Cousins Haylee Armstrong (left) and Capri Anter are ready for their freshman season. (Michelle Armstrong photo)
It’s more about learning lessons than the final score, but the scores were pretty nice as well.
With both its varsity and JV seeing action against larger schools Saturday, Coupeville High School’s volleyball program kicked off a new season in style at the Oak Harbor Jamboree.
The Wolf varsity, reppin’ a 2B school, swept 1A South Whidbey 25-16, 25-19, 25-13, and held up well against their 3A hosts.
Oak Harbor’s main crew eventually escaped with a 25-11, 17-25, 25-18 win.
The results pleased CHS coach Cory Whitmore, as the Wolves continue to show growth as they prep for the start of regular season play.
“Today went well for what we went in hoping to come away with,” he said.
“The jamboree was about going out and gaining competition-experience, connecting as a team through that experience, and starting to settle into new roles and responsibilities.
“We definitely know more than what we did prior to today,” Whitmore added. “And the jamboree is always the first look at where our strengths and weaknesses lie.”
Coupeville’s varsity opened against Oak Harbor, showing “disciplined and tenacious defense, then turning it into brave offense.”
The Wolves followed up by clashing with South Whidbey, who they host next Wednesday, Sept. 6 in the first match that counts in the win/loss column.
“We took all three sets staying pretty focused and on top of the pace,” Whitmore said. “It’ll be fun to see them on Wednesday at full force and at our place.”
More important than the scores were showcasing growth — individual and teamwise.
“A lot of individual efforts stood out,” Whitmore said. “It was fun to see a few of them grow throughout the progression of the day and lessons learned in a jamboree really have that early impact.”
Wolves (l to r) Aby Wood, Chloe Marzocca, and Carly Burt wait for their turn. (Jennifer Marzocca photo)
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