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She’s droppin’ kills and takin’ names

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on October 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Chelsea Prescott gets the spotlight. (Photo property Medaille College volleyball)

Chelly is still crunchin’ the volleyball.

Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott offered up another strong performance Saturday, racking up nine kills, seven digs, and a team-high three service aces during a tense four-set thriller.

Unfortunately, her heroics were not enough to save Medaille College, which fell 26-24, 25-21, 25-27, 25-15 to visiting La Roche University.

The loss drops the Mavericks to 1-2 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play, 4-10 overall.

Medaille gets back at it Tuesday, Oct. 12, when it hosts Alfred State College in another AMCC tilt.

Along with Prescott’s all-around performance, the Mavericks also got strong work from Halle Bogas (13 kills), Haley Kennedy (34 assists), and Cierra Tripp (19 digs).

Prescott has been rock-solid in her freshman year in Buffalo, starting all 14 of her team’s matches and playing in all 45 sets.

The former Wolf has 73 kills, 108 digs, 13 aces, eight assists, one solo block, and six block assists, while scoring 90 points.

She’s #2 on her team in digs, and #3 in kills, aces, and points.

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Wolves serve up sizzlin’ stats

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Savina Wells is #2 for Coupeville in aces, and #3 in kills. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Alita Blouin has 83 more digs than anyone else on her team.

Nine matches down, six to go in the regular season.

The Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad is 60% through its schedule, and sits at 6-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-3 overall.

With no seniors on his roster, Wolf coach Cory Whitmore has a young group — four freshman and two sophomores make up half of his 12-woman roster.

Three of those young guns — freshmen Lyla Stuurmans and Savina Wells, and sophomore Olivia Schaffeld — are starters, with all putting up strong stats.

But, if you want the current team leaders, you turn to the juniors, with Lucy Tenore, Maddie Georges, and Alita Blouin topping their team.

Tenore is #1 in kills and block assists, Georges tops in service aces and regular assists, while the duo are tied in solo blocks.

Blouin, the dig master for the Wolves, has been scraping balls off the floor at a staggering rate.

With 123 digs, she is tripling the total of Coupeville’s #2 player in that stat, Ryanne Knoblich, who has 40.

 

CHS volleyball varsity season stats (through nine matches):

 

Player Kills Digs Block-Solo Block-Assist Assists Aces
Alita Blouin 1 123 10 15
Maddie Georges 8 38 1 1 125 29
Taygin Jump 2 32 7
Ryanne Knoblich 7 40 1
Katie Marti 3 9 28 4
Madison McMillan 1
Grey Peabody 15 3 1 2 2
Jill Prince 47 1 5 1
Olivia Schaffeld 27 22 5 18
Lyla Stuurmans 36 25 4
Lucy Tenore 58 11 1 7 18
Savina Wells 40 30 3 20

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Young spikers embrace growth

Posted in Middle School, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong and friends are two matches into a new season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Growth, every day.

That’s the goal for Coupeville Middle School volleyball coaches Cris Matochi and Katie Kiel as they shepherd their young spikers through the season.

And while both Wolf squads fell at Sultan Wednesday, dropping their records to 0-2, growth was just what they saw.

“I think that this game the girls really came together as a team,” Kiel said. “While we didn’t come away with a win, we did come away with plenty of learning opportunities and areas to improve on.

“We still had some pre-game jitters but that quickly worked itself out.”

Coupeville wraps up a three-match road trip with a journey to Shoreline this coming Monday, Oct. 11 to play King’s, then gets three-straight at home.

“I think that the girls will continue to progress throughout the season, and I’m excited to see how we do against King’s,” Kiel said. “We have two days to get ready, and I have no doubt that this team will give King’s a run for their money.”

As the Wolves progress through the season, their coaches are preaching focusing on the positive aspects of their journey.

“Coach Cris and I have been encouraging not only “positive self talk” but “positive team talk” as well,” Kiel said.

“Volleyball starts in the mind, and if we’re mentally ready, then getting physically ready is a piece of cake.”

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Wolves nip at big dogs

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 6, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Maddie Georges played strongly Wednesday, but Coupeville couldn’t topple La Conner. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re a solid #2.

In the season-and-a-half since rejoining the Northwest 2B/1B League, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team has played 16 matches against conference foes, going 12-4.

That’s 12-0 vs. the combined forces of Friday Harbor, Concrete, Darrington, Mount Vernon Christian, and Orcas Island.

And, after a road loss Wednesday, 0-4 against two-time defending state champs La Conner, which hasn’t lost a league tilt in a decade-plus, or dropped a set in any kind of match since Covid first arrived.

The Braves, anchored by junior Ellie Marble — well on her way to a third-straight league MVP season — are big hitters, dynamic passers, and high IQ athletes.

Hence Wednesday’s 25-12, 25-11, 25-18 win, which lifts La Conner to 7-0 in league play, 8-0 overall.

Coupeville, which is off until a trip to Orcas Oct. 12, is 6-1 in NWL competition, 6-3 overall.

While the Wolves are chasing the Braves — just like every other 2B program in the state — they are putting up a strong fight.

There were moments in Wednesday’s match when young Wolves like freshman Savina Wells cracked off some lightning bolts which hit and exploded with fury.

Also, a lot of hustle, as Alita Blouin, Maddie Georges, and Co. hit the floor in pursuit of incoming balls, kept plays alive, and refused to go quietly.

But, ultimately, La Conner’s impressive net game proved hard to handle, giving Braves fans much to enjoy.

Still, even in defeat, Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore found positives.

“It was a bit rough at times, but La Conner is as-advertised, and at least had to earn their points,” he said. “When given the chance, we had few attack errors and service errors, which is more progress.

“The third set was stronger being that there were more rallies and defensive chases,” Whitmore added. “I thought that when given the chance, we executed our game-plan pretty well.

“We just have to tighten that up to play the long-game with them, set-to-set and generate our own offense and chaos-creating plays. Throughout the match, I was pleased to see our cohesion remain strong and energy remain consistent.”

 

Wednesday stats:

Alita Blouin — 7 digs, 1 ace
Maddie Georges — 1 kill, 8 digs, 8 assists
Taygin Jump — 1 dig
Ryanne Knoblich — 3 digs
Jill Prince — 2 kills, 1 block assist
Olivia Schaffeld — 1 kill, 2 digs, 1 block assist, 1 ace
Lyla Stuurmans — 1 kill, 4 digs
Lucy Tenore — 2 kills, 1 block assist, 1 ace
Savina Wells — 4 kills, 1 block assist

Ryanne Knoblich chipped in with tons o’ hustle.

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“I’m super proud of the girls”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 6, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Jada Heaton and Coupeville’s JV spikers are reaching new heights. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

La Conner High School’s JV volleyball program hasn’t lost a league match in two decades-plus.

Yes, you read that right.

So, it comes as little surprise that the Braves came out on top Wednesday night in a battle of teams previously unbeaten in Northwest 2B/1B League action.

But, while La Conner’s second squad held off visiting Coupeville 25-17, 25-23, 25-17, the young Wolves exited the gym with some joy in their collective step.

They’re getting closer, and they refuse to bow down easily.

“It went really well! I’m super proud of the girls and how great they played tonight,” said Coupeville coach Ashley Menges.

“They went in firing, which quickly brought the competitiveness and energy we needed.

“You could see the spark in their eyes when they realized they can compete and they can be the big dogs, which was the highlight of my night for sure.”

Mia Farris keeps her eyes on the prize.

Even with the loss, the Wolf JV has the best win/loss record of any fall sports team at CHS, sitting at 7-2 overall, 6-1 in NWL play.

La Conner’s JV is 7-1 overall, 7-0 in league, with its only loss a narrow 2-1 defeat to 2A Sehome.

Coupeville heads back to its own gym for a stretch of practices, with its next match a road trip to Orcas Island Oct. 12.

The rematch with La Conner will be on Whidbey Oct. 19, and it’s one Menges and her spikers are already thinking about.

“Everyone had a really great game, everyone was fired up, and we’re excited to compete with them in our gym soon.”

Wednesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 1 kill, 5 digs, 6 assists
Mia Farris — 3 kills, 1 ace
Gwen Gustafson — 4 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace
Jada Heaton — 1 kill
Issabel Johnson — 2 digs, 2 assists
Katie Marti — 5 kills, 4 assists, 2 aces
Madison McMillan — 3 kills, 10 digs, 2 aces
Grey Peabody — 5 kills
Aby Wood — 1 kill

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