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She swings, she sizzles

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on October 13, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan destroys the softball during her days as a Wolf. (Jackie Saia photo)

She carries a big bat and she’s not afraid to swing it.

Coupeville grad Madison McMillan, known for launching high school home runs that left the CHS diamond and ended up bouncing around the parking lot down at Prairie Center, is still cracking lasers.

Now playing fall ball as a freshman at Edmonds College, the former Wolf ace picked up a pair of hits Sunday against Mount Hood College while playing at Husky Softball Stadium at the University of Washington.

Madison’s hits were both “hard knocks up the middle,” according to Grandpa Gordon, who was on hand to witness the hit parade.

The only thing keeping the savage slugger from adding to her hit total was an appearance by Mother Nature, as game #2 of a planned doubleheader was called due to rain and lightning.

During her CHS days, Madison was a three-sport star for the Wolves, starring for volleyball, basketball, and softball teams, and helping the spikers and sluggers make stellar runs at the state tourney.

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New arena, still legends

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on October 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Wolf volleyball legends Lyla Stuurmans (left) and Mia Farris reunite as college stars. (Photos courtesy Susan Farris)

It was reunion night for two of Coupeville’s best.

Wolf grads Lyla Stuurmans and Mia Farris, who led last year’s CHS volleyball squad to a program-best 4th place finish at state, are now college players piling up stats in different uniforms.

Stuurmans plays for Skagit Valley College, while Farris reps Whatcom College, and the duo were on the floor Friday as the Northwest Athletic Conference rivals faced off in Mount Vernon.

SVC came out on top this time around, winning 25-19, 25-19, 25-14, with a second go-round set for Nov. 5 at Whatcom.

Farris racked up three kills, eight digs, and an assist, accounting for three points Friday, while Stuurmans filled the stat sheet with two kills, two digs, a service ace, a solo block, and four points.

The dynamic duo is joined by former CHS teammates Katie Marti (blue shirt) and Jada Heaton.

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CHS grad livin’ that college gridiron life

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 29, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Ben Smith

He’s back racking up stats.

Coupeville grad Ben Smith made his season debut for the Lakeland University football team Saturday, recording three tackles and a sack as the Muskies crunched Rockford 35-7 in Plymouth, Wisconsin.

The victory lifts Lakeland to 1-0 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play, 1-2 overall.

The Muskies have a 10-game regular season schedule which stretches through mid-November.

Smith, an All-Conference pick at running back during his days as a Wolf, is in his first season at Lakeland, where he’s a linebacker.

A graduate transfer, he previously played ball at Concordia Chicago and Eureka College, after redshirting at Culver-Stockton College.

His degree from Concordia is in criminal justice, and Smith is working towards a master’s at Lakeland in leadership and organizational development.

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Wolf grads shine in college arena

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on September 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Nezi Keiper, eternal superstar.

Nezi Keiper is still cracking’ heads and takin’ names.

The former Coupeville High School supernova, a star on the soccer pitch, football gridiron, and basketball hardwood, is busy playing her sophomore season for the Edmonds College women’s soccer team.

With Keiper anchoring the defense, the Tritons are off to a 3-3-1 start, with their next game coming up this Wednesday at Everett.

Overall, Edmonds has nine more games on the schedule, with the regular season finale set for Oct. 29.

Keiper was a First-Team All-Region honoree a year ago as a freshman, continuing a run of award-worthy performances.

And she’s not the only former Wolf shining at the next level. Some other updates:

 

Madison McMillan:

Fresh off celebrating her birthday, she recently made her debut with the Edmonds College softball team.

The freshman phenom and her new teammates faced off with NCAA D-II power Western Washington University in a 10-inning “situational scrimmage” in which the teams created different in-game scenarios.

McMillan, always hailed as a “Swiss Knife”-style player capable of holding down multiple positions, pulled time in left field, right field, and at third base.

She got two at-bats in the simulated game, and had several strong defensive plays including throwing out a runner who tried to tag up and score from third on a fly out.

 

Lyla Stuurmans:

A freshman at Skagit Valley College, she’s part of a Cardinal spiker squad which sits at 11-7 on the season.

Stuurmans, a former Northwest 2B/1B League volleyball MVP, has racked up 87 kills, 41 digs, 28 block assists, 16 service aces, and three solo blocks, accounting for 120 points.

 

Mia Farris:

The two-time CHS Female Athlete of the Year winner is a frosh at Whatcom College, where she leads the volleyball team with 94 digs.

Farris has also accumulated 38 kills, nine aces, seven block assists, six regular assists, one solo block, and 51.5 points.

 

Marcelo Gebhard and Ben Smith:

Two former Wolves are currently on college football rosters, with Gebhard a freshman at Lewis-Clark Valley in Idaho and Smith a senior at Lakeland University in Wisconsin.

Marcelo Gebhard (left) hangs out with fellow CHS grad Jack Porter.

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Wolf alumni killin’ it in college

Posted in Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Awesome in 2022, still awesome in 2025. Mia Farris (second from left) and Lyla Stuurmans (far right) always light up the court. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Heaton)

They were born to spike.

Former Coupeville High School supernovas Mia Farris and Lyla Stuurmans are off in college now, but they continue to fill up the stat sheet every time they step on a volleyball court.

Farris, a freshman at Whatcom College, has played in all eight of her team’s matches, racking up 25 kills, six assists, 75 digs, one solo block, six block assists, and nine service aces.

She leads the Orcas in digs, and is tied for top honors in most sets played, having graced the floor in 26 frames.

Meanwhile, fellow CHS Class of 2025 grad Stuurmans is firing off bombs as part of the volleyball squad at Skagit Valley College.

The former Northwest 2B/1B League MVP has played in 11 of 13 matches for SVC, with 66 kills, 29 digs, two solo blocks, 24 block assists, and 11 aces.

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