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Ride like a champ!!

Posted in Horse sports, tagged , , , , , , on August 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ally Roberts (Lisa Edlin photo)

Ally Roberts hangs out with her equine buddy. (Lisa Edlin photo)

(Jennifer Roberts photo)

   Roberts is joined by fellow riders Camden Miller (left) and Ashley Menges (back, right). (Jennifer Roberts photos)

Roberts trophies get their own stall.

The trophies, ribbons and awards get their own stall.

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Winnin’ ribbons and takin’ names.

Now it’s time to do the Puyallup, again.

Coupeville High School athletes Ally Roberts and Ashley Menges didn’t horse around last weekend, sweeping through numerous riding events at the Island County Fair.

Roberts (and her faithful steed) captured Senior Performance High Point, while also winning titles in Performance Showmanship, Trail (where she netted a perfect score), Discipline Rail, and Gaming Showmanship.

She was also a Reserve Champion in Stock Seat Equitation.

Menges notched reserve status in Stock Seat Equation and Trail, while also collecting a string of blue ribbons in her other classes.

Roberts punched her ticket to the state fair (which runs Sept. 2-25 this year), while Menges is a second alternate.

It’s been a busy summer for the duo, who have been juggling riding with volleyball as they prepare for the kickoff of a new spiker season at CHS.

Menges is a sophomore, while Roberts is a senior, and both are expected to help anchor the Wolf varsity.

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A winner in every way!!

Posted in Happy birthday, Horse sports, Volleyball, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ashley Menges

Ashley Menges: pick a sport, she’s a winner.

"Hey, it's my birthday!!" (John Fisken photos)

“Who’s gettin’ cake? This girl!!” (John Fisken photo)

We are in a new golden age for young female athletes right now in Coupeville.

Both the freshman and sophomore classes at CHS boast exceptionally strong groups, while the elementary and middle school levels are bursting with talent, as well.

One of the brightest and most successful is Wolf frosh Ashley Menges, who celebrates her birthday Thursday.

A standout volleyball spiker and competitive horse rider, she’s following in the successful footsteps of older brother Cody, a dazzler on the soccer pitch.

Ashley has quickly become a star in her own right, however, blasting to the forefront along with pals Emma Smith and Maddy Hilkey while juggling select and school volleyball.

When she’s not setting up the big hitters with her pinpoint passing, she can usually be found astride her horse.

A veteran of the state meet in Puyallup, Menges‘ ribbon collection is staggering and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

In the time I have covered her athletic endeavors, she has been everything in a teammate a coach would want to see — loyal, supportive, enthusiastic and highly devoted to her squad.

You can be a successful athlete and be rude and dismissive, but Menges is a prime example of living your life the opposite way — being successful while treating others with kindness and approaching each obstacle with a can-do attitude and a shining spirit.

Win or lose, Ashley has a charisma and a sunny nature that wins her fans everywhere she goes.

That she backs it up with strong athletic ability is just a bonus.

So, as she heads towards her cake day, we just want to take a moment to wish her the best, and thank her for making her school and her town look so good.

You’re a winner, Miss Menges, in every way.

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Fury unleashes its full … fury!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on February 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Fury

The Whidbey Fury celebrate their tourney win. (Photos courtesy Konni Smith)

Fury two

Some between matches team bonding.

Skipping out on the endless pre-Super Bowl hype, a collection of some of Whidbey Island’s best young volleyball players spent Sunday delivering their own hard hits.

The Whidbey Fury’s 16-year old squad, which features five Coupeville High School players, captured first place in their flight at a tourney at Franklin Pierce.

Wolf freshman Ashley Menges, a veteran of the select spiker world, said her team dominated.

“Emma (Smith) and Maddy (Hilkey) did very well today,” she said. “Emma had really good kills and really good blocks.

“Maddy had some really good digs and got a few really nice kills.”

While she was busy talking up her teammates, Menges was being a bit modest in not mentioning that it was she who delivered the winning kill in the team’s first-place game.

“I actually got a few kills and blocks too,” Menges finally admitted. “So overall we had a very exciting and loud day!”

Menges and her fellow frosh (Smith and Hilkey) are joined by CHS sophomores Kenzi LaRue and Katrina McGranahan on the Fury squad.

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“I am very, very proud of them!!”

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kameryn St Onge unleashes a serve earlier this season. (John Fisken photos)

  Kameryn St Onge unleashes a serve earlier this season. (John Fisken photos)

The Wolves celebrate, something they did often this season.

The Wolves celebrate, something they did often this season.

Call ’em the mini champs.

Completing a flawless run through 1A Olympic League play, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad capped a stellar season with one final win Monday night.

Bouncing host Klahowya 25-13 (the call of the ferry prevented any more action), the Wolves won their fourth straight and fifth in their final six matches.

Coupeville’s young guns finished 7-4 (most wins by any CHS sports program this fall) and a perfect 4-0 in league action.

Playing second Monday, the Wolves had to wait for an epic varsity match to unspool before they hit the court. Once they did, they made quick work of the Eagles.

“The JV had their foot on the gas the entire game, barely giving Klahowya time to breathe,” said Coupeville coach Heidi Wyman.

The Wolves combined to serve at a 93% rate, missing just two serves, while delivering four service aces and seven kills.

“I can’t give you a player of the game because each and every player on this team deserves that spotlight,” Wyman said.

Over the course of the season Coupeville got strong work from all 10 players on its roster (sophomores Kayla Rose, Allison Wenzel, Abby Parker, Kenzi LaRue, Kameryn St Onge and Maggie Crimmins and freshmen Ashley Menges, Nicole Lester, Sarah Wright and Maddy Hilkey), several of whom should be in contention to move up to varsity next season.

“They improved every match this season,” Wyman said. “More importantly they learned how to play for each other, selflessly working collectively towards their goals.

“I am very, very proud of them and feel honored to have had the chance to serve this team and this school.”

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Best in the school!!

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Sarah Wright (John Fisken photos)

Sarah Wright and Co. are on the right track. (John Fisken photo)

Keeping its hot streak alive, the most successful fall sports team at Coupeville High School rolled to another win Thursday night.

By the time they were done, the Wolf JV spikers had shredded visiting Chimacum 25-11, 25-11, 25-17, capturing their third straight victory and school-best sixth of the season.

Now 6-4 overall, 3-0 in 1A Olympic League play, the young guns currently have one more win than the CHS varsity girls’ soccer and boys’ tennis teams.

And they’ve done it despite being shafted a bit by the whims of fate.

With Port Townsend unable to field a JV squad this year, Coupeville’s second team will end up playing three less matches than their varsity counterparts.

The Wolves will close the JV season Monday, Oct. 26 on the road at Klahowya.

Beat the Eagles for a second time, and Coupeville will wrap an undefeated league season and claim a (mythical) league title.

Like last year’s JV girls’ basketball squad, which went 9-0 in league play, the “title” will get them no championship banner, but it bodes extremely well for the future of the Wolves’ varsity program.

Completing a three-match season sweep of the Cowboys (they beat them twice in league play and once in a “non-conference” match), the Wolves played with precision and a cold fury in their home finale.

Coupeville rained down 22 service aces and 26 kills, while notching two milestones.

The Wolves compiled a 1.94 passing average, which coach Heidi Wyman hailed as “the team’s highest of the season” and Kayla Rose converted her first-ever match point on serve.

Nicole Lester claimed player of the match honors, filling the stat sheet with five aces, two kills, a 2.33 passing average and much praise from her proud coach.

Coupeville spread out its offense, with Allison Wenzel collecting six kills, while Sarah Wright (five), Ashley Menges (four) and Maddy Hilkey (two) all chipped in.

Menges doled out a team-high 16 assists, while Wright pounded home 10 service aces.

Kenzi LaRue, Maggie Crimmins, Kameryn St Onge and Abby Parker round out the roster of the best team CHS has to offer this fall.

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