 9 kills, 15 digs, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Teagan Calkins — 13 kills, 24 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Ari Cunningham — 4 kills, 3 digs, 3 assists, 1 ace
Lexis Drake — 1 kill, 7 digs, 3 assists, 3 block assists, 5 aces
Adeline Maynes — 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 3 kills, 1 block assist
Tenley Stuurmans — 4 kills, 8 digs, 22 assists, 1 solo block, 1 block assist, 8 aces
Sydney Van Dyke — 2 digs

The Wolf JV is off to a strong start.

 

JV wins again:

Coupeville’s second squad remained undefeated in Northwest 2B/1B League play, bouncing La Conner 25-20, 25-16, 11-15.

The victory lifts the young Wolves, who racked up 17 service aces, to a pristine 2-0 in conference action, 3-1 overall.

 

Tuesday stats:

Hailey Grijalva — 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 ace
Olivia Martin — 1 kill, 2 digs
Adeline Maynes — 1 kill, 2 digs, 11 assists, 5 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace
Kennedy O’Neill — 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Cassandra Powers — 2 kills, 2 assists, 6 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 2 kills, 6 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Sydney Van Dyke — 4 kills, 2 digs, 2 aces

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Marinate in some saucy spiker stats

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans leads all Wolves in service aces. (Julie Wheat photos)

The numbers are starting to pile up.

We’re a third of the way through the regular season schedule, with the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad having played five of its 15 matches.

So, a perfect time to step back and gaze upon the accumulated stats in awe and wonder.

Or something like that.

Anyway, the numbers below are for regular matches — tournament and jamboree play not included — and come from stat sheets provided by the CHS coaches.

Did I add all the numbers correctly? That’s always the question…

 

Varsity
(5 matches):

 

Kills:

Teagan Calkins – 52
Haylee Armstrong – 27
Dakota Strong – 18
Tenley Stuurmans – 12
Ari Cunningham – 10
Lexis Drake – 6
Adeline Maynes – 2

 

Digs:

Armstrong – 43
Calkins – 30
Capri Anter – 22
Stuurmans – 16
Drake – 12
Cunningham – 8
Maynes – 4
Strong – 1
Sydney Van Dyke – 1

 

Assists:

Stuurmans – 96
Maynes – 8
Cunningham – 5
Armstrong – 4
Calkins – 2
Drake – 2
Strong – 1

 

Solo Blocks:

Drake – 1

 

Block Assists:

Cunningham – 3
Armstrong – 2
Calkins – 1

 

Service Aces:

Stuurmans – 24
Calkins – 9
Cunningham – 8
Armstrong – 5
Anter – 2
Drake – 2
Maynes – 2
Strong – 1

 

Adeline Maynes directs traffic.

 

JV
(3 matches):

 

Kills:

Kennedy O’Neill – 7
Chelsi Stevens – 6
Sydney Van Dyke – 6
Isa Mc Fetridge – 5
Cassandra Powers – 5
Hailey Grijalva – 1
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 1
Adeline Maynes – 1

 

Digs:

O’Neill – 20
Leedy-Bonifas – 18
Mc Fetridge – 18
Maynes – 6
Powers – 4
Olivia Martin – 3
Grijalva – 2
Van Dyke – 2
Stevens – 1

 

Assists:

Maynes – 22
Powers – 3
Van Dyke – 3
Mc Fetridge – 1

 

Service Aces:

Powers – 9
Maynes – 7
Van Dyke – 5
Mc Fetridge – 4
O’Neill – 4
Leedy-Bonifas – 2
Grijalva – 1
Emma Leavitt – 1

Kennedy O’Neill (left), Kee’Arya Brown (middle), and Emma Leavitt await the start of action.

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“It’s a great learning opportunity”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on September 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Dakota Strong continues to fill up the stat sheet. (Marquette Cunningham photo)

Time to start a new streak.

Playing for the third time in as many days Thursday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team lost a Northwest 2B/1B League match for the first time since 2023.

The new-look Wolves, rebuilding after losing most of their roster to graduation after back-to-back trips to the state tourney, fell 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-21 to visiting Mount Vernon Christian.

That snaps a 17-match league win streak for CHS and drops them to 1-1 in conference play, 2-2-1 overall.

The nail biter loss capped a 48-hour burst of high-intensity play in which the Wolves beat Friday Harbor at home, endured an epic road trip to Forks, then immediately jumped back on the floor to host MVC.

“The varsity showed a lot of grit and determination,” CHS coach Scout Smith said.

“Three matches and 11 sets of volleyball in three days is a lot.

“It’s not easy to show up three days in a row to play. However they never used that as an excuse; they continued to expect more of themselves, never using fatigue as an excuse.”

Wolf coaches (l to r) Scout Smith, Hope Lucero, and Alita Blouin are looking for a shoe contract. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Young)

With Smith and her assistant coaches rockin’ stylish footwear, their players brought their A-games, but so did their opponents.

“The MVC players also showed a lot of determination,” Smith said. “Have to give them a hand for putting together a win after we battled them for four straight sets.”

With 10 matches left on the regular season schedule, including trips to La Conner and Darrington next week, the Wolves have plenty of time to grow.

“Overall it’s a great learning opportunity,” Smith said.

“I love that we get to face a lot of adversity early in the season. It only helps us to improve.

“We will go out and get the win when it matters.”

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — 10 digs
Haylee Armstrong — 6 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists, 3 aces
Teagan Calkins — 8 kills, 8 digs, 1 block assist, 2 aces
Ari Cunningham — 1 kill, 3 digs, 1 assist, 2 block assists, 2 aces
Lexis Drake — 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Adeline Maynes — 1 dig, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Tenley Stuurmans — 2 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists, 3 aces

 

Isa Mc Fetridge launches a winner. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)

 

JV romps to win:

Back in action for the first time in nine days, Coupeville’s second unit was locked-in all night, rolling to a 25-6, 25-23, 15-9 victory.

The win lifts the JV to 1-0 in league play, 2-1 overall.

Coupeville’s last two opponents — Friday Harbor and Forks — only had one team in action, leaving the young Wolves to bide their time.

Given a chance to finally take the floor again, they responded, with Adeline Maynes opening things by ripping off 12 straight points on her serve.

 

Thursday stats:

Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 1 kill, 5 digs
Olivia Martin — 3 digs
Adeline Maynes — 3 digs, 9 assists, 4 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 3 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace
Kennedy O’Neill — 2 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace
Cassandra Powers — 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 5 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill
Sydney Van Dyke — 3 kills, 2 aces

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Epic day, battle scars earned

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on September 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans pulls off some magic at the net. (Julie Wheat photo)

It was a day. A very, very full day.

For a fairly young, still jelling team like the 2025 Coupeville High School volleyball squad, Wednesday offered a chance to experience growth, perseverance, and the unique challenges offered by living on an island.

Traveling back and forth to the hinterlands of Forks — for a non-conference match shoved forward two days at the last second — the Wolves overcame a series of bumps in the road.

First, they discovered there would be no JV match only after arriving.

Then, they had to adapt to lineup changes as the varsity match played out, which allowed several backups to get substantial playing time.

Finally, after slugging it out with the host Spartans for four intense sets, the Wolves had to run for the bus in an effort to catch the final ferry — forcing both teams to accept a tie.

And truly a tie, as CHS swept the opening sets 25-21, 25-22, before Forks rallied to claim sets #3 and #4 by a 25-22, 25-21 score.

The rare stalemate leaves Coupeville at 2-1-1, with a very short turnaround, as Scout Smith’s squad hosts Northwest 2B/1B League rival Mount Vernon Christian Thursday night.

That will be the third match in as many days for the Wolves, who are then off until Sept. 23, when they trek to La Conner.

Having survived the all-day and all-night Forks adventure, Smith came away looking at the positives.

“A good experience in resilience and handling adversity,” she said. “Nobody wants to have a 15-hour day but we got the opportunity to get a little bit stronger and a little bit better by learning how to handle that.

“As always, lots to be happy about and lots that we can continue to improve upon.”

Wolf aces (l to r) Capri Anter, Adeline Maynes, and Sydney Van Dyke are a terrific trio. (Coupeville High School Yearbook staff photo)

The Wolves went deep with their lineup, with Smith praising the effort of her bench.

“Huge props to Adie (Maynes), Sydney (Van Dyke), and Capri (Anter) for being ready to go in anywhere at any time,” she said “When their number was called they were ready to go in and didn’t miss a beat.”

Across the board, the scrappy Wolves impressed their coach, who was quite the on-court brawler herself back in the day.

“Shout out to Tenley (Stuurmans) for being flexible and adaptable by playing in the middle,” Smith said.

“And finally, shout out to Haylee (Armstrong) for being a consistently calm and composed athlete on the floor.”

 

Wednesday stats:

Capri Anter — 1 dig
Haylee Armstrong — 4 kills, 12 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces
Teagan Calkins — 7 kills, 9 digs, 5 aces
Ari Cunningham — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist
Lexis Drake — 4 kills, 5 digs, 1 assist
Adeline Maynes — 2 kills, 1 dig, 8 assists, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 4 kills
Tenley Stuurmans — 3 kills, 3 digs, 14 assists, 1 ace
Sydney Van Dyke — 1 dig

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