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Magnificent seven celebrated

November 4, 2024 by David Svien

Madison McMillan leads off a series of senior spiker pics. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’ve spent a lifetime together on the volleyball court.

Or at least it may seem that way, as the seven seniors honored Monday by Coupeville High School coaches have been teammates since elementary school.

Part of the first group of 5th grade Wolf Pups, the seven-pack, who have keyed a record-breaking 14-0 run this season, remain a tight-knit group.

“Sports have been a big part of my life, but it’s the bond that I have with my teammates and friends that I cherish the most,” said Jada Heaton, and it’s a sentiment shared by all.

Jada Heaton

Taylor Brotemarkle

Chloe Marzocca

Katie Marti

Lyla Stuurmans

Mia Farris

Wolf coach Cory Whitmore joins his pack of seniors.

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JV spikers cap stellar season

November 4, 2024 by David Svien

Willow Leedy-Bonifas unleashes a sizzlin’ serve. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

That’s a wrap on almost perfection.

The Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad delivered a sweep of visiting Sultan Monday in its season finale, bringing a close to a 12-1 season.

The young Wolves, whose only loss came very early in the season, finished on a 10-match winning streak while being guided by spiker guru Ashley Menges.

As the lead-in to Senior Night, the Wolf JV got the pro-Coupeville crowd pumped up, polishing off the Turks 25-8, 25-17, 22-20.

While the scores got closer as the night progressed, Menges’ squad stayed in control from Adeline Maynes wicked opening serve to Capri Anter’s final ferocious kill.

With Maynes peppering aces to the right, the left, and right down the middle of the floor, Coupeville blew out to a quick 8-0 lead in the opening set.

Anter, Isa Mc Fetridge, and Sydney Van Dyke followed with their own torrid runs at the service stripe to keep the visitors on their heels, while Lexis Drake and Van Dyke cracked off winners at the net.

Ari Cunningham keeps the action hopping.

The best play in the first frame came when the Wolves scrambled to keep the ball alive on a play that looked like it was done.

Popping the orb off the floor and back into the air, they sent the ball back towards the net, then over, as Maynes dropped a winner over her shoulder while her back was to the defense.

Things didn’t get much easier for Sultan from there, with Drake, Dakota Strong, and Anter combining to snuff out just about everything available at the net.

Willow Leedy-Bonifas had a nice run on her serve, while Ari Cunningham made a sensational save while crashing to the floor to set up teammate Chelsi Stevens for the put-away.

The third set, which was for practice and meant to go to 15, got stretched out as the teams battled back and forth.

Sultan actually led for much of the final frame, before the Wolves rallied late.

A second eye-popping save by the ever-spry Cunningham, this one on a one-handed punch, was huge in the late moments.

Then, trailing 20-19 and facing set point, Coupeville closed the match (and the JV season) on an emphatic 3-0 run.

Two of those winners came off of the mighty fist o’ death being swung by Anter, who racked up a season-high 10 kills in the finale.

 

Monday stats:

Capri Anter — 10 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 10 digs, 1 ace
Ari Cunningham — 1 kill, 3 digs
Lexis Drake — 5 kills
Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 3 assists
Adeline Maynes — 2 kills, 3 digs, 20 assists, 6 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 2 digs, 2 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill
Dakota Strong — 4 kills, 1 ace
Sydney Van Dyke — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces

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Gridiron playoff dream denied

November 4, 2024 by David Svien

Hunter Bronec was one of five seniors on a Coupeville High School football team which finished 5-4. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

A strong season ended on a bit of a sour note.

Thanks to a 35-0 loss to Friday Harbor in a tiebreaker half-game played Monday on a neutral field in La Conner, the Coupeville High School football team is headed to the showers.

The Wolves finish 5-4 on the season, while the Wolverines, who are 3-5, advance to play Pe Ell-Willapa Valley (5-4) in a loser-out, winner-to-state game.

Monday’s rumble on a rain-slicked field didn’t change anyone’s win/loss record, but it did determine bragging rights and settle the chase for District 1’s lone postseason berth for 2B teams.

The clash consisted of two 12-minute halves and was necessary since Coupeville and Friday Harbor, the only Northwest 2B/1B League teams playing 11-man football, split their season series.

CHS won the first meeting 18-5 in Cow Town, while Friday Harbor bounced back to take the regular season finale 17-13 on its home turf on Halloween night.

While those two contests were close, Monday’s rubber match was not.

Friday Harbor came out with a simple plan – run, run, and run some more. And it worked.

The Wolverines chewed up five-plus minutes on the opening possession of the game before punching in a touchdown on a short run.

Then, after Coupeville went three-and-out, Friday Harbor went right back to operating a battering ram-style offense, scoring again with a hair over two minutes left in the “first half.”

The Wolf defense played with intensity all season.

Trailing 14-0 at the break, the Wolf offense never really got untracked on the slick La Conner field, and the score got lopsided in the second half.

CHS quarterback Chase Anderson scrambled every which way but loose, and also pegged a couple of successful passes, but Coupeville was ultimately shut out for the first time this season.

While things didn’t end the way they wanted, the Wolves still put together a strong campaign.

Wins over Annie Wright, Klahowya, Cedar Park Christian-Bothell, Friday Harbor, and Winlock give Coupeville its second winning season under third-year coach Bennett Richter.

Monday marked the end of the road for Wolf seniors Marcelo Gebhard, Zander Pulliam, Jack Porter, Hunter Bronec, Johnny Porter, and manager Matthew Campbell.

Coupeville can return five of the eight players who scored this season, however, led by Anderson and Davin Houston, who combined for 17 touchdowns.

Chase Anderson racked up 99 points as Coupeville’s quarterback/kicker.

 

Final season scoring stats:

 

Touchdowns:

Chase Anderson – 12
Jack Porter – 8
Davin Houston – 5
Johnny Porter – 4
Liam Blas – 2
Hunter Bronec – 2
Marquette Cunningham – 2
Richmond Bandong – 1

 

Conversions:

Anderson — 2
Blas — 1
Cunningham – 1
Houston – 1
Ja. Porter – 1

 

PATs:

Anderson — 17

 

Field Goals:

Anderson – 2

 

Points:

Anderson — 99
Ja. Porter – 50
Houston — 32
Jo. Porter – 24
Blas – 14
Cunningham — 14
Bronec – 12
Bandong – 6

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Wet field, slick pics

November 3, 2024 by David Svien

Lillian Ketterling splashes her way to success. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The field was drenched, but the cameras stayed dry.

Or dry enough to keep on clickin’, as John Fisken wandered off to La Conner Friday to capture the Coupeville High School co-ed soccer squad in action.

To see everything he snapped, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Soccer-2024-2025/Soccer-2024-11-01-at-LaConner

 

“The gum … that’s in your mouth. I see it, you see it, we all see it. In my hand now, mister.”

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Spotlight heats up, wins pile up

November 3, 2024 by David Svien

Mikayla Wagner and friends are running off to the state meet. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The calendar flips to November, and things get serious.

A new month brings with it the full crush of postseason action, with just a smidge of regular season play left to finish.

While Coupeville High School soccer saw its season end Saturday, with the Wolves barely missing out on a playoff berth, all of the other fall sports squads are still alive.

Cross country sends 11 runners to Pasco for the state meet, which goes down this coming Saturday, Nov. 9.

Meanwhile, Wolf football has a half-game tiebreaker with Friday Harbor — set for a neutral field in La Conner — going down Monday.

Win, and Coupeville is league champ and hosts a team from District 4, likely on Saturday, with a ticket to state at stake.

Meanwhile, the most successful Wolf program, volleyball, holds Senior Night Monday, with a non-conference match against Sultan.

After that comes the Bi-District tourney, with Coupeville as the #1 seed from District 1.

The Wolves play at home Thursday, then at La Conner Saturday, with two state tourney tickets up for grabs among six schools.

As we head into what is likely to be a wild week, a look at where things sit, win/loss style, through Nov. 3:

 

Northwest League boys’ soccer:

School League Overall
Orcas Island 8-0-0 15-1-0
Lopez Island 6-2-0 11-2-0
PC Christian 6-2-0 11-3-2
Coupeville 4-4-0 6-8-1
Friday Harbor 4-4-0 7-6-0
MV Christian 4-4-0 9-5-1
CPC-Lynnwood 2-6-0 5-9-0
La Conner 2-6-0 2-11-1
Grace Academy 0-8-0 2-12-0

 

Northwest League football — (11-Man):

School League Overall
Coupeville 1-1 5-4
Friday Harbor 1-1 3-5

 

Northwest League football — (8-Man):

School League Overall
Darrington 1-0 5-4
La Conner 0-0 3-4
Concrete 0-1 3-6

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 10-0 13-0
Darrington 6-2 16-4
La Conner 6-3 9-7
Orcas Island 5-4 9-8
MV Christian 3-6 7-8
Concrete 1-7 9-11
Friday Harbor 0-9 2-12

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