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Tenley Stuurmans leads all Wolves in service aces. (Julie Wheat photos)

The numbers are starting to pile up.

We’re a third of the way through the regular season schedule, with the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad having played five of its 15 matches.

So, a perfect time to step back and gaze upon the accumulated stats in awe and wonder.

Or something like that.

Anyway, the numbers below are for regular matches — tournament and jamboree play not included — and come from stat sheets provided by the CHS coaches.

Did I add all the numbers correctly? That’s always the question…

 

Varsity
(5 matches):

 

Kills:

Teagan Calkins – 52
Haylee Armstrong – 27
Dakota Strong – 18
Tenley Stuurmans – 12
Ari Cunningham – 10
Lexis Drake – 6
Adeline Maynes – 2

 

Digs:

Armstrong – 43
Calkins – 30
Capri Anter – 22
Stuurmans – 16
Drake – 12
Cunningham – 8
Maynes – 4
Strong – 1
Sydney Van Dyke – 1

 

Assists:

Stuurmans – 96
Maynes – 8
Cunningham – 5
Armstrong – 4
Calkins – 2
Drake – 2
Strong – 1

 

Solo Blocks:

Drake – 1

 

Block Assists:

Cunningham – 3
Armstrong – 2
Calkins – 1

 

Service Aces:

Stuurmans – 24
Calkins – 9
Cunningham – 8
Armstrong – 5
Anter – 2
Drake – 2
Maynes – 2
Strong – 1

 

Adeline Maynes directs traffic.

 

JV
(3 matches):

 

Kills:

Kennedy O’Neill – 7
Chelsi Stevens – 6
Sydney Van Dyke – 6
Isa Mc Fetridge – 5
Cassandra Powers – 5
Hailey Grijalva – 1
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 1
Adeline Maynes – 1

 

Digs:

O’Neill – 20
Leedy-Bonifas – 18
Mc Fetridge – 18
Maynes – 6
Powers – 4
Olivia Martin – 3
Grijalva – 2
Van Dyke – 2
Stevens – 1

 

Assists:

Maynes – 22
Powers – 3
Van Dyke – 3
Mc Fetridge – 1

 

Service Aces:

Powers – 9
Maynes – 7
Van Dyke – 5
Mc Fetridge – 4
O’Neill – 4
Leedy-Bonifas – 2
Grijalva – 1
Emma Leavitt – 1

Kennedy O’Neill (left), Kee’Arya Brown (middle), and Emma Leavitt await the start of action.

Anna Powers, seen here last season, is back to lead the CMS cross country squad. (Amber Wyman photo)

A new pack of runners has entered the conversation.

While Coupeville’s high school cross country team has already participated in several meets, Saturday marked the season debut for the Wolf middle school harriers.

The CMS runners took to the trail in Langley, taking part in the 46th annual Carl Westling Invitational, and the young guns made their mark in a 3,000-meter race.

Sparked by top-five finishes from Anna Powers and Lincoln Wagner, the Wolves claimed second place in the boys team standings, and fourth in the girls showdown.

Up next for Coupeville is a trip to Sultan Friday, Sept. 26 for the Return of the Salmon Invitational.

 

Saturday results:

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (3rd) 13:38.26
Sarai Dangerfield (8th) 14:19.88
Claire Lachnit (30th) 16:50.51
Abby Hunt (41st) 18:10.04
Liberty Perez (44th) 19:05.12
Seraphina Williams (51st) 21:01.64

 

BOYS:

Lincoln Wagner (4th) 11:38.80
River Simpson (7th) 11:58.40
Henry Purdue (13th) 12:17.06
Archer Schwarz (14th) 12:17.52
Nicholas Strong (28th) 13:21.76
Les Queen (43rd) 14:24.55
Cole Van Dyke (54th) 14:51.52
Mica McCloskey (56th) 15:13.11
Johnathyn Driscoll (73rd) 16:56.19
Elijah Williams (74th) 16:57.13
Miles Abram (85th) 18:44.74
Hayden Maynes (94th) 19:33.03
Oliver Miller (98th) 21:23.04

Speedy Wolf George Spear shows off some hard-earned hardware. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)

It was a wild day.

Competing along with 40+ other schools at the Carl Westling Invitational Saturday in Langley, the Coupeville High School cross country team made some memories.

From George Spear becoming the first Wolf in recent memory to make it to the awards podium at the prestigious meet to Cyrus Sparacio completing the race minus a shoe, the trip down-Island was a memorable one.

Overall, CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting sent 17 runners to the line against prime competition.

Cyrus Sparacio cools down his tootsies after running most of a 3-mile race without a shoe. 

Those harriers in action covered 5,000 meters across “a varied surface including forest trail, grass, gravel, and track surface.”

And Sparacio, a speedy freshman, covered most of that distance with a shoe on one foot, and just a sock on the other.

He lost his foot covering within the first half mile, but never slowed down.

“He tried quickly tying it, kept running, did not do a good job and it flew off but he kept on going,” Bitting said with a laugh. “He ran a decent time on top of it!!”

Coupeville’s runners (and their shoes, hopefully) will get back at it this coming Wednesday, Sept. 24, when they travel to Orcas Island for a Northwest 2B/1B League meet.

Coupeville’s girls move out as a pack.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

 

Varsity:

Mikayla Wagner (35th) 24:59.57
Aleksia Jump (40th) 25:41.19
Ivy Rudat (42nd) 25:43.59
Allie Powers (47th) 26:25.90

 

JV:

Ava Lucero (138th) 31:07.42

 

BOYS:

 

Varsity:

George Spear (15th) 18:37.96
Kenneth Jacobsen (24th) 19:07.72
Ezekiel Allen (27th) 19:23.56
Isaiah Allen (47th) 20:21.59
Cyrus Sparacio (57th) 21:10.09
Beckett Green (60th) 21:34.23
Johnathan Jacobsen (65th) 22:15.15

 

JV:

(*No places recorded*)

Will Tierney 24:00
Hunter Atteberry 24:13
Nolan Hunt 28:39
Zach Blitch 31:15
Zachary Saho 44:32

Chase Anderson (left) and Davin Houston celebrate a touchdown in an earlier game. (Julie Wheat photo)

They found some cracks in the defense. Just not enough of them.

Playing on the road Saturday, the Coupeville High School football team became the first squad to score against Granite Falls this season, but couldn’t quite derail the unbeaten Tigers.

With senior quarterback Chase Anderson connecting on four touchdown passes, the Wolves made their hosts work for the 58-27 non-conference win.

With the victory, Granite, which shut out East Jefferson 47-0 and Sultan 42-0 to open the season, gets to 3-0.

Meanwhile, Coupeville, a 2B school which has played three straight 1A foes, will carry an 0-3 mark into next week’s Homecoming clash with Cedar Park Christian-Bothell.

But, while the Wolves are still looking for that first win, they demonstrated they can light up the scoreboard.

Anderson is just the fifth gunslinger in CHS history to toss at least four touchdowns in a game, joining Corey Cross (4), Brad Sherman (4), Hunter Downes (4), and Logan Downes (5).

Playing against a previously-unbreakable Granite defense, he spread the love out, dropping scoring passes into the hands of Davin Houston, Josh Stockdale, and Nathan Coxsey.

Score #1 came on a 15-yard pass to Houston late in the first quarter, tying the game up at 7-7.

Granite promptly pushed its lead back out to 14-7 off a long scoring run to open the second quarter, only to see Anderson respond with a 23-yard scoring strike to Stockdale.

Unfortunately for Coupeville, that would be the last time the game was knotted up, though the Wolves hung tough, with the game not being broken open until late.

The Tigers seized momentum late in the second frame, scoring 16 unanswered points in a little over two minutes.

A long pass play for a touchdown was followed by a blocked punt taken in for another six points, then Granite forced a safety, and suddenly it was 30-14 in favor of the hosts.

The Wolves trimmed things back to 30-20 right before the half, with Anderson and Houston teaming up for a 28-yard touchdown pass, but CHS failed to convert on a two-point PAT try.

The teams exchanged touchdowns to open the third, with Anderson lofting a 25-yard pass to Coxsey to get Coupeville back within 37-27.

That would be the final gasp for the Wolves, however, as Granite went to the ground, grinding out three touchdowns late to make the final score look more lopsided than it really was.

With his two touchdown receptions Saturday, Houston has a team-high four trips to the end zone this season, and the junior Wolf has scored in all three games.

Stockdale, a junior, and Coxsey, a sophomore, recorded their first high school touchdowns.

Granite was led by senior Joseph Roberts, who scored touchdowns three ways Saturday — on a catch, a run, and by recovering the blocked punt.

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.