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Wolf spikers denied playoff berth

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , , on November 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong pounds a winner. (Danica Strong photo)

A rebuilding season ended a few days too early.

One year after a veteran-dominated squad went undefeated to the final day of the campaign and brought home a program-best 4th place state trophy, the Coupeville High School volleyball team was denied a playoff berth.

The young Wolves, who had only one senior this time around, fell 25-17, 25-18 to Friday Harbor in a tiebreaker played on a neutral court in La Conner Wednesday night.

With the victory, the Wolverines earn the #4 seed for 2B schools from District 1 to the six-team District 1/2 tourney, which runs Thursday through Saturday.

Coupeville finishes its first season under new head coach Scout Smith at 5-10-1.

The tiebreaker was required because CHS and Friday Harbor finished in a stalemate, both going 2-8 in league play.

La Conner (8-2), Mount Vernon Christian (8-2), and Orcas Island (5-5) are the other playoff-bound 2B schools, while NWL champ Darrington (8-0) and last-place finisher Concrete (0-8), both 1B schools, have already begun postseason play.

Wednesday’s tiebreaker marked the end of the road for Wolf senior Teagan Calkins. A key contributor to last year’s trophy winners, she led Coupeville in kills and digs as a senior.

Teagan Calkins was a rock for the Wolves all season. (Jackie Saia photo)

“We are extremely grateful to our lone senior,” said CHS coach Scout Smith. “Her unwavering dedication and commitment to our program is unmatched and she will be dearly missed.

“However, she has undoubtedly left her mark on this program and has left it better than she found it.”

While she was hoping for a different outcome Wednesday, and a chance to take her squad to the postseason, Smith liked the continued growth she witnessed as a new group of varsity players began to make an impact.

“Obviously not the ending we hoped for, but still a lot of positives to take from this season,” she said. “We will continue to build to come back as an even stronger team next year.

“Hats off to Friday Harbor. They too were against the ropes fighting for a spot in districts and showed great composure in the moment.

“We are excited to have so many players returning for next year,” Smith added. “We will focus on and build off of all the positives from this year.”

 

Wednesday stats:

Haylee Armstrong — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Teagan Calkins — 4 kills, 2 assists
Ari Cunningham — 2 digs
Lexis Drake — 1 block assist
Adeline Maynes — 4 digs, 2 aces
Dakota Strong — 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 block assist
Tenley Stuurmans — 4 kills, 3 digs, 7 assists

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Spikers shine in Sultan

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on November 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans filled up the stat sheet Monday in Sultan. (Marquette Cunningham photo)

If it was the finale, it was a strong one.

Playing on the road Monday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad scorched host Sultan, while the Wolf JV waged a wild brawl against the Turks before falling just short.

While the non-conference matchups against a 2A school were the final ones on the regular season schedule, there is still hope the CHS varsity will play a bit longer.

That will be decided Tuesday, when Orcas Island and Friday Harbor square off in their regular season finale.

Five of the six tickets to the District 1/2 tourney, which goes down Nov. 6-8, have been clinched.

Northwest 2B/1B League teams La Conner, Mount Vernon Christian, and Orcas are in, while District 2 is sending Forest Ridge and Auburn Adventist Academy.

Tuesday’s tilt decides (maybe) the final slot.

If Friday Harbor wins, they finish 3-7 in league play, and edge Coupeville (2-8) for that #4 seed.

But if Orcas wins, the Wolverines and Wolves finish in a stalemate and play a tiebreaker Wednesday on a neutral court in La Conner.

It would be a full win-three-out-of-five sets match, with tip-off at 5:00 PM and the winner moving on to open the district tourney Thursday.

If Coupeville gets a chance to keep going, it will be coming off a powerhouse win, having rocked Sultan 25-9, 27-25, 25-23.

The Wolves piled up 30 kills and 14 service aces as they kept their big-school rivals at bay, raising their record to 5-9-1.

 

Monday stats:

Haylee Armstrong — 6 kills, 14 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Teagan Calkins — 13 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 4 aces
Ari Cunningham — 2 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces
Lexis Drake — 1 kill, 5 digs
Adeline Maynes — 6 digs, 2 assists, 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 solo block
Tenley Stuurmans — 5 kills, 3 digs, 22 assists, 1 solo block, 6 aces

 

Kennedy O’Neill keeps the play jumpin’. (Julie Wheat photo)

JV:

Coupeville’s second squad couldn’t quite pull out the victory but still compiled the best win/loss record of any athletic team at the school this fall.

The Wolves fell 25-20, 23-25, 25-23 to the Turks and finish 8-4 on the season.

 

Monday stats:

Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 9 digs, 7 assists, 1 ace
Isa Mc Fetridge — 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace
Kennedy O’Neill — 1 kill, 4 digs, 4 aces
Cassandra Powers — 2 kills, 1 dig, 2 assists, 4 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 3 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces
Sydney Van Dyke — 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 solo block

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Football playoff game finalized

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on November 3, 2025| 1 Comment »

Aiden Tingley and Co. hit the road Friday for a playoff game. (Jackie Saia photo)

They’re marching to Menlo.

Coupeville High School football hits the road Friday, traveling 119 miles one way to clash with Pe Ell/Willapa Valley in a winner-to-state/loser-out playoff game.

The 6:00 PM game pits a 1-7 Wolves squad against a Titans team carrying a 6-3 mark.

It’s one of two crossover games featuring 2B schools from the Northwest 2B/1B League, with conference champ Friday Harbor (3-5) hosting Rainier (4-5) Saturday in Oak Harbor.

The winners of those games make the 16-team field for the state 2B playoffs, with the bracket for that tourney revealed Sunday, Nov. 9.

PWV and Rainier hail from the 12-team Central 2B League in District 4, with the former finishing third in the West division, and the latter third in the East.

As the higher ranked of the two teams, Pe Ell earned a home playoff game against the #2 team from the NWL, while Rainier was left to travel.

Here’s how Coupeville and PWV compare:

 

Coupeville:

Lost to Annie Wright 25-7
Lost to Cascade (Leavenworth) 30-19
Lost to Granite Falls 58-27
Lost to Cedar Park Christian 31-7
Lost to Friday Harbor 28-14
Beat South Whidbey 35-6
Lost to Adna 52-7
Lost to Friday Harbor 21-20

 

Pe Ell/Willapa Valley:

Beat Evergreen 41-8
Beat Blaine 27-13
Lost to Toledo 40-6
Beat Winlock 62-12
Beat Raymond/South Bend 41-6
Beat Ilwaco 21-0
Beat Forks 34-9
Lost to Napavine 34-0
Lost to Adna 45-0

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Wolf runners punch state tickets

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on November 1, 2025| 1 Comment »

CHS cross country coach Elizabeth Bitting is all smiles after both her boys’ and girls’ teams qualified for state. (Photos courtesy Amber Wyman and Elizabeth Bitting)

They were built for the moment.

Overcoming brutal weather conditions Saturday in Pierce County, Coupeville High School cross country runners shone brightly at the district meet, punching their ticket to the state championships.

Competing in the Westside Classic at University Place, the Wolf boys beat the field in the 2B clash, claiming the program’s first district team title since 1977.

Back then, all-timers like Jeff Fielding, Don Sherman, and Chris Chan were flying down the trail for CHS.

This time around, seven years after the school’s cross country program was revived after a two-decade-plus shutdown, the roster includes two freshmen, two sophomores, a junior, and two seniors.

League and now district champs.

Placing four runners in the top six, the Coupeville boys held off archrival Mount Vernon Christian 36-43 to claim the crown, with Orcas Island (70) and Friday Harbor (78) rounding out the top four.

CHS and MVC advance to state, set for next Saturday, Nov. 8 in Pasco, as complete teams.

They’re headed to Pasco.

On the girls’ side of things, 2B and 1B schools competed together, with the top four teams advancing.

The Wolves, led by sophomore Mikayla Wagner’s 8th place performance, claimed the final team slot to state, finishing fourth with 91 points, edging out Tacoma’s Covenant High School (115).

Pope John Paul II (24), MVC (67), and Friday Harbor (84) will join the Wolves in Pasco.

Saturday’s meet sent runners off across a 5,000-meter course, where Mother Nature promptly unloaded on them.

And it wasn’t just the competitors, as Wolf supporters had to wage war to keep the team’s tent from flying off and never being seen again.

Wolf fans 1, Mother Nature 0.

“Imagine the worst possible conditions for running a race,” said CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting with a laugh.

“We had gale force winds, rain, light at times, heavy at times, soggy, muddy, sponge like grass, water everywhere … the worst, yet the perfect conditions for a great cross country district race!!!”

The Wolves came prepared for the challenge.

“Spikes were a MUST in this race and thankfully they all wore them,” Bitting said. “We saw a few (runners) go down … but none of ours.”

Along with having the proper gear, having a strong mindset helped, as well.

Ten of the 12 Wolves running Saturday also competed in the annual Ragnar run this summer, and the entire crew has been diligent about putting in the work necessary to grow both as individuals and as a program.

“I believe last week (at the league meet), and today’s showing are a reflection of their summer miles,” Bitting said. “I love it when they buy into it!!”

Allie Powers outraces the weather.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (8th) 23:19.0
Ivy Rudat (18th) 24:31.4
Aleksia Jump (19th) 24:33.9
Allie Powers (25th) 25:18.3
Devon Wyman (27th) 25:29.1

 

BOYS:

George Spear (2nd) 18:33.0
Ezekiel Allen (3rd) 18:57.3
Cyrus Sparacio (5th) 19:09.8
Kenneth Jacobsen (6th) 19:13.6
Ossian Merkel (20th) 20:56.7
Isaiah Allen (21st) 21:00.9
Beckett Green (22nd) 21:15.3

Devon Wyman powers to the finish line.

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“We had so much growth!”

Posted in Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , on October 30, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Sophia Greene outruns a rival for a ball earlier this season. (Jackie Saia photos)

“I’m speechless, this was a dream come to completion.”

Coupeville High School girls’ soccer coach Jasmine Ader was all smiles under the lights Thursday night, as she congratulated CHS boys’ pitch guru Jim Kunz.

Then the duo gave each other a high-five, and the party was rockin’ on the prairie.

Both Wolf coaches, in their first year of leading their respective programs, ended their campaign with a convincing win, putting an exclamation point on the opening chapter in what they hope will be long, successful best sellers.

While the Coupeville boys won at home Thursday, their female counterparts put a bow on things down the road in Bothell, bouncing host Providence Classical Christian 5-1.

The victory lifts the Wolf girls to 4-7-1 in their return to the pitch after a two-year absence, with Ader’s squad closing the season with a 3-1-1 run over its final five games.

A team with one senior (Frankie Tenore), no juniors, and one sophomore (Lillian Ketterling), just got stronger and more dangerous as the season developed, a testament to the freshmen and 8th graders growing into their new roles.

“We had so much growth,” said a jubilant Ader, who only had six girls on her roster in July — with the first game set for Sept. 8 — and finished with 15 booters, eight of whom scored.

“They accepted that challenge I made to them and put everything they had into it — the players, their families, our supporters, everyone.

“I have so much gratitude and am so happy I get to be out here every day doing my passion — coaching soccer.”

With the Coupeville girls’ soccer program relaunching after two seasons of being shut down due to a lack of players, the chance for the Wolves to earn a playoff berth was largely tabled by Northwest 2B/1B League officials.

Mount Vernon Christian, Lopez Island, and La Conner claimed District 1’s three postseason slots, but CHS will be back in the hunt for extra games next season.

Be ready to rumble.

“These girls have shown they are willing to put in the work, and be not just Wolves, but alpha Wolves,” Ader said with a smile.

“One goal? That’s nice. Two goals? That’s better. But three goals? Do I dare? I do. Oh yes, they shall fear the furious feet of Lillian Ketterling this fine day!!”

Coupeville closed with a fury, with Ketterling doubling her season scoring totals from three to six in one torrid afternoon.

Collecting her first high school hat trick, the laser-launching assassin was joined by frosh Tamsin Ward and 8th grader Sophia Greene, who also beat the PCC goalie with perfectly placed shots.

Ward’s goal was her 15th of the year, tying her with Kalia Littlejohn in 2017 for the second-best single season performance by a Wolf girl.

Meanwhile, Greene became the sixth different 8th grader to net a score this season, with middle school aces accounting for 12 of Coupeville’s 33 goals.

 

Final scoring stats:

Tamsin Ward – 15
Lyla Grose – 6
Lillian Ketterling – 6
Paige Hill – 2
Hazel Goldman – 1
Sophia Greene – 1
Finley Helm – 1
Ariella Lee-Spaulding – 1

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