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Stuurmans, Schaffeld shine in big road win

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 22, 2021| 1 Comment »

Freshman Lyla Stuurmans pounded out a career-high 10 kills Wednesday night as Coupeville won at Darrington. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

When you win, the 180-mile roundtrip seems a lot shorter.

Surviving a trek to the wilds of Darrington Wednesday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball players got to celebrate all the way home.

Or take a nap. Or toil away at homework.

Whatever works.

But, while they were on the court, the Wolves took care of business, and fended off a feisty Loggers squad 26-24, 20-25, 25-15, 25-15.

The win lifts Coupeville to 4-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-1 overall.

Now, the Wolves get a little change of pace, as they head to Sultan Saturday for a tournament, before hosting next-door neighbor South Whidbey (4-1) next Monday, Sept. 27.

Facing off with the Loggers, Coupeville relied on its youngsters, with freshman Lyla Stuurmans and sophomore Olivia Schaffeld setting career highs with 10 and seven kills, respectively.

The juniors also stepped up, with Maddie Georges doling out 23 assists while Lucy Tenore and Jill Prince rang up strong hitting numbers.

As he bounced on a bus down the dark backroads of Washington state, CHS coach Cory Whitmore was reflective.

“Good to get out of Darrington with a win,” he said. “They are much improved from last season, and made us earn our points.

“It was a good thing we had our heads focused on the serving, and it paid off.”

Whitmore praised his entire team — “In the end, it was a team effort to get us there” — while noting the play of one of his rising stars.

“Olivia was phenomenal tonight, especially down the stretch in the fourth set,” he said. “She also contributed six aces and a block assist, pushing her point total to 13.5 points.”

Olivia Schaffeld is a vital part of a Wolf team which is 4-0 in league play.

Without the support of their own fans, the Wolves had to rely on each other for pick-me-ups, and Whitmore was pleased with how his players responded.

“For a road game, I also thought our bench brought of a lot of energy and communication, and our JV was supporting their teammates with a lot of enthusiasm,” he said.

“Fun to work with this group when they support each other like that.”

 

Wednesday stats:

Alita Blouin — 19 digs
Maddie Georges — 1 kill, 3 digs, 23 assists, 6 aces
Ryanne Knoblich — 3 digs
Jill Prince — 5 kills
Olivia Schaffeld — 7 kills, 1 dig, 5 aces, 1 block assist
Lyla Stuurmans — 10 kills, 4 digs
Lucy Tenore — 7 kills, 2 digs, 3 aces, 1 block assist
Savina Wells — 2 kills, 6 digs, 2 aces

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Wolves nibble Loggers

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Issabel Johnson had 10 digs and five service aces Wednesday as Coupeville won in Darrington. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Madison McMillan and Co. are 4-0 in league play.

Beware the hungry Wolves prowling the deep, dark woods.

Darrington High School welcomed Coupeville to town Wednesday, only to be chomped in the night’s JV volleyball match.

Jumping on the Loggers quickly, CHS coasted in for a 25-18, 25-17, 20-25 win.

The victory lifts Coupeville to 4-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-1 overall.

While she would have liked a clean sweep, Wolf coach Ashley Menges was mostly satisfied with how the evening played out.

“Definitely an interesting one,” she said. “There were definitely dips in focus and energy, which is a work in progress for us, but a lot of great things happened as well.

“I was grateful to see that the girls implemented what we worked on in practice yesterday,” Menges added. “But now our focus is going to be consistency all the way through a match, especially on the road.

“I’m still very happy that we pulled out the win, but we still have a lot to progress on as well.”

Coupeville had a very-balanced attack, with all nine girls in uniform racking up stats.

Libero Issabel Johnson was a particular standout.

“Issabel had a great game tonight,” Menges said. “She was covering and digging a lot of balls that came her way, as well as her serve receive was very sharp tonight.”

Wednesday stats:

Taylor Brotemarkle — 10 assists, 6 aces
Mia Farris — 2 kills, 1 ace
Gwen Gustafson — 4 kills, 6 digs, 2 aces
Jada Heaton — 2 kills, 1 dig
Issabel Johnson — 10 digs, 5 aces
Katie Marti — 7 kills, 2 digs, 10 assists, 2 aces
Madison McMillan — 7 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 6 aces
Grey Peabody — 2 kills
Aby Wood  — 1 kill

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Prescott a college volleyball veteran

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott played in her tenth college volleyball match Tuesday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Another night, another milestone.

Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott hit double-digits Tuesday, playing in her tenth college volleyball match.

While she and her Medaille College teammates fell in straight sets in a road match against Buffalo State, the former Wolf continues to fill up the stat sheet.

Prescott finished the night with six digs, two block assists, and a kill as the Mavericks lost 25-15, 25-13, 25-16.

Medaille, now 3-7 on the season, returns to action this Saturday, Sept. 25, when it travels to Wells College.

Tuesday, the Mavericks spread out their stats, with Chase Luebeck (seven kills), Olivia Anderson (eight digs), and Haley Kennedy (19 assists) having solid efforts.

During her freshman season of NCAA D-III volleyball, Prescott has played in all 30 sets, racking up 44 kills, 72 digs, seven service aces, four assists, a solo block, and six block assists.

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Droppin’ haymakers, clickin’ pics

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Olivia Schaffeld delivers a dagger with just one finger. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Spikes rattled the gym floor, but not the photographer.

Dodging the occasional wayward ball, wanderin’ paparazzi John Fisken worked all the angles Monday, capturing the Coupeville High School volleyball teams at work.

To see everything he shot, and ponder some purchases for the in-laws in Sheboygan, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Volleyball-2021/VB-2021-09-20-vs-CPC/

 

The Wolf JV rocks the joint.

Abby Mulholland (left) and Grey Peabody celebrate Maddie Georges earning her 300th career assist.

Mia Farris wins the battle at the net.

Lyla Stuurmans displays flawless form.

Aby Wood delivers a haymaker.

The CHS student section gets rowdy.

Alita Blouin goes full Matrix.

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Spikers net personal milestones in close loss

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on September 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Maddie Georges collected her 300th assist as a high school volleyball player Monday night. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Slip-sliding away.

For a half hour or more Monday night, the undefeated Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team looked very good.

Then, things splintered a bit, and now the Wolves have their first loss of the season.

It’s a non-conference defeat, and it came against Cedar Park Christian-Bothell, a solid private school foe — and former league rival — who exited with a 25-23, 25-14, 25-19 victory.

The loss drops Coupeville to 3-1, but the Wolves get a chance to bounce right back Wednesday when they travel to Darrington, where they’ll seek their fourth Northwest 2B/1B League win in as many matches.

Moving forward, CHS will try to avoid the pitfalls of Monday’s clash with the visiting Eagles, when it spent too much of the match playing from behind.

“Errors down the stretch hurt us a bit,” said Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore.

“When you’re climbing out of holes, and keep on having to do it, that’s always tough, especially against a team which takes care of the ball reasonably well.”

Coupeville battled CPC every step of the way in the opening set, with the two teams combining for 12 ties, the final one at 23-23.

The Wolves got to that last stalemate thanks to a nasty spike off the fingertips of Lucy Tenore, which came shortly after freshman Savina Wells blistered another winner.

Coupeville’s big hitters, which include Olivia Schaffeld and Jill Prince, were clicking, and the Wolves matched the Eagles kill for kill.

But CPC slipped away with the opening frame after Coupeville sent a serve long at 23-23, then muffed a play right on top of the net while facing set point.

Schaffeld had opened play with a spike which tore a chunk out of the floor in the back corner of the court, before fab frosh Lyla Stuurmans unleashed a collection of heat-seeking missiles of her own.

Freshman Lyla Stuurmans popped five kills against Cedar Park Christian.

The cousin of former Wolf MVP Payton Aparicio is already making a name for herself, thunking winners from the left side, then stamping her feet on the ground in joy as her squad celebrates around her.

Whitmore has a very-young team this time around, with two freshmen (Stuurmans and Wells) and a sophomore (Schaffeld) starting, with another sophomore, Grey Peabody, showing great promise.

Toss in a collection of juniors, who had a pandemic-shortened sophomore campaign, and no active seniors, and the Wolves are still a work in progress.

Case in point, the second set.

Coupeville came out strongly, with Wells and Prince spraying winners, while Schaffeld and Tenore teamed up to stuff a CPC gunner at the net.

But after trailing just 13-11, things went sideways for a bit, with the Eagles mounting a 12-3 surge to close out the frame.

That downward trend from the Wolves carried over to the start of the third set, with CPC blowing out to a 5-0 lead, then stretching it out to 18-10.

While Coupeville’s young guns couldn’t get all the way back, they did find some nice grit in their game, playing the Eagles straight-up the rest of the way.

Schaffeld collected back-to-back winners, Prince staggered CPC with some ferocious blows, and the Wolf role players came full-tilt in the final stages of the match.

“That one right there, she was an animal on the back row,” Whitmore said as Ryanne Knoblich stopped to say good night to her coach.

“She and (libero) Alita (Blouin) are really finding their niche,” he added. “And while it won’t necessarily show up in the stats, Lyla passed really well tonight.”

While he would have liked getting a win against a tough-nosed rival, Whitmore remains positive, already looking forward to a chance for his players to fine-tune their games.

“We’ll learn from this,” he said. “We’ll head back to practice tomorrow and focus on the importance of the first half of every set.”

While the Wolves lost the match, two of their juniors did reach personal milestones, which were hailed by team manager Abby Mulholland.

Georges collected her 300th career assist midway through the night, while Blouin passed 100 digs.

 

Monday stats:

Alita Blouin — 19 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Maddie Georges — 1 kill, 5 digs, 14 assists, 1 ace
Taygin Jump — 1 dig
Ryanne Knoblich — 4 digs
Jill Prince — 4 kills
Olivia Schaffeld — 5 kills, 1 dig, 2 block assists
Lyla Stuurmans — 5 kills, 4 digs
Lucy Tenore — 4 kills, 1 dig, 2 block assists
Savina Wells — 7 kills, 6 digs, 2 aces

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