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Clean sweep for JV spikers

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 20, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Amira Anunciado sends the volleyball flying. (Julie Wheat photo)

This time they put the hammer down. Again, and again.

Bouncing back from a frustrating loss in which they let a prospective win slip away in the late going, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad delivered a stellar team-wide performance Tuesday night.

Getting something positive from all 10 players, the Wolves thunked host La Conner 25-17, 25-14, 27-25 to get to 5-4 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-8 overall.

Alita Blouin’s young, rapidly improving squad has won five of its last eight contests, with two left on the schedule.

CHS closes with home matches against Forks this Friday, October 23, before Friday Harbor visits Cow Town October 27.

Tuesday’s royal rumble showcased the Wolves at their scrappiest, as they fought from behind several times to polish off the Braves.

Coupeville trailed in the early going of the opening set, finally forcing the first tie at 7-7 before claiming its first lead at 12-11 as Emily Rains peppered her foes with a nasty service winner.

Once the Wolves had the advantage they didn’t give it back, with Cassandra Powers, Addison Jacobson, and Rains connecting on winners at the net, while Olivia Martin and Emma Leavitt got scalding hot at the service stripe.

Set #2 was all Coupeville, all the time, with Leavitt twice going off on torrid runs on her serve, while Scarlett Spencer joined in the ace-ace-in-your-face good times.

Powers was busy flexing and destroying, making the net deeply unfriendly for La Conner, with Sabrina Judnich and Jacobson providing able support.

While the third set was just for practice, with the Wolves already having sealed the win, the two teams went toe-to-toe and pushed the frame to extra time.

Both teams held the lead, but not for long, and there were 10 ties with CHS holding off a set point as it closed with three straight points.

The final go-ahead and winning scores were set up by strong serves from Spencer, who whirled and twirled the ball, then flicked deep bombs, while it was an artful tip from Annabelle Cundiff that provided the night’s final point.

The biggest reaction came when Hannah Roberts sprang off the bench and came in to nail her first service ace of the season, earning a joyous hug from Cundiff and much hootin’ and hollerin’ from her teammates.

 

Tuesday stats:

Annabelle Cundiff — 1 kill
Addison Jacobson — 1 kill, 1 ace
Sabrina Judnich — 1 kill
Emma Leavitt— 13 assists, 9 aces
Olivia Martin — 1 kill, 9 digs
Cassandra Powers — 10 kills
Emily Rains — 2 kills, 1 dig
Hannah Roberts — 1 ace
Scarlett Spencer — 2 aces

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Never say die, always say win

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Addison Jacobson (center) helped spark the Coupeville JV spikers to a comeback win Friday night. (Jackie Saia photos)

Call ’em the rally queens.

Down a set to visiting Mount Vernon Christian Friday night, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad stormed back to scorch the Hurricanes, winning a tense tussle in three action-packed frames.

When the last spike winner erupted off of Emily Rains fingertips and slammed into the hardwood, the Wolves were left with a 19-25, 25-18, 25-15 victory.

That lifts Alita Blouin’s pack of scrappy spikers to 4-4 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 4-7 overall.

The Wolves, who have won four of their last six matches, get a chance to keep things going right away, hosting East Jefferson in a non-league rumble Saturday afternoon.

Tip-off is set for 1:00 PM.

 

Friday stats:

Annabelle Cundiff — 2 kills, 2 digs
Addison Jacobson — 2 kills, 4 digs, 2 aces
Emma Leavitt — 2 kills, 3 digs, 8 assists, 2 aces
Olivia Martin — 11 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces
Emily Rains — 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace
Scarlett Spencer — 4 kills, 2 digs

Olivia Martin is just here for the wins.

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Spikers sizzle in tourney play

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , on October 10, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Emma Leavitt put together a rock-solid performance at a tourney in Oak Harbor. (Julie Wheat photo)

Every set is a building block.

Trying to get her young spikers as much floor time as possible, Coupeville High School JV volleyball coach Alita Blouin took her squad to Oak Harbor Saturday to participate in an all-day tourney.

While there the Wolves won two of three matches, knocking off Squalicum 25-15, 25-18, 25-11 and rallying to silence Sequim 20-25, 25-14, 25-16.

Coupeville rounded out tourney play with a hard-fought loss to Anacortes, falling 25-14, 25-23 while almost forcing a third and decisive set.

The Wolves are back in action next week, when they travel to Orcas Island Wednesday before hosting Mount Vernon Christian and East Jefferson Friday and Saturday.

 

Saturday stats:

Annabelle Cundiff — 3 kills, 3 digs, 3 aces
Addison Jacobson — 2 kills, 2 digs, 3 aces
Emma Leavitt — 12 kills, 3 digs, 13 assists, 14 aces
Olivia Martin — 3 kills, 25 digs, 2 assists, 3 aces
Cassandra Powers — 13 kills, 3 digs, 13 assists, 10 aces
Emily Rains — 3 kills, 9 digs, 1 assist, 4 aces
Scarlett Spencer — 1 kill, 4 digs

Olivia Martin punishes the volleyball. (Jacob Lujan photo)

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Rains, Leavitt serve up big win

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on October 8, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Emily Rains plots your destruction. (Julie Wheat photos)

Ace, ace, in your face.

Wolf heavy hitters Emma Leavitt and Emily Rains were on point Thursday in Darrington, each firing off 10 unhittable serves, and a whole lot of other ones where the return ended up in the bleachers.

Powered by the wham-bam sisters, and a team-wide 26 aces, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad cruised to its third win in its last four matches.

Sweeping the host Loggers off the floor to a 25-18, 25-6, 25-12 tune, Alita Blouin’s spikers get to 3-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-6 overall.

The afternoon began with a crack of thunder, as Leavitt savaged Darrington with a serve that screamed past the defenders, and ended on another point-winning laser off the arm of Olivia Martin.

In between those titanic blows the Wolves offered their rivals very few opportunities to stage long rallies.

Coupeville was in control from start to finish, jumping out to staggering leads in the first two sets.

Riding a run of 10 straight points on her serve from Rains, the Wolves built a 13-1 margin in the opening frame, gave some points back, then closed things out with another run of strong serves from the Wolf freshman.

Rains also had a beautiful tip winner to blunt a Darrington rally, while Addison Jacobson whacked a spike off the backline to keep everyone honest.

Annabelle Cundiff brings the thunder and the lightning.

If set #1 was a bit of a romp, most of the time at least, set #2 was a full-on bushwacking.

Leavitt torched the Loggers for eight points at the service stripe, before Rains added another run of six straight winners as Coupeville went up 16-1.

This time the Wolves gave very little back, with Martin, Scarlett Spencer, and Jacobson joining the duo in controlling things on their serve.

While the match was already decided in favor of the visitors, the Wolves continued to carve up the Loggers in a third set played to get everyone valuable floor time.

Spencer came flying in from the side to deliver a pair of tip winners, while Annabelle Cundiff inherited the role of assassin, putting together a six-point run at the service stripe to bust things open.

Sabrina Judnich chipped in with hustle plays, Amira Anunciado and Hannah Roberts provided strong vocal support to their teammates, and Martin closed things out with a final burst of liquid fire, sending the Loggers back to their rooms without supper or a win.

 

Thursday stats:

Annabelle Cundiff — 3 aces
Addison Jacobson — 3 kills
Emma Leavitt — 1 dig, 5 assists, 10 aces
Olivia Martin — 1 kill, 4 digs, 2 aces
Emily Rains — 2 kills, 1 dig, 10 aces
Scarlett Spencer — 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace

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Young spikers show promise, growth

Posted in Volleyball, tagged , , , , , on September 28, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Olivia Martin racked up double-digit digs Monday night. (Leann Leavitt photo)

They’re a work in progress.

The Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad is still looking for its first win, but the young Wolf spikers are showing positive growth each time out.

Alita Blouin’s pack of promising players put up a spirited fight Monday, especially in the opening and closing sets, before falling 25-13, 25-6, 15-10 to visiting Cedar Park Christian-Bothell.

The loss to a 1A private school drops the 2B Wolves to 0-5, but they get right back at it with a busy week.

Coupeville’s JV travels to Friday Harbor Wednesday, hosts Concrete Thursday, then jets off to Bellingham Saturday for a tourney hosted by Meridian.

Monday night CHS jumped out to a quick lead on the visiting Eagles, with Cassandra Powers and Emma Leavitt cracking winners to stake the hosts to a 5-2 advantage.

After that, however, CPC, which had a deeper bench and a bevy of tall hitters, seized control of the opening set, and then the match.

Leavitt slowed things down a bit in the first frame, peppering the Eagles with a four-point run at the service stripe, including lacing one serve off of a rival’s chest and face for an ace.

The second set was not quite as competitive, as Cedar Park opened up an 11-0 lead and was in lockdown mode seemingly on every point except one — when Leavitt powered up at the net and punched a winner between a pair of defenders.

Regrouping, the Wolves played their best sustained ball in the final set.

Powers got hot on her serve, pushing CHS out to a 6-0 lead, before the visitors began to chip away at the lead.

Olivia Martin and Scarlett Spencer kept several plays alive by digging balls off the floor, while Leavitt sliced a winner to give Coupeville its final lead at 9-8 before the Eagles pulled away for the sweep.

Blouin sent eight players on the court, and got contributions from all, with Emily Rains, Annabelle Cundiff, Amira Anunciado, and Addison Jacobson also in there swinging away.

 

Monday stats:

Emma Leavitt — 5 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist, 4 aces
Olivia Martin — 10 digs, 1 assist
Cassandra Powers — 1 kill, 4 digs, 4 assists, 1 ace
Scarlett Spencer — 2 digs

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