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Candy is dandy, spikes are better

Posted in Halloween, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 31, 2021| Leave a Comment »

CHS spikers mix volleyball with Halloween. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The tradition lives.

Combining holiday spirit with getting ready for the district tournament, the Coupeville High School volleyball team brought out an assortment of Halloween costumes at a recent practice.

No word on whether they got treats in return for service aces.

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Season of growth, season of triumph

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on October 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Chelsea Prescott, seen in earlier days, had a successful freshman season at Medaille College. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Season one is in the books.

The Medaille College volleyball team’s win/loss record wasn’t quite what everyone might have hoped, but Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott knocked it out of the park.

The former Wolf capped her freshman season at the Buffalo, New York school Saturday, filling up the stat sheet in a heartbreaker of a five-set loss.

Medaille rallied from two sets down, then hit a roadblock in the fifth set, falling 25-17, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 15-9 on the road against the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.

The loss drops the Mavericks to 1-7 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play, 4-17 overall.

Saturday’s match was a battle for 7th place in the nine-team conference.

The top six teams, led by league champ Penn State-Behrend, are now off to the playoffs.

Prescott racked up 10 kills, two aces, a solo block, eight digs, and 13 points of offense in the season finale.

She started all 21 of her team’s matches, and played in all 70 sets, finishing her frosh campaign with 116 kills, 165 digs, 24 aces, 12 assists, three solo blocks, 11 block assists, and 148.5 points.

Prescott finished #2 among all Mavericks players for kills, digs, and points, #3 for block assists, and #4 for aces.

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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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