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Scrappy Wolves tangle with high-powered Hurricanes

September 20, 2025 by David Svien

Pitch action is heating up. (Julie Wheat photo)

The growth is evident.

While a very-young Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squad wasn’t able to overcome eternal pitch powerhouse Mount Vernon Christian Friday, the Wolves put up a substantial fight in a 5-0 home loss.

After surviving heat stroke-level weather in its last game, the battle with the Hurricanes was played out on a cool prairie evening, as well.

“I saw something new out of the team,” CHS coach Jim Kunz said. “Captains Solomon Rudat and Sage Arends led from beginning to end.

“Their energy and perseverance motivated the whole team.”

MVC, a perennial playoff contender, always comes strong, but the Wolves made the ‘Canes work for their win.

“We had plenty of shots on goal,” Kunz said. “Some didn’t land, but they also had a solid goalie.”

Coupeville’s coach was also impressed with the effort his defense put up.

“Veterans Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Shiloh Sandlin worked beautifully together at center defense,” Kunz said. “(While) 8th graders Josh Richards and Aiden Wheat at outside defense proved they deserve to be on the team shutting down player after player.

“MVC has some very powerful forwards who, when given the chance, sent rockets at goalie Sam Richards,” he added.

“But after every save Sam jumped up ready to protect the goal.”

Coupeville, which sits at 1-3 on the season, gets back at it next week with two games.

The Wolves travel to La Conner Wednesday, Sept. 24, then return to Mickey Clark Field Sept. 26 to host Providence Classical Christian.

That second game is part of a Homecoming doubleheader, with soccer kicking off at 3:00 PM, followed by CHS football hosting Cedar Park Christian-Bothell at 7:00.

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Boost the Booster Club!

September 19, 2025 by David Svien

The countdown has begun.

The years biggest shindig is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, when the Coupeville Booster Club hosts its annual dinner and auction extravaganza.

All the info you need can be found in the photo above.

And why support the Booster Club? Well, as I wrote once or twice before:

The boosters are the backbone of Wolf sports, making life easier for coaches, athletes, and admins.

The group annually awards eight $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors, while also providing a yearly stipend to high school and middle school sports programs.

The boosters also provide roses for Senior Night festivities, varsity letters for Wolf athletes, meal money and goodie bags for road trips, and numerous team improvement items.

These have ranged from literature and DVDs to tarps, weight room equipment, batting cages, upgrades to school athletic fields and facilities, and t-shirts for cancer awareness nights.

Plus, the Wall of Fame in the CHS gym, which documents accomplishments from 100+ years of Coupeville athletics?

It wouldn’t exist without the support of the boosters, who provided the biggest financial contribution to its development, and continue to handle updates.

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“It’s a great learning opportunity”

September 19, 2025 by David Svien

Dakota Strong continues to fill up the stat sheet. (Marquette Cunningham photo)

Time to start a new streak.

Playing for the third time in as many days Thursday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team lost a Northwest 2B/1B League match for the first time since 2023.

The new-look Wolves, rebuilding after losing most of their roster to graduation after back-to-back trips to the state tourney, fell 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-21 to visiting Mount Vernon Christian.

That snaps a 17-match league win streak for CHS and drops them to 1-1 in conference play, 2-2-1 overall.

The nail biter loss capped a 48-hour burst of high-intensity play in which the Wolves beat Friday Harbor at home, endured an epic road trip to Forks, then immediately jumped back on the floor to host MVC.

“The varsity showed a lot of grit and determination,” CHS coach Scout Smith said.

“Three matches and 11 sets of volleyball in three days is a lot.

“It’s not easy to show up three days in a row to play. However they never used that as an excuse; they continued to expect more of themselves, never using fatigue as an excuse.”

Wolf coaches (l to r) Scout Smith, Hope Lucero, and Alita Blouin are looking for a shoe contract. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Young)

With Smith and her assistant coaches rockin’ stylish footwear, their players brought their A-games, but so did their opponents.

“The MVC players also showed a lot of determination,” Smith said. “Have to give them a hand for putting together a win after we battled them for four straight sets.”

With 10 matches left on the regular season schedule, including trips to La Conner and Darrington next week, the Wolves have plenty of time to grow.

“Overall it’s a great learning opportunity,” Smith said.

“I love that we get to face a lot of adversity early in the season. It only helps us to improve.

“We will go out and get the win when it matters.”

 

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — 10 digs
Haylee Armstrong — 6 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists, 3 aces
Teagan Calkins — 8 kills, 8 digs, 1 block assist, 2 aces
Ari Cunningham — 1 kill, 3 digs, 1 assist, 2 block assists, 2 aces
Lexis Drake — 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Adeline Maynes — 1 dig, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Tenley Stuurmans — 2 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists, 3 aces

 

Isa Mc Fetridge launches a winner. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)

 

JV romps to win:

Back in action for the first time in nine days, Coupeville’s second unit was locked-in all night, rolling to a 25-6, 25-23, 15-9 victory.

The win lifts the JV to 1-0 in league play, 2-1 overall.

Coupeville’s last two opponents — Friday Harbor and Forks — only had one team in action, leaving the young Wolves to bide their time.

Given a chance to finally take the floor again, they responded, with Adeline Maynes opening things by ripping off 12 straight points on her serve.

 

Thursday stats:

Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 1 kill, 5 digs
Olivia Martin — 3 digs
Adeline Maynes — 3 digs, 9 assists, 4 aces
Isa Mc Fetridge — 3 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace
Kennedy O’Neill — 2 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace
Cassandra Powers — 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 5 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill
Sydney Van Dyke — 3 kills, 2 aces

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Epic day, battle scars earned

September 18, 2025 by David Svien

Tenley Stuurmans pulls off some magic at the net. (Julie Wheat photo)

It was a day. A very, very full day.

For a fairly young, still jelling team like the 2025 Coupeville High School volleyball squad, Wednesday offered a chance to experience growth, perseverance, and the unique challenges offered by living on an island.

Traveling back and forth to the hinterlands of Forks — for a non-conference match shoved forward two days at the last second — the Wolves overcame a series of bumps in the road.

First, they discovered there would be no JV match only after arriving.

Then, they had to adapt to lineup changes as the varsity match played out, which allowed several backups to get substantial playing time.

Finally, after slugging it out with the host Spartans for four intense sets, the Wolves had to run for the bus in an effort to catch the final ferry — forcing both teams to accept a tie.

And truly a tie, as CHS swept the opening sets 25-21, 25-22, before Forks rallied to claim sets #3 and #4 by a 25-22, 25-21 score.

The rare stalemate leaves Coupeville at 2-1-1, with a very short turnaround, as Scout Smith’s squad hosts Northwest 2B/1B League rival Mount Vernon Christian Thursday night.

That will be the third match in as many days for the Wolves, who are then off until Sept. 23, when they trek to La Conner.

Having survived the all-day and all-night Forks adventure, Smith came away looking at the positives.

“A good experience in resilience and handling adversity,” she said. “Nobody wants to have a 15-hour day but we got the opportunity to get a little bit stronger and a little bit better by learning how to handle that.

“As always, lots to be happy about and lots that we can continue to improve upon.”

Wolf aces (l to r) Capri Anter, Adeline Maynes, and Sydney Van Dyke are a terrific trio. (Coupeville High School Yearbook staff photo)

The Wolves went deep with their lineup, with Smith praising the effort of her bench.

“Huge props to Adie (Maynes), Sydney (Van Dyke), and Capri (Anter) for being ready to go in anywhere at any time,” she said “When their number was called they were ready to go in and didn’t miss a beat.”

Across the board, the scrappy Wolves impressed their coach, who was quite the on-court brawler herself back in the day.

“Shout out to Tenley (Stuurmans) for being flexible and adaptable by playing in the middle,” Smith said.

“And finally, shout out to Haylee (Armstrong) for being a consistently calm and composed athlete on the floor.”

 

Wednesday stats:

Capri Anter — 1 dig
Haylee Armstrong — 4 kills, 12 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces
Teagan Calkins — 7 kills, 9 digs, 5 aces
Ari Cunningham — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist
Lexis Drake — 4 kills, 5 digs, 1 assist
Adeline Maynes — 2 kills, 1 dig, 8 assists, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 4 kills
Tenley Stuurmans — 3 kills, 3 digs, 14 assists, 1 ace
Sydney Van Dyke — 1 dig

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Young guns firing on all cylinders

September 17, 2025 by David Svien

Coupeville 8th grader Finley Helm scored her first high school goal in a win over Orcas Island. (Photo courtesy Jerry Helm)

Chalk one up in the win column.

After a modest 1,058-day gap between victories, the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer team was back on top of the world Tuesday after crunching visiting Orcas Island 6-0.

The Wolves, whose 15-woman roster features eight 8th graders and five freshmen, are back after the program was sidelined two years due to a shortage of players.

Jasmine Ader’s squad was competitive in its first three games, but rumble #4 electrified the home crowd at Mickey Clark Field.

Tamsin Ward is on a tear. (Coupeville High School Yearbook staff photo)

Fab frosh Tamsin Ward continued to rain down goals, leading the charge and recording a hat trick en route to pushing her season total to seven scores.

Joining her in finding the back of the net was a pack of those precocious 8th graders.

Lyla Grose punched in her second goal of the season, while Finley Helm and Ariella Lee-Spaulding rounded out the offensive attack with their first high school goals.

Orcas Island had little chance to counter, as a fired-up Wolf defense sparked by Frankie Tenore, Lillian Ketterling, Ward, and Sophia Greene effectively shut everything down.

Coming off the win, the Wolves will carry their 1-3 record into another home tilt Friday, when they host Mount Vernon Christian.

That game kicks off at 4:00 PM and is the opener of a doubleheader, with the CHS and MVC boys playing at 6:00. Admission is free.

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